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Proclamation
STATE OF GEORGIA:
Executive Department,
Atlanta, Aug. 24, 1018.
A PKOCLA M ATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the General election to
be held on Tuesday, November 5th,
1918, said amendment to amend Art.
3, Sec..9, Par. 1 of the Constitution
State of Georgia, County of Decatur
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of J. A. Carr, of Bir
mingham, Alabama, A. S. Carr and
R. H. Gibson, of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Georgia, respectfully shows:
i 1st. That they desire for them-
I selves, their associates and success
ors to be incorporated and made
, r „ r . . ~ „ , ’body politic under the name and style
f tk* *“£1“ 5^*2* of DECATUR LUMBER COMPANY,
for the period of twenty years.
PETITION FOR CHARTER
The petition of S. H. Brantley, of
the county of Decatur and State of
Georgia, and J. R. Brantley, P. B.
Brantley and F. E. Elmer of the
county of Duval, and State of Florida,
and J. R. Brantley, Jr., of the County
of Franklin and State of Ohio, re
spectfully shows:
2nd. The principal office of said
Company shall be in the City of
Bainbridge, State and County afore
said, but petitioners desire the right
to establish branch offices within this
State or elsewhere whenever the hold
ers of a majority of the stock may so
First. That they desire for them- determine
uuiuon feives. their associates and successors' SrlL The object of said incorpora .
of Georgia, so as to increase Legis-1' tionjs pecuniary gain to itself and
lativc Members’ pay per diem
By Mis Excellency,
WHEREa” theSaP'A«™b- Vco^Thl ‘S^mcc of
'!> at ® e t 8B !“ n the'^Const'Stution' of said com P an Y shal1 be located in the
th™ State as set forth in an Act a P I ° f f Du ' r “l. County and
proved August 19, 1918, to-wit: State of Honda, but petitioners desire
P LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS’ PAY the right to establish a branch office
PER DIEM m the c,ty °‘ Bainbridge, county of
N 0 - I Decatur and State aforesaid, and such
. An Act to amend Article 3, Section 1 othc r branch 0,BceB wit >”n said State
9, Paragraph 1. of the Constitution of elsewhere whenever a majority of
the State of Georgia, relative to the thP ,_ S !°. C _ k, ? olders may decm w,se or
pay of members of the General As-
politic under the name and style of, its share-holders.
KAO-CHEMICAL COMPANY, to be I 4th. The business to be carried on
effective, continue and exist as such hy said incorporation is to build, oper-
i so determine.
sembiy, by striking therefrom the) .* b ' rd1 ^ be °I>ject of said corpor-
word "four” wherever it occure and ntlon ls pecuniary gain to itself, its
substituting in lieu thereof, the word j n,t :™ bc "> and its shareholders
"seven" and by striking theretrom| , fourth. The business to be
the word “Heven” wherever it occurs nc< * ° n said corporation is the
and substituting in lieu thereof, the manufacture, buying: and selling and
dealing in drugs and patent
Section 1. The General Assembly* tered on
of the State of Georgia hereby pro- with the t f® Jour Pals 0 f p ..
poses to the people of Georgia an taken t>, ® y s and navs^ 1
mt amendment to Paragraph 2, Section dieted ta”"’ thc Gov *nn^
be 1, Article 11, of the Constitution of the 25* I
State of Georgia, Executive Dept
Atlanta, August 24, 1918.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be *, mum u, ui me constitution oi amendment l—i 3 ' lne sain''"
voted on at the general election to be this State, as follows: That in ad- least . adv erti R li |,t '
held on Tuesday, November 5th, 1918, dition to the Counties heretofore ex- al District “5 er ?.’ n ea ch Con
said amendment to amend Par. 1, isting in this State, created by the’months W° f , s State at r
Sec. 1, Art. 7, of the Constitution of General Assembly and those created tion tn tbe next 6
f' a 4-hibin» mif 4-Van nmvin. hv omondmonf +a J r. I . _ *161(1 fin T.. . ,
over Fifteen Hundred Dollars. . „
By His Excellency, j County, which County, when created, 1 said Genera? V , oters of the
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.; shall be known as Cook County. The joritv of ««; i® ®i Ct,on - And.
