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

al ItS o0SStoh AZ 10AU proposed an
Amendment TO the Constitution of this
State, as set forth in an Act apnroved
August 18th, 1920, to-wit:
LAMAR COUNTY, CREATION OF
No. 1888.
An Act to propose to the uualified
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 19
1904, July 81, 1906, July 80, 1912
August IA, 1912, July 7, 1914, july
: 81, 1914, August II, 1914, August Is
a 1917, August 81, 1917, and July 30
1918, and for other purposes.
Section /. 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.
Aowing 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
respectively, on July 10, 1904, July 81,
1905, July 80, 1912, August IA, 1912
July 7, 1914, July 27, 1914, August II,
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
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
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 So and
81 to the northwest corner of land
lot So; thence south along line be
tween land lots So and 107 to north
west corner of land lot IS; thence
west along lines between land lots
197 and 1O8 to northwest corner land
VT 1903; thence south along land lot
line to Epson County lines at south.
west corner land lot 112 in 9Th Dis.
triet 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
aHng 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 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 south cor
ner of land lot 5; Monroe County,
Georgia, 18th District, and thence
north along lines between land Dis.
tricts II and IL, 7 and 6 and 3 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 1873,
Monroe County, Georgia, said land lot
being in Bird 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 1876 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
Nkw 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
De 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
snail be attached to the same Con
aressional 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
me County of Lamar entitled to vote
iAChUCLS VI IuS USuCI dA HAooChANAI
under the laws of Georgia, shall, on
the first Wednesday in January fol-
lowing the ratification of this propos-
ca amendment. elect a Representa-
tive in the House of Representatives
OF this State, and an Ordinary, Clerk
OF the Superior Court, Sheriff. a
coroner, Tax Collector, Tax Re-
celVer, a County Treasurer, and
County Surveyor. Said special election
snail be held at the several election
precincts existing within the limits OF
sald Lamar County at the time OF the
Sa0ptton of this amendment; and the
Ordinary of Pike County shall appoint
efsetion managers for such election
precincts as may be located in Pike
CSnnty at the time of the adoption OF
TINS proposed amendment; and the
ordinary Of Monroe County shall ap'
paant election managers for such pre-,
chets as may be located In Monroe
tS9unty at the time bf the adoption. OF
tnls proposed amendment. On the day
sceeding the holding of said cleo.