Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-05
A COUNTY LINE QUARREL.
Rabun and Habersham Not Sure About
Their Stakes

Their Stakes.
Clayton Correspondence AhaR51 Constitution
For the past two or three weeks Mr..
Hill, the Ordinary of Habersham county,
has been making efforts to induce
Judge Dickson, Ordinary of Rabun coun-
ty, to agree to a new survey of the county
line between the two counties. BY vir-
tue of an act of the Legislature of 1928 a
portion of Habersham was cut of aud
added to Rabun. The a t specified where
the new line should begin and the course
it should take. For some unknown
reason the conditions Of the act were not
complied with until the year 1873 Tallulah
river still being the line. But in the
year OF 1878 the Ordinaries Of Hab-
ersham and Rabun counties Joint
~ employed as counsel Judge Dor
sey, Judge Sutton, Judge Estes and MIR.
Netherland to advise them how TO carry
out the conditions OF the act and estab-
lish county line according to its prOvi-
sions. These gentlemen, after consider
ing the matter, deliberately advised the
Ordinaries to order the County Surveyor
of each county, Jointly, to survey the line,
beginning at the point indicated in the
act and running the direction specified.
This they did, and the line was surveyed
and established to the satisfaction of both
officials. The record Of this survey is
now on record in Rabun county. This
act, authorizing this survey, will be found
in Dawson's compilation, page 140. 1t
has never been repealed, and therefore,
the proceeding of the Ordinaries was
legal.
knowing these facts, the attempt of Mr..
Hill excited our curiosity, and the other
day when a prominent gentleman from
ClarksyilIe came to Clayton, We asked
him what was Mr.. Hips motive for this
strange proceeding. He replied
'Well will tell you. Mr.. Hin is a new
officer, ana thinks he is bound TO carry out
everything The grand jury recommends,
regardless of law or facts. The grand
Jury remained in session two weeks and
all they accomplished was to upbraid the
old county officers. Not being able to do
anything else they recommended that Mr..
Hill proceed to survey the county line.
The whole truth is this: They want to get
the fall property back for the sake OF the
taxes"
The whole is a queer piece of business
and will meet with a determined opposi-
tion on the part of Rabun, aud will finally
rest where it now stands. Judge Dickson,
the Ordinary, fatty refused to have any
thing to do with the matter, and is quietly
waiting the action Of the other Ordinary.
The property at the falls has greatly en-
HANGED in value during the last six years,
and promises to still further enhance, and
will soon be the most valuable property
in either county.
We have been reliably informed that
the plat Of the county line and all the pro-
ceedings OF the survey have been lost
from the record in Habersham county.
We presume that they disappeared early
in this year with other public documents,
and therefore, would advise MIR. Hill To
offer a reward for their recovery. in order
to inform bimselffully as to the facts be-
fore proceeding any further. Rabun don't
want what does not belong to her, but
what does belong to her she will fight for
it to the bitter end.