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Petition For Ineorporotion of “Way-
crcsa Hotel Company."
State of Georgia, County of Ware.
To the Superior Court of salj County.
The petition of George R. Youmann,
George W. Deen, J. M. Bell and Leon
A. Wllaon. all of raid County, respect
fully shows:
1. That they desire for taemselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs to become Incorporated under
the name and style of the "Waycross
Hotel Company.”
2. The term for which petitioners
ask to he Incorporated Is twenty (20)
years with the privilege of renewal at
the end of that time.
3. That the objects of the proposed
corporation and toe particular bus
iness they propose to carry on are as
follows: To purchase a site In the
City of Waycross for Hotel purposes;
*tn erect thereon a modern and com-
A RESOLUTION.
A Resolution Calling an EI*tlon to
Authorize The Mayor And Council
vr The C.ty of Waycross to Is
- sue Bondi. '
When as by virtue of aaragraph 1
and 2 section VII Article VII of the
Constitution of toe State of Georgia.
-ct of the Legislature ap
proved October ltth, 1879, Volume 1
Code Section (377 I, J, k and Dmuni
dualities are authorised to Incur In-
deptedneas under the restrictions
t'. erels provided, after having first ob
tained by an election called for that
purpose the assent of two-thirds of
the qualified voters of said municip
ality; and,
Whereas the Mayor and Council of
the City of Waycroso desire to Incur
a bonded debt In addition to that al
ready existing, In the sum of one bun-
modious hotel with such stores, of- j dred thousand (1100,000.00) dollars,
flees and other places of business In for the purpose of provldlnraddltional
connection therewith aa they may | school facilities for the City of Way-
deem useful or necessary, and the j cross, for the purpose of paving the
name to manage and operate, or lease streets of said City, and for the ex-
to others, in whole or in part, Just as ! tension of the watermalns and sew-
they may deem best.
lerage system thereof:
4. The amount of caplto] stock tot Now, therefore, bo It resolved by
be employed by your petitioners as
the capital stock of said corporation
will be one hundred thousand (*100,-
000.00) dollars divided Into shares of
one hundred ($100.00) dollars each.
Petitioners further ask the privilege
of Increasing said capital stock from
time to time not exceeding In the ag
gregate of two hundred thousand
($200,000.00) dollars; and In addition
to their said capital stock, or any In
crease capital stock aa stated, your
petitioners desire and ask that said
corporation be allowed at such time
or times as may be thought proper or
necessary to borrow money and to
issue its bonds therefor to be secured
by a deed, mortgage or other lien on
Its property not to exceed In all the
sum of one hundred and fifty thou
sand (IDO,000.00) dollars, such bonds
to bear Interest at the rate of.five per
Not. per annum, payable semi-annual-
Jy and to ba due and payable twenty
(10) years after their Issue, the pro
ceeds of which are to he applied to the
furtherance of Its said business and
enterprise. The place ef doing bus
iness by your petitioners' corporation
la and will be In the City of Waycross,
Ware County, Georgia.
D. That twenty-five per cent, of salJl
capital stock of one hundred thousand
$100,000.00) dollars has already been
actually paid la.
0. Wherefore your petitioners pray
that they, their associates, successors
and assigns may he incorporated un
der the name, tor the purpose, with
the capital, place of business and for
tbs time as above set forth and that
they, their associates, successors and
assigns may have conferred upon
them all such other rights, powers and
privileges as are usual or Incident to
such corporations and such as the law
permits and sanctions In such cases
And your petitioners will,ever pray,
etc. LEON A. WILSON,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Petition for Incorporation filed In
ofllce this Dth day of June, 1906.
E. J. BERRY.
Clerk Superior Court,
Ware County, Georgia.
Valuable Land For Sals.
Consisting of about six thousand
acres Sue saw mill and turpentine site
•a the B. 4b W. R. R. at and adjoining
Bcblattervllle station, ten miles from
Waycross Most of this land Is fine
ly timbered; much of It has never
been cut This Is tbs most valuable
Ml la three adjoining counties
am now offering this valuable proper
ty fer sale. Call on or write the un
dersigned at Waycross, Gs
CJtw Henry 8trlckland, Jr.
Notice ef Dissolution.
The copartnership heretofore ex
isting between J. F. Masters and J.
M. Smith, under the firm name of Up
do Ion Plumbing Company, la this day
dissolved by mutual consent. The
business wll be continued at the old
stand by J. F. Masters. Mr. Smith re
tiring from the business. All ac
counts due the old firm must he
paid to Mr. J. F. Masters, who will
. also pay all debts contracted by the
firm.
J. F. Masters.
J. M. Smith.
This 1$ day ct April, 1906. $1 «w
the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Waycross In meeting assembled, as
ollows, to-wtt: |»i|
(1) That notice be given for' the
space of thirty days next proceeding
the day of election In the newspaper
In which the sheriff's advertisements
for the County of Ware are published,
notifying the qualified voters of the
City of Waycross that on the 7tb day
of July, 1906, aa election will be held
to determine the question whether
aa'S bonds shall be Issue! by. the
Mayor and Council of the City of Way-
cross for the purpose aforesaid. In
whloh notice Iks Mayor and Council
of the City of Waycross shall apeclfy:
(a) That the amount of the bonds
to be Issued shall be one hundred
thousand ($100)900.00) dollars.
(b) The purpose for which said
bonds shall be Issued shall he:
1. To provide additional school
facilities for the City of Waycross, to
which purpose, there shall be devoted
of the proceeds of said bonJs the sum
of twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00)
dollars.
2. For (be purpose of paving the
streets of saM City, to which purpose
there shill be devoted of the proceeds
of said bonds the sum of forty thou
sand ($40,000.00) dollars.
3. For the extension of the water-
mains and sewerage system of the
City of Waycross, to which purpose
there shall be devoted of the proceeds
of said bonds the sum of thirty-five
thousand (3,500.00) dollars.
(c) That said bonds shall bear In
terest at the rate of five per cent per
annum from date of Issue, payable
semi annually in gold at The Ameri
can Exchange National Bank (of New
York; the annual Interest of said
bonds, to-wM: five thousand ($6,000.00)
dollars payable In semi annuhl pay
ments of twenty-five hundred ($2,500.-
00) dollars as aforesaid, each year for
thirty (30) yesn.
(d) That the principal amount of
salt? bonds shall not become due and
payablh annually, but only at the end
of a period of thirty (30) years from
the date of the Incurring of said In-
debtedaess, the Mayor and Council of
the City of Waycross sbsll, however,
at or before the time of Incurring
said bonded Indebtedness under pro
vision of the Constitution of the 8mte
of Georgia, provide for the assessment
and collection of an annual tax suf
ficient In amount to pay the principal
and Interest of said debt within thirty
(30) years from the date of the In
curring of said Indebtedness, la gold
at The American Exchange National
Bank of New York.
(3) That said election shall be held
at all of the voting or election pro
clneta within the limits of the City of
for the amgunt of each semi annual
payment of Interest on each bond, and
shall not be sold for less than par.
And the Mayor and Council of the
City of Waycross, shall at or before
Incurring the said bonded Indebted
ness, provide for the assessment and
collection of an annual tax of $3,333.-
33 dollars for thirty (30) years for
the purpose of paying the principal
of said bonded Indebtedness, and a
like assessment and collection of an
annual tax of five thousand ($5 000.60)
dollars for thirty (30) years to pay
the interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum upon said Indebtedness.
Said sums so arising from said assess
ment and collection of an annual tax
being sufficient In amount to pay the
principal and Interest of said debt
within thirty (30) years from the date
of the Incurring of said Indebtedness.
Adopted, this 6th Jay of June, 1906.
A. M. KNIGHT,
Mayor.
