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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 8, section 4,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
board of education of the County of
Brantley to levy a school tax not ex
ceeding five mills, in addition to the
five mills now authorized by law; also
authorizing the county board of edu
cation to levy sufficient tax millage
to pay interest and provide sinking
fund for school bonds voted by school
districts of Brantley County; to pro
vide that Brantley County shall con
stitute one school district under the
supervision and control of the coun
ty board of education; to abolish
existing school district lines in Brant
ley County; to authorize the Brantley
County Board of Education to ap
point school trustees; to provide coun
tv-wide election for making amend
ment mandatory; and for other pur
poses.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assemb
ly at the 1937-38 extraordinary ses
sion proposed an amendment to the
Constitution of this State as set forth
in a resolution approved February 18,
1938, relating to Brantley County
school tax, to-wit:
A RESOLUTION
No. 46.
A Resolution proposing to the
qualified voters of the State of Geor
gia an amendment to the Constitu
tion of the State of Georgia, authoriz
ing the board of education of the
County of Brantley to levy a school
tax not exceeding five mills, in addi
tion to the five mills now authoriz
ed by law; also authorizing the coun
ty board of education to levy suffi
cient tax millage to pay interest and
provide sinking-fund for school bonds
voted by school districts of Brantley
County; to provide that Brantley
County shall constitute one school
district under the supervision and
control of the county board of educa
tion; to abolish existing school-dis
trict lines in Brantley County; to
authorize the Brantley County Board
of Education to appoint school trus
tees; to provide eounty-wide elec
tion for making amendment manda
tory; and for other purposes.
Be it resolved by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia:
Section 1.
That article 8, section 4, paragraph
1, of the Constitution of Georgia, as
heretofore amended, shall be further
amended by adding at the end there
of a new sub-paragraph as follows,
to-wit:
“The Board of Education of Brant
ley County is hereby authorized to
recommend to the tax leving author
ities, and said authorities authorized
and directed, upon such recommenda
tion, to levy for educational purposes
a tax not exceeding five mills on all
property in said county, said tax to
be in addition to the five mills school
tax now authorized by law.
“The tax-levying authorities of
Brantley County upon the recommen
dation of the Brantley County Board
of Education, shall levy a sufficient
rate of taxation on all property in
Brantley County, to pay the interest
and provide sufficient amount of
sinking-fund to retire school bonds
now outstanding or hereafter issued
in accordance with the law govern
ing same in Brantley County, wheth
er said bonds were or shall be voted
by the county as a whole or by school
districts.
“All territory within the County
of Brantley shall constitute one
school district under the supervision
and control of the county board of
education; school districts as now es
tablished or as may be established by
authority of law contained in section
32-1101, Georgia Code 1933, are
abolished.
“The board of education of Brant
ley County shall have authority to ap
point trustees for any or all of the
several public schools in Brantley
County, the number of trustees and
the length of term to be in the dis
cretion of said county board of edu
cation.
“Upon the ratification of this
amendment, it shall be the duty of
the Ordinary of Brantley County to
call an election to determine whether
or not the provisions of this con
stitutional amendment shall become
operative in Brantley County and
mandatory upon the officers herein
named to exercise the powers herein
granted. Said election shall be held
under the general laws governing
special elections in this State, except
as herein provided. Notice of said
election shall be published by the
Ordinary in the official county or
gan once a week for four consecu
tive weeks before said election is
held. All persons voting at said elec
tion in favor of making the provisions
of this amendment mandatory upon
said officers shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words:
“For establishing in Brantley Coun
ty a county-unit school system” and
all persons opposed thereto shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words: “Against establishing in I
Brantley County a county-unit school
svstem.’’ The returns of said election
shall be made to said Ordinary, and
the result declared by him. If a
majority of the qualified voters of
Brantley County voting in said elec
tion shall vote in favor of making
this amendment operative in Brant
ley County and requiring the offi
cer's herein named to exercise the
powers herein granted, as expressed
by their votes “For establishing in
Brantley County a county-unit school
system,” the provisions of this
amendment shall become operative
in Brantley County when said result
is declared by the Ordinary, and it
shall become 'mandatory upon the
officers herein named to exercise the
powers granted under this amend
ment.”
Section 2.
