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A MOCLAMAflON
The following summarized Amendm<mtB de¬
scriptions of proposed Georgia mil
to theXonstitution of
be voted upon at the General Elec
tlon to be held ou Tuesday, June
8, 1839. All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting the
said proposed amendments snail
have written or printed on their
ballots in the proper place for
each Amendment the words-. FOR -.
RATIFICATION. All persons op¬
posed to the adoption of said
amendments shall have written ot
printed on their ballots the words;
AGAINST RATIFICATION, If
'the people ratify such amendments
by a majority of the electors anal
ifted to vote for members of the
General Assembly voting thereon,
each such amendment shall be¬
come a part of the Constitution
of this State. ■ ■.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department
April 1, 1939. .
******
AN ACT— No. 296
To amend Article XI. Section
III of the Constitution so as to
provide that to. the County of Ful¬
ton a chief clerk, or chief assist¬
ant, or chief deputy may he ap¬
pointed by the Ordinary, Sheriff,
Clark Superior Court, Tax Receiv¬
er, Tax Collector, or Tax Com- -
missloner, and County Treasurer,
as the case may be; further, that
the General Assembly may pro¬
vide that in the case of a vacancy
in the office of Ordiuary, Sheriff,
Clerk Superior Court, Tax Com¬
missioner, Tax Receiver, Tax Col¬
lector, and County Treasurer, and
that the person so appointed as
chief clerk, chief assistant, or
.
chief deputy may fill the unex¬
pired term of the office? making
the appointment; and tor other
purposes.
AN ACT—N*. 30S
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution,
by adding the following: That in
addition to debts hereinbefore per¬
mitted, the Board of Education of
Fulton, Floyd and DeKalb coun¬
ties may make tjlne temporary loans
from promissory''notes time to to be evidenced^
by signed by the
President of the Board of Educa¬
tion and by the County Superin- •
teudent of Schools, when such
loans and notes have been au¬
thorized by a majority of the
Board. No such new loan may
be made after January 1 of any
year until all previous loans have
been paid, and no new loan shall
be made which will bring the ag¬
gregate amount of loahs hereunder
outstanding at the time such new
loan Is made to an amount in ex¬
cess of the balance of the income
that the Board of Education may
be or become entitled to receive
front the State Appropriation in
the fiscal year in which "Bay suoh
loan is made, and the balance that
the Board may be or become tfte en¬
titled to receive from taxes in
calendar year in which such new
loan is made. Such loans shall be
payable out of any revenue.
AN ACT—No. 166
To amend Article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution by
adding the following: And except
that the Kite Consolidated School
District of Johnson County may is¬
sue refunding serial bonds not in
.excess of the aggregate sum of
820,000, for the purpose of refund¬
ing and retiring any bonded in¬
debtedness of said school district,
outstanding, past du^ and unpaid
on January 1. 1939. and any bond¬
ed indebtedness of said school dis¬
trict outstanding and which be¬
comes up to and including May 1,
1944. and provide for the assess¬
ment and collection of ati,annual
tax sufficient in amount to pay the
principal and interest of said bonds
as they fall due; the proceed^. -of
all such refunding bonds so issued
by said school district to be Used
exclusively for the purpose of pay¬
ing and retiring said bonded in¬
debtedness that is or may become
dqe and unpaid as of May X, 1944.
Sftid refunding bonds shall be Is¬
sued when authorized by a vote pf
the trustees of said school district
and shall be validated.
AN ACT—No. 370
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution
by adding the*following;
‘■And except that the ReictefJUe Court,
School District, of Tattnall
ty, Georgia, may issue refunding
serial bonds not in excess of the
aggregate sum of <30.000.00, for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
any bonded indebtedness and in¬
terest thereon of said School Dis¬
trict outstanding, past due and un¬
paid on January 1, 1940, and any
bonded Indebtedness of said School
District outstanding and which be
comes due up to and including Jan
uary 1, 1960, and provide for the
assessment and collection of an
annual tax, sufficient in amount to
pay the principal and interest oi
said bonds as they fall due; the
proceeds of all such refunding
bonds so issued by the ReidsviHe
School District to be used exclu¬
sively for the purpose of paying
and retiring said bonded Indebted
ness and interest thereon as spec!
tied above. Said refunding bonds
shall be issued when authorized l,iy
a vote of the Trustees of the said
ReidsviHe School District, of Tatt
nail County, and shall be validated
as provided by law."
