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A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the C institution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 8, 1938
amending article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, authorizing the
trustees of the Jefferson Consolidated
School District of Twigg County,
Georgia, to incur a bonded indeb
tedness in addition to that heretofore
authorized by the Constitution and
laws of Georgia, for the purpose of
refunding and retiring its existing
bonded indebtedness due and unpaid as
of February 1, 1937, and which shall
become due up to and including Feb
ruary 1, 1941; to provide that the
funds raised from such additional
bonded indebtedness shall be used ex
clusively for the retirement of said
bonded indebtedness that is or may
become due and unpaid up to and
including February 1, 1941; to pro
vide the terms of their issue; to pro
vide for the submision of the amend
ment for ratification by the people;
and for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
stitution of this State as set forth
in a resolution approved February 7,
1938, relating to the bonded debt of
Jeffersonville School District, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 305
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 Jefferson
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 retir
ing its existing bonded indebtedness
due and unpaid as of February 1
1937, and which shall become due up
to and including February 1, 1£41;
to provide that the funds raised from
such additional bonded indebtedness
shall be used exclusively for the re
tirement of said bonded indebtedness
that is or may become due and un
paid up to an including February 1,
1941; to provide 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 a new
paragraph in the following words,
to-wit:
“And except that the Jefferson
Consolidated School District, of
Twiggs County, Georgia, may issue
refunding serial bonds not in the ex
cess of the aggregate sum of $27,-
000.00, for the purpose of refunding
and retiring any bonded indebtedness
of the said Jeffersonville Consolidated
School District, outstanding, past due
and unpaid as of February 1, 1937,
and any bonded indebtedness of said
Jeffersonville Consolidated School Dis
trict which becomes due up to and
including February 1, 1941, and pro
vide 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 Jeffersonville Con
solidated School District of Twiggs
County, Georgia, to be used exclus
ively for the purpose of paying and
retiring said indebtedness that is or
may become due and unpaid up to
and including February 1, 1941. Said
refunding bonds shall be issued when
authorized by a vote of the trustees
of the said Jeffersonville Consolidat
ed School District (and shall be val
idated.”
Section 2
When said amendment is agreed to
by two thirds vote of the members
of each House, with the “ayes” and
“nays” thereon, it shall be published
in one or more newspapers in each
Congressional District in this State
for two months previous to the time
for holding the next general election
at which proposed amendments to
the Constitution of this State may be
voted on, and shall at said next gen
eral election be submitted to the peo
ple for ratification. All persons vot
ing at said election in favor of adopt
ing the said proposed amenciment
to the Constitution shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “For ratification of amend
ment of article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution, auth
orizing the Jeffersonville Consolidat
ed School District of Twiggs Coun
ty, Georgia, to issue refunding bonds”
and all persons opposed to the adopt
ion of said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “Against ratification of
amendment of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution,
authorizing the Jefferson Consolidat
ed 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 ratification thereof, when the re
sults shall be consolidated as now re
quired by law in election for mem
bers of the General Assembly, the
said amendments shall become part
certificates may be issued in such
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 further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, and it is hereby
authorized of the same that all laws
or parts of laws in conflict with this
Act be and the same 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 7th day of February, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State qual
ified to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 8, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election tc
be held on Tuesday, November 8, 1938,
amending article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, authorizing the
City of Macon to make temporary
| loans, to limit the aggregate amount
of said loans outstanding at any one
time, and to provide that said loans
must be paid out of revenues received
by the City of Macon in the year ii
which said loans are made; to au
thorize the City of Macon to issue
notes or debts certificates for the re
tirement and payment of the deficit
and current indebtedness of the .City
1 of Macon and to provide the termt
of their issue; to provide for the sub
mission of the amendments for rati
fication by the people; and for othei
purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September Ist, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
stitution of this State as set forth in
a resolution approved January 10,
1938, relating to Macon Temporary
I Loans, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 1229.
