The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-12


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,
LONG COUNTY, CREATION OF.
No. S14.
The General Assembly of the state of
Georgia hereby proposes to the qualified
electors of said state an amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article IL, 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 l. 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 ad-
dition to the counties now provided for
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
north along the aforesaid county line
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 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 hum
dred (300) yards north of the residence
~f Ii =, 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
houryille 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-
vile public road past Gum BranehSPost
Office, old site to intersection thereof,
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 rod 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 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 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
be the town of Ludowici, Georgia.
Said county shall be attached to the
list Congressional District, to the At
lantic Judicial Circuit and the 2nd Sem
atoriaI district. until changed by the