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EARLY COUNTY NEWS. BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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By EARL “TIGE” PICKLE
In another section of this pa
per, you will find an advertise
ment pertaining to amendment
No. 57, on which Early countians
will vote in the general election
of November 6. There have been
so many elections and primaries
this year, this being the third
one in less than three months,
many Early countians may have
grown weary of treking to the
polls, and take this one with a
grain of salt, especially this be
ing a General Election, and tra
ditionally they have meant noth
ing in Democratic Georgia, the
winners usually been determin
ed months earlier in the pri
maries.
But to vote “Yes” for this
amendment is well worth a trip
to the polls on Tuesday, Novem
ber 6. This amendment to the
Constitution of Georgia, if its
passage is a success, will permit
the county’s governing authori
ties to grant tax exemptions as
an inducement to industries to
come and locate. The competi
tion for industry is very keen.
Because of our many natural
resources, chiefly water and cli
mate, we have been successful
in luring one vary large indus
try (the paper mill) to Early
county. If we are to continue to
move forward, we must do even
more. To grant tax exemptions
for only a period of five years is
believed to be the answer. North
Carolina, believed to be the most
progressive state in the south,
has used this as a bait long ago,
and it has paid off in huge divi
dends to the citizens there. Our
county can do the same thing.
We must do something to re
place our lost agriculture. Let’s
keep Early county on the move.
On November ‘6 take ‘a little
time off and go to the polls and
vote “yes” for amendment No.
57. Let’s do our part to create
jobs, by bringing in industry, to
keep our voung people at home.
B * *
I like this sign erected at the
city limits of a Florida city:
“4,500 people and 3 old grouches
welcome you to New Port
Richey.”
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I keep wondering how my
young friend John Puckett made
out at homecoming at the Uni
versity of Georgia this week end.
In his haste to leave home John
packed his dad’s dress clothes
and left his own at home. John
resembles his father a lots, but
not in size.
Kolomokee Society
To Hold Meeting
Here This Week End
Kolomokee Indian Mounds State
Park will be the meeting place of the
Kolomokee Society on next Saturday
and Sunday, October 27-28. Guests of
the Blakely Chamber of Commerce.
This society was formed to study In
dian Artifacts, Rocks and Minerals of
the Coastal Plains. The membership
extends south to the tip of Florida,
East to New Jersey, and west to
Texas,
Saturday, October 27, will be Swap
and Brag Day and Sunday afternoon,
from 1 p. m, to 5 p. m, the displays
will be onen to 'the public free. Possi
bly the largest display will be set up
by Zeke Wall, of Dawson, the Presi
dent of the Society, Some of the others
that will have displays are: C. M.
Copeland, Fitzgerald; Charles Billings,
Jr,, Thomasville; Frank Morast, Jr.,
Columbus; Leon Ozmore, Colquitt;
Edwin C. Laney, Sr, Albany and
Chester Clardy, Blakely, Ga. There
will possibly be many others, as we
expect displays from Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Texas, Oregon, Vir
ginia, North Carolina and Tennessee
and also Old Mexico.
The Rock and Mineral Society from
Florida usually have a wonderful dis
play.
All roads will lead to Kolomokee
State Park Sunday afternoon. Over
2,000 people are expected to visit this
free display, Chester Clardy, Society
Secretary, said.
Patient's Wife: “I sthere any hope,
doctor?”
Doctor: “Well, I don't know. What
are you hoping for?”
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Resolution Act No. 228 |
House Resolution No. 575-1110
A Resolution
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Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Georgia.!
as heretofore amended by adding at
the end of Article VIL Section IV,
Paragraph I thereof a new paragraph
to be appropriately numbered, to grant‘
to the General Assembly the power to
delegate to any county the right to
levy a tax to build, acquire, maintaint
and operate and to participate with
other counties, municipalities, publlcl
or private corporations in building, ac
quiring, maintaining and operating a
system or systems of public transpor
tation, including the payment of pre
liminary investigative expenses, the
payment of all or any part of the prin
cipal of and the interest on any obli
gations issued to finance the construe
tion or acquisition of any such public
transportation system or systems and
to establish and maintain reasonable
reserves in connection with the issu
ance of any such obligations and rea
sonable reserves for the future opera
tion, development, improvement and
expansoin of such facilities and to de
clare that the construction, acquisition,
of any such obligations and reasonable
reserves for the future operation, de
velopment, improvement and expan
sion of such facilities, and to delcare
that the construction, acquisition,
maintenance and operation of public
transportation systems is an essential
governmental function undertaken for
public purposes for which the powers
of taxation and eminent domain may
be exercised and public funds expend~\
ed; and for other purposes. ‘
BE IT RESOLVED by the General
Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby
resolved by the authority aforesaid,
as follows: .
