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cember 3, 1908, at the post office at
Covington, Ga., under the Act of
March 3. 1879.
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COVINGTON, GA., OCT. 2, 1912.
A fashion sheet says that skirts
are to be fuller this winter. The ones
we see around Covington seem to be
about as full as they can well be in
some instances.
If Newton county could consolidate
her live stock show, her poultry and
corn shows, she could pull off one of
the biggest county fains in the state
Let's try it for another year.
The Cedar town Standard hits a
small sized tack with a sledge ham¬
mer when it drives this truth home:
“Microscopically little and co ltemp
tibly mean is the poor apoloby for a
man who reads a newspaper for a
year or more and then refuses pay¬
ment.”
There are two things needed in
Georgia, and they are badly needed,
too The fee system should be elim¬
inated and the Australian baillot should
be used in our primaries. This done
two of the greatest evils in Georgia
v. ould be checkmated.
Lexington needs a speed law, so
says the Echo. Naw yer donit, neith¬
er; if you had one like ours it would
not l>e worth the paper it was written
or.—Commerce News. It isn’t laws
you boys need in your towns. It is
less speed you want, if you are like
Covington.
Some hundred or more of the citi¬
zens of Social Circle are showing
the true democratic spirit by signing
a petition to the effect they will vote
for the party nominee of Walton for
ordinary. The petition is signed lib¬
el ally by the most prominent people
of that side of the county who believe
in straight politics and the squelching
of independent candidates.
When laws are recognized and res¬
pected then they will be enforced.
We are coming too much into the
habit of evading the law, substitut¬
ing technicality for enforcement, and
using our influence to get some poor
cuss out of trouble. Quick and sure
punishment for violation of the law
will do more than anything else to
bring about the proper respect.
After all, life is precisely what you
make of it. If your disposition is
sunny, everybody is pleasant; but if
you have a grouch coming, the world
simply returns .to you. If you are
true to your friends, deal kindly with
your fellowman and make the best
o f everything with a word of cheer
to the less fortunate ones; then the
world will return to you her richest
en dow ment—happiness.
By right of his office as mayor,
the Hon. George T. Smith is also a
supernumerary to the sixth assistant
wrench wielder of the fifth man on
the last company of Covington’s fire
brigade, and in such capacity he made
a record breaking run from his resi¬
dence to the fire -house one morning
last week after bidding his family a
hurried but sad farewell before going
on the field of glory as an heroic fire
fighter. The town clock had struck
five and the mayor mistook it for the
fire alarm!
Atlanta is having a tough wrestle
W’ith “ f te houses in our midst,” and
her chief of police says he is going
to rid that city of them. And that
means that the smaller towns and es¬
pecially those in close proximity to
Atlanta will catch the overflow of
that city’s scum. We doubt serious¬
ly, too, wffiether the good accomplish¬
ed will offset the evil arising from
the publicity given the matter. The
papers of that city have been full of
i, for a week, some of the details
being too rotten for grown people to
read, much less the children and
youth in the schools who are taught
to read the papers.
That old retort, “practice what you
preach,” is applicable to many things
now just the same as at was when
that sentence was invented. Quite
often you hear people—good people—
on their bended knees pray for the
light from above to show them the
right w'ay to live. They call upon the
divine fountain head of all good to
show' them how they can help their
unfortunate brethren. Then they will
walk right out and refuse to give a
poor, weak brother the price of a
square meal. Their wanting to know
is all a bluff, and their words uttered
clniply for the “rhetorical effect” they
are supposed to have on the listeners.
TOO MUCH TECHNICALITY.
The bane today of our political jus¬
tice administering and, w'e might say,
social affairs, is a superabundance of
technicality.
We all know' how often jus dee is
flagantly defeated by some petty tech
nicality of law' or court proceeding.
This happens only too often in both
criminal and civil matters.
We have right recently had demon¬
stration of what confusion regulations
and requirements of purely a techni¬
cal nature can create in political, or
more strictly speaking, election mat¬
ters. .
