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LOCAL ITEMS.
. 7 .
mr. Dod Clifton was in town Tues
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Mr, C. B. Avery was in town
Monday . -
Bothwell Honey can be found at Long 8
Drug Stroe.
Mr, B. F. Pope was in town Wed
nesday,
Mr. A. . Fleetwood was in town
Tuesday.
mr, . M. mims visited Albany
Thursday.
Mr. F. M Mims was in town- Wed
nesday. :
Mr. R. R. Green visited Chokev
Sunday.
mr. D. A. Ragan had business in
the country today.
Al joB Wokrk must be paid? for
when delivercd.
Mr. D. D. Hall had business in
Albany Wednesday
Mr., Lee oneof our prominci
armers was i town Wednesday .
Ve AR . Muaroe oar ef teient rail
road agent has resigned his position.
The County Commissioners held
their regular Monthly court Tues
day. :
Rev, W. B. Whorton an old
citizen of this County spent several
days here this wek.
The Town Council is having some
much nee el work Iyie oy our
srects.
The Greater Lee County dition
will appear between the Ist., and 15
of Se tember.
Miss Neva Green who has deen
visi ing friends and relavives inthe
country returned hom- Sunday.
mr. Fraak oz retirel fiom A
lanta last week where -he has been
undergoing treatment for his eyes
The journal has just completed
a large order for stationary for the
Leesburg Warchouse Co. which
will be open next week.
When you want up-to-date print
ing. send vour order to the JoURNAL
Our prices are low considlering the
quality of the work and superioritv
of material.
A heavy rain fell here Thursday
night, much damage to the streets
and roads in this vicinity was caused
by washouts.
As the busy season 's at hand our
merchants should do s>me judicious
adve tismg, if they wish to draw
trade totheir town, There thousands
of dollars spent away from here
that could be kept at home just as
well. Let thepeople know wiuit you
have an't what you want for it if
you wish to sell it.
I carry afull line of plows, binder
mowers, rakes and reapers, See me if
you are in the market for anything in
this line, I will make it to your interest.
S. J. Powell.
| Odfice of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues, of Lee Co., Ga., in regular ses,
sion—meeting July 5, 1904.
"~ The Alternative Road law for said
State as appears in sections 573 t 0383, in
clusive, of Vol. lof the Code of 1895’ and
amendments thereto in acts of 1897 page
2¢,|being in operation in this county’ by
anthority vested in us, as County Commi
.sioners of said county, we dohereby asses
‘and levy as a ‘“‘commutation tax” upon
each mail in said county subject to road
duty for the year 1g904, the sum of two
dollars and fifty cents ($2.50), and that |
said assesment and tax shal be due and !
collectable on and after August Ist., 1904: ’
anb the titne shall remain open for the
payment of said assessment s2.soas
commutation tax aforesaid until Sept. 15th
1904, and if any such persons subject to
such tax or road duty shal be then in de- ]
fault in making payment of the same, any
and all such defaulters shall be and are‘
hereby doubled taxed-that is assessed ffve
dollars ($5.00)- as tax and penalty on ac- 1
count thereof: and it is further ordered
that all such defaulters shall be allowed 1
~until October Ist., 1904, in which to make‘
full payment of said assessment and pen
! alty aforesaid’ and that any all that shall
then remain in default in making such
payment, are hereby declared subject
and shall be requested to preform manual
labor upon the public roads of the county
' for a period of ten (10) days, for said vear,
‘as by law provided.
Witness our official signatures, date'
l above writteu. : |
iB. 1. McKenney, County Comm’r]
L F. M. Mims, o Rt
! A true extract fromn the Minutes, This
July 7th ~ 1904.
l Jamies Morgan,
Clerk County Commissioners.
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PUBLIC SALE *
Wili be sold before the Court House!
door, at Leesburg Ga, during the legal!
l hours of sale on the 15t Tuesday in Angust
% 1904, the property Dbelonging to the
. Estate ]E- McKinney. late ofsaid Co
| deed. consisting of trunk and contents
’wutch, pistol Ete. Terms cash. -
i July 4th , 1904.
’E A. 1. Fleetwood Admrr
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" )We Prints Lette Heads,
¢ Note Heads, %
) Statmnents,
)i . Bill Heads, 7(
Businees Cards,
¢ Comissary Cheeks, 7(
Legal Blanks,
\ y Wedding Invitatious, f
Books, Pamphlets,
% Aad all Kinls of Faaey Ntntiowry%
| sGive us a Trial Orderedm— '
«Aflw««vwv—&flxg
Callon me for Fire Insurance, I can
placc you in the very best company
and give you the protection you need,
S.T.Powell.
i :
It you wish t) reach the people of
Lee County, advertise in the Journal
Inhers in the faeulty to get other people working for you. The late Thos S, Ke
of Louisville, Ky., did this when, in 1445 he secured a policy in The Mutual Lil
surance Company of New York for $5,000. Dividends +to the amount of 6,807 b
cumulated on this policy, making the total amount paid by the Companysll,Bo7.
net premiums paid by Mr Kennedy amounted to $3,465.88, making the return ov:
w.sfif I\;l.‘iting for information about a policy of this kind, state what you woul
to receive in cash at the end of limited payment period., .
e IV T ÜBL L ire
5 INSURRCE COMPANY OF
OLDEST ; LA]
IN I
. NEW YORK:"
RICHARD A. McCURDY, President.
