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Proclamation
a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the Stateof Geor
gia, to be voted on at the General State
election to be held on Wednesday, Oc
tober TANARUS, 1914, said amendment provid-
Candler ‘ creation ot the bounty of
By His Excellency,
John M. Slaton, Governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department.
August 3, 1914.
. hereas, 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 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 propos
ed by the House of Representatives and
the Senate of Georgia to Paragraph 2,
Section l, Article 11, of the Constitu
tion of this State.
Section 1. The General Assembly of
the State of Georgia hereby proposes to
the people of Georgia an amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article 11, of
theConstitutionof this State, as follows:
That, in addition to the counties
heretofore existing in this State, crea
ted by the General Assembly, and those
created by amendments to the above
and foregoing paragraph, section and
article of the Constitution of this State,
there is hereby created an additional
county, which county when created
shall be known as Candler County.
The territory for the formation of said
County of Candler shall be taken from
the Counties of Emanuel, Bulloch and
Tattnall, and the said territory so taken
for the formation of said new County
of Candler shall be included within the
following boundaries, to-wit:
Starting at the south of Ten-Mile
Creek where it empties into Canoochee
River, running in a northerly direction |
upsaid river to Excelsior Bridge; thence
in a northerly direction 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 De-
Loach’s Pond, leaving DeLoach’s Pond
running in a northwesterly direction,
crossing the Bulloch and Emanuel ,
county lines, intersecting with the!
Swainsboro and Statesboro public road j
at D. B. Johnson’s place; thence in a j
southwesterly direction to Union School,
House; thence in a southwesterly di- j
rection to Cowart’s Mill Pond; thence
in direct line to the Leo Collins cross
ing on the Central of Georgia Railroad;
thence in a southwesterly course to I
Griffin’s Ferry Bridge on the Ohoopee (
River (crossing line of Emanuel and |
Tattnall counties), a southerly course,
to the point where the counties of
Emanuel and Tattnall meet on tha
Ohoopee River; thence a direct line
east to Kennedy’s Bridge on the Ca
noochee River. That when said county
is erected the county-seat of the same
shall be the town of Metter, nowin the
county of Bulloch; that if the above
and foregoing amendment should be
ratified by the people when the same
is submitted to them for their ratifica
tion at the next general election after
the adoption of this proposal to amend
the Constitution, there shall be, on the
first Wednesday in December after the
proposed amendment to the Constitu
tion is adopted, an election for the
county officers herein named in and for
said new county, to be held at the sev
eral election precincts existing within
the limits of said new county at the
time of the adoption of the proposed
amendment, during the usual hours of
holding elections, and all legally qual
ified voters residing in said territory j
shall be qualified to vote at said elec- i
tion and the ordinaries of the sever
al counties in which said election pre
cincts are located at the time of the
adoptiou of this amendment shall each
appoint the election managers for the
precincts in the counties in which he
shall exercise jurisdiction of ordinary j
and the managers of the election shall
on the day succeeding the election meet.
at the town of Metter, the place desig- J
nated as the county-seat of the new' i
county, and consolidate the vote for j
the county offices, at such place within I
the limits of the town of Metter as
shall be designated by the judge of the
Superior Court of the Middle Circuit,
whose duty it is hereby made to de
signate the place of meeting of said
election managers within the corporate
limits of said town of Aletter, and the
general laws now in force as to the con
solidation of the votes, the return of
the election and the commission of of
ficers shall be applicable to officers
elected at such special election herein
provided for; that the officers to be
elected at said special election herein,
provided for shall be an ordinary, aj
clerk of the Superior Court, ashenfl, a ;
tax collector, a tax receiver, a coroner,
a county surveyor and a county treas
urer; ?hat said officers shall becoinmis-,
sioned as now required by law, and all
lawsnowinforceinthisState tocommis
sion officers and for bonds required of
them shall be applicable to the officers
‘C'eTeSti that the officer* elected .
said general election shall hold their |
offices until the next general el^t.on
for county offices and unti thdr sue
are elected and qualified.
The General Assembly is hereby gi' -
en power to create any additional stat
ulo% officers in said countsr or statu
torv courts, and to provide by law .for
filling said offices. Any vacancies that
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but it shall be in the power of the Gen
eral Assembly at anytime to chang
the judicial circuit to which said coun
ty of Candler is attached, and the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia is hereby giv
en power to change said county of Can
dler in arranging congressional and
senatorial districts as is now provided
by law. That the Superior Court in
said county of Candler shall be held on
the third Monday in February and Au
gust 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 thereof. That the jus
tices of the peace and constables resid
ing 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 said county of Candler as now pro
vided by law; and that all of the pro
visions of the law as contained in Chap
ter 13 of the Code of 1910 are hereby
made applicable to the said county of
Candler whenever same is created; that
all of the general laws in this State, in
addition to the above, having applica
tion to the statutory counties of this
State are hereby made applicable to the
said county of Candler, especially the
law in reference to holding elections
for the purpose of creating a debt for
said county; that when this amend
ment 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.