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia amendments to ar
ticle 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution of Georgia, so as to au
thorize the City of Macon to make
temporary loans, to limit the aggre
gate amount of said loans outstand
ing at any one time and to provide
that said loans must be paid out of
revenues received by the City of Ma
con in the year in which said loans
are made; to authorize the City oi
Macon to issue notes or debt certi
ficates for the retirement and pay
ment of the deficit and current in
debtedness of the City of Macon and
to provide the terms of their issue; t<
provide for the submission of the
amendments for ratification by thi
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 amend
ed, by adding at the end thereof new
paragraphs in the following words,
to-wit:
“And except that the City of Ma
con, in addition to the debts herein
before allowed, may make temporary
loans between January 1, and Decem
ber 31 of each year, to be paid out
of revenues received by the City in
that year; said loans to be evidenceo
by promissory notes signed by the
Mayor and Treasurer of the City oi
Macon and previously authorized by
resolution approved by a majority
vote of the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of the City of Macon at
regular meeting and entered on the
minutes of the Council. The aggre
gate amount of said loans outstand
ing at any one time shall not ex
ceed fifty (50) per cent of the total
gross receipts of the City of Macon
from ad valorem taxes in the pre
ceding year and no new loans shall
be made in any year until all loans
made in previous years, have been
paid in full, provided, the failure tc
pay said loans out of the revenues
received by the City in the yea,
the loan is made shall not affect the
obligation of the City to pay the
same.
“And except also that the City of
Macon by a majority vote of the
Mayor and Board of Aidermen of
the City, may issue notes or debt
certificates to be executed by the
Mayor and Treasurer for the retire
ment and payment of the deficit and
current indebtedness of the City of
Macon as the same may be at the
date of such issues, provided such
issues be on or before January 1,
1939, and otherwise in an amount
not exceeding the said deficit and
current indebtedness outstanding on |
January 1, 1939. Such notes or debt
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1938.
denomination, bearing such interest
and falling due at such times as the
Mayor and Board of Aidermen may
fix and determine but not to exceed
five (5) year from the date of theii
issue.”
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, that when said
amendments shall be agreed to by
two-thirds vote of the members of
each House, with the “ayes” and
“nays” thereon, and published in one
or more newspapers in each Congres
sional District in this State for two
months previous to the time for
holding the next general election, at
which proposed amendments to the
Constitution of this State may be
voted on, the amendments shall at
said general election, be submitted
separately to the people for ratifi
cation.
All persons voting at said election
in favor of adopting the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitution
authorizing the City of Macon to
make temporary loans shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words, “For ratification of amend
ment of article 7, section 7, paragraph
J of the Constitution, authorizing
the City of Macon to make tempor
ary loans,’” and all persons opposeu
to the adoption of said amendment
authorizing the City of Macon tc
make temporary loans shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots th<
words, “Against ratification oi
amendment of article 7, section
7, paragraph 1, of the Constitu
tion, authorizing the City of Macoi
to make temporary loans,” and if
a majority of electors qualified tc
vote for members of the General As
sembly voting thereon, shall vote for
ratification thereof, when the result
shall be consolidated, as now required
by law in elections for members of
the General Assembly the said amend
ment shall become a part of article
i, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con
ti tution of the State, and the Gov
ernor shall make a proclamation
therefor as provided by law, and the
City of Macon, without further legis
lation, authority or vote, than that
provided herein, shall be authorized
to perform the act or acts embraces
in such amendment.
All persons voting at said election
in favor of adopting the said pro
posed amendment in the Constitution
authorizing the City of Macon to re
tire current deficit shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “For ratification of amend
ment of article 7, section 7, paragraph
1, of the Constitution, authorizing
the City of Macon to retire deficit
and pay current indebtedness,” and
all persons opposed to the adoption
of said amendment authorizing the
City of Macon to retire current de
ficit shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words, “Against
ratification of amendment of artcle
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution, authorizing the City of
Macon to retire deficit and pay cur
rent indebtedness,” and if a majority
of electors qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly voting
thereon, shall vote for ratification
thereof, when the results shall be con
solidated as now required by law in
elections for members of the Gen
eral Asembly, the said Amendment
shall become a part of article 7, sec
tion 7, paragraph 1, of the Consti
tution of the State, and the Gover
nor shall make a proclamation there
for as provided by law, and the City
of Macon, without further legislation,
authority or vote, than that provided
herein, shall be authorized to perform
the Act or Acts embraced in such
amendment.
