The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-10-19

January. following the Ratification of
LIS proposed amendment. elect a rep
resentatlye in the house of represen-
tatiyeS Of this state, and an ordinary,
a clerk OF the superior court. a sheriff.
B coroner. tax collector. a tax re-
celYer. county treasurer and coun-
surveyor. said special election shall
! pc held at. the several election pre-
elnctS existing within the limits of said
Peach county at the time of the adoD-
t ion OF THIS proposed amendment; and
appcint election managers for. such
HIeftlon precincts as may be located
"a houston county at the time of the
| au9pllon OF this proposed amendment:
ana 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 adoption
| q thIs proposed amendment. On the
election, the election managers shall
meet at the council chamber of the
! mayor and city council of the. city Of
sott valley and consolidate the vote
i ioT the soIlcerS named: and the general
ave OF TINS state now in force as to
sIectlons. consolidation of the votes,
me return. OF the election and the com
allS $50 Of officers shall be, applicable
20 tne officers elected at the election
nereln, provided for the officers
elected at. said election and the
representative in each house OF rep
FFiesentatlyes shall not hold their Of
] r.
Ior such officers throughout the state.
ana until their successors are elected
and qualified. The General Assembly
! Is! Is d hereby given power. to create any
addltl0nal statutory offices in said
county or statutory courts therein. and
TO provide for filling said offices. ANY
vacancies that may occur before the
tons as herein provided may be filled
IN the same manner as such vacancies
are now tIled under the law. The JUS
ices OF the peace and the, constables
residing in. the territory included with
in the limits of said county of Peach
sshall exercise the duties and power OF
shelr otnces until new militia districts
are lad out, in said county Of Peach
and constables thereof elected.
That the sunnriOr courts of s7i1
Peach county shall be Lcld en- the first
Monday in March and the first Mon
DAY YIN IN september OF each year.
That the congressional and sena-
tor!aI DISTRICTS, the judicial circuit to
which said Peach county is attached
the times of holding the terms of the
SUPERIOR court q and the limits, of, the
until changed by law.
provided that the laws applicable
20 the organization of new counties as
found in section S29 to 848 inclusive
OF the code OF 1910 of Georgia. and in
any other Acts or sections having APP
pllcabllity,. are hereby made applica-
PIE to said county of Peach, whenever
The same may be created by the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution,
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
ot this state.
That, the property of all tax payers
Encluded within the limits of said
Peach county as herein above desig-
naafTed Is hereby made ratablv charge
able with any, debt that may have
been incurred by either of the cour-
les from which the territory included
"a the new county of Peach is taken
oy the legally constituted authorities
ng revenues for the benefit of either
Dt SAD count'es whether the said debt
Is a bonded debt or one which has
Oeen incurred for the benefit in any
way OF either OF, said counties. The
value OF the taxable propertv included
within the limits of said county of
PJeach dt the time of the adoption of
proportion to the value of the property
IN the counties from which the said
| county Of Peach is taken shall deter
nine the proportionate amount of the
| The property of the tax PAYERS located
within the limits OF said proposed new
! county.
authority is, hereby given to the
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
debtednesS that shall be assessed
| 4galns and paid by the said county of
Peach; and it is hereby made the duty
u the ordinary OF the said county Of
P9ach When the amount of said indebt-
edneSs with which the said county of
! Peach is chargeable is so asCertained
| 10 cause a tax to. be levied upon all
me g, pIoperty within the limits of the
sad county, OF Peach sufficient to pay
! 0IT ana discharge the DrOpOrtiOnate part
u the Indebtedness due by said Peach
| county.
'usal of the ordinary of Peach county
to levy such tax: it shall be the duty
| Of the Judge of the superior court
| Of the circuit to which the said county
81 Peach is attached to compel the or
| binary of the said Peach county to
! perform the duty herein required of
nm. IN the event of the failure of
ne 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
suit against the said county of Peach
IN the hyperion. court of said county
| of Peach for the purpose of having
ne PROPORTION OF said debt so assumed
tained:, 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
dinarv of. said Peach county to levy
tax sufficient for the payment of the
!nde9tedness found to be due by the
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 .jamendment, is adopted or ratified
! by the qualified voters of this state
shall be, applied to any indebtednos
except bonded Indebtedness due ana
owing by either of the counties from
which the said Peach county is Gre
| ated; II being the purpose Of this pro-
| between the counties involved u lrTHI
| their financial condition on the 31st dal
| Of December. next following the ratili-
/ cation of this amendment"
| Sec. 2. BE it further enacted by the
authority, aforesaid, and it is hereby
enacted bv, authority Of same. That
/ whenever the above prODosed amend