The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-28
BALLOT NEXT TUESDAY
WILL Be 4 FEET LONG
OFFICIAL TICKET FOR GEN.
ERAL ELECTION IS A FOR
MIDABLE DOCUMENT.
COPY RECEIVED AT DAWSON
Contains Presidential Electors of Five
Parties, State and County Demo-
cratic Nominees and Eight Consti-
tutional Amendments.

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cratic Nominees and Eight Consti-
tutional Amendments.
A ballot four feet long, containing
the names of l42 candidates and list
ing eight proposed amendments to the
state constitution, will confront voters
who go to the polls in the general
election on next Tuesday November
4th.
The official ballot, copy of which
has been received by Judge L. c.
Hoy1, ordinary of Terrell county, is a
formidable document, Each county
will fill in the names of candidates
for county Office these spaces having
been left vacant in the official draft.
Only in those counties which have
adopted the Australian system of vot-
ing will the entire ballot have to be
used Counties which have not adopt
ed that system can use the shorter
form as heretofore
Five party presidential tickets have
their electors on the ballot-democrat,
republican, progressive, | prohibition
and American, the last named being
headed by Gilbert o. Nations as the
presidential nominee.
The state officers nominated in the
recent democratic primary are unop-
posed in the general election, with the
exception of governor Colonel H.
Bedinger Baylor, of Sans Souci cas-
tie, Atlanta, is running as an inde-
pendent against Clifford Walker, the
incumbent and democratic nominee.
Constitutional Amendments.
There are total of eight amend
ments to the constitution of Georgia
which are to be voted on. Outstanding
among them are those which provide
for the exemption of certain "manufact-
urers and industries from taxation Tor
period of FIVE years; to consolidate
the Offices of tax receiver and tax col
lector; biennial sessions, and author
izing the city of Brunswick to incur
an indebtedness for a port terminal.
The eight amendments which are to
be voted on are as follows:
"a proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of Georgia to provide for the
exemption of certain manufacturers
and industries from taxation tor
period not exceeding FIVE years.
"A proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of Georgia to authorize the
general assembly to consolidate the
Offices OF tax receiver and tax coiiec-
tor in the several counties.
"A proposed amendment to the con-
4:4,4;a, 81 Ceoruia authorizing the
CITY of Brunswick to incur an indebt--
edness up to a maximum OF "a per
centum of the assessed value OF the
taxable property therein.
"A proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of Georgia i'll reference to the
consolidation Of city and county gov
ernments in counties having therein
city with a population of 5z,0U0 or
over.
"a proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of Georgia authorizing the
increase in the bonded Indebtedness OF
the city OF Savannah.
"A proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of Georgia to provide Tor
biennial sessions Of the general as
sembly.
"A proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of Georgia to provide Tor the
grouping of the counties OF Chatham,
BRYAN. Liberty Mcintosh, Glynn and
Camden into the Coastal Highway
district and to authorize the issuance
of bonds for paving purposes
"A proposed amendment to the con
stitution Of Georgia to provide tor the
creation of Peach county.