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nrpROCMATTM
Submitting a proposed amen 1-
ment to the Constitution of Geor
gia to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
Nomember 8, 1938, amending Ar
ticle 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, authorizing the City of
Adel 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 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
tended indebtedness shall be use 1
exclusively for the retirement of
said bonded indebtedness that i; or
may become due and unpaid as of
July 1, 11142; to authorize the City
of Adel to increase its bonded in
debtedness, in addition to and sep
arate from the amount of debts
heretofore allowed under said pai
agraph, under certain circumstan
ces, for the purpose of extendin r,
enlarging, repairing, constructing
and maintaining the water wor). .
sewerage, and electric systems of
the city of Adel: To provide for
the submission of the amendment
for ratification by the people; and
* for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assem
bly nt the 1937-38 extraordinary
session proposed an amendment t >
the Constitution of this State as
set forth in a resolution approve I
January 10th, 1938, relating to the
bonded debt of Adel, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 128
An Act to propose to the quali
fied voters of Georgia an amend
ment to article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia, so as to authorize the City
of Adel to incur a bonded indebt
edness in addition to that heret >-
fore authorized by the Constitution
and laws of Georgia for the pur
pose of refunding and retiring its
existing bonded indebtedness due
and unpaid as of July 1,
1937, and w'.’ich 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 increase its bonded in
debtedness, in addition to and
separate from the amount of debts
heretofore allowed under said
paragraph, under certain circum
stances, for the purpose of extend
ing, enlarging, repairing, con
structing and maintaining the
waterworks, sewerage, and electric
systems of the City of Adel: Io
provide for the submission of the
amendment for ratification by the
people; and for other purposes.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by the au
thority of same, that article 7, sec
tion 7, paragraph 1, of the Consti
tution of Georgia which has here
tofore been amended shall be fur
ther 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 aggre
gate sum of thirty-nine thousand
($39,000.00) dollars for the purpose
of refunding and retiring its ex
isting tended indebtedness due am!
unpaid as of July 1, 1937 and which
becomes due up to and including
July 1, 1942, and providing for the
assessment and collection of an
annual tax sufficient in amount to
pay the principal and interest of
said tends as they fall due; the
proceeds of all such refunded
tends so issued by the City of
Adel to be used exclusively for the
purpose of paying and retiring
said bonded indebtedness that is
or may become due and unpaid as
of July 1, 1942. Said refunding
tends shall be issued when author
ized by a vote of the Mayor and
City Council and shall be validat
ed as provided by law: that the
City of Adel from time to time as
necessary for the purpose of ex
tending, enlarging, repairing, con
structing and/or maintainin'’,
(either, any or all of them) its
waterworks system, sewerage sys
tem and electric light and pow >
system, including pipe lines, res
ervoirs, pumping stations, sewer
age line, sewerage disposal plant,
electric line, machinery and ma
chinery replacements, or anythin:
else that may be necessary, con
venient or proper for the extensi
on, enlargement, repairment con
struction. maintenance and or or •
eration es the waterworks, sewer-
age and electric light and power
systems of the City of Ade), may
incur a bonded indebtedness, in
addition to and separate from th 1
amount of debts hereinbefore in
this paragraph allowed to be in
curred, to an amount in the ag
gregate not exceeding the sum of
twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00)
dollars, and such indebtedness not
to be incurred except with the as
sent of two thirds of the qualified
voters of said City, voting at an
election or elections to be held as
may now or may hereafter be pre
scribed by law for the incurring
or new debts by said City of Adel.
Provided said two thirds so voting
shall be a majorty of the regist
ered voters.’’
Section 2.
Be is further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, that when said
amendment shall be agreed to oy
two 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 months previous to the
time for holding the next general
election, at which proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this
State may be voted on, and shill
at said general election bo submit
ted to the people for ratification,
til person voting at said election
in favor of adopting the said pro
posed amendment to the Constitu
tion shall have written or print
ed on their ballots the words, “For
ratification of amendment of ar
ticle 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, authorizing the
City of Adel to issue refunding
bonds, to increase its bonded in
debtedness for waterworks, sewer
age and electric system,” and all
persons opposed to the adopting 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 City of Adel to is
sue refunding bonds to increase its
bonded indebtedness for water
works, sewerage and electric sys
tems.” Ar.d if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly, vot
ing thereon, shall be consolidated
as now required by law in election
for members of the Genera! As
sembly, the said amendment
shall become a part of ar
ticle 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of the State, and
the Governor shall make a procla
mation therefor, as provided by
law.
