Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-04
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.

That the Superior Courts in said
County of Cook shall be held on the
tirsC Mondays in March and Septem-
ber OF each year, but is shall be with
in tue Power of the General Assembly
at any tiTe BY law to change the
time Of hclding court and the number
Of the Peace ami Constables residing
in the territory included within the
new County CO Cook shall exercise
the duties and powers Of their Office
until new militia districts are laid
out in said County of Cook, as now
provided by law That all the pro-
visions Of the law as contained in
| Chapter Thirteen G3) of the Code
of 1870, are hereby made applicable
to the said County of Cook whenever
the same is created. That all of the
general laws in this State. in addi-
ton to the above, having application
to the statutory Counties of this
State, are hereby made applicable to
the said County of Cook, especially
the law in reference to holding cleo
lions for the purpose of creating
debt for said County That when this
amendment is adopted the said COun-
ty of Cook So created by the adop-
ton of this amendment, shall become
in all respects a statutory County,
and shall be governed by all laws
now in force in this State regulating
County and County affairs
Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby
required and directed that when the
proposed amendment shall be agreed.
to by two thirds of the members elect
ed to each of the two Houses of this
General Assembly, and shall be en-
tered ON the Journals of each House,
with the ayes and nays recorded as
taken thereon, the Governor is here
by directed to cause the said propos-
ed amendment to be advertised in at
least two papers in each Congression-
al District Of this State at least two
months before the next general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1918, and
he shall also, provide for a submits
sion of the proposed amendment to
the qualified voters of the State at
said general election. And if a ma
jOrity of said electors voting at said
general election shall ratify this pro-
pCsed amendment to the Constitution
Of this State by a majority Of the
electors qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly and voting
at such elections, said amendment
shall become a part of the Constitu-
ton of Georgia when the fact is GER
titled to the Governor by the Secre-
tary of State that a majority Of the
qualified voters voting at said gen.
eral election have voted in favor of
The adoption of said amendment to
the Constitution of the State, and
the Governor shall issue his procla-
nation TO such effect.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the
County authorities of said County
shall have the right to create debt
for and on behalf of said County to
defray the expenses of said County
for the first year, without submitting
the same to a vote of the qualified
voters of said County.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the
Legislature is hereby authorized to
correct any mistake or mistakes, or
inaccuracies, that may occur, or may
nave cGeHIled, ia IGlsTsnce h the
line OF lIntB Gl aaii proposed nsN
County.
Sec. g. Ii shall be the duty Oh the
Governor to submit said proposed
amendment in the following form:
That those voting in favor of said
proposed amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ticket, In IA
vor of the ratification of the amend
ment to Paragraph 2, Section /, Ar
ticle Il, of the Constitution, State
of Georgia, creating the County of
Cook" and those opposed to the rati-
fication of said amendment shall have
written or printed on their ticket,
Opposed to the ratification of the
amendment to Paragraph 2, Section
/, Article II, Of the Constitution, State
Of Georgia, creating the County of
Cook"
ADpTdVed July 80, 1918.
Now, TAEslOIs, ], Hugh u. D9s'
EGy, G0Ternor Of said state do issus
this my proclamation hereby dsclar
Ing that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution is