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A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a propoted amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tueaday. November 8,
ItSS, amending Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing
the Cite of Adel to incur a bonded
indebtedness in addition to that
heretofore authorized by the Con*t>
tution and laws of Georgia for the
Crpose of refunding and retiring
existing bonded indebtedness due
„and unpaid as of July 1. 1937 and
which becomes due up “>
ing July 1, 1*42; to provide that the
fund* raised from such additional
bonded indebtedness shall be used
exclusively for the retirement o.
said bonded indebtedness that is or
msv become due and unpaid as of
Julv 1. 1942; to authorize the Cit>
Ade! to increase its bon . “*
debtednc*.-. in addition to ad aep
ate from the amount of deb. * berf
tofore allowed under said paragraph.
under certain circumstar.ces. for the
nuroo** of extending, enlarging, re
constructing and maintain
tat the waterworks, sewerage, ami
electric systems of the City <•- ■ ' •
To provide for the submission of the
amendment for rutificaUonby the
people: and for other purposes.
By Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS. Governor,
State of Georg * Executive Dep.-.
WHERKAS. Genersi
bly at the 1937-38 extraordinary
seM.on proposed •■ amendment
the Constitution of this State a* _
forth in a resol uUon approved Jan^
uary 10th. 1938. relating to the
bonded debt of to-wit.
AN AC 1
No. 128
An Act to propose to ,h *
voter* of Georgia an if
article 7. section 7. paragraph 1. oi
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize the City of Adel to meur
a bonded indebtedness in ,dd,l *£
to that heretofore authorized by
Constitution and law* aZLSSTS
for the purpose of refunding and re
tiring its existing bonded indebted
ness due and unpaid as of July U
1937 and which becomes due up to
and including July 1.1942; to pro
vide that the funds raised from saJ*
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 Juiv 1. 1942; to authorize
the City of Ade! to increase its
bonded indebtedness, in addition to
and separate from the amount of
debts her • :dore allowed under said
paragraph, under certain c.reum
ztanees, for the purpose of extend
ing. enlarging, repairing, construct
ing and maintaining the waterworks,
sewerage, and electric systems os
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 j
of same, that article 7, section ■.
paragraph 1, of the Coronation of
Georgia which has heretofore been
amended shall be farther amended
by adding at the end thereof anew
paragraph in the following words,
to-wit ; . . . .
“And except that the City of Adel
may issue refunding serial bonds
not in excess of the aggregate sum
of thirty-nine thousand ($39,000.00)
dollars, for the purpose of refunding
and retiring its existing bonded in
debtedness due and unpaid as of
July 1, 1937 and which becomes due
op to and including July 1, 1942.
and providing for the assessment
and collection of an annual tax suf
ficient in amount to pay the princi
pal and interest of said bonds as
they fall due; the proceeds of all
such refunded bonds so issued by
the City of Adel to be used exclu
sively for the purpose of paying and
retiring said bonded indebtedness
that is or may become due and un
paid as of July 1. 1942. Said re
funding bonds shall be issued when
authorized by a vote of the Mayor
and City Council and shall be vali
dated as provided by law; that the
Citv of Adel from time to time as
necessary for the puipose of extend
ing. enlarging, repairing, constrict
ing and or maintaining (either, any
or all of them) its waterworks sys
tem. sewerage system and electric
light and power system, including
pipe lines, reservoirs, pumping sta
tions. sewerage line, sewerage dis
posal plant, electric line, machinery
and machinery replacements, or any
thing 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, 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 twer.ty-five thousand <525.-
000.00 1 dollars, and such indebted
ness not to be incurred except with
the assent of two thirds of the quali
fied voters of said City, voting at an
election or elections to be held as
may now or may hereafter he pre
scribed 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
taro thirds vote of the members of
each House, with the "‘ayes” and
•"nay®" thereon, and published in
•one or more newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State for
two months previous to the time for
bolding the next general election, at
which proposed amendments to the
Constitution of this State may be
anted on, and shall at said genera!
election he submitted to the people
for ratification. All persons voting
at said election in favor of adopting
the aaid proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written or
printed on their baiiota the word*.
“For ratification of amendment of
article 7. eection 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, authorizing the
City of Adel to issue refunding
i bonds, to increase its bonded iz
‘ debtedneas for waterworks, sewer
age and electric ayetem,” and all
, persona opposed to the adopting of
[said amendment shall have written
er printed on their ballots the words,
"Against ratification of amendment
-of article 7, section 7, paragraph I,
of the Constitution, authorizing the
I City of Adel to issue refunding
! bonds to increase its bonded indebt
edness for waterworks, sewerage
and eloctric system*.” And if a
majority of the elector* qualified to
vote for member* of the General Aa
! iemb!y. 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 Con
stitution of the State, and the Gov
ernor shall make a proclamation
tfterefor, as provided by law.
