The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-14
State of Georgi,
Executive Department,

amendment the State forth in an
approved August IL, 1914, to-wit
An propose qualified electors of the State of Georgia
and amendment Paragraph of Section Article the
Constitution of this State amended by ratification qua
he'd voters of this State of the Acts approved July 9 July
19oo July 80 1917 and August H. 1912 being Act
layout and county, from portions
Countless to be named and be known County the city
of Claxon as the county se and for other purposes"
Section Be by General the State of
Georgia. and it hereby enacted by the authority
the following amendment hereby proposed Paragraph Sec
ton l. of Article H. of the Constitution of this amendedby
the ratification the qualified approy
ed July 49, 1904 and July 81 1906 July 30 1872 and August
1872 towlt by adding said Paragraph following
w.t. Provded however, that in addition pro-
Vded for by this Constitution shall county laid
and created from portions of the Counties Tattna
embraced within following boundary lines at
point known ohnsos Old Ferry the Caroce
thence in along the boundary lire be-
Liberty and Tattna pont known as the Ford
or Caoochee Creek thence westerly dreccn straight
enne thence westerly direction straight Rogers Crossing
the intersection of the Bee and Reidse Roads, thence in
northery direction straight line the Sabord Air
line Railway half between the Beve and Manassas:
thence northery the direction straight until it inter
the line of the proposed County of Cander thence along
line to the Caroochee River then southery direction down the
Caooche River Kenneds Bridge thence in an easterv direction
along the public road leading from Kennedys Bridge Ada Belle on
the Register and Chenille Raoa thence eastery direction
along the ola Dublin Road the gtoway the old Dublin Rail
road bed thence outhasery direction right to
Sco Creek thence the direction SCOTS Creek to it's
mouth IN LOUIS Creek thence In southery direction
Greek its mouth into Caoochee River thence down
Caoochee River souheastey direction starting point at
Johnsons Ferry.
hat the territory embacedn foregoing boundary lines shall
known and be named Evans County and xton shall
be the county site of same"
Tha proposed county shall be attached to the First
gresson District the Atlantic Judicial and to the second
Senatorial District That all legal voters residing the limits
for members of the General Assembly, shall on the first
Wednesday January following the ratification by people of this
of Evans An ordinary clerk of the Superior Court sheriff.
coroner tax collector tax receiver county treasurer county
roads and said election held at
said of Evans shall be held Mondays of anua rV
March, June and Oco6e of each and that the grand jury for
said county of Evans shall the January June terms Of
said each year provided however, that the Judge Super
or Court may his cause the grand jury Of said county
said county Of Evans the Congressional and State Senatorial Dis
attached the terms the Superior Court the be so es
mated herein until changed by aw provided that laws applicable
this Act found Sections S29 inclusive of the Code of
Georgia 1919 are hereby made applicable to said Evans
all laws applicable to all other counties of this State
SectOn Be further by the authority aforesaid
this State shall be agreed by thirds members elected to
each of the Houses of the General Assembly, same has
been entered their journals with the taken there
the Governor SHALL and hereby authorized and to
proposed amendment be published in one 70
newspapers each Congressional District State for the period
two MONTHS next preceding the time of holding next
vide for the submission of the amendment proposed ratification m
rejection the electors this State at the election to
held after said publication which person shall n
qualified who is entitled to vote for the General
Assembly An persons voting at SAID election in favor adopting
ballot the WORDS For amendment the Constitution creating tho
County of Evan and all opposed the adoption Of said
proposed amendment shall have written printed their ballots ~
Words against the amendment the Constitution creating the
county of Evans If majority of the electors qualified to VOTE f
members of the Assembly voting thereon Shall t or
ratification of said proposed amendment then the Governor Shall
when he from the Secretary state to whom IT,
returns from said election shall he referred in the manner &C m
of election for members of the General Assembly to ~
and ascertain the result issue his proclamation for insertion in
daily of the State announcing such result and decsrn
the amendment ratified.
Sec further by authority aforesaid Th
laws and parts of laws conflict with this Act be- and the s
are, hereby repealed.
Now therefore, John M Saton Governor of said State d
issue this proclamation hereby declaring foreoon
posed amendment to the Constitution submitted ratification %
rejection to the voters of the State qualified for mor -
the General Assembly at the General Election be held on Tnds
November 8, 1914 O"F'