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. By His Excellency. 1
NA1 e, HARRIS, Qovornor. *
AtipZf&'nt.
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ISllf to wit; act approved Aupiiit* ui*
AN ACT’
JrapTS^of^h 01 ?,. 6 ' 8ectl °n 13, Para-
Stafe Jo , f . H 1 ® Constitution or thin
sfebf?£;;V“>'^ P ^i'*to J p“r d . 1 :
flon In n,. L y i. ,W ,unh offlce . addl-
c?ju| t ^Vi,i? n rd t h i%^r 0 u u » n i?o r 2{ l t t , ! :
au tduri*a the General Assembly
made t S? m th* « what < Jls P° a| t | °n ShaU lie
accruing ^e tlnes forfeaurea, and feos
srfl |2*. l , h 'Of Solicitor Gen-
feel’ i?« a ?K M U ?j lal Ctroult, where the
poaeaf r ° a “ oll,t,,<) ; and for other pur-
«rnf c *l on 1 v, Me 11 enacted by the Gen-
oral Assembly of Georgia, and it ia
same^thS? 0 ! 0 ^ 6 / ^authority of 1 the
Kraml i h nf £. rt! £ le B i;Section li Para-
%**•EL?* S*. th £ Constitution of Georgia,
!o 8 M B ?J. nd8d V y adding at the end of
?•p? n JiS ra i Br £ pb a » the following words:
Aaaemhi e v'.h U {^ Ver ' That ‘he General
hv S Mf 11 have power, at any time,
a£nn«il n ?^ or i t ' y vote each branch, to
accruing to the office of
5fUi-* °J!, General,. in any particular Ju-
in lieu thereof, to
.Circuit, and .« , 1BU mereor, io
Sftinn r ? e for BUCh ^Ice, in ad-
irttSh V\V le »Ji alftry *P rescrlbed In para-
fS p 2,u 1 u 0f 4 th,s section of this Article,
and without regard to the uniformity of
®nch salaries in the various circuits;
and shall have the further power to <le-
of thr e fl^ a, > dl , s ? oall ^ n 8baU be made
? r the fines, forfeitures and fees accru-
fng to the office of Solicitor Genera), in
5" y JlJob.dndtclaJ Circuit, where the
J?®*. ar , e abolished; so that said para-
£h„ P „ h °L“J3j ec ‘ Article,
• ~ r v "i>BasaaBiiiiiBBi-
Rtvilitit t, h c K cnnciryl by' the Gon-
crul Arsi tnbly of tlic ! Ut 3 ct Oeorg'n
that Paragraph i, of Section 111, of Ar-
0, of the Constitution of the Stall
■Georgia, US amended by ihc net o'
he General Assembly, npprovul August
3, 1910, and duly ratified by the peoph
according to law, be and the same i
hereby amended by inserting the word;
"Ohirko, Floyd, Sumter, Muscogee” it
tho proviso contained in said amend
ment between tho wbrds, '‘the countie*
of” and the word “Bibb” so that cnii;
proviso so amended hy ibis nmemlinen
shall rend ns follows: “Provided, iliqw
ever, that tho aunties of Clarke, FJayd
Sumter, Muscogee, Bibb, Chatham,-iFul-
ton and Richmond Bhall pay from theii
respective onnty Treasuries to tho Su
perior cut judges of the circuit o!
which (hey are a part, and the oun Ij
of Fulton to tho judge of the Stqm
Mountain circuit, or the judge of sucl
other circuit as may hereafter bo re
quired io regularly preside therein, foi
additional services rendered in the Su
perior Court of Fulton ' County suel,
sums, ns will, with the salaries paid eoel
judge from the State Treasury, make i
salary of $5,000 per. annum io cael
judge; and said payments nre declared
to be a part of the court expenses of
such counties, such payment to be
made to the judges now in office as well
as to their successors.”