Section 2. The Governor is hereby
required and directed that when this
proposed amendment shall be agreed
to by two-thirds of the members elected
by the tw T o houses of this General As
sembly, and shall be entered on the
journal of each house with the ayes and
nays take* thereon, the Governor is
hereby directed to cause the said pro
posed amendment to be advertised in
at least two papers in each congression
al district at least two months berore
the next general election, to be held on
the first Wednesday in October, 1914,
and he shall also provide for a submis
sion of the proposed amendment to the
qualified voters of the State at said gen
eral election. And if a majority 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 amend
ment shall become apart of the Con
stitution of Georgia when the fact is
certified to the Governor by the Secre
tary of State, that a majority of the
qualified voters voting at said general
election have voted in favor of the adop
tion of said amendment to the Consti
tution of the State, and the Governor
shall issue his proclamation to such
effect.
Section 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 pro
posed amendment shall have written
or printed on their tickets, “In favor
of the ratification of the amendment to
Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article 11 of
the Constitution of Georgia, creating
the County of Candler,” and those op
posed to the ratification of the amend
ment shall have written or printed on
their tickets, “Opposed to the ratifica
tion of the amendment to Paragraph
2, Section 1, Article 11 of the Constitu
tion of the State of Georgia creating
the County of Candler.”
Now, therefore, I, John M. Slaton,
Governor of said State, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment to
the Constitution is submitted for rati
fication or rejection to the voters of the
State qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly at the General
Election to be held on Wednesday,
October 7, 1914.
John M. Slaton,
Governor.
By the Governor:
Philip Cook,
Secretary of State.
LEGAL ADVERTISE
MENTS
LIBEL FOR DIVORt E.
Georgia, Butts County.
W. A. Elder )
vs Libel for Divorce.
Vashti Elder
The defendant Vashti Elder is here
by required personally or by attorney,
to be and appear at the Superior Court,
to be held in and for said county on
the third Monday in August next, then
and there to answer the plaintiffs de
mand in an action for divorce, as in
default thereof the Court will proceed
as to justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable Robt. T.
Daniel, Judge of said court, this 14th
day of July, 1914.
S. J. Foster, Cierk.
FOR ADMINISTRATION
Georgia—Butts County.
To Whom it may Concern:
B. G. Carmichael, having made ap
plication to me in due form to be ap
pointed permanent administrator upon
the estate of I. B. Carmichael, late of
said county, notice is hereby given that
said application will be heard at the
regular term of the Court of Ordinary
for said county to be held on the first
Monday in September," 1914. Witness
my hand and official signature, this 3rd
day of August, 1914.
J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
FOR ADMINISTRATION
Georgia—Butts County.
To Whom it may Concern:
Shafer Andrews, having made appli
cation to me in due form to be appoin
ted permanent administrator upon
the estate of Mariah Barber, late of
said county, notice is hereby given that
said application will be heard at the
regular term of the Court of Ordinary
for said county to be held on the first
Monday in September, 1914. Witness
my hand and official signature, this
the 3rd day of August, 1914.
J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
FOR LEAVE TO SELL
Georgia—Butts County
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has applied to the Ordinary
of said county for leave to sell land be
longing to the estate of F. S. Nos wor
thy for the purpose of distribution
among the heirs. Said application will
be heard at the regular term of the
Court of Ordinary for said county to be
held on the first Monday in September,
1914. This the 3rd day August, 1914.
John W. Nosworthy,
Administrator upon the estate of
F. S. Nosworthy.
FOR LEAVE TO SELL
Georgia—Butts County.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has applied to the Ordinary
of said county for leave to sell land be
longing to the estate of Mrs. H. A.
Butner for the purpose of distribution
among the heirs. Said application will
be heard at the regular term of the
Court of Ordinary for said county to be
held on the first Monday in September,
1914. This the 3rd day of August, 1914.
H. A. Butner,
Administrator upon the estate of
Mrs. H. A. Butner.
GUARDIAN’S SALE
Georgia—Butts County.
