The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-27
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
Aupuct 2S 1911

August rs, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at
It's session III 1916 proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution Of this State
as set forth in an act approved July
IS, 1916, towt:
AN ACT
To amend Article Z, Section 2, Para
graph g of the Constitution of this
State, which relates to the power OF
the General Assembly to exempt prop
crty from taxation, so that the Gen
eral Assembly may exempt from taxa
ton ships and vessels engaged eXclu-
sively in foreign commerce owned and
operated by Georgia citizens. or Geor-
gia corporations. aud for other pur-
poses.
Section /. BE ii enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly of the State of Geor-
gia. and ii is hereby enacted by au-
thority of the same, that Article Z,
Section 2, Paragraph ., of the Consti-
tuition of this State be, and the same
is, hereby amended by adding to, and
at the end of said paragraph, the fol
lowing words, to wit: "The General
Assembly shall further have power to
exempt from taxation, ships and yes
sells engaged exclusively in foreign
commerce, owned and operated by
Georgia citizens, or Georgia corpora
tons. Provided, that after ten years
from date Of the ratification of this
amendment the General Assembly
shall be empowered 10 discontinue this
exemption
Sec. 3 BE it further enacted, that If
this constitutional amendment shall
be agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers of the General Assembly of each
House, the same shall be entered on
their journals, with the ayes and nays
taken thereon, and the Governor shall
caUsc the amendment to be published
in one or more of the newspapers in
each Congressional District for two
months Immediately preceding the
next general election, and the same
shall be submitted to the people at the
next general election, and the voters
thGreat shall have written or printed
on their ticket For ratification OF
amendment Of Article {, Section ,,
Paragraph >, of the Constitution OF
this State. SO as to authorize the Gen
eral Assembly to exempt from taxa
tiun ships and vessels engaged eXclu-
SiVely in foreign commerce owned and
operated by Georgia citizens or Geor-
gia corporations: or Against ratifi-
cation of amendment to Article I. Sec
tiOn >. Paragraph >, of the Constitution
of this State. authorizing the General
Assembly to exempt from taxation
ships and vessels engaged exclusively
II foreign commerce owned and OPP
Grated by Georgia citizens or Georgia
cU.p OratiouS." as they may choose;
ana if a majority OF thC electors quail.
fed to vote for members OF the next
General Assembly shall vote in favor
of the ratification, then said amend
mont shall become part OF Article !,
Section ,, Paragraph >, of the Consti-
tuition OF this State, and the Governor
shall make proclamation thereof.
See, 3 BE it further enacted, that
all laws and parts OF laws in conflict
with this act be. and the same are.
hereby repealed.
Now, therefore. l. Nat E. Harris.
Governor OF said State, do issue this
my proclamation declaring that the
foregoing proposed amendment to the
Constitution is submitted for ratitica-
ton or rejection to the voters of the
State qualified to voet Tor members of
the General Assembly at the general
lection to be held on Tuesday. No