The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-10

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ana all legally qualified voters residing
! IN the territory included in the limits of
SAID proposed new county shall be quail
ned TO vote at said election for said Of
! ncers and the OrdinarieS of the several
counties in which the election precincts
are located within the limits of the said
proposed new county at the time
| this amendment is to take effect shall
each appoint the election managers for
the precincts in the county in which he
exercises jurisdiction as ordinary and
said managers shall take and subscrihe
the oath now prescribed by law; and the
eIectlon managers shall on the daV suc-
ceeuhS the election meet at the town of
| Soperton, the place wherein DESIGNATED
| as the county seat of said proposed new
| county. and consolidate the vote cast at
sag sag election at such place within the
| ilihts OF said town of Soperton as shall
be designated by the judge of the sumo
rlor courts of the Oconee circuit whose
duty it is hereby made to designate a
meeting place for said election managers
Wlthn the corporate limits of said town
OF Soperton; and the general law of this
state now in force as to the consolidation
OF votes, the return of the election. and
! the commission of the officers shall he
applicable to such special election herein
| provided for. The officers to be elected
| at sald election shall be an ordinary
c cnnH OF the superior court, sheriff, tax
collector, tax receiver, coroner. county
surveyor, county treasurer, county super-
htendent of education and member of the
general GENE assembly; that the persons who
| 'aii NC SASCleu 10 I'LL SAID offices at said
election. shall be commissioned as now
scquired by law. and the laws now in
force III this state in regard to commits
o otof tii Tor oIf1cers and the bonds required
! OF them shall be applicable to the officers
| SO erected, and they shall hold their off,
| ces until the next general election 70,
| county officers and until their successors
are elected and qualified. The general
assembly is hereby given power to creafa
any statutory offices or statutory courts
ana ana Pre- provide for filling the same Vacan-
erai t MAIN may occur before the next gen
eEai election in any of the said offices
Snall be filled as now provided bv law
Lhat SAID new county, when created
S,.am become a part of the Twelfth CON
sfessional district and Sixteenth senate
IlaI district, and shall be included in tha
Oconee Judicial circuit, and a superior
court Tor said county is hereby created
which court shall have the sauna inriSSic'
Ilon as now provided by the law for the
superior courts of this state: that the
SaIo court until otherwise changed by
law law snail be held on the third MONDAYS of
FEBRUARY and August of each wear but
tne general assembly is hereby EXPRESSLY
given the power to change the terms of
sala court and to increase the number
enereot; that the justices of the peace
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
ISIlstTlcts are laid out for said county of
Ireutlen as now provided by law. That
tne provisions of chapter 13 of the code
OF 1910 are hereby made applicable to
sad proposed county of TreutIen and
that all the general laws of this state
! IN reference to holding elections for fine
purpose of creating debt, and that the
SAID proposed county of Treutlen shall
When created, become in all respects 2
statutory county, and shall be governed
| py all laws now in force in this state re-
latlng to counties and county affairs, and
Shau be subject to the legislative CON
tIol OF this state, and the legislature of
thls state is hereby given power to enact
! laws IN reference to said county i'm fine
same same manner and the same extent that
| they have the power to legislate as 70
| me other counties now existing in this
/ state; that the property of all TAXPAYERS
included within the limits as herein de-
| lined of the said proposed county of
| Treutlen is hereby made chargeahie with
| any debt that may have been Incurred
| py any of the counties from which the
tteIiiIoIy lhcluded IN the new county is
| taken by the legally constituted authori-
| Tres OF the county for the purpose of
raising revenues for the benefit Of either
o. sald counties whether the said debt
| incurred for the benefit in any way of
| either OF the counties. The value of the
oaXapIe property included in the said
| adoption of this amendment to the con
| Stltutlon, in proportion to the value of
the property left in the counties from
when the sald county of Treutlen is TAX
| en- shall determine the proportionate
| amount of the debt which shall be nut
| upon the property of the taxpaVers Local
| ca IN SAID proposed new county. Author
| lty Is hereby given to the ordinary of the
| SAID county of Treutlen and to the Off
| GERS of the counties from which said ter
| fltory 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
| snail be assumed and paid by the said
| county OF Ireutlen; and it is hereby made
| the duty of the ordinary of said county
| OF Treutlen when the amount of said
debt is so ascertained to cause a tax to
| pc levied upon all the property within
| the limits of the said county of Treutlen
| OF such per cent. as will be sufficient to
| dlscharge said debt; and in the event of
| the failure or refusal of the ordinary of
~ LFeutlen county to levy such tax it shall
be the duty of the judge of the superior
| court OF the circuit of which the said
| county of Treutlen forms a part. to COM
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
utlen to ascertain the proportionate part
ol sald aept 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 debt then
either of 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
court is hereby given power to enforce
whatever Judgment may be had as the
result of said trial by compelling the |
ordinary of said county to levy a tax for |
| the payment of said debt
SECTION 2 That section SAG of the |
code of 1910, 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 counties in |
the territory included in said county to
he
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 d.
rected and required to submit this pro-
posed amendment to the people of this
state for their ratification or rejection at
| the next general election to be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov
ember, 1913 and it shall be his duty to
| cause this proposed amendment to be ad-
vertised in at least one paper in each
| congressional district in the state at least
| two months hafOra Soid al