Whereas, the General Assembly at territory for the formation of said general »W ; , tori< votim, '
its session in 1918, proposed an County of Cook shall be taken from’posed am2" . al1 ratify
amendment to the Constitution of the County of Berrian, and the terri-‘ 0 f this k® 1 to tbe CotS*
this State as set forth in an Act ap- tory so taken for the formation of: electors a n iajoritv 2
proved August 17, 1918, to-wit: said new County of Cook shall be in- bers of r lo v «te fo,
PENSION PAYMENTS, EXTEN-; eluded within the following descrih-l. the . Gff ?ml ’
N PAYMENTS, EXTEN- f eluded within the following describJ votimr at , eral Asseniki.
SION OF No. 375. , „ I ed boundariest, to-wit: . I men^ah.H 8 ^?wSV.
from said paragraph the first pro
viso that provides that the pen
sion shall not be paid to any sol
dier or widow worth over fifteen
hundred dollars, and for other pur
poses.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
ate and maintain saw mills, planing
mills, shingle mills, hardwood mills
and variety works, and manufacture
and sell all kinds of timber, lumber,
hardwood, axles, handles, spokes and
all other merchantable products pro-i
duced from pine, cypress, cedar and|
hardwood, and in connection with said j General Assembly of the State of
business to own and operate stores, j Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
either wholesale or retail, commis- the authority of the same, That Para-
saries, farms and naval stores busi- graph 1, Section 1, Article 7, of the
nesses; engage in the real estate busi- Constitution of the State of Georgia,
ness, the insurance business, drayagejbe and is hereby amended by striking
peanut threshing or picking machines, j from said paragraph and section the
business; own and operate cotton gins, | first proviso, which provides “That
car- peanut oil, cotton seed oil and grist) no person shall be entitled to the
Lowndes, thence running a qualified vnu® ^ at a nia i°ritvi
northerly direction along the run of erai electing k® votl, T at '
said Willacoochee River to where said the adoutinn h f V ® voted in
River intersects with New River; the ConsriraL'* ! aul am «i:Wl
thence taking a northwesterly direc- Governor skin' ° f the 818,0
tinn <il, onH >1... *ko „„„ _/ _„:j I M ern0r sha ll i ssue
word “ten" and for other purposes
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same, that Arti
cle 3, Section 9, Paragraph 1, of the
medi
cines, and buying, selling, dealing in
and manufacturing patent remedies,
drugs and chemicals in any manner,
form or method they may so elect.
Fifth. The capital stock of said
Constitution of thc State of Georgia, | corporation shall be $50,000.00, with
relative to the pay of members of
the General Asembly, be, and the
same is hereby amended by striking
out the word “four” wherever it oc
curs, and substituting in lieu thereof
the word “seven,” and by striking out
the word “seven” wherever it occurs
and substituting in lieu thereof th<*
word “ten,” so that said Paragraph,
when so amended, shall read as fol
lows
thc privilege of increasing the same
to the sum of $250,000.00 by a major
ity vote of the stockholders thereof,
said stock to be divided into shares of
$100.00 each. Petitioners desire the
right to have the subscriptions to
said capital stock paid in .in money
or property, to be taken and assessed
at a fair valuation,
j Sixth. Petitioners desire the right
to sue and be sued, to plead and be
"Paragraph 1. The per diem of I impleaded, to have and use n common
the members of the Gcnernl Assembly j seal, to make all necessary by-laws
shall not exceed seven dollars; and | and regulations, and to do all and
mileage shall not exceed ten cents for
each mile traveled, by the nearest
practicable route, in going and re
turning from the Capital, but thc
President of thc Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives shall each receive not exceeding
ten dollars per day.”