Whenever this proposed amend
ment shall be agreed to by two thirds
of the members elected to each of the
two Houses of the General Assembly,
and the same shall have been enter
ed on their journals, with the “ayes”
and “nayes” taken thereon, the
Governor is hereby authorized and
directed to cause said amendment to
be published in at least one newspaper
in each Congressional District in this
State for the period of two months
previous to the time of holding the
next general election to be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1938. The ballots to be
used in said election shall have writ
ten or printed thereon the words:
“For amendment to article 8, section
4, paragraph 1, of the Constitution
creating in Brantley County a county
unit school system,” and “against
amendment to article 8, section 4,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution,
creating in Brantley County a county
unit school system.” All per
sons Noting in said election in
favor of adopting said proposed
amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words: “For establishing in Brantley
Co“unty a county-unit school system.”
All persons opposed to the amend
ment shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words: “Against
establishing in Brantley County a
county-unit school system.” Should
a majority of the electors qualified
to vote for members of the Gener
al Assembly, voting thereon, vote
“For establishing in Brantley
County a county-unit school sys
tem,” the returns of said election
shall be consolidated as now
required by law in elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly, and
it shall be the duty of the Secre
tary of State to certify the results
of the vote on this amendment to the
Governor, and such vote is so certi
fied, and it shall appear that a ma
jority of the qualified voters voting
in said election voted in favor of said
amendment, then the Governor shall
issue his proclamation declaring that
said amendment was ratified, and the
same shall become a part of article
8, section 4, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution.
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 18th day of February 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D.
RIVERS, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, November
8 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 11, section 1,
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, authorizing the County of
Cobb tq establish and .administer
within the bounds of the County of
Cobb districts for fire prevention,
and to establish and administer in
such districts systems of fire pre
vention, and to levy taxes or special
assessments therefor on property in
said districts upon the vote of sixty
(60) percent of the qualified voters
of said districts voting at a special
election to be called by the ordinary
of the county and held in said dis
tricts upon said question; 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 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
stitution of this State as set forth in
a resolution approved February 12,
1938, relating to Cobb County Fire
Prevention, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 357
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 11, section 1, of the Constitu
tion of this State by adding at the
end of said section a new paragraph
as follows: “The governing authori
ties of the County of Cobb shall have
authority to establish and administer
within the bounds of the County of
Cobb districts for fire prevention,
and to establish and administer in
such districts systems of fire preven
tion, and to levy taxes or special as
sessments therefor on property in
said districts upon the vote of sixty
(60) per cent of the qualified voters
of said districts voting at a special
election to be called by the ordinary
of the county and held in said dis
tricts upon said question; and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia:
Section 1.
That article 11, section 1, of the
Constitution of the State of Geor
gia be amended by adding at the end
of said section a new paragraph as
follows:
“The governing authorities of the
County of Cobb shall have authority
to establish and administer within
the bounds of the County of Cobb
districts for fire prevention, and to
establish and administer in such dis
tricts systems of fire prevention, and
to levy taxes or special assessments
therefor on property in said districts
upon the vote of sixty (60) per cent
of the qualified voters of said dis
trict, voting at a special election to
be called by the ordinary of the
county and held in said districts upon
said question; provided that such
taxes or assessments shall not exceed
three mills upon the valuation of
the property located in any such dis
trict.”
That when said amendment shall
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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 the “ayes” and
“nayes” thereon, and published in
one or more newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State for
two months prior to the time for
holding the next general election,
and shall at the next general elec
tion be submitted to the people for
ratification. All persons voting at
said general 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
amendment to article 11, section 1,
of the Constitution of Georgia, au
thorizing Cobb County to establish
and administer districts for fire pre
vention, and to establish and adminis
ter systems of fire prevention in said
districts,” and all persons opposed to
the adoption of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their bal
lots the words, “Against ratification
of amendment to article 11, section
1, of the Constitution of Georgia,
authorizing Cobb County to establish
and administer districts for fire pre
vention, and to establish and admin
ister systems of fire prevention in
said districts;” and if a majority of
said electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly,
voting thereon, shall vote for the
ratification thereof, when the result
shall be consolidated as now required
by law in elections for members of
the General Assembly, then said
amendment shall become a part of
article 11, section 1, of the Consti
tution of this State, and the Gover
nor shall make proclamation thereof
-as provided by law.
Section 3.
All laws and parts of laws in con
flict with this Act 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 12th day of February, 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.
