The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-10-26
he ratification of this amendment.

| nat dI1 l6SdI VOLSFS residing II
the limits of the county of Peach G
titled to vote for members of the Gen
sral Assembly under the laws of Geor-
gia. shall. on the first Wednesday in
this proposed amendment. elect a reu
Iresentative in the house of represeu-
tatiyes Of this state, and an ordinary
clerk OF the superior court. sheriff.
q coroner. tax collector a tax re-
ceiver. county treasurer and a coun
be held at. the several election. pre-
cincts 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 snail
appoint 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
! precincts. as may be located in Ma
con county at the time of the adoptio
81 this proposed amendment. On the
nay succeeding the holding Of said
MAJOR and city council of the city OF
Fort, valley and consolidate the vote
Tor the oflcers named; and the general
elections. consolidation of the votes,
the return Of the election and the COM
mission Of officers shall be. applicable
10 the officers elected at the ELECTION
sfected o' saia t eecto one and Uifo fhS
! representative in each house OF rep
rresentatiyes shall not hold their of
tlces until the next general election
and qualified. The General Assembly
IS hereby given power to create any
a adGn4o 6I 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
in the same manner as such vacancies
are now filled under the law. The JUS
lces or the peace and the constables
ttesI tq IN the territory included wi h
IN the limits of said county of Peach
shall exercise the duties and power Of
their offices until new militia districts
are laid out, in said county of Peach
ana Dr. 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. Uni IN september of each, year;
which said Peach county is attached
the times of holding the terms Of thu
SUPERIOR court. and the limits of the
until changed by law,
provided that the. laws applicable
20 the organization OF new cOu1tieS as
found in section 829 to 848 inclusive
any other Acts or sections having ap-
nIlcablilty.. are hereby made appli a.
PIE 10 SAID county OF Peach, whenever
The same may be created by the pro
posed amendment to the Constitution,
ana 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
d this state.
THAT, the property of all tax PAYERS
ncluaed within the limits of said
p pe;od C county as herein above ,dasig-
able with any debt that may have
been incurred by either of the coun-
EIes from which the territory included
"a the new county of Peach is taken
oy the legally constituted authorities
ot the counties for the purpose of rails
ng revenues for the benefit of either
p p SAD counties. whether the said debt
Seen ndFrad df f6 t or one Which has
way OF either of said counties. The
vaIue OF the taxable proDertv included
within the, limits Of said county Of
Peach DIT the time of the adoption of
his amendment to the Constitution in
proportion to the value of the property
IN the counties from which the said
county, OF Peach is taken shall deter
indebtedness which shall be borne by
me 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
TO the officers of the counties from
which said territory is taken who are
E iaiggess W WI III me ma4Sgement OF the
agree upon an amount of the said in
debtedness that shall be assessed
tgai ms and d paid BY the said, county Of
II the ordinary of the said county Of
Peach when the amount of said indebt-
edneSs with which the said county OF
Peach IS ehargeable is SO ascertained
The. property within the limits of the
said county, of Peach sufficient to pay
)ft and discharge the ,propOrtionate part
u the Indebtedness due by said Peach
in the, event. of the failure or re.
[usaI or the ordinary of Peach county
to levy such tax; it shall be the duty
of the circuit to which the said county
Of Peach is attached to compel the or
binary of the, said, Peach county to
perform the duty herein required Of
the authorities of the counties from
WHICH the said Peach county is Gre
ated and the ordinary Of the said Peach
amount of said Indebtedness. then
either OF said counties may bring a
suit against the said county of Peach
n the superior, court of said county
of Peach Tor the purpose of having
the prouortion Of said debt so assumed
by the said county of Peach ascer.
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 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.
ut 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 indebte1no@
except bonded Indebtedness due and
owing by either of the counties from
which the said Peach county is ere
ated: 1t being the purpose of this pro-
vision to fix the basis of settlement
between the. counties involved uron
their financial condition on the 31st day
Of December next following the Tatifi-
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 ahOvn nrODncnI or,apJ