AN ACT—No. 399
To amend Article 6, Section 13
Paragraph X of the Constitution by
adding the following:
“Provided, that the County of
DeKalb from and after January 1.
1940, shall pay from its treasury
to the Superior Court judges of
the Circuit of which It Is a part
in addition to the salary paid each
s thb Cleveland r
todgft from the State Treaaury, the
earn of Twenty-Five Hundred Dol¬
lars per annum to each judge, and
said payments are. declared to be .
a part of the court expenses oi
such county."
AN ACT-No. 268
.
To amend Article 6, Section 4,
Paragraph S of the constitution by y
adding tha following:
“The judges o| said courts star
cm reasonable notice vacation, to the at part^ <T ‘
at any time, in aam .
bers> hear and, determine, y j inter „
loeutory, or -final judg»' jnt , any
matter or. issue, required, wfcere/^- jury ver¬
dict ia not ot mR y |, e
waived.”’ said/ /
go that paragraph, as
amended, shall, read j.
“Paragraph 8. ' The
shall sit ■ Superior
Courts in each, county not
,?uch less thaji tUMS twice have in each year, at
as been or may
be appointed by law. . The fudges
of sgid courts may; on reasonable
notice to the parties, at any time,
■ In vacation, at chambers, interlocutory hear and
determine, by or fi¬
nal judgment, any matter or issue,
where a jury verdict is not re¬
quired, waived.” or may be and has been
'
AN ACT—No.. 302
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following;
"And except that the City ot
Pearson may issue refunding serial
bonds not to excess of the aggre¬
gate sum of $ 20 , 000.00 for the
purpose' of refunding ahd retiring
any bonded indebtedness of said
City outstanding, past due and un¬
paid on September 1, 1939, and any
bonded indebtedness of said City
outstanding and which may be¬
come due up to and including
March 1, 1950, aud provide for the
assessment and ccUectiou of an
annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and interest oi
said bonds ad they fall due, the
proceeds of all such refunding
bonds so Issued by the City oi
Pearson to be used exclusively for
tfes purpose as specified above.
Provided further, that such indebt¬
edness shall not be incurred ex¬
cept with the assent of two-thirds
of -the qualified voters of said
City of Pearson at an election or
elections to be held as may be pre¬
scribed by law for the incurring of
8©W debts by said City ot Pear
son,"
AN ACT—No, 416
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following: “In addition
to bonded Indebtedness now au¬
thorized, Grady County is author¬
ized to issue bonds existing sufficient warrant to
refund, and retire
indebtedness of said county, includ¬
ing interest, as same appears of
record in the. Treasurer’s office on
the date determined by the Board
of Commissioners, but-uot less than
ten days and not more than thirty
days after this Amendment has
been proclaimed ratified. After
such date, the County and its au¬
thorities are prohibited from is¬
suing warrants and deferred .pay¬
ment orders, and the County shall
operate on a cash basis, paying
i bills monthly or as specified, but
' with no, checks to be issued without
sufficient funds in the bank.. These
provisions are not. to impair, the
validity of the said Warrant Re
funding Bonds, which shall be is¬
sued with such terms and provis¬
ions as the Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues may pro
vide, but itiust mature within
thirty years from date of issuance.
Said bonds shall be issued under
authority of the- Board of Com
missioners without the necessity of
a vote, and shall be validated as
provided by law.”
AN ACT— No. 63
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following;
f “And except that the City of
Black shear, in Pierce County, Geor¬
gia, for its present or any future
bonded indebtedness that is not
paid at maturity may issue serial
refunding, bonds not in excess of
the unpaid outstanding bonded
indebtedness, including principal
and interest, for the purpose of
refunding and retiring said bonded
indebtedness of said City of Black
shear aud. may provide for the as¬
sessment and collection of an an¬
nual tax sufficient in amount to
pay the principal and interest of f
said refunding bonds as they shall
fail due, the proceeds of sfleh 1
refunding bonds as may be issued
as herein provided to be used ex¬
clusively for the purpose of paying
and retiring said bonded indebted¬
ness that is due or that may be¬
come due and unpaid, and said
refunding bonds may be issued
when authorized by a vote of the
governing body of the city of
Blackshear- now the City Council,
and they shall ba validated as to
provided by law."
