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THE LAGRANGE REPORTER...
FRIDAY MORNING SEPT. 18, 191*.
ENGLISH SAILORS JOINING THEIR SHIP
J Phots bjf Aiuencas t'rm Association.
PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the state of
Georgia, to be voted on at the gene
ral state election to be held on Tues
day, November 3, 1914, said amend
ment providing for the creation of the
county of Candler,
By His Excellency.
JOHN M. SLATON, Governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department.
August 3, 1914.
WHEREAS, the General Assembly
at its session in 1914 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of this
state as set forth in an act approved
July 17, 1914, to-wit:
An act to amend paragraph 2, sec
tion 1, article 11, of the constitution
of this state.
The following amendment is pro
posed by the house of representatives
and the senate of Georgia to para
graph 2, section 1, article 11, of the
Constitution of this state.
SECTION 1. The general assemb
ly of the state of Georgia hereby pro
poses to the people of Georgia an
amendment to paragraph 2, section
1, article 11, or the Constitution of
this state, as follows:
That, in addition to the counties
heretofore existing in this state,
created by the general assembly, and
those created by amendments to the
above and foregoing paragraph, sec
tion and article of the Constitution of
this state, there is hereby created
an additional county, which county
when created shall be known as Can
dler county. The territory for the
formation of said county of Candler
Bhall be taken from the counties of
Emanuel, Bulloch and Tatnall, and
the said territory so taken for the for
mation of said new county of Can
dler shall be included within the fol
lowing boundaries, bo-wit:
Starting at the south of Ten-Mile
Creek where it empties into Caroo-
chee River, running in a northerly
direction up said river to Excelsior
Bridge; thence in a northerly direc
tion straight course to Lott’s Creek
to a point one-quarter of a mile above
New Bridge; thence along the line
of Lott’s Creek to DeLoach’s Pond,
leaving DeLoach’s Pond running in a
northwesterly direction, crossing the
Bulloch and Emanuel county lines,
Intersecting with the Swainsboro and
public road at D. B. Johnson’s place;
thence in a southwesterly direction
to Union School House; thence in a
southwesterly direction to Cowart’s
Mill Pond; thence in a direct line to
the Leo Collins crossing on the Cen
tral of Georgia Railroad; thence in a
southwesterly course to Griffin’s
Ferry Bridge on the Ohoopee River
(crossing line of Emanuel and Tatnall
counties), a southerly course to the
peint where the counties of Emanuel
and Tatnall meet on the Oho9pee Riv
er; thence a direct line east to Ken
nedy’s Bridge on the Caroochee River.
That when said county is erected tne
county-seat of the same shall be the
town of Metter, now in the county of
Bulloch; that if the above and fore-
f oing amendment should be ratified
y the people when the same is sub
mitted to them for their ratification
at the next general election after the
adoption of this proposal to amend
the Constitution, there shall be, on
the first Wednesday in December af
ter the proposed amendment to the
Constitution is adopted, an election
for the county officers herein named
in and for said new county, to be held
at the several election precincts exist
ing within the limits of said new
county at the time of the adoption
©1 the proposed amendment, during
the usual hours of holding elections,
and all legally qualified voters resid
ing in said territory shall be qualified
to vote at said election and the or" * 1 '
aaries of the several counties in which
said election precincts are located at
the time of the adoption of this
amendment shall each appoint the
election managers for the precincts
In the counties in which he Bhall ex-
eccise jurisdiction of ordinary and the
managers of the election shall on the
day succeeding the election meet at
the town of Metter, the place desig
nated as the county-seat of the new
county, and consolidate the vote for
he county offices, at such place with
in the limits of the town of Metter
as shall be designated by the judge
•f the superior court of the middle
circuit, whose duty it is hereby made
to designate the place of meeting of
said election managers within the
corporate limits of said town of Met
ter, and the general laws now m force
as to the consolidation of the votes,
the return of the election and the
commission of officers shall be ap
plicable to officers elected at imah
special election herein provided for;
that the officers to be elected at said
special election herein provided for
shall be an ordinary, a desk of the
superior ootirt, a sheriff, a tax collec
tor, a tax receiver, a coroner, a coun
ty surveyor and a county treasurer;
that said officers shall be commis
sioned as now required by law, and
all laws now in force in this state to
commission officers and for bonds re
quired of them shall be applicable to
the officers so elected; that the of
ficers elected at said general election
shall hold their offices until the next
general election for county offices and
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
The general assembly is hereby
given power to create any additional
statutory officers in said county or
statutory courts, and to provide by
law for filling said offices. Any va
cancies that may occur before the
next general election in any of the of
fices created by said oounty may be
filled as now provided by law.
