Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-15

.JM Terrell, Governor of Said
State.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF GEORGIA.
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ATLANTA. GA, July 81,
WHEREAS, The General Assembly,
d.. is session in 1906, proposed an
@a,,ardn4rt to the Constitution OF this
s-ata. S+,+,s as set forth in an Act approved
I1Iv 81. 1906 to-Wlt:
-, tiu TO be entitled an Act to propose
+orhe qualified electors of this State,
an amendment to paragraph 2 of sec
%,nI of article Il of the Constitution
af+Eis State as amended by the rati-
fca+ion bv the qualified voters of this
State of the Act approved July 19,
I904 and for other purposes.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Georgia, That the
f1IIowing amendment is hereby pro.
1osad TO paragraph 2, section I, article
Il of the Constitution of this State, as
amended bv the ratification by the
0gaIifed voters of this State of the Act
of JuIv lg. 1904, to-Wit, by adding to
sqid paragraph the following language:
"PrayIled. however, that in addition
to the counties now proposed for by |
this Constitution, there shall be 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 l59 in the |
third district of Irwin county; thence !
north to the northeast corner of land |
lot No. l72 in the third district of Viii |
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. l57 in the third district of Ir-
win county, and thence east to the
northeast corner Of land lot 1856 in the
third district of Irwin county, and
thence south to the northeast corner of
land lot No. sc in the third district of
Irwin county, thence suSt 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 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 lr-
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 a westerly direction along the
Ocmulgee river to the point where
House creek in Wilcox county emptles
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
and the 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
AIapaha river to the starting point.
THAT Fitzgerald shall be the county
site OF sand county.
Said county shall be attached to the
Ihrd 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-
lied to vote for members of the Gen
eraI Assembly under the laws of GeOr-
gia shall on the first Tuesday in Jan
Uary, 1901, elect an ordinary, a clerk of
Inc sdpumor court, a sheriff, a coroner
TAX collector, a tax receiver, a cOun-
y surveyor, county treasurer, and
three commissioners of roads and reve-
nueS Tor sand county, said election to be
Nei4 at Fitzgerald, the county site of
sad county.
That the superior courts of said
county shall be held on the first Mon
uays m 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
OF the superior courts shall be as desig-
mated above until changed by law.
SEC. .. Be it further enacted, That
"oen this proposal amendment shall be
agreed to by two-thirds Cd of the mem
pefs elected to the two Houses and
snail nave been entered on the Journal
vi each House with the ayes and nays
taken thereon, the Governor is hereby
uIfected TO cause the said proposed
amendment to be advertised in at least
l"' papers in each congressional dis
Tlcl at least two months before the
next general election, to be held on the
ILSI Wednesday in October, 1906, anC
lie snail also provide for submission
vi ,Ae proposed amendment at said gen
e,al election. And if a majority of the
electors shall ratify such proposed
amendment by majority of the elec
.9's qualified to vote for members OF
-He General Assembly, such amend
"LeHJ snail become a part of the Con
suluuon of Georgia.
Pm SEC. 3. Be it further enacted
IIal 1t shall be the duty of the Gov
eEhor TO submit said amendment to tht
people al said election in the following
IotLn: That those voting in favor O.
sdlu proposed amendment shall have
"IIlLen or printed on their tickets, II
laNof OF the Ratification of the Amend
|lehl TO the Constitution Creating tn,
county Of Ben Hill, with Fitzgerald a
Iie county Site, and those opposed t,
l4e ratification of said amendmen
siau sAau nave written or printed on thei
.cAets, Opposed to the Ratification o
amendment to the Constitution Great
ing the County of Ben Hill with Fitz
gerald as the County Site. -
~ Now, therefore, |, Joseph NJ. Terrell
Governor Of said State, do issue thi
LIy Proclamation hereby declaring tha
I'e foregoing proposed amendment t
We Constitution is submitted for ratifi
SSaIion or rejection to the voters of tn
9Iate, qualified to vote for members Q
me General Assembly, at the genera
electon to be held on Wednesday, OC
tober 3, 1906.
JOSEPH M. TERRELL.