R. F. SHEDDLN, Manager,
Atlanta, Ga.
D. D. HALL, Special Agent,
. Leesburg, Ga.
l Smithville Ga.
ONLY BANK IN THECOUNT
CAPITAL AND PROFITS $18.000.(
M :MBER OF ASYSTEM OF 38 STATE AND 4 NATIONAL BAI
| CONBINED. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS :$1.500,000.00.
" EACH BANK INDEPENDANT.
DEPOSITS SOLIGITED.
: OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
W, S, WITHAM, President. D. G. AVERA, Vice Presi
C. A. RHODES, Ji R EONG, W.D. WE
A B I. McKINNEY, T. G. WILLIAMS.
CALL AND SEE US. : s
‘ Respt:
] J. C, McCLAIN Cashier.
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iLOCAL 'TAXATION FOR PUBLIC
1 SCHOOLS.
A PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency, Joseph M. Terrell, Governor of
the State of Georgia, Executive Department, July
27th 7904.
Whereas, the General Assembly, at its session in
1903, proposed an amendment to the Constitution of
this State, as set forth in an act, approved August I7th
1g03,t» wit
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the (GGeneral Assembly of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the
same, T it from and after the passage of this ct, that
article 8, sect.on 4 piragraph [ of the Constitntion of
the State be ultered and amended by striking out the
word “upon the recommendation of two grand Juri-s”
which begin in the first line after the word ““Counties’’
‘and end in the second line before the word “‘and’” and
“substituting thorefor the words ““‘militia di tricts,school
districts’and by inserting the words ‘‘mulitia districts,
‘shool districts’ in the seventh line afterword“County’’
andbefore the word*‘or’’and further by striking out the
word “two-thirds’’ whic: begins in the seventh line
after the word “a’” and ends in the eighth line before
the word “voie’’, and subs ituting therefore the words
“two-thirds majority of those voting’; so that saia
paraggaph shall lead when amended, as follows, viz;
“Authority may be granted to counties, mali ia dis
wicts school districts and to municipal corporations,
upon the recommendation of the cororate authority,
to establish and mantain public schools in their respec
tive limits by local taxation; but no such law shall take
effect until the same shall have been submitte i to a
vote of the qualified voters in each Cousty, militia dis
; trict, school district, or municipal gorporation, and ap
| proved by two-thirds majority of persons voting at
‘ such election, and the General Assembly my prescribe
' who shall vote on such questions.”’
Section 2 Be it further enacted, That it this
!amendment shall be agreed to bv two-thirds of the
' members elected to each of the two Houses, the same
<hall be entered on their Journals, wi-h the Ayes and
Nays taken thereon,and the Governor shall cause said
amendment to be published in one or moie newspapers
in each congressional district for two months previous
to the next general election, and the Jlegal voters at the
next gencra% ciection shall have writien or printed on
‘ their tickets ¢ Ratification’, or ‘‘Against Ratification”’
as they may choose to vote, and if a majority of the
“electors q :alified to vote for the (ieneral Assembly,vot
ing shall vote in favor of Ratification, then said amend
; ment shall become a part of said article 8, section 4,
' paragraph 7 of the Constitution of this State, and the
Governor shall make proclamation thereof.
Now, therefore 1 {‘oseph M lerrell, Governor of
i said State, do issue this my proclamation hereby de
clairing that the toregoing proposed amendment to the
Constitution is submitted for ratificaticn or rejection to
the voters of the State, qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly, at the general election to be
held on Wednesday, October sth 1904.
By the Governor; JoserH gl. TERRELL.
| Paiur Cook Governor.
| Secretary of State
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- How about that advertisement
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in the Greater Lee County edition
of the Journal.
f Libel for Divorece:
- FANNIE HOWELL } Case No. g 36. Libel
| Vs - »vorce. In the Superiq
i JOSH HOWELL. fof Lee County Georg
- March 31st 7904.
~ To JUSH HOWELL, defendant in said cas
E You are hereby notified that by virtue of an ord
| ed in said case at the May term, 7gn4. of sai
i you are required to in person or by attorney ag
the next term of said cenit to be held in and
- County, GGeorgia, on the first Monday in No
’ 19g04 (next) then and there to answer the comj
‘ the plaintiff, Fanni: Howell, against you for
divorce, upon the ground of wilful continuocus d
‘ as in defalt of such appearance, the court will :
~ as to justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honor. bie Z A, LiTILEJONN, ]
said Court this srd. day of June Igo4.
| JAMES MO GAN, Ck
FOR SALE—Two horses and one b
Parties wishing to buy can secure a
gain by calling on the undersigned.
horses are in good order and will be
cheap for cash. ,
N. E, OUTLAW,
. Teesburg, Ge
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