The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-21

on at the general election to be held IN
November, 1920, to amend Paragraph z,
Section l. Article II, 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 A. 1871
Lone COUNTY, CREATION OF,
No. S14.
The General Assembly of the state of
Georgia hereby proposes to the quad1led
electors of said state an amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section l, Article IL, of the
constitution of the state Of Georgia, as
heretofore amended to provide for the
creation of a new county to be known as
Long, and for other purposes.
Section l. The General Assembly OF
the state of Georgia proposes to the
people of Georgia an amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section l, Article IL, OF the
constitution of this state as heretofore
amended, as follows, to wit: That in adj
dition to the counties now provided Tor
by the constitution, as heretofore amend
ed, there shall be a new county Known
as Long, laid out from the county OF
Liberty bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the Altamaha
River where the same is intersected by
Mcintosh counties thence northeast and
north along the aforesaid county line
between Mcintosh and Liberty to inter-
section thereof with South Newport Rlv-
err; 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 point one-half mile south
west of said railroads depot at Lam
bert Georgia post Office and Walt
hourville Station; thence due north a
straight line to the Walthourville and
Smiley public road, north of Lambert,
Georgia.; thence northWeStWard
straight line to a point in the Ludowici
and Hinesville public road three hun
bred 5000 yards north of the residence
of w. H. Devereaux in the 1756th G. M.
District of Liberty county; thence north
westward a straight line to 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 HinesV1lle pubic ROAD
a short distance to where the Walt
hourville public road leaves same to-
wards the northwest thence northwest
wards along the center of said WalhOur-
Vile public road past Gum Branch Post
Office, old site to intersection thereon.
with the Savannah public road or Boards
Bluff public road about one and one
eighth Il 1-S) 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 WalhouWille public road
to intersection of same with the Moody
Bridge public road: thence northwards
along the center of said Moody Bridge
public road to the point where same
crosses the Savannah and southern
Railroad right of way at Strain on said
ND 10 tha
right of way; thence westward along the
north line of the Savannah and South
ern Railroad right of way to the first
public road crossing at Ida depot on
center of public road from Ida. past
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 countless; thence
southeast along the channel of sale
Altamaha river and along the coun-
ty line between Liberty and Wayne to
point of beginning.
The county site of said county shall
be the town of Ludowici, Georgia.
Said county shall be attached to the
Iantic Judicial Circuit and the End Sen
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, until
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 in 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 or the General
Assembly. under the laws of Georgia, |
cember, 1920. elect an Ordinary, Clerk of
Superior Court Sheriff, Coroner. Tax
Collector, Tax Receiver. County Survey
or, County Treasurer, Representatives
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;
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
tions for county offices; and the officerl |
elected therein shall duality. 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
Sec. 2. 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
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 debt for and on behalf of said |
county to defray the public expenses
thereof for the first year. without sub |
uniting the same to a vote of the quail
fled voters thereof.
Sec. T. 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 admit of representation
therein for said new county.
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