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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, November 8,
1938, amending Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
City of Adel to incur a bonded in
debtedness in addition to that here
tofore authorized by the Constitu
tion and laws of Georgia for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
its existing bonded indebtedness due
and unpaid as of July 1, 1937, and
which becomes due up to and in
cluding July 1, 1942; to provide that
the funds raised from such addition
al bonded indebtedness shall be used
exclusively for the retirement of
said bonded indebtedness that is or
may become due and unpaid as of
July 1, 1942; to authorize the City
of Adel to increase its bonded in
debtedness, in addition to and sep
arate from the amount of debts here
tofore allowed under said para
graph, under certain circumstances,
fer the purpose of extending, enlarg
ing, repairing, constructing and main
taining the waterworks, sewerage,
and electric systems of the City of
Adel: To provide for the submission
of the amendment for ratification
by the people; and for other pur
poses.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assem
bly at the 1937-38 extraordinary ses
sion proposed an amendment to the
Constitution of this State as set
forth in a resolution approved Jan
uary 10th, 1938, relating to the
bonded debt of Adel, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 128
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize the City of Adel to incur
a bonded indebtedness in addition to
that heretofore authorized by the
Constitution and laws of Georgia
for the purpose of refunding and
retiring its existing bonded indebted
ess due and unpaid as of July 1,
1937, and which becomes due up to
and including July 1, 1942; to pro
vide that the funds raised from such
additional bonded indebtedness shall
be used exclusively for the retire
ment of said bonded indebtedness
that is or may become due and un
paid as of July 1, 1942; to authorize
the City of Adel to increase its
bonded indebtedness, in addition to
and separate from the amount of
debts heretofore allowed under said
paragraph, under certain circum
stances, for the purpose of extend
ing, enlarging, repairing, construct
ing and maintainig the waterworks,
sewerage, and electric systems of
the City of Adel: To provide for the
submission of the amendment for
ratification by the people; and for
other purposes.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by the authority
of same, that article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia which has heretofore been
amended shall be further amended
by adding at the end thereof a new
paragraph in the following words,
to-wit:
“And except that the City of
Adel may issue refunding serial
bonds not in excess of the ag
gregate sum of thirty-nine thousand
($39,000.00) dollars, for the pur
pose of refunding and retiring its
existing bonded indebtedness due
and unpaid as of July 1, 1937, and
Which becomes due up to and in
cluding July 1, 1942, and providing
for the assessment and collection of
an annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and interest of
said bonds as they fall due; the pro
ceeds of all such refunded bonds so
issued by the City of Adel to be
used exclusively for the purpose of
paying and retiring said bonded in
debtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid as of July 1, 1942.
Said refunding bonds shall be issued
when authorized by a vote of the
Mayor and City Council and shall be
validated as provided by law; that
the City ®f Adel from time to time
as necessary for the purpose of ex
tending, enlarging, repairing, con
structing and/or maintaining (ei
ther, any or all of them) its water
works system, sewerage system and
electric light and power system, in
cluding pipe lines, reservoirs, pump
ing stations, sewerage line, sewerage
disposal plant, electric line, machin
ery and machinery replacements, or
.anything else that may be necessary,
■convenient or proper for the exten
sion, enlargement, repairment, con
struction, maintenance and/or oper
ation of the waterworks, sewerage
and electric light and power systems
of the City of Adel, may incur a
bonded indebtedness, in addition to
and separate from the amount of
debts hereinbefore in this paragraph
allowed to be incurred, to an amount
in the aggregate not exceeding
the sum of twenty-five thousand
($25,000.00) dollars, and such in
debtedness not to be incurred except
with the assent of two-thirds of the
qualified voters of said City, voting
at an election or elections to be held
as may now or may hereafter be
prescribed by law for the incurring
of new debts by said City of Adel.
Provided said two-thirds so voting
shall be a majority of the registered
voters.” •
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, that when said
amendment shall be agreed to by
two-thirds vote of the members of
each House, with the “ayes” and
“nays” thereon, and 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 proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this
State may be voted on, and shall at
said general election be submitted to
the people for ratification. All per
sons voting in said election in favor
of adopting the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall
have written or printed on their bal
lots the words, “For ratification of
amendment of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution, au
thorizing the City of Adel to issue
refunding bonds, to increase its
bonded indebtedness for waterworks,
sewerage and electric system,” and
all persons opposed to the adopting
of said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “Against ratification of
amendment of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution, au
thorizing the City of Adel to issue
refunding bonds to increase its bond
ed indebtedness for waterworks, sew.
erage and electric systems.” And if
a majority of the electors qualified
to vote for members of the General
Assembly, voting thereon, shall be
consolidated as now required by law
in election for members of the
General Assembly, the said amend
ments shall become a part of article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution of the State, and the
Governor shall make a proclamation
therefor, as provided by law.
