Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
NAT e. HARRIS, Governor.
State of Georgia.
Executive DEPARTMENT.

August 2S, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at IT'S
session in 1916 proposed an amendment
to the Constitution of this State as
set forth in an act approved August IL,
1916, to wit:
The following amendment to Article
H., Section !. Paragraph 2, Of the Con,
stitution of Georgia, is hereby proposed
to the people of Georgia by the House
Of Representatives OF the General AS
sembly of the State Of Georgia.
The amendment is proposed to that
portion Of said section, paragraph and
article which creates the County Of Ba-
con, and is as follows:
That said County OF Bacon Is here~
by declared to be a statutory county
the General Assembly of the State of
Georgia is hereby given the power by
legislation to create local offices and
than those provided for in this Con-
stitution; and it is further declared that
the General Assembly shall have the
same power tc legislate in reference to
said County of Bacon that il Is now as
to other counties in the State. That all
laws applicable to the counties in this
State are hereby made to apply TO the
said County of Bacon. That said Coun-
create bonded debt not to exceed one
hundred thousand dollars ($100, 000) for
public improvements in said County o.
Bacon. by the consent OF the majority
County of Bacon voting at an election
for that purpose. That said election to
create said debt shall be held under law
now In force for creation OF the deot.
Sec. q The Governor is hereby re-
Quirsd and directed that when this
proposed amendment shall be agreed to
by the General Assembly as required
by the Constitution. to submit this pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution to
the voters of this State at the next gen
eral election, TO be held on Tuesday after
the FIRST Monday in November next, ana
shall cause this amendment to be ad"
yertised in at least two papers in each
Congressional district in this state at
least two months before said next gen.
eral election, and Il the majority OF
said election shall, by their votes, rati-
fy this proposed amendment OF Con-
stitution, said amendment shall become
part of Constitution of this state.
the Secretary OF the state to certify
the results of the votes on this amend
ment to the Governor: when said vote is
so certified that 1t shall appear by ma
jority OF qualified voters voting at said
ment, the Governor shall issue his procS
lsmation to such effect.
Sec. 4. That the form of submis-
sion OF this proposed amendment shall
written or printed on his ticket the fol-
lowing words, In favor OF the ratifca-
ton OF amendment Of Paragraph 2, Sec
ton 1, Article IL, of the Constitution Of
Georgia, amending that portion of par
agraph D creating the County Of Bacon,
and those opposed to the ratification OF
this amendment shall have printed or
written on their ticket, Opposed to rata
ificatton of amendment to Paragraph 2.
Section /, Article II, of Constitution
amendment paragraph 2. in reference to
the County OF Bacon"
Now, therefore. I. Nat y. Harris, Gov
ernor of said State. do issue this my
proclamation hereby declaring that the
foregoing proposed amendment to the
Constitution is submitted for ratification
or rejection to the voters Of the State
qualified to vote for members Of the
General Assembly at the general election
to behed on Tuesday, November T. 1915
N e. HARRIS. Governor.
BY the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, Secretary OF State