The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
STATE OF GEORGIA.-Executi
Department.
A PROCLAMATION.


the constitution of Georgia to be voted
on at the general election to be held in
November, 1920, to amend Paragraph =
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 IA, lSS,
LONG COUNTY, CREATION OF.
The General Assembly of the state OF
Georgia hereby proposes to the quaiifled
electors of said state an amendment TO
Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article IL, or 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 l. The General Assembly OF
the state of Georgia proposes to the
people of Georgia an amendment 10
Paragraph 2, Section /, Article IL, OF the
constitution of this state as heretofore
amended, as follows, to wit: That in ad-
dition to the counties now provided Tor
by the constitution, as heretofore amend
ed, there shall be new county known
as Long, laid out from the county or
Liberty, bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at point on the Altamaha
River where the same is 1ntersecteo by
the county line between Liberty ana
Mcintosh counties; thence northeast ana
north along the aforesaid county line
between Mcintosh and Liberty TO inter-
section thereof with South Newport XIV
err: and to the northwest corner OF NC,
Intosh county, at the point where sald
Liberty and Mcintosh line is nearest the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroads main line;
thence 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 Wait
straight line to the Walthourv1lle ana
Smiley public road, north of Lambert,
Georgia; thence northwestWard
straight line to a point in the LudoWlcl
and Hinesville public road three nun
dred 5000 yards north of the residence
of W. H Devereaux in the l756th e. M
District of Liberty county; thence nortn-
westward a straight line to point on
the R0derick and Hinesville public road
where same is intersected by the Wail-
hourvile public road from the soutns
east; thence west along the center OF
said Roderick and HinesVille 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 WalhouF-
vile public road past Gum Branch Post
Office, old site to intersection tnereoi'
with the Savannah public road or Bearos
Bluff public road about one ana one
e1&hLh Il l-o) miles east VI Lie iNSS
Roads school house; thence west along
the center of said Savannah pubic 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
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 or SAID
right of way; thence westward along the
north line of the Savannah and South
ern Railroad right of way to the flrst
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 thereon, 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 said
AItamaha 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
lantic Judicial Circuit and the End Sen