Section 3.
All laws and parts of laws in con
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House.
JOHN W. HAMMOND,
Secretary of the Senate.
ROY V. HARRIS,
Speaker of the House.
JNO. B. SPIVEY,
President of the Senate.
Approved:
E. I). RIVERS, Governor.
This 10th day of January, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State qual
ified to vote for members of the
Gejigral Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday, No
vember 8 th, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
Bv the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of Georgia
to be voted on at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 8, 1938, amending article 7, sec
tion 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitu
tion of the State of Georgia, au
thorizing the City of Baxley, Appling
County, Georgia, to refund a bonded
indebtedness, in addition to that
heretofore authorized by the Consti
tution and laws of Georgia, for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
its present or any future bonded in
debtedness legally incurred that may
be due and unpaid, provided that
same shall not be in excess of the
amount municipalities are now au
thorized to incur, and provided that
the funds raised from such addition
al bonded indebtedness shall be
used exclusively, and for no other
purpose, for the retirement of
said bonded indebtedness that may
exist for the present time or in the
future, and to provide for same as
may become due or unpaid, and to
authorize the governing authorities
of the City of Baxley, without a vote
of the people, to authorize the is
suance o? said refunding bonds to
meet the present or any future in
debtedness that may be incurred, and
to provide for the submission of this
amendment for ratification by the
people; and for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
Sentember 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assem
bly at the 1937-38 extraordinary
session proposed an amendment to
the Constitution of this State as set
forth in a resolution approved Jan
uary 10, 1938, relating to the bond
ed debt of Baxley, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 135
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize the City of Baxley, Appling
County, Georgia, to refund a bond
ed indebtedness, in addition to that
heretofore authorized by the Consti
tution and laws of Georgia, for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
its present or any future bonded in
debtedness legally incurred that may
be due and unpaid, provided that
same shall not be in excess of the
amount municipalities are now au
thorized to incur, and provided that
the funds raised from such addi
tional bonded indebtedness shall be
used exclusively, and for no other
purpose, for the retirement of said
bonded indebtedness that may exist
for the present time or in the fu
ture, and to provide for same as
may become due or unpaid, and to
authorize the governing authorities
of the City of Baxley, without a
vote of the people, to authorize the
issuance of said refunding bonds to
meet the present or any future in
debtedness that may be incurred, and
to provide for the submission of this
amendment for ratification by the
people; and for other purposes.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by authority of
the same, that article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1. of the Constitution of
Georgia, which has heretofore been
amended, shall be further amended
by adding at the end thereof a new
paragraph in the following words,
to-wit:
“And except that the City of Bax
ley, in Appling County, Georgia, for
its present or future bonded indebt
edness, may issue serial refunding
bonds not in excess of the legally
authorized outstanding unpaid bond
ed indebtedness, which includes
principal and interest, for the pur
pose of refunding and retiring any
bonded indebtedness for said City of
Baxley municipality, and providing
for the assessment and collection of
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
an annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and interest of
said refunding bonds as they shall
fall due; the proceeds of such re
funding bonds that may be issued as
herein provided to be used exclusive
ly for the purpose of paying and
retiring said bonded indebtedness that
is due or that may become due and
unpaid on any future bonded in
debtedness, and provided further
that said refunding bonds shall be
issued only when authorized by a
vote of the governing body of the
City of Baxley, and then shall be
validated as is provided by law.”
Section 2.
Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, that when said
amendment shall be agreed to by
two-thirds vote of the members of
each House, with the “ayes” and
“nayes” thereon, the Governor is
hereby directed to have this proposal
published in one or more newspa
pers in each Congressional District
in this State for two months previous |
to the time for holding the next:
general election, at which proposed ■
amendments to the Constitution of I
this State may be voted on, and |
shall at said general election be sub-|
mitted to the people for ratification, j
All persons voting at said election I
in favor of adopting the said pro- |
posed amendment to the Constitu- ;
lion shall have written or printed on I
their ballots the words, “For ratifi-1
cation of amendment of article 7, j
section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con-J
stitution, authorizing the City of I
Baxley to issue refunding bonds,”
and all persons opposed to the
adopting of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their
ballots the words “Against ratifica
tion of amendment of article 7, sec
tion 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitu
tion, authorizing the City of Baxley
to issue refunding bonds.” And if
a majority of the electors qualified
to vote for members of the General
Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote
for ratification thereof as provided
by law, the result shall be consoli
dated as now required by law in
election for members of the General
Assembly, the said amendment shall
become a part of article 7, section
7. paragraph 1, of the Constitution
of the State, and the Governor
shall make a proclamation therefor
as provided by law.