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 Dublin 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 up to and including June 15,
1941; to provide that the fund raised
from such additional bonded indebt
edness shall be used exclusively for
the retirement of said bonded in
debtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid as of June 15, 1941;
to provide for the submission of the
amendment for ratification 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 1937-38 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 Dublin, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 131
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 Dublin to
incur a bonded indebtedness in addi
tion to that heretofore authorized
by the Constitution and laws of Geor
gia, for the purpose of refunding
and retiring its existing bonded in
debtedness due and unpaid up to and
including June 15, 1941; to provide
that the fund raised from such ad
ditional bonded indebtedness shall be
used exclusively for the retirement
of said bonded indebtedness that is,
or may become due and unpaid as of
June 15, 1941; 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 there
of a new paragraph in the following
words, to-wit:
“And except that the City of Dub
lin may issue refunding serial bonds
not in excess of the aggregate sum
of forty thousand ($40,000.00) dol
lars, for the purpose of refunding
and retiring any bonded indebted
ness of said city outstanding past due
and unpaid up to and including June
15, 1941, and providing for the as
sessment and collection of an annual
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 City of Dublin to be used ex
clusively for the purpose of paying
and retiring said bonded indebted
ness that is or may become due and
unpaid as of June 15, 1941. Said
refunding bonds shall be issued when
authorized by a vote of the mayor
and board of aidermen and shall be
validated 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, 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 pro
posed amendments to the Constitu
tion of this State may be voted on,
and shall at said general election
be submitted to the people for rati
fication. All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting the said
proposed amendment to the Consti
tution shall have written or printed
on their - ballots the words, “For rati
fication of amendment of article 7,
section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution, authorizing the City of
Dublin to issue refunding bonds,”
and all persons opposed to the adopt
ing 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 City of Dublin -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 amendments 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.
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.
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 rejec
tion, to the voters of the State quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 8, 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
Fannin County to make temporary
loans; to limit the aggregate amount
of said loans outstanding at any
one time; to provide that said loans
must be paid off out of the taxes
received by the county in the year
in which said loans are made; and
for other 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 De
cember 29, 1937, relating to Fannin
County Temporary Loans, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 86.
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 Fannin County to make
temporary loans; to limit the aggre
gate amount of said loans outstand
ing at any one time; to provide that
said loans must be paid off out of
the taxes received by the county in
the year in which said loans are
made; 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 Fannin County,
in addition to the debts hereinbefore
allowed, may make temporary loans
between March Ist and December Ist
in each year, to be paid out of the
taxes received by the county in that
year, said loans to be evidenced by
promissory notes, signed by the
county commissioner and clerk to
the county commissioner having
charge of the levying of taxes in
said county, and previously author
ized by resolution by such county
commissioner, at a regular monthly
meeting of his court entered on the
minutes. The aggiegate amount of
said loans outstanding at any one
time shall not exceed fifty per cent,
of the total gross income of the
county from taxes and other sources
in the preceding year, and no new
loans shall be made in one year un
til all loans made in the previous
year have been paid in full.”
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
elected to each House, it shall be
entered upon the journal of each
House, with the “ayes” and “nays”
thereon, and published in one or
more newspapers in each Congres
sional District in this State for two
months previous to the time for
holding the next general election,
and shall, at the next general elec
tion, be submitted to the people for
ratification. All persons voting at
said election in favor of adopting
the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the
words, “For ratification of amend
ment to article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution, author
izing Fannin County to make tem
porary loans,” and all persons op
posed to the adoption of said amend
ment 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 Fannin
County to make temporary loans;”
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 consolidated
as now required by law in election
for members of the General Assem
bly, the said amendment shall be
come a part of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
this 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.
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 29th day of December, 1937.
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 quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 8, 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 8, section 4,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing
Floyd County, Georgia, to levy an
additional tax for high school pur
poses, on all the taxable property of
the county except that property
within the City of Rome which shall
be exempt from said tax, when ap
proved by a majority of the qualified
voters of said county living outside
the City of Rome voting at an elec
tion to pass upon such tax, but if
a majority of the qualified voters
living outside the City of Rome
should vote in favor of ratifying this
constitutional amendment at the gen
eral election to be held on Tuesday
' after the first Monday in November,
1938, then it shall not be necessary
for the county commissioners of
roads and revenue of Floyd County
to call a special election.
By His Excellency,
E. D RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary ses
sion proposed an amendment to the
Constitution of this State as set forth
in a resolution approved February
12, 1938, relating to Floyd County
high-school tax, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 338.
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 8, section 4, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize Floyd County, Georgia, to
levy an additional tax for high
school purposes, on all the taxable
property of the county except that
property within the City of Rome
which shall be exempt from said tax,
when approved by a majority of the
qualified voters of said county living
outside the City of Rome voting at
an election to pass upon such tax,
but if a majority of the qualified
voters living outside the City of
Rome should vote in favor of rati
fying this constitutional amendment
at the general election to be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1938, then it shall not be
necessary for the county commis
sioners of roads and revenue of Floyd
County to call a special election.
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 8, section 4.
