The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-09-14

ga, snail. on the first wednesday IN
January. following the ratification of
reSentatiye in the house OF represen-
tatives Of this state, and an ordinary.
clerk of the superior court. sheriff,
a coroner. tax collector. tax re-
ceiver. a county treasurer and coun-
tY surveyor. aid special election shall
zoe held at the several election pre-
elncts existing within the limits of said
Peach county at the time of the adop-
ton of this proposed amendment; and
the ordinary of Houston county shall
appoint election managers for such
ELECTION precincts as may be located
n Houston county at the time or the
and 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
day succeeding the holding Of said
election, the election managers shall
meet at the council chamber of the
mayor and city council of the city OF
Tor the. officers named: and the general
avs OF this state now In force as to
elections. consolidation of the votes,
the return. of the election and the COM
mission OF officers shall be, applicable
herein, provided for the officers
elected at said election and the
representative in each house OF rep
resentatives shall not hold their OF
tees until the next general election
Tor such officers throughout the state:
and until their successors are elected
and qualified The General Assembly
Is hereby given power to create any
additional statutory offices, in. said
TO provide for filling said offices. Any
vacancies that may occur before the
next general election after the cleo
lions as herein provided may be filled
q q TyD a flfaia &c
are now filled under the law. The JUS
tees OF the peace and the conStableS
residing in the territory included with
IN the limits of said county of Peach
their offices until new militia districts
are laid out in said county of Peach
and O., constables thereof elected.
That the superior courts of said
Monday in March and the first Mon
day in September of each year.
That the congressional and sena-
LoriaI 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 !aI5 cha changed HS by law.
20 the organization of new counties as
found in section 829 to 848 inclusive
OF the code OF 1910 of Georgia. and in
any other Acts or sections having ap-
plea pI bliltys are hereby made applica-
the same may be created by the pro
posed amendment to the Constitution,
and that said county, when created,
shall become statutory county and
shall be subject at all times to all
0f this state.
That the property of all tax payers
IncIuded within the limits of said
p ef0d &, county as herein above ,desig-
able with any debt that may have
been incurred by either of the coun-
lies from which the territory included
N the new county Of Peach is taken
Of the counties for the purpose of rails
ng revenues for the benefit of either
lf 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
his amendment to the Constitution in
in the counties from which the said
county of Peach is taken shall deter
nine, the proportionate 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
% 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
1ebtedness that shall be assessed
Peach; and it is hereby made the duty
lt the ordinary of the said county Of
Peach when the amount of said indebt-
9dneSs with which the said county of
nj n rClsatN II
% cause a, tax to. be. levied upon all
he, property within the limits of the
said county, of Peach sufficient to pay
II and discharge the -proportionate part
u the indebtedness due by said Peach
county.
In the, event. of the failure or re-
,usal of the ordinary of Peach county
to levy such tax; it shall be the duty
d the Judge OF the superior court
Qf Peach is attached to compel the or
binary of the said Peach county to
perform the duty herein required of
nm I'm IN the event of the failure of
which the said Peach county is Gre
3ted 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 superior. court of said county
ot Peach for the purpose of having
me proportiQn Of said debt so assumed
by the said county of Peach ascer-
aimed, 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
nde3tedHFeSs 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.
III 1T Is especially provided that all, ad
yalorem 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 upon
their financial condition on the 31st dav
Of December. next following the ratifi-
cation of this amendment"
sec. z. BE 1t further enacted by the
authority aforesaid and II 10 herohv