ROY V. HARRIS,
Speaker of the House.
JNO. B. SPIVEY.
President of the Senate.
JOE BOONE.
Clerk of the House.
JOHN W. HAMMOND,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
This 10th day of January, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State qual
ified to yote for members of the
General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November Bth, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
A PROCLAMATION
. ■ I ■ t
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 8,
1938, amending article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
trustees of the Beaverdam School
District of Berrien County, Georgia,
to incur a bonded indebtedness in
addition to that herefore authorized
by the Constitution and laws of
Georgia, for the purpose of refund
ing and retiring its existing bonded
indebtedness due and unpaid as of
October 15, 1938, and which be
comes due up to and including Octo
ber 15, 1938; to provide that the
funds raised from such additional
bonded indebtedness shall be used
exclusively for the retirement of
said bonded indebtedness that is or
may become due and unpaid as of
October 15, 1938; to provide the
terms of their issue; to provide for
the submission of the amendment
for ratification by the people; and
for othei- purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assem
bly at the 1937-38 extraordinary ses
sion proposed an amendment to the
Constitution of this State as set
forth in a resolution approved Feb
ruary 12, 1938, relating to the
bonded debt of Beaverdam School
District, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 339
An Act to propose to the qualified j
voters of Georgia an amendment to J
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of ■
the Constitution of Georgia, so as I
to authorize the trustees of the ■
Beaverdam School District of Ber
rien County. Georgia, to incur a
bonded indebtedness in addition to |
that heretofore authorized by the
Constitution and laws of Georgia, for
the purpose of refunding and retir
ing its existing bonded indebtedness
due and unpaid as of October 15.;
1938, and which becomes due up to ;
and including October 15, 1938; to
provide that the funds raised from ;
such additional bonded indebtedness
shall be used exclusively for the re- ;
tirement of said bonded indebted
ness that is or may become due and
unpaid as of October 15, 1938; to I
provide the terms of their issue; to ;
provide for the submission of the j
amendment for ratification by the
people; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the General As- i
sembly of the State of Georgia:
Section 1
Article 7, section 7, paragraph 1,
of the Constitution of Georgia, is;
hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof a new paragraph in the |
following words, to-wit:
“And except that the Beaverdam I
School Dijtrict of Berrien County,
Georgia, may issue refunding serial
bonds not in the excess of the ag
gregate sum of $11,000.00, for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
any bonded indebtedness of said
school district outstanding, past due
and unpaid on October 15, 1938, and
any bonded indebtedness of said
school district outstanding and which
becomes due up to and including Oc
tober 15, 1938, and provide for the
assessment and collection of an an
nual tax sufficient in amount to pay
the principal and interest of said
bonds as they fall due; the proceeds
of all such refunding bonds so issued
by the said Beaverdam School Dis
trict of Berrien County to be usecl
exclusively for the purpose of pay
ing and retiring said bonded indebt
edness that is or may become due
and unpaid as of October 15, 1938.
Said refunding bonds shall be issued
when authorized by a vote of the
trustees of the said Beaverdam
■ School District and shall be vali
‘ dated.”
Section 2.
When said amendment is agreed
. to by two-thirds vote of the mem-
■ bers of each House, with the “ayes”
i and “nays” thereon, it shall be pub
i fished in one or more newspapers in
I each Congressional District in this
i State for two months previous to
i the time for holding the next general
; election, at which proposed amend-
■ ments to the Constitution of this
: State may be voted on, and shall at
I said next general election be sub
mitted to the people for rat
ification. All persons voting at
said election in favor of
adopting the said proposed amend
metn to the Constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words, “For ratification of amend
ment of article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution, author
izing the Beaverdam School District
of Berrien County, to issue refund
ing bonds,” and all persons opposed
to the adoption of said amendment
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “Against
ratification of amendment of article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution, authorizing the Bea
verdam School District of Berrien
County to issue refunding bonds;”
and if a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly, voting thereon,
shall vote for ratification thereof,
when the results shall be consoli
dated as now required by law in
election for members of the Gen
eral Assembly, the said amendments
shall become part of article 7,
section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution of the State, and the
Governor shall make a proclamation
thereof as provided by law.