Section 3.
All law* 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. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do is
sue this my proclamation hereby de
claring that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution w
submitted. for ratification or re
jection. to the voters of the state
qualified to vote for members of tne
General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday. No
vember Bth. 1938.
E. D. RIVERS. Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON.
Secretary - of State.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constiution of Georgia to bo
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday. November .
1938. amending article 7, section
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
City of Baxley, Appling County,
Georgia, to refund a bonded in
debtedness. in addition to that here
tofore authorized by the
t or. and laws of Georgia, for the
purpose of refunding
its present or any future bonded m
debtedmess legally incurred t.aj may
be due and unpaid, provided that
same shall not be in excess of the
amount manic: pal uses are now
orized to incur, and provided tnat
the funds raised from such additional
bonded indebtedness shall be used
exclusively, and for no other pur
pose. for the retirement of said
bonded indebtedness that may
for the present time or in the future
and to provide for same as may be
come due or unpaid, and to uthor
ixe the governing authorities of the
City of Baxley, w ihout a vote of the
people, to authorize the issuance of
said refunding bonds to "PffLV,!!
present or any future indebtedness
that may be incurred, and to provide
for the submission of this amend
ment for ratification by the people;
and for other purpose*.
Bv His Excellency,
E D. RIVERS, Governor.
State of Georgia. Executive Dept.,
September 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-w;t:
AN ACT
No. 135.
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, o.
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize the City of Baxley. Ap
pling County. Georgia, to refund a
bonded indebtedness, in addition to
that heretofore authorized by the
Constitution and law* of Georgia,
for tV purpose of refunding and
retiring its present or any future
bonded indebtedness legally incur
red that may be due and unpaid,
provided that same shall not be in
excess o? the amount municipalities
are now authorized to incur, and
provided that the funds raised from
such additional bonded indebtedness
shall be used exclusively, and for nc
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 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 :he General As
sembly of the State of Georgi*. 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 anew
paragraph in the following words,
to-wit:
‘“And except that the City of Bax
ley. in App::n| County. Georgia, for
its present or future bonded indebt
edness. may issue serial refunding
bond* not in excess of the legally
authorized outstanding unpaid bond
ed indebtedness, which includes
principal and interest, for the pur
rose of refunding and retiring any
bonded indebtedness for said City of
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON. GEORGIA
Baxley municipality, and providing
for the assessment and collodion of
an annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and interest of
said refunding bond* as they shall
fall due; the proceed* of such re
funding bonds that may be issued as
herein provided to be used exclusive
ly fer the purpose of paying and re
tiring said bonded indebtedness that
is c.e or that may become due and
u..paid on any future bonded in
debtedness, and provided further
that said refunding bonds shall be
isaued 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-third* vote of the members of
each House, with the “ayes” and
“nayes” thereon, the Governor is
hereby directed to have this pro
posal published in one or more news
papers in each Cor.gr essio.ial Dts
trict in this State for two months
previous to the time for holding the
" next general election, at which pro
oosed amendments to the Constitu
tion of this State may be voted on,
and shall at said general election be
submitted to the people for ratifica
tion. All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting the said
! proposed amendment to the Consti
tution shall liave 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
Baxley to issue refunding bonds."
and all persons opposed to the adopt
ing of said amendment shad hzve
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 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.
Jno. W. Hammond.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
Approved:
E D. RIVERS,
governor.
This 10th day of January. 1938.
NOW. THEREFORE. L E. D Riv
ers. Governor of said State, do is
sue this my proclamation hereby de
claring that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion. to the voters of the State
qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly at the Gener
al Election to be held on Tuesday,
November Bth, 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 oi
the Stare of Georgia, authorizing
the trustees of the Beaverdam
School District of Berrien County
Georgia, to incur a bonded indebt
edness in addition to that heretofore
authorized by the Constitution and
law* of Georgia, for the purpose of
refunding and retiring 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 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
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 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
session 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, io-wit:
AN ACT
No. 339.
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 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
retiring its existing bonded indebt
edness due ani unpaid as of Octcber
15. 1 $36, and which becomes due up
to and including October 15, 1938;
to provide that the funds 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 October 15.