GRADY COUm PROGRESS, CAtttU,
Singletary
'l’lid farmers of tin*
lio’t am
urn.
find little
days last
Dijjnbridge
Oho of J lie mud bouds shall la: paid off
on Janiiht'y 1 In the year 1930, and one on
the first day of January in raeh year
thereafter up to an 1 Deluding January
1030:
Two of said bonds shall be paid off
m January 1st in each of the year* 1010, 1 ....... i| , i
MMl and 1942; and , 'ciy . I.msy gathering their
Three of said bonds shall lie paid off re- j Mrs. R, V. Braswell
pectively on January 1st of each of the daughter spent a few
ears 1043, 1044, 1045 and 10 W; so that 1 WB0 L- w j t |, he,- .. )
«aid bonds shall all be fullv paid off on ■«. ' ' C1 n *
anuary 1,1048. Mrs. Williamc.
?aid bonds shall be known ns "Cairo ' Mis es Marie Holt and Mattie
tem' ,,Kl Uto0 , Vot ^ for Singletary who attends school in
aid'hop.lSshnll have printed or written Thomasvillo t , o , ,
■n'their ballots "For Sewerage Bonds” „„ , « ! ?° U last Sflt urdpy
ind thvso voting against said bonds shall U ■ “ un “ ft y "'-t l> hi lr.cfolks,
mvo printed or .written on their hnllols | Miss Itnth Willson returned
Against Sewerage Bonds," hnmo Inst i;\; i r ,
The principal anil interest of all 'the l "day nfler spending'
jonds mentioned in tlrw notice is io bo l "° W0C,C; rhoma.-v;llo with
.itiid in gold coin or its equivalent in r hllives.
^The nNulf'T' f''' - 'I Misses Nannie Mae Brink of
I he result of said election on the Thomnsvillo nnd Mvetlo Will'
proposition above sit forth shn'l bo do- 1 Ins( . J . , t . . N \' Mls
dared ns provided hy Inw nnd if said n .' ' ^ " iR lt W1 *' Mins
bond iasue is supported and voted for hy "" 1 " 1 sn "
tlie requisite legal majority, than nnd tie.
HEADQUARTERS!"
FOR THE FOLLOWING:
^..iT ’ 1 auiu Betiluii, oi said Article.
*:I 1 so amended, will read as follows:
? ar ?* rai ’’ 1 The General Assembly
may at any time, by a two-thirds vote
of each branch, prescribe other and dif
ferent salaries for any or all of the
fthoye officers, but no such change shall
tlie effip— — " •
affect uio viLiMBfH
Provided, however,
leers then in commission;
That the General As-
sembly shall have power, at any time,
b y “ majority vote of each branch, to
abolleh the fees at present accruing to
the office of Solicitor General, In any
particular Judicial Circuit, and in lieu
thereof, to prescribe a salary for such
office, In addition to the salary pre-
sprtbed In paragraph 1 of this section of
this Article, and without regard to the
uniformity of such salaries In the va
rious circuits: and ahal) have the fur-
letermlne what disposi-
gh.ai! he made of the "finest for-
- |J f ' "
flier power To
(ton shgll be
felturss,an4Jeep accruing to the office
Of Solldttor Oepergl, Ip any S uch judl-
lehed ” cuf ' ' V * pr * fees "arc apqi-
Beo. ?, Be (t further enacted,'that
if this nmendment shall pe agreed to by
two-thirds of the members of the Gen.
eral Assembly of each House, the same
shall be entered on their Journals with
the yeas and nays taken thereon, and
Hie Governor shall cause tho amend,
blent to be published in one or more of
the newspapers In each Congressional
District for at least two ipontna inline,
dlntely preceding the next gerferat e|ee.
tlon, and the same shall be submitted to
the people at the next general eleatlon,
and the voters thereat shall havuwrlt-
ten or printed on their ballots “Forrat.
