Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-05

Un0 per C0HJum Oh the assessed VaIue
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-
nicipa1 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
( to the Constitution shall have been
agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers elected to the two Houses of
the General Assembly and the same
has been entered on the Jrunals with
their ayes and nays taken thereon,
the governor shall cause said amend
ment to be published in at least two
newspapers in each Congressional
District of this state for a period of
two months next preceding the time
of holding the next general election.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid That the above
proposed amendment shell be submit
ted for ratification to the electors
Of this state at the next general cleo
ton to be held after the publication,
| as provided in the second section of
| this Act, in the several election dis
tricts of this state, at which every
person shall be qualified to vote who
is entitled to vote for members of
the General Assembly. All persons
voting at said election in favor Of
adopting the said proposed amend
met of the Constitution shall have
written or printed upon their ballots
the words, For ratification of amend
ment to Paragraph I, Section Z, Ar
| ticle z, of the Constitution, so as to
authorize any county, municipal corp
grafton or political division of this
state to incur any new debt with the
assent of two thirds of the qualified
voters thereof voting at an election
for that purpose, to be held as may be
prescribed by law" and all persons
opposed to the adoption of said
amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
Against ratification of amendment
to Paragraph 1, Section 7, Article7,
| of the Constitution, so as to authorize
any county, municipal corporation or
political division of this state to in
cur any new debt with the assent of
two thirds of the qualified voters
thereof voting at an election for that
purpose, to be held as may be pre-
scribed by law; and if a majority
of the electors qualified to vote for
MEMBERS of the General Assembly
voting thereon shall vote for ratifica-
ton as now required by law in elect
lions for members of the General AS
sembly, and return thereof made to
the Governor, then he shall declare
said amendment adopted, and make
proclamation of the result by publica-
| ton of the result of said election by
one insertion in one of the daily
papers of this state, declaring the
amendment ratified.
Section 4. Be it it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That ali
laws and parts of laws in conflict
with this Act may be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Approved August 20, 1918
Now, Therefore, 1 Hugh M. Dorsey,
Governor of said state, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution is submitted
| for ratification or rejection to the