The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-08
STATE OF GEORGIA.-Executi {
Department, Atlanta, August "a, S
1918.
A PROCLAMATION.

Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the general election to
be held Tuesday, November 5, 1918,
said amendment to amend paragraph
2, section l, article II, of the con-
stitution of Georgia, so as to lay out
and create a new county from por-
tions of Coffee and Clinch counties,
TO be known as Atkinson county, with
the city of Pearson as the county
seat.
By His EXcellency,
HUGH III. DORSEY, Governor.
Whereas, the general assembly at
its session in 1917, proposed an
amendment TO the constitution of this
state as set forth in an act approved
August is. 1917. to wit:
An act to propose to the qualified
electors Of this state an amendment
to paragraph 2, section 1, article II,
of the constitution of the state of
Georgia, as amended by the ratifica-
ton by the qualified voters of this
state of the acts approved July 10,
1904, July 81, 1906, July 80 and
Aug. ID, 1912, July Z, II, 81 and
August IL, 1914, and for other pur-
poses.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the state of
the authority of the same, that the
following amendment is hereby pro
posed to paragraph 2, section l, arti-
Gle II, of the constitution of the
state of Georgia, as amended by the
ratification by the electors of said
state of the acts approved July 10,
1904, July 81, 1906, July 80 and
August IA, 1912, July 7, II, 27, and
August II, 1914, to wit: By adding
to said paragraph the following Ian
guage: provided, however, That in
addition to the counties now provided
for by this constitution, there shall
be new county laid out and created
from territory embraced in Coffee
and Clinch counties within the fol-
lowing boundary lines: Beginning at
the point where the southern boun-
Diary line of lot of land No. 334, in
the fifth land district of Coffee coun-
ty intcresects the middle of the run
of Willachoochee creek, then follow
said land line directly east to the
southeast corner of lot of land No
Is, in the sixth land district of Cot
fee county; thence south along the
eastern boundary of lot of land No.
16, in the sixth land district of Cot
. fee county to the southwest corner
of said lot of land; thence along the
: land line directly east to where it
interesects the middle of the run of
, The Satilla liver; thence, in a south
= easterly direction along the run of
the said Satilla river to where the
same inter esects the northern bOun-
dairy of lot of land No. $50, in the
sixth land district, thence directly
= east along said line to where it in
tcres Gets the Ware county line;
thence in southerly direction clonG
i the Ware county line to the south
3 east corner of lot of land No. 234, in
the seventh CD land district of Clinch
: county; thence directly westward
> along along the land line lot of LAND
e No. 234 on the south, to where it il.
q tersects the middle of the run Of
u Alapaha river; thence in a northerly
e direction along the middle of the rur
Il of the Alapaha river to the mouth O.
i Willachoochee creek; thence alonl
J. the middle of the run of Willachoo
E. chez creek to the point of beginning
4 That said new county shall be knows
3. as Atkinson county" and the "Cit,
of Pearson" shall be the county sea
: thereof. That said "Atkineon coun
ty" shall be attached to the Elevent
ii congressional district, the Waycros
\, judicial circuit and the Fifth sena
I'd tOrial district. That all the legal vot
d. ers residing within the limits of tn
/. county of Atkinson, entitled to vot
to for members of the general assembl
Id under the laws of George, ca tt
i'd first Wednesday in December follow
he ing the ratification of this propose
if amendment shall elect an ordinary
n clerk of the superior court, sheriff
to coroner, tax collector, tax receiver
IS county surveyor and county treasul
al er for said new county, said electio
r, to be held at the militia district com
houses at Willachoochee, Pearson an
- Arson, in the manner now provide
by law for holding elections for coul
e. ty officers. and said county officer
of shall qualify and enter upon the di
to charge of their respective duties 0
ed the first day of January followin
as their election, and shall hold the
h. Offices for a term of two years {
tie until their successors shall be dul
nd elected and qualified. That the 81
ev perior courts of said Atkinson coul
Id ty shall be held on the fourth MOI
is days in January and June of eac
is year. That the congressional an
M senatorial districts, the judicial ci
cult to which said county of Atki
son is attached, the time of holdin
. the terms of the superior courts ar
the limits of the county, shall renal
90 as designated above until the san
or shall be law, Provided, That the Law
no shall be charged by law, Pr
nd vided, That the laws applicab
iiu to the organization of new coul
ny ties, found in sections 829
oil 848 inclusive, code of 1911, al
ID hereby made applicable to the count
~ of Atkinson whenever the same me-
he be created by the proposed amen
IN ment to the constitution, and tn
on said county, when created, shall b
~ come Statutory county," and shs