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THE VALDSOTA TIMES, SA'
f MICHAEL BILL IS
stitutionality of law.
Georgia Railroad Brought Suit to
Teat the Bill on Some Technical
Grounds, and the Legislature Will
be Asked to Amend the Act to
Meet These Technicalities.
In a decision handed down Monday
morning the supreme court upholds
the McMichael special school levy act
In so far as It relates to the counties
but knocks out the districts.
While the case affecting the coun
ty of Hancock is actually reversed, It
is held that “the tax imposed under
the act of 1905 was not intended to
be retrospective in /its application
and could not be lawfully collected
that year.
It is held, however, that “the coun
ty authorities of any county adopting
the provisions of this act may levy
the tax authorized thereby upon the
property of railroad companies, the
assessment thereon being based
the returns made to the comptroller
general. The county authorities
may obtain a certified copy of such
returns from the comptroller general
on demand, to be used in the assess
ment and levy of the tax.”.
It is stated further that the act
“is not unconsltutional because of the
proviso in the second section of the
body of the act, whereby incorporated
towns operating a public school sys
tem are not, without the consent of
th^ (municipal authorities, included
in the .election held in the county for
the purpose of determining whether
a school tax shftll be levkd, The sub
ject matter of the, proviso is germane
and 'is ndt at variance with the .title
of the act** \*r*. ‘ v .
The Georgia, '-rhtlKjad fisted pa;
merit .•dft^e&rdtf&ds
was undotuffcitutfonal, necai
chinery for levying and collecting
railroad property*'wag provided.}
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the lei
year precedin
from this
the act.
In the opinion, written by Justice
Evans and concurred in by the oth
ers, the Judgment of the lower court
is reversed solely on the contention
that the levy levy for 1905 was not
correct.
School Districts Knocked Out.
Because the McMichael act requires
that the levy shall be made on all
property appearing on the digest of
the tax receiver the districts are
knocked out.
Railroad property does not appear
on such digests, as they make returns
to the comptroller general. As the
measure now stands, the necessary
machinery for assessing the railroads
Is lacking.
The third and fourth sections of the
ADDING TO OUR EQUIPMENT.
Orders Placed for a New High-Speed
Press and Other Material.
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
The Times has recently placed
an order for a high-speed, two-revolu-
tlon press and other machinery, as
as a large quantity of new type,
aud it is hoped to have the new ma
chinery in operation within a few
weeks. The press purchased is the
justly famous Meihle, while is recog
nized by printers in every part of
the world as the acme of the press-
builders’ art. It will be used exclu
sively in tlie Job department of The
Times, enabling us to turn out work
unexcelled by that done in any city,
and to do a great many large jobs
that for want of facilities, we have
been compelled to turn dow*n.
At the recent annual meeting of the
directors of the Times Publishing Co.,
it was resolved to make extensive
purchases of presses and other ma
chinery and to make the equipment
second to none in any of the smaller
cities of the state, thus keeping step
with the growth of Valdosta and this
section.
In the City Court Today
A negro woman named Callie Rog
ers was to be tried in the city court
today, but the case against her was
postponed until later in the week on
account of the absence of witnesses
for the defendant. The woman
claimed to have several witnesses up
at Cat Creek and she wanted to get
these before the case was called for
trial.
The case of T. E. Godwin against
the Atlantic Coast Line damages,
for some goods alleged to have been
lor.t or destroyed in transit was
called and consumed quite awhile
this morning.
The Jury in the case remained out
a short while and returned a verdict
for the plaintiff for $80, the amount
sued for. v
Two or three cases were settled
^agreement, among them being the
j.o of J. G. Scruggs, administrator
F’james G. Gldders, and the case
of the Singer Company vs. J. A.
Kelly.
The case of Amelia and Charles
Anderson vs. William Eason, a su
for a crop, was next called and was
trkd this afternoon.
It is probable that the^ggjt will
take a recess tomorrow, oq ! jai
holiday,
FOURTH OF JULY
quested The
tlon of the business
dents to the ordinance which fori
putting trash on the streets. The
police officers have been keeping a
close watch and they say that par
ties frequently dump trash on the
streets In ten minutes after the
carts have gone on tlielr rounds, leav
ing waste paper and other light sub
stances to be scattered over the
streets by the winds.
The law requires business houses,
as well as residences, to be provided
with a box or barrel In which to keep
trash of different kinds. The mayor
says that if the people will put the
trash In boxes or barrels the trash
carts will carry It off and the streets
can be kept clean at alt times
He says, moreover, that the ordl-
Celebrated in Valdosta.
Business Suspended This Afternoon
and a Perfect Holiday is Taken by
the Business Men and Clerks—La
bor League had Barbecue and Pic
nic at Cranford Park.
(From Wednesdays Dally.)
There were no booming guns in
Valdosta today but the Fourth of
July was celebrated with more enthu
siasm than ever before.
The national flag was in evidence
on every hand, though the rain made
many of the merchants take in their
colors in order to preserve them for
some future occasion..
The merchants had agreed to close
their stores and by noon almost every
business house in the city was closed.
The post office and banks always cel
ebrate the Glorious Fourth, but never
before have the merchants suspend
ed business on that account.
The only set feature of the day
was the barbecue and picnic by the
White Labor League at Cranford
Park. The affair was to have been
held at Blue Springs, but the com
mittee was notified by the railroad
officials yesterday that they could not
promise sufficient accommodations
for the crowds, so the committee de
cided .to have the picnic at Cranford
Park
The membes of the league met at
their hall this morning between nine
and ten o'clock and marched in
body through the street and to the
car line, where they boarded the cars
for the park.
Many members of the league
their families with them and the day
was pleasantly spent by all of them.
The dinner was a magnificent one
and in addition to what was carried
out in baskets, there was plenty of
barbecue, cooked on the ground and
served hot, with fine barbecue sauce.
There were tyro pr three hunded peo
ple at the barbejeue and picnic j '
they^will look ttgeft upon it as an
ceedfely pi- ^
I iun only 82’years old and dpnt
expect even wheh I get to be jkfi
old to feel that way as long as raan
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act providing for the levying and |nance is going to be rigidly enforced
collecting of the school districts tax hereafter and the police officers will
are declared inoperative. be Instructed to make cases against
This test case came up from McDon- all violators of the law. \aldosta
ough school district, In Henry coun-.has invested a great deal of money
ly and the Southern Railway resisted in good streets and sidewalks
the payment. Judge Reagan granted a],he may
restraining order and the supreme
court upholds that decision.
Act to be Amended.
With this decision relating to the
school districts to clarify the atmos
phere the McMichael hill will be so
amended as to include the necessary
machinery in the districts.
It Is a victory for the public schools
of Georgia.
Moonlight Picnic Last Night.
The moonlight picnic at Cranfords
park, which was given by the young
society set last evening adds another
gem to the many pleasant functions
of the season.
Prettv girls In pretty frocks, gal
lant beaux and congenial chaperones
were there, and silvery moonlight,
together with enchanting music, serv
ed to lend charm and grace to this
delightful occasion. At ten o'clock a
tempting lunch was served and after
an hour more of fun aud pleasure
the crowd enjoyed a pleasant car
ride hack to the city.
Those who attended were: Misses
Ora Kemp, Margaret Duffy, Neely,
Davis. Wilkinson, Varn, Jones, Fen
der, Carswell, Howell and Messrs
Burdette, Roberts, Coburn, Monroe,
Lovett, DImmoek, Strickland, Stump,
and Turner. Chaperones, Mr. and
Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Cars
well, Miss Ethel Burdette, Miss liable
yarn and Mr. McCandless.
and
Is determined the beauty,
well as the sanitary conditions of
the city,, shall not be threatened by
people who Ignore the law In regard
disposing of tlielr trash.
Sandals are Coming aBck.
Do you know what we’re coming
o?" asked a shoe manufacturer. “Well
here's a forecast along my line. We
going back to the days of Greece,
In five years we wont he wearing
ythlng but sandals. In summer time
at east. Leather sandals for chil
dren were Introduced by us several
ears ago. They sold like hot cakes
last season and they're going better
now. Wo're turning them out as
fast as our factory can be operated.
And this year we've been raaklag a
quantity of large sizes. They’re almost
exclusively for women, but the men
will be wearing them In a year or
two and mark my word In about five
more seasons the summer leather
sandals will be the whole thing. We-
will look like the Greeks all right and
we'll feel mighty comfortable.”
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NEGRO DISARMED BAILIFF.
Man Ranted in Clinch waa Picked
\y , Up Here Yesterday.
Tuesday's Dally.)
qame Jim Holloway was
■ the depot yesterday by
Ico Dumpier and Offlcor
o negro was wanted In
;y for a misdemeanor of
fense and for resisting an officer.
It ifas said that an effort was
made to arrest 'aim at Haylow a few
days ago, but that he got hold of the
balllfFs.rlflle aid had the bailiff at
his meycy. The bailiff notified the
hpre andja sharp snitch waa
ihui«t~-t>a—tfid;
and Chief Darapler and
Officer Clayton placed him under ar
rest. The Clinch county officials
were notified bf The. arrest and the
negro will be carried to Dupont.
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VALDOSTA, - - - GEORGIA.
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