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A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 8, 1938
amending article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, authorizing the
Town of Sparks 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 which be
comes due up to and including Jan
uary 1, 1938; to provide that the funds
raised from such additional bonded
indebtedness shall be used exclusively
for the retirement of said bonded in
debtedness that is or may become due
and unpaid as of January 1, 1938;
to provide for the submission of the
amendment for ratification by the
people; and for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 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 the bonded debt of
the Town of Sparks, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 138
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 Town of Sparks to in
cur 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 which become due up to and in
cluding January 1, 1938; 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 January 1, 1938; to provide for the
submission of the amendment for rat
ification 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
same, that article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution of Geor
gia which has heretofore been amend
ed shall be further amended by ad
ding at the end thereof a new para
graph in the following words, to-wit:
“And except that the Town of
Sparks may issue refunding serial
bonds not in excess of the aggregate
sum of nineteen thousand ($19,000.00)
dollars, for the purpose of refunding
and retiring its existing bonded indebt
edness which becomes due up to and
including January 1, 1938, and pro
viding for the assessment and col
lection of an annual tax sufficient in
amount to pay the principal and in
terest of said bonds as they fall due;
the proceeds of all such refunded
bonds so issued by the Town of Spark
to be used exclusively for the purpose
of paying and retiring said bonded
indebtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid as of January 1, 1938.
Said refunding bonds shall be issued
when authorized by a vote of the
mayor and town council, and shall be
validated as provided by law.”
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the auth
ority aforesaid that when said
amendment 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 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 general
election be submitted to the people
for ratification. All persons voting
at said election in favor of adopting
the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
‘For ratification of amendment of
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, authorizing the Town
of Sparks to issue refunding bonds,”
and all persons opposed to the adop
ting of said amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words, “Against ratification of
amendment of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution,
authorizing the Town of Sparks to
issue refunding bonds.” And if a ma
jority of the electors qualified to vote
for members of the General Assembly
voting thereon shall be consolidated
as now required by law in election
for members of the General Assem
bly, the said amendments shall be
come a part of article 7, section 7.
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State, and the Governor shall
make a proclamation therefore, as pro
vided by law.
Section 3
All laws and parts of laws in con
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Joe Boone,
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammond,
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
Roy V Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Approved :
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
This 10th day of January, 1938.
NOW THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted, for ratification or rejec
tion, to the voters of the State quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 8, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 8,
1938, amending article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
City of Vidalia 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 up to and including January 1,
1938; to provide that the funds
raised from such additional bonded
indebtedness shall be used exclusively
for the retirement of said bonded
indebtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid as of January 1, 1938;
to provide for the submission of the
amendment for ratification by the
people; and for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 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 the bonded debt of
Vidalia, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 130
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, ol
the Constitution of Georgia, so as
to authorize >he City of Vidalia tc
incur a bonded indebtedness in ad
dition to that heretofore authorizes
by the Constitution and laws of Geor
gia for the purpose of refunding and
retiring its existing bonded indebted
ness due and unpaid up to and in
cluding January 1, 1938; to provide
that the funds raised from such ad
ditional bonded indebtedness shall be
used exclusively for the retirement
of said bonded inebtedness that is oi
may become due and unpaid as oi
January 1, 1938; to provide for ths
submission of the amendment for rat
ification by the people; and for oth
er 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 City of Vi
dalia may issue refunding serial
bonds not in excess of the aggregate
sum of forty thousand ($40,000.00)
dollars, for the purpose of refunding
and retiring any bonded indebtedness
of said city outstanding, past due
and unpaid up to and including Jan
uary 1, 1938, and providing for the
assessment 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 Vidalia to be used
exclusively for the purpose of paying
and retiring said bonded indebted
ness that is or may become due and
unpaid as of January 1, 1938. Saio
refunding bonds shall be issued when
authorized by a vote of the mayor
and board of councilmen and shall be
validated as provided by law.’,’
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the auth
ority aforesaid, that when said
amendment 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 mori
newspapers in each Congressional
District in this State for two month:
previous to the time for holding the
next general election, at which pro
posed amendments to the Constitu
tion of this State may be voted on,
and shall at said general election
be submitted to the people for rati
fication. All persons voting at saic
election in favor of adopting the said
proposed amendment to the Constitu
tion shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words, “For rati
fication of amendment of article 7 :
section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution, authorizing the City of Vi
dalia to issue refunding bonds,” An<
if a majority of the electors qualified
to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly, voting thereon, shall
be consolidated as now required bj
law in election of members of the
General Assembly, the said amend
ments shall become a part of article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution of the State, and the Gov
ernor shall make a proclamation
therefor, as provided by law.
