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MIR OF THE BOARD TY COMMISSI Minutes of the county com missioners of roads and revenues. Members present: Thomas Wight, J. L. Peebles, J. M Sasser, Henry Mitchell and L. L. Barwick. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. On motion the chairman was authorized and empowered to borrow money to pay officers fees and the regular monthly bills of the county until tax money could be collected. On motion the payment of $100 damage claim of Mr. Pender grass was refused. On motion the chairman was instructed to settle with the tax assessor for the year 1910.- On motion the chairman and L. L. Barwick were appointed to meet with the authorities from Thomas county and adjust the -claim of Mr. Pendergast; with power to act. On motion the clerk was in structed to ask the road com missioners of Grady county to furnish by the next regular meeting of the county commis sioners on the first Tuesday in August a list of the road hands in each district between the ages of 16 and 50, white and black to be seperate, also to furnish the number of miles in each district, also to request the commissioners to put the road in good condition by or before the September term of court. On motion the following bills were ordered paid. J. M. Sasser 3 1-2 days extra work as commis sioner $10.50 Thomas Wight 6 days extra work as commis sioner 18.00 B. D. Singletary lumber for bridge 17.28 W. R. Hawthorn, lumber for bridge 58.00 R. F. Whiddon, lumber for bridge 12.21 Henry Mitchell, hauling lumber and work on bridge 6.25 J. M Sasser, repairs on bridge 19.50 Miles Whitfield, lumber for bridge.. 27.40 H. C. Davis, lumber for bridge 15.47 W. H. Hudson, paid tor shoeing county mules 2.45 City of Cairo, water and lights for court house. __ 8.53 City of Cairo water and lights for jail 6.38 M. R. Hawthorn lumber for bridge - 7.83 J. W. Miller, insurance on county mules 106.25 Wight Hdw. Co., tools, material, etc. for con victs 102.32 T. J. Arline, medicine, visits, etc. for convicts and prisioners 39.00 Dr. Arlines bill to be paid if found correct. J. T, Barrett and Co., lumber for bridge.... 12.32 Ira Higdon, provisions, supplies, etc. for con victs 47.93 W. B. Roddenbery, lum ber for bridge 7.98 Farmers Union Ware house Co. feed for county road mules. __ 173.94 Farmers Union Ware house Co.,, feed for county farm mule... 7.98 Poulk Bros. Co., provi sions, shoes, hats sup plies, etc. fo}* con victs 63,37 Wight & Browne med icine for convicts and prisoners . P-4U Thorpas Wight, expense of getting st&te con victs. .j 21.‘39 J. D, Holman medicine for county road mules.... 4.50 J. D, Holman, 4 mules for county road use.. 1094.00 B. W. McManeus, mat erial and repairs on equipments for roads. ’ 8.17 L. Browning wash ing and ironing for paupers. 3.75 Garner Blakley Co., syrup for convicts.11.86 Wight Hdw. Co., axe and handle for poor farm 1.00 Wight Bros. Co., pro visions and supplies for convicts 50.20 W. H. Searcy, coal for court house snd jail.. 66.00 G. D. Reddic, beef for convicts ^ 5.55 Wight Bros. Co., feed and supplies for poor farm 10.99 Foote & Davies, books, records and reports for convict warden... 26.10 H. J:Hart, repairs at jail r____ 6.45 W. L. Muggridge, re pairs on bridge 4.00 W C Matthews, horse feed trip to Albany and trip to Bain- bridge for the coun ty 19.70 Crawford & Wight, in-. surance on dwelling at poor farm.. 25,20 W. J. Willie, court cost on Russell Taylor 40.00 W. D. Stanfield feeding prisoners at jail 61.95 R. L. Nicholson, turn keys, per-diam, etc.. 64.50 F. B. Walsh,balance on team hire bringing prisoners from Grady- ville last month..... .75 Roddenbery Hdw. Co , tools, equipments, etc, for convicts... 13.85 On motion adjourned: Thomas Wight, Chair. J. L. Peebles. L. L. Barwick. Henry Mitchel, J. M. Sasser. B. M. Johnson, Clerk. To all my friends I wish to say that I am prepared to do first class work at my shop and would appreciate your calling around and having your whiskers trim med. All my barbers are first class men with experience and can give satisfaction. W. H. P. O’Neal. an be S upplied by Grady County Furniture o. Cairo, Ga. Next Door to Citizens Bank. Your home can be furnished complete from PARLOR TO KITCHEN Kash or Kredit. P* C. ANDREWS, Attorney-at-law, CAIRO, GA Office In Richter & Kashin Bnilding. Money to loan on city and farm property. Kasy terms. J. S. WEATHERS ATTORNEY-AT-1 AW General Practice. Collections aSpecialt Office in Court House CAIRO - - GEORGIA PELHAM &HWAM R. H. Cl Time Table No. 2 Effective Saturday, October 1st. 1910, 12:01, A. M Between CAIRO AND CALVARY South Bound STATIONS North Bound 1st Class Passenger 2 clss Mixd 2 clss Mixd 1st Class