The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22

. on at the general election to be held on
Tuesday. November !. 1918 said anend-
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 II. 1918,
! to wit:
! paragraph l. of the constitution of the
/ state of Georgia, which relates to the
number of senators. the number of SEN
atorial districts, and the composition of
such districts, so as to increase the num-
Der of senator's and senatorial districts
! from forty-four to fifty-one, and to Gre
! ate seven new senatorial districts, as fol-
enth, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth
and Fifty-first, out of certain counties,
and for other purposes.
! SECTION l. Be it enacted by the gem
I eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, that article l. section z,
paragraph l, Of the constitution Of the
! state of Georgia be and the same is here
! by amended, as follows:
( A. BY striking out the words forty
/ four" wherever said words occur in the
/ second line thereof.
B. By substituting in lieu of the words
! so stricken out wherever the same occur
the words "hfty-one"
! c. So that when so amended that part
| of said paragraph preceding the sub
sections of said paragraph and article,
will read as follows
Paragraph l. The senate shall consist
of ffty-One members. There shall be fifty
one senatorial districts as now arranged
/ by counties, Each district shall have one
senator"
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, that said article g. sec
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of this state be, and the same is hereby
further amended as follows:
A. By adding seven new sub-sections
a. The forty-ffth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of IT.
win, Ben Hill and Telfair.
46. The forty-sixth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bacon, Pierce and Coffee.
At. The forty-seventh senatorial district
shall be- composed of the counties of Col
quit, Tiff and Turner.
/ 49, 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.
/ So The fiftieth senatorial district shall
! be composed of the counties of Clarke
/ OgIethorpe and Wilkes.
shall be composed of the counties of
/ Gwinnett. Milton and Forsyth.
! SEC. 8. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That article 3, sec
! ton 2, paragraph l, of the constitution of
! this state, be and the same is hereby
! further amended as follows:
/ A. By striking all of sub-sectiOns 10, z,
( 80, "a, So and 80.
/ B. BY substituting in lieu of the sub
| sections so stricken out new sub-sections
! 10, o. 30, "a, 50 and 80, respectively, as
! follows:
Is. The fifteenth senatorial district shall
/ be composed of the counties of Wheeler,
/ Montgomery and Toombs.
q, The twenty-seventh senatorial dis
( triCt shall be composed of the counties
/ Of Barrow, Walton and Oeoneo.
! 80. The thirtieth 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.
IS. The thirty-fifth senatorial district
shall be composed OF the counties of Full
ton, Clayton and Henry.
80. The thirty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties Of
, Cherokee, Cobb and Douglas.
/ SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That for the purpose of
/ creating the senatorial districts hereinbe-
/ fore named and set out in subsection As,
1 40, AZ, 4S, 49, so and 81 of section of this
act the counties composing the same are
! hereby transferred from the districts to
which they have been heretofore attach
| ed to the new districts hereby created.
/ SEC. S. BE it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That if this consti-
! tutonal amendment shall be agreed to by
/ two--thirds Of the members of each house
of the general assembly, the same same
/ shall be entered on their Journals with
! the ayes and nays taken thereon and
! the governor shall cause the amendment
TO be published in one or more neWSpa-
! pers in each congressional district for
two months Immediately preceding the
! next general election, and the same shall
! be submitted to the people at the next
glp1 a
said election in favor of the ratification
! of the proposed amendment to the con-
! stitution of this state shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words For
ratification of amendment of article g.
| section 2, paragraph 1, of the constitution
Of this state, providing for and creating
! seven new senatorial DISTRICTS" and all
! persons voting against the ratification OF
! the proposed amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the words,
! Against ratification of amendment OF ar
! tcle 3, section 2, paragraph l, of the con-
stitution of this state, providing for and
! creating seven new senatorial districts.
/ If a majority of the electors qualified
/ to vote for members of the general as
| sembly, and voting in said general cleo
! ton shall vote in favor of the ratification
| of said proposed amendment, then said
! amendment shall become a part of arti-
! Gle 3, section 2, paragraph 1, of the con-
! stituton of this state, ana the governor
| shall make proclamation there, and shall
| call special elections in each of the new
| senatorial districts so created Tor the
/ election Of a senator for each of said dis
/ tricts in the next general assembly, as is
| provided by law for the filing Of vacan-
cics caused by death or resignation.
/ Approved August II, 1918
! NOW, THEREFORE,, I Hush NJ. Dor
/ seN. governor of said said state, do issue
/ this my proclama ton hereby declaring
hat the foregoing proposed amendment
| TO the constitution is submitted for rati
| fcatiOn or rejection to the voters of the
| state qualified to vote for members Of
the general assembly at the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, November 5.
1913.
HUGH NJ. DORSEY. Governor.
! BY the Governor:
H. b. STRANGE, Sec'y of State.