The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-10
the city of Pearson as the county
seat.
BY His Excellency.
HUGH M. 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 /, 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 10,
1904, July 81, 1906, July 80 and
Aug. IA, 1912, July 7, II, 27 and
August IL, 1914, and for other pur-
poses.
SECTION l. Be it enacted bv 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 l, arti-
Gle II, 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 a new county laid out and created
from territory embraced in Coffee
and Clinch counties within the fol-
lowing boundary lines: Beginning at
tho nO1nf N1yhn
dary line of lot of land No. 1874, in
the fifth land district of Coffee coun-
ty lnteresects the middle of the run
OF Wlllachoochee 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.
I6, IN the sixth land district of COT
fee county to the southwest corner
OF said lot of land; thence along the
land line directly east to where it
lnteresects the middle of the run of
the Satilla river; thence, in a south
easterly direction along the run of
the said Satilla river to where the
same interesects the northern boun-
Diary of lot of land No. $50. 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. 234, in
the seventh (7) land district of Clinch
county; thence directly westward
along along the land line lot of land
No. PA on the south, to where it in
tersects the middle of the run of
Alapaha river; thence in a northerly
direction along the middle of the run
of the Alapaha river to the mouth of
WlIlachoOchee 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 "Citv
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-
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 assembly
under the laws of Georgia, on the
first Wednesday in December follow.
ing the ratification of this proposed
amendment shall elect an ordinary
a clerk of the superior court, sheriff
coroner, tax collector, tax receiver
county surveyor and county treasur
er for said new county, said election
to be held at the militia district courr
houses at Willachoochee, Pearson anc
/ Arson, in the manner now provided