Attested:
J. W. STRICKLAND,
Clerk of Council,
SHERIFFS SALE
GEORGIA—Ware County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
In June next at Jbe court house door
ta said county, within the legal hours
of sale, to the highest and best bid
der for cash, the following described
And, together with all Improvements
thereon, to wit: All that tract or
parcel of land lying and being on
soutn side of Wolf branch, the same
being all of lot of land number two
hundred and forty seven (247) In the
fifth (5tb( district of Ware county.
South of sali Wolf branch containing
two hundred and foity-five (245)
sores more or less. Being tbs home
piece of A. A. and. Martha Tuten.
Levied on by virtue of executions le
aned from the City Court of Way-
cross, Ware County, Georgia, In fa
vor of A. P. Brantley Co., the Bank
of Waycross and Savannah Guano
Co. against A. A. and Martha Tuten
end A. A. Tuten maker ant J.
M. Sweat surety, and levied on as the
property of A. A. and Martha Tuten.
Property pointed out by plaintiff’s at-
orney and written notice given to
defendants as law requires.
8. F MILLER,
Sheriff.
This May 10th, 1906.
GEORGIA— WARE COUNTY.
By virtue of an order of the court
of Ordinary, ef said County, will be
sold at public outcry on the Cist Tues.
day In June next, at the court-house,
In said county, between he legal
buurs of sole lot of land four hunJreJ
and fifty-eight (458) In the Eighth
District of Ware County, Georgia, as
the property of the estate of J. D.
Thomas deceased. 8ald sale to be
made for the purpose of paying debm
,od division. Terms cash. This May the
4th, 1906.
H. 8. GUTHRIE,
Administrator of J. D. Thomas' estate.
5 lw, 4w.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
Georgia—Ware County.
Will be sold on the 1st Tuesday In
July next before the Court House
door In said county within the legal
hours of sale to the highest bidder
for cash, the following property to
BOND ELECTION.
To The Qualified Voters of The City
Of Waycross.
In pursuance of a resolution reg
ularly adopted by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Waycross in
meeting assembled, notice is hereby
-It: Fifty (50) acre, ofydsad more glren that „ e)ectlon v| „ be held
or less of Lot No Eleven (11) in the the clt o( Waycr011 on the , lh
District of Ware County, Known Jay of Jul j , 306 for the
9th
oa the place whereon the defendant
Mathew Strickland now resides. Lev
ied on by an execution issued out of
the Justice Court 1231 st District G.
M. By R. P. Blrl, J. P., In favor of
C. H. Blacksbear, and levied on as the
erty of Mathew StrlcklanJ. Written
notice given to defendant as required
by law.
This June 6, 1906.
S. F. MILLER,
Sheriff, Ware County.
APPLICATION FOR GUARDIANSHIP
Georgia—Ware County.
To all whom It may concern:
E. H. Reed having applied for the
guardianship of the person and prop
erty of Edward J. Morris, Helien C.
Morris and Harry Morris, minora of
Richard C. Morris, late of Ogden,
Utah, Jeceaaed, notice Is hereby given
that said application will be heard
at my office on the first Monday In
July, 1906.
Given under my hand and official
signature this 5th day of June, 1906.
WARREN LOTT, Ordinary,
Ware County, Georgia.
SHERIFFS SALE.
Georgia—Ware County.
There will be sold on the 1st Tues
day In July next, within the legal
hours of sale at public outcry before
the Court House door in said county,
and to the highest bidder for cash the
following property to wit: All of lot
of land No. 176 in the 8th District of
Ware County, Georgia, to gether with
all Improvements thereon. Levied on
by an execution Issued out of the
Justice Court 1231 st District G. M.
By R. P. Bird, J. P., In favor of The
Yonman, Mercantile Company against
Mrs. J. R. McDonald, and levlel on
as the property of Mrs. J. R. McDon
ald. Written notice given to defend
ant as required by law.
This June 6, 1906.
S. F. MILLER,
Sheriff, Ware County.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
Georgia—Ware County.
