The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-09-17
A PROCLAMATION
STATE OF GEORGIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
a proeismation

STATE OF GEORGIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
A Proclamation.
Submitting a proposed amendment
10 the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the general election to be
held in November, 1920, to amend
Paragraph 2, Section /, Article IL Of
the Constitution of this State, SO as to
lay out and create a new county from
portions of Pike and Monroe counties,
10 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
Amendment to the Constitution Of this
State, as set forth in an Act approved
August 18th, 1920, 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 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, APP
proved, respectively, on July 10,
1904, July 81. 1906, July 80, 1912,
August IA, 1912, July Z, 1914, July
q, 1914, August IL, 1914, August 10,
1917, August 81, 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-
lowing amendment is hereby proposed
to Paragraph 2, Section l, 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 go 1912, August IA. 1912.
July Z. 1914, July u, 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
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
mp 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
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 IS; 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 108 to northwest corner land
lot 108; thence south along land lot
line to Epson County lines at south
west corner land lot 112 in 9Th Dis
trict, Pike County, Georgia; thence
east along land lot lines between Pike
and Epson to Pike and Monroe county
linec 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 100 in 18th land District of Mon.
roe County; thence east along land lot
line to southeast corner of land lot 2S
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 IL, and and 3 and 4
TO 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 3rd District, Monroe County
thence southwark along present coun.
~ lines between counties of Monroe
and Snalding 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.
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.
Gions of this Constitution, said Coun
ty of Lamar shall, upon it's creation
be entitled to one Representative in
tDe Mouse 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
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 in
the County of Lamar entitled to vote
for members of the General Assembly
under the laws of Georgia, SHALL or
the first Wednesday in January fol
lowing the ratification of this propos
ed amendment, elect a Representa-
tive in the House of Representative:
of this State. and an Ordinary, Clerl
of the Superior Court. a Sheriff. Z
Coroner, a Tax Collector, a Tax Re
ceiver, a County Treasurer. and {