The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-10-29
A PROCLAMATION
STATE OF GEORGIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
A Proclamation.
oclamation:

submitting proposed amendment
20 the Constitution of Georgia to- be
Eoted on at the general election to be
acid in November, 1920, to amend
Paragraph 2, Section /, Article II Of
he Constitution of this State, so as to
lay out and create a new county from
portions of Pike and Monroe counties.
% be 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 1920 proposed an
Amendment to the Constitution Of this
State, as set forth in an Act approved
August nth. 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 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 IA. 1912, July 7, 1914, July
81, august IL 4OAS, AuSuoN AOb
1917, August q, 1917, and July 80,
1918, and for other purposes.
Section l. Be 1t 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
10 Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article II
of the Constitution of the State Of
Georgia, as amended by the ratifica-
lion 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 IL,
1914, August Is, 1917, August 81, 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
his 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 1856 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 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
Rot Sc; thence south along line be-
tween land lots sc and 107 to north
west corner of land lot IS; thence
west along lines between land lots
107 and 108 to northwest corner land
lot 1913; 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
hot 1870 in 18th land District of Mon.
roe County; thence east along land lot
line to southeast corner of land lot %
in 18th District, Monroe county, and
thence north along land lot line to
northeast corner land lot 20; 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 ~, and and and 4
10 Butts County line at northeast cor.
ner of land lot 247 in 3rd District of
Monroe County. Georgia; thence west
to northwest corner OF land lot 138
Monroe County. Georgia, said land lot
being in Bird 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 SpaldiRg and Pike
to 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
Spalding being the northern boundary
line Of 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 it's creation
be entitled to one Representative IL
the House of Representatives of thi.
State. and said County Of Lamar shall
be entitled to one Representative in the
House or Representatives or GeorglS
until the apportionment shall b,
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 sam,
judicial Circuit. and to the same Stat,
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 IL
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. a Clerl
Of the Superior Court, Sheriff. {
Coroner, Tax Collector, Tax Re
ceiver. a County Treasurer. and &
County Surveyor. Said special election
shall be held at the several election
precincts existing within the limits o.