The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-24

ment TO amend article l, section ., para
graph l. of the constitution of Georgia,
so as to create additional senatorial dis
tricts
BY His Excellency.
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, Governor.
WHEREAS. the general assembly at its
session in 1918, proposed an amendment
to the constitution of this state as set
forth in an act approved August i. 1918,
to wit:
An act to amend article g. section ..
paragraph l. of the constitution of the
state OF Georgia, which relates to the
atorial districts, and the composition of
/ such districts so as to increase the num-
Der of senators and senatorial districts
from fOrty-four to fifty-one, and to Gre
ate seven new senatorial districts, as fol-
lows: FOrty-fifth, FOrty-siXth Forty-sev-
enth, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth
| and Fifty-first, out of certain counties,
and for other purposes
= SECTION l. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by the authority
/ of the same, that article l. section .,
. paragraph l, Of the constitution of the
/ state of Georgia be and the same is here
J by amended, as follows:
4 A. BY striking out the words forty
four" wherever said words occur in the
( second line thereof.
( B. BY substituting in lieu of tine words
/ SO stricken out wherever the same occur
the words "nfty-one.'
Q. So that when SO amended that part
Of said paragraph preceding the sub
sections Of said paragraph and article,
viii read as follows:
Paragraph / The senate shall consist
Of tifty-one members There shall be fifty
one senatorial districts as now arranged
by counties. Each district shall have one
senator"
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid that said article 3. sec
ton ?. paragraph l, of the constitution
of this state be. and the same is hereby
further amended n fpllOyVCs
A BY adding seven new sub-sections
thereto as follows
as. The forty-hfth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of r.
win Ben Hill and Telfair.
as. The forty-siXth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bacon. Pierce and Coffee
AZ. The forty-seventh senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of Col
quit, Tiff and Turner
as. The forty-eighth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
/ Crisp. Wilcox and Dodge.
49. The forty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bulloch, Gambler and Evans.
80. The fiftieth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Clarke
/ oslethorpe and Wilkes.
81; The fifty-first senatorial district
[ shall be composed of the counties of
Gwinnett, Milton and Forsyth.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That article 8, sec
ton ?, paragraph 1. of the constitution of
4 this state, be and the same is hereby
further amended as follows:
a, BY striking all of sub-sections IS, q,
! &c. "a, IS and 80.
/ B. BY substituting in lieu of the sub
sections so stricken out new sub-sectiOns
IS, q 30, a. 35 and 80, respectively, as
/ follow
Is. The fifteenth senatorial district shall
/ be composed of the counties of Wheeler,
/ Montgomery and Toombs.
z. The tWenty-seventh senatorial dis
/ trict shall be composed of the counties
| of Barrow, Walton and Oconee.
/ 30. The thiTtieth senatorial district shall
! be composed of the counties of Ebert.
/ Madison and Hart.
"a. The thirty-fourth senatorial district
! shall be composed of the counties of
! DeKalb, Rockdale and Newton.
35. The thirty-fifth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of Full
ton. Clayton and Henry.
90. The thirty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
{ Cherokee, Cobb and Douglas.
! SEC. 4. Be it further enacted by the au-
/ thOrity aforesaid. That for the purpose of
creating the senatorial districts hereinbe-
/ fore named and set out in subsection 49,
I 46. At. As, 40, so and 81 of section of this
act, the counties composing the same are
7 hereby transferred from the districts to
J which they have been heretofore attach
cd to the new districts hereby created
SEC. ). Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid That if this consti-
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9riIut,on % 'tia 500 Stia. nave MriIten
oI iJ y IiitGu oli S'elI Di!iols tuc " oIaS OF
ra cij1 oI aehqne ne H. OF article g.
Sven rs, new ser senatoriai d t ana all