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J HERALD, NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1920.
A PROCLAMATION.
first Monday In November, 1020, and
he shall also provide for a submission
STA ?a E rtSfnt° E0RGIA “ EXeCUtlVe De ‘ I Mod
Submitting: a proposed amendment i«/i er 2inSf£Sa lo !!«*5 a - ffjMST^iSLSi
to tho Constitution of Georgia, to bo 8 ? ld H oloot o,r a 1 , vot , la 5 at aa!Id general
voted on at the general election to be 2{S-B«SS.«n S f l ^i 1 n, r irSX J'' 1 ?, Iu'ojiokccI
held In November, 1920, to amend Par-
agrph 2, Section 1, Article 11, of the | ,. a majority of the electors
Constitution of this State so as to lay Sv9UMo,to •vote for members of the
out and create a now county from „.*"°, r ‘“ I1 ABae , , V 1) ly and voting at such
portions of Clinch, Berrien and P'ownds ®'®®^ 0 *' 8 ', ^^!- amendment shall x be-
countles, to be known as Lanier coun- r 0 o I ?,?„., a “f, the Conatltuthan of
ooiinty-selt 6 t0 "’ n ° f MlUt0Wn n8 tllc the^ovemm.Vthe Secretary JfsnatS
county sear. that a majority of the qualified Voters
/ t-TTTf'TT at Tirirt^Plv Pnvernnr Ivotlng at said general election have
HUGH M. DORSEl, Governor. voted ln fa %, o£ the adoptlon of alUd
amendment to tho Constitution of the
Whereas, the General Assembly, at state, and. the Governor shall issue his
its session In 1919, proposed an amend- proclamation to such effect,
ment to tho Constitution of this State, See. 3. Be It further enacted bv the
as set forth ln an Act approved Au- authority atoresatd That the county
gust 11 1919, to-wlt: authorities of said'county shall huve
a PPMCJTTTTTTTONAD AMENDMENT. I* 1 ? *>°. create a debt for and on
A CONST! 1UHUNA-Li AaiLiiNUiHc.Ni. behalf of ^ lld county to do f ray the ex-
An Act to amend Paragraph 2. Section pena0! , o£ 8[lld county f 0r the first
1. , Ar yp l ® I year ' without submitting the same to
this State. The follow!ing amend- a vote 0 f the qualified voters of said
mfcnt Is proposed by the Senate and county*
House o« R«P p eBgntatives Georgia g £0 , 4 Ba , t furthor enaote d by the
to Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article H. authority atoresatd, That the Leglsla-
of the Constitution o£ .this State. ture tH hereby authorised to correct
any , mls *akG or mistakes, or Inacou-
the^State of Georgia hereby proposes U. aC | ea that may occur, or may have
to the people of Georgia an amend- occurred In reference to the line or
ment to Paragraph 2 Section 1 Article h| nea o£ sald propoaed county.
11, of the eobbtltutlon of this State, SGC , B . it shall be the duty of tho
as follows: That ln addition to the Governor to submit said proposed
counties heretofore existing in This amendment in tho following form;
State, created by the General Assent- That those voting in favor of said
bly, and those created by amendment prO p 0SBd amendment shall have wrlt-
to the above and foregoing Paragraph, ton or prlntod on their tickets. “In
Section and Article of the Constitution favor of the ratification of the amend-
of this State, there is hereby created ment to Paragraph 2. Section 1, Arti-
an additional county, which county. 0 le 11. of the Constitution of the State
when created, shall be known as Da- 0 f Georgia creating tho county of La
nier county. The territory for the for- nler,”
matlon of said county of Lanier shall And. whereas, The General Assem-
be taken from the counties of Clinch, bly a£ its session ln 1920 passed aV
Berrien and Lowndes, and the terrlto- Act amending the foregoing ConatltU
ry so taken for the formation of said tional amendment, which Act was up
new county ofLanler shall be Included proved August 7 1920,' to-wlt:
within the following described bound- T r , r , ITM mv A r»n awvT,nr,
arles, to-wit: Beginning at the north- LANIER COUNTY ACT AMENDED,
west corner of land lot No. 379, 10th No. 505
land district of Berrien county; thence An Act, to amend an Act approvod Au-
running south along the west lines of gust 11. 1919. proposing to amend
land lots Nos. 379, 404,. 426, 460) 471,
496 617 of the 10th district of Berrien
county and the west lines of land lots
Nos. 231 232, 233 234, 236 and 236 in
the llth'dlBtrict o'f LoSvndes county, to
the southwest corner of said land lot
No. 286; thence running easterly along
south line of land lots Nos. 236, 271,
282. 317, 328. 363. 374. 409 and 420. of
Paragraph 2. Section 1. Artiole 11,
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, so as to crente the new
county of Lanier, so as to better
deflne the lines of said new county
when created, provide for election
managers etc., in its first election
and for other purposes.
