The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-09-03

hers hers throughout the State and unti,
flied TTLeesSors are elected and oual.
hv givan ne General Assembly is here
tions1 81 power to create any addi-
or stat,,tary offiees in said county
nroyide courts therein, and to
v va lot filling said offices Anv
vacancies that may occur hoSoro A 10y
uext general election after The o1 tne
az I9Is as herein provided NAV he fiji
~; ~ III the same maner as such vacan.
I I'St, are now filled under the law The
S Stahi OF the Peace and the Con.
o,',S residing in the territory in.
t,' oe within the limits of said Conn.
vi Lamar shall exercise the duties
auu POWERS OF their offices until new
UiiiCla districts are laid ont in said
Eouhty OF Lamar as now provided by
.a"' and the Justices of the Peace and
'ne e,, Sonstables elected therefor
mat the Superior Courts of said
f;andr county shall be held on the
,nsl MONDAY in March and the first
t""oT Thy IN september of each year.
mat the Congressional and Sen.
aeoiidl districts, the Judicial Circuit
~ "nlch the said Lamar County is
t at.acheu. the times Of holding the
lerins OF the Superior Court, and the
limits of the county shall be as desie.
mated above until changed bv law
provided, That the laws applicahle
10 the organization of new counties as
round IN Sections 829 to S4S, inclusive.
OF the Code of 1910 of Georgia, and
any other Acts, or Sections having
applicability, are hereby made appli.
cdDle 70 said County of Lamar, when
ever the same may be created by the
proposed amendment to the Constitu.
tlon and that said new county. when
created, shall become a statutory coun.
ty and shall be subject to all laws ap-
pllcaDle to all other counties of the
State.
That the property of all taxpayers
included within the limits of the said
Lamar County as hereinbefore desig.
mated is hereby made vitality charge.
able with any debt that may have
Deen incurred by either of the coun-
Ties from which the territory included
IN the new County of Lamar is taken
by the legally constituted authorities
OF the counties for the purpose of
raising revenues for the benefit of
either of said counties, whether the
said debt is a bonded debt or one
which has been insured for the bene.
fit in any way for either of said coun.
ties. The value of the taxable county
included within the limits of the said
County Of Lamar at the time of the
adoption of this amendment to the
Constitution in proportion to the value
OF the property in the counties from
which the said County of Lamar is
taken shall determine the proportion
ate amount of the indebtedness which
shall be borne by the property of the
| taxpayers located within the limits of
said proposed new county.
Authority is hereby given to the
Ordinary of the said County of La
mar and to the officers of the coun-
lies from which said territory is
aiken who are charged with the man
agement of the business of said coun-
ties to settle and agree upon an
amount Of the said Indebtedness that
shall be assessed against and paid by
the said County Of Lamar; and it is
hereby made the duty of the Ordinary
Of the said County Of Lamar, when
the amount Of Indebtedness with
which the said County of Lamar is
chargeable is so ascertained, to cause
4 tax to be levied upon all Of the
property within the limits of said
County of Lamar sufficient to pay off
and discharge the proportionate part
If the indebtedness due by the said
Lamar County.
I'm the event of the failure or re-
usal of the Ordinary Of Lamar Coun-
y to levy such tax, it shall be the
1uty Of the Judge of the Superior
Court of the Circuit to which said
County of Lamar is attached to COM
Del the Ordinary of the said County
If Lamar to perform the duty herein
required of him. In the event Of the
'ailre of the authorities of the coun-
les from which the said Lamar Coun-
is created and the Ordinary of said
lamar County to ascertain and agree
lpon the amount of said indebtedness,
hen either of said counties may bring
| suit against the said County of La
mar in the Superior Court of said
County of Lamar for the purpose of
having the proportion of said debt so
assumed that the said County of Lamar
lscertained, and the said Superior
Court is hereby given power to en-
orce whatever judgment may be had
IS to the result of such trial by COM
ceiling the Ordinary of said Lamar
county to levy tax sufficient for the
3ayment of the indebtedness found to
)e due by the County of Lamar, cause
he same to be collected and paid to
he constituted authorities of the
county or counties from which said
-amar County is created entitled to
'eceive the same.
1t. is specially provided that all ad
yalorem and all other special taxes
ind all other revenues realized for the
5ear in which this amendment is
ldopted or ratified by the qualified
,oters of this State shall be applied to
my indebtedness, except bonded in
lebtedness, due and owing by either
If the said counties from which the
aid Lamar County is created; IT be-
ng the purpose of this provision to
TX the basis of settlement between
he counties involved upon their fl.
lancial condition on the 31st day Of
December, next, following the ratifi-
alton of this amendment.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted by
he authority aforesaid, and it is here
" enacted by authority of the same, {.
That whenever the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall
20 agreed upon by two-thirds Of the
members elected to each of the two
Houses Of the General Assembly, and
he same has been entered on their