It shows itself all through our so¬
cial affairs and causes no small
amount of humiliation and unhappi¬
ness.
And in none of the cases does it
ever really accomplish any good or
prevent any inujustice, protect in any
material w'ay the will of the people
or raise the standard in social affairs.
To anyone blessed with plain com¬
mon sense and sound judgment it is
silly and needless.
Without it, or at least so much of
it, more even justice could and
would be done in our courts.
It is by no means a necessary ad¬
junct to having the people fully and
intelligently express their prefer¬
ences in elections or having those
preferences reorganized.
Things in a social way would
move along fair more smoothly and
less friction would be created be¬
tween people if it did not have such
prominent part in our social life.
Why should it therefore be, and
why should it be considered such a
potent factor?
None in the world as a great ma¬
jority of the people can see.
The facts is it is but a factor born
of a desire and purpose to defeat
justice.
It i.s but a means employed by -thos
who cannot upon their merit do so to
shape our political affairs to serve
their interests
_
It is but a prop used by people who
could not otherwise rise high in so¬
cial life to sustain them in high so¬
cial circles.
It is, in plain terms, a delusion
and . snare w'herever it is employed.
But how to do away with it is the
problem with those who realize its
bane.
It has gained such a fast hold up¬
on our affairs that it would seem nex
to impossible to shake It loose.
Yet we do hope, as we believe, its
days are numbered.
The conservative element of a peo¬
ple are slow to rise in their might
against even an evil, but when they
do rise it must flee before them.
This element is smarting more and
more under the baneful effects of
too much technicality in our affairs
as. above stated.
It is growing more and more res¬
tive.
It wants to see even, unfaltering
justice done in our courts.
I* wants -the voice of the people to
unalterably prevail in our election
and political matters.
It wants social rating to be made
solely upon merit and not upon the
technical fancies.
When this restiveness has gained
but little more hold upon the conser¬
vative element we shall see changes
along the lines cited.
And we will have better administra¬
tions of the laws of the land, Less
friction and foment in our political af¬
fairs and social standards that will be
more entitled to be termed such.
This will all come when w r e -have
wiped out the superabundance of
technicality with which we are now
cursed.—Oglethorpe Echo.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY:
Under and by virtue of an order of
the Corut of Ordinay, will be sold
on the First Tuesday in November,
next, before the Court House door,
between the legal hours of sale, the
follow ing described -real estate, to-wit:
About 101U acres >f land, more or
less, bounded as follows: On the
South by lands of Samuel Johnson,
and Mrs. Annie Johnson; On the
East by lands of J M. Dearing; On
the North by lands of J. M. Dearing:
On the West by lands of John Bent¬
ley, Samuel Johnson and Mrs. Annie
Johnson.
Said property sold as the property
of the estate of Lydia V. Johnson,
deceased, for the purpose of paying
debts of said deceased and distrbu
tiion. Terms of sale CASH.
E. W. (FOWLER,
Adrn’r. Lydia V. Johnson, dec’d.
FOR QUICK SALE—SINGLE COMB
Brown Leghorns, white Plymouth
roeks, and Indian Runner ducks,
$1.00 each. L. D. KING.—tf.
Regular Communica¬
tion, Golden Fleece
Lodge, No. 6, F. &
A. M.
1st and 3rd Friday evening in
each month, at 7:30. Duly qualified
brethren invited uo meet with us.
A. S. HOPKINS W. M.
J. W. PEEK, Secretary.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1912.
NEWTON COUNTY TAX AS¬
SESSMENT FOR THE
YEAR 1912.
His Excellency, the Governor, hav¬
ing assessed Five (5) Mills upon all
taxable property of the State for
the year 1912: It is hereby ordered
by the Board of County Commission¬
ers of Newton County, Georgia, that
the following assessment be made as
the county tax of said county for the
year 1912:
I
Four and Seventy-five One-hun¬
dredths (4.75) Mills for county pur¬
poses to be divided as follow's:
For General County Fund Eighty
Seven per cent.
For Jury Fund Eight per cent.
