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TTIF. MACON* TELEGRArH : SATURDAY MORNING,
Time to core yourself!
CAPUDINE
is guaranteed to core
ANY SORT OF HEADACHE.
10o. Wc, 50c, A BOTTLE AT DRUGQISTt.
Crump’s Park Casino
TONIGHT, SATURDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE
Becky Bliss
At the Matinee Saturda
t>e riven to thi
Children, 9c; Adults, 14c. All the pennies to
Mumford Orphanage.
MONDAY NIGHT, THE BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION
A Romance of the South
free tickets with one paid admission every Tuesday and Friday
When You Treat
your friends to a Highball or Whiskey
in any form * be sure to give them
Good Whiskey. If you appreciate age,
quality, flavor and price, you will And
our stock of
Pure Whiskey
THE LAW TO GOVERN
LOAN COMPANIES
Full Text of the Bill aa It Passed the
Senate on Thuraday.
made. When said loan shall
In full, a proper entry to that
all be nmde ujion the book and
ower she.II b*> given a receipt
ribed in section 6 of this
Sec. S. Be it further enacted by the
books shall at all times during the
to your taste. All "Wines and Liquors
of the best quality nt very low prices.
Pure, Honest 100 proof white wheat Whiskey for putting up fruit $2 per gal.
Four Quarts Bartlett Pure Rye (Express paid) $3.25 per gal.
Four Quarts Mt. Vernon Pure Rye (Express paid) $4.00 per gal.
We are selling more of the famous Schlitz Beer than ever before. We
also handle “Aurora", the best cheap beer on the market.
ATLANTA, July 22.—Following Is
hr full text of the bill to restrict and
egulate the business of loan com
panies which was passed by the senate:
bill to he entitled, an act to reg
ulate the business of money lending on
lold or kitchen furniture or
lold goods, sewing machines,
of trade, musical Instruments,
rlters, wearing apparel or like
articles of personal property, and the
sale or pledging of wages or ealuries,
to Tlx fees and charges which may be
made on such transactions, to pre
scribe requirements and conditions un
der which such business shall be con
ducted. to provide for licensing such
business and declaring such license
void, to provide penalties for the vio
lation thereof, to prescribe conditions
under which crlmlnnl warrants shall
Issue upon affidavit of Buch money
lenders, their agents or employees,
against borrowers, or venders, to flx a
penalty for exceeding certain rates of
Interest, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be It enacted by tho gen
eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
that from and after the passage of thin
act no person, firm or corporation shall
engage generally, regularly or collat
erally to any other business. In the
business of making loans on household
or kitchen furntlure or household
goods, sewing machines, tools of trade,
musical Instruments, typewriters, the
wearing apparel or such like articles
of personal property, without first ob
taining a license for carrying on such
business In the city, town or county,
•or both. In which said business Is to
be transacted. The applicant for li
cense shall, before the same Is Issued.
111.' 'V i:h th** "iTn - • r aut borl/.-d to Issn**
It. a statement on oath glnvlng the lo
cation where such business is to be
conducted, the name and private and
busln- a<Mr» s.s.-s ..f lh*- • I i ll* • i•! if
the licensee Is an Individual, the name
anw private address and business ad
dresses of each of the partners, if the
licensee Is a firm, and the name and
private and business addresses of each
of Its officers. If the licensee Is a cor
poration. and In case of a corporation
the state under the laws of which it
Is organized. Said license when Issued
shall not be transferable, and should
the licensee change the location of his
business, the said license shall Imme
dlately become
the
>rdln
i hours be opeu to lnspec
of the town or city,
grand Jury of 1
business is coi:
luthorlzed In
or ordinary, o
aid book or b<
vlth
the county, the
e county In which said
noted, or to any person
rlting by such mayor
grand Jury, to inspect
ks or papers connected
authority afe
lawufl for ni
tlon. or any
any person, 11
li tli** busln,*
rectly keep i
pera. ns pro
of this act.
the lnspectlc
by any pert
It further enacted by the
'osa Id, that it shall not be
> officer of any corpora-
ngenji or anv servant of
■m or corporation engaged
s aforesaid to fall to cor-
»ld book, or books or pn-
Ided in sections 8 nnd 7
>r fall to refuse to nllow
i of said book or hooks,
horlzed to Inspect
xld lie
prevent su
Inspection,
license of
revoked.