Section 3
All laws and parts of laws in con
flict wtih this Act are hereby re
pealed.
ROY V. HARRIS,
Speaker of the House.
JNO. B. SPIVEY.
President of the Senate.
JOE BOONE.
Clerk of the House.
JOHN W. HAMMOND,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved:
E. D..RIVERS, Governor.
This 12th day of February, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or re
jection, to the voters of the State
qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday, No
vember 8 th, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
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 8,
1938, amending article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
City of Blue Ridge, a municipal cor
poration of Fannin County, to create
bonded indebtedness for the purpose
of paying off and discharging any
indebtedness that now exists or that
may hereafter exist against the said
City of Blue Ridge.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
stitution of this State as set forth in
a resolution approved December 27,
1937, relating to the bonded debt of
Blue Ridge, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 103
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of the State of Georgia an
amendment to article seven (7), sec
tion seven (7), paragraph one (1),
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, authorizing the City of Blue
Ridge, a municipal corporation of
Fannin County, to create bonded in
debtedness for the purpose of paying
off and discharging any indebtedness
that now exists or that may here
after exist against the said City of
Blue Ridge.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, that article seven (7),
section seven (7), paragraph one (1),
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto the fol
lowing words: “Except that the City
of Blue Ridge, a municipal corpora
tion. of Fannin County, State of
Georgia, may incur a bonded indebt
edness in addition to the debts here
inbefore in this paragraph allowed to
be incurred, in an amount in the ag
gregate not to exceed six (6%) per
centum of the taxable property of
said municipality as shown by the tax
digest, for the purpose of paying off
and discharging any indebtedness
that now exists or that may hereafter
exist against the said City of Blue
Ridge; provided that said bonded in
debtedness shall not be incurred ex
cept with the assent of two-thirds of
the qualified voters of said City of
Blue Ridge, 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 of said City of Blue
Ridge.
Section 2.
Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that when said
amendment be agreed to by two
thirds vote of the members elected
to each House, it shall be entered
upon the journal of each House with
“ayes” and “nays” thereon, and pub
fished in one or more newspapers in
each Congressional District, for two
months previous to the time of hold
ing the next general election and
shall at the next general election be
submitted for ratification. All per
sons voting at said election in favor
of adopting the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots the
words, “For ratification of amend
ment to article seven, section, seven,
paragraph one, of the Constitution,
authorizing the City of Blue Ridge,
a municipal corporation of Fannin
County, to create a bonded indebted
ness for the purpose of paying off in
debtedness”, and all persons voting at
said election opposed to the adoption
of said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “Against ratification of
amendment to article seven, section
seven, paragraph one, of the Consti
tution, authorizing the City of Blue
Ridge, a municipal corporation of
Fannin County, to create a bonded
indebtedness for the purpose of pay
ing off indebtedness”, and if a ma
jority of the electors qualified to
vote for members of the General
Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote
for ratification thereof, when the re
sult shall be consolidated as now re
quired by law in elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly, then
said amendment shall become a part
of article seven, section seven, para
graph one, of the Constitution of this
State, 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 repealed.
ROY V. HARRIS,
Speaker of the House.
JNO. B. SPIVEY.
President of the Senate.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House.
JOHN W. HAMMOND,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
This 27th day of December, 1937.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D.
Rivers, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed forego
ing amendment to the Constitution
is submitted, for ratification or re
jection, to the voters of the State
qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday, No
vember Bth, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
Bv the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
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 8,
1938, amending article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
City of Eastman to incur a bonded
indebtedness or indebtednesses, at
such time or times as may be deemed
expedient by the council of the City
of Eastman, in addition to that here
tofore authorized by the Constitution
and laws of Georgia, for the pur
pose of refunding or retiring any or
all of its existing bonded indebted
ness, whether due and unpaid or not;
to provide that the funds raised from
such additional bonded indebtedness
shall be used exclusively for the re
tirement of any or all of said exist
ing bonded indebtedness that is, or
may become, due up to and including
December 31st, 1956, or that such
refunding bonds may be exchanged
for any or all of such existing bonded
indebtedness that is, or may become,
due up to and including December
31st, 1956; to provide for the sub
mission of the amendment for rati
fication by the people; and for other
purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 19J7-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
stitution of this State as set forth
in a resolution approved January 10,
1938, relating to the bonded debt of
Eastman, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 132
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, so as
to authorize the City of Eastman to
incur a bonded indebtedness or in
debtednesses, at such time or times
as may be deemed expedient by the
council of the City of Eastman, in
addition to that heretofore authorized
by the Constitution and laws of Geor
gia, for the purpose of refunding or
retiring any or all of its existing
bonded indebtedness whether due and
unpaid or not; to provide that the
funds raised from such additional
bonded indebtedness shall be used ex
clusively for the retirement of any
or all of said existing bonded indebt
edness that is, or may become, due
up to and including December 31st,
1956, or that such refunding bonds
may be exchanged for any or all of
such existing bonded indebtedness
that is, or may become, due up to
and including December 31st, 1956;
to provide for the submission of the
amendment for ratification by the
people; and for other purposes.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by authority of
the same, that article 7, section 7.
