The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-31
STATE OF GEORGIA
Executive Department.
A PROCLAMATION.


A PROCLAMATION.
Submitting proposed amendment to
the constitution of Georgia to be voted
on at the general election to be held in
November, 1920, to amend Paragraph 2
Section l. Article IL, of the constitution
of this state so as to lay out and create
a new county from a portion of Liber-
ty county, to be known as Long county,
with the town of Ludowici as the coun.
ty seat. BY His Excellency,
HUGH NJ. DORSEY Governor.
Whereas, the General Assembly at its
session in 1920 proposed an amendment
to the constitution of this state, as set
forth in an act approved August IA, 1920,
to wit: -
A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The General Assembly of the state of
Georgia hereby proposes to the qualified
electors of said state an amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section l, Article H. of the
constitution of the state of Georgia, as
heretofore amended, to provide for the
creation of new county to be known as
Long, and for other purposes.
Section /. The General Assembly of
the state of Georgia proposes to the
people of Georgia an amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section l, Article H. of the
constitution of this state as heretofore
amended, as follows, to wit: That in adj
dition to the counties now provided for
by the constitution, as heretofore amend
eO, IneT6 snail DS d new County kHO"il
as Long, laid out from the county of
Liberty, bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at point on the Altamaha
River where the same is intersected by
the county line between Liberty and
Mcintosh counties; thence northeast and
north along the aforesaid county line
between Mcintosh and Liberty to inter-
section thereof with South Newport Rlv-
er; and to the northwest corner of Nc
Intosh county, at the point where said
Liberty and Mcintosh line is nearest the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroads main line;
thence a straight line northwestward to
the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad at a point one-half mile south
west of said railroads. depot at Lam
bert, Georgia post Office and Walt
hourville Station; thence due north
straight line to the Walthourville and
Smiley public road, north of Lambert,
Georgia; thence northwestward d
and Hinesville public road three hum
dred 5000 yards north of the residence
of w. H. Devereaux in the 1756th G. NJ.
District of Liberty county; thence north
westward a straight line to a point on
the Roderick and Hinesville public road
where same is interSected by the Walt
hourville public road from the south
east; thence west along the center of
said Roderick and Hinesville public road
short distance to where the Walt
| hourville public road leaves same to-
wards the northwest; thence northwest
! wards along the center of said Walhour-
| Office, old site to intersection thereof,
with the Savannah public road or Boards
| Bluff public road about o3c and one
| eighth Il 1-0 miles east of the Cross
! Roads school house: thence west along
! the center of said Savannah public road
or Boards Bluff public road to where
| said Walthourville public road leaves
same going northwest; thence along the
center of said Walhourville public road
| to intersection of same with the Moody
Bridge public road; thence northwards
public road to the point where same
| crosses the Savannah and Southern
| Railroad right of way at Strain on said
| railroad and to the north line of said
| north line of the Savannah and South
ern Railroad right of way to the first
public road crossing at Ida depot on
said railroad; thence westward along
| Bear Branch school house to forks of
! said public road; and thence along the
| center of the northwest fork thereof, in
| a northWesterly direction to where said
public road crosses the Liberty ana
! Tattnall county line nearby and east of
| Hampton school house; thence south
! wards and south along the county line
| between Liberty and Tattnall to the AL
| tamaha river and to the line between
! Liberty and Wayne counties; thence
southeast along the channel of Sal
! Altamaha river and along the coun-
| ty line between Liberty and Wayne to
point of beginning.
The county site of said county shall
he the town of Ludowici Georgia.
SAID county shall be attached to the
| LIST Congressional District. to the At
| lantic Judicial Circuit and the End Sem
atorial district, until changed by the
| General Assembly of Georgia. ~.-
Terms of superior court in said county
shall be held on first Mondays in March
and September, in each year; unth
changed by the General Assembly.
Justices of the Peace and constables
cut off into the new county shall eXer-
| else the duties and powers of their of
fices until new militia districts are laid
! out i'm said new county as provided by
! law and until their successors are elect
! ed and qualified
The voters of said new county quail
! fled to vote for members of the General
! Assembly. under the laws of Georgia,
! shall. on the first Wednesday in De-
| cember, 1920, elect an Ordinary, Clerk of
| Superior Court, Sheriff. Coroner, Tax
| Collector, Tax Receiver, County Survey
! or. County Treasurer, Representative,
and County School Superintendent who
! shall hold Office until the next general
! election for county officers shall be held
| in the state of Georgia, and until their
! successors are elected and qualified;
| said election shall be held at the usual
| voting places heretofore established,
! within the territory of said new county,
and shall be conducted in the manner
| now prescribed by law for holding cleo
| ttons for county offices; and the officer5
| elected therein shall qualify, give bond
and take oath as prescribed by law, and
! enter upon the discharge of their re-
spective duties on the first day of jan
/ uary. 1921.
Sec. 3. The provisions of Sections 500
to S4S inclusive of the Code are here
by made applicable to said new county:
and said county, when created. shall be
a statutory county, and subject to all
general laws applicable to counties of
this state.
Sec. g. The county authorities of said
new county shall have the right to Gre
ate a debt for and on behalf of said
county to defray the public expenses
thereof for the first year, without sub
r7ittinE the same to a vote of the quail
fled voters thereof
Sec. 4. Said new county when created
shall be entitled to one representative
in the lower house of the General As
sembly of Georgia, and the membership
of the said house shall be increased by
one. so as to adpei- of representation
therein for eai3 new county
Sec. 5. Mh.---Ecr the constitutional |