The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-09-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

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this proposed amendment. on the day
succeeding the holding of SAID election
the election managers shall meet aI tIle
council chamber of the mayor ana city
council of the City OF Fort alley anu
consolidate the vote for the officers nam
I'd; and the general laws OF TINS Stale
now in force as to elections, consoliua-
ton of the votes, the return OF me eLeGI
I lion and the commission OF olhcefs Snal
be applicable to the officers elected az
/ the election herein provided Tor the OIL
GERS elected at said election anu the
representative i'm the House OF Hepre-
scntativas shall not hold their oIhceS
until the next general election for such
officers throughout the State, ana uhIh
/ fed. The General Assembly is hereby
Given power to create any add1tlonal
statutory offices in said county or STA
tutory courts therein, ana TO pfoElue Lot
/ flling said offices. Any vacancies tnal
may occur before the next general eleG-
/ ton after the election as herein proVld-
ed may be filled in the same manner as
/ such vacancies are now filed under the
! law The justices of the peace ana the
constabIes residing in the territory m
cluded within the limits of such county
of Peach shall exercise the dutles anu
powers of their offices until new militia
districts are laid out in said County
of Peach and constabes thereon elected
THAT the Superior Courts of said
Peach county shall be held on the hrst
Monday in March and the first MONDAY
III otpltlilDCi VI tciNli NN''i'
"That the congressional and senatorial
districts. the Judicial circuit to Wmch
said Peach county is attached, the times
of holdin2 the terms Of the superior
Court and the limits OF the county snali
be as designated above until changed
( by law.
/ provided. that the laws applicable to
81. organization of new counties as round
Hin section 500 to S4S inclusive Of the CODE
OF 1910 of Georgia, and in any other
/ A ut f.r.G sections l9NII- anbllCdDllllN, are
hereby made applicable 10 SAID County OF
Peach. whenever the same may be Great
( ell by the proposed amendment to the
Constitution, and that said county, Wheh
I created. shall become statutory county
mi shall be subject ut all times to all
. avs applicable to ell other counties OF
tais State.
1 ",rhat the property Of all tax payers
Included within the limits Of said Peach
county as herein above designated is
hereby made ratably Chargeable with any
debt that may have been incurred py
either of the counties from which the
| territory included in the new County OF
| Peach is taken by the legally constituted
Iauthoritics Of the counties for the puf-
loose Of raising revenues for the benent
of either of said counties whether the
/ sid debt is q bonded debt or one when
iras been incurred for the benefit in any
Ivty Of either of said counties. The value
of the taxable property included within
tra limits of said County Of Peach at
the time of the adoption of this amend
,r.rt to the Constitution in proportion
10 the value of the property in the
ca.1ties from which the said County of
Peach is taken shall determine the pro
Dortfonate amount of the indebtedness
which shall be borne by the properly
Of the tax payers located within the
limits of said proposed new county.
Authority is hereby given to the
ordipa ny of said County Of Peach and TO
the c'lfcers of the counties from Whlch
said .erritory is taken who are charged
l,,.;tI I.
of counties to settle and agree upon
an amount of the said Indebtedness thal
shalt be assessed AGAINST and pald by
the said County of Peach; and it is here
bv made the duty of the ordinary or the
said County of Peach when the amount
of s. Il Indebtedness with which the Sald
County of Peach is chargeable is so as
cert med to cause a tax to be levied upon
all the property within the limits OF the
said County of Peach sufficient to pay
off and discharge the proportionate paTt
of the Indebtedness due by SAID Peach
I'm the event of the failure or refusal
of the ordinary of Peach county TO levy
such tax, it shall be the duty OF the
Judge of the Superior Court of the CIR
cult to which the said County of Peach IS
attached to compel the ordinary OF the
said Peach County to perform the ,S GUY ~
herein required of him In the event % oa
the failure of the authorities OF the
counties from which the said Peach
county is created and the ordinary OF tne
Isaid Peach county to ascertain ana agree
upon the amount Of said indebtedness
then either of said counties may prlhS
a suit against the said County OF Peach
in the Superior Court of said County OF
Peach for the purpose of having the
proportion of said debt so assumed Dy
the said County of Peach aSceftalhGu'
and the said Superior Court Is herepE
given power to enforce whatever JuoS-
ment may be had as the result OF Sucn
trial bv compelling the ordinary Of SAD
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