Section 3
All laws and parts of laws in con
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Joe Boone,
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammond,
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Approved;
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1938.
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 proposed foregoing
amendment to the Constitutin is sub
mitted, for ratificaion or rejection
to the voters of the State qualified
to vote or members of the General
Assembly 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.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 8,
1938, amending article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
Town of Willacoochee to incur a
bonded indebtedness in addition to
that heretofore auhorized by the Con
stitution and laws of Georgia for the
purpose of refunding and retiring its
existing monded indebtedness due
and unpaid as of January 1 1939, ana
which becomes due up to and includ
ing July 1, 1941; to provide that
the funds raised from such addition
al bonded indebtedness shall be used
exclusively for the retirement ,of said
bonded indebtedness that is, or may
become due and unpaid as of January
1, 1939, and or July 1, 1941; to pro
vide for the submission 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 Ist, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
titution of this State as set forth in
a resolution approved January 21,
1938, relating to the bonded debt of
Willacoochee, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 211
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 Town of Willacoochee
to incur a bonded indebtedness ir
addition to that heretofore authorized
by the Constitution and laws of Geor
gia for the purpose of refunding and
retiring its existing bonded indebted
ness due and unpaid as of January
1, 1939, an which becomes, due up
to and including July 1, 1941; to pro
vide that the funds raised from such
additional bonded indebtedness shall
be used exclusively for the retiremen
of said bonded indebtedness that is or
may become due and unpaid as of Jan
uary 1, 1939, andjor July 1, 1941; to
provide for the submission of the
amendment for ratification by the
people; and or other purposes.
Section 1
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, an<
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 amende:
by adding at the end thereof a new
paragraph in the following words,
to-wit:
“And except that the Town of Wil
acoochee may issue refunding serial
bonds not in excess of the aggregate
sum of $15,000.00 for the purpose o‘
refunding and retiring any bonded
indebtedness of said City outstanding
past due and unpaid on January 1,
1939, any bonded indebtedness of said
City outstanding and which may be
come due up to and including July
1, 1941, and provide for the assess
ment and collection of an annual
tax sufficient in amount to pay the
principal and interest of said bond?
as they fall due; the proceeds of all
such refunding bonds so issued bj
the Town of Willacoochee to be used
exclusively for the purpose of pay
ing and retiring said bonded indebt
edness that is or may become due an<
unpaid as of January 1, 1939, and|or
July 1, 1941; and provided further
that such indebtedness shall not be
incurred except with the assent ol
two-thirds of the qualified voters of
said Town of Willacoochee at an
election or elections to be held a:
may be now, or may hereater b
prescribed by law for the incurring
of new debts by said Town of Wila
coochee.
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the auth
ority aforesaid, that when said amend
ment shall be agreed to by two third:
vote of the members of each House
with the “ayes” and “nays” thereor
and published in one or more news
papers in each Congressional District
in this State, for two months previou:
to the time for holding the next gen
eral election at which proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this State
may be voted on, and shall at sai<
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 raification of amend
ment of article 7, section 7. paragraph
1 of the Constitution authorizing the
Town of Willacoochee to issue refund
ing bonds,” and all persons oppos
to the adoption of said amendment
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words, “Against ratifica
tion of amendment of article 7, sec
tion 7, paragraph 1, of the Consti
tution, authorizing the Town of Wil-
acoochee to issue refunding bonds,”
and if a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for ratification
thereof, when the results shall be con
solidated as now required by law in
election or members of the General
Assembly, the said amendment shall
become a part of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State, and the Governor shall
make a proclamaion therefor, as pro
vided by law.
