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VOLUME XLVIII.
frisdiction of the Polk Cou. ty
'Board of Education of two nv'T
, upon the dollar of all taxable
property lpcated in the County of
Polk, when such additional two
mill tax is recommended by the
Polk County Board of Education.”
• SECTION 2.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT WHEN *said amendment
shall be agreed to by two-thirds
vote of the members of each
House with the "ayes” and "nays”
taken thereon, the proposed
amendment shall be submitted to
the people for ratification or re¬
jection at the next general elec¬
tion at v. hlch election members of
the General Assembly are chosen,
at which election every person
shall be qualified to vote who is
qualified to vote for the members
oi the General Assembly. Said
amendment shall be published in
one or more newspapers in each
congressional district for two
months previous to the time of
holding the election wherein said
amendment is submitted for rat¬
ification or rejection. All persons
voting in said election in favor
adopting the proposed amend¬
ment to the Constitution shall
have written or printed on their
ballots the words “For ratifica¬
tion of amendment to Paragraph
1, Section 5, Article 8 of the Con-
s.itutlon providing for nine (9)
member Polk County Board of
Education and the election of a
County school superintendent by
caid Board”and all persons op¬
posed to the adoption of said
amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words
"Against ratification of amend¬
ment to Paragraph 1, Section 5,
Sr’ticle 8 of the ConsTitutlon pro-
viding for a nine (9) member
Polk County Board of Education
aid the election of a County
r hocl ' superintendent by said
Beard.” If a majority of the vot-
i s of tl:■> State qualified to vote
for member -r of the General As-
s mb’y voting theron, and if a
i '.an y pf the electors qualified
to vote Hr members of the Gen-
i 1 Assembly in the County of
- v-tlng thereon ratify such
i - cent, the s_ma shall be-
< .e a pert of the Constitution of
1 s fltste. The returns of the
r' ciicn shall be made In like
rar-.or rs returns for members
C the C moral Assembly, and it
£ 'all be the duty of the Secretary
oi the State to ascertain the re-
e-ll anJ to certify the result to
the Governor, vv ho shall, if such
r. .:nc men: be ratified make proc-
1,unction thereof.
1 BED HAND
Speaker of the Hous«
JOE DOONE
Clerk of ti e House
VVM. T. Dean
Acting President of the Senate
and President Pro Tem
MRS HENRY NEVIN
Secretary of the E.' Senate
APPROVED: M. THOMPSON
Acting Governor
This 28th day of March, 1947
NOW, THEREFORE, I, M. E.
THOMPSON, Acting Governor of
Georgia, do issue this my procla¬
mation hereby declaring that the
proposed foregoing amendment to
the Constitution of Georgia is sub¬
mitted, for ratification or rejec¬
tion, to the voters of the State
qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly at the Gen¬
eral Election to be held on Tues¬
day. November 2, 1948.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand, and
caused the Great Seal of the
State to be affixed, at the Capitol
in the City of Atlanta, this the
25th day of August, A. D., 1948
M. E. THOMPSON -
By the Acting Governor:
Acting Governor
BEN W. FORTSON, JR.
Secretary of State
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amend-
mc.it to the Constitution of Geor-
g.u, to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 2, 1948, proposing to
the qualified voters of the State
of Georgia an amendment to Ar¬
ticle VIII, Section VII, of the
Constitution of the S.ate ot Geor-
g.a, said amendment to be known
as Paragraph II of said Section,
so as to provide tiiat tie General
Assembly of Georgia shall be au¬
thorized to pass a spec.al act or
acts to merge the existing inde¬
pendent school system ot the City
of Columbus and the existing
school district in the County of
Muscogee lying outside tie cor¬
porate limits of said city into one
school d.strict or system co-ex-
tensive with the limits ot said
county; and for other purposes.
Ey His Excellecy,
M. E. THOMPSON, Acting
Governor, State of Georgia
two-thirds WHEREAS, of the by members the votes elected of |
to each ot the two Houses, the I
WM. T. DEAN
President Pro Tem and Acting
President
MRS. HENRY W. NEVIN
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: M. E. THOMPSON, 1
Acting Governor
This 28th day of March, 1947.
NOW THEREFORE, I, M. E.
THOMPSON, Acting Governor of
Georgia, do issue this my procla¬
mation hereby declaring that the
proposed foregoing amendment to
the Constitution of Georgia is sub¬
mitted, for ratification or rejec¬
tion, to the voters of the State
qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly at tha Gen-
ieral Election to be held on Tues¬
day, November 2, 1948.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand, and
caused the G 0 1 Seal of the
State to b? affixed, at Capitol in
the City of Atlanta, this the 25th
day of August, A. D.., 1948.
M. E. THOMPSON,
Acting Governor
By the Acting Governor:
BEN W. FORTSON, JR,
Secretary of State
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amend¬
ment to the Constitution of Geor-
to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 2, 1948, proposing to
the qualified voters of the State of
Georgia an amendment to Article
VII, Section IV, Paragraph I, of
the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, so as to provide that the
Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of Fulton County
shall have the right and power 1 ,
ti assess and collect license fees
and taxes from all persons, firms
and corporations maintaining a
place or places of business in any
area of Fulton County outside the
incorporated limits of municipal¬
ities; and the right and power to-
license and regulate taxicabs and
cars for hire in such unincorpo¬
rated areas, and the right and
power to classify business and
business enterprises and to assess
different license fees and taxes
against different classes of busi-
' ness; and so as to provide that
the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Fulton
County shall also have the right
and power to regulate all busi¬
nesses and business enterprises in
any area of Fulton County out¬
side the incorporated limits of mu¬
nicipalities, in the interest of the
welfare of the citizens of Fulton
County, and to prescribe rules
ar.d regulations concerning the
sar .e, and to provide that viola- i
tio:i of any regulation adopted
by the Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of Fulton
County or the failure to pay any
‘license fee or tax prescribed for
any business shall constitute a
mi. demeanor punishable upon
conviction thereof as prescribed
by the general laws of the State,
of Georgia; and for other pur¬
poses.
By His Excellency,
M. E. THOMPSON, Acting
Governor, State of Georgia.
WHEREAS, by the votes of
two-thirds of the members elect¬
ed to each of the two Houses, the
General Assembly at its 1947 Ses¬
sion proposed an amendment to
the Constitution of this State, as
set forth in a Resolution approved
on the 28th day of March, 1947,
to-wit:
Providing that the Board
of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues of Fulton County,
shall have the right and
power to assess and eolleet li¬
cense fees and taxes from all
persons, firms and corporations
maintaining a place or places of
business in any area of Fulton
Codnty ontside the Incorporated
limits of municipalities; and the
right and power to license and
requlate taxicabs and cars for
hi. e in such unincorporated
areas, and the right and power
to classify business and business
enterprises and to assess differ¬
ent license fees and taxes
against different classes of busi¬
ness; and so as to provide that
the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Fulton
County shall also have the right
and power to regulate all busi¬
nesses and business enterprises
In any area of Fulton County
outside the Incorporated limits
of municipalities, In the Interest
of the welfare of the citizens of
Fulton County, and to prescribe
rules and regulations concern¬
ing the same, and to provide
that violation of any regulation
adopted by the Board of Com¬
missioners of Roads and Reve¬
nues of Fulton County or the
failure to pay any license fee
or tax prescribed for any busi¬
ness shall constitute a misde¬
meanor punishable upon convic¬
tion .hereof as prescribed by
the general laws ot the State
General Assembly at, its 1917 Ses¬
sion proposed an amendment to
the Constitution of this State, as
set forth in c Resolution approved
on the 23th day of March, 1947,
to-wit:
Providing that the General
Assembly of Georgia shall be
authorized to pass a special act
or arts to merge the existing
independent school system of
the City of Columbus and the
exLIkig school district in the
County of Muscogee lying out¬
side the corporate limits of said
city into one school district or
system co-extensIve with the
limits of said county; and for
other purposes.