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that
whenever thc above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be
agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers elected to each of the two Houses
of the General Assembly, and the
same has been entered on their Jour
nals with thc ayes and nays taken
thereon, the Governor shall cause said
amendment to be published in at least
two newspupers in this State for the
period of two months next preceding
the time of holding the next general
election.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that
the above proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or re
jection to the electors of this State at
the next general election to be held
.after publication, in the several elec
tion districts of this State, at which
• election every person shall be quali
fied to vote who is entitled to vote
for members of the General Assem
bly. All persons voting at said elec
everything that may be necessary for
the successful carrying on of said
business, including the right to buy,
hold and sell real estate and personal
property suitable to the purpose of
the corporation; and to execute notes
and bonds as evidence of indebtedness
incurred, or which may be incurred
in thc conduct of the affairs of said
corporation; and to secure the same
by mortgage, security deed or other
form of lien; to buy and sell bonds
and stocks, and to do all and every
other thing and act that may be nec
essary for the carying on of said bus
iness.
Seventh. They desire for said in
corporation the power and authority
to supply for and accept amendments
to its charter by a majority of its
Htock outstanding at such time. They
also dosire authority to wind up the
affairs of said corporation, liquidate
and discontinue the business of the
same at any time it may determine
so to do by a vote of two-thirds of
the stock outstanding at such time.
Eighth. They further desire the
right of renewal as provided for by
law, and that it shall have all such
other rights, powers, privileges and
immunities as are incident in like cor-
tion in favor of adopting the propos- } aws t of said £ WHEREFORE
ed amendment to the Constitution Petitioners pray to be incorporated
khnll have written or printed on their undor tlle na £ e y and stvle af £ reSidd
ballots the words: “l'or ratincatin! ,„;,k o, . . *, "<“,
with the powers, privileges and im
munities therein set forth and as are
now or may hereafter be allowed a
corporation of similar character under
the laws of said State.
IIARTSFIELD & CONGER,
Petitioners’ Attorneys.
Filed in office Sept. 21, 1918.
C. W. WIMRERLEY, Clerk.
GEORGIA—Decatur County:
I, C. W. Wimberley, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Decatur County,
Georgia, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct eopy
of the application for charter as the
same appears of file inth is office. This
1st day of September, 1918.
C. W. WIMBERLEY,
Clerk Superior Court.
ballots the words: “For ratifieatin
of the amendment to Article 3, Sec
tion 9, Paragraph 1, of the Constitu
tion providing for increase in thc pay
of members of the General Assem
bly.” And all persons opposed to the
adoption of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their bal
lots thc words: "Against ratification
of the amendment of Article 3, Sec
tion 9, Paragraph 1 of the Constitu
tion, providing for increase in the pay
of members of the General Assem
bly.”
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that
the Governor be, and he is hereby
authorized and directed to provide for
the submission of the amendment pro.
posed in this Act to n vote of the peo
ple, as required by the Constitution
of this State in Paragraph 1, Sec
tion 1, Article 13, and if ratified by
the people the Governor shall, when
he ascertains such ratification from
thc Secretary of State, to whom the
returns shall be conferred, in the man
ner ns in cases of elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly, to
count and ascertain the result, issue
his proclamation for one insertion in
one of the daily papers of this State
announcing such result and declaring
the amendment ratified.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted,
That ail laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Approved August 19, 1918.
Now, Therefore, 1, Hugh M. Dor
sey, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution is sub
mitted for ratification or rejection to
the voters of the State qualified to
vote for members of the General As
sembly at the general election to be
lield on Tuesday, November 6th,
4918.
HUGH M. DORSEY, Govenor.
By the Governor:
H. B. STRANGE, Sec’ty. of State.
ORDER TODAY. PRICES WILL
ADVANCE
SALT FISH
Delicious fresh caught, salted fish,
direct to consumer by prepaid c
press, 20 pounds for $2.00.
THE ST. GEORGE CO., Inc.
St. George, “On the Gulf”
APALACHICOLA, FLA.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
In Decatur Superior Court:
Petition for Divorce, November
Term, 1918.
