The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08

WHER EAS, the General Assembly at
its session in 1917, proposed an amend
ment to the constitution! OF this state as
set forth in an act approved August 81
1917. to Wit:
An act 70 propose to the qualified cleo
tors of this state an amendment to para
graph two (2), section one %, article
eleven Cd, of tie constitution of this
state. The following amendment is pro-
posed b. the house OF representatives
and senate of Georgia to paragraph two
~, section one o., article eleven I'D,
of the constitution of this state; the same
being an act to lay out and create new
county from portions of Montgomery
and Emanuel counties to be named and
known as Treutlen county with the town
OF Soperton as the county seat
SECTION l. The general assembly Of
the state of Georgia hereby proposes to
| the people of Georgia an amendment to
paragraph two o. section one %, arti-
! Gle eleven (1D, of the constitution of this
! state as follows: That in addition to the
counties heretofore existing in this state
created by the general assembly, and
those created by amendments to the
above and foregoing paragraph, section
and article of the constitution of this
state, there is hereby created an addi-
tional county, which county, when Great
ed, shall be known IS rreutlen county.
! The territory for the formation of the
I said county of Treutlen shall be taken
! from the counties of Montgomery and
Emanuel and the said territory so taken
for the formation of said county Of Treut-
len shall be included within the following
described boundaries, to wit Starting at
a point on the east side of the Oconce
river where Red Bluff creek empties into
the Oconee river and running up said
Red Bluff creek to o point where tie
river road crosses Red Bluff creek,
| thence on a straight line in q north
easterly direction to Wixtrum's bridge
on Iendlcton creek, said Pendleton
creek being the present line between
Montgomery and Emanuel counties,
~
trum's bridge on Pendleton creek. to
Moore's bridge on the Ohoopee river; the
public road from WiXtrum'S bridge lead
ing to Swainsboro, being thu line to said
Moore's bridge on the Ohoopee river;
thence up the run Of the Ohoopee river
from Moore's bridge to McLemore's
bridge where the Savannah and Dublin
public road crosses the Ohoopee river;
thence in a westerly direction along said
Savannah and Dublin public road to
where said public road crosses the county
line between Laurens and Emaneul coun-
ties, thence in a sOuthweSterly direction
along the county line between the pres
cnt counties of Emanuel and Laurens to
PendletOn creek; thence along the cOun-
ty line between Laurens and Montgomery
counties to MERGERS creek; thence down
MCrcer'S creek in a SOuthweSterly direc
ton to where MERGERS creek cmptieS in
to the Oconee river; thence down the
Oconee river to the mouth of Red Bluff
creek; at the starting point. That if the
SGid county is created the county seat
'Na!l be at the town Of Soperton now in
the county of Montgomery That If this
amendment shall be ratified by the people
when the same is submitted to them for
their ratification, then, on the first We'd
nesday in December, 1918, an election
shall be held for the election OF county
officers herein named to serve in and for
said new county; that said election shall
be at the said election precincts existing
within the limits of said proposed new
county at the time this amendment shall
take effect and he held during the hours
now fixed by law for holding elections.
and all legally qualified voters residing
in the territory included in the limits of
said proposed new county shall be quail
fed 70 vote at said election for said Of
Eccrs, 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 subscribe
the oath now prescribed by law; and the
election managers shall on the day sue
ceeding the election meet at the town of
Soperton, tho place wherein designated
as the county seat of said proposed new
county, AND GO" soidate the vote cast at
said election at such place within the
I've designated by the judge of the supc-
riOr courts Of the OcOnec circuit whose
duty it is hereby made to designate q
meeting place for said election managers
within 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 be
applicable to sr;oh speciol election herein
provided fo" The officers to be elected
"t said election shall be an ordinary,
clerk Of the superior court sheriff tax
collector. tax receiver. coroner, county
surveyor. county treasurer county super
intendent Of education and member of the
General assembly: that the persons who
shall be elected 10 fill said offices at said
election shall be commissioned as now
required by law, and the laws now in
force in this state in regard to commits
sions for officers and the bonds required
of them shall be applicable to the officers
SO elected, and they shall hold their Off
COS until the next general election for
county officers and until their successors