AN ACT—No. 295
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following:
‘'And except that the City of
Carrollton may issue refunding
serial bonds not in excess of the
aggregate, sum of Sixteen Thous¬
and ($16,000.00) Dollars for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
any bonded indebtedness of said
city past due and unpaid up to
and including January 1, 1939, and
providing for the assessment and
collection of an annual tax suf¬
ficient in amount to pay the prin¬
cipal and interest of said bonds
as they fall due; the proceeds of
all such refunding bonds so is¬
sued by the City of Carrollton to
be U3ed exclusively for the pur¬
pose of paying and retiring said
bonded indebtedness that is or may
become duo and unpaid as of Jan¬
uary 1, 1939; Said refunding bonds
shall be Issued when- authorized by
a vote of the Mayor and City Coun¬
cil of Carrollton and shall be vali¬
dated as provided by law.”
A RESOLD" iTON-No. 14
To amend of thfconsSon
ST '
4 by
or max e following: The Govern-:
Ktat* > issue in the name of the
I,. / Highway $2 Refunding Bonds
y ihe sum of 560,000.00, payable
March 15, 1946, the same to be sold,
for the purpose of refunding to the
State Highway Department that
amount paid on State Highway De¬
partment Refunding Certificates
coming due and paid by the High¬
way Department on March 25, 1939,
The Governor may likewise isisue
$2,650,06 Refunding! 700 Bonds in the sum of
q payable March 15,
.1947, for paying Highway Certifi¬
cates coming due March 25, 1940;
and may issue Refunding bonds to
the same amount for paying Cer¬
tificates due March 25, 1941. Such
Refunding Bonds shall be a-direct
obligation of the State, shall be
issued in denominations of $1,000,00,
and. shall be paid from revenue and
taxes allocated to the Highway
Department. They shall hear in¬
terest of 2% per annum.
A RESOLUTION—No. 19
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following;
“Arid except that the City ot Ma
ccn, by a majority vote of the May¬
or and Board of Aldermen of the
City, may issue notes or debt cer¬
tificates to be executed' by the
Mayor and Treasurer for the re¬
tirement and payment of the defi¬
cit and current indebtedness pf the
City of Macon as the same may
be,at the date of such issues, pro¬
vided such issues be on of before
a date not later than ninety (90)
days after the holding of the elec¬
tion at which this amendment is
submitted for ratification, and oth¬
erwise in an amount not exceeding
the said deficit and current in¬
debtedness outstanding on such
date not later than ninety (90)
days after the holding of the elec¬
tion at which this amendment is
submitted for ratification. Such
notes or debt certificates may be
issued 'iu such denominations,
bearing such interest and falling
due at such times as tho Mayor
and Board of Aldermen may fix
and determine, but not to exceed
five (.5) years from the date of
their issue."
AN ACT—No. 247
To amend the Constitution of the
State of Georgia by adding the fol¬
lowing to Article 7, Section 6, Par¬
agraph 2: ■ shall
“The General Assembly
have authority however, to enact
laws authorizing the County of
Fulton and the governing author¬
ities of the schools of said county,
to create a retirement and pension
-fund and a system of retirement
pay for county employees, and for
county school employees, and to
levy taxes for that purpose; and
to authorize the said county and
the said county school authorities
to enact laws, rules and regula¬
tions for the qualifications of such
employees for benefits from'snch
funds.”
A RESOLUTION--No. 13
To amend Article 7,.. Section 7,
-Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following:
"And except that the City of
Quitman, iu addition, to the bond¬
ed indebtedness heretofore author¬
ized by the Constitution, may is¬
sue refunding serial bonds not iu
excess of the aggregate of $35,
000.00, for the purpose of refund¬
ing and retiring any bonded indebt¬
edness of said city which may be
outstanding, past due and unpaid as
of January 1, 1940, and any bonded
indebtedness of said city outstand¬ ,
ing and which shall become dur
at any time up to and including
January 1, 1950, and shall provide
for the assessment and collection
of an anuual tax of sufficient
amount to pay the principal and
interest on said refunding bonds as
they become due. Said serial bonds
so issued shall mature in seven
annual equal amounts beginning
five years from date of the is¬
suance. Said refunding bonds shall
be issued and validated when au¬
thorized by the Board of City
Commissioners of Quitman who are
empowered to fix the tate of in¬
terest, the date of issuance, and
other details.”
