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city of Waycross, than at or before Georgia—’Ware County.
A RESOLUTION.
A Reaolutlon Calling an Elation to
Authorize The Mayor And Council
cf I he City ct nraycroM to la
sue Bonds.
Wildcat! by virtue of aaragiapb J
and 2 acctioo \ii Article VII el the
Cenctltutlon of the Stale of Georgia,
=t of the Legislature ap
prove! October Htb, 1870, Volume 1
Code Section (377 I, j, k and 11 muni
clpalltles are authorized to Incur la-
deptednesa under the restrictions
therein provided, after having first ob
tained by un election called for that
purpose the assent of two-thirds of
the qualified voters of said municip
ality; and,
Wl.eri as Lh+- Mayor und Council of
the City of Waycrosa desire to Incur
a bonded debt In addition to that al
ready existing. In the sum of one hun
dred thousand (lieu,(100.00) dollars,
for the purpose of providing additional
school facilities for tiio City of Way-1
cross, for the purpose of paving the | PETITION FOR CHARTER,
streets of Huld City, and for the ex-1 Georgia—Ware County,
tension of the waterualns and sew-1 To the Superior Court of said
erage system thereof: County.
Now, therefore, be It resolved by
the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Waycross In meeting assembled, as
Incurring the said bonded Indebted-
nese, provide for the assessment and
collection of an annual tax of 13,333.-
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 lax of live thousand (16,000.00)
dollars for thirty (30) years to pay
the Interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum upon said Indebtedness.
Said turns so arising from said assess
ment and collection of an annual tax
being sufllclent 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 5th day-of June, 1906.
A. M. KNIGHT,
Mayor.
Attested:
J. W. STRICKLAND,
Clerk of Council,
I, E. J. Berry, Clerk of the Superior
Court, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and exact
copy of a petition for charter now of
file In the office of clerk of the Su
perior Court of said county. Tals 2nd
day of May, 1906.
E. J. BERRY,
Clerk, fl. C. W. C. Ga.
follows, to-wlt: |
(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 tho County ofjWare are published,
notifying the qualified voters of the
City of Waycross that on the 7th day
of July, 1906, an election will be held
to determine the question whether
ba'* bonds shall be Issue J by the
Mayor and Council of the City of Way-
cross for the purpose aforesaid,
which notice the .Mayor and Council
« of the City of Waycross shall specify:
(a) That the amount of tho bonds
to be Issued shall be one hundred
thousand ($100,000.00) dollars,
(b) The purpose for which said
bonds shall be Issued shall be:
1. To provide additional school
facilities for the City of Waycross, to
which purpose, there shall be devoted
of the proceed! cf said bonds the sum
of twentrflve thousand ($25,000.00)
dollars.
2. For the purpose of paving the
streets of said City, to which purpose
there shall be devoted of the proceeds
of slid 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
soral annually In gold at Tho Ameri
can Exchange National Bank (of New
* York; the annual Interest of said
bonds, to-wlt: five thousand ($5,000.00)
dollars payable In semi annual pay
ments of twenty-five hundred ($2,500.-
00) dollars as aforesaid, each year for
.thirty (30) yean.
""(d) That the principal amount of
aald bonds shall not become due and
payable annually, but only at the end
of a period of thirty (30) years from
' the date of the Incurring of aald In
debtedness, the Mayor and Council of
the City of Waycross shall, however,
at or before the time of Incurring
- Wald bonded Indebtedness under pro
vision of the Constitution of the 8tate
of Georgia, provide for the assessment
and collertlon 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 or said Indebtedness, In gold
at The American Exchange National
Bank of New York.*
(2) That aald election shall be held
at all of the voting or election pre
cincts within the limits of the City of
Waycnas, and ihall be held by the
■amt persons and In the same manner,
under the rules and regulations that
elections for Mayor and Aldermen of
said City are held. Those voting la
favor of bonds shall have written or
printed ( on their ballots the words
*Tor Bonds," and thosa voting again*
aald bonds shall have written or ‘print
ed on their ballots the words "Against
Bonds."
(S) When said notice is given and
ssld election held as herein provided.
If the requisite two-thirds of the quail
fled voters of the City of Waycross at
said election vote for said bonds, then
the Mayor and Council of the City of
Waycross shall Issue said bonds In*
accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2
Section 7 of Article 7 of the Constitu
tion of the State of Georgia. All of
said bonds to be thus Issued and of
the aggregate amount of one hundred
thousand ($100,000.00) dollars In de
nominations of one thousand ($1,000.-
00) dollars each shall be known
designated, classed, stamped. Issued,
•old and paid as "School, Street Pav*
tag. Water and Sewerage Bonds**
They shall be numbered from one td
one hundred inclusive, shall bear la-
tercet at aforesaid, and each bond
•hall have attached to ft an Interest
conpon IV twenty-five (25.00) dollar!
tor the aaenat of each eeml annual
payment of Interest ©a each bond, and
nhaU not be sold for lens than par.
