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Cumming, Georgia
69-Page 1
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1941,
amending Paragraph 1, Section 1, Ar
ticle 7, so as to provide for adver
tising and promoting the agricultural,
industrial, historic, recreational and
natural resources, facilities and as
sets of the State; and for other pur
poses.
By His Excellency,
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Dept.,
March 28, 1941.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at its session in 1941 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State as set forth, to-wit:
PROPOSING THE ADVERTISING
AND PROMOTING THE AGRICUL
TURAI,, INDUSTRIAL, HISTORIC,
RECREATIONAL AND NATURAL
RESOURCES.
H. R- 16-45 A- Gov. 53
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified voters of
the State of Georgia for ratification
or rejection, an amendment to Para
graph 1, Section 1, Article 7 of the
Constitution of Georgia so as to pro
vide for advertising and promoting
the agricultural, industrial, historic,
recreational and natural resources,
facilities and assets of the State;
and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
Section 1.
That Paragraph 1, Section 1, Article
7, of the Constitution of Georgia be,
and the same is hereby amended by
adding at the end of said Paragraph
the following language:
"To advertise and promote the agri
cultural, industrial, historic, recrea
tional and natural resources, facilities
and assets of the State of Georgia
through any office or agency which
may be created or designated by the
General Assembly to carry out said
purposes,"
Section 2.
That when this amendment shall be
agreed to by two-thirds vote of the
members elected to each house, with
the “Yeas” and “Nays” thereon, and
shall be published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional
District in the State for two months
previous to the time for holding the
next General Election and a brief
and concise summary thereof shall be
published in the newspaper in each
county in which the sheriffs’ adver
tisements are published twice during
the two weeks immediately prior to
the time of holding of the next Gen
eral Election, and at the next Gen
eral Election shall be submitted to
the people for ratification. All per
sons voting at said election in favor
of adopting said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words:
"For ratification of amendment to
Paragraph 1, Section 1, Article 7 of
the Constitution by providing for ad
vertising and promoting the agricul
tural, industrial, historic, recreation
al and natural resources, facilities
and assets of the State.”
All persons opposed to the adopt
ion of said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words:
“Against ratification of amendment
to Paragraph 1, Section 1, Article 7
of the Constitution by providing for
advertising and promoting the agri
ttiral, industrial, historic, recreational
and natural resources, facilities and
assets of the State.”
And if n majority of the electors
qualified to vote for the members of
the General Assembly voting thereon
shall vote for the ratification thereof,
when the returns shall be consolidat
ed as now required by law in elec
tions for members of the General As
sembly, and return thereof be made
to the Governor, then he shall declare
said amendment adopted and make
proclamation of the result thereof
and said amendment shall become a
part of Paragraph 1, Section 1, Article
7 of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia.
RANDAIG EVANS, JR.,
Speaker of the House.
JOE ROONE.
Clerk of the House.
CHARGES D. REDWINE,
President of the Senate.
GINDGEY W. CAMP,
Secretary of the Senate.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Eugene
Talmadge, Governor of said State, do
Issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed foregoing
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 Tuesday, June 3, 1941.
EUGENE TAGMADGE,
Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WTGSON,
Secretary of State. '
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A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1941,
amending Article seven (7), Section
two (2), Paragraph two (2), of the
Constitution of Georgia so as to add
at the end of a previous amendment
to said paragraph, identified as "Para
graph 2 A” anew paragraph to be
known as “Paragraph 2 B” to-wit:
"Paragraph 2 B, The City of Macon,
in the discretion of its governing
body, may, in respect to any taxable
year subsequent to 1941, and for a
maximum period of five (5) years
from the date such exemption is made
effective exempt from municipal ad
valorem tax any new buildings, mach
inery or equipment therein and any
additions to present buildings, mach
inery, or equipment thereon, to the
extent of the increcased value repre
sented by such buildings, machinery,
or equipment or additions thereto,
this exemption not extending to the
land upon which such buildings, ma
chinery, or equipment may be located
or to mere replacement. The City of
jMacpn is herewith empowered to
make provisions for the operation of
this paragraph by appropriate ordi
nances or resolutions”; and for other
purposes.