A RESOLUTION—No. SS
That Article 7, Section 8, Para¬
graph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia be and the same is here¬
by amended by adding at the end
of said paragraph the following
language: “Provided, however,
that the City of Fitzgerald, in Ben
Hill County, Georgia, is authorized
to levy a tax on all of the taxable
property therein, not to exceed one
mill, for the purpose of securing
a fund to be set aside, used and
appropriated by the City of Fits
gerald in assisting, promoting, and
encouraging the location oi new
industries therein. And which may
also be set aside, appropriated and
used by said City of Fitzgerald
for the purpose of advertising said
City and such fund so raised shall
be spent iu such manner for such
purpose as the governing body of
said City may provide. Said tax
and appropriation being in addi¬
tion to those now authorized by
law.”
A RESOLUTION—No. 12
To amend Section 7, Article 7,
Paragraph 1 o’ the Constitution by
adding the fol’owing;
“Except that the City of Quit
man may obtein loans to supply
casual deficiencies of Tevenue, to -
be paid out of the revenue received
by the City in that year, said loans
to be evidenced by promissory
notes after first being authorized
by vote of the Board of Commis¬
sioners. The aggregate amount
of said loans outstanding at any
time shall not exceed fifty per
cent of the total gross receipts
of the City of Quitman from ad
valorem taxes to the preceding shall be
yeaij and no new loans
obtained in any year unless all
loans obtained the previous year
have been paid in full.
“And except, also, that the City,
by a majority vote Bf the
. Commissi OterJ. shall issue notes
■or debt certificates for the re¬
tirement and payment of- any defi¬
cit in current ijidentednesd c-t the
City of Quitman as the same may
be at the date of such issue. Such
notes or- debt certificates shall b*
issued as the-'Boaid of Commission¬
ers may fix. and determine.,- toft not
to exceed five years from the date
of their issue”
AN ACT—No. 279
To amend Article 7, Section 8,
Paragraph 2 of the Constitution by
adding the following
The General Assembly shall
have the authority, however, to
enact laws creating a Civil Ser¬
vice Commission and establishing
a Civil Service System and/or
-Merit System for county employ¬
ees and employees and deputies of
county Officers of Fulton County,
including deputies and employees ;
of the Sheriff, Tax Collector, Tax
Receiver, Treasurer, Clerk of the
Superior Court and Ordinary of
said county,; and in connection
therewith- to; define and prescribe
the powers and duties of such
.
Civil Service Commission and such
employees and deputies- and to eu
act laws defining the relation, ob¬
ligation, duty and responsibility
of employees and deputies under
civil service classification with re¬
spect to.county officers, and fur
ther define the relation, responsi¬
bility. obligation and duty ot of¬
ficers oi Fulton County with re¬
spect to employees and dSputie*
coming under civil service classi¬
fication, to, enact laws establish¬
ing tenure of office for such *m
ployees and deputies and to pro¬
vide to what, planner -and for what
reasons they, may be removed ay
suspended from office; aud to pro¬
vide exceptions and exemption* to
the operation of said laws."
A RESOLUTION—-No. *1
To amend Article 7, Seotioa- 7, .
Paragraph 1 of the COtortitutfito' Vt
adding the folio-winy; t-•
“And except teat seftodjng the QRy Pf
Greenville may issue *«'
rial bonds not On excess ef Ike
aggregate sum of Sixteen Thous¬
and ($16,000) Dollars tor the pur¬
pose of refunding and retiring any
bonded indebtedness of said City
-unpaid .
outstanding, past due and
up to and Including January 1»
1940, and providing for the as¬
sessment and collection of an an¬
nual tax sufficient in amount to
pay the principal and interest of
said bonds as they fall due; the
proceeds of ..all such refunding
bonds so issued by the City of
Greenville to be used exclusively
for the purpose of paying and re¬
tiring said bonded indebtedness
that to or may become due and un¬
paid as of January 1„ 1940. Said
refunding bonds shall be issued
when authorized by a vote of the
Mavor and City Council and shall
be validated ns provided W la"-”
AN ACT-No. 190
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following; •
“And except that Die City of
Savannah in addition to- the bond¬
ed indebtedness heretofore. author¬
ized, may issue serial bonds not,
in excess of the aggregate, sum of
One Million Dollars, for the pur¬
pose of .acquiring and establish
jug an industrial and- domestic
water supply for the City ot Savan
, uah and vicinity, and shall provide
for the assessment and collection
of an annual tax sufficient In
amount to pay the principal ami
interest, of said serial bonds as
thev become due. Said serial
bonds as-issued shall mat are in
twenty-five anuual equal amounts
beginning five years from the date
of Issuance. Said serial -bonds shall
be issued and validated when au¬
thorized by the affirmative vote
of tlm requisite two-thirds of the
qualified voters of the City of Sa¬
vannah in an election to be held in
accordance with and in compliance
with the law. The Mayor and
Aldermen oi; the City of Savannah
are authorized by a majority vote
to fix the rate of interest of said
bonds at least thirty days next,
preceding the date of the election."
AN ACT-No. 217
To amend Artiole 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following: The Coaetol
Highway District, is hereto subdiwqlou
tinned as a political construc¬
and corporation for aiding
tion of a tour-lane highway Etortto from
the Savannah River to th* totfuto
line. The District shall
Chatham, Bryan, Liberty. M*to
tosh, Glynn and Camden Candle*
and shall be governed by top corn
missioners to be selected by the tax
levying officer* of said county to
serve five year*. The Brtatriet
3 hall have authority to i**ue twp
additional set* of band# whfth net «x.
ceeding: $4,300,000.00, ot •
first increment of -dp to fb0®,O#O
may be used tor right* of w*y,
a second increment of up to •$,
000,000 for widening and •obstruc¬ The
ting the Coastal Highway. by
first increment shall be paid
the District from gasoHn* taxes the
The second shall be ■ paid by
State Highway Board within twelve
years. The indebtedness shall be
incurred only after a vote of the
District with two-thirds majority
and a majority of total eligible
voters. «
AN ACT—No. 280
To amend Article 7, Section 7.
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the Hollowing:
"And except that the City of
Sylvania, in Screven County, Geor¬
gia, may issue refunding serial bonds
not in excess of the aggregate sum
of twenty thousand ($20,000) dol¬
lars, for the' purpose of refunding
and retiring any betoded indebted¬
ness of said City outstanding, past
due and unpaid up to arid induct
in January 1, 1940, and providing
for the assessment and collection
of an annual tax sufficient to
amount to pay the principal and
interest of said bonds as they -
fall dpe; the proceeds of all such
refunding Sylvanto - bonds so issued used by tlm
City ot to be ex¬
clusively for the purpose of pay¬
ing and retiring said bonded in¬
debtedness that is or may become
due and Said' unpaid as of January 1,
1840. refunding bonds by shall
be issued ■ when apthorizad a
vote of the Mayor and Cmuicilipep law," :
and shall be validated by
AN ACT— No. 220 ^
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following;
“And excerpt that the City of :
OciJla, Georgia, may Issue refund¬
ing bonds not. to excess of the ag¬
gregate sum of $28,000.00 for the ■
purpose of refunding and retiring
any bpnded indebtedness of said
City of Ocilla outstanding, past due
and unpaid on January 1, 1939, and
any bonded indebtedness of said
city outstanding and which be¬
comes due up to and including
January 1, 1943, and provide for ,
the assessment and collection of .
a tax/ annually, sufficient to
amount, to pay the principal and i ’
interest of said bonds as they shall ;
Become cue; tue proceeds ui au •
such refunding bonds so tosued by :
the city of Ocilla, Georgia, to be
used exclusively for the purpose of t
paying off and retiring said bond- i
ed indebtedness that to now or may i
become due an® anpgid as of Jan- 1
Uary 1. 1943. Said refunding bonds ,! I
shall be issued when authorized by
a vote of the Mayor and Council
pf Ihe City of Ocilla, Georgia, and, 1
shall be validated,”
AN ACT—No. 193
To amend Section. 7, Article 7,*i ~
Paragraph 3 of the. Constitution hy
adding, the following: V !