1938; to provide the terms of their
assise; to provide for the submission
of the amendment for ratification by
the people; and for other purposes
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia:
SECTION L
Article 7, section 7, paragraph 1,
of the Constitution of Georgia, is
hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof anew paragraph in the
following words, to-wit;
“And except that the Beaverdam
School District of Berrien County,
Georgia, may issue refunding serial
bonds not in the excess of the ag
gregate cum of 111,000.00, for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
any bonded indebtedness of said
school district outstanding, past-due
and unpaid on October 15. 1938,
end any bonded indebtedness of
said school district outstanding and
which becomes due op to and includ
ing October 15, 1938, and provide
! 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 said Beaverdam School
District of Berrien County to be
used exclusively for the purpose of
paying and retiring said bonded
indebtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid a* of October 15,
1938. Said refunding bonds shall
be issued when authorized by a vote
of the trustees of the said Beaver
dam School District and shall be
validated.”
SECTION 2.
When said amendment is agreed
to by two-thirds vote of the mem
bers of each House, with the “ayes”
and “nays” thereon, it shall be pub
lished in one or more newspapers in
each Congressional District in this
State for two months previous to
the time for holding the next gener
al election, at which proposed
amendments to the Constitution of
this State may be voted on, and
shall at said next genera! 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
Constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words.
“For ratification of amendment of
article I, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, authorizing the
Beaverdam School District of Ber
rien County, to issue refunding
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 Beaver
dam 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 Gener
al .Assembly, the said amendments:
shall become part oi article 7, sec
tion 7, paragraph 1, of the Consti
tution of the State, and the Cover- j
nor shall make a proclamation there- s
of as provided by law.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in con
flict with 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 dav of February. 1938.
NOW. THEREFORE. L E. D. Riv-;
ers, Governor of said State, do is- <
sue this my proclamation hereby de
claring that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State
qualified to vote for member* of the
General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday. No
vember 8 th, 1933.
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 Genera! 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
corporation of Fannin County, to
create bonded indebtedness for the
! purpose of paying off and disc ha tg
’ ing any indebtedness that now ex
;uh or that may hereafter exist
against the said City of Blue Ridge.
Bv His Excellency,
E. D RIVERS. Governor,
State of Georgia. Executive Dept.,
September Ist. 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 De
cember 27. 1937, relating to the
bonded debt of Blue Ridge, to-wit:j
AN ACT
No. 103
An Act to propose to the qualified
5 voters of the State of Georgia an
amendment to article seven (7),
section seven (7), paragraph one
(11, of the Constitution of the State
of Georgia, authorizing the City of
Blue Ridge, a municipal corporation
of Fannin County, to create bonded
indebtedness for the purpose of pay
ing off and discharging any indebt
edness that now exists or that may
hereafter exist against the said City
of Blue Ridge.
SECTION L
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 sever, (7), paragraph one
(11. of the Constitution of the State
of Georgia be and the same is here
by amended by adding thereto the
following words: “Except that the
City of Blue Ridge, a municipal
corporation, of Fannin County,
State of Georgia, may incur a bond
ed indebtedness in addition to the
debts hereinbefore in thi* paragraph
allowed to be incurred, in an
amount in the aggregate not to ex
ceed si* (•%) P*r centum of the
taxable property of said municipali
ty as shown bv the tax digest, for
the purpose of paying off and dis
charging any indebtedness that now
exists or that may hereafter exist
against the aaid City of Blue Ridge;
provided that said bonded indebted
ness shall not be incurred except
with the assent of two-thirds of the
qualified voter* of said City of Blue
Ridge, voting at an election for that
purpose, to be held as prescribed by
Saw, 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 au
thority 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
published in one or more newspaper*
!in each Congressional District, foi
two months previous to the time of
holding the next general election
and shall at the next general elec
tion be submitted for ratification.
All persons voting at raid election
in favor of adopting the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitu
tion shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “For ratifi
cation of amendment to article sev
en, section seven, paragraph one, of
the Constitution, authorizing the
City of Blue Ridge, a municipal cor
poration of Fannin County, to cre
ate a bonded indebtedness for the
purpose of paying off indebtedness,
and all persons voting at said elec
tion opposed to the adoption of said
amendment shall cave written or
printed on their ballots the words.
“Against ratification of amendment
to article seven, section seven, para
graph one, of the Constitution, au
thorizing the City of Blue Ridge, a
municipal corporation of Fannin
County, to create a bonded indebt
edness for the purpose of paying off
indebtedness;” and if a majority of
the electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly,
voting thereon, shall vote for rati
fication thereof, when the result
shall be consolidated as cow re
quired by law in elections for mem
ber*. of the general Assembly, then
said amendment shall become a part
of article seven, section seven,
paragraph one. of the Constitution
c f this State, and the Governor shall
make proclamation therefor as pro
vided by law.
SECTION 3.
Be it farther enacted, that all
laws or parts of laws in conflict
herewith be and the same are here
by repealed.
