Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-04

iZe any county, municipal corporation
or political division of this State to
incur any new debt with the assent
of two-thirds of the qualified voters,
voting an electing for that purpose
By His Excellency,
HUGH NJ 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 20, 1918, to-wit:
Bond Elections; Number of Votes
No. 1876.
An Ac TO amend Paragraph l, Sec.
T. Article Z, OF the constitution CT
the state OF Georgia by inserting De-
tween \tLe word thereof and the
word al as they occur in the zenith
line of said paragraph, the following,
=, citing" so as to authorize any com
ty. mu' 'ipal corporation or po!'ti-
cal civision of this state to inc1r
any new debt with the assent of two
thirds % the qualified voters of such
county. municipal corporation or po-
lttGal dly.si?n vCf're at an ele@.'Gn
for that purpose, to be held as may
be prescribed by law.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly, of the State OF
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
the same, That Paragraph 1, Section
I, Article Z, of the Constitution OF
this state be, and the same is hereby
amended by inserting the word
thereof" and the word "at," as they
occur in the tenth line of said para
graph, the following, voting, provided
two-thirds so voting shall be a ma
jority of the registered voters, and
provided further that all laws, charter
provisions and ordinances heretofore
passed or enacted providing special
registration of the voters of counties,
municipal corporations and others po-
litical divisions of this state, to pass
upon the issuance of bonds by such
counties, municipal corporations and
other political divisions are declared
to be null and void, and the General
Assembly shall hereafter have no
power to pass or enact any law pro-
viding for such special registration.
hut the validity of any and all bond
issues by such counties, municipal
corporations or other political divis-
ions made prior to January 1, 1913,
shall not be affected hereby" so that
said paragraph when SO amended
Shall read as follows;
Paragraph l. The debt hereafter
incurred by any county, municipal
corporation or political division of
his state, except as in this Constitu-
ton provided for, shall not exceed
seven per centum of the assessed
value of all the taxable property
therein, and no such county, munich
pality or divisions shall incur any new
debt, except for a temporary loan or
loans to supply casual deficiencies Of
revenue, not exceeding One-tifth Of
one per centum of the assessed value
Of the taxable property therein, with
out the assent of two-thirds of the
qualified voters thereof voting at an
election for that purpose to be held as
prescribed by law, provided said two
thirds so voting shall be a majority
of the registered voters, and provid-
ed further that all laws, charter pro-
visions and ordinances heretofore
passed or enacted providing special
registrations of the voters of coun-
ties, municipal corporations and other
political divisions Of this state to pass
upon the issuance of bonds by such
counties, municipal corporations and
other political divisins are hereby de-
clared to be null and void; and the
General Assembly shall hereafter
have no power to pass or enact any
law providing for such special regis
tration, but the validity Of any and
all bond issues by such counties, mu-
nicipal corporations or other political
divisions made prior to January l,
1918, shall not be affected thereby,
but any city the debt of which does
not exceed seven per centum of the
assessed value of the taxable proper
ty at the time of the adoption of this
Constitution may be authorized by
law to increase at any time the
amount of said debt three per centum
upon such assessed valuation.
Section 2. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That when
ever the above proposed amendment