By His Excellency,
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive
Department,
March 28, 1941.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at its session in 1941 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in a resolution
to-wit:
TAX EXEMPTIONS CITY OF
MACON
H. R. No. 12-32 B—Gov. No. 8
A RESOLUTION
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
Article 7, Section 2, Paragraph 2, of
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
add at the end of a previous amend-
ment to said paragraph, identified as
"Paragraph 2 A” anew paragraph to
be known as "Paragraph 2 B” to-wit:
"Paragraph 2 B The City of Maccon,
in the discretion of its governing
body, may, in respect to any taxable
year subsequent to 1941, and for a
maximum period of five (5) years
from the date such exemption is made
effective exempt from municipal ad
valorem tax any new buildings, mach
inery or equipment therein and any
additions to present buildings, mach
inery or equipment therein, to the ex
tent of the increased value represent
ed by such buildings, machinery or
equipment or additions thereto, this
exemption not extending to the land
upon which such buildings, machin
ery may be located or to mere re
placements. The City of Macon is
herewith empowered to make provis
ions for the operation of this para
graph by appropriate ordinances or
resolutions”; and for other purposes.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Georgia, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same,
that Article 7, Section 2, paragraph
2, of the Constitution of Georgia be
and the same is hereby further amend
ed by adding, at the end of a previous
amendment embodied in "Paragraph
2 A”, another paragraph to be known
as "Paragraph 2 B", to-wit:
“Paragraph 2 B". The City of Ma
con, in the discretion of its governing
body, may, in respect to any taxable
year subsequent to 1941, and for a
maximum period of five (5) years
from the date such exemption is made
effective, exempt from municipal ad
valorem tax any new buildings, maeh
inery or equipment therein and any
additions to present buildings, ma
chinery or equipment therein, to the
extent of the increased value repres
ented by such buildings, machinery or
equipment or additions thereto, this
exemption not extending to the land
upon which such buildings, machinery
or equipment may be located or to
mere replacements. The City of Ma
eon is herewith empowered to make
provisions for the operation of this
paragraph bv appropriate ordinances
of resolutions.”
Section 2.
Be it further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid, that when said amend
ment shall have been agreed to by
two-thirds vote of the members of
each House, and shall be entered on
their journals with the "yeas” and
“nays” taken thereon, and the Gov
ernor shall have caused said amend
ment to be published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional
District in this State for two months
previous to the time for holding the
next general election, at which pro
posed amendments to the Constitution
of this State may be voted on, the
amendment shall at said general elec
tion be submitted to the people for
ratification.
All persons voting at said election
The Forsyth County News
In favor of adopting the Bald pro
posed amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words, "For ratification of
amendment of Article 7, Section 2,
Paragraph 2, of the Constitution of
Georgia, authorizing the City of Ma
con to exempt from municipal ad val
orem tax, for a period of five (5)
years, new buildings, machinery, or
equipment and additions thereto,”
and all persons opposed to the adop
tion of said amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballots the
words, "Against ratification of amend
ment of Article 7, Sectiin 2, Para
graph 2, of the Constitution of Geor
gia, authorizing the City of Macon to
exempt from municipal ad valorem
tax, for a period of five (5) years,
new buildings, machinery or equip
ment and additions thereto,” and if a
majority of electors qualified to vote
for members of the General Assem
bly voting thereon, shall vote for rati
fication thereof, as determined as
provided by law, the said amendment
shall become a part of Article 7, Sec
tion 2, Paragraph 2, of the Constitu
tion of the State, and the Governor
shall make a proclamation therefor as
provided by law, and the City of Ma
con, without further legislation, au
thority or vote than that provided
herein and that of its governing body
shall be authorized to perform the
Act or Acts embraced in said amend
ment.
Section 3.
Re it further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid that all laws, or parts
of laws in conflict herewith shall be,
and are hereby, repealed.
RANDALL EVANS, JR.,
Speaker of the House.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House.