H. R. No. 92-465A R. A. No. 30
A RESOLUTION
To propose to the qualified Vot¬
ers of the State of Georgia an
amendment to Article VIII, Sec¬
tion VII, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, said amend¬
ment to be known as Paragraph
II. of said Section, so as to pro¬
vide that the General Assembly
of Georgia shall be authorized to
pass a special act or acts to merge
the existing independent school
system of the City of Columbus
and the existing school district in
the County of Muscogee lying out¬
side the corporate limits of said
city into one school district or
system co-extensive with the
limits of said county.
. SECTION 1
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA that Article VIII., Sec¬
tion VII. of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia shall be
amended so as to add to ghid sec¬
tion a new Paragraph, to be
known as Paragraph II., and to
read as follows:
"PARAGRAPH II. MERCER
OF EXISTING INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL SYSTEM OF CITY OF
COLUMBUS AND EXISTING
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MUS¬
COGEE COUNTY OUTSIDE THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF SAID
CITY INTO ONE SCHOOL DIS-
TRIST OR SYSTEM. The Gen¬
eral Assembly of Georgia is here¬
by authorized to pass a special
act or acts to merge the existing
independent school system of the
City of ColUmbus and the existing
school district in the County of
Muttcogee outside the corporate
limits of said city, as said cor¬
porate limits will exist on Decem¬
ber 31, 1948, or may be thereafter
extended, so that the entire area
of said county shall constitute
one school district or system, the
existing independent school sys¬
tem of said city and the existing )
school district in said county out¬
side corporate limits of said city
being thereby abolished. The con¬
struction, equipment and opera¬
tion of a public library or libra¬
ries by said school system so to be
created shall be held to be a part,
of said school system.”
The said act or acts of the Gen¬
eral Assembly shall authorize the
levying of ad valorem taxes, uni¬
form throughout said county, with
or without limitation of such rate,
as the General Assembly may pro¬
vide, for the support of said
school system. Property taxed
for support of said school system
shall not be subject to the privi¬
leges of the homestead exemption
provided by Article VII., Section
I. , Paragraph IV., of this Consti¬
tution.
The General Assembly may
provide either (1) For the fixing
of the rate of the county-wide
school tax by the Commission
of the City of Columbus and the
Board of Roads and Revenues of
Muscogee County meeting In
joint session; after which, at sep¬
arate meetings of said Commis¬
sion and said Board, said Commis¬
sion shall levy taxes, at the fixed
rate, on property within the cor¬
porate limits of said city, and
said Board shall levy taxes, at the
fixed rate, on property in said
county outside said corporate
limits. Under this plan, returns
for taxation of property located
in the corporate limits shall be
made to the city authorities, and
assessments on said city property
and all proceedings for collection
of taxes thereon shall be had by
the city authorities; while returns
for taxation of property located
in said county outside the corpor¬
ate limits of said city shall be
made to the regular county au¬
thorities, and assessments on said
property outside the corporate
limits of said city and all pro¬
ceedings for collection of taxes
thereon shall be had by the regu¬
lar county authorities. Or (2) in
lieu of or in combination with the
said plan, the General Assembly
may vest the powers of taxation,
the making of provisions for tax
returns and assessment ot pro¬
perty and collection of taxes, to¬
gether with such other powers
necessary or incidental to the
support of said school system, In
any public body, hoard or com-
mis ci on or co^hi- ><io-s thereof,
or may create new public bod e*,
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1948.
of Georgia; and for other pur¬
poses.
H. R. No. 96-476A R. A. No. 32
• ' RESOLUTION
To propose to the qualified vot¬
ers of the State of Georgia an
Amendment to Art. 7, Sec. 4,
Par. 1, of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, so as to provide
that the Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of Fulton
County shall have the right ar.d
power to assess and collect li¬
cense fees ar.d taxes from all per¬
sons, firms ar.d corporations
maintaining a plaee or places of
business in cr.y area of Fulton
County outside the incorporated
limits of municipalities; and 'he
right ar.d power to license and
regulate taxicabs and cars for
hire in such unincorporated areas,
and the right and power to class¬
ify business and business enter¬
prises and to assess different li¬
cense fees and taxes against dif¬
ferent classes of business; and so
as to provide that the Board of
Commissioners of Roads and Rev¬
enues of Fulton County shall also
have the right and power to reg¬
ulate all businesses and business
enterprises in any area of Fulton
County outside the incorporated
limits of municipalties, in the
interest of the welfare of the cit¬
izens of Fulton County, and to
prescribe rules and regulations
concerning the same, and to pro¬
vide that violation of any regula¬
tion adopted by the Board of Com¬
missioners of Roads and Revenues
of Fulton County or the failure
to pay any license fee or tax pre¬
scribed for any business shall con¬
stitute a misdemeanor punishable
upon conviction thereof as pre¬
scribed by the general laws of
'the State of Georgia; and for
other purposes.