For Pauper Fund, Five per cent.
II
For Bridge Fund, One mill.
III.
For Road Fund, Four (4) Mills on
all taxable property.
Ordered that the same be collected
by the County Tax Collector and paid
over to the County Treasurer as the
law directs.
An election for Local Tax fo- Pub¬
lic Schools for Newton County, Geor¬
gia, (under the provisions of the
McMichael Act with reference to Lo¬
cal Tax for public schools by coun¬
ties, as amended Aug. 22, 1907 and ap
proved on the same date) having
been carried on Nov. 30, 1909, and so
declared as required by law, and the
Board of Education of said County on
September 4th, 1912, having recom¬
mended that the Board of Commis¬
sioners of said County levy a Local
Tax of Tw’o (2) Mills upon all tax¬
able property of the County outside
incorporate limits of Covington, New¬
born and Mansfield, said towns res¬
pectively not having been included in
aforesaid election by reason of the
fact that each was already operating
a public school system under local
school tax at the time -said election
was held, and hence not subject to
the school tax under the measure
passed Nov. 30, 1909,—
It is hereby ordered that, in addi¬
tion to the assessments hereinbefore
specified a Local Tax for Public
Schools of Two (2) Mills upon all the
taxable property of the county, out¬
side of the incorporated limits of Cov¬
ington, Mansfield and Newborn, as
recommended by -the Board of Educa¬
tion, be levied and that same be col¬
lected by the Tax Collector of said
county, and paid over to the County
Board of Education as the law direct^
This September 7, 1912.
H. J. BOGGUS, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners.
A PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of (the State of
Georgia, to be voted on at the gener¬
al State election to be held on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, said amend¬
ment relating to the power of the
General Assembly to exempt from
taxation public property, so -that the
General Assembly may exempt from
taxation certain farm products.
By His Excellency,
JOSEPH M. BROWN, Governor
State of Georgia Executive Depart¬
ment, August 24th, 1912.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its session in 1912 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution o!
this State, which relates to the pow¬
er of the General Assembly to ex¬
empt from taxation public property,
so that the General Assembly may
exempt from taxation certain farm
products, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Gem-ral Assembly of Georgia and it
is hereby enacted by authority of the
same, That Article 7, Section 2,
Paragraph 2 of the Constitution of
this State, be and the same is here¬
by amended by adding to and at the
end of said Paragraph the following
words: “The General Assembly shall
further have power to exempt from
taxation, farm products, including
baled cotton, grown in this state and
remaining in the hands of the pro¬
ducer, but not longer than for the
next year after their production.”
Section 2. B£ it further enacted,
That if this Constitutional Amend¬
ment shall be agreed to by two-thirds
of the members of the General As¬
sembly of each House, the same shall
be entered on their journals,with the
Ayes and Nays taken hereon, and
the Governor shall cause the amend¬
ment to be published in one or more
of the newspapers »n each Congres¬
sional district for two months imme¬
diately preceding the next General
election, and the same shall be sub¬
mitted to the people at the next Gen¬
eral election and the voters thereajt
shall have written or printed on their
FOR THE YEAR 1912
For the support of the city of Cov¬
ington for the year 1913, to defray
the ordinary and contingent expenses
thereof, it is ordained by the Mayor
and Council as follows:
SECTION 1. That a tax of Fifty
(50) cents per hundred dollars be
levied and collelcted on ecah one
hundred dollars worth (or fractional
part theeof) of all real estate in
said city and on all property, in¬
cluding Merchandise, Stock in hand,
Money and Solvent Debts held or
owned within the limits of said City
on the First day of April, 1912, and
subject to taxation under the laws of
Georgia.
SECTION 2. That for the payment
of Teachers and Improvement of the
Fublic School Buildings of said City
for the year 1912, a tax of Forty-five
(45) cents per hundred dollars on the
value of all property enumerated in
the foregoing Section be levied and
collected.