The said county of Candler shall be
attached to the First Congresslonhl
District, the Middle Judicial Circuit
and the Seventeenth Senatorial Dis
trict, but it shall be in the power of
the general assembly at any time to
change the judicial circuit to which
said county of Candler is attached,
and the general assembly of Georgia
is hereby given power to change said
county of Candler in arranging con
gressional and senatorial districts as
is now provided by law. That the
superior court in said county of Can
dler shall be held on the third Mon
day in February and August months
of each year, but it shall be within
the power of the general assembly at
any time by law to change the time
of holding the courts and the number
of terms th« reof. That the justices
of the peace and constables residing
in the territory included within the
new county of Candler shall exercise
the duties and powers of their office
until new militia districts are laid out
in snid county of Candler as now pro
vided by law; and that all of the pro
visions of trie law as contained in
chapter 13 of the Code of 1910 are
hereby made applicable to the said
county of Candler whenever the same
is created; that all of the general laws
in this state, in addition to the above,
having application to the statutory
counties of this state are hereby
made applicable to the said county of
Candler, especially the law in refer
ence to holding elections for the pur
pose of creating a debt for said coun
ty; that when this amendment is
adopted, the said county of Candler so
created by the adoption of this
amendment, shall become in all re
spects a statutory county and shall be
governed by all laws now in force in
this state regulating counties and
county officers.
Sec. 2. The governor is hereby re
quired and directed that when this
proposed amendment shall be agreed
to by two-thirds of the members
elected by the two houses of this
general assembly, ‘and shall be en
tered on the journal of each house
with the ayes and nays taken there
on, the governor is hereby directed to
cause the said proposed amendment
to be advertised in at least two pa
pers in each congressional district at
feast two months before the next
general election, to be held on the
first Tuesday in November, 1914, and
he shall also provide for a submis
sion of the proposed amendment to
the qualified voters of the state at
said general election.) 'And if a ma
jority of the electors voting at said
election shall ratify this proposed
amendment to the Constitution of this
state by a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
general assembly and voting at such
election, said amendment shall be
come a part of the Constitution of
Georgia when the fact is certified to
the governor by the secretary of
state, that a majority of the qualified
voters voting at said general olection
have voted in favor of the adoption
of said amendment to the Constitu
tion of the state, and the governor
shall issue his proclamation to such
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the
governor to submit said proposed
amendment in the following form:
That those voting in favor of said
proposed amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their tickets, "In
favor of the ratification of the amend
ment to paragraph 2, section 1,
article 11 of the Constitution of Geor
gia, creating the county of Candler,”
and those opposed to the ratification
of the amendment shall have written
or printed on their tickets, “Opposed
to the ratification of the amendment
to paragraph 2, section 1, article 11
of the Constitution of the state of
Georgia creating the county of Can
dler.”
Now, therefore, I, John M. Slaton,
governor of said state, do issue this
»y proclamation hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution is submitted
tor ratification or rejection to the
voters of the state qualified to vote
for membera of the general assembly
at tiia general election to be held on
Taeeday, November 3, 1914.
JOHN M. SLATON,
Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK,
Secretary cf State.
A PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the General Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 3,
1914, said amendment to amend Ar
ticle 3, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the
Constitution of Georgia, by extend
ing the term of members of the
General Assembly of the State until
the time fixed by ’.aw for the conven
ing of the next General Assembly.
By His Excellency,
JOHN M. SLATON, Governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department.