Section 3
All laws and parts of laws in con
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Joe Boone,
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammond,
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
This 21st 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 quali
fied 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
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Consitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the General Election to
1938, amending Article 7, Section 7,
be held on Tuesday, November 8,
Parapragh 1 of the Constiution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing
teh City of Adel 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 existing
bonded indebtedness due and un
paid as of July 1, 1937 and which
becomes due up to and including July
1, 1942; to provide that the funds
raised from such additional bonded
indebtedness shall be used exclusively
for the retirement of said bonded
indebtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid as of July 1, 1942;
to authorize the City of Adel to in
crease its bonded indebtedness, ir.
addition to and separate from the
amount of debts heretofore allowed
under said paragraph, under certain
circumstances, for the purpose of ex
tending, enlarging, repairing, con
structing and maintaining the water
works, sewerage, and electric systems
of the City of Adel; To provide foi
the submission of the amendment for
ratification by the people; and for
other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Consti
tution of this State as set forth in a
resolution approved January 10th,
1938, relating to the bonded debt of
Adel, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 128
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, oi
the Constitution of Georgia, so as
to authorize the City of Adel to in
cur a bonded indebtedness in addi
tion to that heretofore authorized
by the Constitution and laws oi
Georgia for the purpose of refunding
and retiring its existing bonded in
debtedness due and unpaid as of
July 1, 1937, an which becomes due
up to and including July 1, 1942; tc
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 as of July 1, 1942; to authorize
the City of Adel to increase its bond
ed indebtedness, in addition to and
separate from the amount of debt:
heretofore allowed under said para
graph, under certain circumstances,
for the pupose of extending, enlarg
ing, repairing, constructing and
maintaining the waterworks sewer
age, and electric systems of the City
of Adel; To provide for the submis
sion o 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 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 City of Adel
may issue refunding serial bonds not
in excess of the aggregate sum of
thirty-nine thousand $39,000.00) dol
lars, for the purpose of refunding
and retiring its existing bonded in
debtedness due and unpaid as of July
1, 1937 and which becomes due up to
and including July 1, 1942, and pro
viding for the assessment and collec
tion of an annual tax sufficient in
amount to pay the principal and in
terest of said bonds as they fall due;
the proceeds of all such refunded
bonds so issued by the City of Adel
to be used exclusively for the purpose
of paying and retiring said bonded
indebtedness that is qr may become
due and unpaid as of July 1, 1942.
Said refunding bonds shall be issued
when authorized by a vote of the
Mayor and City Council and shall be
validated as provided by law; that
the City of Adel from time to time
necessary for the purpose of ex
tending, enlarging, repairing, con
structing and or maintaining (either,
any or all of them) its waterworks
system, sewerage system and electric
light and power system, including
pipe lines, reservoirs, pumping sta
tions, sewerage line, sewerage dispos
al plant, electric line, machinery and
machinery replacements, or anything
else that may be necessary, conven
ient or proper for the extension, en
lagement, repairment, construction,
maintenance and or operation of the
waterworks, sewerage and electic
light and power systems of the City
of Adel, may incur a bonded indebt
edness, in addition to and separate
from the amount of debts hereinbe
fore in this paragraph allowed to be
incurred, to an amount in the aggre
gate not exceeding the sum of twen
ty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars,
and such indebtedness not to be in
curred except with the assent of two
thirds of the qualified voters of said
City, voting at an election or elections
to be held as may now or may here
after be prescribed by law for the in
curring of new debts by said City of
Adel. Provided said two thirds of vot
ing shall be a majority of the regis
tered voters.”
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the auth
ority aforesaid, that when said
amendment shall be agreed to by twe
thirds vote of the members of each
House, with the “ayes” and “nays”
thereon, and published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional
District in this State for two month:
previous to the time for holding the
next general election, at which pro
posed amendments to the Constitution
of this State may be voted on, and
shall at said general election be sub
mitted to the people for ratification
All persons voting at said election in
favor of adopting the said propose:
amendment to the Constitution shall
have written or printed on their bal
lots the words, “For ratification ol
amendment of article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution, au
thorizing the City of Adel to issue
refunding bonds, to increase its bond
ed indebtedness for waterworks, sew
erage an electric systems,” and all
persons opposed to the adopting of
said amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words,
“Against ratification of amendment
of aricle 7, section 7, paragraph 1,
of the Constitution, authorizing the
City of Adel to issue refunding bonds
to increase its bonded indebtedness
for waterworks, sewerage and elec
tric systems.” And if a majority of
the electors qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly, voting
thereon, shall be consolidated as now
required by law in election for mem
bers of the General Assembly, the
said amendments shall become a part
of article 7, section 7, paragraph 1,
of the Consitution shall make a proc
lamation therefor, as provided by law.
Section 3
All laws or parts of laws in con
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House.
JOHN W. HAMMOND
Secretary of the Senate.
ROY V. HARRIS,
Speaker of the House.