Will be sold before the Courthouse
done In Waycross, In said County, on
July 3rd, 1906, between legal hours,
nuber one (1), two(2), three (3),
tour (4), five (5), six (6) of block
four (4) In that part of Waycross In
said County and State known aa
"Walter* Addition to Waycross," said
property to be told by undersigned, as | was not at all timid about It being
Waycriitt, udTihall' baheid by the admlnlstator. tor distribution and pay-[known who be was. Professional and
same persona and In the tame manner, * “* * *" “
under the rules and regulations that
elections for Mayor and Aldermen ot
GEORGIA—WARE COUNTY.
The appralftra appointed to set
apart a twelve months’ support for
the family of Edward F. Jeffords, late
of said county, deceased, having files
their return, all persons concerned
are hereby cited and required to show
cause In the Court of Ordinary of
said County on the first Monday In
July, 1906, why the application for
said twelve months' support should
not be granted.
This 26 tb day of May, 1906.
WARREN LOTT.
Ordinary.
BRIBING IN CHATHAM ELECTION.
Both Factions Used Money Freely
$75,000 8pent
U was a profitable day for the man
whose vote was In the market It was
estimated that nearly 1,000 votes were
purchased, end there was little less
than no secrecy about the bargaining.
The man who waa ''fixed” was led to
the box and watched closely while he
deposited a marked ballot The work
er who had engineered the bargain
was promlneotly In evidence and he
The State reformatory, which la
being built on the state farm at MU1-
•Jgevllle, will J>e completed and ready
for occupancy by July let The In-
■titutlam, which will be need for the
treatment of youthful criminals, w)U
be one of the bee
esld City are held. Those voting In
favor of beads shall have wrlttb or
printed on their ballots tbo words
For Bonds,” and those voting agning
•aid bonda shall hava written or print
ed on their ballots the words "Against
Bonds.”
(1) When eald notice Is given and
•aid election held us heroin provided.
If the reqoUlte two-thlrda of tho quail
Bed voters ot tho City of-Waycroai at
ssld election vote for said bonds, then
the Mayor and Council of tho City of
Waycross shall tamm raid bonds In
accordance with paragraphs 1 end 2
Section T ot Article 7 ot the Constita
ttoo ot the State ot Georgia. All of
•aid hoods.to ho thup leaned and of
tho aggregate amount of one hundred
thousand ($160,000.00) dollars In da
nominations ot one thousand ($1,000.-
00) dollars each shall be knows,
designated, clawed, stamped, leaned,
sold end paid as "School, Street Pav
ing, Water ~ and Sewerage Bonder
They shall be numbered from one to
one hundred inclusive, shall boar in
terest aa aforesaid, and each hoed
shall feve attached, to It an interest
coupon Iffi twenty-fire (25.00) Jollara
meat of debts, pursuant to aa order of bualneee men made no attempt
the Court of Ordinary of Ware County,
Georgia, granted at the June term,
1906.
GEORGE WALTERS, Jr.
Administrator of George Waltera,
deceased.
work secretly.
Oftentimes two workers would
light os to s purohaasble voter about
the same time and the bidding would
be spirited. At high as $40 waa said
to hare been paid for a single vote.
The prevailing price during moat of
the early part of tho day was $25,
though In one Instance of spirited bid
ding a fancy price ires offered. Late
In the afternoon $10 waa the prioe la
SHERIFFS SALE.
Georgia—Ware County.
There will he sold on the firs) Tues
day In July. 1906, within tie legal
bourn for sale at public outcry before
the Court House door of aalj county
and to the highest bidder for cash lot
of land number 465 In the 6th District
of Ware County, Georgia. Said prep- turugfi down because be wanted more,
erty being levied on as the property
ot Luaaaa Lee under aal by virtue
of a 11, ta. and execution toned from
the Superior Oourt, of said county, on
tho letn day ot April. 1966, In favor
of W. D. O'Quinn and against the Mid
Luansa Lee as principal, A. E. Coch
ran aa guarantor and C. a Blacksbear
«er, upon au equitable mort
gage foreclosure. Bald property, being
on and aold to satisfy the said
execution. Written notice served on
ja flh day ot June, 1906
*> a F. MILLER,
Sheriff; Wan County.
n were unabashed by
the iteseace of the crowd wben It
came to ‘the getting ot Votes, and the
leader* stood by and watched the
methods.