SECTION 1
The Constitution of the State of
Georgia as heretofore amended, is
hereby further amended by adding at
the end of Article VII, Section IV,
Paragraph I thereof a new paragraph
to b appropriately numbered, reading
as follows:
To build, acquire, maintain and
operate and to participate with other
counties, municipalities, public or pri
vate corporations in building, acquir
ing, maintaining and operating a sys
tem or systems of public transporta
tion, including the payment of prelimi
nary investigative expenses, the pay
ment of all or any part of the princi
pal of and the interest on any obli
gations issued to {inance the con
struction or acquisition of any such
public transportation system or sys
tems and to establish and maintain
reasonable reserves in connection
the issuance of any such obligations
and reasonable researves for the
future operations, development, im
provement and expansion of such
facilities. The construction, acquisi
tion, maintenance and operation oi
public transportation systems is here
by declared to be an essential guvern
mental function undertaken for pub
lic purposes for which the powers of
taxation and eminent domain may be
exercised and public funds expended.
SECTION 111
When this resoultion shall have beer
agreed to by two-thirds (2/3) of the
members elected to both houses of the
General Assembly of Georgia, the
same shall be entered on their jour
nals and the Yeas and nays taken
thereon and shall be submitted to the
people for ratification or rejection at
the next general election for members
of the General Assembly as provided
by the Constitution of the State of
Georgia. At said general election, those
desiring to vote in favor of said amend.
ment shall have writtén or printed on
their ballot the words “For ratifica
tion of amendment to the Constitu
tion of the State of Georgia, authoriz
ing the General Assembiy to delegate
to counties the right to levy taxes for
public transportation, and declaring
the same to be an essential govern
mental functicn.” Those desiring to
vote against ratification of said amend
ment shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words *“Against
ratification of amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Georgia, au
thorizing the General Assembly to
delegate to counties the right to levy
taxes for public transportation, and
declaring the same to be an essential
governmental function.”
SECTION 1111
The proposed amendment shall be
published before said general election
as now provided by law. If at said
general election the majority of quali
fied voters voting thereon as provided
in the Constitution of the Stay of
Georgia, as amended, vote in favor of
the ratification of this amendment the
same shall, upon the result thereof
being ascertained, consolidated and
certified as provided by law, become
a part of the Constitution of this State,
and the Governor shall make procla
mation thereof as provided by law,
GEO. L. SMITH, 11
Speaker of the House
GLENN W, ELLARD
Clerk of the House
GARLAND T. BYRD
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
| Secretary of the Senate.
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Resolution Act No. 203
House Resolution No. 420-875
A Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the Con_
stitution, so as to disqualify a write-in
vote eandidate unless he announced
his intention of candidacy ten (10) or
‘more days prior to the election; to
provide the method of announcing his
candidacy; to authorize the General
}Auembly to enact other regulations
‘pertalnlng to holding public office; to
provide for the submission of this
amendment for ratification or rejee
tion; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1
Article 11, Section IV, of the Con
stitution, relating to persons disquali
fied to hold office is hereby amended
by adding a new paragraph at the end
thereof, to read: n
“Ne person elected on a write-in
vote shall be eligible to hold office un
less notice of his intention or candi
dacy was given ten (10) or more days
prior to the election by the person to
be a write-in candidate, or by some
other person or group of persons quali
fied to vote in the subject election, as
follows: In a state general election,
to the Secretary of State and by pub
lication in a paper or general circula
tion in the state; in a general election
of county officers, to the Ordinary of
the County in which he is to be a
candidate and by publication in the of
iicial organ of the same County; in a
municipal general election, to the
Mayor or similar officer thereof and
by publication in the official gazettel
of the municipality holding the elec
tion. The General Assembly may en-l
act other reasonable regulations and
require compliance therewith as 81
condition of eligibility to hold office
in this State.”
SECTION II ‘
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two thirds of the
members elected to each of the two
branches of the General Assembly,
and the same has been entered on their
journals with the “Ayes” and “Nays"
taken thereon, such proposed amend
ment shall be published and submitted
as provided in Article XIII, Section I,
Paragraph I of the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945, as amended.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have writ
ten or printed thereon the following:
¢“For ratification of amendment to!
the Constitution so as to disquautyl
write-in candidates unless they have
given notice of candidacy ten (10)
days prior to election and to authorize
the General Assembly to enact other
regulations.
“Against ratification of amendment
to the Constitution so as to disqualify
write-in candidates unless they have
given notice of candidacy ten (10)
days prior to election, and to author
ize the General Assembly to enact
other regulations.”
All persons desiring to vote in favor
of adopting the proposed amendment
ishall vote for ratification of the
amendment, and all persons desiring
‘to vote against the adoption of the
oroposed amendment shall vote against
ratification.
If such amendment shali be ratified
as provided in said Paragraph of the
Constitution, it shall become a part
of the Constitution of this State. The
returns of the election shall be made
in like manner as returns for elections
ior members of the General Assembly,
and it shall be the duty of the Secre
tary of State to ascertain the result
and certify the result to the Gover
nor, who shall issus his proclamation
thereon.
GEO. L. SMITH. II
Speaker of the House
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk of the House,
GARLAND T. BYRD
President of the Senate.
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
10-183te
Resolution Act No. 150
House Resolution No. 403-822
A Resolution
Proposing te the qualified voters of
Early County an amendment to Artcile
VII, Section I, Paragraph V, of the
Constitution of the State of Georgia of
1945, and as the same has been hereto
‘ore or contemporaneously with the
ratification hereof amended, so as to
add at the end of said paragraph an
other paragraph to be known as “Para
graph V-A" reading:
“Paragraph V-A. Any person, na
-tural or artificial, a resident of this
State, who may after January 1, 1962.
in Early County, build, equip, estab
~ sh, complete, or enlarge a plant for
ae manufacture or processing of any
roperties may, as to such building (in
'uding equipment utilized thereon or
1 connection therewith), enlarge
ent or equipment, be exempt from
Il county, incorporated town or ecity
mnd school districts ad valorem taxes
or five (5) years from the date of
he first use of the building, equip
ment, or enlargement of such plants.
I'his provision shall be self executing
ind shall not require additional imple
menting legislation”;
to provide for the submission of this
Amendment for ratification or re
jection by the people affected; and for
other purposes,
SECTION 1
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, and
it is so resolved by such authority, that
Article VII, Section I, paragraph V of
the Constitution of the State of Gleor
gia of 1945, and as the same has been
heretofore amended or may, contem
poraneously with the ratification
hereof, be amended, is hereby further
amended by adding to the end there
of a new subparagraph designated
paragraph V-A to read:
“Paragraph V-A, Any person, na
tural or artificial, a resident of this
State, who may after January 1, 1962,
in Early County, build, equip, estab
lish, complete, or enlarge a plant for
the manufacture or processing of any
properties may, as to such building
(including equipment utilized thereon
or in commection therewith), enlarge
ment or equipment, be exempt from
all county, incorporated town or city
and school districts ad valorem taxes
for five (5) years from the date of the
first use of the building, equipment, or
enlargement of such plants. This pro
vision shall be self executing and shall
not require additional implementing
legislation.”
SECTION 11
Be it further resolved that when
the above proposed amendment shall
‘,have been agreed to by two-thirds ‘of
|the members elected to each of the
two branches of the General Assembly
“and the same has been entered on their
ljournals with the “Ayes” and “Nays"
taken thereon, such proposed amend
ment shall be published and submit
ted as provided in Article XIII, Sec
tion I, Paragraph I of the Constitu
‘tion of Georgia of 1045, as amended.
The ballot submitting the above
CITATION
GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY.
Phillip Sheffield, administrator of
the estate of John Bush, deceased, rep
resents to the court in his petition
duly filed and entered on record that |
he has fully administered said estate.
This is, therefore, to cite all persons
interested, kindred and creditors, to
show cause, if any they can, why said
administratoc should not be discharg
ed from his administration and re
ceive letters of dismission on the first
Monday in November, 1962.
THEO WILLIAMS, Ordinary.
e,
CITATION
GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY.
To Whom it May Concern:
W. Bruce Bostwick having applied
for guardianship of the person and
property of Mrs. W. B. (Jane) Bost
wick, a person adjudged incompetent,
notice is hereby given that said appli- |
cation will be heard at the November,
1962, term of the Court of Ordinary
of said County.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this 29th day of September, 1962,
THEO WILLIAMS, Ordinary.
proposed amendment shall have writ
ten or printed thereon the following:
“For ratification of amendment to
the Constitution so as to exempt from
Early County and any incorporated
city or town or school district therein
ad valorem taxation for five (5) years
a new manufacturing or processing
plant, including the machinery and
equipment therein, or any enlargement
or addition thereto.”
“Against ratification of amendment
to the Constitution so as to exempt
from Early County and any incorpo
rated city or town or school district
therein ad valorem taxation for five
(5) years a new manufacturing or pro
cessing plant, including the machinery
and equipment therein, or any en
largement or addition thereto.”
All persons desiring to vote in favor
of adopting the proposed amendment
shall vote for ratification of the
‘amendment, and all persons desiring
to vote against the adoption of the
i proposed amendment shall vote aganist
ratification.
If such amendment shall be ratified
'as provided in said Paragraph of the
Constitution, it shall bec- me a part of
| the Constitution of this State. The re
' turns of the election shall be made in
like manner as returns for elections
for members of the Geseral Assembly,
and it shall be the duty of the Secre
tary of State to ascertain the result
and certify the result to the Gover
nor, who shall issue his proclamation
thereon and thereof.
GEO. L. SMITH, II
Speaker of the House.
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk of the House.
GARLAND T. BYRD
President of the Senate.
GEORGE D. STEWARI
Secretary of the Senate.
A curious little man sat next to a
prosperous-looking man in a plane.
“How many people work in your of
‘ica?” he asked.
“Oh,” responded the other, getting
up and throwing away a cigar, “I
should say, at a rough guess, about
two-thirds of them.”
Urge You To Cast A Ballot FOR
ON MOVEMBER 6
PASSAGE OF THIS AMENDMENT WILL ENTICE INDUSTRY TO LOCATE
IN OUR COUNTY, BRINGING MORE JOBS AND INCREASED OPPORTUNI
TIES FOR ALL.
C. P. GAY, JR., Mayor
Axel Howell ‘ J. J. Hewitt
W. F. Underwood Hugh Redding
Councilmen
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