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PAGE SIX
. PLAYING SEE-SAW
THE GINNERS REPORT WAS FAR
BELOW WHAT THE TRADE
HAD EXPECTED.
The cotton market is undecided
whether to go up or down, and is
playing a game of see saw.
After advancing by Saturday from
27% cents to 29% cents after the
ginners' report the market opened
weak Monday, and has lost 100
points. At the time of going to
press this morning good middling
was quoted at 29 cents. The
trade—from the most sanguine bear
to the most optimistic bull—was
surprised when the census bu
reau placed ginnings to October 18
nearly 300,000 bales less than the av
erage guess, and about 270,000 bales
less than the National Ginners’ Asso
ciation early in the week had placed
the total.
Ginnings to October 18 totaled 6,-
790,003 bales, counting round as
half bales, as compared with 3,719,-
945 to September 25 last, 5,573,606
to October 18, 1917, 7,303,183 to
October 18, 1916, 5,707,730 to Octo
ber 18, 1915, and 7,621,581 to Octo
ber 18, 1914. The trade looked for
figures between 7,000,000 and 7,100,-
000 bales.
The heavy ginnings, however, re
flect nothing but drouthy conditions
during July-August, the general pre
matureness of the crop and its rapid
gathering and ginning,
Georgia'’s ginnings to Oct. 18 total
ed 1,277,736 bales against 1,044,-
480 to October 18 a year ago. Texas’
total was 2,050,555 against 1,556,155
the previous period and 2,066,004 a
year ago, while Oklahoma’s total was
345,392, 153,425 and 341,804 re
spectively.
WEDDING INVITATIONS FOR
MISS TWEEDY AND MR. DOZIER
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss May Tweedy and
Mr. Raymond Dozier, which will be
an interesting event of November
9th, to be quietly celebrated at the
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Tweedy, at high noon, in
the presence of the relatives and
close friends. Immediately after the
ceremony the couple will leave on
a bridal trip. Both young people
were reared in Dawson and are
among the most popular members of
society.
CITY COURT THIRD
MONDAY IN NEXT DECEMBER
Judge Edwards held a short session
of the city court Monday and dispos
ed of a number of uncontested civil
and appeal cases, and adjourned un
til the third Monday in December.
At that time all jurors and witnesses
summoned for the October term will
be expected to report.
CITY TAX BOOKS WILL
CLOSE ON NEXT FRIDAY
The city tax books will close on
next Friday, Nov. Ist, and only
about 50 per cent. of the $33.000
due by taxpayers has been receipted
for. Clerk Bell is confined to his
home with a slight attack of the
grippe, and his sister, Miss Julia Bell,
is in his office ready to issue receipts.
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MR. AND MRS. GREER AN.
NOUNCE BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Greer, of Wil
liamburg, Pa., are the happy parents
of a daughter, who bears the name
Mamie Lynda. Mother and child are
receiving congratulations at the
home of the grandparents, Dr. and
Mrs. R. M. Stewart, in this city.
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9OMING
“To Hell With the Kaiser.” Watch
for next issue.
STORE FOR RENT.
STORE CENTRALLY LOCATED:
NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE, ON
VERY ATTRACTIVE TERMS. AP
PLY TO J. A. HORSLEY, DAWSON,
GA., OR W. H. DAVIS, 314 HEALY
BLDG., ATLANTA, GA.
Women !
Here is a message to
suffering women, from
drg, W, T, Price, of
Publie, Ky.: °*9 suf
fered with painful...”,
she writes. “I got down
with a weakness in my
baek/ and . limbs... X
felt helplces and dis
couraged. ..l had about
given up hopes of ever
being weil again, when
a friend insisted I
iy
Take
HEaßnn
v by 3 W ‘4
The Woman's Tonic
I began Cardui. lln
e short while I saw a
marked difference...
I grew stronger right
along, and it cured me.
I am stouter than 1
have been in years.”
If you suffer, you can
appreciate what it
means to be strong and
well. Thousands of wo
men give Cardui the
credit for their good
health. It should help
you. Try Cardul. At all
druggists. E-73
AN APPEAL THE KNITTERS
OF TOWN AND COUNTY
Are Asked to Make 67 Sweaters and
74 Pairs of Socks.
The allotment for knitted gar
ments has been received from the
southern division, A. R. C., consist
ing of sixty-seven sweaters and sev
enty-four pairs of socks.