JNO. B. SPIVEY,
President of the Senate.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
This 10th day of January. 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D. Riv
ers, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the proposed foregoing a
mendment to the Constitution is sub
mitted, for ratification or rejection, to
the voters of the State qualified to
vote or members of the General As
sembly at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November Bth,
1938.
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
By The Governor:
JOHN B.- WILSON,
Secretary of State.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to b<
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 8
1938, amending article 7, section 7,
paragraph 1, of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, authorizing the
City of Baxley Appling County, Geor
gia, to refund a bonded indebtedness,
in addition to that heretofore auth
orized by the Constitution and laws
of Georgia, for the purpose of refund
ing and retiring its present or any
future bonded indebtedness legally in
curred that may be due an unpaid,
provided that same shall not be in ex
cess of the amount -municipalities are
now authorized to incur, and provide
that the funds raised from such addi
tional bonded indebtedness shall be
used exclusively, and for no other
purpose, for the retirement of said
bonded indebtedness that may exist
for the present time or in the future,
and to provide for same as maybe
come due or unpaid, and to authorize
the governing authorities of the City
of Baxley, without a vote of the peo
ple, to authorize the issuance of said
refunding bonds to meet the present
or any future indebtedness that may
be incurred, and to provide for the
submission of this amenment for
ratification by the people; and for oth
er purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at the 1937-38 extraordinary session
proposed an amendment to the Con
stitution of this State as set forth
in a resolution approved January 10,
1938, relating to the bonded debt of
Baxley, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 135
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amendment to
article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize the City of Baxley Appling
County, Georgia, to refund 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 present
or any future; bonded indebtedness
legally incurred that may be due and
unpaid, provided that same shall not
be in excess of the amount munici
palities are now authorized to incur,
and provided that the funds raised
from such additional bonded indebt
edness shall be used excluively, and
for no other purpose, for the retire
ment of said bonded indebtedness that
may exist for the present time or in
the future, and to provide for same
as may become due or unpaid, and
to authorize the goverining authorities
to the City of Baxley, without a vote
of the people, to authorize the issu
ance of said refunding bonds to meet
the present orjany future indebtedness
that may be incurred, and to provide
for the submission of this amendment
for ratification by the people; and for
other purposes.
Section 1
Be it enacted by 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 para
graph in the following words, to-wit:
“And except that the City of Bax
ley, in Appling County, Georgia, for
its present or future bonded indebt
edness, may issue serial refunding
bonds not in excess of the legally au
thorized outstanding unpaid bonded
indebtedness, which includes principal
an interest, for the purpose of re
funding and retiring any bonded in
debtedness for said City of Baxley,
municipality, and providing 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 shall fall due;
the proceeds of such refunding bonds
that may be issued as herein provided
to be used exclusively or the purpose
of paying and retiring said bonded
indebtedness that is due or that may
become due and unpaid on any future
bonded indebtedness, and provid
ed further that said refunding bonds
shall be issued only when authorized
by a vote of the governing body of
the City of Baxley, and then shall
be validated as is provided by law.”
Section 2
Be it further enacted by the auth
ority aforesaid, that when said amend
ment shall be agreed to by two-thirds
vote of the members of each House,
with the “ayes” and “nays” thereon,
the Governor is hereby directed to
have this proposal publised in one or
more newspapers in each Congres
sional District in this State for two
months previous to the time for hold
ing the next general election, at which
proposed amendments to the Consti
tution of this State may be voted on,
and shall at said general election be
mbmitted to the people or ratification
All persons voting at said election
in favor of adopting the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words, “For ratification of
amendment of article 7, section 7, par
agraph 1, of the Constitution, auth
orizing the City of Baxley to issue
refunding bonds,” and all persons op
posed to the adopting of said amend
ment shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words “Against
ratification of amendment of article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution, authorizing the City of Bax
ley to issue refunding bonds.” And
if a majority of the electors qualified
to vote or members of the General
Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote
for ratification thereof as provided
by law, the result shall be consolidated
as now required by law in election
for members of the General Asembly
the said amendment shall become
a part of article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution of the
State, and the Governor shall make
a proclamation therefor as provided
by law.
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
Joe Boone,
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
Jno, W. . Hammond,
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
This 10th day of January, 1938
NOW, THEREFORE. 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
ts 11 - to the voters of the State quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the General Elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, November
Bth, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS, Governor.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON
SECRETARY OF STATE,