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Talk up for your town
Advertise in the Journal, :
* Bothwell Honey can be found at Longs
Drug Stroe. : ‘
Mr. R. 8. Pryor was intown Thursday
Mr. A. J Fleetwood wasin town Thurs
day. ;
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Mr. E. J. Stocks was in town Wednes
day. '
Ordinary Edwar.ls was_ in town Thurs
day.
Mr. F. M. Mimms was in town Thurs
day.
Mr. C. A. Castelo was in town Wednes
day.
Leesburg should havea water works
system
With this issue, we pass our eighth
mile post.
The jury levisors met last Thursday and
revised the jury box.
The Cotton crops through this section
has been badly damaged.
Mr. G W. Barrow of Leslie was in
town Wednesday
Mr. A. W. Godwin and Mr. Hewitt vi
sited Mr Godwins plantation Sunda .
Quite a crowd of our people attended a
barbecue on the Ho lis|lice Thursday.
Have you subscribed anything jto help
get out the greater {Lee Countly issue of
the Journal.
Mrs, Royal and daughter Miss Francis
. of Quiman spent Monday and Tuesday
with the family of Judge H. 1. Long.
Mr. James Salter hasresigned his posi
tion and Co'. James Mcßride has been
appointedin his place.
The County Commissioners have pur
chaied two more mules and will putthe
road machine to work in a few days.
This is a step in the right direction as
m-ch money will be saved and greater
heabway made,
Judge H. 1.. Long returned home last
Saturday night from Tallulah Falls where
he spent several days very pleasantly in
attending upon the session of the State
Horticultural Convention.
In company with Mr. Frank I, ns we
had the pleasure of visiting a portion of
our county this week. The more we sce
of the county the more we can appreciate
liveing in Lee, the banner county of the
State. .
As the busy season 's at hand our
merchants should do s> me judicious
advertising, 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 the people know whut you
have and what you want forit if
you wish to sell it.
: When you want up to-date print
Ing. send your order to the Jour~at.
Our price- are low considering the
quality of the work and ~uperiority
of material.
I carry a full line of plows, binder‘
mowers, rakes and reapers, See me if l
you are in the market for anything in ‘
this line, I will make it to your interest, |
S. J. Powell.
ey Road Tax Levy 1
Office of Commissioners of Roads and l
Revenues, of Lee Co., Ga., in regular ses,
sion—meeting July §, 1904. :
The Alternative Road law for said
State as appears in sections 573 t 0583, in
clusive; of Vol, lof the Code of 1895’ and
amendments thereto in acts 0f'1897 page
2¢,fbeing 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 1904, the sum of two
dollarsand fifty cents ($2.50), and that
said assesment and tax shal be due and |
collectable on and after August Ist., 1904:
anb the time 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 arel
hereby doubled taxed-that is assessed ffve
lollars ($5.00)~ as tax and penalty on ac- ’
count thereof: and it is further ordered |
that all such defaulters shall be allowed |
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 preforin manual
labor upon the public roads of the county
fora period of ten (10) days, for said year,
as by law provided.
Witness our official signatures, date
ahove writter,
B. I. McKenney, County Commi’r
F. M. Mims, % o
! A true extract from the Minutes, This
July 7th | 1904.
James Morgan,
Clerk County Commissioners.
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Wedding Invitations, f
Baoks, Pamphlets, / :
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of Louisville, Ky., did this when, in 1/45 he secured a policy in 1
surance Company of New York for #5,000. Dividendsto the amou
cumulated on this policy, making the total amount paid by the Cot
net premiums paid by Mr Kennedy amounted 10 $3,465 88, making
$3,341.12. :
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! LOCAL.TAXATION FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
A PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency, Joseph M. Perrell, G- vernor of
the State of Georgia, Executive Dcepartment, July
27th 7g04.
Whereas, the Geneiral Assembly, at its session in
1903, propose:i an amendment to the Constitution of
this “tate, as sct forth in an act, approved August I7th
Iga3, t: wit:
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the (eneral Assembly of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the
same, Th .t from and after the passuge of this Aect, that
article 8, sect on 4 paragraph | of the Constitation of
the State be altered and amended bv striking out the
word “‘upon the recommendation of two grand Juri s”’
which begin 1n the first line after the word ““Countizs”’
and er.d m the second line beiore th- word ““and’’ and
, substituting th refor the wor s “militia di tricts,school
districts’and by inserting the words “‘militia districts,
‘ shool districts”’ in the seventh line afierword* County”’
, andbefore the word““or’’and further by striking out the
I wora “two-thirds’” whic.. begins in the seventh line
' after the werd *“a”’ and ends in the eizhth line before
the word “voic’’, and subs ituting therefore the words
“‘two-thirds majority of those voting”’; so that saia
paragraph shall read when amended, as follows, viz;
“Authority may be granted to counties, muli ia dis
nicts school districts and to municipal corporations,
upon the recommendat’on of the cor jorate authority,
to establish and mantain public schools in their r spec
tive limi:s by local taxation; but no such law shall take
effect until the same shall hav. been submittet to a
vote of the qualified voters in each Cousty, niilitiy dis- |
| trict, school district, or municipal corporation, and ap
proved by two-thirds majority of persous voting ut
such election, and the Gener.l Assembly my prescribe
who shall vote on such question-.” 5
Seciion 2 Be it f.rther enact d, That it this
amendment shall be agreed to b. two-thirds of the
members elected to each of the two Houses, the same
shall be ei.tered on their Journals, wi h the Ayes and
! Nays taken thereon, and the Governor shall cause said
i amendment to be published in one or mou.e: ewspapers
l in each congressional district for two months previous
to the next general election, and the legal voters at the
| next general election shall have writien or printed on
| their tickets ‘‘ Ratification’, or ‘“‘Against Ratification”
|as they may choose to vote, and if a majorityof the
clectors q alified to vote for the Generul Assembly,vot
ing shall vote in fuvor of Ratification, then said amend
ment shall become a p.rt of said article 8, section 4,
paragraph / of the Constitution of this State, and the
! Governor shali make proclamatioa thereof,
. Now, thersfure 1 Juseph M. lerrell, Governor of
said St te, do issue this my proclamation heieby de
clairing that the foregoing proposed amendment to the
Constitution is submitted for rutificaticn or rejection to
the vo <rs of the Stute, qualified to vote for membe s
of the General issembiy, at the generul election to be
held on Wednesday, Uctober sth 1904. ;
By the Gover:.or; Joserr M. TEREKELL i
FParor Coox ! Governor,
Secretary of S:ate ) :
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How übout that adv. rtisement
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in the Gireater Lee Countv edi-ion
of the Journ I :
- Libel for Divorce :
FANNIE HOWELL | Case No. g 36.
VE vorce. In the &
JOSH HOWELL. Jof Lee (ounty
March 31st 7904.
To JUSH HOWELL, defendant in sa
- You are hereby notified that by virtue of
ed in said case at the May term, 7994, ¢
~ you are required to in person or by attori
the nex: term of said cen:t to be held in
County, (ieorgia, on the first Monday i
1904 (next) then and there to answer the!
the plaintiff, Funin Howell, against you
divorce. upon the ground of wilful continuc
as in defalt of such appearance, the court |
as to justice shall appertain,
Witness the Honor. ble Z A, Limivro
l said Court this srd. day of June Igaq.
JAMES MO GAN
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