. Section 3
Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid that all laws, or
parts of laws, conflict herewith shall
be, and are hereby, repealed.
Roy V. Harris
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Joe Boone
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W Hammond
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
This 10th day of January, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the propoed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 8, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
held on Tuesday, November 8, 1938,
amending article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia authorizinz the
trustees of the Pineview-Jamestown
Consolidated School District of Ware
County, Georgia, to incur a bonded
indebtedness in addition to that here
tofore authorized by the Constitution
and laws of Georgia for the purpose
of refunding and retiring its exist
ing bonded indebtedness due and un
paid as of March 1, 1934, March 1,
1935, March 1, 1936, March 1, 1937
and which becomes due up to and in
cluding March 1, 1951; to provide (
that the funds raised from such ad-
ditional bonded indebtedness shall be
used exclusively for the retirement
of said bonded indebtedness that is
or may become due and unpaid as
of March 1, 1951; to provide the terms
of their issue; to provide for the sub
mission the amendment for ratifi
cation jy the people; and fc~ other
purposes.
By His Excellency
E. D. RIVERS, Governs.
State of Georgia, Executive Depc .
September Ist, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
stitution of this State as set forth
in a resolution approved January 26,
1938 relating to the bonded debt of
Pineview-Jamestown School District,
to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 250.
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment tc
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize the trustees of the Pine
view-Jametown Consolidated School
District of Ware County, Georgia, tc
incur a bonded indebtedness in addi
tion to that heretofore authorized by
the Constitution and laws of Geor
gia for the purpose of refunding
and retiring its existing bonded in
debtedness due and unpaid as of March
1, 1934, March 1, 1935, March 1, 1936,
March 1, 1937 and which becomes
due up to and including March 1
1951; to provide that the funds rais
ed from such additional bonded in
debtedness shall be used exclusively
for the retirement of said bonded in
debtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid as of March 1, 1951;
to provide the terms of their issue;
to provide for the submission of the
amendment for ratificatiin by the peo
ple; and for other- purposes.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia:
Section 1
Article 7, section 7, paragraph
of the Constitution of Georgia, is
hereby amended by adding at the enc
thereof a new paragraph in the fol
lowing words, to-wit:
“And except that the Pine-view-
Jamestown Consolidated School Dis
trict of Ware County, Georgia, maj
issue refunding serial bonds not in
the excess of the aggregate sum o:
$25,000.C0, for the purpose of refund
ing and retiring any bonded indebt
edness of said school district, out
standing, past due and unpaid on
March 1, 1937, and any bonded in
debtedness of said school district out
standing and which becomes due up
to and including March 1, 1951, and
provide for the assessment and co
lection of an annual tax sufficient
in amount to pay the principal and
interest of said bonds as they fai
due; the proceeds of all such refund
ing bonds so issued by the said Pine
view-Jamestown Consolidated School
District of Ware County, to be used
exclusively for the purpose of pay
ing and retiring said bonded indebt
edness that is or may become due
and unpaid as of March 1, 1951. Said
refunding bonds shall be issued when
authorized by a vote of the trutees
of the said Pineview-Jamestown Con
solidated School District and shall b
validated.”
Section 2
When said amendment is agreed to
by two thirds vote of the member,
of each House, with the “ayes” an<
“nays” thereon, it shall be publishec
in one or more newspapers in each
Congressional District in this State
for two months previous to the time
for holding the next general election,
at which proposed amendments to the
Constitution of this State may b<
voted on, and shall at said next Gen
eral election be submitted to the peo
pie for ratification. All persons vot
ing at said election in favor of adopt
ing the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, ‘For ratification of amend
ment of aricle 7, section 7, paragraph
1, of the Constitution authorizing the
Pineview - Jamestown Consolidates
School Distict of Ware County to
issue refunding bonds,” and all per
sons opposed to the adoption of said
amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballot the words,
“Against ratification of amendment
of article 7, section 7, paragraph J
of the Constitution, authorizing the
Pineview - Jamestown Consolidated
School District of Ware County to
issue refunding bond,” and if a ma
jority of the electors qualified to
vote for members of the General As
embly, voting thereon, shall vote for
ratification thereof, when the results
shall be consolidated as now required
by law in election for member o’
the General Assembly, the sait
amendment shall become part of ar
ticle 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of th
Constitution of the State, and the
Governor shall made a proclamation
thereof, as provided by law.