See. 10. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that if It be agreed
on In writing by the borrower and
lender at tho time the loan Is made,
the lender may charge for investigating
the security or title, and closing the
loan, a fee of not more than 60 cents
where the amount borrowed Is $50 or
less; not more than 70 cents where tho
amount Is more than $5 and not more
than $10: nnd not more than $1 where
the amount borrowed 1« more than $10
and not more than $20; not more than
$l.f*0 where the amount borrowed is
more than $20 and not more than $35;
nnd not more than $2 where the amount
orrowed Is more than $35 and not
more than $60. which said fee may be
igrced upon each orlg-
y remnant thereof, pro-
r, that no fee whatever
1 on any renewal or ex-
ccurs within thirty ilnya
of tnnklng the loan, or
of the last renewal, and
er, that the fee provided
shall not be charged
' ;lo after the explra-
,-SL.J , unless said li
censee shall ten dnvs before changing
the location flle with the officer au
thorized to Issue said license a notice
of the proposed change of location;
and upon so changing th,« location tin-
charged If
Inal loan, or n
Idlng. howov
shnll be allow*
tension which
from the time
from the time <
provided, furthc
for in this sect!
■n.' i t-m-w.i|
tlon of four months from tho date of
the orlglnnl loan, but thnt oJl renewals
made after said four months shnll be
fee not greater thnn one-half the
amount herein provided for. nnd pro
vided. further, that an* loan which
shnll he mode between the parties Im
mediately upon, or a short time after
the payment of a pre-existing loan of
approximately tho same amount, shnll
be construed In nil cases to be a re-
newnl of said pre-existing loan. N«
original loans shall , he split up Int
Sam & Ed. Weichselbaum
361 THIRD ST., MACON. QA.
licensee shall have the officer Issuing
said license endorse upon It a permit
authorizing said chnngo. In default
of the compliance of these provisions
said license shall be null and void. Tho
license shall at all times be‘kept pub
licly exposed by the licensee on his
business premises.
smaller loans In order to increase the
fees allowed; but If two or more loans
are made at or about tho same time be
tween the name nartles they shall bo
construed to bo but one original loan
unless the contrary plaihly and une
quivocally appears. On loans or.$80 or
more, the borrower may. If agreed
Shorter Quicker
Exactly. U Hours
FromflACON To
World s Fair, St. Louis,
Via The Southern
’ AND ITS CONNECTIONS.
Choice of Routes Via
Atlanta .Chattanooga, Lexington, Cincinnati.
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Lexington, Louisville.
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Evansville.
Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Evansville.
AND MANY OTHERS.
Through Sleeping Cars leave Macon 3105 a. m. and 1135
p. m.
Season, Tickets, $34; 60-day tickets, $28.40; 15-day tickets,
$23.35.
Coach Excursion Tickets, good only in coaches, on sale from
all coupon points every Tuesday in July, good returning ten days
from date of sale. Rate from Macon, $16. Proportionately low
rates from other points.
For full particulars. World’s Fair literature, etc., call on or
write
G. R. PETTIT, Depot Ticket Agent.
J. W. JAMISON, City Ticket Agent.
JAMES FREEMAN, Traveling Passenger Agent, 567
Cherry St., Macon, Ga. ’Phone 424.
Low Rates
Shortest Route
I World’s
:
:
Fair, St. Louis, !
Choice of Routes via Atlanta and NathviO*,
Or via Birmingham and Memphis.
