The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-01

be held Tuesday, November 5. 1918
said amendment to amend paragraph
=. section l, article =, of the con.
sCltutOn Of Georgia, so as to lay out
and create a new county from por.
tons OF Coffee and l.inch coultie-
10 oe .,nown as Atkinson county, with
me city Of Pearson as the county
seat.
b His Excellency.
HUGH II. DORSEY, Governor.
Whereas, the general assembly al
+ Its session in 1917, proposed an
amendment to the constitution of this
state as set forth in an act approved
August Is. 1917 to wit:
An act to propose to the qualified
electors of this state an amendment
to paragraph 2, section l, article IL.
Of the constitution Of the state of
Georgia, as amended by the ratifca-
ton by the qualified voters of this
state of the acts approved July 19,
1904, July 81, 1906, July 80 and
Aug. Il, 1912, July Z, II, 27 and
August II, 1914, and for other pur-
poses.
/ SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
! general assembly of the state of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same. that the
/ following amendment is hereby pro-
posed to paragraph ,, section /, alti-
/ Gle i, of the constitution OF the
state OF Georgia. IS amended by the
ratification by the electors Of said
state Of the acts approved July 10.
/ 1904, July 81, 1906, July 80 and
! august IA, 1912, July Z. II, 81, and
/ August Il, 1914, to wit: BY adding
TO said paragraph ina following Ian
euage: Provided. however, That in
addition 10 the counties now provided
Tor by this constitution, there sha-i
be new county laid out and created
from territory embraced in Coffee
and Cllnch counties within the fol-
lowing boundary lines: Beginning Al
the point where the southern boun-
dairy line of lot of land No. 1874, in
the fifth land distric, of Coffee coun-
ty lnteresects the middle Of the run
OF Willachoochee creek, then follow
said land line directly east to the
southeast corner of lot of Land No.
10, in the sixth land district of COT
fee county; thence south along the
eastern boundary of lot of land No.
lG, IN TIE sixth land district of Cot
Tee county to the southwest corner
Of said lot of land; thence along the
land line directly east to where it
'"terc-cr+r he middle of the rim of
tie Satl.la Yer; there, in g south
easterly direction along the run Of
the said Satilla rive to where the
same interCsects the northern boun-
Diary of lot of land Ne. 250, in the
sixth land district, thence directly
east along said line to where it in
ERE ects the Ware county line
thence II < so4thcr,y direction along
the Ware county line to the south
east corner of lot of land No. 234, in
the seventh % Land district of Clinch
county; thence directly westward
along along the land line lot of land
/ No. 234 On the south, to where it in
tersects the middle of the run of
/ Alapaha river; thence in q northerlv
direction along the middle OF the run
of the AlaLaha river to the mouth of
Willachoochee creek; thence along
. the middle Of the run of Willachoo-
chez creek to the point of beginning
That said new county shall be known
IS Atkinson county," and the CITY
of Pearson .haH 1e the county sea;
! thereof. That laid "Atkin-0n cour-
ty" shall be attached to the Eleventh
congressional district, the Waycross
! judicial circuit and the Fifth sena
tOrial district. That all the legal vot
ers residing within the limits of the
county Of Atkinson, entitled to vote
for members of the general assent !,
under the laws Of Georgia, on III
first Wednesday in December follow
ing the ratification of this PROPOSED
amendment shall elect al ordinary
Q clerk of the superior court, sheriff
coroner, tax collector, tax receiver
county surveyor and county treasur
er for said row county, said election
to be held 1t the militia district C0lr
houses at Willachoochee, Pearson ant
Arson, In the manner now provided
by law for holding elections for cOua
ty officers, and said county Office
shall qualify and enter upon the dis
charge of their respective duties OF
the first day of January following
their election, and shall hold thei
offices for term Of two years c.
until their successors shall be dul!
elected and qualified. That the su
perior courts of said Atkinson coun
ty shall be held on the fourth Mon
days in January and June of eaci
year. That the congressional ant
senatorial districts, the judicial cir
cuit to which said county of Atki1
son is attached, the time of holding
tba +ar11oc Of +bo c,1noriOr. oOrr+C q n,
the limits of the county, shall remain
as designated above until the SAM
shall be law, Provided, That the law
shall be charged by law, Pro
vided, That the laws applicable
to the organization of new coun
ties, found in sections 829 t.
848 inclusive, code of 1911, ar
hereby made applicable to the count,
of Atkinson whenever the same ma,
te created by the proposed amend