Now ladies, let’s get busy and do
this work; we can and we must. We
must rally to the needs of our sol
dier boys. Let these knitted gar
ments be your Christmas work, your
Christmas presents—not one, but
just as many as you can possibly
make. It should not be a sacrifice of
time on your part, but a joy and a
pleasure. Think what it means to
our boys to give up home, friends,
business and every comfort to defend
their country and yours. They are
making the sacrifice, perhaps to nev
er come back again, as we see from
the casualty lists thousands of them
never will. All those who can or will
or are willing to learn to knit will
please phone or notify Mrs. W. B.
Melton, who will be glad to give any
assistance required. Twenty-three
sweaters and thirty pairs of socks
have béen sent recently to headquar
ters. MRS. W. B. MELTON, 3
Chairman of Knitting Committee.
Red Cross Notes
'~ Any one desiring to send a Christ
‘mas gift to a soldier in France must
‘secure a requisition blank from his
officer with his full name and address.
With this card apply to the Red
Cross for a carton. No package can
weigh more than three pounds. All
must be sent through the Red Cross
before November 15th, as this is the
last day for oversea shipments.
The “flu” and the weather inter
ferred with the attendance at the
work rooms last week. Many work
ers are needed for special work on
Thursday.
The surgical dressing department
is working nobly on their allotment,
and workers are needed to help them
complete this task.
Another box containing 180 gar
ments for the boys in France, val
ued at $275.00, was shipped the past
week.
Douglas Fairbanks will meet you
at the Palace Theatre Wednesday.
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS
FROM HEROD AND COMMUNITY
Happenings of the Week Pithily Par
agraphed for News Readers.
The mothers are all invited to
meet with Mrs. C. M. Harris’ class
next Sabbath, the young ladies with
Mrs. Dennis’ class and the junior
girls with Mrs. Coker’s class. Every
body invited to Sunday school.
Mrs. Jim Mills and Miss Mary
Rev. Marlowe, of Bronwood, will
preach at the Baptist church Satur
day and Sunday. All the members
are urged to be present on Saturday.
All are cordially invited to be present
to hear Mr. Marlowe both days.
Although the “flu” hasn’t tackled
any of our white citizens yet, the
scare is still on and it interferes with
almost everything social.
Miss Florine Coker is a popular
guest of her sister, Mrs. J. L. Hass,
during the time her school at Yeo
mans is suspended.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Owens, who
have been popular guests of Mr. and
Mrs. V. M. Moore, have returned
home.
Misses Martha and Ruth Jones and |
Misses Mary and Janie Coker, of
Yeomans, have visited Miss Amelia
Hass. |
Miss Nanette Thomas and Miss!
Elizabeth Thomas have visited
friends in and near Dawson. |
Misses Ayecocke and Newman are
spending a space at Graves while the
school is suspended here. |
Miss May Sherman, the principal
of our school, is spending the week
with homefolks at Lumpkin. }
During the “flu” epidemic, among
our colored folks, cooks and laun
dresses are at a premium. |
Mr. J. L. Hass joined a party of
hunters this week, and we expect to
feast when he returns. |
“Uncle” Frank Coker, of Yeomans,i
who has visited his children here, re
turned home Sunday. |
. There is a drive on at Sunday
' school for new members, which is.
' having fine results.
| Mr. J. H. McLendon, Mrs.: John
iLee and Miss Mary Anna Lee have
| visited in Doverel.
| Mr. E. P. McLendon and family, of
| Yeomans, have visited relatives and
| friends here.
| _Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Latham and
iMiSS Bessie Smith have visited near
Dawson.
| Mr. and Mrs. Frank Melton, of
| near Blakely, have been welcome vis
litors here.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Coker, of Yeo
| mans, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hass
| this week.
| Margaret Mills have returned from
|2 pleasant visit in Tampa, Fla.
i Mr. Hood Coker, of Yeomans, was
lamong our Sunday visitors.
! Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Brim have
visited relatives in Dawson.
i Mr. J. H. Dixon, of Dawson, has
lmade a business trip here.
{ Mrs. Carson is an admired guest
'of Mrs. R. B. McLain.
l CARELESSNESS RESULTS IN
FAILURE.
That is why we say “Feed B. A.
Thomas’ Hog Powder according to di
rections.” DO NOT FEED IT SLOP
PY, but mix it with ground feed and
moisten with just enough water to
make a crumbly mass. Then each
hog gets a beneficial dose. See full
directions on package. Your money
back if you are not satisfied. WALL
BROTHERS, Dawson, Ga.
l ‘ No Worms in a Healthy Child
All children troubled with worms have an un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im
prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength
l ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child wil! be
in perfect health. Pleasant to take. €Jc per bottle.
Constitutional Amendments.
| STATE OF GEORGlA.—Executive
| Department, Atlanta, August 24,
i 1918,
-~ A PROCLAMATION.
i Submitting a proposed amendment to
! the Constitution of Georgia, to be voted
jon at the general election to be held on
| Tuesday, November 5, 1918, said amend
| ment to amend article 1, section 2, para
| graph 1, of the constitution of Georgia,
| S 0 as to create additional senatorial dis
tricts,
| By His Excellency,
| HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
I WHEREAS, the general assembly at its
session in 1918, proposed an amendment
| to the constitution of this state as set
i forth in an act approved August 17, 1918,
‘to wit:
i An act to amend article 3, section 2,
i paragraph 1, of the constitution of the
| state of Georgia, which relates to the
| number of senators, the number of sen
atorial districts, and the composition of
such districts, so as to increase the num
ber of senators and senatorial districts |
ifrom forty-four to fifty-one, and to cre
“ ate seven new senatorial districts, as fol
| lows: Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, Forty-sev
| enth, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth
and Fifty-first, out of certain counties,
and for other purposes.
I SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the gen
| eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
' and it is hereby enacted by the authority
' of the same, that article 1. section 2,
' paragraph 1, of the constitution of the
state of Georgia be and the same is here
by amended, as follows:
' A. By striking out the words ‘“forty
four” wherever said words occur in the
second line thereof.
B. By substituting in lieu of the words
so stricken out wherever the same occur
the words ‘‘fifty-one."”
(. So that when so amended that part
of said paragraph preceding the sub
sections of said paragraph and article,
will read as follows:
““Paragraph 1. The senate shall consist
of fifty-one members. There shall be fifty
one senatorial districts as now arranged
by counties. lach district shall have one
senator.”’
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, that said article 3, sec
tion 2, paragraph 1, of the constitution
of this state be, and the same is hereby
further amended as follows:
A. By adding seven new sub-sections
thereto as follows:
45, The forty-fifth senatorial districti
shall be composed of the counties of Ir
vin, Ben Hill and Telfair. {
46. The forty-sixth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bacon, Pierce and Coffee.
47. The forty-seventh senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of Col
aquitt, Tift and Turner.
48. The forty-eighth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Crisp, Wilcox and Dodge.
1. The forty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bulloenh, Candler and Evans. |
50. The fiftieth sénatorial district shall |
be composed of the counties of Clux‘ke,‘
Ogzlethorpe and Wilkes.
51. The fifty-first senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties ofi
Gwinnett, Milton and Forsyth. ‘
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted by the |
authority aforesaid, That article 3, sec
tion 2, paragraph 1, of the constitution of
this state, be and the same is hereby
further amended as follows:
A. By striking all of sub-sections 15, 27,
30, 34, 35 and 39.
B. By substituting in lieu of the sub
sections so stricken out new sub-sections
15, 27, 30, 34, 35 and 39, respectively, as
follows:
15. The fifteenth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Wheeler,
Montgomery and Toombs.
27. The twenty-seventh senatorial dis
trict shall be composed of the counties
of Barrow, Walton and Oconee.
30. The thirtieth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Elbert,
Madison and Hart.
34. The thirty-fourth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
DeKalb, Rockdale and Newton.
35. The thirty-fifth senatorial distriot
shall be composed of the counties of Ful
ton, Clayton and Henry.
