The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-11-02
he ratification Of this amendment.

titled to vote for members of the Gen
sral Assembly under the laws of Geor-
gla. shall. on the first Wednesday in
January, following the ratification of
this proposed amendment. elect a rem
Iresentattye in the house of represent
tatiyes OF this state. and an ordinary,
z clerk or the superior court sheriff,
a coroner. a tax collector. tax re-
ce1Ver. county treasurer and coun-
ty surveyor. aid special election shall
be held at. the several election. pre-
eincts existing within the limits of said
Peach county at the time of the adop-
non OF this proposed amendment: and
1.-The ordinary of Houston county shall
appoint election managers for, such
IN Houston county at the time of the
adoption of this proposed amendment;
and the ordinary of Macon county shall
appoint election managers for SUCH
con county at the time of the adoption
9f this proposed amendment. On the
DAY succeeding the holding Of said
meet at the council chamber of the
mayor and city council of the city Of
Fort valley and consolidate the vote
Tor the officers named; and the general
elections. consolidation of the votes,
the return. of the election and the COM
MISSION Of officers shall be, applicable
Ser eae of pro76e eeced at the e4 teT
elected at. said election and the
representative in each, house OF rep
resentatlyes shall not hold their OF
tor, 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
10 provide for filling said offices. Any
vacancies that may occur before the
next general election after the cleo
lions hpFlin mo hn
IN the same manner as such VACANCIES
are now filled under the law. The JUS
ices or the. peace and the. constables
residing in the territory included wi b.
in the limits of said county of Peach
shall exercise the duties and power OF
their offlces until new militia districts
are laid out, in said county Of Peach
and constables thereof elected.
That the superior courts of said
Peach county, shall be held on the first
Monday in March and the first Mon
DAY Nr IN september of each year.
torial districts. the judicial circuit TO
which said Peach county is attached
the s5leo times OF holding the terms Of the
county shall be as designated above
until changed by law.
provided that the laws applicable
% the organization OF new counties as
OF the code OF 1910 of Georgia. and in
any other Acts or sections having ap-
pIlcabliity. are hereby made apple a.
pie to said county of Peach. whenever
posed amendment to the Constitution.
and that said county. when created,
snail become statutory county and
snail pc subject at all times to all
avs applicable to all other counties
ot this state.
That, the property of all tax payers
nclu6ed within the limits Of said
mated is hereby made ratablv charge
able with any. debt that NAV have
been incurred by either of the coun-
yes from which the territory included
by the legally constituted authorities
pr the counties for the purpose of rails
ng revenues for the benefit of either
p5 SAP counties: whether the said debt
been incurred for the benefit in any
way .of either Of said counties. The
value OF the taxable propertv included
PP eacb tne fba limits tin;a OF said county Of
this amendment to the Constitution in
proportion to the value of the property
IN the counties from which the, said
mine 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
Authority is, hereby given to the
ordinary Of said county of Peach and
70 the of officers ta, OF the counties from
% WhnS SAID ID, 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
de6tedness that shall be assessed
Peach: and it is hereby made the duty
IF the ordinary of the said county Of
Peach when the amount OF. said indebt.
edness with which the said county of
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 DroportiOnate part
II the Indebtedness due by said Peach
county.
In the, event. of the failure or re-
[usia al, OF the ordinary Of Peach county
Of the circuit to which the said county
Ct Peach is attached to compel the or
alnasry OF the said Peach county to
him. 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
county to ascertain and agree upon the
amount of said Indebtedness. then
either OF said counties may bring a
sui. against the said county of Peach
~ the superior court of said county
of Peach for the purpose of having
Ethe proportion OF said debt so assumed
by the said county. of Peach ascer-
IdluSu.. anu luS Sdlu 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 levy 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
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
by the qualified voters of this state
shall be applied to any indebte1nn~e
except bonded Indebtedness due and
owing by either of the counties from
which the said Peach county is Gre
ated: it being the purpose of this pro
vision to fix the basis of settlement
between the counties involved urOn
their financial condition on the 31st dav
of December. next following the ratifi-
cation OF this amendment"
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the
authority, aforesaid. and it is hereby
enacted by, authority of same. That
whenever the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be
agreed upon by two-thirds of the
m6mb elected IN each no two