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
! Georgia, as heretofore amended,
I shall be further amended by adding
lat the end thereof a new subpara-
I graph in the following words, to-wit:
| Floyd County, Georgia, shall be au-
I thorized to levy a tax for high school
1 purposes, of not exceeding twenty
i cents on the hundred dollars of all
; taxable property in said county ly
; ing outside the City of Rome, in
i addition to all other taxes which itl
is now authorized by law to levy,;
upon aproval of a majority of the '
i qualified voters of said county living |
I outside the City of Rome, voting at
lan election held for the purpose of
i passing upon such a tax; but if a
majority of the qualified voters liv-1
I ing outside the City of Rome should
vote in favor of ratifying this con
stitutional amendment at the Gen-
I eral election to be held on Tuesday ’
I after the first Monday in November,'
1938. then it shall not be necessary
for the county commissioners of j
j roads and revenue of Floyd County I
to call a special election; provided,
i however, that should a majority of
, the qualified voters of Floyd County
I living outside the City of Rome vote
: against this constitutional amend
ment in the election to be held on
i Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1938, then if and when
■this amendment shall be ratified it
shall be the duty of the county com-
I missioners of roads and revenue of■
Floyd County to call a special elec
tion within one year after the rati
fication and approval of this con
stitutional amendment by the people
of Georgia, the county to pay the
expenses of said election or elections
to pass upon said tax, which elec
tion shall be held in the same manner
as other elections are held in said
county.
Section 2.
Notice of said election shall be
published by said county commis
sioners of roads and revenue, in the
newspaper - in which sheriffs adver
tisements in said county are pub
lished, once a week for four weeks
consecutively before said election
is held. The rate of taxation to be
levied for high school purposes shall
be that recommended by the board
of education of Floyd County, but
not to exceed the limit herein spec
ified. The returns of said election
shall be made to the Ordinary of
said County, and the results declared
by him. If the first election held
should be adverse to such tax, it
shall be the duty of the county com
missioners of roads and revenue of
said county to again submit to the
voters of Floyd County living out
side the City of Rome the question
of whether such tax shall be levied,
when they are requested so to do
by the board of education of Floyd
County; provided, elections shall not
be held for this purpose within less
than one year of each other. When
a tax for high school purposes shall
have been approved by the voters
of Floyd County living outside the
City of Rome, it shall be the duty
of the county commissioners of roads
and revenue to include in their next
regular annual levy of taxes such tax
for high school purposes as may be
recommended by the board of edu
cation of Floyd County, but not to
exceed the limit specified of twenty
cents on the hundred dollars of tax
able property, such tax to be levied
annually thereafter as recommended
by the board of education of Floyd
County. All moneys arising from said
tax shall be turned over to the board
of education of Floyd County, Geor
gia, for expenditures for high school
purposes only, and said board shall
have the right to make such arrange
ments with any high school is the
county for high school work as it
may deem advisable. The Floyd
County board of education shall have
the right to use the money derived
from this tax for building, equipping,
and operating highschools if in their
judgment it should become necessary.
Section 3.
Be it further enacted by authority
aforesaid, that whenever the pro
posed amendment to the Constitu
tion shall be agreed to by two thirds
of the members elected to each of
the two Houses of the General As
sembly, and the same has been en
tered on their journals with the
“ayes” and “nays” taken thereon,
the Governor shall and he is hereby
authorized and instructed to cause
said amendment to be published in
at least two newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State, for
the period of two months next pre
ceding the time of holding the next
general election.
Section 4.
Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid that the amendment
to the Constitution herein proposed
shall be submitted for ratification or
rejection to the voters of this State
at the next general election to be
held on Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1938. All per
sons voting in said election in favor
of adopting the proposed amendment
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “For amend
ment to authorize Floyd County,
Georgia, to levy extra tax for high
school purposes on all taxable prop
erty outside the City of Rome” and
all persons opposed to the adoption
of the amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “Against amendment to au
thorize Floyd County, Georgia, to
levy extra tax for high school pur
poses on all taxable property outside
the City of Rome.”
Section 5.
Be it further enacted, that it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of State
to certify the results of the vote on
this amendment to the Governor; and
when such vote is so certified, if it
shall appear that a majority of the
qualified voters are in favor of said
amendment, then the same shall be
come a part of article eight, section
four, paragraph one, of the Constitu
tion of Georgia and the Governor
shall issue his proclamation to that
effect as provided by law.
Section 6.
Be it further enacted, that all laws
and parts of laws in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
ROY V. HARRIS,
Speaker of the House.
JNO. B. SPIVEY,
I 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.
Rivers, Governor of said State, do
I issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed forego
ing amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 8, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
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