Section 3
When said amendment has beer
ratified and praclamation has been
issued by the Governor, all laws and
parts of laws in conflict herewith are
repealed.
Roy V. Harris
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE-
Jo° Boone
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammond
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
This 26th day of January, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State qual
ified to vote for members of the
General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday, No
vember 8, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
B' r THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN E. 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 7,1
paragraph 1, of the Constitution o
the State of Georgia, incorporated in
the Code of 1933 as section 22-5501,
authorizing the City of Savannah to
incur a bonded indebtedness in addi
tion to that heretofore authorized by
the Constitution and laws of Georgia.
For the purpose of refunding and re
tiring its existing bonded indebted
ness due and unpaid as of November
1, 1937, and that becomes due up to
and including January 1, 1939, to pro
vide that the funds raised from such
additional bonded indebtedness shall
be used exclusively for the retirement
of said indebteness that is or may
become due and unpaid as of January
1, 1939; to authorize the City of Sa
vannah to issue bonds for the payment
and retirement of all notes and other
liquidated or unliquidated demands
outstanding and unpaid as of Jan
uary 1, 1939, for which the City ol
Savannah may be liable as principal,
guarantor or otherwise, and to provide
that funds raised from such addition
al bonded indebtedness shall be used
exclusively for the payment and re
tirement of the indebtedness and ob
ligations for which they are issued:
to authorize the assessment and col
lection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay principal and interest of saic
bonds as they become due; to author
ize the fixing of the rate of interest
the date of issuance and other de
tails incident to the issue and sale of
said bonds; to provide for validation;
to provide for 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 Ist, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
stitution of this State as set forth in
a resolution approved December 10,
1937, relating to the bonded debt of
Savannah, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 9
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of the State of Georgia an
amendment to arti le 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
he State of Georgia, incorporated in
the Code of 1933 as section 2-5501,
so as to authorize the City of Sa
vannah to incur a bonded indebted
ness in addition to that heretofore
authorized by the Constitution and
laws of Georgia. For the purpose
of refunding and retiring its existing
bonded indebtedness due and unpaid
as of November 1, 1937, and that be
comes due up to and including Jan
uary 1, 1939, to provide that the
funds raised from such additional
bonded indebtedness shall be used ex
lusively for the retirement of said
bonded indebtedness that is or may
become due and unpaid as of Jan
uary 1, 1939; to authorize the City oi
Savannah to issue bonds for the pay
ment and retirement of all notes and
other liquidated or unliquidated de
mands outstanding and unpaid as of
January 1, 1939, for which the City
of Savannah may be liable as princi
pal, guarantor or otherwise, and to
provide that funds raised from such
additional bonded indebtedness shall
be used exclusively for the payment
and retirement of the indebtedness and
obligations for which they are issued;
to authorize the assessment and col
lection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay principal and interet of said
bonds as they become due; to au
thorize the fixings of the rate of in
terest, the date of issuance and other
details incident to the issue and sale
of said bonds; to provide for valida
tion; to provide for submission of
the amendment for ratification by
the people; and for other purposes.
Section 1
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia and
it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, that article seven (7),
section seven (7), paragraph one (1)
of the Constitution of Georgia, incor
porated in the Code of 1933 as sec
tion 2-5501 which has heretofore been
amended, shall be further amended
by adding at the end thereof a new
paragraph to be worded as follows,
to-wit: “And except, that the City
of Savannah, in addition to the bond
ed indebtedness heretofore authorized
by the Constitution and laws of Geor
gia, may issue refunding serial bonds
not in excess of the aggregate sum
of three hundred forty-five thousand
($345,000.00) dollars for the pur
pose of refunding and retiring any
bonded indebtedness of said City out
standing, past due and unpa ; u as of
November 1, 1937, and any bonded
indebtedness of said City, which be
comes due up to and .ncluding Jan
uary 1, 1939, and hah provide for the
assessment and collection of an an
nual tax sufficient ‘in amount to pay
the principal and interest of said re
funding bonds as they become due.
