The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29
Constitutional Amendments.


num-" and by striking in the third line
! OF said paragraph after the word Eek
! ceed' and before the word dollars" the
| words Sixteen hundred" and inserting
| IN lieu thereof the words six thousand -
| and by adding at the end of said nara
! graph the words The premium on the
! bond of the treasurer shall be paid by
| the state and the further words pro
! Vlded that this amendment shall not take
/ effect until the Bank Bureau as now con-
| Quoted in the state treasury department.
| shall have been separated from that de-
| partment according to law" so that the
| said section when amended shall read as
| follows, The salary of the treasurer
! shall not exceed fOTty-eiGht hundred dol
| lars per annum, the salary of the assist
| ant treasurer shall not exceed thirty-six
| hundred dollars per annum. The other
clerical expenses of the treasury depart
ment shall not exceed six thousand dol
| lars per annum The premium on the
bond of the treasurer shall be paid by the
state; provided, that this amendment
shall not take effect until the Bank Blu
reau as now conducted in the state treas
ury department shall have been separat-
ed from that department according to
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That when said
amendment shall be agreed to by two
thirds vote of the members elected to
each house, it shall be entered upon the
journal of each house, with the ayes"
and mays" thereon and published in one
or more newspapers in each congressional
district OF this state for two months pre-
vious to the time for holding next gener-
al election, and shall at the next general
election be submitted to the people for
ratification. All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting the said
proposed amendment to the constitution
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words For ratification of
amendment to paragraph :, section ., ar
ucle D, OF the constitution, fixing the
treasurer's salary and clerical expenses
or his office" and all persons opposed to
the adoption of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their ballots
the words Against ratification of amend
ment TO paragraph >, section 2, articles.
OF the constitution, fixing the salary of
the, treasurer and the clerical expenses
OF his offices; and if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members of
the general assembly, voting thereon
small vote for ratification thereof, when
the returns shall be consolidated as now
required by law in elections for members
Of the general assembly, then said amend
daent shall become part of paragraph
,, section 2, article 5, of the constitution
OF this state and the governor shall make
proclamation thereof as provided by law.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict with
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved August II, 1918.
NOW, THEREFORE,. I. Hugh NJ. Dor
sey governor of said state, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution is submitted for ratifica-
ton or rejection to the voters of the
state qualified to vote for members of
the general assembly at the general cleo
lion to be held on Tuesday, November
), 1918
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, Governor
BY the Governor: