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Fort Valley, Ga.
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GEORGIA, P EACH COUNTY.
By virtue of an order from the court of
ordinary of Peach County, will be sold, at
public outcry, on the first Tuesday in May,
1941, at the court-house door in said county,
between the legal hours of sale, the tract of
land in said county: 490 acres of land more
or less, in the 9th district of Peach Co. Ga.
| and known as the F. F. Fagan farm, and be
i ing more particularly described as follows:
j 100 acres, more or less, in the south half of
| lot 152 except a triangular piece in South
i west corner of said lot consisting of approxi¬
mately lVj acres; 180 acres more or less in
I lot No. 153 and all of said lot except 10
acres In Northwest corner on which the brick
residence of J. D. Fagan is now located and
the Central of Ga. K. R. right of way and
right of way to the State Highway Board of
Georgia; and all of land lot No. 1.36 consist¬
ing of 202% acres, more or less, and 8 acres
more or les» in Northeast corner of Jot 154
and known as the Barbecue lot. All of said
tract lies in one body and is bounded as fol¬
lows: On the North by lands of Penn Mu¬
tual Life Insurance Company; on the East
j j South by the by Atlanta Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank;
the Joint Stock Land Bank
and J. D. Fagan Jr.; West by Jand of J. I).
j : Fagan and Mrs. Katie Lou Fagan. Said land
contains 490 acres of land, more or less, and
will be sold to highest bidder for cash.
April 7, 1941.
J. D. FAGAN,
4-10-4t. Administrator.
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amendment to the
Constitution of Georgia to he voted on at
the General Election to be held on Tuesday,
June 8, 1941, amending Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia,
so as to authorize Cook County by vote of
its fiscal authority to issue, in addition to all
other bonds, Funding Bonds sufficient in
amount to pay off and retire the warrant
indebtedness, notes, judgments, county orders
open accounts, and demands of ail kinds
against said County; to provide that in the
event such indebtedness is paid off and retired
that said County shall thereafter operate on
a strictly cash basis and be prohibited from
Issuing warrants or orders payable in the
future, except that the right in said governing
authority to borrow money to supply casual
deficiencies in revenue as heretofore authorized
shall not be affected nor defeated by this
amendment; to provide that the bills and
claims of and against said County shall be
paid by check, and how such checks shall be
executed; to legalize tax levied through the
year 1941, and to authorize the levy and
collection of a lax in the current year for
use. all or in part, for the operation of said
County for the next ensuing year; to provide
how said bonds shall be authorized, validated
and issued; to require the fiscal authority
of said County to make provision for paying
off and retiring said himcls; to provide that
the proceeds of said bonds shall be used
exclusively for paying off and retiring the
designated County indebtedness; to provide
for the submission of this amendment for
ratification or rejection by the people and for
other purpose®.
By His Excellency.
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Depart merit,
March 28, 1941.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly at its
session in 394 proposed an amendment to the
Constitution of this State as set forth, to-wit:
PROVIDING FOR FUNDINC BONDS FOR
COUNTY OF COOK.
XL B. No. 638 Gov. No. Ul
AN ACT
To propose to the qualified voters of Georgia
an amendment to article 7. Section 7, Pari¬
graph 1. of the Constitution •f Georgia, so
as to authorize Cook County by vote of its
fiscal authority to issue, in addition to all
bonds. Funding Bonds sufficient in the
amount to pay off and retire the warrant
indebtedness, notes, judgments, county orders,
open accounts, and demands of all kinds
said County ; to provide that in the
such indebtedness is paid off and retired
that said County shall thereafter operate on
strictly cash basis and be prohibited from
issuing warrants or orders payable in the
except that the right in said governing
to borrow money to supply casual
ir* revenue as heretofore authorized
not be affected nor defeated by this
to provide that the bills and
of and against said County shall be
by check, and how such checks shall be
to legalize tax levied through
1941, and to authorise the levy and col-
THE LEADER-TBJBUNK, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941
lection of a tax in the current year for
a U or in part, for the operation of said
for the next ensuing year; to provide
said bonds shall be authorized, validated
issued; to require the fiscal authority of
County to make provisions for paying
and retiring said bonds; to provide that
proceeds of said bonds shall be used
ly tor paying off and retiring the
county indebtcdncHH; to provide for the
mission of this amendment for ratification
rejection by the people and for other
BE IT ENACTED I1Y THE
ASSBMHLY OF the state of
and it is hereby enacted by authority of
Section 1.
That Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph l,
the Constitution of Georgia, which ha*
fore been amended shall be further
by addins thereto a paragraph in the
words and language, to-wlt:
“Provided, hnwevir, that in addition to
bonded indebtedness now or hereafter
ized by this Constitution, ami without
tion as to the limitation of taxable
of property for bond purposes, Cook
i» hereby authorized and empowered to
bonds sufficient in amount to refund, pay
and retire all unpaid, outstanding and
warrant indebtedness of said County, and
orders, notes judgements, open accounts,
other demands of every kind and
against said County, including interest due
payable thereon, as the same appears
record in the office of the Commissioner
Roads and Revenues of said County of
on the date as determined by the
j authority j',” of said County, which date shall
not earlier than ten daya and not
than sixty day* next after the date <:f
proclamation of the Governor declaring
amendment ratified; said bonds to be known
and designated an “Funding Bonds.”
“In the event the privilege granted herein
is exercised by said County after said date an
bo determined by said governing authority,
said County anil the governing authority there
of are prohibited from issuing warrants and
deferred payment orders on the Treasury of
(mid County, and said County shall thereafter
be operated on a cash basis, so that all bills
and claims chargeable to or against said
County or payable by the Treasury of said
County ahall be paid monthly or otherwise
as may be determined by the governing
authority of* said County, and in no other
way ; no «uch checks to be issued and delivered
unlead funds are on deposit sufficient t«
immediately pay same and all other then
outstanding checks, all such checks to be
signed by the Chief Executive Officer of said
governing authority, and countersigned by
the Vice Chairman of Haiti authority of the
County, with the right in said governing
authority to borrow money to supply casual
deficiencies in revenue as heretofore authorized
by this Constitution. All tax levies for iawful
County purposes heretofore made and made
in the year 1941 by the governing authority
charged with the duty of managing said
County’s affairs shall be legal with the express
power and authority to levy and collect taxes
for lawful County purposes for the then
current year for use ail or in part in the
operation of said County for the next ensuing
year. No violation of any provision of this
amendment as to the conduct of the fiscal
affairs of said County after the date deter¬
mined by the governing authority for the
issuance of Funding Bonds shall in any wise
affect or impair the validity of said Funding
Bonds,
“Said Funding Bonds shall have such terms
and provisions as to maturity, rate of interest,
and otherwise, as may be fixed by the govern
inn authority of «aid county, provided, how
ever, that said bonds must ail mature within
thirty years from the date of issuance. Provi¬
sion shall be made by the governing authority
by resolution for the assessment and collection
of on annual tax sufficient in amount to pay
the principal and interest of said Funding
Bonds as they respectively become due, and
the proceeds of said bonds shall be exclusively
used for the purpose of paying and retiring
the indebtedness and interest thereon of said
County, as may he determined at the date
set by the governing authority of said County.
Said Funding Bonds shall be issued untier the
authority hereof when so authorized by a
majority vote and resolution of the without"'tho governin *
authority of Cook County but
neeenalty uf an election as in the rue of
original obligation bonds of raid County, and
ahull then be validated in the manner and
under the procedure as is provided by law for
the validation of original obligation bonds.”
Section 2.
Be it furthur enacted by the authority afore¬
said, that when said amendment shall be
agreed to by two-thirds vote of the members
of each House, with the “ayes” and “nays”
thereon, the Governor is hereby directed to
have this proposal published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional District in
this State* for two months previous to the time
for holding the next general election at which
proposed amendments to the Constitution of
this State may be voted on, and shall at said
election be submitted to the people for ratifica¬
tion or rejection. All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting said proposed
amendment to tho Constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots the words
“For ratification of amendment to Article 7,
Section 7. Paragraph 1, of the Constitution
so as to authorize Cook County to issue
Funding Bonds, and thereafter to operate on
a cash basis, and for other purposes,” and
all persons opposed to the adoption of said
amendment shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words “Against ratification
amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Para
graph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize
County to issue Funding Bonds, and
thereafter to operate on a cash basis, and
f<rr other purposes.” And if a majority of the
qualified to vote for members of the
Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote
ratification thereof as provided by law.
the result shall be consolidated as now
by law in elections for members of
General Assembly, then said amendment
become a part of Article 7, Section 7.
1. of the Constitution of the State
Georgia, and the Governor shall make
therefor as provided by law.
Section 3.
He it furthur enacted, that all laws or
of laws in conflict, herewith be, and
same, are hereby repealed.
