The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
State of Georgi,
Executive Department,
August -, 1914.


amendment to the Constitution this State forth Act
approved August II, 1914, to-wit:
An act propose the qualified Georgia
and amendment to Paragraph Article Of the
Constitution this State amended the ratification by the quail
he'd voters OF this State of the Acts approved July 49, 1904 July 81
1906 July 80 1872 and August H. 1912 being IAN Act to
layout and create county, portions Buoh and Tatna
Counties be named and County
of Caxon as the county site, and for other PURPOSES
Section Be enacted the Assembly the
Georgia. ana 1t hereby enacted by the authority Of the that
the following amendment hereby proposed Paragraph
l. of Article l. of the Constitution
by qualified voters of this State the Acts
ed July 49, 1904 and July 81 1906, July 3d. 1912
1872 by adding said Paragraph following language
wit Provded however, that in addition pro-
vded for by this Constitution there shall be county laid
ana created from portions of the Counties of Buoc Tana
and embraced within the following boundary lines commencing
point known ohnson Old Ferry the Caooche River
ming thence direction along the boundary line
tween Liberty and Tna Counties pout known as the Ford
Croochee Greek; thence westerly direction, straight
enne thence westerly direction straight line Rogers Crossing,
at the intersection of the Bl and Redsvi thence in
norhery direction in straight line to point the Seaboard Air
line Railway half between the of Be Manassas
thence northerY in the direction straight inter-
sects the line of the proposed County SAID
line to the Charoochee River then outhey direction
Croochee River to Kennedy Bridge eastey direction
along the public road leading from Kenneys Bridge Belle on
the Register and Chenille Rroad thence eastery direction
along the old Dublin Road the righoway Dublin Rail-
road bed thence asoutheey direction down said to
SCOTS Creek thence the direction down SCOTS to its
mouth IN Lofts Creek thence southry direction
Creek its mouth into Caroochee River, thence down
Cooche River in southary direction the starting point at
Johnsons Ferry
at the territory embraced foregoing boundary lines shalt
known and be named Evans County and axton Shall
be the county of same"
That SAID proposed shall the First Con
ressiona District the Atlantic judicial Circuit to the second
Senatorial District That all legal residing within the limits
OF said proposed county of Evans entitled under of eor
a to vote Tor members Of the General Assembly, SHALL the
eesdaY January following the ratification people this
of Evans An ordinary clerk of the Superior Court sheriff
coroner tax collector tax receiver county treasurer county
moners of roads and revenues said election at CLAYTON
county Site according superior courts Of the
said Evans shall be held fourth Mondays of JANUARY
June and October each and that the grand jury
said each provided however, that the Judge the Super
Tor court may his discretion cause the grand jury Of said
of said county Of Evans the Congressional and State Senatorial Dis
attached the Superior shall be des
mated herein until changed BY law; provided that applicable
this Act found in Sections 800 of the Code Of
whenever said county is created and that said ha b nh
to all laws applicable to all other counties of this State
section Be further enacted by the authority aforesaid
this State shall be agreed by thirds the elected to
upon journals the yeas ard nays taken there's
the Governor SHALL he and instructed to
Congressional District for the period
elections and the Governor further authorized directed to pro-
for the submission of the amendment proposed for ratification or
be held after said publication which election every person shall be
qualified who entitled for the General
Assembly All voting said election of adonno
the SAID proposed shall written printed on their
ballot the words amendment the Constitution creating the
County of Evans and all persons opposed the adoption said
proposed amendment shall have written printed ballots the
words, against the amendment the Constitution creating the
county of Evans If majority of the qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly voting thereon for
when he ascerans from the Secretary state whom the
returns from said election shall be referred manner as in
of election for members of the Assembly to count
and ascertain the result issue his proclamation one insertion in
daily of the State announcing such result declaring
the amendment ratified. -
Sec Be further enacted by the authority aforesaid That
all laws parts of laws conflict this Act be- and the Same
are, hereby repealed
Now therefore, John M Saon of said State do
issue this proclamation hereby declaring foregoing pn
posed amendment the Constitution ratification or
rejection the voters of the State qualified members o
the General Assembly the General Election be held on tuesday
November 3, 1914.