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The Fort Gaines Sentinel —— ITnUSIIKO EVERY FIMIlAY. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLAY COUNTY. JOSHUA JOKES, Editor and Publisher ~ FRIDAY, .TAXCARY 8. I«‘»7. legal advertising. til 1-tflU !\Srrrti«< in.-r to (»'iMi*hcl in th** Sss- l. mn>l he l*ni 1 fur hermfler In advance. The >,fSr. r*. a* well a. the |«it,!l*ti<*r. having *x eri- .,c. | cnnalilcrahtc tetnhh- in making collections f, ..(tidal notice*, and in a nnmher of (nuance* h ,v • trt»*n nnahle to collect at nil. This rule will he • dell, adhered to. and to avoid delay and trouble all lntere*tfd *hmttd. in the fntnre, .end the < a*h • lih the <onv for *u<-U wivertivement*. THE DISPENSARY BILL. The following is the bill passed at tbi* recent session of the legislature pnivi ling for a dispensary in Fort < i.tines; AX ACT T<* establish, maintain and regulate a Dispensary in the town of Fort 'Gaines, Clay county, Georgia, for the «ale of ardent spirits, malt liquors, wines, cider and other intoxicants, and to establish and perpetuate a Hoard of Commissioners forthe man¬ agement of said dispensary,and other purposes. Seetion 1. lie it enacted by the Gen¬ eral Assembly of the State of Georgia That from and after the passage of this Ad, that .1. K. Pnullin, J. E. Peterson -111.. Want. W. .1. Greene and A. W. Holley, be and the same are hereby constituted a body corporate, under tlie style of “Dispensary Commission- 4 * « ( >f Fort Gaines,Ga.' 1 forth** purpose s>. establishing and maintaining a Dis¬ pensary i»» *aid town, for the sale of ardent spirits, malt liquors, wines, cider uiul other intoxicants; said Com- tnissioners shall have power to perpet- Bate tin* Hoard by tilling all vacancies that may occur by n majority vote of ihe remaining Commissioners; to elect i roni their mimlM*r a Chairman, a ieiary and a Treasurer, requiring good and sufficient bonds from the Secretary and Tnutsuivr, to bo approved by the Hoard. Said Boaui of Commissioners shall have power to sue and he sued, plead and bo impleaded in all eousts of •this Slate. The Dispensary Commis- • ioiiers provided for in this Act, before iitciing upon the discharge of their duties a* kucIi, shall take and snbscibe I cion* sonic qualified otlieer an oath, shat they will faithfully and honestly discharge all the duties imposed upon liim bv tliiH Act. Section 2. He it further enacted. ’I'hat the Dispensary Commissioners piwidetl for in this Act may maintain, at some convenient point in the town «>l rort (iuhh'x, within \hv tiri*. limits, h Dispensary for the sale of spirits, malt liquors, wines, eider and oth**! - intoxicants. They shall *m the «lay alter their ({iialilicatioii, organiza- 1 ion and initially thereafter elect a man who slnill he of good moral character and sober habits to in* known as the Dispensary Manager, who shall have charge and control of said Dispensary under their supervision. Said manager tdiall be chosen for the term of one year, but shall be removable at any time, by said Commissioners, for neg- lent of duty, or violation of any law, ami said Commissioners shall till his place al once. Said Dispensary Maua- ger shall be required to lane and sub- scribe an oath, that he will faith- fully and honestly discharge al^ duties required of him In this Act. Said Dispensary Manager shall also be required to give bond with good seen- my to he approved by the Hoard ot Cemmissionors, in such sum as the Hoard nay determine, conditioned to faithfully account for all goods and moneys that may come into his hands as such manager, and tor the faithful performance of all duties required of him by this Act and by such rules and regulations as the Board of Commis- shmers may fix, am! his sation shall not he dependent upon the umount of his sales. Section 3. Be it further TM »W ......wr. .hull, m„l,r .1,, direction of said Dispensary ( oiumis- .. all kv,-p. nn.i,T Ih, Mipt'j \i5*ioii ot Mini t omitting mo prs, a stock of ardent spirits, malt liquors, M»T Jin i-i. All Kill, inrutn il for .he maiuteiuince and *»|>* ration jf sai*l ] *i - •». i»vm. fr**m i ime t* t i«u< ■, stia'l be paid by tlit* Treasurer, upon pre- scntuiiwii, when approved by a major- tty <»f said Commissioners. Said man- ager shall sell only for cash and shal^ tuni over all money* received by lnm to tiie Secretary of the Hoard each day^ who shall keep an account of the *nm< and who fdiall turn over to the J re as* urer of the Board of Commissioners at the. expiration of each week taking said Treasurer's receipt for the same. Section 