The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, September 09, 1910, Image 4
IKNRY COUNTY WEEKLY. KItANK liIvVCAX, Kilitor. at the postofftca at McDca wan. aa »acond cla*a mall matter. Hutyartlfina Rataa: H-00 par hack smr month. Redtu .ion on atandlng i--tracts by special agraement. JUDonough, 0». Sept. 9, 1010, CAPTAIN SPEER FOR DOORKEEPER. We are pleased to learn and new announce that Captain Chas. M. Speer is a candidate for Door keeper of the next House of Rep resentatives, Captain Speer is well and favor ably known to the people of Henry county, for, though for a number of years of the recent past he has lived and labored in ©ther counties, he was for many years a citizen of old Henry. For a. number of years he did our county excellent service as Clerk ©f the Superior Court. He also jbly and successfully edited The Henry County Weekly for a num ber of years; so is an old news paper man whom the editors of to-day will be glad to remember by indorsing him for this place. For the past eighteen years he been superintendent of the waterworks systems of both New aan and Carrollton, giving com plete satisfaction to these cities. The Henry County Weekly, to fetlrer with the people of McDon ough and Henry county and his sujnerous friends throughout the state, wish him success in his aspirations. Daughters of Confederacy. f. Locate Hampton Roads. What was the date of the battle? 2. What important forts had been besieged by northern war vessels, increasing the danger of capture for confederate ships which ventured to run the block ade? 3. Give description of the Vir ginia. How did the confederates tfcme into possession, and what was the original name? 4. Name some of the officers. What Georgian was commanding Sag officer? 5. On the Bth of March, the Virginia, acaompan'ed by two smaller vessels left Norfolk and steamed down the Elizabeth river. How did her appearance affect the federals? What effect had tlii? shot and shell hurled at the strange-looking era ft? t>. Upon what large 'wooden frigate did the Virginia sweep down in a very short time? 7. Describe the attack upon Hie Congress? Tell the result? 8. How did the Minnesota and ©ther federal ships escape total destruction after having suffered severely from the Virginia’s guns? 9. At Sunset, as the Virginia drew off, what was her condition? What effect did this sudden on slaught ani destruction of their vessels have upon the people of the north? 10. Describe the Moni to r. Give an account of the battle be tween the Virginia and the Moni tor. 11. Although the Virginia had not accomplished all that the south hoped, what effect did her presence in the Norfolk harbor have? What prevented the con federates from constructing other rams like the Virginia? 12. What effect did this en gagement have upon the naval warfare of'the world? Answers to questions may be found in Stephens’ Pictorial His tory of the United States, pp. 687- CSS, and Lee’s School History of the United States. Proposed Amendment to Constitution. Providing a Presentation for City of AugUNta to Increase Its Indebted ne*n. By his Excellency, Joseph M. Brown, Governor. Atlanta, Ga. August 3,1910. Whereas, the General Assembly at its session in 1909 proposed an amendment to the Constitution of this State, as set forth in an Act api roved August 16th 109, to-wit; An act to amend Paragraph one of Sec tion seven of Article seven of the Consti tution of this State, so as to provide for allowing tho City Council of Augusta, which owns both a power producing ca nal and water works, to increase its bonded indebtedness beyond the amount now allowed under said paragraph, un der certain circumstances, for the pur post; of flood protection. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That paragraph one of Sec tion seven of article seven of the Consti tution of thi State is hereby amended by adding at the end of said paragraph the following words: “Except that the City Council of Augusta, from time to time as necessary, for the purpose of protection against floods, may incur a bonded in debtedness upon its power producing ca nal and municipal waterworks, in addi tion to the debts herein! efore in this par agraph allowed to be incurred, to amount in the aggregate not exceeding fifty per centum of the combined value of such properties; tl e valuation of such proper ties to be fixed as may be prescribed by law, but said value not to exceed a figure per*cent, on which shall represent the net' r venue per annum produced by the two such properties together at the time of said valuation, and such indebtedness not to be incurred except with the assent of two-thirds of the qualified voters of such city, at an election or elections for that purpose, to be held as may be now, or may hereafter, prescribed by law for the incurring of the new d. bts by the said City council of Augusta, so that said par agraph when amended shall read as fol lows: “PARAGRAPH 1 The debt hereafter in curred by any county, municipal corpo ration or political division of this State, except as in this Constitution-provided for, shall not exceed seven per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable prop erty therein, and no such county, muni cipality or division shall incur any new debt, except for a temporary loan or loans to supply casual deficiencies of rev enue, not. to exceed one-fifth of one per e.'iitum of the assessed value of taxable property therein, without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified voters thereof, at uu election for that purpose, to be held as may be prescribed by law; but any city, the debt of which does not ex ceed seven per centum of the assessed value oi the taxable property at thi t ime of the adoption of this Constitution, may be authorized by law to increase, til any time, the amount of said debt, three per centum upon such assessed valuation; except that the City council of Augusta, from time to time, as necessary, lor the purpose of protection against floods, may incur a bonded indebtedness upon its power producing canal and municipal waterworks, m addition to the debts hereinbeforb in this paragraph allowed to be incurred, to an amouut in the ag gregate not exceeding lifgy per centum of the combined value of such properties, the valuation of such properties to he fixed as maybe prescribed by law, but said valuation not to exceed a figure five percent, on which shall represent the net r, venue per annum produced bv the two properties together at the time of said valuation, and such indebtedness not to be incurred except with the assent of two thirds of the qualified voters of such city, at au election or elections for that pur pose to be held as may be now, or may be hereafter, prescribed by law for the in curring of new debts by said the City council of Augusta.” See. 2. Be ic further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That whenever tin above proposed amendment t«» the Con stitution shall be agreed to two- thirds oi the members eleeteU to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, and the same has been entered on their journals, with the ayes and nays taken thereon, tin- Governor shall, and he is hereby au thorized and instructed to cause said amendment to be published in at ieusV two newspapers in each Congressional district in this State for the period of two months next preceding the time of Indu ing the next general election. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the autimrity atoresuid, that tin above pro posed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State at the next general election to be held after publication as provided for in the second Section of thi.- Act, in the si verql election districts of this Slum-, at which election every person shall be qualtlhd to vote who is entitled to vu.e for members of the General Assembly. All persons voting at such election in favor of adopting the prop is- l a mend men t So the Constitution shall have writ ten or printed on their ballots the words: “For amendment allowing City of Au gusta to increase its bonded iudebtness for flood protection,” and all persons op posed to the adoption of the amendment shall have wi-iu -n or printed ~n their ballots the words: “Against amendment allowing City of Augusta to increase its bonded indebtedness for flood protec tion ” Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Governor lie and he is hereby authorized and di rected to provide fori ue, submission of the amendment proposed in the first Sec tion of this Act to a vote of the people as required by the Constitution of this State in paragraph one of Section one of article thirteen, and by this Act, and if ratified, the Governor shall, when he as certains such ratification fromtheSec retary of State, to whom the returns shall be referred in the manner as in cases of election for members of the Gen era] Assembly to count and ascertain the results, 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. Beit further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Now, therefore, I. Joseph M. Brown, Governor of said State, do issue this my proclamation, hereby declaring that the foregoing proposed amendment to the Constitution is submitted for ratifica tion or rejection to the voters of the state qualified to vote f ir membeis of the Gen eral Assembly at the general election to he held on Wedne.-day. October sth, 1910. JOSEPH M. BItOWN, Governor. By the Governor. PHILLIP COOK, Secretary State. LIBEL FOR IHVOIICK Henry Superior Court, April Term, 1910. Alma Cato ) it appearing that Troy vs. t Cato, defendant in the fore- J. W. Cato. ) going petition, resides out of the State, and that it, is necessary to perfect service upon him by publication. It is ordered that service be perfected '-v publication in the paper in which Sheriff's advertisements ate piinted twice a month for two months before the next October term of this Court. hhis April 28th. 1910. E. J. Reagan, JudgeS. C.F. C. Georgia—Henry County: 1 J. A. Fouche, Clerk Superior Court in and for said County, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing order is a true abstract from the minutes of Hem y Superior Court. This A ugust 16th, 1910. J. A. Fouche, Clerk. Administrator's Sale. Georgia, Henry County. By virtue of an order from the court of Ordinary of sa'ul-County, will be sold be fore the court house door, within the le gal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in October 1910, 5 acres of land off the north east corner of lot No. 113 in the original district of said county, known as the old Jackson place, lining sold as the property of the estate of Violet Eason. Sold for the benefit of heirs and creditors Terms cash. 9 30 J. A. Fouche, Adinr. Administrator's Salt-. Georgia, TTOnrr County. By virtue of art ord r from the court of Ordinary of said county, will he sold be foretheconrt house door in McDonough, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in October 19)0, 1 house and lot, in the town of McDonough, Ga., situated on east side of Brown street, known as the Dr. Langston place, containing 3-4 of an acre of laud, more or less, and being sold as the property of N. J. Lapgston’s estate. 9-80 >. Mrs. M. B. Langston, ' Administratrix. For Leave to Sell. Georgia, Henry County. To whim it may concern : Notice is hereby given that, the under signed has applied to the Ordinary of said county for leave to sell a lot in the town of McDonough. Ga , belonging to the es tate of Mrs. Eitdora B. Lemon for the purpose of distribution. Said applica tion will lie heard at the regular term of the court of Ordinary for said county to be held on the first Monday in October 1910. Tl is September 7th. 1910. ASA A. LEMON, Administrator Estate of 9-30 Mrs. Eudora B. Lemon. For Leave to. Sell. Georgia, Henry County. Mrs. Eaima Berry, administratrix of the estate of M. K. Berry, deceased, hav ing in due form made apulieation for leave to sell the lands belonging to said estate, situated in Henry e.t.n'yin the town of Stockliridge; this is to notify you that said application will be heard at t} t next regular term of Court of Ordinary on tin- first Monday in October 1910. Given under my hand and seal, this ell: day of September, I MP. 930 A.G. Harris, Ordinary. j Messrs. E. M. Copeland and Howard Carmichael attended the funeral of the former’s cousin, Mr. * W. R. McClelland, at Stone Mount- J ain last Friday. * A Few Bushels of Grain. A tew bushels of corn planted in the ground becomes many bushels of grain. So with the tew dollars you put in our bank from time to time. The rain causes your grain to .grow, and the interest we pay causes )our dollars to grow. Would the ablest business men in the country have a bank account it there were no advantage or convenience in it? Would they have been able to reach their present command ing position it they had spent hall of their time worrying about the safety ot the money they had made? We invite you to open up an account with us as they did and the advantages they found will surely come to you. When you have earned your money don't let it slip away trom you; ten here, twenty there, a hundred some where else, soon make a thousand dollars. We otter you our bank as a sate place in which to -deposit your money, and our good eye is always on the lookout tor y ou. THE BANK OF HENRY COUNTY, McDonough, Ga. BRING US ANY PICTURES you may have and let us Frame them for you. A KEW LOT OF MOIJLD- E?JC JUST RECEIVED. OUR LINE OF TABLETS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES is complete and can save you some money. 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