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tlbe lEntcvprtse. ESTABLISHED i8f»5. _ COVINGTON STAR EST. IS74. j CONSOLIDATED 1902. — 1 SEMI-WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1903. j PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. CHAS. G. SMITH Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR Entered at the Covington Postoffice us Second-Class Mail Matter. Covington, Ga., Sept., 1, 1905. The State tax rate is 10 cents higher than last year. Covington got her first bale of this season’s cotton Tuesday. Colonel Guerry has evidently exclaimed, “deliver me from my friends!” Cotton and bank accounts are to open to the satisfac¬ of all concerned. The next bureau report on the crop will be issued next llie 5th inst. Every indication points io a cotton crop. A good price to be had for the staple then. It is announced Horn Atlanta that Gov. Terrell will oppose Sen¬ ator A. O. Bacon. No comment is necessary. Keep your eves on the advertis¬ ing columns of the Enterprise. You might as well profit as the other fellow. Everybody says Covington i.i one of the best towns in the State. When everybody says so you know it’s the truth. Athens is soon to have a $100, 000 oil mill. That w ill help to lubricate the wheels of business in t he classic city. It looks like somebody put up a job on Dupont Guerry. Like the little boy, he didn’t see t he joke until it was over. It looks like 10 and 12 cents for the coming crop of cotton. The farmer will demand ten cents be¬ fore he parts with it. A 19 year old boy was sent to penitentiary in Tennesse last week for having two wives. Trouble begins v.ith him i a;ly. Clark Howell and his crowd are j prestlv annoyed for Gar that Hoke’s crowd will say something about the crowd that’s “in.” That little matter of subsciip tion due to this paper may be a 1 small and insignificant item to you—1 ut it’s i ur living, our afi, aud we need it. Doesn’t it look a litt’e out of place for the State tax rate to be higher than last vear with an create of 1 rt v million dollars in taxable property. If natural conditions control ted the price of cotton the highest price attained in thirty years would be paid for ihe 1905 0 crop, ra\ s the Milledgeville News. I n o„ „ pi Clark Howell „ is • reported in the mountains of Norih Caro lin* recuperating. We have a! ready said that he would lo-e his health bef re the cam) aign p o greastd very far. Hon. J.,Im I‘n.ple Gravs, the 1 <,( l' 1, ut editor of the Atlanta N»ws, Imsgiven liisfiiHiids j b. understand that he will senator Bacon lor the United States Senate, Loca, Taxation for Public Schools [ An Act to provide for the crea¬ tion of Local Tax by Counties for Educational Purposes for the lay mg off of counties in school dis- j tricts and for other purposes. Section I. Be it enacted by the ; General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That within thirty days after the passage of this Act, or as soon thereafter as practicable it shall Le the duty of the County Board of Education of each county m G°orgia to lay off the county into school districts, the fines ol which shall be clearly and posi tively defined by boundaries such as creeks, public roads, land-lot lit.es, district lines or county lines. By concurrent consent and action boards of education of two or more adjoining counties may lay oil and define school districts without re¬ gard to county liueq provided that the ordinary ofthe county in which the schoolhouse is located shall order the election. The school districts thus marked cut shall contain an area of not less than sixteen square miles, and, where practicable, shall be so shaped as to have the school buildings as near the center as possible. Provided, That the Board of Education may have the right to establish districts with area less than sixteen (1G) square miles where there are natural cause or local condition that make it nec¬ essary to do so. The natural causes which will permit the creation of small districts are mountains, streams over which there aie no bridges, and dangerous roads. Ljcal conditions which will per¬ mit the creation of small districts must be determined by tin Board i of Education. In counties having incorporat¬ ed towns, now levying a local tax ior educational purposes and oper¬ ating a public-school system under their town charter or special Act of