August 24, 1914.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its session in 1914 proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution of this State,
as set forth in an Act approved Aug
ust 14th, 1914, to-wit.:
An Act to amend Article .3, Section
4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution
of Georgia, by extending the term of
members of the General Assembly of
the State until the time fixed by law
for the convening the rext General
Assembly.
The following amendment is hereby
proposed by the Senate and House of
Representatives to the people of
Georgia to Article 8, Section 4, Para
graph 1, of the Constitution of Geor
gia.
Amend said Paragraph 1, of said
Section 4, of Article 3, as follows:
By striking from said Paragraph-1
the words “until their successors are
elected,” and inserting in lieu of said
words in said Paragraph 1, the follow
ing words, to-wit.: “Until the time
fixed by law for the convening of
the next General Assembly.”
Amend further by adding to said
Paragraph 1 of said section and ar
ticle the following words, to-wit.:
That the provisions of this paragraph,
section and article shall apply to the
terms of the members of,the General
Assembly, who are elected at the gen
eral election for members of the
General Assembly in the year 1912.
When amended said Paragraph 1 of
said section and article shall read as
follows: “The members of the Gene
ral Assembly shall be elected for two
years and shall serve until the time
fixed by law for the convening of the
next General Assembly. That the
provisions of this paragraph, section
and article shall apply to the term of
the members of the General Assembly
who were elected at the General Elec
tion for members of the General As
sembly fn the year 1912.”
And the Governor of the State ib
hereby required and directed to cauB
the above and foregoing amendment
to be published in at least two news
papers in each congressional district
in this State for a period of too
months previous to the time of hold
ing the next General Election after
the submission of this amendment to
the General Assembly, and shall at
the next General Election to be held
after the submission of this amend
ment to the people for their ratifica
tion cause the same to be voted on,
and the form in which the same shall
be submitted to the people shall be
as follows: “For ratification of
amendment Paragraph 1, Section 4,
Article 3, of the Constitution, which
extends the term of office of members
cf the General Assembly until the
convening of the succeeding General
Assembly,” and, “Against the ratifica
tion of amendment Paragraph 1, Sec
tion 4, Article 3, of the Constitution,
which extends the term of office of
members of the General Assembly
until the convening of the succeeding
General Assembly.” And shall cause
the returns of said election to be
transmitted to the Secretary of State,
whose duty it shall be to consolidate
the same and the Governor shall issue
his proclamation, declaring the result,
if a majority vote in favor of said
amendment, and by said proclama
tion shall declare said amendment
has become a part of the Constitution
of the State. „
Now, therefore, I, John M. Slaton,
Governor of said State, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution is submitted
for ratification or rejection to the vot
ers of the State qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly at
the General Election to be held on
Tuesday, November 3d, 1914.
JOHN M. SLATON,
Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK,
Secretary of State.
Oct. 30th.
the following described property, to-
wit: A certain tract or parcel of
land, with dwelling thereon, ly> n K and
being in the town of Hognsnvilie, in
Troup County, Georgia, described ns
follows: One hundred and fifty (150)
feet running north and south on Btreet
known as CovinB Lane running from
Main straet to Cotton Mill, due west
two hundred and forty (240) feet,
thence north to lands formerly owned
by Mrs. Allie Mobley, thence east to
aforesaid street, and bounded on the
north by land formerly owned by Mrs.
Allie Mobley, east by Covins Lane,
south and west, by J. S. Jones, and be
ing the place whereon Mrs. Nettie
Maze resided, and containing one (1)
acre, more or less.
Sold as the property of Mrs. Nettie
Maze, late of Coweta County, Geor
gia, deceased. Terms of sale, cash.
This September 5th, 1914.
T. F. RAWLS,
Administrator of Mrs. Nettie Maze.
NOTICE.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 1st, 1914.
The regular annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Atlanta & West
Point Railroad Company will be held
at the office of the company, room No.
9, Atlanta Terminal Station, Atlanta,
Ga., at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday,
October 20th, 1914.