4. Be it further enacted, That said Dispensary (Commissioners shall make, from time to time, rules and regulations for the operation of said Dispensary not in e<»ntlicl with the provisions of this Act. The quan- tity of liquor to lie sold to any one per- son at one time shall not exceed four gallons, and in no event shall liquors be furnished in quantities less tlian half pints, and none shall he drunk in the building or on the premises where said Dispensary is located. Said Dis- pensarv shall not be opened before sunrise and be closed each day before sun set. and remain closed on Sundays, elect in days, and such other days as the Commissioners may direct. Said manager shall he bound by all the laws of this State regulating the sale ot liquors, and all the regulation* of said Hoard of Commissioners not w ith the laws of tins State. Section .1. licit further enacted That the manager of said Dispensary shall sell to no person or persons any of sail! ardent spirits, malt liquors, wines, eider or other intoxicants ex¬ cept iti sealed packages, and he shall not keep any broken packages in said Dispensary, and whenever an original package is broken, it lie at once hot11***1 and sealed. Saul manager shall make a monthly report to said Commission- ers, showing the aniouqt of sales for the preceding mouth and stock on hand on the last.lav of said month, Said Commissioners may cause, an in- spection and an analysis of the stock on hand, from time to tune, bv a <om potent chemist the expense of which to be paid out of any funds in the hands of he. T reasurer, ^eclh.n (5. lie it further enacted, T hai said manager shall not, allow any person or persons, to loiter in or about said Dispensary, or the premises on which it is situated, and for failure to enforce this Section, said manager shall he removed from office; and any person or persons refusing to leave said Dispensary or the premises on, which it is situated, or to comply with any other provision of tins Act. or th** ordinances passed by the Mayor and Council of said city of Fort Gaines ’ ! shall , „ upon conviction ..... thereof, , . in the | Mayor’s Court of said town, be pun- • of islied said as town. prescribed dy the ordinances j Section 7. Be it further enacted;! , riuit the Mayor and Council of said i town shall have power and authority to . all ordinances to carry out the purposes of this Act, and provide suit- penalties fer violations of anv pro- visions. Sections. He it further enacted, said Dispensary shall he mam- tained and operated from the profits! from the sales of said ardent ; spirits, malt liquors, wines anil other! intoxicants, provided tlnit to inaugu- rate said Dispensary and purchase the I stock said Board of Commission- are hereby authorized to borrow or pledge the credit of the Board— said obligation to he paid out first profits realized from said Dis- Section 0. He it further enacted,, said Hoard of Commissioners shall appropriate a sufficiency of the ! net profits of said Dispensary not to exceed fifty percent, thereof to main- tain the. Fort Gaines Academy and the Colored Academy in said town for ten months in each year,' the full terms of which schools shall t.e free to any child m Clay eon my within the school age, and the remainder of said profits shall he used in payment of the interest on the bonded indebtedness of said towu of Fort Gaines; to provide a fund for the redemption of saM i! bonds; . to keep . ; the Bridge in repair across the Chattahoochee Rivet in the .........rale of sni.l lown; «. k.ep in repair the water-works in said town .„d *.. l-nn-M, a .inkii.s fun.l wHh which to ♦reel bettor school buildings when required «»'">* *»«P*««ry r«M«* provided for ia this Act shall recievc a* *uch Cmnmtssioners a «alary of! Twenty-five dollars each per annum and the Secretary and Treasurer shall lie paid £nch Twenty-five dollars per annum additonal, said salaries to lie paid cut of the net proceeds of the Dispensary. Section 11. Be it further enacted* fhat said Board of Commissioners shall have full now -r and authority at any time tliev deem it for the best in- tercet of said Umn of Fort Gaines to Miqwnd or discontinue said Dispen- sary by cloning out all stock on hand, Section 12. Be it further enacted, That, on and after the passage of this Act, the titj- Council of Fort (Jaincsis hereby prohibited from issuing, grant* i Ils r or r j uewing any license for the sale 0 f anient spirits, malt liquors, wines^ cider and other intoxicants within the corporate limits of said town of Fort Gaines, provided, nevertheless, that should the Dispensary Commissioners at any time determine to permanently discontinue the Dispensary as author- i 7<( .,i j t , the 11th Section, then the City Council of Fort Gaines are here- authorized to resume the control t), c ijquor tratlic in said town, Section HI He it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in con- tli*-t with this Act Tie and the same are hereby repealed. 