-I 1‘MittVM VII asset* I/AIIVIO rwi iat>
iflcation t)f amendment to Paragraph 8.
of Section 13, of Article fl. of the Gpn-
stitutlpn of this Btatt, ftboUshlng feet
of .Solicitors General,” or "Against ffitl*
filiation of amendment to Paragraph 2, of
Section 13, of Article 6, of the GonatitU*
tlon of this State, abolishing feed of
Solicitors General" as they may choose,
and if a majority of the fleotors qijal*
ified to vote for members of the next
General Assembly, voting, shall vote In
favor of ratification, as shown by th*
consolidation thereof and returns mad*,
as now provided by law in eleotlona fq*
members of the General Assembly, tbon
bhJU amendment shall become a part of
•Wu6, Section 13, Paragraph S.
of the Constitution'of this State, anJ
thereof Vernor proclamation
nii Se i2'J 8 * Jt further enacted, that
a M Jftws and parts of laws in connict
-With this act be, and the same ars,
hereby repealed, •
Now, therefore. I, Nat E. Horrls. Gov.
ernor of said Stdte, do Issue this my
proclamation hereby deo:aring that "the
P ro .P° s «fi amendment to the
Constitution fi submitted, for ratlfloa-
tlon or rejection to the voters of nne
^^ ate ^‘ ,ua ^0 e ‘ , 10 v °t© memtffers of
th© General Assembly at’ the general
election to be held on Tuesday, Novem.
her 7, 1910.
_ ' N. E. HARRIS, Governor,
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amendment to
•t he onstitution of Georgia, to be voted
on at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, November 7, 1910, said amend
ment to amend Article 0, Section 13,
Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, rela
tive to the salaries of certain judges
of the Superior Courts.
By Hie Excellency, ,
NAT E. HARRIS, Governor.
See. 2. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that if this
constitutional amendment shall be
agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers of the General Aseembly of each
House, the same shall he entered on
<*eh journal, with the ayes and nays
taken thereon, and the Governor shall
euusc the amendment to be published in
one or more of the newspapers in each
Congressional District for two montlis
immediately preceding the next ge»-
cral election, and the voters thereat shall
hive written or printed on their Jickctf
“For ratification of nmendment to Para
graph 1, Section 13, Article 6, of the
Constitution” (providing for additional
compensation of the Superior Court
Judges in Clarke, Floyd, Sumter nnd
Mqspqgep Superior Coqrts), or “Against
nuifipfttiqn of (impnchnent tn Paimsph
1, Section 13, Article 0, of the Consti
tution" (against providing nt'd ional
compensation for the Superior Couit
judges in Clarke, Floyd, Sumter nnd
Muscogee Superior Courts) as they may
choose, and if a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
next General Assembly voting, shall
vote in favor of ratifiention, then said
amendment shall become a part - of Ar
ticle 6, Section 13, Paragraph I, of the
Constitution of this State and the Gbv-
ernor shall make proclamation thereof.
Sec. 3. The City Court of Ameri
cus shall not be abolished, nor shall the
salaries of tho offioere. thereof ho in.
creased or diminished prior to Jannnry
1, 1921.
Sec. 4. Bo it further onaoted hy
the authority aforefaitl, that all laws
and parts of lawB in conflict with this
act be, nnd the same, arc hereby re
pealed.
Now, therefore, I, Nat E. Harris, Gov
ernor of said State, do issue this my.
proclamation htreby declaring that tho
foregoing proposed amendment- to the
Constitution is submitted for ratifica
tion or rejection to the voters of the
State qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly at the general
election to be held Tuesday, November
7, 1910.
N. E. HARRIS, Governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
t August 28, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at jts
session in 1916 proposed an amendment
to the onstitution of this State as set
forth in an act approved August 8, 1916,
to wit:
AN A(2T
To amend Paragraph j, of Section IS,
qf Articjc 6, qf' tfifi oqstifution of the
fjfnje qf fieorgja, regelating the sal-
<Vfje§ qf {hp jqtlps of the Supreme and
Superior Courts by providing for the
paymont from the County Treasury of
Clarke County to the judge of the Supe
rior Courts of the Western Circuit, of
which said county is a part of addi
tional compensation, and by providing
for the payment from the County Treas
ury of Floyd County to the judge of
the Superior Courts of the Rome cir
cuit, of which said County of Floyd is a
part of additional compensation, and by
providing for the payment from the
County Treasury of Sumter County to
the judge of the Superior Courts of the
Southwestern Circuit, of which said
County of Sumter is a part of addition
al compensation, and by providing, for
the payment from the County Treasury
of Muscogee County to the judge of the
Superior Courts of the Chattahoochee
Circuit, of which said County of Mas- oaia oouus »>w uvur uaie ui January
cogee is a part of additional cempensa- l, 1917, and the principal thereof shall be
Py the Gtvernor:
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.