W. H. BRUCE,
Secretary.
Oct 17
ADMINISTRATION SALE.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
By virtue of an order granted by
the court of ordinary of said county,
will be sold on the first Tuesday in
October next, in front of the
court house door of said county, be
tween the legal hours of sale at pub
lic outcry, to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described pro
perty, to-wit:—One vacant lot situat
ed on the East side of Gordon street
in the city of LaGrange, Georgia, and
bounded on the North by property of
J. E. Dunson, east by a certain alley,
South by S. W. Thornton and on the
West by Gordon street. Also one
share of the capital stock of the
Manchester Cotton Mills of the par
Value of $100. Sold as the property
of Mrs. John Banks deceased for the
purpose of payment of debts and dis
tribution. This September 8th, 1914.
JOHN BANKS.
Admrs. of estate of
MRS. JOHN BANKS.
YEAR’S SUPPORT.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
Ordinary’s Office, September 8, 1914.
To all whom it may concern:
All persons interested are hereby
notified to appear at my office on first
Monday in October next, and file
objections to report of commissioners,
setting apart a year’s support to Mrs.
D. S. Starr, widow, and one minor
cvhild of D. S. Starr, deceased, else it
will be admitted of record.
Witness my official signature.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
Legal Notices
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
GEORGIA, Troup County—
By virtue of an order from the
court of ordinary of Coweta County,
Georgia, will be sold at public outciy,
on the first Tuesday in October, 1914,
at the court house door in said Troup
county by special order from said
court of ordinary of Coweta County,
Georgia, granted at the May term,
1914, of said court, between the legal
hours of sale (at about 10:34 a. m.),
home place of the late J. J. Studivant.
Sold as the property of J. J. Sturdi
vant, deceased, for the purpose of pay
ing debts and distribution. This Sep
tember 8th, 1914.
T. L. THOMASON,
Executor of the estate of
J. J. STURDIVANT, Deceased.
YEAR’S SUPPORT.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
Ordinary’s Office, September 8, 1914.
To all whom it may concern: All
persons interested are hereby notified
to appear at my office on first Monday
in October next, and file abjections
to report of commissioners, setting
opart a year’s support to Mrs. Re
becca Jncobson, widow, and four minor
children of E. M. Jacobson, deeensed,
else it will be admitted of record.
Witness my official signature.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
In re, Petition for probate of will in
solemn form, Court of Ordinary of
Troup County.
To J. L. Young who resides at
Jacksonville, Fla., J. C. Young who
resides at Long View, Texas, and
Frank Young who resides at Birm
ingham, Ala.
J. Wid Freeman having applied, as
Executor, for probate in solemn form
of the Inst will and testament of
James G. Young, late of said county,
deceased, you, as heirs at law of the
said James G> Young, are hereby re
quired to be and appear at the court
of Ordinary for snid County on the
fir.-.t Monday in November, 1914,
when Naid application for probate will
be heard.
Witness my official signature, this
September 7th, 1914.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
Will be sold before the court house
door in the city of ImGrange, Ga., on
the first Tuesday in October, 1914,
for cash to the highest bidder the
following property to-wit: the store
rooms situated on what is known as
the Mullet avenue in the city ©f West
Point, Ga., and occupied by J. Forreat
Johnson and Brother and bounded as
following: North by Mullet avenue,
west by property of Harvey Collins,
south by property of Harvey Collins,
east by property of Harvey Collins.
Said property levied on as the proper
ty of Harvey Colline to satisfy a fi fa
issued from the city court of La-
Grange in favor of Bank of West
Point against Harvey Collins. Parties
in possession notified in terms of the
law. This, September 10th, 1914.
0. H. FLORENCE, Sheriff.
September the 7th, 1914 the follow
ing tax levy was made for said coun
ty for the year 1914.
(1) To build and repair public build'—
I ings and bridges, 1 1-4 mills, or $1.25-
! per one tWousand dollars of taxable
: property.
| (2) To maintain and support prison-
l ers, 1-4 mill or twenty-five cents per
j one thousand dollars of tenable
j property.
