The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-10-05

uLied 10 vote LOT DlemDerS OF the Cen
sral Assembly under the laws of Geor-
gia. shall. on the first Wednesday in
January. following the ratification of
this proposed amendment. elect rep
resentative in the house of represen-
tatives Of this state, and an ordinary,
clerk of the superior court. a sheriff.
coroner. a tax collector. a tax re-
ceiVer, county treasurer and a coun-
tv surveyor. @hid special election shall
be held at. the several election pre-
cincts existing within the limits of said
Peach county at the time of the adop-
lion OF this proposed amendment: ard
the ordinary of Houston county shall
appcint 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
appoint election managers for. such
con county at the time of the adoption
u this proposed amendment On the
day succeeding the holding Of said
electlon the election managers shall
mayor and city council of the city of
Fort, Valley and consolidate the vote
5or the .otIcers named; and the general
Jaws or this state now in force as to
eIectlons. consolidation of the votes,
the return of the election and the com
mission Of officers shall be applicable
70 the officers elected at the election
a nfn, provided for the officers
representative in each house OF rep
resentatives shall not hold their Of
ices until the next general election
Tor such officers throughout the state,
and qualified. The General Assembly
IS, hereby given power to create any
additional statutory offices in. said
county or statutory courts therein, and
to provide for filling said offices. Any
vacancies that may occur before the
nnext general election after the cleo
lions as herein provided may be filled
IN the same manner as such VACANCIES
are now filled under the law The JUS
residing in the territory included with
in the limits of said county of Peach
shall exercise the duties and power of
their ottlces until new militia districts
and constables thereof elected.
That the superior courts of said
peach county shall be held en- the first
Monday, in March and the first Mon
THAT the Congressional and sena-
torial districts. the judicial circuit to
which said Peach county is attached
the times of holding the terms of the
superior court and the limits, of, the
until changed by law.
Provided that the laws applicable
20 the organization OF new counties as
found in section 1923 to 848 inclusive
any other Acts or sections having APP
nlicability, are hereby made applica-
BILE to said county of Peach, whenever
The same may be created by the pro
and that said county. when created,
shall become statutory county and
shall be subject at all times to all
avs applicable to all other counties
ot this state.
That, the property of all tax payers
INCLUDED within the limits of said
Peach county as herein above desig-
mated Is hereby made ratablv charge
able with any debt that NAV have
been bee. incurred by either of the coun;;
ties from which the territory included
IN the new county of Peach is taken
oy the legally constituted authorities
of the counties for the purpose of rails
3f said counties. whether the said debt
Is a bonded debt or one which has
been incurred for the benefit in any
way OF either of, said counties. The
value of the taxable property included
within the. limits of said county of
Peach DIT the time of the adoption of
this amendment to the Constitution in
proportion to the value of the property
n IN the cS9uPp que from which the said
mine the proportionate amount of the
indebtedness which shall be borne by
| the 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
to. the officers of the counties from
which said. territory is taken who are
business of said counties to settle and
agree upon an amount of the said in
debtedness that shall be assessed
4gains and, paid by the said county of
of the ordinary of the said county OF
Peach when the amount of said indebt-
| edness with which the said county of
Peach is chargeable is, SO ascertained
% 10 cause aIS9 tax to be levied upon al
said county, of Peach sufficient to pay
! off and discharge the proportionate part
of the indebtedness due by said Peach
"In the. event of the failure or re-
Iusal of the ordinary Of Peach county
to levy such tax; it shall be the duty
Of tn the a. 1udge of the ne superior court
Peae cris IS Secf 70 the em sad f60gnty
binary of, the, said Peach county to
perform the duty herein required of
him. IN the event of the failure of
the 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
Of Peach for the purpose of having
the proportion Of said debt so assumed
by the said county of Peach ascer-
Eained:. 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 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
vaTorem 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 pro
vision to fix the basis of settlement
between the. counties involved upor
their financial condition on the 31st da7
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 bc
agreed upon by .two-thirds Of the