The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
Atlanta, August "a, 1918.
A PROCLAMATION

HupIniLllS prOpOSeu dHSluHlSHI
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the general election to
be held on Tuesday, November 9Th,
1918, said amendment to amend Par.
2, Sec, 2, Article of the Constitu-
tisn of Georgia, so as to permit the
exemption of taxation by the Gene
raj Assembly of endowment of collie
ges, incorporated academies and 9TH
er seminaries of learning.
BY His Excellency
Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its session in 1918, proposed an
amendment to the constitution of
this State as set forth in an Act ap-
proved August 81, 1917, to-wit:
An act to amend paragraph two,
section two, article seven, of the Con-
stitution of the State of Georgia, so
as to permit the exemption from tax
alton by the General Assembly of the
endowment of colleges and incorpo-
rated academies and other seminar
les of learning, when the same is not
invested in real estate, and when such
colleges, incorporated academies or
other seminaries of learning are open
to the general public, provided fur
ther, that all endowments to institu-
tions established for white people
shall be limited to white people, and
all endowments to institutions for
colored people shall be limited to col
ored people.
SECTION 1. Be in enacted by
the General Assembly of the State
of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted
b. said authority, that paragraph two,
section two, article seven, of the Con-
stitution of the State of Georgia be
and the and the same is hereby
amended by inserting in the fifth
line thereof, as the same is set forthl
in section 1854 of the Code of the
State of Georgia, after the words,
Seminary of learning" the words,
"and also all funds or property held
or used as endowment by such college,
incorporated academies or seminaries
of learning providede the same is not
invested in real estate, and provided
further, that said exemption shall
only apply to such colleges, incorpo-'I
rated academies or other seminaries
of learning as are open to the gene
raj public, provided, further, that all
endowments to. institutions establish
ed for white people shall be limitedi
t. white people, and all endowments
to institutions established for colored
people," so that said paragraph two,
section two, article seven, of the GpnS
stitution, when amended, shall feadt
as follows:
"The General Assembly may, by |
law, exempt from taxation all public |
property; places of religious worship |
o. burial; all institutions of purely
public charity; all buildings erected
for and used as a college, incorporat- |
ed academy or other seminary of
learning, and also all funds or pro-
perty held or used as endowment by |
srch colleges, incorporated academies
or seminaries of learning, provided
the same is not invested in real es-
tate; and provided further that said |
exemption shall only apply to such
colleges, incorporated academies or
other seminarieS of learning as are
open to the general public, provided,
further, that all endowments to in
stitutions established for whEe peo-
ple shall be limited to white people, |
and all endowments to institutions es-
tablished for colOred people shall be
limited to colored people; the real and
personal estate of any public library,
ard that of any other literary associa-
ton, used by or connected with such /,
library; all books and philosophical
az paratus; and all paintings and stat
urary of any company OF ,ssoclatlon'
kept in a public hall, and not held as
merchandise or for purposes of sale
o gain; provided the property so ex-
empted be not used for purposes of
private or corporate profit or income
SECTION 2. Be it further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid, That
when said amendment shall be agreed
to by two-thirds vote of the mem
bers elected to each House it shall be
entered upon the journal of each
House with the 'yeas" and mays"
tereon and published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional Dis
trict in said State for two months
previous to the time for holding the i
next general election and shall, at
the next general election, be submit
ted to the people for ratification.
AN persons voting at said election IN