Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-22
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OVER RYLANDER SHOE Co.
APPROXIMATION. A
sv j M Terrell, Governor of Said
State.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF GEORGIA.
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WHEREAS. The General Assembly,
of its session in 1906, proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State. as set forth in an Act approved
InIv 81. 1906, tO-WIt:
6iII to be entitled an Act to propose
to the qualified electors of this State,
an amendment to paragraph of sec
ton of article II Of the Constitution
of this State as amended by the rati-
fcation bv the qualified voters of this
State of the Act approved July 19,
1904. and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Georgia, That the
following amendment is hereby pro
posed to paragraph 2, section /, article
n of the Constitution of this State, as
amended bv the ratification by the
qualified voters Of this State of the Act
of July lg. U9O4, to-Wit, by adding to
said paragraph the following language:
Provided, however, that in addition
to the counties now proposed for by
this Constitution, there shall be a new
county laid out from the counties of
Irwin and Wilcox bounded as follows:
Beginning at the point where the
south line of land lot No. l67 in the
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the AIapaha river, and running due
east along the said south line to the
northeast corner of land lot l59 in the
third district of Irwin county; thence
north to the northeast corner of land
lot No. 172 in the third district of Viii
cox county: thence east to the north
east corner Of land lot No. 174 in the
third district of Irwin county; thence
south to the northeast corner of land
lot No. l57 in the third district of Ir-
win county, and thence east to the
northeast corner of land lot 1876 in the
third district of Irwin county, and
thence south to the northeast corner of
land lot No. 66 in the third district of
Irwin county, thence east to the north
east corner of land lot 81 in the third
district Of Irwin county, and thence
south to the northeast corner of land
lot No. 81 in the third district of Irwin
county; thence east to the southeast
corner of lard lot No 233 in the fourth
district of Irwin county, and thence
north to the southwest corner of land
lot No. POS in the fourth district of Ir
win county, and thence east to the
southeast cerner of land lot No. 80 in
the fourth district of Irwin county, and
thence north along the east line of land
lot No. 80 to the Ocmulgee river, and
thence in westerly direction along the
Ocmulgee river to the point where
House creek in Wilcox county empties
INTO the Ocmulgee river, and thence in
a westerly direction along the said
House creek to the point where the
SAID House creek crosses the north line
Of land lot No 255 in the third district
OF Wilcox county, and thence west
along the north line of said land lot 255
andthe district lines between the first
and third districts in the said county of
Wilcox to the Alapaha river, and thence
IN southerly direction along the said
Alapaha river to the starting point.
That Fitzgerald shall be the county
site OF said county.
Said county shall be attached to the
Third Congressional District, and to the
Oconee judicial circuit until another
circuit shall be established embracing
the present county Of Irwin, in which
case it shall belong to the said new
circuit, and shall be attached to the
Fifteenth State Senatorial district.
That all legal voters residing in the
limits Of said county of Ben Hill enti-
Tied to vote for members of the Cen
erai Assembly under the laws of Geor-
gla shall on the first Tuesday in jan
uary, 1907, elect an ordinary, a clerk of
the supurlor court, a sheriff, a coroner
TAX collector, a tax receiver, a cOun-
~ surveyor, a county treasurer, and
lhree commissioners of roads and reve-
nuess for said county, said election to be
held at Fitzgerald, the county site of
sand county.
That the superior courts of said
county shall be held on the first Mon
day IN April and October of each year
The limits of the said county, the
congressional and senatorial districts
ana the judicial circuit to which it is
attached, the time of holding the terms
Oh The superior courts shall be as desig-
mated above until changed by law.
SEC. :. Be it further enacted, That
"hen tins proposal amendment shall be
agreed to by two-thirds 90 of the mem
ueFS elected to the two Houses and
Saau have been entered on the Journal
vi each House with the ayes and nays
taken thereon, the Governor is hereby
directed to cause the said proposed
amendment to be advertised in at least
I"o papers IN each congressional dis
IIcl at least two months before the
GeAI general election, to be held on the
IFSt Wednesday in October, 1906, and
ne snail also provide for a submission
ol Jne proposed amendment at said gen.
eral election. And if majority of the
electors shall ratify such proposed
amendment by a majority of the cleo
IgIs quahhed to vote for members of
1ne General Assembly, such amend
Heht shall become a part of the Con-
SuLutlon of Georgia.
,r, SEC. 3, Be it further enacted,
mat 1t Shall be the duty of the Gov
eFhor TO submit said amendment to the
ReopIe at said election in the following
Iotm: That those voting in favor OF
9"lu proposed amendment shall have
E.ItIeh or printed on their tickets, In
laFor OF the Ratification of the Amend
Gleht to the Constitution Creating the
County of Ben Hill, with Fitzgerald as
IHe County Site, and those opposed tc
lne ratification of said amendment
shaII have written or printed on then
Itchets, Opposed to the Ratification OF
amendment to the Constitution Great
ing the County of Ben Hill with Fitz
gerald as the County Site.
~ NOW, therefore, |, Joseph M. Terrell
Governor of said State, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring thar
tLle foregoing proposed amendment tt
Uhe Constitution is submitted for ratiti
SSdIlon or rejection to the voters of The
2Iate, qualified to vote for members O
lIe General Assembly, at the genera
electon to be held on Wednesday, Oc
loDer 3, 1906.
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