The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-10-15

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uonal statutory offices in said county
or statutory courts therein, and to
/ provide for filling said offices. Any
vacancies that may occur before the
next general election after the cleo
uons as herein provided may be fill
60 In the same maner as such yacan.
eies are now filled under the law. The
justices OF the Peace and the Con-
stables residing in the territory IN.
eiuded within the limits of said Coun.
" or Lamar shall exercise the duties
ana powers OF their offices until new
militia districts are laid out in said
County Of Lamar as now provided by
law. and the Justices of the Peace and
the Constables elected therefor.
THAT the Superior Courts of said
Lamar County shall be held on the
first Monday in March and the first
Monday in September OF each year.
That the Congressional and Sem
ator1al Districts, the Judicial Circuit
TO which the said Lamar County is
attached, the times OF holding the
terms OF the Superior Court, and the
! limits OF the county shall be as desig.
mated above until changed by law.
Provided, That the laws applicable
10 the organization of new counties as
/ found in Sections 829 to 848, inclusive,
! of the Code Of 1910 of Georgia, and
! any other Acts, or Sections having
applicability. are hereby made appli-
cable to said County of Lamar, when
ever the same may be created by the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton and that said new county, when
created. shall become statutory coun-
ty and shall be subject to all laws APP
plicable to all other counties Of this
State.
That the property Of all taxpayers
| included within the limits of the said
Lamar County as hereinbefore desig-
mated is hereby made ratably charge.
able with any debt that may have
| been incurred by either of the coun.
| ties from which the territory included
in the new County of Lamar is taken
by the legally constituted authorities
| of the counties for the purpose of
raising revenues for the benefit OF
either Of said counties, whether the
paid debt is a bonded debt or one
which has been incurred for the bene-
fit in any way for either of said coun-
ties. The value of the taxable county
Included within the limits of the said
County of Lamar at the time Of the
adoption of this amendment to the
| Constitution in proportion to the value
OF the property in the counties from
which the said County of Lamar is
taken shall determine the proportion.
ate amount of the indebtedness which
shall be borne by the property of the
taxpayers located within the limits of
said proposed new county.
Authority is hereby given to the
| Ordinary of the said County of La.
mar and to the officers of the coun.
ties from which said territory is
taken who are charged with the man.
agement of the business of said coun.
ties to settle and agree upon an
amount Of the said Indebtedness that
shall be assessed against and paid by
the said County OF Lamar; and 1t is
| hereby made the duty of the Ordinary
of the said County of Lamar when
the amount of the said indebtedness
with which said County of Lamar Is
chargeable is so ascertained, to cause
tax to be levied upon all Of the
property within the limits Of said
and discharge the proportionate part
! of the indebtedness due by the said
Lamar County.
| "In the event of the failure or re-
fusal of the Ordinary of Lamar Coun.
| ty to levy such tax, it shall be the
duty of the Judge Of the Superior
Court Of the Circuit to which said
| County of Lamar is attached to com.
pei the Ordinary OF the said County
Of Lamar to perform the duty herein
required of him. In the event of the
failre of the authorities of the coun.
| ties from which the said Lamar Coun-
ty is created and the Ordinary of said
Lamar County to ascertain and agree
upon the amount of said Indebtedness,
then either Of said counties may bring
suit AGAINST the said County of La
mar in the Superior Court of said
County Of Lamar for the purpose of
| having me proportion of said debt so
assumed that the said County Of Lamar
! a~cnrtained, and the said Superior
! Court IS hereby given power to en-.
force whatever judgment NAV be had
'as ~ the result of such trial bv com.
"nllirg the Ordinary Of said Lamar
County to levy tax sufficient for the
rayrnen+ of the Indebtedness found to
Al due nv the County Of Lamar. cause
the same to be collected and paid to
| the constituted authorities of the
county or counties from which said
| Lamar County is created entitled to
~oceive the same.
IT. is specially provided that all ad
valorem and all special taxes
and all other revenues realized for the
vaar in which this amendment is
adopted or ratified by the qualified
voters Of this State shall be applied to
anv indebtedness, except bonded in
/ debtedness. due and owing by either
of the said counties from which the
said Lamar County is created; It be-
! ing the purpose Of this provision to
/ fix the basis of settlement between
the counties involved upon their f.
rarcial condition. on the 31st day of
December, next, following the ratifi-
| cation Of this amendment
! Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, &and it is here
| by enacted by authority of the same,
hat whenever the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall
! be agreed upon by two-thirda of the
! members elected to each of the two
| Houses of the General Assembly, and
the same has been entered on their
1 Journals, with the yeas and nays TAX
N thereon, the Governor shall be, and
! he is hereby authorized and instruct
/ ed to cause the above proposed
! amendment 10 be published in at least