Ruth Wilson
fore the bonded debt' is' innurred 'Os 1 MMvlllbin VT' «l* 1 ' 1
authorized by said election, art ordinance v . Mulnn spent Inst Snturilny
shnll be paused providing for the issuance j n ‘ E ' lt Wltl1 Misses Myrl le, Rosa
and sale of the bonds thus authorised, i ftn d Bertha Willis,
and providing at tho same time for the iu: ols n • o
astessment and collection of an annual', , Bessle Sa3 ' sor veturned
tax sufficient in amount to pay off the “ ome last Sunday after spending
principal and interest of said bonds at soino lime with her grantl-purens,
the dates and within the time fixed by Mr. anti Mrs. Pickren of Donal-
snui ordinance, and as in this notice sot 'sonville.
forth. t -
The Ice Cream supper given by
ladies improvement club last Fri
day niglm was enjoyed by till pres
ent,
Mrs. Albie Singletary of fliom-
asvi||e spent a few days last week
vrbti her parents, Mr. and Mrs. II,
It, Wfitson.
Witness our hands, official signatures
and seals, this the 16th day 0 r September
1918.
M. L. LEDFORD, [Seal]
Mayor,
A, L, MILLRR, (Seal)
J, M, PflULKi [Seal]
J, E. HURST, [Seal)
W. G. BAGGETT, (Seal)
EUGENIS GLOWER [Seal]
Cotmcllmt n.
J. H. CONNELL,
Clerk.
Subscribe for The Progress
NOTICE
On motion tho following tax levy on all properly real anti personal
hn Prvnni,, n 1... co _ * _ p /-* « n . . _
. At r* - ” * 1 * •> * im * l-JCiBUiiui
in the County of Grady; State of Georgia; for the year 1916, for counfy
purposes and collections ordered to be made accordingly, viz;
Seventy cents on each $100.00 worth of property returned for tax
ation, subdevided as follows:-—
1st. 18 cents on each $100.00 to pay legal indebtedness of the
county now due nnd to become duo during the year.
2nd. 10 cents on eoeh $100.00 to build anil repair court houses
nnd jails.
3rd, 12 cents to build and repair bridges, ferries anti other im
provements according to .contract.
4th. 8 cents is to pay sheriffs, jailors or other officers fees (lint
they may be legally entitled to out of (he county funds.
6th. 2 cents to pay bailiffs fees at couit, non-resident witnesses
fuel, servant hire etc.
6th. 12 cents to pay jurors a per diem compensation.
7th. 2 cents to pay any other legal.charges against the county.
8th. 6 cents to pay the expense incurred in supporting the poor.
Alsojn compliance with the recommendations of the Grand Jury
at the September Term, 1916, of Grady Superior Court of said county,
the following special levy was made and ordered collected,'to wit;
40 conts on each $loO.OO worth of taxable property returned for
taxation for the purpose of the maintaining and working Grady Coun
ty s quoto of-convicts on the public roads of said county.
Also upon report of the County School Ccn ir.ksiccdr of said
county of an agreement between himself anti the authorities in the
several school district, the following levies for local school purposes
have-been made for the ensuing year and the Tax Collector is ordertl
to make collections accordingly;—
Pleasant Valley District, 2$ mills or $2.50 per thousand.
Choice Groceries, Cold Drinks,
Cairo Baked Bread, Cotton
Seed Meal and Hulls. Hay and
Horse Feed.
We appreciate your patronage
to the extent that once you
trade with us we know you
will continue to do so.
Mitchell & Walker Company.
Phone 97. Cairo, Ga.
Good Stallion For Service
About five years old; weighs 900 pounds. This horse as a colt
vns a winner at both the fairs hold in Grady county a few years ago.