CHARLES D. REDWINE,
President of the Senate.
LINDLEY W. CAMP,
Secretary of the Senate.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eugene
Talmadge, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or reject
ion, to the voters of the State quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General election
to be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1941.
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
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A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1941,
amending Article 7, Section 7, Para
graph 1, of the Constitution of Geor
gia, so as to authorize Evans County
by vote of its fiscal authority to is
sue, in addition to all other bonds,
Funding Bonds sufficient in amount
to pay off and retire the designated
warrant and script, indebtedness of
said County; to provide that in the
event such warrant indebtedness of
said County; to provide that in the
event such warrant indebtedness is
paid off and retired that said County
shall thereafter operate on a strictly
cash basis and be prohibited from is
suing warrants or orders payable in
the future; to provide that the bills
and claims of and against said Coun
ty and its Treasury shall be paid by
check and how such checks shall be
executed; to legalize tax levies and
to authorize the levy and collection
of a lax in the current year for use,
all or in part, for the operation of
said County for the ensuing year; to
provide how said bonds shall be au
thorized, validated and issued; to re
quire the fiscal authority of said
County to make provision for paying
off and retiring said bonds; to pro
vide that the proceeds of said bonds
shall be used exclusively for paying
off and retiring a designated warrant
indebtedness; to provide for the sub
mission of this amendment for ratifi
cation or rejection by the people; and
for other purposes.
By His Excellency.
EUGENE TAGMADGE,
Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Dept.,
March 28, 1941.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at its session in 1941 proposed an act
amending the Constitution of this
State and it was approved March 27,
1941, as set forth, to-wit:
PROVIDING FOR FUNDING BONDS
FOR EVANS COUNTY
S. B. 136 Gov, 266
AN ACT
To propose to the qualified voters
of Georgia an amendment to Article
7, Section 7, Paragraph 1. of the Con
stitution of Georgia, so as to author
ize Evans County by vote of its fiscal
authority to issue, in addition to all
other bonds, Funding Bonds suffi
cient in amount to pay off and retire
the designated warrant and serlpt in
debtedness of said County; to pro-
vide that in the event such warrant i
indebtedness is paid off and retired |
that said County shall thereafter op
erate on a strictly cash basis and be
prohibited from issuing warrants or
orders payable in the future; to pro
vide that the bills and claims of and
against said County and its Treasury
shall be paid by check and how such
checks shall be executed; to legalize
tax levies and to authorize the levy
and collection of a tax in the current
year for use, all or in part, for the
operation of said County for the en
suing year; to provide how said
bonds shall be authorized, validated
and issued; to require the fiscal au
thority of said County to make pro
vision for paying off and retiring
said bonds; to provide that the pro
ceeds of said bonds shall be used ex
clusively for paying off and retiring
a designated warrant indebtedness;
to provide for the submission of this
amendment for ratification or repec
tion by the people, and for other pur
poses:
BE IT ENACTED by the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by authority of
same:
Section 1.
That Article 7, Section 7, Para
graph 1, of the Constitution of Geor
gia, which has heretofore been amend
ed, shall be further amended by add
ing thereto a paragraph in tne fol
lowing words and language, to-tvit:
Provided, however, that in addition
to the bonded indebtedness now or
hereafter authorized by this Consti
tution, and without restriction as to
the limitation of taxable values of
property for bond purposes, Evans
County is hereby authorised and em
powered to issue bonds sufficient in
amount to refund, pay off, and retire
all unpaid, outstanding and existing
warrant and script indebtedness of
said County, including interest due
or payable thereon, as the same ap
pears of record in the office of the
Commissioners of Roads and Reven
ues of said County on the date as
determind by the governing authority
of said County, which date shall be
not earlier than 10 days and not more
than 60 days next after the date of
the proclamation of the Governor de
claring this amendment ratified; said
bonds to be known and designated as
“Funding Bonds.”