PEARL STUBBS vs. W. L. STUBBS
To the defendant, W. L. Stubbs:
The plaintiff, Pearl Stubbs, having
filed her petition for divorce against
W. L. Stubbs, in this court, returna
ble to this term of the court, and be
ing made to appear that W. L. Stubbs
is not a resident of this county, and
also that he does not reside in this
state, and an order having been made
for service on him, by publication,
this is therefore, to notify you, W. I,.
Stubbs, to be and appear at xhc next
term of Decatur Superior Court, to
be held on the second Monday in
November, 1918, then and there to
make answer to said complaint.
Witness the Honorable W. M. Har
rell, Judge of the Superior Court, said
County. This the 9th day of Septem
ber, 1918.
C. W. Wimberley, Clerk.
Tfc«r» is more Cat arm In this section
ot the country thon -.U othcr diseases
put together, and for years It wi i sup
posed to be Incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
It Incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional con
ditions and therefore requires constitu
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is a constitutional
remedy. Is taken Internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
or the System. One Hundred Dollars re
ward Is offered for any case that Hall's
Catarrh Medicine falls to cure. Send fot
circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENKT MLia. CMa.
Bold byDi assists. fSc.
Ball's Family Pills for coustlpation.
mills; buy and sell real estate
personal property, and to do all
things necessary or useful to the oper
ation of tho businesses aforemen
tioned.
5th. The capital stock of said in
corporation shall be Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), di
vided into shares of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) each, but petitioners
desire the right granted to said in
corporation to increase said capital
stock at various times and in various
amounts to the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (100,000.00), said
increase to be made at any time upon
a vote of the majority of the stock
holders, and to be evidenced by a
statement thereof in the minutes of
said incorporation. Ten per cent of
the amount of the capital to be em
ployed by said incorporation has ac
tually been paid in, and the full
amount of said capital has been sub
scribed. Petitioners desire to have the
right to have subscriptions to said
capital stock, or any increase thereof,
pnid in money or property to be taken
at a fair valuation, to be determined
by a majority of the directors of
said corporation. Petitioners further
desire the right to issue both common
and preferred stock in such propor
tion as the stockholders may deter
mine.
6th. Petitioners desire the right to
sue and be sued, to plead and be im
pleaded, to have and use a common
seal, to make all necessary by-laws
and regulations, and to do all other
things that may be necessary for the
successful carrying on of said busi
ness, including the right to buy, hold
and sell real estate and personal
property suitable to the purpose of
the corporation, and to execute notes
and bonds as evidence of indebtedness
incurred, or which may be incurred,
in the conduct of the affairs of the
corporation, and .to secure the same
by mortgage, security deed, or other
form of lien, under existing laws.
7th. Petitioners desire for said
incorporation the power and authority
to apply for and accept amendments
to its charter of either form or sub
stance by a vote of a majority of its
stock outstanding at the time.
8th. They also ask for authority
for said incorporation to wind up its
affairs, liquidate and discontinue its
business at any time it may determ
ine to do so by a vote of two-thirds of
its stock outstanding at the time.
9t.h. They desire for the said incor
poration the right of renewal when
and B8 provided by the laws of Geor
gia, and that it have all such other
rights, powers, privileges and immun
ities as are incident to like incorpora
tions or permissible under the laws
of Georgia.
WHEREAS, Petitioners pray to be
incorporated under the name and
style aforesaid with the powers,
rights, privileges and immunities
herein set forth as are now, or may
hereafter be, allowed a corporation
of somilar character under the laws
of Georgia.
T. S. HAWES,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Filed in office Sept. 2nd, 1918.
C. W. WIMBERLEY, Clerk.
GEOBGIA,—Decatur County:
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of the Peti
tion for Charter of Decatur Lumber
Company, now of file in my office.
This 2nd day of September, 1918.
C. W. WIMBERLEY, Clerk.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE
In Decatur Superior Court:
Petition for Divorce, November
Term, 1918.
