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

WHEREAS, the General Assembly at
its session in 1917. proposed an amend
mcnt to the constitution Of this state as
,, set set. forth in an act approved August q,
in act to propose to the qualified cleo
tors of this state an amendment to para
sF+ph tW y,o e. section one %, article
eleven (lD, of the constitution of this
state. The following amendment is pro-
posed by the house Of representa- tiyes
| ard senate Of Georgia to paragraph two
| ~, section one %, article eleven QD.
/ OF the constitution of this state; the same
! being an act to lay out and create 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 o., section one IL. arti-
! Gle eleven Cd, 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 ana foregoing para graph, section
/ and article Of the constitution of this
! state, there is hereby created an addi-
/ uonal county, which county, when Great
/ ed, shall be known rs Treutlen county.
The territory for the formation of the
I said county Of Treutlen shall be taken
! from the counties of Montgomery and
{ Emanuel, and the said territory so taken
Tor the formation OF said county Of Treut-
I len shall be included within the following
} described boundaries, to wit: Starting at
/ a point ON the east side of the GcOnee
river where Red Bluff creek emptfes into
the Oconce river and running up said
Red Bluff creek to a point where the
river road crosses Red Bluff creek,
! thence on q straight line in = north
/ casterl% direction to WiXtrum's bridge
ON Pendlcton creek, said Pendleton
MONTGOMERY and Emanuel counties
( thence in a nOrtherly direction from WiX-
/ trum bridge ON Pendleton creek 20
/ Moore bridge on the OhoOpee river: the
ING to SWainsbOro, being the line to said
/ NoOreS bridge on the OhoOpee river;
thence up the run of the Ohoopee river
from Moore's bridge 20 McLemore's
! bridge whore the Savannah and Dublin
public road crosses the Ohoopee river;
| thence IN 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 southWCsterly direction
along the county line between the pres
ont counties of Emanuel and Laurens to
! Pc0dletOn creek; thence along the cOun-
! tE line between Laurens and MONTGOMERY
| counties 10 MERGERS creek; thence down
| MERGERS creek in a southwesterly direc-
tion to where MERGERS creek empties in
/ to the OcOnee river; thence down the
Oconee river to the mouth of Red Bluff
| creek; at the starting point. That if 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 We'd
| nesday i'm 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
county at the time this amendment shall
! take effect. and he held during the hours
now fixed by law for holding elections.
and all legally qualified voters residing
in the territory included i'm the limits of
sald proposed new county shall be quail
fed to vote at said election for said Of
"cers. and the ordinaries of the several
counties i'm which the election precincts
! H"o located within the limits of the said
! proposed new county at the time
This amendment is to take effect shall
| each appoint the election managers for
Tie precincts in the county i'm which he
exercises jurisdiction as ordinary, and
! aid managers shall take and subscribe
| the oath now prescribed by law; and the
election managers shall on the day sue
ceeding the election meet at the town of
! Soperton, the place wherein designated
"S tho county seat of said proposed new
county, and consolidate the vote cast at
, T4i4 election at such place within the
ne designated ht the judge Of the supe-
rior courts of the Oconee circuit whose
| iuty it is hereby made to designate a
| 3crUnE place for said election managers
| within the corporate limits of said town
| e Soperton; and the general law of this
! tate now in force as to the consolidation
" votes, the return of the election and
I he commission Of the officers shall be
| np'icable to such special election herein
| 'rovtded for. The officers to be elected
+ said election shall be an ordinary.
| lcrk of the superior court sheriff tav
| 'ollcctor tax receiver, coroner, county
| 'TVoyor. county treasurer. county super
t"ndent Of education and member of the
| "ncr2l assembly; that the persons who
| n'l be elected to fiji said offices at sale
| '"cuon shall be commissioned as nov
| 1ulred hv law, and the laws now il
| t"ce in this state I'm regard to commits.
I 'us for oficors and tho bonds REQUIRED
| 'h"10 ehrn he arplicahle 70 the officer
] '"' chew shall hold their or
ces until tho next general election 70
county officers and until their si1ccc~ro~s