“Apd except that tffe Willie Con- i ••
splidated School District, of Rib- i
erty County,' Georgia, may issue I
refunding serial bonds not. to ex- ■
ness of the aggregate sum refunding , of $15,
000.00 for the purpose of
and retiring any bonded indebted¬
ness and interest thereon of said
School District outstanding past
due and unpaid ou June 30, 1939,
and any bonded indebtedness of
said School District outstanding
and which becomes due up to and:
including December 30, 1947, and:
prtfvide for the annual assessment and col- :
leetiou in amount of an to pay the tax, principal sufficient and: it
interest of said bonds as they fall ’"’
,
due; the proceeds of all such re¬
funding bonds so issued by the
Willie Consolidated School Dis-'i
trict to be of used paying exclusively and retiring for said the |
purpose i i
bonded indebtedness specified'. and Said interest' refund¬ |
thereou as
ing bonds shall, be issued when au¬
thorized by a vote of the Trustees,
of the said Willie Consolidated
School District, of Liberty County,
and shall be validated as provided
b}( law.” | ^
AN ACT—No. 383
To amend Article 7. Section 7.'
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following: *
Racen “And except that refunding the County serial of | |
may issue
bonds not in excess of the. aggre- ■;
gate sum of- $30,000.60 for the pur¬
pose of refunding and retiring any
'bonded indebtedness and in.erest
the-repit of -said bounty outstand¬
ing past due and unpaid on Jan¬
uary 1, 19,39. and any bonded In¬
debtedness and interest thereon
of said county outstanding ar.d
■vthicli becomes due up -to and in¬
cluding July 1, 3939, 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 proceeds of all such re¬
funding bonds so issued by the
County of Bacon to be used ex¬
clusively for the purpose of pay¬
ing and retiring said bonded in¬
debtedness and interest thereon
that is or may become due and
unpaid as of July 1, 1939. Said
refunding bonds shall be issued
when authorized by the Commis
aiouers of Roads and Revenues, aud
•hall be validated as provided by
tow.”
AN ACT— No.. 408
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution
by adding the following:
“Aud except that the City Coun¬
cil of Augusta, to addition to the
debt* hereinbefore allowed, may
make temporary loans to be paid
but of the revenues received by the
City; said loans to be evidenced hy
promissory notes and previously
authorized by a majority vote of, |
the City Council of Angusta. The
aggregate amouht -Of said loans out¬
standing at any one time shall
net exceed fifty per cent of the !
total gross receipts of the City of i
Augusta from advalorem taxes in )
the preceding year, and. no new ‘
loans shall be made in any year
until all loaus macto ip any pre¬
vious years have beten paid in full,
“And except also that th.e City
Council of Augusta by a majority
vote, may issue notes of debt cer¬
tificates not in excess of the sum
of Qne Million Dollars principal
amount, for the retiremeut and
payment of the deficit and current
indebtedness of the City of Au¬
gusta, provided such issues shah
he made on or before the first day
of January next following the proc¬
lamation of this Amendment,’’^,.,; :|jg !
AN ACT—No. .334
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution hy !
adding the following:
“And except that the City of
Nashville of Berrien County, Geor¬
gia, may issue refunding serial
bonds not in ot excess $28,060, of for the j
aggregate sum j.
the purpose of refunding' and tit
tiling the txtoded indebtedness of
the City of Nashville outstanding,
past due, and unpaid on November
X. 1936, in. the sum of $19,000, tod
the bonded indebtedness of said
City of Nashville outstanding aud
which becomes due up to end In¬
cluding November 1, 1942, iu the
sum of $12,000, and provided for
the assessment and collection ot
an annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and interest
of said bonds as they fail <Jue, the
proceeds of such refunding bonds
so issued by the City of Nashville,
to be used Exclusively for the pur¬
pose specified. Said refunding
bonds shall be Issued whea au¬
thorized by a vote of the mayor and
council of the City of Nashville,
Berrien County, Georgia, and Shall
be validated.”