> Via Atlanta—Leave Macon.4:15 am Arrive St. Louis.7:20 am
♦ Via Atlanta—Leave Macon. 1:30 pin Arrive St. Louis. 1135 pm
X Via Atlanta—Leave Macon.4:15 pm Arrive St. Louis.7:16 pm
♦ Via Birmingham—Leave Macon.. 11:00 am
♦ Arrive St. Louis. .5:40 pm
X Via Birmingham—Leave Macon.. 3:50 am
♦ Arrive St Louis..7:08 am
Through Sleeping Cars
From Macon—Season Tickets $34*00
60 Day Tickets $28.40
15 Day Tickets $23.35
, COACH EXCURSION TICKETS.
Good only in coaches, on file from all coupon points, every Tues
day in July, good returning ten days from date of sale; rate fron
Macon, $16. Proportionately low rates from other points.
For full particulars, World's Fair literature, etc., call on 01
JOHN V. BLOUNT, T. P. JL,
352 Second Street,
Quickest Time.
C. A. DF.*BERRY, CT.SP. A.,
Five Trains Daily
See. 2. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid: That no license
shall be Issued *0 any person, firm or
corporation, to carry on the bulsniw
ns specified in section 1 of this act,
until the applicant shall flle with the
ordinary af the county, or with the
mayor of tho town, wherein such bus
iness la to be conducted, tt bond In the
penal sum of $500.00 payable to the
mayor of the city, or the ordinary of
the county In which snbl business is
to be conducted, nnd their successors
In office, for the faithful performance
by tho licensee of the duties and obli
gations partnlnlng to the business so
licensed, and the prompt payment of
any Judgmonts which may be recov
ered ngninst said licensee on account
of damages or other claims on the part
Of any one who to whom said licensee
shnll have' lent money, or to whom
said licensee may have purchased by
sale or assignmenut any salary ns de
scribed In section 5 of this act, or any
one being damaged by being connected
therewith. This bond shall be signed
by the licensee and by some duly in
corporated surety company In good
standing, or by at least two good sol
vent sureties, and said bond shall not
be valid until It shnll be approved by
the mayor of snld town, or by the or
dinary of said county.
Hoc. 3. Be It further enacted by tho
authority aforesaid: Thnt whoever
shall have any cause of action ugalnst
snld licensee for a Violation of any of
the provisions of this net, or for dnro
ages or other cl la ms arising coUatrr
allv or directly out of any loan of tnon
ey. sale or assignment of any wages o
salary, or other article of personal pro
perty, as described In section 1 of thi;
act, may Join In snld suit the surety or
sureties on said bond, and shnll have
the right to recover fiom the licensee
and said sureties, either or all of them
as though the plaintiff In this suit wen
the obligee In Bald bond.
Sec. 4. Be It further enacted by th'
authority aforesaid: That If at nny
time it should be brought to the noth*
of the mayor of the town or the ordl
nary of the county wherein said busl
ness Is conducted, or the grand Jury of
the county wherein said business is
conducted, that any of the sureties on
said bond Is or is about to become
insolvent, snld mayor, or ordinary, or
snld grand Jury shall Immediately re
quire an additional bond to be given
in like sum with additional sureties,
and on failure to execute and file such
bond within ten days after notice to
flk same, said license shall stand re
voked.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by th
authority aforesaid, that any sale, ns
slgnment of wages, or salary, whether
to he earned, and whether
made for the purpose of peering
debt In existence before the asslgnm*
Is made, or for the purpose of procuring
an advancement of money at the time
the assignment Is made, shall be
erned In all respects by the provli
of thlH act. and the rnt© of dlscour
any rate of salary shall not be srr*
thin th*» rate? and fees prescribed In
section 10 of this act.
Sec. 6. Be It further enacted by th<
authority aforesaid, that from and after
the passage of this set every person.
