The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-10-01
A PROCLAMATION
STATE OF GEORGIA. a
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
A praesau@nelAa

A Proclamation.
Submitting n proposed amendmeak
TO the Constitution Of Georgia to be
voted on at the general election to be
~1eld in November, 1920. to amend
Paragraph 2, Section !, Article IL Of
the Constitution Of this State, so as to
lay out and create q new county from
eCrtione OF Pike and Monroe counties.
10 be known as Lamar county, with
the City OF Barnesville as the county
seat.
BY His Excellency.
HUGH II. DORSEY, Governor.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
ut its session ~ 1920 proposed an
Amendment to the Constitution Of this
Btate. as set forth in an Act approved
August 18th. 1890. towit:
LAMAR COUNTY. CREATION OF
No. 1888
An Act TO propose to the qualified
voters of this State an amendment
to Paragraph 2, Section1, Article II
of the Constitution OF the State OF
Georgia, as amended by the ratifi-
cation OF the qualified voters OF
this State of the several Acts, ap-
proved, respectively. on July 10.
1904, July 81, 1906, July 80. 1912,
August a. 1912, July Z, 1914, July
q, 1914. August IL. 1914, August Is,
1917, August 21, 1917. and July 80,
1918. and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same, That the fol-
towing amendment is hereby proposed
to Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article IL
of the Constitution of the State Of
Georgia, as amended by the ratifica-
ton OF the qualified voters of said
State, of the several Acts, approved
respectively, on July 10, 1904, July 81,
1906, July &c. 1912. August IA, 1912,
July T. 1914. July q. 1914, August IL,
1914, August Is, 1917, August Il, 1917,
and July 80, 1918, to-wit:
BY adding to said paragraph the fol-
lowing language:
Provided, however, that in addition
to the counties now provided for by
this Constitution, there shall be a new
county laid out and created from the
territory now comprising the coun-
ties of Pike and Monroe, to be made
up and composed Of all of that part of
the territory of the counties of Pike
and Monroe, described and contained
within the boundaries as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner
Of land lot 1876 adjoining Spalding and
Pike County line in the End District
of Pike County and running along
land lot lines southwark to north
west corner of land lot rs in
the Eighth District, Pike County,
Georgia; thence west along land
lot line between land lots Sc and
81 to the northwest corner of land
lot Sc; thence south along line be-
tween land lots sc and 107 to north
west corner of land lot 85; thence
west along lines between land lots
107 and 10S to northwest corner land
lot 1903; thence south along land lot
line to Epson County lines at south
west corner land lot 112 in Sth Dis
trict, Pike County, Georgia; thence
east along land lot lines between Pike
and Epson to Pike and Monroe county
lines at southeast corner land lot 113
in Pike County, Georgia; thence south
along line between Epson and Monroe
County to southwest corner of land
lot $50 in 18th land District Of Mon.
roe County thence east along land LOT
line 10 southeast corner of land lot rs
in 18th District, Monroe county. and
thence north along land lot line to
northeast corner land lot %; thence
east along land lot lines to southeast
corner of land lot 5, Monroe county
Georgia, 18th District, and thence
north along lines between land Dis
tricts IL and II, z and and 8 and
to Butts County line at northeast cor.
per of land lot 247 in 3rd District OF
Monroe County. Georgia; thence west
to northwest corner of land lot 1873
Monroe County, Georgia, said land lot
being in 3rd District. Monroe County
thence southwark along present coun
ty lines between counties of Monroe
and Spalding to present Pike County
line: thence west along county line
between counties of Spalding and Pike
TO beginning point on northwest cor.
ner of lot Of land 1856 in the End Dis
tlict of Pike County Georgia, the pres
eut county lines between Monroe and
Butts. Monroe and Spalding. Pike and
Spalding being the northern boundary
lire Of the proposed County of Lamar
known as the County Of Lamar, and
the City of GAINESVILLE shall be the
county site of the same.
THAT, irrespective of other provi
sions of this Constitution, said Coun
ty of Lamar shall, upon its creation
be entitled to one Representative in
the House of Representatives of this
State, and said County of Lamar shall
be entitled to one Representative in the
House of Representatives of Georgis
until the apportionment shall be
changed by law, in accordance with
the provisions of this Constitution
That the said County of Lamar
shall be attached to the same Con
gressional District, and to the same
Judicial Circuit, and to the same State
Senatorial District as those to which
the County of Pike is attached at the
date of the ratification of this amend
ment.
THAT all legal voters residing II
the County of Lamar entitled to vote
for members of the General Assembly
under the laws of Georgia, shall, OF
the first Wednesday in January fol
lowing the ratification of this propos
ed amendment. elect Representa-
tive in the House of Representative
Of this State, and an Ordinary Cierl
of the Superior Court, Sheriff.
Coroner, a Tax Collector, a Tax Re
ceiver, a County Treasurer. and
County Surveyor. Said special election
shall be held at the several electio,
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