1 (3) Expenses of courts, payment of
jurors, bailiff and coroners, payment
of public officers, litigation and quar
antine, 1 mill or $1.00 per thousand
of taxable property.
(4) Public roads, 3 mills, or $3.00
per thousand of taxable property.
(5) Paupers, 1-4 mill, or twenty-
five cents per thousand of taxable
| property.
I ((?) Interest and sinking fund for
i the bonded indebtedness of the coun-
] ty, 1 3-4 mills, or $1.75 cents per one
\ thousand dollars of taxable property.
This September the 7th, 1914.
Board of Commissioners of noads
and Revenues of Troup County,
By W. T. TUGGLE, Clerk.
DENTAL OFFICE OF
HENRY BIGHAM PARK, B.
S. D. D. S.
LaGrange Banking & Trust Co.
Building
Hours: 8 a. m. to 1 p. m.;
2:80 to 6 p. m.
Emergency work Sundays by
special appointment
GEORGIA, Troup County—
Office of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of Troup County.
At the regular meeting of the
board of commissioners of roads and
revenues of Troup county held on
JOHN C. CARTER
DENTIST
Truitt Bldg, LaGrange
Residence Phone 89
Office Phone 219 v
DR. JOHN BANKS
Physician and Surgeon
LaGrange Banking
& Trust Co. Bldg.
D. E. MORGAN, M. D.
Diseases of Children
Office over Bradfield Drug Co.
Telephones 92, 297
ADMINISTRATION.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
Ordinary’s Office, September, 8, 1914.
To all whom it may concern:
Mrs. D. S. Starr has in due form
applied to the undersigned for per
manent letters of administration on
the state of D. S. Starr, deceased,
and I will pass upon said application
on first Monday in October next.
Witness my official signature.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
Georgia, Troup County—
By virtue of an order granted by
the court of Ordinary of said county,
will be sold on the first Tuesday of
October next, in front of the court
house door of said county, between
the legal hours of sail at public out
cry to the highest bidder for, cash,
the following described property, to
wit: One hundred and thirty-five
a acres of land, lying and being
y in Rough Edge district and
partly in Salem district of said state
and county, and bounded on the north
by lands of W. M. Hart, east by lands
of W. N. Harrison and Tom Murphy,
south by lands of William Tucker and
X. C. Floyd and on the west by lands
of T. C. Floyd and W. M. Hart.
This land is commonly known aB part
of the old James D. Hardy place. Sold
as the property of Mrs. Myrtle Smith,
for the purpose of paying debts and
distribution. This September 2, 1914.
J. H. HARDY,
Administrator of Estate.
MRS. MYRTLE SMITH, Deceased.
DISMISSION—ADMINISTRATOR^
GEORGIA, Troup County-
Ordinary’s Office, September 8, 1914.
To all whom it may concern: J. O.
Perry, administrator for the estate of
Tnomas A. Perry, deceased, applies
to me for letters of dismission from
administration of said estate and 1
will pass upon his application the first
Monday in October next.
Witness my official signature.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
LEAVE TO SELL.
GEORGIA, Troup County-
Ordinary’s Office, September 8, 1914.
To all whom it may concern: Mrs.
T. R. Ayers, administratrix of the es
tate of Mrs. P. S. Brady, deceased, has
in due form of law applied to the un
dersigned for leave to sell the real
estate belonging to said deceased, and
I will pass upon her application on
first Monday in October next.
Witness my official signature.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
By virtue of an order granted by
the court of ordinary of said county,
will be sold in front of the court house
door of said county, on the first Tues
day in October next, between the legal
hours of sale, at public outcry, to the
highest bidder for cash, the follow
ing described property, to-wit: 101 1-4
acres of land, more or less, situated
and being in Rough Edge district of
Troup County Georgia in the Fourth
land district, same being the north
half of land lot No. 25, and bound on
the north by lands of T. C. Floyd,
east by lands of J. W. Tucker, on the
south by the old White place and on
"’°st by • lands of Mrs. Jennie
Sturdivant, the same is known as the
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