3¢, The thirty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Cherokee, Cobb and Douglas.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That for the purpose of
creating the senatorial districts hereinbe
fore named and set out in sub-section 45,
46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51 of section 2 of this
act, the counties composing the same are
hereby transferred from the districts to
which they have been heretofore attach
¢d to the new districts hereby created.
. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That if this consti
tutional amendment shall be agreed tq by
two-thirds of the members of each house
of the general assembly, the same same
'shall be entered on their Journals with
the ayes and nays taken thereon, and
the governor shall cause the amendment
to be published in one or more newspa
pers in each congressional district for
two months immediately preceding the
- next general election, and the same shall
' be submitted to the people at the next
| general election. All persons voting at
said election in favor of the ratification
' of the proposed amendment to the con
stitution of this state shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words ‘‘For
ratification of amendment of article 3,
i section 2, paragraph 1, of the constitution
of this state, providing for and creating
' seven new senatorial districts;” and all
; persons voting against the ratification of
the proposed amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the words,
| “Against ratification of amendment of ar
| ticle 3, section 2, paragraph 1, of the con
stitution of this state, providing for and
creating seven new senatorial districts.”
' If a majority of the electors qualified
to vote for members of the general as
}sombly. and voting in said general elec
tion shall vote in favor of the ratification
of said proposed amendment, then said
iunwndment shall become a part of arti
cle 3, section 2, paragraph 1, of the con
islitution of this state, and the gdvernor
|sh:m make proclamation there, and shall
call special elections in each of the new
' senatorial districts so created for the
| election of a senator for each of said dis
*tricts in the next general assembly, as is
provided by law for the filling of vacan
| eies caused by death or resignation,
| Approved August 17, 1918
| NOW, THEREFORE, I Hugh M. Dor
sey, governor of said said state, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amendment
| to the constitution is submitted for rati
| fication or rejection to the voters of the
| state qualified to vote for members of
| the general assembly at the general elec
"iii(llil to be held on Tuesday, November 5,
G
{ HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
v By the Governor:
| H. 'B. STRANGE, Sec’y. of State.
STATE OF GEORGlA.—Executive
Department, Atlanta, August 24,
i9lB.
Submitting a proposed amendment to
the Constitution of Georgia, to be voted
on at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, November 5, 1918, said amend
ment to amend paragraph 2, section 2,
article 5, of the constitution of Georgia,
80 as to increasé salary of the state
treasurer and the clerical expenses of his
department. -
By His Excellency,
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governer.
WHEREAS, the general assembly at its
session in 1918, proposed an amendment
to the constitution of this state as set
forth in an act approved August 17, 1918,
to wit:
o propose to the qualified voters of
this state an amendment to paragraph
2, section 2, article 5, of the constitution
of the state of Georgia, fixing the salary
of the treasurer and the clerical expenses
of his department, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by the authori
ty of the same, That paragraph 2, section
¢, article 5, of the constitution of the
state of Georgia, be amended as follows,
to wit: By striking in the second line
of said paragraph between the words
‘“‘exceed” and ‘‘dollars” the words “‘two
thousand,” and inserting in lieu thereof
the words ‘“forty-eight hundred,” and by
inserting in the second line of said para
eraph after the words “per annum’” and
the words ““the clerical,’” the words ‘“the
salary of the assistant treasurer ghall not
exceed thirty-six hundred dollars per an
THE DAWSON NEWS.