Aid the Mayor and Council of tho
The petition of J. Li. Walker and R.
P. Izlar shows:
(1)
That your petitioners with their as
sociates and assigns wish to become
a body corporate for the purpose and
with the right hereinafter set out
(2)
The name of said Corporation Is to
be Cherokee Pharmacy.
(3)
They desire to be Incorporated for
and during the term of twenty years
with a privilege of renewal at the
end of that period.
(4)
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be at present Four Thousand
Five Hundred (4,500) Dollars divided
into nine shares of Five Hundred (500)
Dollars each and all of common stock.
Petitioners desire the right and privil-
ege of Increasing the capital stock of
said corporation by a vote of the Di
rectors to that eflect to any amount not
exceeding Twenty Thousand (20,000)
Dollars. The Increase of capital
stock If made, to be divided Into such
number of snares tnd the shares to
be of such amount as the Directors
may see fit to fix them.
(5)
Tho object and purpose of the said
corporation Is pecuniary gnln for the
stock-holders of said corporation.
(«)
Four Thousand Five Hundred (4,500)
Dollars of the capital stock of said
corporation has already been actually
paid In.
(7)
The business proposed to be carried
on by said corporation at present la a
retail and wholesale drug business In
the City of Waycross, .Georgia. Peti
tioners desire, however, to have the
Administrator's Sale.
Will be sold before the Court House
door In Waycross, Ware county, Ga.,
between legal hours of sale on May
1st, 1906 to the' highest bidder, for
cash, the following described land, ly
ing and being In the City of Waycross,
In said County and State, (containing
originally 37% acres, more or less;)
bounded on North and East by At
lantic Coast Line Railroad Company's
right of way and on the South and
We«t by the original lot lines of lot
number two hundred and three, being
all of t.ie Southwest corner of said
lot 203 of the Eighth District of Ware
County, lying South and West of said
Railroad’s right of way, except such
parts thereof as were sold by George
Walters prior to bis death, said parts
so sold and conveyed being as fol
lows:
Lots numbered one (1) to eight (8)
Inclusive, of block one (1;) lots numb-
erd one (1) to five (5) Inclusive of
block two (2;) Jots numbered one (1)
to six (C) Inclusive'of block three (3;)
lots numbered three (3) and four (4)
of block (6;) lots numbered one (1) |
to seven (7) inclusive of
block six (6;) lots two (2)
thr*e (3.) four (4.) five (6) and seven
(7) of block seven (7;) lots one (1)
and two (2) of block eight (8;) lots
four (4) and six (€) of block nine (9;)
lot eight (8) of block ten (10;) lots
two (2) and three (3) of block
thirteen (13;) lots one (1.) three (3,)
four (4,) five (5,) seven (7.) nine (9)
and ten (10) of block fourteen (14;)
lots one (1,) two (2.) three (3.) four
(4,1 five (5,) six (6.) seven (7,) eight
(8,) nine (9.) twenty (20,) twenty-one
(21) and twenty-two (22) of block
fifteen (15;) lots two (2.) four (4)
and six (6) of block sixteen (1C;) lots
three (3) and seven (7) of block
seventeen (17;) lots two (2) and four
(4) of block eighteen (18;) lots two
(2) and three (3) of block twenty-one
(21;) lot one (1) of block twenty-two
(22;) lots six (6) and seven (7) of
block fifty-one (51;) lot A of block
eleven (11;) let two (2) block
conveyed to Mitch Floyd by deed re
corded March 26th, 1894, In book ’’K’
693 of Ware County Record*-; four (4)
lots bounded West by Railroad, North
by eight (8) foot walk, East by land
of Mllly Rolf, then South one hundred-
six (106) fset to forty (40) foot street
8pec(al Notiet to Property Owners.
I have moved my plumbing shop to
JJemsbart street, near Jane street,
back of the Vlrdle Hotel. I am prepar
ed to gxve you a first class Job of
plumbing at a low figure. All material
the best. If you can’t come ling me
up 'Phone 388. 1 guarantee all my
work. ,
tf. Yours Respectfully,
J. F. MASTERS,
• The Plumber.
and privilege to .carry on any , luul , lTOl
»rt or kind of . mercantile business convoyed to A. R. Bennett by deed
recorded February nth. 1395. In book
“L” page 688 oI Ware County Record.,
all. of .aid land heretofore sold and
conveyed being parts of "Walter. Add
ition to Waycrosa.”