K. C. Hawthorne vs. Katie Hawthorne
To the defendant, Katie Hawthorne:
The plaintiff, K. C. Hawthorne,
having filed his petition for divorce
against Katie Hawthorne, in this
court, returnable to this term of the
court, and it being made to appear
that Katie Hawthorne is not a resi
dent of said county, and also that she
does not reside within the State, and
an order having been made for ser
vice on her, by publication, this
therefore, is to notify you, Katie Haw
thorne, to be and appear at the next
term of Decatur Superior Court to be
held on the Second Monday in Novem
ber, 1918, then and there to answer
said complaint.
Witness the Honorable W. M. Har
rell, Judge of the Superior Court, said
County. This the 9th day of Septem
ber, 1918.
C. W. Wimberley, Clerk.
H. G. Bell,
Atty. for Petitioner.
Heavy Jvesnlle Mortality.
Russian peasant women have, on an
iverage, from six to twelve children,
<f whom about half survive.
provision of this Constitutional
amendment the total value of whose
property of any description shall ex
ceed fifteen hundred dollars, so that
said section as amended by this act
shall read as follows: “The powers
of taxation over the whole State
shall be exercised by the General As
sembly for the following purposes, to
make provision for the payment of
pensions to any ex-Confederate sol
dier now residing in this State who
enlisted in the military service of
the Confederate States during tho
War Between the States of the Uni
ted States, and who performed actual
military service in the arms of the
Confederate or of the organized mili
tia of this State, and was honorably
discharged therefrom, and to the
widows now resident of this State
of ex-Confederate soldiers who en
listed in the military service of the
Confederate States, and who per
formed actual service in the armies of
the Confederate States or of the or
ganized militia of this State, who
died in said military service or was
honorably discharged therefrom; Pro
vided, That only those widows who
were married to said soldier or ex
soldier previous to the year 1870
shall be entitled to the provisions of
this Constitutional amendment. No
widow of a soldier killed during the
war shall be deprived of her pension
by reason of having subsequently
married another veteran who is dead,
unless she is receiving a pension on
account of being widow of such sec.
ond husband.
Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That if this Consti
tutional amendment shall be agreed
to by a two-thirds- vote of the mem
bers of the General Assembly of each
House, the same shall be entered on
each Journal, with the ayes and nays
taken thereon, and the Governor shall
cause the amendment to be publish
ed in one or more of the newspapers
in each Congressional District for
two months immediately preceding
the next general election, and the
voters thereat shall have written or
printed upon their tickets, For rati
fication of amendment, Paragraph 1,
Section 1, Article 7, of the Const:*"
tional amendment (which strikes out
the fifteen hundred dollar proviso to
be allowed a pension) or Against rati
fication of the amendment, Paragraph
1, Section 1, Article 7, of the Consti
tutional amendment (which strikes
out. the fifteen-hundred-dollar pro
vision to be nllowed a pension),” as
they may choose; and if a majority
of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the next General Assem
bly voting shall vote in favor of rati
fication, then the said amendment
shall become a part of Paragraph 1,1
Section 1, Article 7, of the Constitu
tion of this State, and the Governor
shall make proclamation thereof.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with this
act be and the same are hereby re
pealed.
Approved August 17, 1918.
Now, Therefore, I, Hugh M. Dor
sey, Governor of said State, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declar
ing that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution is sub
mitted for ratification or rejection to
the voters of the State qualified to
vote for members of the General As.
sembiy at the general election to be
held on Tuesday, November 5th, 1918.
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
By the Governor:
H. B. STRANGE, Sec’ty of State.
tion up and along the run of said
New River to where said New River
crosses the County line between the
Counties of Berrien and Tift; thence
westward along what is now the
County line between said Counties of
Berrien and Tift to where said Coun
ty line crosses the run of the Little
River; thence a southerly direction
southeasterly direction down and
along the run of said Little River to
where the same reaches the County
between the Counties of Lowndes and
of Berrien; thence eastward along
said County line between the said
Counties of Lowndes and Berrien to
where same crosses the run of said
Willacoochee River, that being the
starting point.