Said serial bonds so issued shall ma- 1
ture in twenty-five (25) annual equal
amounts beginning five (5) years
from the date of issuance and matur
ing each year thereafter for a per
ion of twenty-five (25) years. The
proceeds of all such refunding bonds
so issued by the City of Savannah
shall be used exclusively for the pur
pose ot paying and retiring said
bonded indebtedness that is or may
become due and unpaid as of January
1, 1939. Said refunding bonds shall
be issued and validated when auth
orized by a majority vote of the
Mayor and the Board of Aidermen
of the City of Savannah, who are
hereby authorized and empowered to
fix the rate of interest, the date of
issuance and all other details incident
to the issue and sale of said bonds.”
“And except, that the City of Sa
vannah in addition to the bonded in
debtedness heretofore authorized by
the Constitution and laws of Geor
gia. may issue serial bonds not in ex
cess of the sum of six hundred fifty
five thousand $655,000.00) dolars for
the payment and retirement of the
deficit and current indebtedness of
the City of Savannah, the same being
represented by judgments, notes,
open accounts and other liquidated
or unliquidated demands for which
said City of Savannah may be liable
as principal, guarantor or otherwise,
outstanding and unpaid as of Jan
uary 1, 1939; and shall provide for
the assessment and collection of an
annual tax sufficient in amount to
pay the principal and interest of said
bonds as they become due. Said ser»
ial bonds so issued shall mature in
twenty-five (25) annual equal
amounts beginning five (5) years
from the date of issuance and matur
ing each year thereafter for a period
of twenty-five (25) years. The pro
ceeds of such bonds shall be used ex
clusively for the purpose of paying
1 and retiring said outstanding and un
paid notes, judgments, open accounts
' and other liquidated or unliquidated
demands as of January 1, 1939, for
which said City of Savannah may be
liable as principal, guarantor or oth
erwise. Said bonds shall be issued
and validated when authorized by a
majority vote of the Mayor and the
Board of Aidermen of the City of Sa
vannah, who are hereby authorized
and empowered to fix the rate of in
terest, the date of issuance and all
other details incident to the issue
and sale of said bonds.”
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the auth
ority aforesaid that, when said
amendment shall be agreed to by a
two thirds vote of the members elect
ed to each of the two Houses, said
amendment shall be entered on their
journals, with the “ayes” and “nays”
thereon, and shall be published in one
or more newspapers in each Congres
sional District in the State of Georgia
for two (2) months previous to the
time of holding the next general elec
tion, and said amendment shall, at the
next general election, be submitted
to the people for ratification. All per
sons voting at said election in favor
of adopting the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots the
words, “For ratification of amendment
to article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the City of Savannah to issue refund
ing bonds, to issue bonds for the re
tirement of indebtedness due and un
paid as of January 1, 1939,” and all
persons opposed to the adoption of
said amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
“Against ratification of amendment
to article 7, section 7, paragraph 1,
of the Constitution, authorizing the
City of Savannah to issue refunding
bonds, to issue bonds for the retire
ment of indebtedness due and un
paid as of January 1, 1939;” and if a
majority of the electors, qualify to
vote for members of the General As
sembly, voting thereon, shall vote for
ratification thereof, when the result
shall be consolidated as now required
by law in election of members of the
General Assembly, the amendment
and its provisions shall become a part
of article 7, section 7, paragraph 1,
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, and the Governor of the
State of Georgia shall make a proc
lamation thereof, as provided by law.
Section 3
Be it further enacted by the auth
ority aforesaid that all laws or parts
of laws in conflict herewith be and
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 December, 1937.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejection
to the voters of the State qualified to
vote for members of the General As
sembly at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 8,
1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Additional Proclamations will be
found elsewhere in this issue.)