Section 3.
All laws and parts of law:-, 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.
Rivers, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed fore
going amendment to the Constitu
tion is submitted, for ratification
or rejection, to the voters of the
State qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly 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.
\ PROCI \MVnON
Submitting a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of Geor
gia 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 Geor
gia, authorizing the City of Bax
ley, Appling County, Georgia, to
refund a bonded indebtedness, in
addition to that heretofore author
ized by the Constitution and laws
of Georgia, for the purpose of re
funding and retiring its present or
any future bended indebtedness
legally incurred that may be due
and unpaid, provided that same
shall not be in excess of the
amount municipalities are now au
thorized to incur, and provide!
that the funds raised from such ad
ditional 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 may become due or un
paid, and to authorize the govern
ing authorities of the City of Bax
ley, without a vote of the people,
to authorize the issuance of said
refunding tends to meet the pres
ent or any future indebtedness that
may be incurred, and to provide
Wheeler County Eagle, Alamo, Georgia October 6 1938
for the submission of this amend
ment for ratification by the peo
ple; and for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The Genera] Assem
bly at the 1937-38 extraordinary
session proposed an .amendment to
the Constitution of this State as
set forth in a resolution approved
January 10, 1938, re.ating to the
bonded debt of Baxley, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 135.
An Act to propose to the qualifi
ed voters of Georgia an amend
ment to article 7, section 7, para
graph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia, so as to authorize the City
of Baxley, Appling County, Geor
gia, to refund a bonded indebted
ness, in addition to that hereto
fore authorized by the Constitution
and laws of Georgia, for the pur
pose of refunding and retiring its
present or any future bonded in
debtedness legally incurred that
mav he due and unpaid, provided
that same shall not be in excess
of the amount municipalities are
now authorized to incur, and pro
vided that the funds raised from
such additional bonded indebted
ness shall be used exclusively, and
for no other purpose, for the re
tirement of said bonded indebted
ness that may exist for the pres
ent time or in the future, and to
provide for same as may become
due or unpaid, and to mithorize
the governing authorities of the
City of Baxley, without a vote of
the people, to authorize the issu
ance of said refunding bonds to
meet the present or any future in
debtedness that may be incurred,
and to provide for the submission
of thia amendment for ratification
by the people; and for other pur
poses.
SECTION 1.
Be it enacted bv the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by au
thority of the same, that article
7, section 7, paragraph 1. of the
Constitution of Georgia, which has
heretofore hern amended, shall bo
further amended by adding at the
end thereof a new paragraph in
the following words, to-wit:
“And except that the Citv of
Bax’ey, in Appling County, Geor
pi't, for its present or future bond
ed indebtedness, ^nay issue serial
refunding bonds not in excess of
the legally authorized outstanding
unpaid bonded indebtedness, which
includes principal and interest,
for the purpose of refunding and
retiring any bonded indebtedness
for said City of Baxley municipal
ity. and providing for the assess
ment and collection of an annual
tax sufficient in amount to pay the
principal and interest of said re
funding bonds as they shall fall
due: the proceeds of such refund
ing bonds that may be issued as
herein p ovided to be used exclu
sively for the purpose of paying
and retiring said bonded indebt
edness that is due or that may be
come <lue and unpaid on any fu
ture bonded indebtedness, and pro
vided further that said refunding
bonds shall lie issued only’ when
authorized by a vote of the gov
erning body of the City of Baxley,
and then shall be validated as is
provided by law ”
SECTION 2.