SECTION 1.
Be It resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia,
that Art. 7, Sec. 4, Par. 1. of the
Constitution of the State of Geor¬
gia be amended by adding thereto
the following new paragraph, to-
wit:
"The Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of Fulton
County shall have the right and
power to asr./s and collect license
fees and taxes from all persons,
firms and corporations maintain¬
ing a place or places of business
it any area of Fulton County
outside the incorporated limits of
municipalities; and the right and
flower to license and regulate
taxicabs and cars for hire in such
unincorporated areas; and the
right and power to classify busi¬
nesses and business enterprises
and to assess different license fees
and taxes against different classes
of business. The Board of Com¬
missioners of Roads and Revenues
of Fulton County shall also have
the right and power to regulate
ah businesses and business enter¬
prises in any area of Fulton
County outside the ineorpira: 1
-limits of municipalities, in ri .•
interest of the welfare of t’-' 1 r -
izens of Fulton County. ; r. 1 m
prescribe rules and mjula i >• s
concerning the same, and to p.
vide that violation of any n i-
tion adopted by the Board of ( ni-
jnissiorers of Ronds and Revr: ■: s
|f Fulton County or the falln e
|o pay any license K? or tax pre¬
scribed for anv ivsin.. s shall con¬
stitute a mi£. me-nor purdshr! e
upon convict! i t; . rr < as pre¬
scribed by t! ■ r 1 h.ws of
the State of >'
SECTION 2.
Be it further resolved by the
8'"’ rity afo: nid that when
£ ' .* rr.em’mr' : ■ ' II be agreed
I t Hvo-thir »;e of the me m-
i l elected tu each of the .wo
I I . of the General assembly,
! g jne.dment shall be eniered
j c eir Journals with the ryes
I f ays taken thereon, ar.d shall
l e Governor he published in
, c -r more newspapers in en-h
!< essional District ar.d in or.e
• e more newspapers in Fulton
t< ty for two months previous
t' he time for holding the next
j al eleclion at vvhk’h elec: on
i hers of the General As embiy
r i-hosen, and said amendment
I f I be submitted to the peon.a
. ji said next general election • A.I
- p sons voting at said election in
, 1 -r of adopting said proposed
Amendment to the Constitution
fc).. 1 have written or printed cl
! ; tl ..r ballots the words: “For rat¬
al .tion of Amendment to Art*
I fi lee. 4, Par. 1 of the Const itu<
1 authorizing Fulton County tii
i t ss and collect license taxei
1 i i businesses in Fulton County
e I to regulate same”. And all
I or.s opposed to the adoptionl
o' said Amendment shall haveS
v it ten or printed on their ballots
| the words. "Against ratification
| oi Art. 7, Sec. 4. Par. 1 of the
Constitution authorizing Fulton
j l i.unty io ass and collect 11-
j pense tax/ upon businesses in
; Fulton County ard to regulate
1
[same.” If a majority of the
tors qualified to vote for
of the General Assembly
thereon in the State as a
ard also a majority of said
tors voting thereon In
County, shall vote for
thereof, when the returns
be consolidated as required by
in elections for »'.embers' of
Genreral Assembly the
Amendment shall beecr.-.e 4
of Art. 7, Sec. 4, Par. 1 of
Constitution of this State
the Governor shall make
mation thereof.
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE |
Clerk of the House
WM. T. DEAN
President Pro Tem ard
President of the Senate
MRS. HENRY W. NEVIN
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: M. E.
Acting Governor
This 28th day of March.
NOW THEREFORE. I, M.