num,” and by striking in the third line
tof said paragraph after the word ‘“ex
| ceed”” and before the word ‘“‘dollars,” the
{ words ‘'‘sixteen hundred,” and inserting
in lieu thereof the words ‘‘six thousand,””
and by adding at the end of said para
sraph the words ““The premium on the
bond of the treasurer shall be paid by
the state,” and the further words ‘‘pro
vided that this amendment shall not take
effect until the Bank Bureau as now con
ducted in the state treasury department,
shall have been separated from that de
pariment according to law,” so that the
said section when amended shall read as
follows, “The salary of the treasurer
shall not exceed forty-eight hundred dol
lars per annum, the salary of the assist
ant treasurer shall not exceed thirty-six
hundred dollars per annum. The other
clerical expenses of the treasury depart
ment shall not exceed six thousand dol
lars per annum. The premium on the
bond of the treasurer shall be paid by the
state; provided, that this amendment
shall not take effect until the Bank Bu
reau as now conducted in the state treas
ury department shall have been separat
fd from that department according to
aw.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That when said
amendment shall be agreed to by two
thirds vote of the members elected to
‘each house, it shall be entered upon the
Jouwrnal of each house, with the ‘“‘ayes”
and ‘“‘nays’ thereon and published in one
or more newspapers in each congressional
district of this state for two months pre
vious to the time for holding next gener
al election, and shall at the next general
election be submitted to the people for
ratification. All persons voting at said
electior in favor of adopting the said
proposed amendment to the constitution
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the weaords “For ratification of
amendment to paragraph £, section 2, ar
ticle 5, of the constitution, fixing .the
treasurer’'s salary and clerical expenses
of his office,”” and all persons opposed to
the adoption of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their ballots
the words ‘“Against ratification of amend
ment to paragraph 2, section 2, articles,
of the constitution, fixing the salary of
the treasurer and the clerical expenses
of his offices; and if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members of
theh general assembly, voting thereon,
shall vote for ratification thereof, when
the returns shall be consolidated as now
required by law in elections for members
of the general assembly, then said amend
ment shall become a part of paragraph
2. section 2, article 5, of the constitution
of this state, and the governor shall make
proclamation thereof as provided by law.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict with
this act be and the same are hereby re
pealed. ‘
Approved August 17, 1918,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hugh M. Dor
sey, governor of said state, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution is submitted for ratifica
tion or rejection to the voters of the
state qualified to vote for members of
the general assembiy at the general elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, November
5, 1918.
| HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
By the Governor:
STATE OF GEORGlA.—Executive
Department, Atlanta, August 24,
1918.
Submitting a proposed amenament to
the Constitution of Georgia, to be voted
on at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, November 5, 1918, said amend
ment to amend article 3, section 3, para
graph 1, of the constitution of Gedrgia,
50 as to provide for representation of
new counties in the general assembly.
vy His Execellency,
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
WHEREAS, the general assembly at its
session in 1918, proposed an amendment to
the constitution of this state as set forth
in an act approved August 12, 1918, to wit:
The following amendment is hereby
proposed to the constitution of the state:
~ SECTION 1. Amend by striking all of
‘article 3, section 3, paragraph 1, of the
constitution, and substituting in lieu
thereof the following:
Paragraph 1. The house of representa
tives shall consist of not more than 193
representatives, apportioned among the
several counties as follows,' to wit: To
the six counties having the largest popu
lation, viz., Fulton, Chatham, Richmond,
Bibb, Floyd and Muscogee, three repre
sentatives each; to the twenty-six coun
ties having the next largest population,
viz., Laurens, Carroll, Jackson, Sumter.
Thomas, Decatur, Gwinnett, Coweta,
Cobb, Washington, DeKalb, Burke, Bul
loch, Troup., Hall, Walton, Bartow, Mer
liwether, Emanuel, Lowndes, Elbert,
Brooks, Houston, Wilkes, Clarke and
Ware, two representatives each: and to
the remaining counties one representative
each. In the event of the ratification ~f
this amendment to the constitution, the
county of Evans shall be entitled to rep
resentation in the general assembly of
Georgia, and in the event of the ratifi
cation of the amendments creating the
counties of Treutlen, Atkinson and Cook
or either of them, the said counties so
created shall also be entitled to repre
sentation in the general assembly. In
th 2 county of Kvans, and in the event of
a ratification of the amendments creat
ing the counties of Treutlen Atkinson
and Cook, or either of them, an election
shall be held in such county or counties,
on the first Tuesday in January, 1919,
under the laws now governing similar
elections of members of the general as
sembly, for the election of a member of
the general assembly from said county
or counties for the session of 1919 and 1920.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That when said propos
ed amendment shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to each
house of the general assembly, it shall
be entered upon the Journal of each
house with the ayes and nays thereon,
and published in one or more newspapers
in each congressional district in said
state for two months previous to the time
for holding the next general election in
said state, and shall at said next general
election be submitted to the people for
ratification in the following form, to wit:
“For ratification of an amendment to
paragraph 1, section 3, article 3, of the
constitution, providing for representation
in the house of representatives for coun
ties not now represented,” or ‘‘Against
ratification of an amendment to para
graph 1, section 3, of article 3, of the
‘constitution, providing for representation
in the house of representatives for coun
ties not now represented.” If the major
ity of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the general assembly, voting
therein, shall vote for ratification, hav
ing written or printed on their ballots the
preceding forms, which votes cast at said
election shall be consolldated as now re
quired by law in elections for members of
the general assembly and return thereof
made to the governor, then he shall de
clare said amendment adopted and make
proclamation thereof in the manner now
provided by law.