Be it further enacted by the au
thority’ aforesaid, that when said
amendment shall be agreed to by
two-thirds vote of the members of
each House, with the “ayes” and
“naves” thereon, the Governor is
hereby’ directed to have this pro
posal published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional
District in this State for two
months previous to the time for
holding the next genera! .lection,
at, which proposed amendments to
the Constitution of this State may
be voted on, and shall at said gen
eral election, be submitted to the
people for ratification. All per
sons voting at said election in fa
vor of adopting the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “For rat
ification of amendment of article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution, authorizing the City’
of Baxley to issue refunding
bonds,” and al! persons opposed to
the adopting of said amendment
shall have written or printed on
there ballots the words “Against
ratification of amendment of ar
ticle 7. section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, authorizing the
City' of Baxley to issue refunding
bonds.” And if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly, vot
ing thereon, shall vote for ratifi
cation thereof as provided by law,
the result shall he consolidated as
now required by’ law in election
for members of the General As
sembly, the said amendment shall
become a part < f article 7, section
7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution
of the State, and the Governor
shall make a proclamation there
for as provided by law.
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Joe Boone,
( LERK 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.
Rivers, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed fore
going amendment to the Constitu
tion is submitted, for ratification
or rejection, to the voters of the
State qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembl at the
General Election to be held on
Tuesday, November Bth, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS, ’
GOVERNOR.
BV THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
t prih i Mi vnoN
Submitting a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of Geor
gia 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 Geor
gia, authorizing the trustees of
the Beaverdam School District of
Berrien County, Georgia, to
incur a bonded indebtedness I
in addition to that hereto
fore authorized by the Con
stitution and laws of Georgia, for
the purpose of refunding and retir
in'. its existing bonded indebted
ness due and unpaid as of October
11, 1938, and which becomes due up
to and including October 15, 1938,
to provide that the funds raised
from such additional bonded indebt
edness shall be used exclusively
for the retirement of of said bond
ed indebtedness that is or may be
come due and unpaid as of October
15, 1938; to provide the terms of
their issue; to provide for the sub
mission of the amendment for rat
ification by the people; and for
other purnoses.
By His Excellency,
E. I). RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept..
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assem
bly' at the 1937-38 extraordinary
session proposed an amendment to
the Constitution of this State as
set forth in a resolution approved
February 12, 1938, relating to the
bonded debt of Beaverdam School I
District, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 339.
An Act to propose to the qualifi- ;
ed voters of Georgia an amend
ment to article 7, section 7. para
graph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia, so as to authorize the
trustees of the Beaverdam School
District of Berrin County, Georgia,
to incur a bonded idebtedness in 1
addition to that heretofore author
iezd by the Constitution and laws ,
of Georgia, for the purpose of re- i
funding and retiring its existing
bonded indebtedness due and un
paid as of October 15, 1938, and
which becomes due up to and in
cluding October 15, 1938; to pro
vide that the funds raised from
such additional bonded indebted
ness shall be used exclusively for
the retirement of said bonded in- i
debtednoss that is or may become
due and unpaid as of October 35,
1938; to provide the terms of their
issue; to provide for the submis- ;
sion of the amendment for ratifi
cation by the people; and for other -
purposes.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia.
SECTION 1.
Article 7, section 7, paragraph 1,
of the Constitution of Georgia, is
hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof a new paragraph in
the following words, to-wit:
“And except that the eßaverdam
School District of Berrin County,
Georgia, may issue refunding ser
ial bonds not in excess of the ag
gregate sum of $11,000.00, for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
any bonded indebtedness of said
school district outstanding, past
due and unpaid on October 15,
1938, and any tended indebtedness .
of said school district outstanding
and which becose due up to and in
cluding October 15, 1938, and pro- j
ride for the assessment and col- i
lection of an annual tax suffici- I
ent in amount to nay the principal j
and interest of said bonds as they
fall due: the proceeds of all such
refunding bonds so issued by the j
said Beaverdam School District cf I
Berrin County to be used exclusive
ly for the purpose of paying and
retiring said bonded indebtedness.
that is or may become due and un
paid as of October 15, 1938. Said
refunding bonds shall be issued
when authorized by a vote of the
trustees of the said Beaverdam
School District and shall be vali
dated."
SECTION 2.
