The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-10-22

submitting proposed amendment
20 the Constitution of Georgia to he
soted on at the general election to be
aeld IN November, 1920, to amend
paragraph 2. Section l, Article IL of
the Constitution of this State, so as to
lay out and create new county from
portions of Pike and Monroe counties.
20 De known as Lamar county, with
the City of GAINESVILLE as the county
seat.
By His Excellency.
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
at Its session in 1890 proposed an
Amendment to the Constitution of this
State, as set forth in an Act approved
August 18th, 1920, to-wit:
LAMAR COUNTY, CREATION OF
No. 1888.
An Act to propose to the qualified
voters OF this State an amendment
to Paragraph 2, Section1, Article IL
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 IA, 1912, July Z, 1914, July
II, 1914, August II, 1914, August Is,
1917, August q, 1917. and July 80,
1918, and for other purposes.
Section 1, 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-
lowing amendment is hereby proposed
to Paragraph 2. Section l, Article II
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 80, 1912, August IA, 1912,
July 7. 1914. July 27. 1914, August II,
1914, August Is, 1917, August q, 1917,
and July 30, 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 new
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 1855 adjoining Spalding and
Pike County line in the End District
Of Pike County and running along
tand lot lines southwark to north.
west corner of land lot Is 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 So; thence
west along lines between land lots
107 and 10S to northwest corner land
lot 10S; 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
fines 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 1870 in 18th land District of Mon
roe County: thence east along land lot
line 10 southeast corner of land lot %
In 18th District, Monroe county, and
thence north along land lot line 20
northeast corner land lot 90; thence
east along land lot lines to southeast
corner of land lot S, Monroe county,
north along lines between land Dis
tricts II and IL, and and and 4
to Butts County line at northeast cor.
ner of land lot 247 in Bird District Of
Monroe County, Georgia; thence west
TO northwest corner Of land lot 138,
Monroe County, Georgia, said land lot
being in 3rd District, Monroe County;
thence southwark along present coun.
tv lines between counties of Monroe
and Spalding to present Pike County
line; thence west along county line
between counties of Spalding and Pike
10 beginning point on northwest cor
ner Of lot of land 1S5 in the End Dis
trict of Pike County. Georgia, the pres.
ent county lines between Monroe and
Butts. Monroe and Spalding, Pike and
SDalding being the northern boundary
lirn If the proposed County of Lamar.
THAT the said new county shall be
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 Constitut on. 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 Georgia
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
eressional 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 in
the County Of Lamar entitled to vote
Cor members of the General Assembly
under the laws of Georgia, shall, on
the first Wednesday in January fol
lowing the ratification Of this propos'
ed amendment, elect a Representa-
tive in the House of Representatives
of this State, and an Ordinary, Clerk
OF the Superior Court, Sheriff.
Coroner, a Tax Collector, a Tax Re
ceiver, a County Treasurer. and a
County Surveyor. Said special election
shall be held at the several elecuon
proo;poto oxictinp within the limits oil