THOMPSON, Acting Governor
Georgia, do issue this my
lamation hereby declaring
the proposed foregoing
ment to the Constitution of
gia is submitted, for
or rejection, to the voters of
State qualified to vote for
bers of the General Assembly at
the General Election, to be held
Tuesday, November 2, 19-48.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF.
have hereunto set my hand,
caused the Great Seal of the
to be affixed, at the Capitol
the City of Atlanta, this the
day of August, A. D., 19-18.
M. E. THOMPSON
Acting Governor
By the Acting Governor:
BEN W. FORTSON, JR.
Secretary of State
_ ___ __ __ _ ,_ __ m ___. _
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amend-
i ment to the Constitution of
gia, to be voted on at the General
I Election to be held on Tuesday,
! November 2, 1948, proposing to
the qualified voters of the State
of Georgia an amendment to Ar¬
ticle VII, Section -IV, Paragraph
I, of the Constitution of Cvorg a
of 1945 so as to authorize the
General Assembly to include in
the Civil Service and/or Merit
System heretofore authorized by
constitutional a m e n d m ent for
Fulton County ary persons (other
than officers elected by the peo¬
ple) whose salar.es or wages are
paid in whole or in part by
Treasurer of Fulton County or
out of funds belonging to Fulton
County; to ratify ail
in the coverage of s Id Civil Serv¬
ice System heretofore made
the General Assembly pr'or
the ratification of this amend¬
ment; and for any other pn pose.
Bv His l-lx e f, l 1 "- — '
ff ET fHOMPSON. Acting
Governor, State of Georgia
WHEREAS, by the votes of
1 i-thirds of the members e'ccted
i each of the two Houses, the
TIenernl Assembly at its 1947 Ses-
i on proposed an amendment to
;'.e Constitution of this Stale. as
1 t t forth in a Resolution ti'nn approved a nnr. tv A
i I i the 2Sih day ot March, P517,
, ii-wit:
Authorizing the tlenera! A>»
senility to Inehu! * In the < i\ il
Service and/or Me; i: Svatei i
heretofore autlio. !z.-il hv <-on-
stitutional amendment for I'ul-
ton County u-..v |> ;so s i r
than office; » e.cof • ! If" h • p >-
pie) whose s;t'ark * or • « ; i
are paid In whole or l.i | i ‘by
,the Treasurer of I uko-i Cotin'v
or out of Linds li a • ;i % t >
Fulton County; to rn !fv nil ex¬
tensions In tile coverr' e of S".t.l
r ivil Service Sys'em h ■!•«• of >r«*
made by the Feneruf A4- -tnfily
prior to the raff!-ation of this
amendment; and for o'h-r pur¬
poses.
H. R. No. 97-476H R. A No 33
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified vot-
er, of Georgia an amendment to
Article 7. Section 4. Paragr.ip , 1
ot the Constitution of Georgia of
1945 so as to au honze the Gen-
eral Assembly to include in
Civil Service and/or m ;tt Sys-
tem heretofore authorized oy con-
stitutional amendment fot Fulton
County any persons (other than
officers elected by the people)
whose salaries ur wages are paid
in whole or in part by the Treas-
urcr of Fulton County or oir of
funds belonging to Fulton County;
to ratify all extensions in
the coverage of s -id Civil Service
System heretofoic made by -he
General Assembly prior in the
ratification of th s* am-'-nilniei t;
ard for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY DIE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1 " !K
STATE OF GEORGIA: * .
SECTION l.
That Amide 7, Section i Par-
boards, or commi*»ion», or combi¬
nations thereof, in which said
powers may be vested. S*id pub¬
lic bodies, boards or commi**Ion«,
or combinations thereof, shall
have representation throughout
said county. -
The Act of the General Assem¬
bly providing for said school mer¬
ger may provide that all assess¬
ments Oi property made after the
first day any January as a basis
of taxation for said school system
shall be effective as ot the first
day of January of that year: aid
in cases of all taxes levied for
said school system after the first
day of any January the tax lien
shall date, rank and became ! x?d
as of the first day of January o:
that year.