That when said County is created
the County seat for the same shall be
the Town of Adel, now in said Coun
ty of Berrien. That if the above and
foregoing amendment should be rati
fied by the people when the same is
submitted to them for their ratifi
cation at the next general election
after the adoption of the proposal to
amend the Constitution, there shall
be, on the first Wednesday in Decem
ber after the proposed amendment to
the Constitution is adopted, an elec
tion for the County officers herein
named, in and for said new County,
to be held at the several election pre
cincts existing within the limits of
said new County at the time of the
adoption of the proposed amendment,
State,
his
M-actedi
tion to such effect
., Sec ' , B e it further
the authority aforesaid ST"
C . ou " ty authorities of ’■,>* j
shall have the rivlit am ^ 0 *
for and on • -
defr ? y tba expenses of saE r‘i
for the first year, without 1°?, 3
the same to a vote of • b ‘ ml
voters of said County.
the authority aforesaid ThTi
correct any mistake'
inaccuracies, that maj uttur
have occurred in reference ’J
line or lines of said "
County.
m 'stakes, I
occur, or {
'em (j
Proposed
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty
Governor to submit all™
of said]
That those voting in favor of i
posed amendment shall have ,
or printed on their ticket, “l n
of the ratification of the a
to Paragraph 2, Section 1, nr
of the Constitution, State of (
creating the County of Cook .
those opposed to the ratification I
said amendment shall have writte
printed, on their .ticket, “Onposi
the ratification of thft amendmeni
Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article lit
the Constitution, State of Geoil
creating the Countv of Cook ”
Approved July 30, 1918
Now,:Therefore, I, Hugh M
sey. Governor of said State, do i
during the usual hours of holding elec-1 this my proclamsHon hereby
tions, and all legally qualified voters ; n g that the foregoim- n™
!£{£{« ! n sa ‘ d territory shall be amendment to the Constitution
qualified to vote at said election; and —*■"**
State of Georgia, Executive Depart
ment, Atlanta, August 24, 1918.
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 5th, 1918,
said amendment to amend Par 2, Sec.
1, Art. 11 of the Constitution of Geor
gia, so as to create a new county
from a portion of Berrien County, to
be known as Cook County with Adel
as the County seat.
By His Excellency,
HUGH M, DORSEY”, Governor.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its session in 1918, proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in an Act ap
proved July 30, 1918, to-wit:
COOK COUNTY,—For Creating
No. 292.
An Act to amend Paragraph 2, Sec
tion 1, Article 11, of the Constitu-
mltted for ratification or rejeetios
the voters of the State qualified!
vote for members of the General I
sembiy at the general election to]
held on Tuesday, November 5th, 18l
HUGH M. DORSEY, GovemoJ
By the Governor:
H. B. STRANGE, Sec’ty. of S
PUBLIC SALE.
GEORGIA—Decatur County:
Under and by virtue of the
and authority contained in a
deed made and executed on th
day of October, 1915 by M. E.
in favor of the undersigned Ail
Trust Co., which deed was duly
corded in the office of the Clerk
the Superior Court of said county
the 20th day of October, 1915
Book “Q-3” page 415 will be sold
the first Tuesday in November
November, next, before the ci
house door in said county, within
legal hours of sale, at public ous
to the highest bidder for cash,
following described property,
All that tract or parcel of land
uate, lying and being in the city
Bainbridge, Decatur county, Geoq
described as follows. Beginning
the intersection of Water and On
ford streets on the north side
Water street and on the east side
Crawford street and thence north
the east side of Crawford street
hundred and five feet to lot nun
twenty-seven, thence running
Fifty-Two and 5-10 feet to the pr
erty formerly owned by M. E. O’.Ni
thence running south along the *
side of said property formerly ow
by M. E. O’Neal to Water stree
distance of One Hundred and F
feet, and thence running west al
the north side of Water str ^*
distance of Fifty-Two and 6-10 1
to the point of starting; bounded
the north by lot number twenty-* 1
formerly owned by T. J. Williams l
now owned by Decatur county;
the east by property of D cca,u !' c °
ty, formerly owned by Isaac Scnws
on the south by Water street and
the West by Crawford street ami
on the first Mondays in March and taining one-eighth of on acre oil
.September of each year, but it shall! more or less, and being tne
be within the power of the General < land conveyed to Ashley Trust
Assembly at any time by law to'pany by Mrs. Ethel F.
