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

WHEREAS. the General Assembly at
its session in 1917, proposed an amend
ment to the constitution of this state as
set set, forth IN an act approved August p,
An act to propose to the qualified cleo
tors of this state an amendment to para
graph two (2l, section one %, article
state. The following amendment is pro-
posed by the house of representatives
and senate of Georgia to paragraph twos
~, section one %, article eleven I'D,
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 ~, section one %, arti-
Gle eleven (1D, 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
and article of the constitution Of this
state, there is hereby created an addi
| uonal county, which county, when Great
ed, shall be known IS Treutlen county
! The territory for the formation of the
| said county Of Treutlen shall be taken
| from the counties of Montgomery and
Emanuel, and the said territory so taken
for the formation of said county Of Treut-
len shall be included within the following
described boundaries, to wit: Starting at
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,
| thence on a straight line in . north
easterly direction to Wixtrum's bridge
on Pendleton creek, said Pendleton
creek being the present line between
Montgomery and Emanuel counties,
thence in a nOrtbprlV direction from WV
trums 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
cnt counties of Emanuel and Laurens to
Pendleton creek; thence along the cOun-
| ty line between Laurens and Montgomery
counties to MERGERS creek; thence down
| MERGERS creek in a southwesterly direc-
ton 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 in December, 1918. an election
shall be held for the election of county
ofhcers 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 liked by law for holding elections,
and all legally qualified voters residing
in the territory included in the limits of
Sald proposed new county shall be quail
| fled to vote at said election for said Of
hcers, and the ordinaries of the several
counties in which the election precincts
| are located within the limits of the said
| proposed new county at the time
| TINS amendment is to take effect shall
| cach appoint the election managers for
| the precincts in the county in which ne
! exercises jurisdiction as ordinary, and
said managers shall take and subscribe
me oath now prescribed by law; and the
election managers shall on the day sue
ceedtng the election meet at the town of
Soperton the place wherein designated
as the county seat of said proposed new
county: and consolidate the vote cast at
SAID election at such place within the
limits of said town of Soperton as shall
be designated by the judge of the supe-
rior courts of the Oconee circuit whose
duty 1t is hereby made to designate q
meeting place for said election managers
| within the corporate limits of said town
Of Soperton; and the general law of this
! state row n force as to the consolidation
/ of votes the return of the election, and
/ the cor'r'iH0ion of the officers shall b
applicable 70 such special election heroi
provi7r7 20" The officers to be elect.
ion shall be an ordnar,
| 0l.'F " -uperior court sheriff '..
'"''. ~eceiver, acoroner. COW.
v treasurer. county, srf
'"3tion and member %
that the person.
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