The General Assembly may vest
the powers relating to issuance oi
bonds, creation of debts, bar caw¬
ing of money, making of con¬
tracts, acquisition, holding, leas¬
ing or sale of lands and other pro¬
perty, together with such c, er
powers necessary or inctdantal to
the support of said school system,
in any public bodies, boards or
commissions or cambtna.io.is
thereof having representation
therebh throug out the County of
Muscogee; Or may create new
public bodies, boards, or com ses¬
sions, or combinations thereoL I :
which said powers may be vested.
The General Assembly rn.-.y vest
said school system with a'i p-.vi-
leges held by other school *y» at.'S
and districts of this State, i clu-.i-
.ing the addition the.eto of col¬
leges; and said school syj’etrf
shall be entitled to its p o ra’a
portion of all education.-.! funds
now or hereafter provided by t e
State of Georgia and of the
United States.
The General Assembly shall
provide for a board of education,
to bear such name and have such
[powers administer as may be provided in siid
act, to said school sys¬
tem throughout said county; said
board to elect o r employ a s car-
intendent of education, e- J a. 1 ,
teachers and employe a t
to the adminis;ra i. i <
school system. •
The board of e- teat: n
elected by such p Tic I. i
bodies, having rtpros.-n :k '
t'ereon throughout the county, as
may be provided hy t ? (
Assembly.
The board o' tduc.. i i a....::
consist of not fr . ? ! - i f . .no
(15) nor leas th i id ? i ) i : .n-
bers, on-:hi:d cf t e r.... jcis
of such board to l.e rzsi.'en *
of Muscogee County o i.
the corporate limits of the C..y
of Columbus, and t e r.mai- k.g
members of said b ard to Lf resi¬
dents of said cky.
The General Assc-mb'y m y au¬
thorize the City of Column' s and
the County of Muscogee ts ap¬
propriate money from th?’r gen¬
eral funds to the boaid of educa¬
tion so to be created, tor educa¬
tional purposes ine’uding a pub¬
lic library cr libraries to be op¬
erated by said board of educa ion.
T. is power of appropriation shall
aise exist upon the ratification of
this amendment before the mer¬
ger of the existing city school
system and the existing school dis¬
trict in said county and before the
passage of an act by the General
Assembly pursuant hereto, so es
to .permit said city to appropri¬
ate general funds to the existing
city school system and to the ex¬
isting school district in laid coun¬
ty outside the corporate limits of
said city, and to permit sa:d coun¬
ty to appropriate general funds
to the existing city school sys¬
tem and the existing school dis¬
trict in said county outside the
corporate limit* of said city.
The General Assembly may
from time to time enact special
acts amending acts enacted pur¬
suant hereto; and may also pro¬
vide for amendments directly by
the qualified voter* of Muscogee
County in referendum* held tor
that purpose pursuant to general
or special statutes of the State
heretofore or hereafter enacted.
The specification of certain
powers herein is not intended to
be exclusive, it being the inten¬
tion .hereof that all powers here¬
by granted to tbe General As¬
sembly and all powers to be
granted by the General Assem¬
bly pursuant I erelo are to be
liberally construed so as to ef- j
fectuate .he general puipose ot
establishing and maintaining a
comprehensive system of pubic
education throughout the limits
of Muscogee County
The powers hereby granted to
the General Assembly and the
powers to be granted by the Gen¬
eral Assembly to effectuate the
purposes herein sei forth shail
exist notwithstanding other pro¬
visions of this Constitution, or the
general or special law’s of the
State.
The original act to be enacted
by the General Assembly pur¬
suant hereto making provisions
for the merging of the existing
agraph 1 of the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945 be and the s-me
is hereby amended by adding at
the end of said paragraph the
following language:
“Provided, however, the.' the
General Assembly shall 1 c author¬
ized to include in the C.vil Serv¬
ice and/pr Merit System here¬
tofore authorized by cors.itutli.n-.
al amendment for Fulton County
any perrons (other than officers
elected by the people) whose sal¬
aries or wagts are paid in whole
or in jtart by . the Treasurer of
Fulton Qoitnty or out of funds be¬
longing to Fqltpn County, . All
extensions in, the coverage of said
Civil Service System heretofore
made by the General Assembly to
[persons other than employees of
Fulton County and employees and
deputies of county officers of Ful¬
ton County are by, this amend¬
ment ratified, confirmed and con¬
tinued in force, except as the same
may , hereafter be changed or
amended by the ’ General Assem¬
bly.” .