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of said county, will be sold
at public outcry on the first Tuesday
in September, 1914, to the highest bid
der, at the court house in said county,
between the usual hours of sale, the
following: Ten shares of stock in Pep
perton Cotton Mills, as the property of
Levi M. Spencer. Terms cash.
Mrs. Mary L. Kinsman,
Guardian.
FOR DISMISSION
Georgia—Butts County.
Whereas, William H. Whitehead,
administrator of Mary H. Elder and H.
Percival Elder’s estates, represents to
the Court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has fully ad
ministered said estate. This is therefore
to cite all persons concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show eause, if any
they can, why said administrator
should not be discharged from his ad
ministration and receive letters of dis
mission on the first Monday in (Septem
ber, 1914. This Aug. 3, 1914.
J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $ 98,561.29
Overdrafts Cotton 1,385.98
Overdrafts 740.03
Furniture and Fixtures 3,429.28
Cash and with Banks 15,080.07
$119,194.95
Statement of the
FirSt Farmers Bank
July 3rd, 1914.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CONGRESS.
To the Voters of the Sixth Congres
sional District:
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Congress from this district,
subject to such rules and regulations as
may be ordered by the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee of this district.
I submit my candidacy to the fair
and impartial judgment of the voters
of this district. I hope you will take
this as a personal solicitation of your
support. Assuring you of my appre
ciation, I am, yours truly,
J. W. Wise.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Senator from the Twenty-
Sixth Senatorial district of Georgia,
subject to the rules of the democratic
primary. I will appreciate the votes
and support of the people and if elect
ed I promise to faithfully represent the
whole district to the best of my ability.
Respectfully,
J. H. Mills.
FOR STATE SENATOR
To the Voters of Butts County :
At the solicitations of the people, I
hereby announce my candidacy for
Senator from the Twenty-Sixth sena
torial district of Georgia, subject to a
democratic primary. The support of
the voters is solicited and if elected I
pledge myself to represent every inter
est of the whole district to the best of
my knowledge and ability.
H. M Fletcher.
FO RREP RES ENTATIV E.
To the Voters of Butts County:
In response to the solicitations from
many friends in various parts of the
county, I hereby announce myself a
candidate for Representative from
Butts county in the next general as
sembly, subject to the rules and regui
lations of the coining primary. I will
appreciate your vote and support and
pledge myself if elected to represent my
county and state to the best of my
ability. Respectfully,
C. A. Towles.
FOR STATE TREASURER.
To the People of Georgia:
I am a candidate to succeed myself
as State Treasurer, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
My candidacy is based strictly upon
my record and experience in this office,
Sickened
by Calomel
If you ever saw anyone made
sick by calomel you won’t want
any more calomel yourself.
There’s no real reason why a per
son should take calomel anyway,
when fifty cents will buy a large
bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone—
a good remedy that perfectly and
safely takes the place of danger
ous calomel, which is another
form of deadly and poisonous
mercury.
Dodson’s Liver Tone is a pleas
ant tasting vegetable liquid
which will start the liver just as
surely as calomel, and which has
absolutely no bad after-effects.
Children and grown people can
take Dodson's Liver Tone with
out any restriction of habit or
diet. Slaton Drug Cos. sell it and
guarantee it to take the place of
calomel, and will refund your
money at once if it fails in your
case. adv.
Basket of Fine Peaches.
The Progress is indebted to
Mr. W. J. Bledsoe for a basket
of unusually fine peaches. They
were among the most delicious
seen this season and were genu
inely appreciated. Rain has caus
ed the peach crop to end earlier
than usual this season.
Vote for L. M. Park for
State Treasurer, adv.
Removal sale at Taylors.
which are well known to the people of
Georgia, and which I trust has been
satisfactory. If, in your opinion, th*
management of the State’s finances un
der my administration for the pastsev
eral years has been faithful and efficient
l would gratefully appreciate your en
dorsement at the polls in the coming
primary.
Thanking you for the support and
confidence extended me heretofore, I
earnestly solicit your further kind con
sideration of my candidacy in the pres
ent campaign. Respectfully.
W. J. Hpccr.
FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT.
I am a candidate to succeed myself
for Judge of the Superior Court of the
Flint Circuit, subject to the Democrat
ic primary in August. I solicit the sup
port of all who participate in the pri
mary. If re-elected I will do all in my
power to serve the jieople faithfully.
Robt. T. Daniel.
LIABILITIES.
Capital (Stock $ 60,000.00
Undivided profits 8,251.73
Cashiers Checks
Deposits 40,316.80
Bills Payable 20,000.00
Due to Banks 625.11
$119,194.95