Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-24

the law in reference to holding cleo
lions for the purpose of creating
debt for said County. That when this
amendment is adopted the said Coun-
ty of Cook So created by the adop-
ton of this amendment, shall become
in all respects a statutory County,
and shall be governed by all laws
now in force in this State regulating
County and County affairs.
Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby
required and directed that when the
proposed amendment shall be agreed
to by two thirds of the members elect
ed to each of the two Houses of this
General Assembly, and shall be en-
tered on the Journals of each House,
with the ayes and nays recorded as
taken thereon, the Governor is here
by directed to cause the said propos-
ed amendment to be advertised in at
least two papers in each Congression-
| al District of this State at least two
months before the next general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1918, and
he shall also provide for a submits
sion of the proposed amendment to
the qualified voters of the State at
said general election. And if a ma
jority of said electors voting at said
general election shall ratify this pro-
| posed amendment to the Constitution
electors qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly and voting
al such elections, said amendment
shall become a part of the Constitu-
ton of Georgia when the fact is GER
titled to the Governor by the Secre-
tary of State that a majority of the
qualified voters voting at said gen.
eraI election have voted in favor of
the adoption of said amendment to
the Constitution of the State, and
the Governor shall issue his procla-
nation to such effect.
Sec, 9. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the
County authorities of said County
shall have the right to create debt
for and on behalf Of said County to
defray the expenses of said County
for the first year, without submitting
the same to vote of the qualified
/ voters of esid County
4 Sec. g Be it further enacted by
+ the authority aforesaid That the
Legislature is hereby authorized to
/ correct ally mistake or mistakes, or
| inaccuracIes, that may occur, or may
nave occlrred. in reference to the
line or lines of said proposed new
! County.
! Sec :. It shall be the duty Of the
Governor TO submit sand proposed
amendment in the following form
| That those voting in favor OF said
proposed amendment shall have writ
| ten or printed on their ticket, -'ln IA
vor of the ratification of the amend
ment to Paragraph 2, Section /, Ar
/ dele IL, Of the Constitution, State
! Of Georgia, creating the County Of
Cook" and those opposed to the rati-
fication Of said amendment shall have
written or printed on their ticket,
Opposed to the ratification of the
amendment to Paragraph 2, Section
1, Article II, Of the Constitution, State
of Georgia, creating the County of
Cook" aa
Approved July 80, 1918.
Now, Therefore, /, Hugh M. Dor
sey, Governor CT said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted for ratification or rejec-
ton to the voters of the State quail
fed to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the general cleo
ticn to be held on Tuesday, Novem
Der 5th, 1918.
HUGH M DORSEY,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
Fl Is. STRANGE,