The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-09-21


sral Assembly under the laws of Geor-
| gla. shall on the first Wednesday in
January. following the ratification of
this proposed amendment. elect rem
tatiyes of this state, and an ordinary.
clerk of the superior court. a sheriff.
coroner. a tax collector. tax re
celver. a county treasurer and coun-
w surveyor. 2l1d special election shall
be held at. the several election pre-
c1ncts existing within the limits of said
Peach county at the time of the ado3-
ION OF this proposed amendment; and
me ordinary of Houston county shall
appCint election managers for such
?IeGIlon precincts as may be located
~ Houston county at the time of the
adoption OF this proposed amendment;
aDd the ordinary of Macon county shall
appoint election managers for SUCH
precincts as may be located in Ma
con county at the time of the adoptio
u thls proposed amendment. On the
aecionc the eecd 6e h %a6ag Of fad
meet at the council chamber of the
mayor and city council of the city OF
soft valley and consolidate the vole
AVS OF OF this state now in, force as to
eLLectlons. consolidation of the votes.
me return, of the election and the com
MISSION Of officers shall be applicable
6er eae of nr01da elected at the esGon
elected at sal e Election one and Uli' tie
representative in each house OF rep
FFiSsentatlyes shall not hold their Of
ices until the next general election
tor, such officers throughout the state
ana until their successors are elected
ana qualified. The General Assembly
IS hereby given power to create any
addltlonal statutory offices in said
10 provide for filling said offices Any
vacancies that may occur before the
nexL general election after the cleo
IONS as herein provided may be filled
are now filled under the law The jus
lces OF the peace and the conStables
res1dlng; in the TERRITORY included with
N z. the limits OF said county of Peach
the1r, offices until new militia districts
are laid out in said county of Peach
and Dr. constables thereof elected.
poa dha ton the superior pc courts of said
Monday in March and the first Mon
day in September of each year.
Ihat the congressional and sena-
for!aI DISTRICTS. the judicial circuit to
the times of holding the terms of the
superior court, and the limits of the
county shall be as designated above
until changed by law.
crowded that the laws applicable
found in section 829 to 84S Inclusive
OF the code. OF 1910 of Georgia. and in
any other Acts or sections having ap-
bic to said county of Peach. whenever
Inc same may be created by the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution,
ana ana, that said county, when created,
shall be subject at ali times to all
avs applicable to all other counties
IT this state.
That, the property of all tax payers
B4 ea16 doT within the limits Of said
mated is hereby made ratablv charge
able with any debt that may have
been incurred by either of the coun-
les from which the territory included
Oy the legally constituted authorities
Of the counties for the purpose of rails
nag revenues for the benefit of either
81 sald bo counties mt whether the said debt
been incurred for the benefit in any
way OF either of said counties. The
value OF the taxable prOpertv included
Tlth1n the, limits of said county OF
Peach DIT the time of the adoption of
his amendment to the Constitution in
proportion to the value of the property
n Lne countleS from which the said
county, OF Peach is taken shall deter
nine the proportlonate amount of the
Indebtedness which shall be borne by
! he, 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
winch sale. 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
iebtedness that shall be assessed
PEACH and it is hereby made the duty
| y the ordinary of the said county Of
| Peach when the amount of said indebt-
| 2dneSs with which the said county of
Peach is chargeable is so ascertained
% cause a tax to be, levied. upon all
said county, of Peach sufficient to nay
| )ff and discharge the .proportionate part
II the indebtedness due by said Peach
| county.
I'm the event of the failure or re.
5usal of the ordinary Of Peach county
to levy such tax: it shall be the duty
Of the Judge of the superior court
81 the circuit to which the said county
dinaary of the, said Peach county to
perform the duty herein required Of
alm. In the event of the failure of
ne authorities, Of the counties from
ated and the ordinary Of the said Peach
county to ascertain and agree upon the
amount of said Indebtedness. then
either OF said counties may bring a
suit against the said county of Peach
N the superior, court of said county
p Peach for the purpose of having
The proportion of said debt so assumed
by the said county of Peach ascer.
Ea1ned:, 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.
binary of said Peach county to lew a
tax 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
ssutnor1tleS 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
by the qualified voters of this state
shall be applied to any indebtednesS
EXCEPT bonded Indebtedness due and
owing by either of the counties from
WHICH the said Peach county is ere
ated: it being the purpose of this nro-
VISION to fix the basis of settlement
between the. counties involved up0n
their financial condition on the 31st dav
OF oft Riecemb 81 next following the ratifi
catlon OF this amendment"
Sec. z Be it further enacted by the
authority, aforesaid. and 1t is herebV
enacted by. authority of same. That
whenever the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be
agreed upon by two-thirds Of the
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