The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-10

WHEREAS, the General Assembly at
It's session in 1917, proposed an amend
ment to the constitution of this state as
SET forth in an act approved August q,
An act to propose to the qualified cleo
tors OF this state an amendment to para
graph two (2, section one %, article
eleven CID, of the constitution of this
state. The following amendment is pro-
posed by the house of representatives
ana adnd senate of Georgia to paragraph two
", section one o. article eleven QD,
OF the constitution Of this state; the same
being an act to lay out and create a 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 (2), section one ID, arti-
Gle eleven Q), 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
ana article of the constitution of this
ssitatei tnere is hereby created, an addi-
tlonal county, which county, when Great
ed, snail be known IS Treutlen county.
The territory for the formation of the
SAID county Of Treutlen shall be taken
Emanuel, and the said territory so taken
Tor 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 Oconee
river where Red Bluff creek empties into
the Oconee river and running up said
Red Bluff creek to a point where the
river road crosses Red Bluff creek,
easterly direction to Wixtrum's bridge
on Pendleton creek, said Pendleton
creek being the present line between
montgomery and Emanuel counties,
thence in a northerly direction from WIKI
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 the 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
ent counties Of Emanuel and Laurens to
Pendleton creek thence along the coun-
" line between LaurenS and Montgomery
counties to MERGERS creek; thence down
MERGERS creek in southwesterly direc-
ton to where MERGERS creek empties in
Oconee river to the mouth of Red Bluff
creek; at the starting point That il the
said county is created the county seat
shall 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 Wed
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