The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-15

| any statutory offices or statutory courts
and provide for filling the same Vacan-
cies that may occur before the neYt zen.
eral election in any of the said offices
Snall De nlled as now provided by law
I Lnat SAID new county, when created
gresslonal district and Sixteenth senate
rial district, and shall be included in the
Oconee Judicial circait. and a superior
court Tor said county is hereby created
which court shall have the same iurisdic
ton as now provided by the law for the
superior courts of this state: that the
SAID court until otherwise changed BY
law shal be held on the third MONDAYS of
FEBRUARY and August of each year hut
the general assembly is hereby expressly
gwen the power to change the terms OF
! said court and to increase the number
thereof; that the justices of the neaca
ana constables residing within the terri
tory included within the new county of
Ireutlen shall exercise the duties and
powers OF their offices until new militia
districts are laid out for said county of
Ireutlen as now provided by law. That
the provisions of chapter Ii of the code
VI lSiO are hereby made applicable to
sald proposed county of Treutlen, and
that all the general laws of this state
In reference to holding elections for the
purpose of creating debt, and that the
Sdlo PROPOSED county Of Treutlen shall,
when created, become in all respects a
statutory county, and shall be governed
Dy all laws now in force in this state re-
lating to counties and county affairs and
HAsffAA w SARJSSt " the legislative
troll of this state, and the legislature of
inns state is hereby given power to enact
laws in reference to said county in the
same manner and the same extent that
tney nave the power to legislate as to
the other counties now existing in this
state; that the property of all taxpayers
included within the limits as herein de-
nned OF the said proposed county OF
1reutlen is hereby made chargeable with
any debt that may have been incurred
by any of the counties from which the
territory included in the new county is
taken by the legally constituted authori
Ties OF the county for the purpose of
raising revenues for the benefit of either
OF said counties, whether the said debt
is bonded debt or one which has been
incurred for the benefit in any way of
either of the counties The value of the
taxable property included in the said
county of Treutlen at the time of the
aaoption or this amendment to the con-
stitutlon, in proportion to the value of
the property. left in the counties from
which the said county of Treutlen is TAX
en-, shall determine the proportionate
amount or the debt which shall be nut
upon the property of the taxpayers locat-
ed IN said proposed new county Author
lty is hereby given to the ordinary of the
SAID county of Treutlen and to the Off
GERS or the counties from which said ter
rltory is taken who are charged with the
management Of the business of the said
counties to settle and agree upon an
amount OF the said Indebtedness that
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county OF Treutlen; and it is hereby made
the duty of the ordinary of said county
OF TTeutlen when the amount of said
DEBT is so aScertained to cause a tax to
be levied upon all the property within
| the limits of the said county of Treutlen
| OF SUCH per cent. as will be sufficient 70
dlscharge said debt; and in the event Of
the failure or refusal of the ordinary of
Treutlen county to levy such tax it shall
| pc the duty of the judge of the superior
court of the circuit of which the said
1 NJ yr r Ff1rn.1 F1.,s, g.,
| pei the ordinary of the county of Treut-
| len to perform the duty herein REQUIRED
| OF him. In the event of the failure of
| the authorities of the said county of Ire
! utIen to ascertain the proportionate part
| OF said debt the said county of Treutlen
Is hereby required to pay, or in the event
| the authorities of the counties fail to
| agree upon the amount of said debit tben
either or said counties may bring a suit
| against the said county of Treutlen in
| the superior court of said county for the
purpose of having the proportion of said
! debt so assumed by the said county of
| Treutlen to be ascertained, and the said
! court is hereby given power to enforce
whatever judgment may be had as the
result OF said tria1 by, compelling the
ordinary of said county to levy a tax for
the payment Of said debt.
SECTION 2. That section 846 of the
code OF l9lO, in reference to the registra-
! ton of voters, is hereby expressly made
| applicable to- said county, and in addi-
ton to the provisions contained in said
=! section, it is hereby made the duty of
the ordinaries of the several COMMITTEES in
the territory included in said county to
furnish to the election managers the
names OF all persons legally registered
and who reside in the territory included
! in the said county of Treutlen and who
are qualified to vote according to the
laws of this state.
| SECTION 8. The governor is hereby di-
rected and required to submit this pro-
posed amendment to the people of this
state for their ratification or rejection al
the next general election to be held on
| Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov
ember, 1918, and it shall be his duty to
cause this proposed amendment to be adj
| vertised in at least one paper in each
! congressional district in the state at least
two months before said general election.
| II majority of the legally qualified vot-
ers voting at said election shall ratify
this proposed amendment then it shall
become a part of the constitution of this
state when the vote is certified by the
! secretary of state to the governor that a
| majority of the legally qualified voters
voting at said election have voted in
favor of its adoption and the governor
shall issue his proclamation to that eff
feet.
SECTION 4 The form in which this
proposed amendment shall be submitted
| to the people for their ratification or re-
lection shall be as follows: Those voting
for this amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words: I'm
favor of the ratification of the amend
| ment to paragraph 2, section |, article
II, of the constitution, creating the
county of Treutlen," and those opposed
to the ratification of this amendment
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words: Against the ratifca-
ton of the amendment to paragraph 2.
section l. article II, of the constitution
creating the county of Treutlen."
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, Hugh M. Dor
sey, governor Of said state, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring that
! the foregoing proposed amendment to the
| constitution is submitted for ratification
! or rejection to the voters Of the state
qualified to vote for members of the gen
J eral assembly at the general election to
HUGH M. DORSEY, coyer rTlo
| BY the Governor:
H. B. STRANGE, Secretary of State.
STATE OF GEORGIA.-Executive