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Jno. B. Spjvev,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Joe Boone.
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammond.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
Approved;
E. D. RIVERS,
Governor.
This 27th dav of December. 1937.
NOW. THEREFORE. I. E. D. Riv
ers. Governor of said State, do is
sue this my proclamation hereby de
claring that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion. to the voter*, of the State
qualified to vote for members of the
Genera! Assembly at the Genera!
Election to be held on Tuesday. No
vember Bth, 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
i to be held on Tuesday. November 8,
11938. amending article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing
the trustees of the Jeffersonville
i Consolidated School District of
Twiggs County, Georgia, to incur a
1 bonded indebtedness in addition to
that heretofore authorized by the
‘ Coustituti; n and law* of Georgia,
for the purpose of refunding and re
: tiring its existing bonded indebted- j
j ness due and unpaid as of February!
11. 1937, and which shall become due
up to and including February 1,
1941; to provide that the funds
! raised from such additional bonded
indebtedness shall be used exclu
sively for the retirement of said
. bonded indebtedness that is or may
i become due and unpaid up to an
including February 1, 1941; to pro
vide the terms of their issue; 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 Assem
bly at the 1937-38 extraordinary j
session proposed an amendment to
the Constitution of this State as set
forth in a resolution approved Feb
ruary 7, 1938. relating to the bond
ed debt of Jeffersonville School Dis
trict, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 305.
An Act to propose to the qualified j
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize the trustees of the Jeffer
sonville Consolidated School District
of Twiggs 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
retiring its existing bonded indebt
edness due and unpaid as of Febru
ary 1, 1937, and which shall become
due uo to and including February
1, 1941; to provide that the funds
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1938.
raised from such additional bonded
indebtedness shall be used excluairu
ly for the retirement of said bond
ed indebtedness that is or may be
come due and unpaid up to and in
cluding February 1, 1941; to pro
vide the terms of their issue; 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 anew
paragraph :n the following words,
to-wit:
“And except that the Jefferson
ville Consolidated School District, of
Twiggs County, Georgia, may issue
refunding serial bonds not in the
excess of the aggregate sum of
$27,000.00, for the purpose of re
funding and retiring any bonded in
debtedness of the said Jefferson
ville Consolidated School District,
outstanding, past due and unpaid as
of February 1, 1937. and any bond
ed indebtedness of said Jefferson
ville Consolidated School District
which becomes due up to and in
cluding February 1, 1941, and pro
vide for the assessment and collec
tion of an annual tax sufficient in
amount to pay the principal and in
terest of said bonds as they fail due;
the proceeds of all such refunding
bonds so issued by the said Jeffer
sonville Consolidated School District
•of Twiggs County, Georgia, to be
used exclusively for the purpose of
paying and retiring said bonded in
debtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid up to and including
February 1. 1941. Said refunding
bonds shall be issued when authoriz
ed by a vote of the trustees of the
said Jeffersonville Consolidated
School District, and shall be vali
dated.”
Section 2.
When said amendment is agreed
to by two thirds vote of the mem
ber* of each House, with the “ayes”
and “nays” thereon, it shall be pub
lished in one or more newspapers in
each Congressional District in this
Sure 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 next general election be snb-
I mitted to the people for ratification.
All persons voting at said election
in favor of adopting the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitu
tion 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 Jefferson
ville Consol! iated School District of
Twiggs County, Georgia, to issue
refunding 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
Jeffersonville Consolidated School
District of Twiggs 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 ratifi
cation thereof, when the results
shall be consolidated as now requir
ed by law in election for members of
the Genera! Assembly, the said
amendments shall become part of
article 7, section 7. paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of the State and
the Governor shall make a procla
mation thereof, as provided by law.
Section 3.
Be it farther enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, and it is hereby
enacted by authority of the same,
that all law* or parts of law* 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 7th dav of February. 1938.
NOW. I, E. D. Rit
ers. Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby de
claring 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
General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on T uesday,
November 8, 1938.
E D. RIVERS.
GOVERNOR.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE
NOTICE
Georgia, Jackson County: To:
The Creditors of T. R. Potter, De
ceased. You are hereby notified to
render an account to the undersign
ed of your demands against the
estate of T. R- Potter, deceased, or
lose priority as to your claim. This
the 21st day of September, 1938.
Mrs. T. R. Potter and Children,
Heirs at Law of T. R. Potter,
Dea ceased.
VAN CLEVE
Furnishes Flowers of all kinds for
all occasions—Pot Plants. Cut Flow
ers, Corsages, Bouquets, Flowers for
weddings or funerals.—Mrs. J. C.
Bennett, Local Representative.