'Approved Dec. 23rd 18% W. Y. Atkinson, Governor. STATK OF GEORGIA, Office Sechetaky of State. I. A. 1). Candler, Secretary of State of the, State of Georgia, do hereby cer- tify, That the foiegoing eight pages contain a true, and correct copy of An Act now on tile in this offi.je and ap¬ proved on the 23rd day of Dec. 18%, entitled “An Act to establish, maintain and regulate a Dispensary m the town of Fort Gaines, Ga., forthe sale of ar- ‘lent spirits, malt liquors, wines and other intoxicants, and to establish and perpetuate a Board of Commissioners for the management of said Dispensary and for other purposes. In Testimony Whereof, I have here- | unto set my hand and utllxed the seal • of my office, at the Capitol, in City of Atlanta, this 20th day *>f Dee, j in the year of our Lord One Thousand Fight Hundred and Xinetv-Six and of Twentieth. Allkn D. Candler, Secretary of State. Tetter, Salt-llheuri and Eczema. ^ intenS e itching and smarting inci dent to these diseases is instantly allayed | by applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have been permanently enred by It. it. iB equally efficient fer itening piles and and jhroniu haJj s*ne eyts 25ccs. box. per nr. Cadv’s „ r<»n»t;:icn ... Bowiiers, ,, , _ are! just, what a hor^e need;* vrhen iu bad con*! turn. Tonic, blood pmifier and Thev are ret food but ; the host in use to put a horse ia prime condition Price 25 - ' rts t w>r lackaj '*__ u ... . _ » n I 1101? • W« J* BTyflYl S HOOK * jUI who 4T4 int«r**t«d in Jurth®rinjj th« gals of Bv*. W.J. Urynn’i •*** book «hould rorrwpon# - lraTn*«li»t«lj fublUh*>r«. with th# Th# wort: will •ontoia * .. il ICG 0 U 1 T OP IB ClVPilGK TOUt. 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THE ~“>;x rn ma:* SYSTZM ha. for 43 years been the standard. Called by th- U. S. Bureau of 1'luc ition "The Amrr. icaa Syst-.m." First prize. World’s Fair. Full information and complete catalogue, free. THE PHONOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE CO.. CINCINNATI. OHIO. \ / _ f r 3*^ i U'S V\V I I / t<; Jf- ~Tj .e*' mp 1 X < ' -v * • / ' • i \ i 4» » i JOHN S. BURNETT I* still Ht, th** SMino old Stand, where he will bo ph ased to have von call <>n him when vou have watches, clocks jewelry. vVe.. that need repairing. All work guaranteed, and charge* low; A Change Of Firm, ~^But The Same*- Reliable Goods, Same Low Prices. Mrs. M. I. Mims having bought an interest in the busi- ness of G. S. Mandeville, it will hereafter be run in the firm name of G. S. Mandeville & Co. W« will corit.iiHie to cairv of the verv t>cst Fauiiiy i on erics, Fruits and Vegetables. <>uv goods an* all guaranteed the best, and »f we .lon't^dHhem cheaper than anybody ..... 8 .r««Kiiiuiw. v9 FGJRT GflinES-> ., r OIL AND GUANO COMPANY. PRODUCTS MANUFACTURES: Crude Cotton Seed Oil, Rust Proof Gmno, Cotton Seed Meal, Home Mixture Guana, Cotton Seed Linters, High Grade Acid Phosphate- Cotton Seed Hulls. Tilts is one of the most complete and best equipped ‘manufacturing the enterprises of the kind anywhere in this ses- ' tion of South, its buildings being extensive and tirst-class in every particular, and its machinery all of the very latest improvements. * 0ar # Fertilizers Arc all of guaranteed grade and especially adapted to the soil of this section. H herever used they have given perfect satisfaction. <hOCl!H cidde^y^ Is of the Munger system and the most complete outfit of that manufacture. Your cotton and seed is all handled by ma- chinerv, and you are entirely relieved of that trouble. The gins are the best that money can buy, and do clean thorough work. IFe can gin and pack a bale ih 15 minutes. Rates 25c per hundred. Bagging and ties 60c per bale for six yds. Market Price for Seed, r will exchange meal for them. Patronize hoinfc enterprise. Respectfully, FT. GAINES OIL & GUANO CO. Here’s Another Skill Gallic. Hut It Is Not the (lit Forbidden by Law. I want to buy Dry Cow Hides, and wil^pay the Highest Market Price. If you c an't sell the cow just bring along the hide. Don't forget that my market is still headquarters for tlie choicest Beef. Pork and Sausage. L. A. 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