The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-09-17


Tuesday, November ), 1918. said amend
/ ment to amend article / section . para
graph /, Of the constitution of Georgia,
so as to create additional senatorial dis
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 IT, 1918,
to wit
An act to amend article 3, section .,
paragraph l, Of the constitution of the
/ state of Georgia, which relates to the
number of senator's, the number of SEN
1 atOrial districts, and the composition of
such districts, so as to increase the num-
Der Of senators 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 / Be il enacted by the gem
| eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
/ and it is hereby enacted by the authority
OF the same, that article l. section 2
/ 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.
/ 3. BY substituting in lieu of the words
/ so stricken out wherever the same occur
/ the words 'nftN-Oue.'
9. 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
0f mi N-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
ton 2 paragraph l. of the constitution
Of this state be, and the same is hereby
further amended as follows:
A By adding seven new sub-sections
thereto as follows:
45 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
Al; The forty-seventh senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of Col
quit. Tiff and Turner.
IL The forty-eiEhth senatorial district
shah be composed of the counties of
Crisp. Wilcox and Dodge.
S The torty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bulloch, Gambler and Evans.
3D. The fiftteth senatorial district shall
Oglethorpe and Wilkes
81. The ffty-nrst senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
GWinnett. Milton and Forsyth.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That article 8. sec
non = paragraph l, of the constitution of
this state, be and the same is hereby
further amended as follows:
4. BY striking all Of sub-sections Is q.
60 "a. IS and 80.
B. BY substituting in lieu of the sub
sections so stricken out new sub-sectons
Is, 2, 30, "a, 80 and 80, respectively. as
follows:
Is The fifteenth senatorial district shall
be composed Of the counties of Wheeler
Montgomery and Toombs
p The twenty-seVenth senatorial dis
trict shall be composed Of the counties
Of Barrow, Walton and Oconee.
30 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 il 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,
/ Is, 47. IS, ~, 80 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. >. Be it further enacted by the
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! seven new senatorial diStriCtS.' and all