Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-13

NJ Terrell, Governor of Said
State.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF GEORGIA.
a MI ANITA O. T11Iy 21

WHEREAS. The General Assembly,
Of IFS session in 1906, proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of this
Cta+a. as set forth in an Act approved
INV 81. 1906, to-Wit:
6iII to be entitled an Act to propose
IN the qualified electors of this State,
an amendment to paragraph 2 of sec
rion of article II of the Constitution
nf this State as amended by the rati-
frati0n bv the qualified voters of this
State of the Act approved July 10,
1904. and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Georgia, That the
following amendment is hereby pro.
nospd to paragraph 2, section 1, article
II of the Constitution of this State, as
amended by the ratification by the
waIifpd voters of this State of the Act |
Of July l9. UgO4, 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 |
third district Of Wilcox county crosses !
the Alapaha river, and running due |
east along the said south line to the |
northeast corner of land lot 159 in the |
third district of Irwin county; thence
north to the northeast corner of land
lot No. 172 in the third district of Will
cox county; thence east to the north
east corner Of land lot No. TIA in the
third district of Irwin county; thence
south to the northeast corner of land
lot No 157 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 62 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 land lot No. 233 in the fourth
district of Irwin county, and thence
north to the southwest corner of land
lot No. 2O6 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
thence in a westerly direction along the
Ocmulgee river to the point where
House creek in Wilcox county empties
INTO the Ocmulgee river, and thence In
westerly direction along the said
House creek to the point where the
Sald 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
and the district lines between the first
and third districts in the said county OF
Wilcox to the Alapaha river, and thence
m SOutherly direction along the said
AIapaha 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
OcoRee 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
eral Assembly under the laws of Geor-
gla shall on the first Tuesday in Jan
uary, 1907, elect an ordinary, clerk OF
the supurlOr court, a sheriff, a coroner
tax collector, a tax receiver, a coun-
" surveyor, a county treasurer, and
three commissioners of roads and reVe-
nues 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
days in April and October of each year.
The limits of the said county, the
congressional and senatorial districts
and the judicial circuit to which it Is
attached, the time of holding the terms
OF the superior courts shall be as deSlg-
mated above until changed by law.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That
when this proposal amendment shall be
agreed to by two-thirds "a of the mem.
oers elected to the two Houses and
Shall have been entered on the JOurna
OF 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 leas1
Two papers in each congressional dis
lrlct at least two months before the
next general election, to be held on the
HrSt Wednesday in October, 1906, anC
he shall also provide for a SUBMISSION
of the proposed amendment at said gen
eral election. And if a majority of the
electors shall ratify such proposed
amendment by majority of the elec
tors qualified to vote for members O
the General Assembly, such amend
ment shall become a part of the Con
sututiOn of Georgia.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted
That it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to submit said amendment to tn
people at said election in the following
form: That those voting in favor O
said proposed amendment shall hay'
written or printed on their tickets, II
favor of the Ratification of the Amend
ment to the Constitution Creating tn
County of Ben Hill, with Fitzgerald
the County Site, and those opposed t
the ratification of said amendmen!
shall have written or printed on thel
tickets, Opposed to the Ratification o
Amendment to the Constitution Great
ing the County of Ben Hill with t1tz
gerald as the County Site.
Now, therefore, |, Joseph M. Terrell
Governor of said State, do issue thu
my proclamation hereby declaring tina
the foregoing proposed amendment I
the Constitution is submitted for ratlIl
cation or rejection to the voters OF TN
State, qualified to vote for members Q
the General Assembly, at the. genera
election to be held on Wednesday, Oc
tober 3, 1906.
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