EVANS, JR.,
of the House,
BOONE,
of the House.
D. REDWINE,
of the Senate.
W. CAMP.
of the Senate.
NOW, THEREFORE, I. Eugene Talmadge,
of said State, do issue this my
hereby declaring that the pro
foregoing amendment to the Constitu¬
is submitted for ratification or rejection,
the voters of the State qualified to vote
members of the General Assembly at the
Election to be held Tuesday, June
1941.
EUGENE TALMADGE.
Governor,
the Governor;
B. WILSON,
of State.
ADDITIONAL
SOCIETY
Lieut. Col. Ghas. S. Vance, C.
I C., left Monday for a two
courge j n the commanf ] and
, staff _ sch , o1 . at _ * t , r ,,
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Kansas. Upon graduation he will
turn to his regiment, 214 Coast
]ery, Camp Stewart. Mrs. Vance
companied Kim as far as St.
Mo., where she will visit her
Mr. Lee Floyd and his wife.
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Miss Annie Fred Shepard is
a commercial course at a
school in Macon.
Misses Lottie Bartlett and
Lee gper > t Sunday in Atlanta,
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I Mr. Tom Hall, who is a student
Georgia Military Academy in
ledgeville, spent the week-end
his grandparents, Mr. and Mis. R.
Hi ley.
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Miss Gladys Solomon, who haw
a position in Atlanta for Some
i e ft Saturday for Washington, D.
i where she has accepted a position.
j Mr. Ed Mathews, of Savannah,
companied by his mother, Mrs. R.
Mathews, of Millen, spent
with Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Mrs. MathuWS, who has been
h( ,,. parents f or a we( ,k, returned
with them.
j Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vining and
Jackie, of New Britain, Conn.,
eame for the burial in Macon of
Vining’s brother, Mr. M. A.
spent several days with Mrs.
irtg’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison, before returning home.
Rev. L. E. Williams is conducting
series of meetings at the
Methodist church. Rev. L. G.
of Charlottsville, Ind., who is
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Duke,
prayer meeting in his absence
HCStlay evening,
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Mr. Edwin Haslam has been
ferred by the AAA to the
office. Mrs. Has lam is spending
time in Fort Valley. As soon as
house is available they will move
make their home in Americus.
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Mrs. Richard Campion and
daughter, Elizabeth, have returned
their home in Wallingford, Pa.,
a visit of several Weeks with
Campion’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
II. Matthews.
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Mr. Harry Kent and Mr.
Duke, Jr., students of the
ot ‘ Georgia, spent Easter with
parents here.
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1 CITATION. Dismission from
GEORGIA, PEACH COUNTY,
Whereas, Eurie Lee Richardson,
" f ««"<• Kiohardson.
sen ' 8 "’ th “ Cour ' in h,r I>etition ' duI >'
Hn,, enUt T X °" rw “ rd - ,hat shc has fu,ly ad
mini!,tered Grant Richardson's estate:
Th “ “• “> cite all persons
k, " dml " nd cr, ' dit<>r ’‘' to show l ' auHe
if any they can, why said
should not Ik* discharged from her
tion, and receive Letters of Dismission on
first Monday in May. 1941.
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Mrs. C. 0. Williams had as her
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B. Lilliott of Lumber City, and her
brother, St. Sgt. J. K. Lilliott of air
corps basic flying school, Gunter
Field, Montgomery, Ala.
Capt. Charles E. Branson, son of
Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Williams, who is
stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., has
been promoted to the rank of lieu
tenant colonel.
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beard and
sons, Richard and Edward, have re¬
turned to their home in Birmingham,
Ala., after spending several days with
Mr. and Mrs. Houser Davidson.
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turned to her home in Atlanta after
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her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P.
Sappington.
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Miss Margaret Vance, who is a
sophomore at the University of Geor¬
j gia, has been elected to membership
! in , Gamma Sigma Epsilon, which is
a national chemistry fraternity.
Mrs. Homer Duke, Mrs. J. A. Beck
ham and little daughter, Billie Anne
accompanied Miss Lynette Duke,
was returning to Brenau College, to
Atlanta Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Short and son,
Billy, of Kentucky, are visiting Mr.
Short’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Short.
Miss Joyce Roberson spent Easter
in Washington, D. C., with relatives
and attended the egg rolling on the
i White House lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McArdle and
children, Frank and Arlene f of Tiffin,
Ohio, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John
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tin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Griffin and Mrs.
I. B. Griffin spent Sunday with rela¬
tives in Atlanta.
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