In the event the privilege granted
herein is exercised by said County
after said date as so determined by
said governing authority, said County
and the governing authority thereof
are prohibited from issuing warrants
and deferred payment orders on the
Treasury of said County, and said
County shall thereafter be operated
on a cash basis, so that all bills and
claims chargeable to or against said
County or payatfle by the Treasury
of said County shall be paid monthly
or otherwise as may be determined
by the governing authority of said
County, by checks drawn on the de
pository or depositories holding the
funds of said county, and in no
other way; no such checks to be is
sued and delivered unless funds are
on deposit sufficient to immediately
pay same and all other then outstand
ing checks, all such checks to be
signed by the Chief Executive Officer
of said governing authority, and coun
tersigned by the Clerk Board Coun*y
Commissioners of said County, with
the right in said governing author
ity to borrow money to supply casual
deficiencies in revenue as heretofore
authorized by this Constitution. All
tax levies for lawful County purposes
heretofore made and made in the
year 1941 and in each year thereafter
by the governing authority charged
with the duty of managing said Coun
ty’s affairs shall be legal, with the
express power and authority in said
governing authority to levy and col
lect taxes for lawful County purposes
for the then current year for use all
or in part in the operation of said
County for the next ensuing year.
No violation of any provision of this
amendment as to the conduct of the
fiscal affairs of said County after the
date determined by the governing
authority for the issuance of Funding
Bonds shall in any wise affect or im
pair the validity of said Funding
Bonds.
Said Funding Bonds shall have
such terms and provisions as to ma
turity, rate of interest, and otherwise
as may be fixed by the governing
authority of said County, provided,
however, that said bonds must all
mature within thirty years from date
of issuance. Provision shall be made
by the governing authority by resol
ution for the assement and collection
of an annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the pricipal and interest of
said Funding Bonds as they respect
fully become due, and the proceeds
of said bonds shall be used exclusive
ly for the purpose of paying and re
tiring the warrant indebtedness and
interest thereon of said County, as
may be determined by the date set
by the governing authority of said
County. Said Funding Bonds shall be
Issued under the authority hereof
■when so authorized by a majority
vote and resolution of the governing
authority of Evans County, but with
out the necessity of an election as in
the case of original obligation bonds
of said County, and shall then be
validated in the manner and under
the procedure as is provided by law
for the validation of original obliga
tion bonds.
Section 2.
Be it further enacted by tne author
ity aforesaid, that when said amend
ment shall be agreed to by two-thirds
vote of the members of each House,
with the "ayes” and “nays” thereon,
the Governor is hereby directed to
have this proposal published in one
or more newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State for
the two months previous to the time
for holding the next general election
at which proposed amendments to the
Constitution of this State may be
voted on, and shall at said election
be submitted to the people for rati
fication or rejeoticn. All persons vot
ing at said election in favor of adopt
ing the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
"For ratification of amendment to
Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, so as to authorize
Evans County to issue Funding Bonds
and thereafter to operate on a cash
basis, and for other purposes,” 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 Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1.
of the Constitution, so as to authorize
Evans County to issue Funding
Bonds, and thereafter to operate on
a cash basis and for other purposes.”
And if a majority of the elctors quali
fied to vote for member' of the Gen
eral Assembly, voting thereon shall
vote for ratification thereof as pro
vided by law, when the result shall
be considered as now required by
law in elections for members of the
General Assembly, then said amend
ment shall become a part of Article
7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution of the State of Georgia, and
the Governor shall make proclamation
therefor as provided by law.
Section 3.
Be it further enacted that all laws,
or parts of laws, in conflict herewith
be, and the same are, hereby repeal
ed. •
Approved:
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor.
This 27 day of March, 1941
CHARLES D. REDWINE,
President of the Senate.
BINDLEY W. CAMP,
Secretary of the Senate.
RANDALL EVANS, JR„
Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House of
Representatives.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eugene
Talmadge, Governo’ - of said State, do
issue this proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing amend
ment to the Constitution is submitted
for the 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 June 3, 1941.