the Legislature, the County Board of Education, with the con¬ sent of the municipal authorities, may create a school district larger than the incorporated limits of the town by adding adjacent territory not already included in the incor¬ porated limits, and the district thus marked out shall become a school district upon vote ot t.he people as hereinafter provided, but such school district including in¬ corporated towns having a popu¬ lation of four thousand or more shall lie and remain under the ex¬ clusive supervisions and direction ot the school boards of the pre¬ viously chartered schools in said class of incorporated towns and not under supervision of county boards < f education, and the school boards of such chartered schools in incorporated towns shall be the trustees of said school district lltl der this Act; provided further, that, it there bo located in such school districts a chartered school controlled by a board of stockhol¬ ders or by a board of directors elected by them, the management and control ot said chartered schools shall remain in them and they shall have all the rights and privileges of this Act to collect local tax as hereinafter provided in this Act, and to receive their share of the Stale public school iund. A map of the county thus laid off, plainly outlining the boundaries of the school districts. j wit h full description theieof, shall be tiled with the ordinary within forty days after ihe passage ot tliis Act ' or as s0011 G-’ereaftor as pra: ticable; and the boundaries of said school distiict shall, not be altered 1 j any oftener than tw years. The j County Board of Education, in laying off thee, unty, shall disre ’ Rlinl Jny „ chool (ii , tric(3 emW ; ing territory not included in in corpora ted towns heretofore erea ted by special Act ( f the Leg islatuie. Sec II Be it further enacted, That whenever the citizens of any county wish to supplement ih t . pifi lie school tund received from ,he State by levying a tax upon the property ,f county, it shall be the duty of the ordinary order an election not earlier 7.HE ENTERPRISE' COVINGTON, GA. >*-X ■ tion from one-fourth of the quali¬ fied voters of the county; and of the shall be put>- , notice same fished in at least three weekly issues of the county newspaper in which the legal advertisements for the county are published. Said election shall be held as ordinary county elections are held. Those favoring the levying of the local tax shall vote: ( « For local tax for public schools.” The returns of said election shall be made to the ordinary of the county, who shall declare the result, and two-thirds ot those voting shall be necessary to carry said electing for local tax¬ ation for public schools. An elec¬ tion for the same purpose shall not be held oltener than every twelve months. No person shall be al¬ lowed to vote 111 said election ex¬ cept those regularly qualified to vote in State or county elections. If the election is carried for local taxation the ordinary or board of county commissioners, whichever levies the county tax, shall levy a local tax as recommended by the County Board of Education upon all the property of the county, not to exceed one half of one per cent, and the same shall be collected by the county tax collector aud paid by him to the County Board of Education. The county tax col¬ lector shall keep the funds thus collected separate and distinct from all county and State funds. Provided, That if there be an incorporated town in a county holding an election as provided in this section, now operating a public school system, it shall not not bo included in the election without the consent of the tnunici pal authorities should so wish, they may abolish their system by special Act of the Legislature, and avail themselves of the provisions of this bill. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That whenever the citizens of any school district, in a* - county not levying a local tax foj'educational purposes, wish to supplement the funds received from the State pub¬ lic school fund by levyiug a local tax for educational purposes, they shall present a petition from one fourth of the qualified voters of the district to the ordinary, who shall order the election not earlier than twenty days nor later than sixty days after the petition is re¬ ceived ; provided, that notice of the same shall be posted in at least three conspicuous places in the district, ten days prior to the election, The election shall be held at the time aud place pres¬ cribed by the proper comity au¬ thorities and under rules govern¬ ing ordinary special elections. Those favoring local taxation for public schools shall vote; ( < For local taxation for public schools; » 7 those opposed shall vote: “Against local taxation for public schools.” The returns of said election shall lie made to the ordinary of the county, who shall declare the re¬ sult; and two-thirds nf those vot¬ ing shall be necessary to carry the election for local taxation for pub¬ lic schools. No person shall vote in said election except regularly qualified voters residing in the district, six months prior to the electicn. At the same time and j place, in the same election, there shail be elected a board of trustees ! tor snitl district,composed of three intelligent citizens of good moral character who are known to be earnest supporters of public edttca j tion, and they shall serve, one for ; three years ne for two years, and one for one year, as the County i Board of Education may' deter mine. The notice of their election 1 shall be filed by the election man¬ agers with the county school com¬ j missioner, who shall submit the same to the County Board of Edu cation f r their approval. After the said h cal board of trustees has * >een approved and properly co ni¬ j miss ne J by the County Board of Education, it shall meet i turned ,a tely and organize by electing one <>* its number president and one secretary and treasurer. If the Gounty Board of Education should consider any member or members thus elected unqualified for the -orU, they- aha,, .fuse to coutirut the election of such a member or members, and require the citizens of the district at a time and place, and in a manner prescribed by the County Board of Education, to elect others. At the expiration of the term of office of the members thus elected, the citizens of the district shall meet at a time and place and in a manner prescribed by the County Board of Education, and elect their successors, who must be approved by the County Board of Education as herein before provided, and the election shall hold for a term of three years. If any member should refuse to act or should be guilty of any conduct unbecoming the dig¬ nity of a school trustee, the Coun¬ ty Board of Education shall have the right, upon a written complaint of a majority of the voters of the district, to remove said member and have his successor elected as hereinbefore provided. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That said board of trustess shall make all rules and regulations to govern the schools of the district, and build, improve and equip sclioolhouEes under the approval of the County Board of Education. They shall have the right to fix the rate of tuition for non-resident pupils. They shall receive from the County Board of Education the share of the public school funds apportioned to the district by the County Board of Education. They shall determine the amount neces¬ sary to be raised by local tax on all property of the district and shall proceed to collect it in the following manner: The secretary of the board of trustees, with the aid of the county school commis¬ sioner, shall ascertain from the tax digest of the county the tax re¬ turned on all property in said school district, and by the first day of October in each year shall levy such a rate on the property thus found that will raise the total amount to be collected; provided that said rate shall not exceed three quarters of one per cent. The local board of trustees shall have the right to collect the tax semi¬ annually, or annually, as they deem best, through the secretary and treasurer of the board of trus¬ tees, who shall give bond to the trustees in an amount not less than double that to be collected by the district. If payment of the local tax on any property of the district is not paid by the twentieth day of December then the secretary and treasurer of the local board of trus¬ tees shall have the authority to is¬ sue a fi fa against such property aud proceed to collect the same just as the county tax collector collects delinguent State aud county taxes. Sec. V. Be it further enacted, That the board of trustees may have the right