Approved August 12, 1918,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hugh M. Dor
sey, governor of said state. do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring that
the forezoing proposed amendment to the
constitution is submitted for ratification
or repection to the voters of the state
qualified to vote for members of the gen
‘uml assembly at the general election to
be held on Tuesday. November 5, 1918.
‘ HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
Bv the Governor:
|_H._B. STRANGE, Sec'y of State.
STATE OF GEORGlA.—Executive
Department, Atlanta, Ga., August
24, 1918. 3
Submitting a proposed amendment to
the constitution of Georgia, to be voted
on at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, November 5, 1918, said amend
-ment to amend Paragraph 2, Section 1,
Article 11, of the Constitution of Georgia,
80 as to lay out and create a new county
from portions of Montgomery and Eman
uel counties to be known as Treutlen
county, with the town of Soperton as the
countv seat,
By His Exeellency,
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
WHEREAS, the General Assembly at
its session in 1917, proposed an amend
ment to the constitution of this stnte as
wf forth in an aet approved August 2,
1917, to wit:
An act to propose to the aualifed olee
tors of this state an amendiment to pura
graph two (2), section one (1), article
eleven (11), of the constitution of this
state. The following amendment is pro
posed by the house of representatives
and senate of Georgia to paragraph two
(2), section one (1), article eleven (11),
of the constitution of this state; the same
being an act to lay out and create a new
county from portions of Montgomery
'and Emanuel counties to be named and
‘known as Treutlen county with the town
of Soperton as the county seat,
~ SECTION 1. The general assembly of
the state of Georgia hereby proposes to
the people of Georgia an amendment to
paragraph two (2), section one 1), arti
cle eleven (11), of the constitution of this
state as follows: That in addition to the
counties heretofore existing in this state,
created by the general assembly, and
those created by amendments to the
above and foregoing paragraph, section
and article of the constitution of this
state, there is hereby created an addi
tional county, which county, when creat
ed, shall be known &s Treutlen county.
The territory for the formation of the
said county of Treutlen shal) be token
from the counties of Montgomery and
Emanuel, and the said territory so taken
for the formation of said county of Treut
len shall be included within the following
described boundaries, to wit: Starting’ at
a point on the east side of the Oconee
river where Réd Bluff creek empties into
the Oconee river and running up said
Red Bluff creek to a point wheare the
river road crosses Red Bluff creek,
thence on a straight line in & north
easterly direction to Wixtrum’s bridge
on Pendleton creek, said Pendleton
creek being the present line between
Montgomery and Emanuel counties,
thence in a northerly direction from Wix
trum’s bridge on Pendleton creek, to
Moore’s bridge on_the Ohoopee river: the
public road from Wixtrum’s bridge lead
ing to Swainsboro, being tho line to said
Moore’s bridge on the Ohoopee river;
thence up the run of the Ohoopee river
from Moore’s bridge to McLemore’s
bridge where the Savannah and Dublin
public road crosses the Ohoopee river;
thence in a westerly direction along said
Savannah and Dublin public road to
where said public road crosses the county
line between Laurens and Emaneul coun
tles, thence in a southwesterly direction
along the county line between the pres
ent counties of Emanuel and Laurens to
Pendleton creek; thence along the coun
ty line between Laurens and Montgomery
counties to Mercer's creek: thence down
Mercer’s creek in a southwesterly direc
tion to where Mercer's creek empties in
to the Oconee river; thence down the
Oconee river to the mouth of Red Bluff
creek; at the starting point. That if the
said county is created the county seat
shall be at the town of Soperton now in
the county of Montgomery. That if this
amendment shall be ratified by the people
When the same is submitted to them for
their ratification, then, on the first Wed
nesday in December, 1918, an election
shall be held for the election of county