i •• SECTION 2. '■
vyhenever the-above proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall have beeri agreed to by two-
thirds (2/3) vote ot the member*
elected to each of the two House*
of the*General Assembly and the
same has been entered on their
journals, with the ayes and nay*
taken thereon, the Governor shall
be, and he is hereby authorized
a-*’ instructed to cause such
amendment to be published in
or-a or more' newspapers iri each
Congressional District of this
State and in' one or more news¬
papers in Fulton County for two
(2) months previous to the time
for holding the next general elec¬
tion, at which election members
of the General Assembly ar*
chosep, and said amendment*
shall be submitted to-the people
jn said next, general election. Ail
persons voting at said election in
favor, of adopting said proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, "For rat¬
ification of amendment to Article
7, Section 4, -Paragraph 1 of th*
Constitution authorizing the'ex¬
tension of the Civil Service and/
or Merit System Irt Fulton County
and ratifying its extension by th*
General Assembly,” and all per¬
sons opposed to the' adoption of
said amendment shall have writ¬
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, "Against ratification of
Amendment to Article 7, Section
'*■ Paragraph I of the Constitution
authorizing the extension of th*
Civil Service and/or Merit Sys¬
tem in Fulton County and ratify¬
ing its extension by, the General
Assembly.” If a majority of the
electofs qualified to vofe and vot¬
ing thereon in the State as *
whole shall vote in -favor of the
adoption of said amendment, and
also if a majority of the elector*
f quaff fletf to vole and voting there¬
on in Fulton County shall vole in
favor of the adoption of said
amendment, - when the 'returns
shall be-consolidated- as'required
by law in elections for memb vs of
the General Assembly, then said
|-ttmtor-nl ! Arf ' 5!? s S Ttion all become 4. Paraph a part
1 o* the C vm trtution of Georgia of
17'7 and the Governor shall fnrke
i 1 rr- "1-n thmeof acdorij ;iy.
I —f J . * . T^ - -
'"t e* ,u e House
! tor BOONE ■
C k of fi-e Hnu.-e
j w v t nu*
! ’ v. P. r :d : r of the Senate
I .' ' -P -s!der»t Pro Tciii 0
•T W NEVIN
1: r" of ti e Senate
• P-PR' -YEP: • M. E. THOMPSON
' Ir- Eoverhor
T s li d-v of March, 1947
■ NOV.’. THEREFORE, I M K.
n.'ONPrON; Acting Governor of
Georgia, do s3iie this my proclam¬
ation hereby declaring thjit the
p:vp-sed foregoing ameijijment to
the Constitution of Georgia is sub-
I ir.ittied, for ratification o.r rejec¬
tion. to the voters of the S'ate
I out!Tied to vote for members of
(h( . G , neral Assembly at the Gen-
i erJ! j Election to be held otj Tue*-
day November 2. 19-18.
1;J WITNESS WHEREOF, 1
hereunto set my hand, and
[■ cilJS?( j |j, e Great Seal of the State
j t0 be affixtd> a , the Capitol in
| th(f Cl , y of Atlantai lhjs the
day of August, A. D., 1948. .. .
, j M. E. THOMPSON,
Acting Governor
; Ry The Acting Governor:
BEN, W. FORTSON, JR.
Secretary of State.
A Proclamation
Submitting a prr posed amend-
j ment to the Constitution of Geor-
; gia to be voted on at the-General
j Election to 2. be held .on Tuesday.