A representative of dm of the fac
tions stood In n aide street and wared
a handful of money above his head
and Invited voters to sell their vote*.
Mersey was spent freely and as one
worker pat It, without limit It Is es
timated that tho campaign cost be-
$76,000 and $100,000.—News.
determining whether bonds shall be
Issued by the Mayor and Council of
the City of Waycross as contemplated
In said resolution and hereafter refer
red to and described. The'amount of
the bpnds to be Issued is one hundred
thousand ($100,000.00) dollars. The
purpose for which said bonds shall be
Issued are:
1. To iProrlde additional taboo)
facilities tor the City of Waycross, to
which purpose there shall he devoted
of the proceeds of said bonds the sum
cf twenty fire thousand (25,000)00:)
dollar*.
2. For the purpose ot paving the
streeta of said City, to which purpose
there shall be devoted of the proceeds
of said bonds the sum of forty thou
sand ($40,000.00) dollara.
3. For the extension of the water-
mains and sewerage system In the
City ot Waycross, to which purpose
rhere shall be devoted of the proceeds
ot said bonds the sum ot thirty-five
thousand ($35,000.00) dollars.
Said bonda aboil bear Interest at
the rate of fife per cent per annum
from date of issue, payable semi an
nually; the annual Interest of said
bonds, to-wlt: five thousand (6,000.06)
dollars payable In semi-annual pay
ments of twenty-five hundred ($2,500.-
00) dollars as aforesaid, each year tor
thirty (30) years.
The principal amount of aald hoods
shall not become due and payable an
nually, but only at the end of the per
iod of thirty (30) years from the date
ot the Incurring of said Indebtedness,
at which time said hoods shall be
fully paid off and the debt iacurred
fully discharged.
Said election shall be held at all
of the voting or election precincts
within the limits of the City of Way-
cross, and shall be blld by the same
persons and In the same manner, un
der the rules and regulation! that
elections for Mayor and Aldemen of
said City are held. Thoee voting In
favor of bonds shsll have written or
printed on their ballots the words
‘‘For Bonds,” and those voting abalnst
said bonds shall have written
printed on their ballots the words
"Against BonJs.”
If the requisite two-thirds of the
qualified voters of the City of Way-
cross at aald election vote for raid
bonds, then the Mayor and Council
of the City of Waycross will Issue
said bonds In sccordanoe with para
graphs 1 and 2 Section 7 of Article 7
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia. All of said bonds to be thus
Issued and for the aggregate amount
of one hundred thousand ($100,000.00)
dollars In denominations of one thou
sand ($1,000.00) dollara each shall be
known, designated, classed, stamped.
Issued, sold and paid as "School,
Street Paring, Water and Sewerage
Bonda” They shall be numbered from
one to one humjred inclusive, shall
bear Interest as aforesaid, and each
bond shall have attached to It an In
terest coupon for twenty-five ($25.00)
dollars for the amount of each semi
annual payment of Interest on each
bond, and shall not be sold for less
than par. And the Mayor and Council
of the City of Waycross, will at or
before Incurring the said bonded in
debtedness, provide for the assess
ment and collection of an annual tax
ot ($3,333.33) dollars for thirty (30)
years for the purpose of paying the
principal of Hid bonded Indehtednees,
and a like asieMment and collection
ot an annual tax of five thousand ($5,-
000.00) dollars for thirty (30) year* to
pay the Interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum upon aald In
debtedness. Bald sums go arising
from eald assessment and collection
of an annual tax being eufficleat In
amount to pay the piiaclpal and In
terest of Mid debt within thirty (30)
years from toe date of the Incurring
of Hid indebtedness.
