The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-15

WHEREAS the General Assembly at
ment to the constitution of this state as
set forth in an act approved August 81
1917. to wit:
An act to propose to the qualified cleo
tors OF this state an amendment to para
graph two Gl, section one %, article
eleven 3D.. of the constitution of this
state: The following amendment is pro-
posed by the house of representatives
and senate of Georgia to paragraph two
~, section one %, article eleven (1D,
of the constitution of this state the same
being an act to lay out and create 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 Co. section one ~, arti-
| Gle eleven QD, 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-
| tional county, which county, when Great
| ed, shall be known rs 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
LOT Lne IOrIndllOn OF SAID county or Ireut
| 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 straight line in Z. north
easterly direction to Wixtrums bridge
on PendletOn creek. said Pendleton
creek being the present line between
Montgomery and Emanuel counties,
| thence in northerly direction from Wix-
trun's bridge on Pendleton creek, to
Moore's bridge on the Ohoopee river; the
public road from Wixtrum's bridge lead
Ing to Swainsboro being thu 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 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 southwesterly direction
along the county line between the pres
ent 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 Mereers creek empties in
to the Oconee river: thence down the
Oconee river to the mouth of Red Bluff
creek; ct 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 Wed
nesday in December, 1918 an election
shall be held for the election of county
officers 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
hn hold ,r-1v, =,
now fixed by law for holding elections
and all legally qualified voters residing
IN the territory included in the limits of
said proposed new county shall be quail
he'd 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
this amendment is 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 managers shall on the day sue
ceeding 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
Sala election at such place within the
limits or said town Of Soperton as shall
ne designated by the judge of the supe-
rior courts of the Oconee circuit whose
1uty it is hereby made to designate a
meeting place for said election managers
within the corporate limits of said town
" Soperton: and the general law of this
tate now in force as to the consolidation
IF votes. the return of the election and
the commission Of the officers shall be
appllcable to such special election herein
provided for. The officers to be elected
{ said election shall be an ordinary
Jerk of the superior court sheriff. tax
collector. tax receiver, coroner, county
surveyor. county treasurer county super-
'0tendent Of education and member Of the
-"neral assembly; that the persons who
hall be elected to fiji said Off ces at said
~oouired bv law. and The laws now 'o IN
'orce in this state in regard to commits
IONS for officers and the bonds required
y them shall be applicable to the officers
elected. and they shall hold their Off
ces until the next general election TO,
cnMntN officers and untI their snncnssnre