November {948,. proposing t-o
the qualified voters,of the State
of Georgia an amendment to Par-
i agraph IV, Section 1, of Article
NUMBER 34.
independent school system of s; I
city and the existing school d .
trict in said county outs » t >
corporate limits of said cl ty, si [
provide that said act shN! r. t 1 -
come effective unt 1 a rate
shall be held t. rot g •
County of Muscrgee t -a .
favor of said £''’aol t rg r. <
that end said act shall prov. »
for separate rcferer.dums, held i i
the sarre d:-y. to be h?.J v/A i
the City of Columbus ar.d in t •
te.rlfory cf Musecqee Cm r. y c -
side of said c*’y, is whi-h both n
majority ot the qua’tfied vot.- i
cf the city voting in s id <
reftticuduja a d a r: ,ri y of t .•
qu !:.! d vo' .rs of the courty Cc -
sid9 of said ti y voting in £ 1
.e.tro. dui.i i. u~t m fa.
of said s. fr...„.r be.ore
Lucoin.s ojiera l.e, the votes vv
i.n and the votes outsk'e the t -
noia.e limits of the city to ■
counted separately a d not c. -
sokdated.
The specification of certa i
pc.veis herein is not intended t i
be exclusive, it being the into -
tion (hat all p.ov.sijni hereof t ■
to be liberal.y tons.rued so ».»
effectively to execute the gene: i
purpose of extending the exist. ;
Independent school system of t •
City of Columbus throughout t •
entire territory of Musccg .•
County.
SECTION 2
CE IT FURTHER ENACT’ h
by t e aut ority aforesaid, t
v. lie; ever the above prop-, i
amendment to the Construe: i
si.Ml ha'-e been ag eed to by t
t irdi of the members e'ected •
each of the two Houses of t ■
General Assembly, and the sa. t
has been entered on their Jo -
nals. vvi.h the yeas and nays t
en thereon, the Governor s I
be ard he Is hereby author
and ins.ructc-d to cause £ i
amendment to be published i
ere cr more newspapers in e
C, g issicr.'! D'strict of t <
Ft ate. ssid amendment also to
?.Jve t's d in a newspaper (
"* e.1 i:i the City of Colum i
i g g .-r.eral c I r c u 1 a t i <- i
'ougnout Muscogee County, ‘
> months next n-eepning t •
jelec.ioa ; t t ot bolding the next gen 1
at which members of t „•
Assembly are e.tosen.
SECTION 3.
! t : rr further enact *
by the authority aforesaid, ti t
j ,e a ove p. oposed umendi. i
j s.. i be submitted for rati.ir -
j cf ..-.t or L rejection of to t. e elec i
I ti.e ute Georgia at t •
| . , :t g;.’ieial election at wl i
I s :ei„L.i cf the General Ass
Ihy t .» chosen, to be bad e
.* publications provided for i
Section 2 of this resolution, ; i
in the various election distr ,
cf this State, at which elec
every person shall be quail t
to vote who It qualified to ■
for members of the General
sembly. All persons voting at . i
election in favor of adopting
said proposed amendment to t -
Constitution shall have wr. >
or printed on their ballots 1 ■
words: "For r a 11 f 1 c.a 11 o i:
amendment to Article VIII., i
tion VII., of tbe Constltutio i t
Georgia, by adding a new i
graph authorizing the General
sembly to pass « special ac
acts to merge the existing s
system of the City of Colui
and th* existing school dk . i
in the County of Muscogee 1'
outside the coiporate limit?
ssid city Into on* school dis
or system co-extensive with i
limit* of *afd county," and ;
person* opposed tu the adopt i i <
said amendment shall have v
ten or printed on their bat!u
the words: "Against ratlfic ‘
of aunendment to Article VI
Section VII., of th* Consti’uti
of Georgia, by add'ng a new p >■
graph authorizing the Ge
Assembly to pass a special
or acts to merge the ex
school system of the City o •
lumbus and the existing i
district In t * County ot .
coge* lying outside the corp
limits of said city into one s
district or sy-rtem cn-exti
with tbe limits of said cou
If a majority of the ele
qualified to vo e voting t
in the State as a whole, anu
a majority of the eec'ors t
tied to vojf voting there i
Muscogee County, vote in fa r
the ratification ot su'd pr- ’
amendment, then said pr
amendment t all become p
the Constitution of tbs Sta
The returns of t e elec io:
be made in like man. er it?
turns of elections for me:
of the General Assembly; i
shall be the duty ot the Sec
ot State to ascertain the i
ai.J to certify th* lesult i .
Governor, who shall, if sue
posed amendment be
make proclamation thereof.
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