\ be in Cairo every Saturday at Crawford-Miller Co’s Stables.
Service $10.00.
Will be in Cairo everyJSaturday Afternoon
H. J. WILLIS.
Notice of Bond Election
GEORGIA—Grady County.
City of Cairo.
I’o the qualified voters of said City:—
Notice is hereby given that in accord
ance with a resolution duly passed and
adopted on the Rith Jay of .September
1016 by the Mayor and Councilmcnof the
City of Cano, an election has been, and
is hereby called to be held in said City,
Tuesday, October 31 1916, a( (tie onp and
only voting precinct in saitl pity, tq-wit,
at the City Hall, ip tlm sapie manner
tpid by the stupe pepiqns, qnd under the
saqqe rules and (eplpliops that elections
jfqr officers qf gait| qity arc held and in tic.
(prdanco with the laws of Georgia, and
in accordance with the Charter of said
City and .the amendments thcroto, to
determine the question whether bonds
shall be issued by said City through its
Mayor and Councilman in the sum o
Twenty Eight Thousand $28,000.00
Dollars for the purpose of laying, estab
lishing, equipping and maintaining a
sewerage system in and for the City of
Cairo; said bonds to be of the denomi
nation of One Thousand [$1000.00] Dol
lars each, and to he numbered 1 to 28 in
clusive, aud shall each bear interest at
tho rate of a per centum per annum from
January 1, 1017 until paid, the first pay
ment of interest to he paid January 1,
1018 aud stud interest to be paid annually
thereafter, that is, on Jauy. 1, in each
year thereafter until said bonds respect
ively are paid off as hereinafter stated.
Said bonds shall bear date of January
lion, and for other purposes.
paid off as.follows;
Pine Union
Pleasant Hill
Elpino
Providence
Pine Summit
Calvary
Goltled Rod
Fairview
Cairo'
Pawnee
Pleasant Qrovp
Greenwood
Shady Groye
Walker
Sbiwysitle
biye Gak
Wbigltam
Whigham
School bond?,
3*
2
2i
2
2
5
4
5
6
H
3*
3.1
3
4)
4
3
5
21
‘ $3.50
‘ $2.00
' £2,50
‘ $2,00
' $2.00
‘ $5.00
‘ $4.00
‘ 85.00
‘ $5,CQ
1 $3.50
! 83,60
1 $8,50
1 §3.00
‘ $4.50
( $4.00
‘ $3.00
‘ $5.0Q
‘ $2.50
to retire.
L. B. Powell, Chairman
D. P. Ward Henry Mitchell
B. M. Johnson, Clerk.
C. H. Mize
T. W. Faircloth
S. J. Norton
Arch Harrell.
Money Loaned
ON EASY TERMS
FARM LOANS PROMPTLY MADE
At s;x per cent, interest, payable annually. The borrow
er lr.s the.privilege of paying part or all the principal at any
interest period, stopping interest on such payment. I will save
you money. Como to see me, or write. Prompt attention given
all written inquiries.
W. M. BRYAN,
Office Over Post Office / Thomasville, Georgia
6 Per Cent 6 Per Cent
FARM LOANS
Loans on improved farms in South Georgia
promptly made at lowest rates and beat terms
Call on us or wright us stating your needs.
We can save you money,
Barrow Loan & Abstract Company
“The biggest farm loan concern in South Georgia"
Pelham - - Georgia
6 Per Cent- e p er Cent
Seed Oats! Seed Rye!
I have select seed stock of the following stock limited.
Prices will be higher later—better buy your seed NOW'
Don’t wait! FuTghum Oats, Burt Oats, Texas Rustprooi
Oats, Appier and Hastings Oats, South Georgia Rye,
AbruzzieRye.
SEE ME AT ONCE
W.H.
Cairo, Ga.
Il>
bout!
M
[eat
Any old kind cf teeth
will do when you eat
that meat that we sell
There is none tendei’er,
none juicier; none better,
and nothing as satisfying
R. P. BENNETT,
The rocer Who Seeks to Pleas