AN ACT—No. 387 '
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution hy
adding the following:
“And except that the City of
Ocilla, Georgia, may issue refund¬
ing bond* not in excess of Die ag¬
gregate sum of $28,008.00 for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
any bonded indebtedness of said
City of Ocilla outstondiug, past
due and unpaid on January 1, 1939, of
and any bonded indebtedness
said city outstanding,'hud which
becomes due up to and including
January 1, 3.943, and provide fox
the assessment and collection of a
tax annually,' sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and Interest
of said bonds as they shall become,
due; the proceeds of all such re¬
funding bonds so issued .'by, the
City of Ocilla, Georgia, to be used
exclusively for the purpose. ef pay¬
ing off and retiring said bonded Id
f.sbtedness that is now or .may be¬
come due and unpaid as of January
1, 1943. Said refunding bonds
shall be issued when authorized hy
a vote of the jtfayoy and Council of
the City of ' Ocilla, Georgia, and
shall be validated.”
AN ACT—No. 257
To amend Article 7. Section 7, :
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following;
“And except that the City of
Savannah, in addition to tb# bond¬
ed indebtedness heretofore author¬
ized, may issue serial bonds not to
excess of the aggregate tom of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollar?,
for the exclusive purpose , of pub¬
chasing and/or acquiring lands
and/or sites, and buildings and im¬
provements located thereon, for the
purpose of giving, granting, leas¬
ing. or otherwise disposing, of said
lands, and/or sites, and buildings
and improvements located thereon,
to the United States of America fop
the purpose of national defense, nr
other public purpose; and shall
provide for the assessment and col¬
lection of an annual tax sufficient
in amount to pay the - principal
and interest as they become due;
said serial bonds so issued shall
mature in twenty annual equal
amounts beginning ten years from
the date of issuance. The pro¬
ceeds of all such serial bonds so is¬
sued by the city of Savannah shall
be used exclusively for the purpose
specified. Said serial bonds shall
be issued by the Mayor and Aider
men- after two-thirds of the quali¬
fied voters have authorized the
same in an election."
AN ACT—No. 415.
To amend Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following:
. “And except that the City of Ray
City, Georgia, may issue refund¬
ing serial bonds not in $16,500 excess of
the aggregate sum of plus
all unpaid interest on said Bonds
as of June 15, 1940, for the pur¬
pose of refunding and retiring any
bonded indebtedness and interest
thereon of said city outstanding
past due and unpaid on June IS,
3940, and any bonded indebtedness
and interest thereon of said city
outstanding and which becomes
due up to and including June 15.
1840, for water works and electric
lights, and provide for the assess¬
ment and collection of* an annual
tax, sufficient to amount to pay the
principal and interest of said bonds
as they fall due; the proceeds of
all by such refunding bonds so Issued
the City of Ray City to' be used
exclusively for the purpose speci¬
fied. Said refunding bonds shall
be issued when authorized by a vote
of the Mayor and Council, ahd shall
be validated as provided by law."
AN ACT—No. 349
To amend Artlele 7, Section 7 ,
Paragraph 1 of the Constitution by
adding the following:
“And except that the County of
Tift may be.authorized to increase
its bonded Thousand indebtedness to the sum
of Fifty Dollars in addi¬
tion to the debts hereinbefore al¬
lowed to be incurred, and at a rate
of interest not to exceed five per
centum per annum; which said
bonds shall run not to exceed •
thirty years. The proceeds of all
(bonds issued and sold under thi*
authority shall be used for the
purpose of acquiring a hospital-'
[Site in Tift County, and building, !
constructing, and equipping there
, on a hospital where medical and
surgical treatment and heed care may
lie provided those in of snob. :
.The power conferred by this
amendment shall be exercised un¬
der such rules and regulations re¬
specting the acquiring of a site, th?
building and equipping of said hos¬
pital, as well as the ope ration of
the same, providing for payment
for such medical and surgical
treatment and care to such hos¬
pital, excepting only charity cases
«®$tbe clone county in conjunction authorities with acting
: or any
(committee which they may deem
[necessary and proper to appoint.”
AN ACT—No. 256
iTb’ameod Article 7, Section 7, ]
j Paragraph adding the 1, following: of the Constitution by i j
