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An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Ben Hill County, approved August 15, 1914 (Ga. L. 1914, p. 232), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3753), is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (f) of Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(a) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Ben Hill County who are serving as such on December 31, 2001, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. On and after January 1, 2003, the Board of Commissioners of Ben Hill County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from commissioner districts described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) For the purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Ben Hill County is divided into three commissioner districts, each of which shall consist of the territory within the following bounds:
Commissioner District No. 1: All that portion of Ben Hill County, Georgia, lying East of a line described as beginning at the intersection of the line dividing Ben Hill and Irwin Counties and the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129, thence running in a Northerly direction along the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129 to its intersection with the right-of-way of the mainline of CSX Railroad in the City of Fitzgerald, Georgia; thence running West along the right-of-way of the CSX Railroad to the intersection thereof with Redwood Road; thence running North along the right-of-way of Redwood Road to its intersection with the right-of-way of Lower Rebecca Road; thence running East along the right-of-way of Lower Rebecca Road to its intersection with the right-of-way of North Merrimac Drive; thence South along the right-of-way of North Merrimac Drive to the right-of-way of West Sultana Drive in the City of Fitzgerald, Georgia, thence running East along the right-of-way line of West Sultana Drive to the right right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129; thence running North along the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129 to its intersection with the right-of-way of Bush Avenue; thence South along the right-of-way of Bush Avenue to its intersection with the North line of Golden Acres Subdivision (which is also the city limits line of the City of Fitzgerald); thence East along the North line of Golden Acres Subdivision to the Northeast corner of said subdivision; thence South along the East line of Golden Acres Subdivision (which is also the city limits line of the City of Fitzgerald) to its intersection with the North line of Middlebrook Subdivision; thence East along the North line of Middlebrook Subdivision and the extension of said North line (which is also the city limits line of the City of Fitzgerald) to its intersection with Jefferson Street; thence South along the right-of-way of Jefferson Street to the intersection thereof with Snowden Road; thence running East along the right-of-way of Snowden Road (SR-173) approximately 1 1/2 miles to the Eastern end of Snowden Road; thence running North along Snowden Road to its intersection with Delta Road (Co. Rd. 26); thence running East along the right-of-way of Delta Road (Co. Rd. 26) to its intersection with the right-of-way of Camp Brooklyn Road (Co. Rd. 11); thence running in a Northerly direction along the right-of-way of Camp Brooklyn Road (Co. Rd. 11) to its intersection with the right-of-way of Lulaville Road (Co. Rd. 199); thence running West along the right-of-way of Lulaville Road (Co. Rd. 199) to the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129; thence running North along the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129 to its intersection with the Northern County Line of Ben Hill County.
Commissioner District No. 2: This district shall constitute all the territory of Ben Hill County, Georgia, and shall be an at-large district.
Commissioner District No. 3: All that portion of Ben Hill County, Georgia, lying West of a line described as beginning at the intersection of the line dividing Ben Hill and Irwin Counties and the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129; thence running in a Northerly direction along the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129 to the intersection with the right-of-way of the CSX Railroad in the City of Fitzgerald, Georgia; thence running West along the right-of-way of the CSX Railroad to the intersection thereof with Redwood Road; thence running North along the right-of-way of Redwood Road to its intersection with the right-of-way of Lower Rebecca Road; thence running East along the right-of-way of Lower Rebecca Road to its intersection with the right-of-way of North Merrimac Drive; thence South along the right-of-way of North Merrimac Drive to the right-of-way of West Sultana Drive in the City of Fitzgerald, Georgia, thence running East along the right-of-way line of West Sultana Drive to the right right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129; thence running North along the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129 to its intersection with the right-of-way of Bush Avenue; thence South along the right-of-way of Bush Avenue to its intersection with the North line of Golden Acres Subdivision (which is also the city limits line of the City of Fitzgerald); thence East along the North line of Golden Acres Subdivision to the Northeast corner of said subdivision; thence South along the East line of Golden Acres Subdivision (which is also the city limits line of the City of Fitzgerald) to its intersection with the North line of Middlebrook Subdivision; thence East along the North line of Middlebrook Subdivision and the extension of said North line (which is also the city limits line of the City of Fitzgerald) to its intersection with Jefferson Street; thence South along the right-of-way of Jefferson Street to the intersection thereof with Snowden Road; thence running East along the right-of-way of Snowden Road (SR-173) approximately 1 1/2 miles to the Eastern end of Snowden Road; thence running North along Snowden Road to its intersection with Delta Road (Co. Rd. 26); thence running East along the right-of-way of Delta Road (Co. Rd. 26) to its intersection with the right-of-way of Camp Brooklyn Road (Co. Rd. 11); thence running in a Northerly direction along the right-of-way of Camp Brooklyn Road (Co. Rd. 11) to its intersection with the right-of-way of Lulaville Road (Co. Rd. 199); thence running West along the right-of-way of Lulaville Road (Co. Rd. 199) to the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129; thence running North along the right-of-way of U. S. Highway 129 to its intersection with the Northern County Line of Ben Hill County.
(b.1) Commissioner Districts 1 and 3, as they exist on December 31, 2001, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1 and 3, respectively, but as newly described in this Act, and on and after January 1, 2003, such members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described by this Act."