Bald land vlll be sold ea the prop*
arty of George 1 Walter.’ deceased, by
undersigned, ns Administrator ef the
Estate of Mid George Walters, for tie
purpose of paying debts and for distri
bution, under an order of the Court
either wholesale or retail as they may
wlih.
(8)
Your petitioners desire the right to
bare and to own and to buy mad well,
to lease and to rent and to mortgage or
to take mortgages oa any and all real
e«tate or personal property, or prop
erty of anv kind what-aoevar.
<•>
Yaur petitioner* desire Ike right to
above Mt out.
sue sad to be aued and to do all other of Ordinary ef aald County, granted
act* and things necesiary and u.ual - February 5tb, 1906, during the Feb-
anJ proper la connection with tnd In ruarr term, 1006 of said Court, au-
carrylng on any part of the business thorlxlrg said tale by undersigned
Tbit April 2nd, 1906. '
.George Walter., Jr..
Administrator of George Walter.,
deceased
Toomer and Reynolds,
Attorney, for Georg. Walter*. Jr.,
Administrator.
(10)
The principal office and place
business of Hid corporation ahull bt
In the City of Waycrosn, War* Cennty
Georgia, where Ibe said business la at
present proposed to be carrrted on.
Your petitioner* desire the rlgnt anJ
privilege, however, that of Jolng bus
iness at any other place either In or
out of Mid state that they may desire, w ._ _ _
...... 'Ware Superior Court. November term
and also the right and privilege of. _
establishing branch oifices at an* ,
1i '- Freeman vs. J. E. Freeman.
Divorce.
Llbsl For Divorce.
other point either within or without
the Mtd .tats,
CU)
Your petitioner* ask tha right and
privtlegt to do and transact any and
nil business and things which may bo
Booaasary and usual and proper for
the aucetafttl management of nay ana
*1 ef th* said busInoM abort deter‘b.
Wherefore petitioner* pray that
ttoy ho mad* n body corporate an
J. WALTER BENNETT.
Atty.
Defendant J. E. Freeman la hereby
required personally or by attorney to
be and appear at Superior Court to
bo hold In and for aald county on first
Monday In November next then and
- - ‘o answer tho plaintiff! corn
's. for Divorce, aa la default there,
of, th* court will proceed aa to Jus-
u <* «t“U appertain. Wltaaaa tho
He *- T. A. Parker, Judge of mM
“art, Aprtl ninth. IHt
E. j. BERRY,
' Mtav-a«k
COUNTY OF WARE.
STATE OF GEORGIA
To the Honorable Philip Cook, Sec
retary of State:
The petition of W. H. Buchanan,
George W. Deen, J. M. Cox, W. R.
Beach,, BenJ. G. Parks, John T. My
ers anJ J. S. Bailey, residents of the
city of Waycross, said state and coun
ty; C. W. Deen, resident of Baxley,
said state, Appling county; C. G. Ed
wards, of Savannah, said state and
Chatham Aunty; J. E. Melton, at
Blarney, said state, Appling, county;
W. T. McArthur, and George M. Math
ews, of VIdalia, said state and
Toombs county, respectfully snows:
Toombs county, respectfully shows:
First.
! That they desire to form a railroad
I corporation pursuant to the provis
ions of the act of the General Assem
bly of Georgia, approved December
20th, 1S92.
I Second.
! The name of the railroad corpora
tion for which petltloaiers thus seek
Incorporation is to be, “The Way-
cross, Baxley and VlJalia Railroad
Company," the same not being the
flame of any existing railway corpora
tion In the State of Georgia.
TnlrJ.
The length of raid road as near as
can be estimated, will be about fifty-
five miles.
' Fourth.
Said roaJ will run from Waycross,
Ware county, Georgia, In a north-w<
terlv direction, thence through las
count1of Pierce and Appling cross-
*ng the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic Railroad formerly the Atlantic
and Birmingham railroad, at or near
Alma. Appling county, thence by way
of Baxley crossing the Southern Rail
way *jt Baxley, Appling county and
on by way of or near Blarney, Ap
pling county to Vidalla Toombs coun
ty, crc'cs the Altamaha River at or
near Flney Bluff in said county.
Fifth.