to pay to the secre¬ tary and taeasurer a commission on the amount of local tax collect¬ ed not to exceed five per cent, but there shall be no commission al¬ lowed on the amount received from the State. They shall furnish quarterly to the County Board of Education a statement showing all receipts, disbursements and cash on hund. They shall also furnish statement showing school popula¬ tion, enrollment, average atten¬ dance, course of study and any other data the County Board of Education may require whenever called upon to do so. Sec. VI. Be it further enacted, That while it is the purpose and spirit of this Act to encourage in¬ dividual action and local self-help upon the part of the school dis¬ tricts, it is expressly understood that the general school laws of the State as administered by the Coun¬ ty Board of Education shall he observed. Sec. VII. Be it further enacted, That all elections held under the provisions i f this Act shall be gov¬ erned as to registration and quali¬ fication of voters by the general law governing special elections. Sec. VIII. Be it furthed en* acted, That all law and parts of laws in couffict with this Act be, and the same ore, hereby repealed. Approved August 28, 1906. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SHERIFF’S SALE. GEORGIA— Newton County. W ILL be sold »n the first Tuesday in September next before the court house | in said county, between the legal hours of \ gale, for cub. to the UgbM bbHer. the following property, to tv“: 2 acres of land, more or less, in the town of Mansfield, Newton county, Georgia, and bounded as follows: West by lands of H. H. Armstrong; South by lands of A. B. Thompson; North by lands of Tom White estate, and East by lands of Carmel Land Improvement Company; said lot running 2 acres North and South and one .acre witie, And the same being at the e„,t of Fourth Avenue. Said property levied on as the property of F. M. Poison, with a County Court fi fa issued from thi County Court of said county in favor of Fowler Bros, vs. F. M. Folsou, written notice given A. B. Thompson, tenant in posses sion, and F. M Poison, defendant in fit, as required by law. Levy made and turn ed over to me by T. F. Maddox, deputy sheriff. This July 31, 1905. S. M. HAY, Sheriff ALSO—At .he same time and place: All that tract or parcel of land lying or being in the city of Covington, State and county aforesaid, bounded and described as follows: On the North by lands of D. A. Thompson ; West by lands ol said Mrs. E F. Yancy; South by lands of Mrs. S. C. Levy and East by lands of L>. A. Thomp son, Jr., running East and V\’e.*t 128 feet, North and South 1C2 feet, known in plat of survey ol said lot as No 14; same being recorded in Clerk’s office of Superior court of said county, in book No. 4, page 417. Said property levied on as the property of Mrs. E. F. Yancey, with a Justice Court fi fa issued from the Justice Court ot. the 462nd district, G. M„ of said County, in favor of J- W. West & Co., vs Mrs. E. F.. Yancey. Written notice given defendant in fi la as required by law Levy made and turned ever to nte hy T. F. Maddox, deputy sheriff. This July 31, 1905. S. M HAY. Sheriff CITATION. GEORGIA— Newton County. To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that the under¬ signed has applied to the Ordinary of said county for Leave to Sell the 1 -2 undivided interest in lot belonging to the estate of Aaron Purrington for the purpose of pay ing debts and distribution among heirs at law. 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 1905. D. A. THOMPSON. Jr. Adin’r Aaron Pennington. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given all creditors of the estate of Aaron Purrington late of said county, deceased, to render in an account of their demands to me within the time prescribed by law, proberly made out. And all persons indebted to said deceased are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This August 7, 1905. D. A, THOMPSON, Jr. Administrator Aaron Pennington dec'd. LAND SALE. By virture of an order granted by his honor, L. S. Roan, Judge ofthe Superior Courts Stone Mountain Circuit, upon the application of Mrs. I. W. Johnson, natural guardian of her minor son, Willie Oscar Phillips for Partition of land, appointing us commissioners to make sale thereof, we will sell at the courthouse in Covington Ga., on