SECTION 3. For the payment of
Two School Bonds of $500.00 each,
falling due January 1, 1913, and inter¬
est on outstanding Bonds of the City,
and to create a Sinking Fund for
Water and Sewerage Bonds, a tax of
Fifty (50) cents per hundred dollars
on the value of the property enumer¬
ated in Section One of this ordi¬
nance be levied and collected.
All City Taxes for the year 1912,
as provided for by its ordinances are
called to be paid on or before Octo¬
ber 25, 1912, to the City Tax Collec¬
tor, and it shall be the duty of said
Tax Collector to issue Taix Executions
against all persons failing to pay their
taxes within the time named.
Pajssed at called meeting of Council
September 20, 1912.
GEO. T. SMITH, Mayor.
T. J. SHIELDS, Clerk.—4t.
CITATION.
GEORGIA, Newton County:
The appraisers appointed to set
aside a year’s sup-port fo-r the widow
and minor child and two minor chil¬
dren by former marriage out of the
estate of R. F. Jones, late of said
county, deceased, having filed their
report, this is to cite all persons
concerned, to show cause, if any they
can, why said report should not be
made ’ e judgment of this Court on
the first Monday in October next,
1912. Witness my hand and official
signature. This Sept. 3, 1912.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
Creditors, Take Notice.
All persons are hereby notified that
I will not he responsible for any ac¬
counts or Indebtedness made other¬
wise than by myself. Or that same
can not be proven by signed orders
given by me. A. W. S. REAGAN,
Porterdale, Ga., Aug. 23. 1912.—4t.p
FOR SALE CHEAP.—ONE 4 1-2x7
upright engine and boiler attached.
One 2 1-2x0 steam or belt driven
pump. Z. R. Wilson, Covington, Ga
ticket “For Ratification of Amend¬
ment of Article 7, Section 2, Para¬
graph 2 of the Constitution of this
State” (For authorizing the General
Assembly to exempt from taxation
farm products), or “Against Ratifica¬
tion of Amendment of Article 7, Sec¬
tion 2, Paragraph 2 of the Constitu¬
tion of this State” (Against author¬
izing the General Assembly to ex¬
empt taxation farm products) as they
may choose, and if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for mem¬
bers of the next General Assembly
voting shall vote in favor of Raitifica
tion, then said amendment shall be¬
come a part of Article 7, Section 2,
Paragraph 2, of the Constitution of
tliis State, and the Governor shall
make proclamation thereof. Be it fur¬
ther enacted that all laws and parts
of laws in conflict with this Act be,
and the same are repealed.
Now, therefore, I, Joseph M. Brown,
of tliis State, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring that
foregoing proposed amendment to
the Constitution is submitted for rat¬
or rejection to the voters of
State qualified to vote for mem¬
of the General Assembly at the
election to be held on Tues¬
November 5th, 1912.
JOSEPH M. BROWN, Governor.
the Governor:
Philip Cook, Secretary of State. |
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next the legal hours of sale
to the highest bidder all that tract or parcel of land K } , 8 and , ! *
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in district containing * i
•hundred and thirty (137) one
seven acres more or less and know
as the Mark Poison place. Said land is in a good neighborhood s
and within one mile of a good school and two churrlie« T 1
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of sale cash. For any other information see Mrs. J. E. Kimbell I
or
Fowler Brothers Company,
Best Buggies—Low Prices
I have purchased (ho Buggy, Wagon
and Harness business of D. A. Thomp¬
son and am prepared to sell you the
best makes of buggies and wagons on
the market and will sell them to you
at a close margin. I have a full stock
of buggies and wagons and my harness
department is complete. Come to see
me when in need of anything in this
line and you will go away satisfied with
your purchase.
E. L. KING
Covington, Georgia
LAND FOR SALE.
100 acres good land, 15 acres good bottoms,
good pasture and plenty of water. This
property is located within about half mile
of good school. Will sell cheap if purchas¬
ed at once. The place will rent for 4 bales
cotton. Will sell or rent.
..Itiiagjrir R. G. MERGER
Oxford, Ga., R. F. D. No. 2
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