The amount of proposed capital
stock Is two hundred thousand
($200,000.00) dollars, In shares of one
hundred ($100.00) dollars each, all
oommon stock of equal dignity, with
privilege to Increase to one million
($1,000,000.00) dollars.
81xth.
Petitioners desire to be Incorporat
ed as aforesaid for and during ths
term of thirty (30) years.
. 1 Seventh.
The principal office of the proposed
corporation will be In the City of
Waycross, said state and county.
Eighth.
Petitioners do Intend In good faith
to go forward without delay to se
cure subscriptions to the capita]
stock, construct, equip, maintain and
operate said railroad.
Ninth.
Petit!oners show that they hare
flren four weeks notice of their In
tention to apply for a charter by pub
lication according to law.
Wherefore petitioners pray to be
incorporated under tbs laws of Geor
gia, with all the privilege! and Im
munities Incident to like corporation!
W. H. Buchanan.
George W. Deen,
J- M. Cox,
W. R. Beach,
BenJ. G. Parka,
John T. Myers,
J. S. Bailey,
C. W. Deen,
C. O. Edwards,
J. E. Melton,
W. T. McArthur,
George M. Mathews.
Myers 4k Parks,
Petitioners Attorneys.
Dissolution Notice.
W. B. Taylor baring bougnt the in
terest of S. V. Jeffords In tbs saw mil)
business of the arm of Jeffords 4k Tay
lor he assumes all liabilities of the
firm a a, i all accounts due the firm
should be paid to him. May 28, 1906.
29 It 4w. S. V. JEFFORDS.
W. B. TAYLOR
l ______
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
given that an election will be held
In the City of Waycross on the 7th
day of July, 1906, for the purpose of
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 bonds to be Issued Is one hundred
thousand ($100,000.00) dollars. The
purpose for which said bonds shall be
Issued are:
1. To (provide additional school
facilities for the City of Waycross, to
which purpose there shall be devoted
of the proceeds of said bonds the sum
off twenty five thousand (25*000^00)
do’lars.
2. For the purpose of pacing the
streets of said City, to which purpose
Petition For Incorporation of "Way*
creaa Hotel Company.**
State of Georgia, County of Ware.
To the Superior Court of said County.
The petition of George R. Youmams,
George W. Deen. J. M. Bell and Leon
A. Wilson, all of said County, respect-
fully shows:
1. That they desire for taemaelves,
their associates, successors and as
signs to become Incorporat^^mdef
the name and style of tho "Wrcross
Hotel Company."
2. The term for which petitioners
ask to be 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 tne particular bus
iness they propose to carry on. are aa
'lows: To purchase a site In the
City of Waycross for Hotel purposes;
to erect thereon a modern and com
modious hotel with such stores, of
fices and other places of business in
connection therewith as they may
deem useful or necessary, and th©
same to manage and operate, or lease
to others, in whole or in part, Just as
they may deem best.
4. The amount of capitol stock to
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 capita] stock from
therf shall be devoted of the proceeds
of said bonds'the sum of forty thou- j ^ mo to time not exceeding In the eg-
sand ($40,000.00) dollars. j gregate of two hundred thousand
3. For the extension of the water-1 ($200,000.00) dollars; and in addition
mains and sewerage system in the ! to their said capital stock, or any In-
City of Waycross, to which purpose crease capital stock as stated, your
here shall be devoted of tho proceeds
of said bonds the sum of tbirty-flvo
thousand ($35,000.00) dollars.
Said bonds shall bear Interest at
the rate of five per cent, per annum
from date of issue, payable semi an
nually; the annual Interest of said
petitioners desire and ask that said
corporation be allowed at such tlm©
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 th©
sura of one hundred and fifty thou
sand (150,000.00) dollars, such bonds
to bear Interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum, payable semi-annual
ly and to be due and payable twenty
(20) years after their Issue, the pro
ceeds of which are to be applied to th©
furtherance of Its said business and
enterprise. The place ef doing bus
iness by your petitioners* corporation
Is and will be in the City of Waycross,
Ware County, Georgia.
5. That twenty-five per cent, of aald
capital stock of one hundred thousand
$10^,000.00) dollars has already been
bonds, to-wit: five thousand (5,000.00)
dollars payable In semi-annual pay
ments of twenty-five hundred ($2,500.-
00) dollars aa aforesaid, each year lor
thirty (30) years.
The principal amount of said bonds
shall not become due and payable an
nually, but only at the end of the per
iod of thirty 1 (30) years from the date
of the Incurring of said Indebtedness,
at which time said bonds shall be
fully paid off and the debt Incurred
fully discharged.
