Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
State OF Georgia.
Executive department,
Atlanta, September 3, 1918.
A PROCLAMATION

Submitting a proposed Amendment 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 the
Constitution of Georgia So as to
authorize municipalities containing
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand
inhabitants, or more, to incur bond
ed indebtedness under certain cir
cumstances.
By His Excellency,
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor
WHEREAS, the General Assembly,
at it's session in 1918, proposed an
Amendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in Resolution
approved August 10, 1918. to-wit:
A RESOLUTION proposing to the
people of the State an Amendment
to the Constitution of the State of
Georgia
BE 1T RESOLVED by the House of
Representative of the State of Geor
gia the Senate thereof concurring
that this Amendment of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Georgia be and
the same is hereby proposed to the
people thereof. That is to say:
"Reserving to such municipal cor
porations the benefit of all provisions
OF the Constitution of force in this
State and General assembly is here
By empowered to authorize any NUM-
Ci.al corporation within this State
! having a population of One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand or more according
to the census of the United States
| Government taken next preceding the
approval of any Act passed in pursu-
ance hereof, to incur a bonded debt
or debts for the public purposes of
| such municipality the said debt or
| debts SO to be incurred to be of such
Suns and TO lie secured after such
manner. aad to be paid principal and
interest at suck times and such places
and by such means, and upon such
terms, as the General Assembly may
prescribe.
PROVIDED, however, that no act
comforting the powers aforesaid or
any of them shall become operative
until the same shall have been ap-
proved at general election held for
the election of Mayor and General
Council in such municipality by two
thirds of the qualified voters thereof
who may vote at said election. Such
two-thirds to constitute at least ma
jority of teh qualified voters of such
| municipality"
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: 1t
shall be the duty of the Governor to
| cause publication of this proposed
Amendment to be made in accordance
with the provisions of Article 10,
Section /, Paragraph / of the Con-
| stitution of this State. the cost thereof
to be paid out of any moneys in the
Treasury of the State and not other
wise specifically appropriated.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That at the next General Election to
Re held in this STATE this proposed
Amendment shall be submitted to the
people Of this State for their applCval
or rejection by causing to be printed
or written upon the ballots to be cast
thereat the words, For the Consti-
tItionaI Amendment authorizing the
General Assembly tn confer upon
municipalities containing One Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand inhabitants
or more the power to incur bonded
debts" and the words, Against the
Constitutional Amendment authorizing
the General Assembly to confer upon
municipalities continuing One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand inhabitants or
more the power to incur bonded
debts" and if the people shall ratify
such amendment by majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members
Of the General Assembly voting there
On such Amendment shall be and be-
core part of the Constitution of this
Stare and the Governor shall make
Proclamation accordingly.
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, Hugh M.
Dorsey, Governor of said State, do is
sue this my Proclamation hereby de-
claring that the fore9oing 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 AS
sembly at the general election to be
held On Tuesday, November 5, 1918.
HUGH NJ DORSEY,
| Hovernor