The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
A PROCLAMATION.

the Constitution OF Georgia 10 De VoIeu
on at the general election to be held on
| Tuesday November It'll, 1922. said amend
ment to Paragraph ?, Section l, Article
H. of the Constitution of the State OF
Georgia for the creation of Peach
BY HIS EXcELLENCY, Thomas W.
| Hardwick, Governor, State of Georgia,
Executive Department August 2S, 1922.
its session of 1922 proposed an Amend
ment to the Constitution of this State
as set forth in an Act approved August
up PEACH lS57 c COUNTY, CREATION OF.
No. 400.
An Act to propose to the qualified electors
of this State an amendment to para
graph 2 section l. srticle H. co OF the
/ as amended by the ratification of the
qualified electors of this State of the
/ several Acts approved, respectively, on
! July 10, 1904, July 81, 1906, July 80 1912,
! August IA, 1872 July 7, 1914, July q,
1914, August II, 1914, August Is, 1917, Au-
gust 81 1917, July 30, 1918, August H.
1919, July S. 1920. and August IA, 1920,
/ and for other purposes.
/ Section /. Be it enacted by the General
/ Assembly of the State of Georgia, and
| it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same That the following amend
ment is herby proposed to paragraph 2
section l, article Il, of the Constitution
of the State of Georgia, as amended by
the ratification of the qualified voters OF
I
respectively, on July 10, 1904, July 81,
1905, July 3d. 1912 August IA, 1912, July
:, 1914 July q, 1914. August H., 1914, Au-
gust 15 1917 August q, 1917, July 80, 1918
August II, 1919, July 8, 1920 and August
I ID. 1920, 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 county
laid out and created from the territory
now comprising Houston and Macon
counties to be made up and composed
of all that part of the territory of Hous-
ton and Macon counties described and
contained within boundaries as follows:
Beginning at the point where the
| counties of Bib, Houston and CraW-
| ford corner; running thence, along the
/ line between the counties of Houston and
! Crawford, to the point where the coun-
/ ties of Houston, Crawford and Macon
corner; thence, in a southwesterly dt-
rection along the line between the cOun-
| ties of Crawford and Macon, to the mid
die of the run of Flint River; thence, in
! a southerly direction. down the middle of
| the run of Flint River to the southern
! line of fractional lot No. 149 in the eighth
district of Macon county; thence east,
along the southern line of lots Nos. l49,
! lao. liz, los, IS, rs, SO, "A and q in the
eighth district of Macon county to the
/ southwest corner Of lot No. Il in the
eighth district of Macon county; THENCE,
south, along the western line of lot No.
| 70 in the eighth district of Macon county,
! to the southwest corner of said lot No.
/ 13 in the eighth district of Macon county.
thence east, along the southern Inc OF
said lot No. 49, in the eighth district OF
! Macon county, to the southwest corner
of lot No 253 in the ninth district of
/ Macon county; thence south alonS the
! 1856 in the ninth district of Macon county,
and the western line of lots Nos. l, 80,
49, GA and 65 in the fourteenth district OF
Macon county to the southwest corner
t,f oil LOT thence O. along
southern line of lots Nos. 60, 66 and 81 in
the fourteenth district of Macon county
to the southwest corner of lot No. 6S
in the fourteenth district OF Macon coun-
ty; thence south. along the western line
of lot No % in the fourteenth district
of Macon county to the southwest corner
of lot No 90 in the fourteenth district of
| Macon county; thence east along the
southern line of lots Nos SO, 49, 81, 80.
SO and SO in the fourteenth district of
Macon county to the southwest corner OF
lot No.s& in the fourteenth district OF
Houston county; thence continuing east
along the southern line Of lots Nos. 81,
Sc. S. and 81 in the fourtcc.th district OF
Houston county to the So Invest cor
trict of Houston county; thence north
along the western line OF lots Nos. 80
Is, 81, 49,, 19 and IA in tn fourteenth
district of Houston county 20 the south
west corner of lot No. 80 in the ninth
district of Houston county; thence north
along the western line of lots Nos. 81
county to the southwest corner of lot No
SO in the ninth district of Houston coun-
ty; thence east the entire length of the
south line of said lot No. 80; thence
line of said lot No. So; thence east
the entire length of the south lire OF
lot No. %; thence north the entire length
of the east line of lot No. %; thence east
the entire length of the southern line OF
lot No. (said lots Nos IS, % and be-
ing in the ninth district of Houston
county, to the line between the r ninth
ton county; thence north along said
district line to the southwest corner
of lot No. II in said tenth district, thence
east the entire length of the southern
line of lot No, II, thence north the en-
tire length of the eastern line of lot No
J IL; thence east the entire length of the
southern line of lot No %; thence north
lot No %; thence east the entire length
OF the southern line of lot No. Al; thence
, north the entire length of the eastern
line of lot No. Al: thence east the entire
length Of the southern line of lot Nc
} IjI: thence north the entire length OF
the eastern line of lot No. 81 thence
least the entire length of the southern
line Of lot No. II; thence north the en-
tire length of the eastern line OF lot No
n; thence east the entire length of the
, southern line of lot No. 81: thence north
the entire length of the eastern line OF
Hot No. 81: thence east the entire length
, of the southern line of lot No. l01; thence
north the entire length of the eastern
line of lot No. 101; thence east the en-
! tire length of the southern line OF iot
/ No. lbs; thence north the entire length
of the eastern line of lot No. l25 thence
east the entire length of the southern
! line of lot No. 1871; thence north the en-
! tire length of the eastern line of lot No
1871: thence east the entire length OF
the southern line of lot No 159; thence
north the entire length of the eastern
J line of lot No. 159; thence east the entire
length of the southern line of lot No
16l: thence north the entire length OF
the eastern line of lot No. 16l (said lots
Nos. II, %, Al. 81, Il. 81, 1O1, 125. 1871, 15'
and 161 being in the tenth district OF
= Houston county, to the southwest corner
} Of lot No. 144 in the fifth district OF
Houston county, thence north along the
! western line Of lots Nos. IA, AS, 146 147
14S. 49, 151 ISL. 1872, 1853 and 154 to the line
between Houston and Bibb counties
thence westerly, along the line between
the counties of Houston and Bibb, tc
the point where the counties of Hous.
ton, Bib and Crawford corner. the same
} being the point or place of beginning"
THAT the said new County shall bC
: known as the County of Peach and the
City Of Fort Valley shall be the county
? site of the same
That irrespective of other provisions
of this Constitution. said County Of
Peach shall, upon its creation. be emit
, tied to one Representative in the House