The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-24
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
A PROCLAMATION

County. t
BY HIS ExCELLENCY, Thomas W
Hardwick, Governor, State of Georgia,
Executive Department, August q, 1872
Whereas, the General Assembly at
ment to the Constitution of this. State
as set forth in an Act approved August
18th. 1922. to-wit:
| PEACH COUNTY, CREATION OF.
No. 400.
An Act to propose to the qualified electors
of this State an amendment to para
graph 2, section 1, article II, of the
Constitution Of the State of Georgia.
as amended by the ratification of the
qualified electors of this State of the
several Acts approved. respectively, on
August a., 1912. July 7, 1914 July e.
1914, August II, 1914, August Is, 1917, Au-
gust q, 1917, July 30, 1918, August, III H.
1919, July s, 1920, and August IA, 1920,
! and for other purposes
Section l. 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
section l. article II, of the Constitution
of the State of Georgia, as amended by
the ratification of the qualified voters Of
said State, of the several Acts da; approved
respectively, on July 10, 1904, July 81
| 1905, July 80 1872 August IA, 1912, July
! 7, 1914. July q, 1914 August II, 1914, Au-
gust IS, 1917 August q, 1917, July 30, 1918,
August II. 1919 July s. 1920, and August
| IA. 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 a new county
! laid out and created from the territory
InoW 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
| 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 di-
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. 149,
140, H., los, IS, rs, 50, "A and p in the
eighth district of Macon county to the
eighth district of Macon county; thence,
south, along the western line of lot No.
10 in the eighth district of Macon county,
to the southwest corner of said lot No
ID in the eighth district of Macon county,
thence east. along the southern line of
said lot No. 13, in the eighth district of
Macon county, to the southwest corner
of lot No 253 in the ninth district of
Macon county; thence south along the
western line of lots Nos 25f, 255, and
256 in the ninth district of Macon county,
and the western line of lots Nos. l, go,
49, Ga and 65 in the fourteenth district of
Macon county to the southwest corner
of said lot No. 65; thence east along the
southern line of lots Nos 6j, 6G 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. SO in the fourteenth district
of Macon county to the southwest corner
of lot No. SO in the fourteenth district of
Macon county; thence east. along the
southern line of lots Nos. SO, 80, 81, go
50 and IS in the fourteenth district of
Macon county to the southwest corner of
| lot No 81 in the fourteenth district of
Houston county; thence continuing east
Sc SIS and 81 in the fourteenth district of
Houston county to the southwest cor
ner of lot No. 80 in the fourteenth dis
trict of Houston county; thence north
along the western line of lots Nos. SO
rs, IL. 49, 10 and IA in the fourteenth
district of Houston county to the south
district of Houston county; thence north
along the western line of lots Nos. SO
and "a in the ninth district of Houston
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. 35; thence
north the o.S entire length Of the east east
| the entire length of the south line of
! lot No %; thence north the entire length
of the east line of lot No. 20; thence east
lot No. 5 (said lots Nos. 35, 20 and 5 be-
ing in the ninth district of Houston
county, to the line between the ninth
and tenth land district of Hous-
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 Il, thence north the en-
| tire length of the eastern line of lot No.
! IL; thence east the entire length of the
southern line of lot No %; thence north
! the entire length of the eastern line of
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 No
| 81; thence north the entire length of
the eastern line of lot No. 81; thence
east the entire length of the, southern
! line of lot No. Il; thence north the en-
| tire length of the eastern line of lot No.
| II; thence east the entire length of the
southern line of lot No. 81; thence north
/ the entire length of the eastern line of
! lot No. 81; thence east the entire length
| Of the southern line of lot No. 101; thence
north the, entire length of the eastern
/ inc of lot No. 101; thence east the en-
! tire length of the southern line of lot
No. 125; 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. 131; 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
line of lot No. 159; thence east the entire
length of the southern line &C lot No.
ISL; thence north the entire length, of
! the eastern line of lot No 161 (said lots
/ Nos. II, %, A. 81, II, 81, 101, 1875, 13l, 159
and 16i being in the tenth district of
/ Houston county, to the southwest corner
Of lot No. IA in the fifth district of
| Houston county, thence north along the
western line of lots Nos. IA, AS 146, 147,
| las, 1f9, $50 81, 1872. 153 and 154 to the line
/ between Houston and Bibb counties;
thence westerly. along the line between
! the counties of Houston and Bibb. to
the point where the counties of Hous-
ton. Bibb and Crawford corner, the same
being the point or place of beginning"
THAT the said new County shall be
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 enti-
tied to one Representative in the House
of Representatives of this State, and said
County Of Peach shall be entitled to one
/ Representative in The House of Repre-
sentatives of Georgia until the appoint
! nCnt shall be changed by law, in ac-