change the time of holding court and the 15th day of April 191 s ' ,
the number of terms thereof. That deed is of record in ire 0 ® ct A,,
the Justice of the Peace and Consta- Clerk of the Superior Court of
bles residing in the territory included tur county, Georgia, Book Q":
within the new County of Cook shall 333. There being a strip or
exercise the duties and powers of their side of the lot above describe* 1
office until new militia districts are feet in the width on which the ,
jaid out in said County of Cook, as a covenant running with the
now provided by law. That all the scribed and shall not be built »
provisions of the law as contained in either of the adjacent land a™
Chapter Thirteen (13) of the Code of except by their cons* nl ■ ■'
1910, are hereby made applicable to | Said land to be sold a. the P 1
the said County of Cook whenever 0 f the said M. E. O’Neal to
the same is created. That all of the the indebtedness owing by hiffl »
general laws in this State, in addi-, undersigned and secured by ? ai
tion to the above, having application The proceeds of said sale to w.
to the statutory Counties of this | p ]i ed to the payment of saw 05
State, are hereby made applicable to including pr nc pal, interest «»
the said County of Cook, especially cost of sa ] ei and the balance. »
the Ordinary of Berrien County, the
County in which said election pre
cincts are located at the time of the
adoption of this amendment shall
appoint the election managers for
such precincts, and the managers of
the election shall, on the day succeed
ing the election, meet at the city hail
in the Town of Adel and consolidate
the vote for the County officers; and
the general laws now in force as to
the consolidation of the votes, the re
turn of the election, and the commis
sion of officers, shall be applicable to
officers elected at such special elec
tions herein provided for; that the
officers to be eleetd at said special
election herein provided for shall be
an Ordinary, Clerk of the Superior
Court, Sheriff, Tax Collector, Tax
Receiver, Coroner, County Surveyor,
and Couty Treasurer; that said offi
cers shall be commissioned as now re
quired by law, and all laws now in
force in this State, to commission
officers and for bonds required of
lem, shall be applicable to the offi
cers so elc:-_d; that the officers elect
ed at said election shall hold their
offices until the next general election
for County officers throughout the
State, and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The General
Assembly is hereby given power to
create any additional statutory offices
in said County, or statutory courts,
and to provide by law for filling said
offices. Any vacancies that may oc
cur before the next general election
in any of the offices created thus for
said County may be filled as now pro
vided by law. The said County of
Cook shall be attached to the Elev
enth Congressional District, the
Southern Judicial Circuit, and the
Sixth Senatorial , District; but it
shall be in the power of the General
Assembly at any time to change the
Judicial Circuit to which said County
of Cook is attached, and the said Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia is hereby
given power to change said County of
Cook in arranging Congressional and
Senatorial districts, as is now provid
ed L>y law. That the Superior Courts
in said County of Cook shall be held
r.O <
ed ft
the law in reference to holding elec-l t0 be paid t „ the sa id M. E. O’-V
Lons for the purpose of creating a aa the ] aw directs. This the U
debt for said County. That when this 1 n t rvtnhpr 1918
amendment is adopted the said Coun- ’ 1
ty of Cook, so created by the adop
tion of this amendment, shall become
in a llrespects a statutory County,
and shall be governed by all laws
now in force in this State regulating
County and County affairs.
Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby re-
pro-
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ASHLEY TRUST COMPAQ
D. C. Ashley, I res "
A Beautiful Woman
beautifoi
Do you know that a
man always has a good
amendments ^ -d Sf^OT« J pro- . , ]ty wt «
Senate and House ? of tepresenta b ° Sed an ' endment sha11 be a ^ d to your rii^estion.a fauUy.
ttves of Georgia to Paragraph 2, by two-thirds of the members elect- of meats, and take an -
Section 1, Article 11, of the Con- ed to each of the two Houses of this of Chamberlain’s Tablets t
stituticn of this State. General Assembly, and shall be en- en y our digestion. Price -