Said election shall be held at all:
of the voting or election precincts
within the limits of the City of Way- actually paid In.
cross, and shall be held by the same | 6 - Wherefore your petitioned
persons and In the same manner, un- * ha t they, their associates, sui
der the rules and regulations that a &d assigns may be incorporated 1
elections for Mayor and Aldemen of J er the name, for the purpose, with
said City are held. Those voting In the capital, place of business and for
favor of bonds shall have written or the time as above set forth and that
printed on their ballots the words they, their associates, successors and
"For Bonds,” and those voting abainst a **Ign* may have conferred upon
said bonds shall have written or, them all such other rights, powers and
printed on their ballots the worfls privileges as are usual or Incident to
"Against Bonds." ; such corporations and such as the law
If the requisite two-thirds of the permits and sanctions In such cases,
qualified voters of the City of Way- And your petitioner! will ever pray,
cross at said election vote for said etc. LEON A. WILSON,
bonds, then the Mayor and Council 1 Attorney for Petitioners,
of the City of Waycross will Issue Petition for Incorporation filed la
office this 6tb day of June, 1906.
E. J. BERRY.
Clerk Superior .Court,
Ware Coon^ Georgia.
The Governorship.
said bonds In accordance with para
graphs 1 and 2 Section 7 of Article 7
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia. AH 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) dollars each shall be Wa . . . .. ....
known, designated, classed, stamped, have been ,urveJ ' lDg the
Issued, sold and paid as "School, al fleld Tery awfully, and we are not
Street Paving, Water and Sewerage given to talking or writing at random,
Bondi." They ihall be numbered from! but we do wlih to give, the reader*
one to ono hundred Inclusive, shall I th „ . „
bear Intereit aa aforeiald, and each I" """ ‘ he beBeflt of our 01> •
bond shall have attached to it an ln-| “ on b “ ed upon our '“™*‘**ation. It
tereit coupon for twenty-five (325.00) | tttra no prophet to see from the prea-
dollara for the amount of etch lcml ent trend of things that both Hoke
annual payment of Interest on each
bond, and ihall not be sold for leu
than par. And the Mayor and Connell
of the City of Waycrosa. will at or
before Incurring tho said bonded In-
Smith and Clark Howell are losing
ground, and this was to bo expected.
The people of Georgia have too much
sense ana self respect to make them-
debtedneai, provide for tho auess-! selves parties to a “mud slinging cam-
ment and collection of an annual tax
of ($3,333.33) dollars for thirty (30)
palgn," and the friends of each of
year* for tha purpose of paying the j tbe,e “ n<u ’l» t *» * re falling away from
principal of raid bonded Indebtedness, J them, and In consequence the race
and a like assesiment and collection for the Governorship Is now practical-
of an annua! tax of five thousand (15.- ,» betw«n J u r-.ini ...
000.00) dollar* for thirty (30) yean to 1 J ' a E,tl " “ d JadBe Hl "-
I any rate, by th* tha* th* ex-
ettement la an nver, thejwckinghou*
tmployM will understand what cus
pidors are for. <•
pay the Interest at tho rate of live
per cent, per annum upon said In
debtedness. Said sums ho arising
from said assesiment and collection
of an anneal tax being sufficient In
amount to pay the principal and In-
temt of raid debt within thirty (30)
year* from tno date of the Incurring
of said Indebtedness.
A. M. KNIGHT.
Mayor,
B. H. WILLIAMS,
T. J.McCLELLAN,
A. 8. MORTON,
JA8." KNOX,
J. A. LOTT,
Aldermen of the City of Wkycroca.
J. W. STRICKLAND,
Clerk of ConncU.
Isn’t It shoot tlm* w* were "getting
the troth” about the Panama Canal
again? Sorely much truth must hare
acumulated since we were handed th*
Mat batch.
sell, with Estlll largely In the lead.
It seems that Hoke Smith and Clark
Howell are both cooling down, and
hedging, but the "dye" has been caat,
and the people are tired of them.
While they are both able men, Hoke
Smith haa ruined himself by taklni
unreasonable views oa dlsfranc!
meat and against capital
brought Into the state, and going
soul and body to Tom Watson, and
Howell and Smith both have "long
mnd”nntil their names are "Dennis."
Th* 8outh Georgia candidate will he
Georgia’s next Governor. Get on th*
Estlll band wagon nod you will not
lose your vot*. Mark the prediction.
aktng
ehla^a
belnjM
: iv. i
Brunswick la making war oe the
mosquito. Nothing wll he allowed to
stand In the way at Brunswick'* pr»
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