Passenger 5 1 3 2 4 6 Sun. oally Exc Central Stand- Exc: Only Sun. ’ ard Time Sun, Dally Only PM AM PM AM PM PM 3 00 7 00 2 15 Lv Cairo At 9 50 5 16 5 lb 3 12 7 12 2 27 Gradyville 9 38 5 03 5 Or 3 27 7 27 2 42 Cranford 9 21 4 48 4 48 3 34 7 34 2 49 FBooth •) 13 4 38 4 36 3 44 7 44 2.69 Reno > 06 4 31 4 31 3 50 7 49 3 UE FMaxwell 3 so 4 21 4 21 3 00 8 00 3 IE Yr Calvary Lv $ 50 4 15 4 15 F Trains stop on signal. Petition For Charter GEORGIA—Grady County: To the Superior Court of said county: The petition of E. H. Taylor, T. A. J. Majors, of Grady county, Georgia, and M. M. Taylor, E. B. Taylor, of Fulton county, Georgia, respectfully shows: 1. That they and such other persons, as they may associate with them, their successors and assigns, desire to he incor - porated under the name and style of THE SOUTH GEORGIA SYRUP CO. for a period of twenty (20) years, with the privilege of renewal at the expiration of that time; with authority to sue and be s ued; to have and use a corporate seal; to tn ake by-laws and rules for conduct of its business; to point agents and officers for the management of its affairs and to exercise all the rights and privileges in cident to such corporation. 2. That the principal office of said cor poration to.be iri- GrS/.ty couiitv, Georgia, with theright to establish other places of business, either in or out of the state. Tile obj ect of this corporation is pecuniary gain to its stockholders, and the principal business sliall be the packing of syrup, the canning of fruits, vegetables, etc., and fo carry oil such other business, whether manufacturing or otherwise, as may seem advisable to the company, to he carried on, calculated directly or indirectly, to promote the company’s interest or en hance its holdings. To establish factories, to buy, sell, lease convey, mortgage,bond and hold such real estate or other proper ty in use such as may seem expendieiit. 3. The capital stock shall consist of 1,000 shares of preferred stock, the par value of ten dollars ($10) per share, with the privilege of increasing to any amount not exceeding 5,000 shares by a vote of a majority of the common stock, and common stock to any amount not ex ceeding twice tlie amount of the preferred stock, the par. value of both common and preferred stock shall be ten (10) dollars per share. Your petitioners desire that the management of the company be vested solely in the holders of the common stock, and that the preferred stock draw eight (8) per cent, per annum dividend, and that no dividend be paid on the common stock till the preferred stock shall have been paid dividends for all the time that it has been in existence, and further should the company sell out or liquidate its assets that the same be appled first to the payment of the preferred stock at par, with all interest acruing at 8 per cent per annum, but that the preferred stock no further participate in the assets of the company, but the remaining as sets he pro rated among the holders of the common stock. Wherefore, your petitioners pray that this court may pass" an order incorpora ting your petitioners with.all the powers, privileges and immunities allowed now or hereafter to such corporations under the laws of Georgia, and that this petition and'sucii order sliall constitute the char ter of said corporation. This the 18th day of May, 1911. E. H. Tayi.ok, T. A. J. Muons, M. M. TAYI.OH, ■ V E. B. Taylor. Petitioners. Your Dollars Will Stretcl) In a way that will most agreeably sur prise you when you buy your groceries at WHITE & STRINGER’S. This be cause we can buy closer than anyone else, and consequently can sell cheaper, while the quality of our goods are al- ways better. I, J. M. McNair, Jr., deputy clerk of the Superior Court of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, and correct copy of the application for charter of “The South Georgia Syrup Company, as same appears on file in tins office Witness, my official signature and the seal said court, this the 18th day of May, 1911. J. M. McNair, Deputy Clerk Suierior Court, Get something in your appeiience paving your clothes pressed at the City Pressing Club. ' A Good Position? There are thousands of young men and women asking themselves that question, and the secret of their success in life is wraDped up in in the answer. There is but one answer to the question— just two words. “PREPARE YOURSELF” Every one who has attended Bagwell’s Business College and did faithful work, now has a good position with agood salary and a bright future. If others succeed, why not you? We have the leading Business College in the state; the easiest, briefest and best courses. 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