Arm or corporation, who shall be*-om**
eiugaged, either regularly or collater
ally. to some other occupation, in the
business as described lo section 1 of
this act, whether such loan Is made
directly or Indirectly, as by purchasing
the property on condition of selling u
hn< k within a stipulated time or at a
stipulated price, shall keep a book or
books on the premises where such bus
iness is conducted. In which book or
books shall be recorded, legibly written
In Kmr ; :-h at the tlrr.e of making such
loan, the time of maturity, the rate of
Interest charged, the fee charged for
Investigating the loan, nnd a full de
scription of the security, and such
lender or a duly authorized agent or
employe shall at the time give to the
borrower a paper legibly written in
English which shall * ontaln a dupll-
cate statement of the entry In said
book or books, signed by such lender,
or by a duly authorized agent or em
ploye. and If signed by an agent or em
ploye such papers and receipts shall
( ►tat© that such agent or employe Is
duly authorized. Each loan In said
book or books shsll be consecutively
numbered, and all papers and receipts
X I Steen by such lender or a duly author -
X I Mid agent or employe shall bear a
f | number corresponding to the number
of such loans In said book.
>ec. 7. I> It further ‘ Darted by the
authority aforesaid, that whenever any
loan made n* prescribed In section 8
shell be renewed or the borrower shall
make a partial payment on It, an entry
-h*!i be rr • ■:© on the book or books
•fOrvsaM glvlt.g full
each renewal or of as id partial pay-
be given
paper CRutaJalr.g-
upoa pay such a fed as will bo a fair
nnd reasonable compensation for ser-
Ices actually rendered. If nny, bv the
♦ ci
»hinder, obstruct or
i from making such
nnlty of having the
see stand Ipso facto
lender In examining the title of the
property pledged as security, but In
no event to be mono than 8 per cent, of
the amount of the loiin, and this fee
shall not be paid on any renewal of
snld loan.
Bee. u.
authority aforesaid
1IS' 1 In th.' bom
1" * V pr. .. *,v !• *' .1 I ,*, ,,[ |,,
terest. or any fen. flne. or~eharxe what
soever charged by tho,lender ngninst the
borrower, whether for negotiating a loan.
•d In
■■I examination. ...
-• -iher bonus, or oddltli
charge whatsoever tA those *
section 10 Of this act; and any
more than six pe r cent, of the "amour
of more thnn $60.00 shall I
- 8 a rnvmont on th**. principal
of ssld lonn. and the s.-me shall be cn i
ltc,| with the amount <>f such ndJltfnm,
targe or excess.
Sec. 1*. ne It flrthrr enacted bv th
Brorr ” , l'I: Th»t It »h.,|! not"'
wrui for any person or member <»f nn-
or Wilt of nny corroni
tlon. who has made n loan of monev ,,,
fall, refuse, or needlessly delay to give to
receipt In
on of the
«>. of .Shditi; 'orThor':" "IS*
tever mortgage, bill of
rjty which may hare I
legibly writi
the par
int.-
vlth
f the ur
h the le
rln-
nor hns the money lender or vendor, dl-
- tly or Indirectly, by his agent or em-
ye, exceeded In l«ls charges against
the accused named herein the fees pre
scribed In this act: entitled, An 'Act to
regulate the business of money lending,
etc., etc.,' nor has there been charged or
collected from the accused named here
in, either directly or Indirectly, more than
the lawful mto of Interest."
See. 17. lie Is further enacted, by the
authority aforesaid: That nny person,
firm, onr tliW officers of any corporation,
engaged In the business of money lending
ss d«-iln»d In tills act. tholr agents or em.
ployea, who shall charge or collect from
nny Imrmwer or vendee, either directly
or Indirectly, In addition to the fees al
lowed by this net. a rale of Interest great
er than thirty-six per cent, por annum
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be
punlM:u-d ns provided In section 1039 of
the Criminal rode of Georgia.
Per. IS. lie It further enacted, by th©
ioitlnu It * , f-*1 • ■ '' • I ^ I it It hull I... mu
lawful for nnv person, Qrin or corporation
engaged In the buslnres or lending money
as defined in this act, their ngent* or
employes, to charge any borrower or ven
dee, any fees for tho exception of nny
papers connected with any loan, except
ns provided In this net; nor shall It bo
lawful for tiuch^ person. Arm or^ corpora
tion, their agents *
—ployea. I
„ borrower or vendee, any
money for fire Insurance on nny article
of personal property pledged ns security
under the terms of this i . __ .
