The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-19


session in 1920, proposed an amendment
to the constitution of this state, as set
forth in an act approved August IA, 1920,
Lone COUNTY, CREATION OF.
No S14.
The General Assembly of the state of
Georgia hereby proposes to the quaufled
electors of said state an amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article II, 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 1. The General Assembly of
the state of Georgia proposes to the
people of Georgia an amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section 1, 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
the county line between Liberty and
Mcintosh counties; thence northeast and
between Mcintosh and Liberty to inter
section thereof with South Newport R1v-
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
straight line to a point in the LudoW1ci
and Hinesville public road three nun
dred 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 or
said Roderick and Hinesville public 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 Beards
Bluff public road about one and one
eighth Il 1-9 miles east of the Cross
Roads school house; thence west along
the center of said Savannah public ROAD
said Walthourville public road leaves
same going northwest; thence along the
center of said Walhourville public road
to intersection of same with the Moody
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
railroad and to the north line of said
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
said railroad thence westward along
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 ano
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 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
be the town of Ludowici. Georgia.
Said county shall be attached to the
LIST Congressional District, to the At
Iantic Judicial Circuit and the End Sem
atorial district, until changed by the