the first Tuesday in Sep’ember 1905 during the lawful h -urs of sale, that tract or parcel of laud containing 40 acres more or less in Newton County, Stansells district known as the 40 acres off the east portion of land lot No. 101 and bounded as tollows, to wit On North by l.nds of Newton County Poor farm; East by lands of Thomps >n k Farmer and John Taylor Sooth by ian<], of i.arkin l.eo nod by lands belonging to the estate of J 0 J 111 Dial dec’d. Said land known as the John Phillips place. Terms of sale CASH Tbi.A l8 ,,*. ’ 0g ,„ W. S. RAMSEY, ) E c' (^' omm ' 8s ^ oners - LIBEL FOR DIVORCE. Rosetta Grunt, | Newton Superior vs. l Court. September Ed Grant. f Term 1905. To the Defendant, Ed Grant: \ ou are hereby commanded to be and appear at the next term of said court to he he'd on the Third Monday in September iiext, to answer-thc Plaintiff's L^el fur Divorce. \\ itness the Honorable L. S Roan. Judge of said court,' this loth dav of July, 1905. JNO. B. DAVIS, Clerk. 7-21—2t.m.for2m. fWb- CASTOR! a.. toil* Mia -H APPLICATION FO t state of GEORqi^ ^8*1 To the Honor 'BM: ?HIL] O secretary State. P ok an( j a ™, ,tor es ge ^ Ulst Statu®,! > , ^ | (mu.M Ita.ral to „J the So*-'* a s a . ot Wsk December rv p „ pm>l ,^ and ‘J ^ I. That they dedre reap**,,,, tion for to f onn & ' the Purpose of > • u - carr yis|, ° m ' ln K 00 Toll corporation °' * he * MANSFIELD” '* '®A| ., .* , . J 1- * dM De >n the - ,, KT Newton t 4 ’ county, e atnouin 0 t the Capital ^ares s of of #ron f 100 each ' dollars j] 5 e na Ure 0 1 ie P r .. , l , ] °posed Qther special evidsnceg deposit o( ^ ’ bullion^ ^ J •oin, stock, money, bonds and other securili ’ receive or ray out deposits, with out interest; to buy and sell furtii domestic exchange and other to lend ik p.tper; money upon curities, and upon bonds, stock ai^ negotiable securities; to take a 0 j Security by mortgage or otherwise perty of every kind, both real and and generally do and PfirLrm a) other matters and things not enuit as are or may be incident to the 1 ot Banking WHEREFORE petitioners'w incorporated under the laws of th» • J- M. Hum .Kb- A LSI G- B. STAS 1 STATE • OF GEDKGI.v-c # Newton. Ref-re me, G. D. Heard, .Ordi* said County, personally appear* M. Hurst, E. L. Almand and’Gen Stanton, who, on oath, say that Thousand Dollars of the Capita! if ed to the Bank of Mansfield, for company deponents are now sees corporation by the Secretary of $tt been actually paid by the subsenk that the same is in fa ;, i held and is used sorely for the business andp of said Corporation J. M. Hun G, B. Sian E. L. Aiau Sworn to and subscribed - before of I 6 th August, 1905V ^ } G.-U-. 11EA ^ SEAL Ordinary . Newton C STATE OF GEORGIA: * Offi*e of SecretarvolSj I Philip Cook, Secretary of the* the State ol Georgia, do lierehy (l That the attached two sheets of coni tjjl ten matter contain a true and of the Application of “Bank of Mis for a Charter, the original of which 1 file in tins Department. - IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, hereunto set my hand and affixed lit of my Office, at the Capitol, in tbejj 1 Atlanta, this iHth day Ot August year of our fibril One 'lhmisa* Hundred and Five and lof the-W depeeu f the United States ot Amtw One Hundred and Thirtieth. COfll PHILIP Secretary ol$> a CITATION. GEORG IA-Newtox Cotfl To whom it may concern: Mrs. E. F. Yancey has applied ft eruption of personalty, and setting ■ and valuation .of homestead* ^ pass upon the same at 10 o’clock,*! thq 26th day of .September, HHI&i j office.—3t. 0* G. D HEARD, Sour StOfB&Cll Dren&th.* No appetite; loss of n *”’ h * adache constipation, » - Kodol indigestion. This net >*, j cures Jule 1 ery represents the natural * ^ tion ** they cxist in a knows JSSZ only c*** , tuM „ pepsia Cure doea not „ and dyspepsia, but this ^ a r' 0 U L, ^ all stomach troubles vf e cures . purifying, the mucous sweetening membranes an nnmg f Ravenawood. W yi ^ , Mr. S. troubllti S. Ball, of stomach for , " i was wKh sour ,, Kodol cured me and we »ra now ’ kodol Whst V«jJ| Digests Prepared by E. O. DeWITT * 00" A Surprise Party A pleasant surprise pany ® a - and l' Ter tJ en te your stomach their ' . a medicine will relieve ^ yix: I>r Ku'S 8 • j Pills. They are a most woiu ^ edy, affording sure relief ^ headache, dizziness an con f!l < : at Brooks A imifli and Co. R)IfT 5 H 0 Nl£t ■L f