The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-10-12
he ratification of this amendment

the limits of the county of Peach en-
titled to vote for members of the Gen
sral Assembly under the laws of Geor-
gia. shall. on the first Wednesday in
January. following the ratification of
this proposed amendment. elect a rem
Iresentatiye in the house of represen-
tatives OF this state, and an ordinary
a clerk of the superior court. a sher.f s'
coroner. tax collector. a tax re-
ceiyer a county treasurer and a coun-
tv surveyor. @1id special election shall
be held at. the several election pre-
! cincts existing within the limits of said
Peach county at the time of the ado
ton OF this proposed amendment: ard
the ordinary of Houston county snail
appoint election managers for such
election precincts as may be located
In Houston county at the time of the
adoption Of this proposed amendment:
and the ordinary of Macon county shall
precincts as may be located in Ma
con county at the time of the ad0ptiO
Of this proposed amendment. On the
fy 6e eec6 6e h maaagers Of fad
meet at the council chamber of the
mayor and city council of the city Of
Fort, Valley and consolidate the woe
for the officers named: and the general
laws of this state now in force as to
| elections. consolidation of the votes,
the return of the election and the com
mission o.. officers shall be, applicable
to the officers elected at the ELECTION
elected at said election and the
representative in each house OF rep
| resentatiyes shall not hold their Of
for such. officers throughout the state,
and until their successors are elected
and qualified. The General Assembly
! Is, hereby given power to create any
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,
tons as herein provided may be filled
m the same manner as such vacancie5
are now filled under the law. The JUS
tees, OF the peace and the. coustahles
residing in the territory included wi h
shall exercise the duties and power OF
their, offices until new militia districts
are, laid out, IN said county of Peach
That the superior courts of said
Peach county, shall be held on the first
Monday IN March and the first Mon
day ,Xy,iin September of each, year;
which said Peach county is attached
the times of holding the terms of tn
superior court. and the limits, OF, the
county shalI be as designated above
provided that the laws applicable
10 the organization Of new cOunties as
found IN section S29 to 848 inclusiy9
d.
any any other Acts or sections having, .ap
qIlcabitity,, are hereby made appli a
bic to said county of Peach. whenever
Inc same NAV be created by the pro
and that said county. when created
shall become a statutory county and
snail be subject at all times to all
avs applicable to all other counties
ii this state.
"That, the property of all tax PAYERS
included within the limits of said
Peach county, as herein above ,desig-
nated Is hereby made ratablv charge
been, incurred by either of the coup-
lies from which the territory included
"a the new county of Peach is taken
0y the legally constituted authorities
ng revenues for the benefit of either
2f said counties. whether the said debt
s bonded debt or one which has
been incurred for the benefit in any
way OF either Of said counties. The
value of the taxable proDertv included
within the. limits of said county OF
Peach DIT the time of the 1doption of
his amendment to the Constitution in
IN the counties from which the said
county, OF Peach is taken shall deter
nine the proportionate amount of the
Indebtedness which shall be borne by
me property OF the tax PAYERS located
within the limits Of said proposed new
county.
Authority is. hereby given to the
ordinary Of said county of Peach and
10, the officers of the counties from
which said. territory is taken who are
charged with the management of the
business of said counties to settle and
agree upon an amount of the said in
agains and paid by the said county Of
PEACH and it is hereby made the dutv
q the ordinary of the said county of
Peach When the amount OF. said indebt.
IA6nGSS which oil Of
Peach is chargeable is so ascertained
70 cause a tax to be. levied upon all
ing, property within, the limits of the
5a aa Les county 2t OF Peach sufficient to pay
1ff and discharge the .prOportionate part
county.
evU Ut s me Of Peach 2S h
Of the Judge of the superior court
of the circuit to which the said county
9f Peach is attached to compel the or
perform the duty herein required of
MIN. In the event of the failure of
the authorities of the counties from
which the said Peach county is Gre
ated and the ordinary of the said Peach
amount Of said Indebtedness. then
either OF said counties may bring a
suit against the said county of Peach
N the the superior, court of said county
a
The proportion OF said debt so assumed
by the said county of Peach ascer-
talned:, and the said superior court
IS hereby given power to, enforce what
ever Judgment may be had as the re-
suit Of such trial by compelling the Or
dlnarv of said Peach county to levy. a
lax sufficient for the payment of the
indebtedness found to be due by the
county of Peach; cause the same to be
collected and paid to the constituted
authorities of the county or counties
from which said Peach county is Great
ed entitled to receive the same.
1T is especially provided that all ad
valorem and special taxes and all other
revenues realized for the year in which
This amendment, is adopted or ratified
shall be applied. to any indebtedna'
except bonded indebtedness due and
owing by either of the counties from
which the said, Peach county is Gre
ated: 1t being the purpose of this pro-
vision to fix the basis of settlement
between the. counties involved urOn
their financial 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 hereby