The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-17

are elected and qualified The general
! assembly is hereby given power to create
any statutory offices or statutory courts
( and provide for filling the same Vacan-
/ cles that may occur before the next gen
erai election in any of the said offices
snaIl be nlled as now provided by law
! Ihat said new county, when created
! shalI become part of the Twelfth con-
/ gresslonal district and Sixteenth senate
, rlaI district, and shall be included in the
/ Oconee judicial circuit. and a superior
/ court for said county is hereby created
Z which court shall have the same jurisdic-
] non as now provided by the law for the
| superior courts of this state: that the
I sald court until otherwise changed by
law shall be held on the third MONDAYS Of
/ Eepruary and August of each year. but
! the general assembly is hereby expressly
given the power to change the terms Of
Sald court and to increase the number
thereof; that the justices of the peace
! ana cOnSta bleS residing within the terri
! tory included within the new county Of
| Ifeuuen shall exercise the duties and
/ powers of their offices until new militia
districts are laid out for said county of
! Lreutlen as now provided by law. That
| lne provisions of chapter Is of the code
! OF l9lO are hereby made applicable to
salQ proposed county of Treutlen, and
/ that all the general laws of This state
! IN reference to holding elections for the
purpose of creating debt. and that the
| Sald proposed county of Treutlen shall
s @nfm created, become in all respects a
statutory county, and shall be governed
! by all laws now in force in this state re-
lating to counties and county affairs and
| shan pc subject to the legislative con-
| uol OF this state, and the legislature of
ms state is hereby given power to enact
| laws in reference to said county in the
same manner and the same extent that
! they have the power to legislate as 70
tile other counties now existing in this
state; that the property of all taxpayers
included within the limits as herein de-
Lhed OF the said proposed county of
ireutlen Is hereby made chargeable with
any debt that may have been incurred
pE any OF the counties from which the
| territory included in the new county is
| taken by the legally constituted authori-
ueS OF the county for the purpose of
! raising revenues for the benefit of either
OF said counties, whether the said debt
Is d bonded debt or one which has been
| incurred for the benefit in any way of
ellher OF the counties. The value of the
taxable property included in the said
county OF Treutlen at the time of the
2Uoptlon Of this amendment to the CON
stltuuon, in proportion to the value Of
me property left in the counties from
winch the said county of Treutlen is TAX
amount OF the debt which shall be put
upon the property of the taxpayers Iocat-
eu IN said proposed new county Author
NY Is hereby given to the ordinary of the
sald 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 rnou an
shall be assumed and paid by the said
county of Treutlen; and it is hereby made
me Guty of the ordinary of said county
OF Ireut!en 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
Ifeutlen county to levy such tax it shall
be the duty of the judge of the superior
J rl,s
county Of Treutlen forms a part, to com
pei the ordinary Of the county of Treut-
| len TO perform the duty herein required
| OF MIN. In the event of the failure of
| the authorities of the said county of Ire
| utlen to ascertain the proportionate part
| OF said debt the said county of Trelltlen
| 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
| Ireutlen 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 S46 of the
| code of 1910, in reference to the registra-
| ton of voters, is hereby expressly made
| applicable to said county, and in addi-
/
| 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
! laws of this state.
! SECTION 3. The governor is hereby di-
| rected and required to submit this pro-
! posed amendment to the people of this
- ia tla..if fffgas4
! the next general election to be held on
! Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov
| embeT 1918, and it shall be his duty to
| cause this proposed amendment to be adj
! Vertised in at least one paper in each
| congressional district in the state at least
| Two months before said general election
! If majority Of the legally qualified vot-
| ers voting at said election shall ratify
| this proposed amendment, then it shall
| become 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
| voting at said election have voted in
! taVOr OF It's adoption and the governor
! shall issue his proclamation to that eff
SECTION L. The form in which this
| proposed amendment shall be submitted
| 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
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 !, article II, Of the constitution.
creating the county of Treutlen"
| NOW, THEREFORE,, I, Hugh NJ. 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
! oral assembly at the general election to
! be held on Tuesday November 5, 1918.
| HUGH NJ. DORSEY, governor.
| nv tho