When said amendment is agreed
to by two-thirds vote of the mem
bers of each House, with the
“ayes” and “nays” thereon, it
shall be 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
general election be submitted to
the people for ratification. All
persons voting at said election in
favor of adopting the said propos
ed amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, „For rat
ification of amendment of article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution, authorizing the Beav
erdam School District of Berrin
County, to issue refunding tends,”
and all persons opposed to the
adoption of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their
ballots the words, “Against ratifi
cation of amendment of article 7,
section 7, paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution, authorizing the Beaver
dam School District of Berrien
County to issue refunding bonds,”
and if a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly, voting
thereon, shall vote for ratification
i thereof, when the results shall be
consolidated as now required by
law in election for members of the
General Assembly, the said amend
ments shall become part of article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution of the State, and the
Governor shall make a proclamati
on thereof as provided by law.
SECTION 3.
AU laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act 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 12th day of February, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I. E. D.
i Rivers, Governor of said State, do
। issue this my proclamation here
: by declaring that the proposed
foregoing amendment to the Con
i' stitution is submitted, for ratifica
j tion or rejection, to the voters of
i| the State qualified to vote for
. members of the General Assembly
;l at the General Election to be held
on Tuesday, November Bth, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR,
i BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF THE STATE.
a proci tn viton
| Submitting a proposed amend
- ment to the Constitution of Geor
t gia to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 1938, amending artcle
7. section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution of the State of Geor
gia, authorizing the Town of
Sparks to incur a bonded indebt
• edness in addition to that hereto
fore authorized by the Constituti
on and laws of Georgia, for the
purpose of refunding and retiring
its existing bonded indebtedness
: which becomes due up to and in-
I eluding January 1, 1938; to pro
’ vide that the funds raised from
such additional bonded indebted
ness 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 pur
poses.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia, Executive Dept.,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General Assem
bly at the 1937-38 extraordinary
session proposed an amendment to
the Constitution of this State a?
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 quali
j fied voters of Georgia an amend
ment to article 7, section 7, para
: graph 1, of the Constitution of
j Georgia, so as to authorize the
! Town of Sparks to incur a tended
indebtedness in addition to that
heretofore authorized by the Con
stitution and laws of Georgia, for
the purpose of refunding and re
tiring its existing bonded indebt
edness which becomes due up to
and including January 1, 1938; to
i provide that the funds raised from
such additional bonded indebted
ness shall be used exclusively for
the retirement of said tended 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 pur
poses.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by author
ity 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 fol
lowing words, to-wit:
“And except that the Town of
Sparks may issue refunding serial
bonds not in excess of the aggre
gate sum of nineteen thousand
($19,000.00) dollars, for the pur
pose of refunding and retiring its
existing bonded indebtedness
which becomes due up to and in
cluding January 1, 1938, and pro
viding for the assessment and col
lection 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
funded bonds so issued by the
Tovzn of Sparks to be used exclu
sively for the purpose of paying
and retiring said tended indebt
edness that is or may become due
and unpaid as of January 1, 1938]
Said refunding bonds shall be is
sued 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 au
thority 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
Congressional District in this State
for two months previous to the
time for holding the next general
election, at which proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of this
State may be voted on, and shall at
said general election be submitted
to the people for ratification. All
persons voting at said election in
favor of adopting the said propos
ed amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on
their ballot? the words, “For rat
ification of amendment of aticle
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution, authorizing the Town
of Sparks to issue refunding
bonds,” 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 ar
ticle 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, authorizing the
Town of Sparks to issue refunding
bonds." And if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly, vot
ing thereon, shall he consolidated
as now required by law in election
for members of the General As
sembly, the said amendments shall
become a part of article 7, section
7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution
of the State, and the Governor
shall make a proclamation there
for, as provided by law'.
Section 3.
Al] laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby re
pealed.
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.
Rivers, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring 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 Gen
| eral Assembly at the General Elec
i tion to be held on Tuesday, No
। vember 8, 1933.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
by THE GOVERNOR:
. JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
broci.amatio.y
Submitting a proposed amend
: ment to the Constitution of Geor
i gm, to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 1938, amending ar
“cle i, section 7, paragraph 1, of
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