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

Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to BIZ
voted on at the general election tt
be held Tuesday, November 5, 1918
said amendment to amend paragraph
2, section /, article II, of the con
stltutlon of Georgia, so as to lay out
and create new county from por-
lions of Coffee and Clinch counties
to be known as Atkinson county, with
the city of Pearson as the county
seat.
By His Excellency,
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, Governor.
Whereas, the general assembly at
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 II
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 10,
1904, July 81, 1906, July so and
Aug. Ia, 1912, July 7, II, 27 and
August IL, 1914, and for other pur-
poses.
SECTION /. 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 2, section 1, arti-
Gle H., of the constitution of the
state of Georgia, as 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 7, II, 27, and
August II, 1914, to wit: By adding
to said paragraph the following Ian
guage: provided, however, That in
addition to the counties now provided
for by this constitution, there shall
be new county laid out and created
from territory embraced in Coffee
and Clinch counties within the fol-
lowing boundary lines: Beginning at
the point where the southern boun-
Diary line of lot of land No. 1874, in
the fifth land district of Coffee coun-
ty interesects the middle of the run
OF Wlllachoochee creek, then follow
said land line directly east to the
southeast corner of lot of land No.
Is, in the sixth land district of COT
fee county; thence south along the
eastern boundary of lot of land No.
16, in the sixth land district of COT
fee county to the southwest corner
of said lot of lard; thence along the
land line directly east to where il
lnteresects the middle Of the run of
the Satilla river; thence, in a south
easterly direction along the run of
the said Satiila river to where the
same interesects the northern boun-
dairy of lot of land No. 250, in the
sixth land district, thence directly
east along said line to where it in
teresects the Ware county line;
thence in a southerly direction along
the Ware county line to the south
east corner of lot of land No. PA, in
the seventh CD land district of Clinch
county; thcace directly westward
along along the land line lot of land
No. pa on the south, to where it il
tersects the middle of the run of
Alapaha river; thence in i northerly
direction along the middle of the run
of the Alapaha 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
as Atkinson county," and the Getty
! of Pearson" shall be the county seat
/ thereof. That said Atkinson coun-
( ty'' shall be attached to the Eleventh
congressional district, the Waycross
judicial circuit and the Fifth sena-
4 torial district. That all the legal vot-
Fers residing within the limits of the
/ county of Atkinson, entitled to vote
for members Of the general assemblj
under the laws of Georgia, on the
first Wednesday in December follow
ing the ratification of IT, S re q =
amendment shall elect an ordinary,
clerk Of tie superior court, sheriff
coroner, tax collector, tax receiver,
county surveyor and county trea-
/ o. fcr Ill -2w county, said elect n
to be held at the militia district court
/ houses at Willachoochee Pearson and
Arson, in the manner now provided
by law for holding elections for CON
ty officers, and said county Office
shall qualify and enter upon the dis
charge of their respective duties o.
the first day of January following
their election, and shall hold their
offices for a term of two years or
until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified That the SUI
perior courts of said Atkinson coun-
ty shall be held on the fourth Mon
days in January and June of each
year. That the congressional and
senatorial districts, the judicial cir
cult to which said county of Atkin-
son is attached, the time of holding
the terms of the superior courts and
the limits of the county, shall remain
as designated above until the same
shall be law, Provided, That the laws
shall be charged by law, Pro
vided, That the laws applicable
to the Organization of new coun-
ties, found in sections 829 10
848 inclusive, code of 1911, are
hereby made applicable to the county