officers herein named to serve in and for
said new county: that said election shall
be at the said election precinets existing
within the limits of said proposed new
county at the time this amendment shall
take effect, and he held durine the hours
now fixed by law for holding elections,
and all legally qualified voters residing
in the territory included in the limits of
said proposed new county shall be quali
fied to vote at said election for said of
ficers, and the ordinaries of the several
counties in which the election precincts
are located within the limits of the said
broposed new county at the time
SRR A - et L U L - - i pr -
this amendment is to take effect shall
each appoint the election managers for
the precinets in the county in which he
exercises jurisdiction as ordinary, and
said managers shall take and subseribe
the oath now preseribed by law; and the
clection managers shall on the day suec
ceeding the clection meet at the town of
Soperton,fthe place where in designated
as the colinty seat of said proposed new
county, and consolidate the vote cast at
said election at such place within the
limits of said town of Soperton as shall
be designated by the judge of the supe
rior courts of the Oconee circuit whose
duty it is hereby made to designate a
meeting place for said clection managers
within the corporate limits of said town
of Soperton; and the general law of this
state now in force as to the consolidation
of votes, the return of the election, and
the commission of the officers shall be
applicable to such special election herein
provided for. The officers to be dlected
at said election shall be an ordinary,
clerk of the superior court. sheriff, tax
collector, tax receiver, coroner, county
surveyor, county treasurer, county super
intendent of education and member of the
general assembly: that the persons who
shall be elected to fill said offices at said
election shall be commissioned as now
required by law, and the laws now in
force in this state in regard to commis
sions for officers and the bonds required
of them shall be applicable to the officers
S 0 elected, and they shall hold their offi
ces until the next general election fo:
county officers and until their Successors
H. -B. STRANGE. Sec’y of State
are elected and quealitied. The general
assembly is hereby given power to create
any statutory otlices or statutory courts
and provide for filling the same. Vacan
cies that may occur before the next gen
eral election i any of the said offices
shall be filled as now provided by iaw.
That said new county, when created,
shall become a part of the Twelfth con
gressional district and Sixteenth senato
rial district, and shall be included in the
Oconee judicial circwit, and a superior
court for said county is hereby created,
which court shall have the same jurisdic
tion as now provided by the law for the
superior courts of this state; that the
said court until otherwise changed by
law shall be held on the third Mondays of
February and August of each year, but
the general assembly is hereby expressly
given the power to change the terms of
said court and to increase the number
thereof; that the justices of the peace
and constables residing within the terri
tory included within the new county of
Treutlen shall exercise the duties and
powers of their offices until new militia
districts are laid out for said county of
Treutlen as now provided by law. That
the provisions of chapter 13 of the code
of 1910 are hereby made applicable to
said proposed county of Treutlen, and
that all the general laws of this state
in reference to holding elections for the
purpose of creating debt, and that the
said proposed county of Treutlen shall,
when created, become in all respects a
statutory county, and shall be governed
by all laws now in force in this state re
lating to counties and county affairs, and
shall be subject to the legislative con
trol of this state, and the legislature of
this state is hereby given power to enact
laws in reference to said county in the
same manner and the same extent that
they have the power to legislate as to
the other counties now existing in thi
state; that the property of all taxpayers
included within the limits as herein -
fined of the said proposed county of
Treutlen is hereby made chargeable with
any debt that may have been incurri«!
