The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-20


amendment to the Constitution ot
THE State as set forth in an Act ao-
proved August Zlst, 1917. to-wit:
An act 70 propose 70 the qualified
electors OF this State an amendment u
paragraph two ~ section one u
article eleven. lll), OF the Constitu-
t'on O. this state The following
amendment IS proposed by the House
81 Representatives and Senate OF Geor
ga to paragraph two ~, section one
= ,. ar-g@le eleren I'D, of the Costitu-
4 10 d This State; the same being an
act u ia. OF and create new county
4 IRON por.os Of Motgome-y and
Emanael counties 10 be named and 10
Dc kowa d ireullen County with the
eo@n Of Soperton as the county seat.
/ SECTION l. The General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Georgia hereby
proposes 10 the people Of Georgia an
amendment to paragraph two 81. sec
! ton one ~. article eleven lD. OF
the Constitution Of this state as fol-
lows: That in addition to the coun-
ties heretofore existing in this state.
| created by the General Assembly. and
those created by amendments to the
above and foregoing paragraph. sec
ton and ortlcle Of the Constitution OF
this state, there l. hereby created an
additinal county, which county when
created, shall be known as Treutlen
County. The territory for the for
nation Of said County Of Treutlen
shall be taken from the Counties OF
Montgomery and Emanuel, and the
said territory so taken for the forma-
ton OF said County Of Treutlen shall
be included within the following de,
Scribcd boundaries. to-wit: Starting
at a point on the east side Of the Geo
nee river where Red Bluff creek emp
ties into the Oconee river and running
up said Red Bluff Creek; thence to a
point where the river road crosses
Red Bluff Creek. thence on
straight line in northeasterly direc-
ton to Wixtrum's Bridge on Pendle-
ton Creek, said Pendleton Creek be-
ing the present line betweei Mont
gomcry and Emanuel Counties, thence
in northerly direction from Wix-
trum's Bridge on Pendleton Creek to
Moore's Bridge on the Ohoopee river;
the public road from Wixtrum's bridge
leading TO Swainsboro being the line
to said Moore's Bridge on the
Ohoopee river; thence UP the run oil
the Ohoopee river from Moore's
bridge to McLemore's bridge where
the Savannah and Dublin public road
crosses the county line between Lau-
rens and Emanuel counties, thence in
southwesterly direction along the
county line between the present coun-
PtieS OF Emanuel and Laurens to Pen.
dleton Creek; thence along the coun.
ty line between Laurens and Mont.
gomery Counties to MERGERS Creek
thence down Merce-'s creek in a
southwesterly direction to where Mer.
cer'e Creek empties into the Oconee
lRiver; thence down the Oconee river
/ to the mouth of Red Bluff Creek; al
the starting point That if the said
county is created the county seat shall
be the town of Soperton now in the
county of Montgomery. That i if this
amendment shall be ratified by the
people when the same is submitted tc
them for their ratification, then or
the first Wednesday in December
1918, an election shall be held for the
election of county officers herein nam
ed to serve in and for said new coun.
ty; that said election shall be at tn,
said election precincts existing within
the Limit OF said proposed new coun.
ty at the time this amendment shall
take effect, and be held during the
hours now fixed by law for holding
elections, and all legally qualified vo.
tiers residing in the territory included
in the limits of said proposed new
equity shall be qualified to vote at SAID
election for said officers, and the or.
dinaries of the several counties If
which the election precincts are 10.
Gated within the limits of the said pro.
posed new county at the time this
amcdment ie to take effect shall each
appoint the election managers for the
precincts in the county in which he
exercises jurisdiction as ordinary. and
said managers shall take and subscribe
the oath now prescribed by law; and
the election manager shall on the
day succeeding the election meet al
the town Of Sopterton. the place here
| in designated as the county seat OF
said proposed new coounty and consol.
idate the vote cast at said election al
such place within the limits Of said
town of Sopterton as shall be desig-
mated by the judge of the superior
court of the Ocnee Circuit whose duty
it is hereby made to designate a meet.
| ing place for said election managers
within the corporate limits OF
said town of Soperton; and
the general law of this state
now in force as to the consolidation OF
votes the return of the election, and
the commission of the officers shall be
applicable to such special election
! herein provided for The officers to
be elected at said election shall be an
ordinary, clerk of the superior court
sheriff, tax collector, tax receiver. cor
oner, county surveyor, county treasur-
err, county superintendent of educa-
ton and membe of General Assembly
that the persons who shall be elected
to fill said Offices at said election shall
be commissioned as now required by
law, and the laws now in force in this
state in regard to commissions for of
hccrs and the bonds required Of them
shall be applicable to the officers SC
elected, and they shall hold their of.
fees until the next general election
for county officers and until their sue.
cessors are elected and qualified. The
/ General Assembly is hereby given