as are nctunlly paid by such person. I
or corporation. Any person, member «
firm, or officer of a corporatlo
provisions of this art shall apply to i
off eel tny any way nny regularly chn
or nny Incorporated firm, nr
ged regularly In what la
authority
" -r whirl,
Ithln th>
aid business ah.ill he
in the limits of nt, fneorpf
own by the officer of sut
duty It is to lust
corpora t**d city
bv th,- ■ It,,'
within which ssld burl
ducted The ordl
the license shall
1 SO Issued a f«.«*
half
I be paid by the
of
Her. |4. rfe it further
authority aforesaid: Thn
““ “t corporation, shall
ilarijr, or eeflaUral
er business. In the btiali
" * ribed In sect:
■I obtaining »
rylng on such business ir
tnty. In which s ild b
■I.- or shall continue ,
business after forfeiture
e license und*
pr-llcont.
snarled by tho
t I* nny person,
s of tnnklng
1 of this net
ruse for car-
f the
ducted, such personfl
r of such firm.
of^h corporation, shall bo guilty
Sec. 15. Ib. it further enacted, by the
authority aforadald: That if any license#
licensed under this act shall violate any
of the provisions of sections 8. 7. 0 and I*
of this act, or shall charge for the molting
of any loan any rate of Intere-t In exr.- «
of eight per cent, per
hick aald buslnesi. ...
become Ipso facto void.
Fee. 18. Be It forth#!
authority aforesaid: 1
rrlmlnal warrant or w
Issued by any Justice <
notary public nn I ex-ofTI
peace, at the inslari
lender against
Wh* :
her.
under the
...©visions of this a
money lender, his agent
in addition to the affld
qulred by law. upon Whs
rants are predicated, nr.q an a pan of
said affidavit, take and a ib- rib© to tbs
t»-re*l Ixi nk
!•• r- *n i-iiRiipn
known as a "oansing ihihwimo, a
fined In the net of the gcncrul ass*
approved December 17. 1597. nor shn
f M.<- W ■>' I I' 1 '’- uf till* .r t I
'• apply to pawnbrokers or to «ff*-«
listing laws relating ito pnwnhml
He.- W. lie It further enneted. I
Ruthorfty nfnresnld: That all :nw
parts of laws In conflict wlththlsM
Do You Know'
Thoro s nothing moro refreshing or invigorating
thnn n bottlo of good, cold beer.? Wo oflbr you :
Christian Moerlcin Beer. Bcrgnor and Logoi Taanhaussr B e 0
Imported Wnrzhurger Beer.
Ring us up—558—for spociully low prices.
Prompt dolivory nnywhoro in city.
Genuine 8-ycar-olJ Mount Vernon Rye at $1 SO per gallon.
$1,00 per quart. Other tfooj things Just as cheap.
Most complete stock in the city. Prompt attention to all orders.
1
Sam Weichselbaum & Mack
451 Cherry Street, Macon, (ia. The Leaders and Old Reliables.
You'll find us tho olovorest people in the lino in city.
Write for our prico list nnd oxtru inducomonU.
Spoeml Offer:—100 proof Wh ito Wheat, tho host goods
or Brandy Ponchos $2.00 por gnllon.
CENTRAL of GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
of trains, Unlo
M.& B. RY.
Through Schedules.
Effective June 5 19
and the t
i are heroby repealed.
Go to'Tyboo Sundny on
tho Soashoro Spocial. Trnin
loaves 4:40 a. m. $2 25
round trip. Parlor car 50c.
I’hoitf! I~>.
(90th Men.linn Time )
Milledgevllln. Hr
Midh'.n Iir.d A
Griffin and Atlu
I :;: Vf.ir
Waycroaa Water Work*.