by any of the counties from which thae
territory included in the new county is
taken by the legally constituted authori
ties of the county for the purpose of
raising revenues for the venefit of eithor
of said counties, whether the said delb:
is a bonded debt or one which has bee:
incurred for the benefit in any way ol
cither of the counties. The value of the
taxable property included in the said
county of Treutlen at the time of the
adoption of this amendment to the con
stitution, in proportion to the value of
the property left in the counties from
which the said county of Treutlen is tak
en, shall determine the proportionate
amount of the debt which shall be put
upon the property of the taxpayers locat
ed in said proposed new county. ,Author
ity is hereby given to the ordinary of the
said county of Treutlen and to the offi
cers of the counties from which said ter
ritory is taken who are charged with the
management of the business of the said
counties to settle and agree upon an
amount of the said indebtedness that
shall be assumed and paid by the said
county of Treutlen; and it is hereby made
the duty of the ordinary of said county
of Treutlen when the amount of said
debt is so ascertained to cause a tax to
be levied upon all the property within
the limits of the said county of Treutlen
of such per cent. as will be sufficient to
discharge said debt; and in the event of
the faflure or refusal of the ordinary of
Treutlen county to levy such tax it shall
be the duty of the judge of the superior
court of the circuit of which the said
county of Treutlen forms a part, to com
pel the ordinary of the county of Treut
len to perform the duty herein required
of him. In the event of the failure of
the authorities of the said county of Tre
utlen to ascertain the proportionate part
of sald debt the said county of Treutlen
Is hereby required to pay, or in the event
the authorities of the counties fail to
neree upon the amount of sald debt, then
either of sald counties may bring a suit
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Plumbing and Heatinlg Engineers
Successors to J. Clay
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Farmers
The Government has set the
price on cotton seed mea] a 5
| well as cotton seed, and it js
to no advantage to us to hold
| meal.
We are selling it as fast as we
can produce it,
Therefore, we urge you totake
your requirements now as we
may not be able to deliver
later.
Southern Cotton oQil Co.
Soduso,
We are now ready;to contract for sweet
potatoes in any quantity for QOctober
and November delivery.
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DAWSON CANNING COMPANY
W. A. BALDWIN, Secretary.
Dawson, Ga.
against the said county of Treutlen in
the superior .urt of said county for the
purpose of l:..ing the proportion of said
debt so assui.ed by the said county of
Treutlen to i« ascertained, and the said
court is her iy given power to enforce
whatéver jud ment may be had as the
result of said trial by compelling the
ordinary of szid county to levy a tax for
the payment of said debt.
SECTION 2. That section 846 of the
code of 1910, in reference to the registra
tion of voters, is hereby expressly made
applicable to siil countv. and in addi
tion to the provisions contained in said
section, it is hereby made the duty of
the ordinaries of the several countics in
the territory included in said county to
furnish to the election managers tho
names of all persons legally registered
and who reside in the territory included
i 1 the said county of Treutlen and who
are qualified to vote according to the
laws of this state.
SIEECTION 3. The governor is hereby di
rected and required to submit this pro
posed amendment to the’ people of this
state for their ratification or rejection at
the next general election to be held on
Tucsday after the first Monday in Nov
ember, 1918, and it shall be his duty to
cause this proposed amendment to be ad
vertised in at least one paper in each
conoressional district in the state at least
two months before said general election.
If a majority of the legally qualified vot
ers voting at said election shall ratify
this proposed amendment, *then it shall
becouie a part of the constitution of this
‘tat: when the vote is certified by the
wretary of state to the governor that o
ajority of the legally qualified votors
\o'ing at g said election have voted in
fayor of i%s adoption and the governor
.;hu I issue his proclamation to that ef
ece
SECTION 4. The form in which this
proposed ::nmendinent shall he subn itted
to the people for their ratification o. re
jection shall be as follows: Those voting
for this amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words: *'ln
favor of the ratification of the amend
ment to paragraph 2, section 1, article
11, of the constitution, creating the
county of Treutlen,” ana those opposed
to the ratification of this amendment
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words: “Against the ratifica
tion of the amendment to paragraph 2,
section 1, article 11, of the constitution,
creating the county of Treutlen.”
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Hugh M. Dor
sey, governor of said state, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution is submitted for ratification
or rejection to the voters of the state,
qualified to vote for members of the gen
eral assembly at the general election to
be held on Tuesday, November b, 1918,
HUGH M. DORSEY, governor.
By the Governor:
H. B. STRANGE, Secretary of State.
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