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia, which has heretofore been
amended, shall be further amended
by adding at the end thereof a new
paragraph in the following words,
to-wit:
“And except that the City of East
man may issue refunding-aerial bonds
not in excess of the aggregate sum
of ninety-eight thousand ($98,000)
dollars, at such time or times as may
be deemed expedient by the council
of the City of Eastman, for the pur
pose of refunding and retiring any
or all of the existing bonded indebted
ness of said City of Eastman, whether
due and unpaid or not, and provid
ing for the assessment and collection
of an annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and interest of
said bonds as they fall due; the pro
ceeds of all such refunding bonds
so issued by the City of Eastman to
be used exclusively for the purpose
of paying and retiring any or all of
said existing bonded indebtedness
that is, or may become, due up to
and including December 31st, 1956,
or that such refunding bonds may be
exchanged for any or all of such ex
isting bonded indebtedness that is, or
may become, due up to and including
December 31st, 1956. Said refund
ing bonds shall be issued when au
thorized by a vote of the council of
the City of Eastman and shall be
validated as provided by law.
Section 2.
Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid that when said
amendment shall be agreed to by
two thirds vote of the members of
each House with the “ayes” and
“nays” thereon, and published in
one or more newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State for
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 general
election be submitted to the people
for ratification. 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 of
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, authorizing the City
of Eastman to issue refunding
bonds,” and all persons opposed to
the adopting of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their bal
lots the words, “Against ratification
of amendment of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution,
authorizing the City of Eastman to
issue refunding bonds.” And if a
majority of the electors qualified to
vote for members of the General As
sembly, voting thereon, shall be con
solidated as now required by law in
election for members of the General
Assembly, the said amendment shall
become a part of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State, and the Governor shall
make a proclamation therefor, as pro
vided by law.
Section 3.
All laws and parts of laws in con
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House.
JOHN W. HAMMOND,
Secretary of the Senate.
ROY V. HARRIS,
Speaker of the House.
JNO. B. SPIVEY,
President of the Senate.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
This 10th day of January 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D.
Rivers, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed forego
ing amendment to the Constitution
is submitted, for ratification or re
jection, to the voters of the State
qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday, No
vember 8, 1938’5
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
GEORGIA, Early County:
The undersigned, as administrator
of the estate of Mrs. M. E. Taylor,
by authority of an order of the
Court of Ordinary of said county, will
sell at public outcry, on the First
Tuesday in November, 1938, at the
court house door in said county,
between the legal hours of sale, the
following described land:
Containing approximately 101.11
acres, being a part of lot of land
Number Three in the Sixth District
of Early County, Ga., described as—
Beginning at a point on the east lot
line of said lot No. Three, said point
being fifteen chains ninety two links
north of the north-east corner of lot
No. Four in said Sixth District, run
ning thence due north along lot line
a distance of 23 chains 11 links,
thence due west across lot of land
Number Three, thence due south
along lot line a distance of 23 chains
11 links to a point where the south
ern side of the right of way of the
Central of Georgia Railroad inter
sects said lot line, thence due east
across said lot Number Three to the
point of beginning; excepting from
said above described land six build
ing lots situated in a row’ just north
of the right of way of said Central
of Georgia Railroad, all of said
building lots being on the east line
of said lot Number Three, each of
said lots being 74.64 feet facing said
lot line, and running back west a
distance of 200 feet. The land to
be sold is same land as that de
scribed in a deed from Coy C. Tay
lor, et. al to Mrs. M. E. Taylor dated
Oct. 2nd, 1919, recorded in Deed
Book No. 32 page 508 in the office
of the clerk of the superior court of
Early County.
The said sale will be for cash.
This October 6th, 1938.
BERT TARVER, Administrator.
A. H. GRAY, Attorney.