WATCROH8. On.. July 21.—The new
city water works plant which la being
constructed on I*ott street In this city,
will bo ready about th© latter part of
September. The brick power house
will be completed by the latter port of
the preaent month, but th© removal of
the old. waterworks plant will not begin
until early In September. For years
probably the moat unsightly object In
Woycrosa has been the waterworks l F
plant. W'hich Is situated in the center K
of the principal business street. In the | *,
mrtf part of tht year the watei entu I (
commission voted to remove It to one y
of the back streets, nnd appropriated » y
$10,000 for th© purpose. The new w»* i
terworks building which te now nearing *
completion, will cost less than $4,000. | y
and th© balance of th© appropriation _
will be used to purchase a new nlr lift I
pump nnd another boiler. The stand- I
pip© will remain where It Is st pres- '
©nt, 'about on©-fourth mil© from the | *
Fr*-
XnnTo
rat©
plant.
to Issue the warrant,
■erthrd to In 1,1“ pres**
r that I have i
indirectly, by myself.
READ THIS
Lexington. Tenn..
• ais is,to certify th.
last I suffered Intensely
and kidneys. Just prio
undergone treatment./*,
hies and was relieved. *
-nt was followed by i
We. It was recomitMrn
Texas Wonder. Hull's
try.” I took on© do»*
night, and to my agre
ment. I found myself
loo© did the work. Tl
bout this. It Is wot t
Respectfu
Working Night and Day.
Tile busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made In Dr. King's
New Life PIMs. These pills changs
weakness Into strength, llstlessness
ergy, brain fag Into mental
They're wonderful In building
tip the health. Only 2Cc per box. Sold
by ull druggists.
Into
Franols-McLendon.
WAYCROHH. Oa., July 12.—Mr. O.
D. Francis, a flagman on the Atlantic
Coast Line, and Miss Lillie McLendon,
of r.uverne. Ala., were married her©
this morning about t o'clock after quit©
an exciting experience. The young
lady Is only 18 years old. and h©r par
ents objected to her marriage, but Mr.
Francis was determln©d to secure his
sweetheart and had hts plane well laid.
Yesterday afternoon st 2:10 o’clock,
Mr. Francis, who trad gone to Luverne
for the purpose, secured Miss Mcl«©n*
don and they eloped, arriving In Way-
cross early this morning, and sft**r ar
riving In this city they lost no
A TEXAS WONCER.
One small bottle of ta- t***,
Hsire Great Dlacoi
nd bladder r
trottb**
cores diabetes remit
and lame back*, rhea
regularities of the kid
both men and womer
trouble In children. 1
drugzixt wta be sent
of $1. One small hot
treatment and aeieon
etire. Dr. E W. HaU,
P. O. Bex €».
J tSmonlals. bcUt by si
dop-cute ci^theJj^Lsaaf A Ce* •
•ladder in
fee bladder
•4 by your
In scouring the necessary license,
nt once repaired to the resident
Rev. W. If. Bcruggs, pastor of
Baptist church, where the ceren
was performed In short order,
happy young couple seemed vn
relieved when the knot had been
a# they feared that the Irate Pal
had sent a telegram here to the
rers to prevent the marH •** if i-
ble. Mr. Francis and his bride
been aqualnted for about six or *
months. The young prnpl*- exp©:
red considerable *Iifriculty In k -
sway from Alabama They h.*<
drive through th© country sore©
tan* © to g©f the train In *.rd* r r.» t
th© young lady’s par©r • - -.if th© t
Mr. and Mrs. Francis -.ill n*ak«r
homa in Wsftru*. and f«.r t•
©nt will board at Mra.
JNO W BLOUNT, T P.
DEWBERRY, t
BONNER, D.
^ The Warm Springe' Special iiiaile uy of
Spring* vi.» \Vo»Jdbury an<i the
ATLANTIC Sl BIRMINGHAM R'Y,
mileage
'..Int lT.«ll
urn Kail way sell
>. n*^“<t over Ma-
.•h Railroad.
I’llln
4 -it? i
1A Ml
B RHODES. '
TU' k time. **Kvt ,
HAW, VI ** I'resident.
^ DY,
THOS. H. FREEMAN, '
TO CHICAGO
and the
Northwest
4 Trains dally, r\m Clselsutft.
8 Trains dally, via LnnlsvIUn.
with itse-ever at Vresek !**«•»
••rings.
B. ▲. DB31UIK. Gnat Ageal*