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
Midway News
Mrs. O. P. Ezzard and Mrs. Herbert
Terry spent Monday in Alpharetta
Mr. Gint Gravitt and family spent
Sunday with Mr. Arburn Gravitt and
family at Silver City
Misses Evelyn Holbrook, Gorene
Dodd and Mr. Holland Holbrook spent
Friday in Atlanta shopping
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Gance were
the Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Heard Orr of Holbrook.
Mrs. Edd Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Dor
is Garrett of Bethelhem spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson
Mr. Charles Gravitt is spending the
week with relatives at Silver City.
Miss Bessie Ray was a Wednesday
night visitor of Miss Gucile Holbrook
Mr. Wyatt Burton of Buford visited
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gravitt this week
end.
Miss Patsy Bryant spent Wednes
day night with Miss Margaret Fran
cie.
Trio Shoe Shop
L. L. GUFFIN, Prop.
12 Roswell Road (Buckhead)
CH. 1724
Thursday, May Bth 1941.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Garrett spent
the week-end with relatives at Silver
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Owens of Atlanta
spent Sunday with their Aunt Mrs. A.
W. Dodd
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bales and sons
of Sandy Springs spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Francis
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Elrod visited re
latives at Waleska Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Honea spent
the week-end with her parents at Hol
brook
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Elrod visited
their grandfather Mr. C. A. Rowe at
Birmingham Sunday
Miss Dorothy Stancil visited Mrs.
A. J. McGinnis Saturday night
Mrs. O. P. Ezzard spent Friday in
Atlanta with friends.
Misses Lorene Dodd and Evelyn
Holbrook visited Miss Annie Mae Hoi
brook Saturday
Mr. Luster Holbrook and family
were the Sunday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. S. U. Ridings at Holbrook
Miss Bobbie Roy visited Miss Bob
bie Holbrook Friday.
People in the United States today
eat less wheat and other cereals per
capita, fewer potatoes and apples,
less beef and veal, and drink less tea
than they did in 1909.
30,000,000 BELL DIRECTORIES ARE
PRINTED EACH YEAR
The directory in your home or of
fice is one of the 2,200 individual
books that the Bell Telephone Com
panies publish each year throughout
the country. They contain some 16,-
000,000 names, addresses and tele
phone numbers. In all 30,000,000 cop
ies are printed each year. It takes
35,000 tons of paper to print them
and they range all the way from a
single card with a few names and
numbers up to the heavy, thick books
used in the larger cities. Before most
directories are printed and delivered
the compilation of another issue has
already started—a big job and a vital
link in giving you good telephone ser
vice.
Spring Creek News
There willnot be a singing at this
place Sunday on account of May meet
ings.
Mr. Gee Townley and Mr, Gordon
Roberts and family spent Sunday wit
Mr. Clyde Townley
Mrs. Edd Kelley and daughter spent
Sunday with Mr. Homer Gilstrap
Mr. Almon Mullinax and family
spent Sunday with Mr. Jack Johnson
Mrs. Guy Patterson spent one day
last week with Mrs. T. J. Tate
Mr, John Wood and family spent
Sunday with Mr. Jim Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. Joeßoebuck and Miss
Verdell Tatum of Atlanta spent the
week-end with Mr. Roscoe Tatum
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Townley are
the proud parents of a baby boy.
Remember Sunday School at this
place every Sunday and service each
Sunday night.
CORINTH
Saturday and Sunday are our regu
lar meeting days. Everybody invited
to attend.
Mr. Grady Pruitt and daughter Mrs.
W. M. Fowler and sons spent awhile
Sunday afternoon with Mr. Harley
Pruitt and family
Mr. and Mrs. John Day and son:
spent awhile Sunday evening with Mr
and Mrs. Jack Anglin
Misses Bessie and Pallie Brown
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. G.
G. Pruitt
Mrs. Dora Whitt spent last week
with Mr. and Mrs. John Day
Mr. Frank Samples spent Sunday
evening with Mr. Emory Brown.
FOR SAFETY'S SAKE
ek&tde. '^O'Ajzjs.
BEING CAREFUL ISN'T ENOUGH
IF VOUR EYESICHT IS BAD!
Dr. W. R. Hughes
Gainesville , Ga.