A. M. KNIGHT.
Mayor.
B. H. WILLIAMS,
T. J.McCLHLLAN,
A. S. MORTON.
JAS. KNOX,
J. A. LOTT,
Aldermen of the City of WageroM.
J. W. STRICKLAND,
Clerk ot Council.
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PETITION FOR CHARTER.
Georgia—Ware County.
To the Superior Court of Mid
County.
The petition of J. L. Walker and B.
P. Izlar shows:
(1)
That your petitioners with their s*-
soclates and assigns wish io become
a body corporate for the purpose and
with the right hereinafter set£.,i.
(2)
The name of Mid Corporation Is to
bg Cherokee Pharmacy.
(3)
They desire to be lscorporateJ for
sad during the term of twenty yearn
with e privilege of renewal at the
end of that period.
(4)
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be at present Four Thousand
Fire Hundred (4,500) Dollars divided
Into nine lhares of Five Hundred (600)
Dollars each and all of common stock.
Petitioners desire the right and privil
ege ot Increasing the capital stock of
said corporation by a vote of the Di
rectors to that eflect to any amount not
exceeding Twenty Thousand (30,000)
Dollars The increase of capital
stock It made, to he divided Into such
number of gharea and the share* to
be of such amount as the Directors
may see fit to fix them.
(5)
The object and purpose ef the Mid
corporation la pecuniary gain for the
stock-holders ot Mid corporation.
(6)
Four ThouranJ Five Hundred (4,600)
Dollars of the capital stock of Mid
corporation has already been actuafiy
paid In.
<7)
The bfitays proposed to he carried
on by Mid corporation at present Is a
retail and wholesale drug business In
the City of Waycross, Georgia. Peti
tioners desire, however, to have the
right and privilege to carry on any
sort or kind of a mercantile bustaeas
elthss wholesale or retail aa they may
wish.
(8)
Your petitioners dMlre the :
have and to own and to buy and
to lease and to rent and to mortgage of
to take mortgages on any and all real
estate or personal property, or prop
erty ot 4nv kind what-so-evsr.
(9)
Year petitioners desire the right to
sue and to be sued and to do Ml other
acts and things necessary and usual
anl proper In connection with and in
carrying on any part ot the business
above set out
(10)
The principal office and place of
businees of Hid corporation shall bn
In the City of WaycroM, Ware County
Georgia, when the Mid business Is at
present proposed to be cam-led on.
Your petitioners desire the right aal
privilege, however, that of doing bu»
loess at any other plsoe either in or
out of Mid state that they may dealt*,
and also the right and privilege of
establishing branch offices at any
other point either within or without
the said state..
(11)
4k
And It came to pass »a»t after be
had advertised his goods, them came
unto him great maltttudea around
about and did boy goods of him. And
when bis competitors saw It they
marvelej among themselves, muring:
"How be It that Chin Is busy
while we loaf Idly about our door?"
And he spake unto them: "In this
test age of posh end hustle it Is
easier fior a oamel to eater the eye
of a needle thorn for a man to Boor
ish without advertising.—Ex.
Your petitioners ask the right and
privilege to do and transact any and
all business and things which may ha
necessary and usual and proper for
the sucessful management ot any and
all of the Mid business above describ
ed. Wherefore petitioners pny that
they be made a body corporate an
herein shown.
J. WALTER BENNETT,
Fetltloaera Atty.
Georgia—Whro Ceanty.
LE. J. Berry, Clyrk of the Superior
Court, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing - la a true and exact
copy of a petition for charter now of
file la the ofllce of dark c{ the Su
perior Court of aald eonnty. This 2nd
day of May, 1906.
E. J. RESET,
Cleric, 8. C. W. O. Oa
The dea Jly bomb seems destined to
pisy an Important part la European
polities.
Lookout for tramps, burglars, book
agents and fhkM of every discriptiao.
Waycross Is having her share of this
Usd of people. m