The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-03

ritory 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
shall be assumed and paid by the said
county of Treutlen; and it is hereby made
the duty of the ordinary of said county
OF IreutIen 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 to
| discharge said debt; and in the event of
| the failure or refusal of the ordinary of
Treutlen 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
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 debt then
either OF said counties may bring 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 trial 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 1910 in reference to the registra-
ton or 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
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 Tor their ratification or rejection at
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
| 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
! favor of its adoption and the governor
shall issue his proclamation to that eff
| feet.
SECTION 4. The form in which this
!
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: "In
! favor of the ratification of the amend
ment to paragraph 2y section l. article
| IL, 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 ratifica-
! ton OF the amendment to paragraph 2,
section l, article IL, 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 gem
| eral assembly at the general election to
| be held on Tuesday, November 5, 1918.
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, governor.
| BY the Governor:
| H. B. STRANGE, Secretary Of State.