Section 1, Be it enacted by the Gon-
ner of said lot 363. In tho 10th dls-
trlct all In tho county of Clinch;
tholice westward along the north lines
of lots 263 262. 261 260 and 249 to
run of Alnpalm river ln a southerly di
rection to where the run of said, river
crosses the north line of lot 304 In tho
10th district of Berrien county; thence
westward along the north lines of lots
304 306 306. 807, 308, 309. 310, 311 and
312' In the 10th district of Berrien
county to the northwest corner of said
lot 312' tho starting point.
Sec. 3. Bo it further enacted by tho
authority aforesaid. That all laws and
mrts of laws in conlllot with this Act
jo and live same are hereby repealed.
Approved August 7. 1920.
And whereas The General Assem
bly at its sessfon in 1920 passed an
Act amending the foregoing Constitu
tional amendment which Act was ap
proved August ill. 1920, to-wlt: To
amend the Act approvod August 11.
1919, proposing to amend Paragraph
2 Section 1 Article 11. of the consti
tution of tho State creating tho county
of Lanier, so that. In tho event of the
creation of said county of t.anlor. It
shall be placed In Alapaun Judicial
olrcult Instead of the Southern Judi
cial circuit as originally provided ln
said Act and for other purposes.
Section 1. Bo it enaoted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia, and It is
hereby enacted by authority of the
same That the Act approvod August
11 1919, proposing to* umond Para
graph 2 Section 1. Article 11. propos-
ng to creato the county of Lanier, be,
and the same shall bo. amended ns fol
lows: By striking from the sixth line
from top of page 71. of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Georgia. 1919,
the word "Southern” and by Inserting
ln lieu thereof the word "Alapaha," so
that in the event of tho ratification by
the people of such amendment to the
.Constitution creating said county of
Lanier, said new county shall be and
constitute a part of the Alapaha Judi
cial circuit and so remain until there
after properly changed by law. and
Section 1 of .Bald Act when thus
amended shall road as follows: The
said county of Lanier shall be attach
ed to tho Eleventh Congressional dis
trict, the Alapaha Judicial circuit and
the: Sixth Senatorial district, etc.
Sec. 2. Be It further enaoted by au
thority of the same. That all laws and
3urtB of laws in conflict with *hls Aot
)e and the same are. hereby repealed.
©
Lowndes county; thence north along eral Assembly of Georgia, and it Is
run of Alapaha river to’ original south hereby enaoted by authority of same,
lines land lot No. 468; thence easterly That from and after tho passage of
along original south lines land lots this Act the said Aot approved August
Nos. 468, 403, 604 to southwest corner 11, 1919. to amend Paragraph 2. Sec-
land lot No. 609 in the 11th district of tlon 1. Article 11. of the Constitution
Clinch county; thence’ running north- of this State, to create the pew county
erly along original east lines land lots of Lanier be. and the same is hereby
Nos. 609 608,- 607 or the 11th district amended by striking from line 18 on
of Clinch county; thence northerly page 70, Acts of the General’Assembly
along the original east lines of land of Georgia, 1919. the words "Lanier
lots Nos. 629, 484. 483, 438. 437. 392. 391 county,” bo that when thus amended
346 346 300. 299. 264 to the northeast that part of Section 1 of said Act por-
corner of land lot No. 263 of the 10th taining to election managers In dls-’
district of Clinch county; thence west trlctB included ln the territory to com-
along the original north line land lots prise Lanier county in its first election
Nos. 263, 262, 261, 260 and !49 to the shall read ns folows: "And the Ordi
nal of The Alapaha river of the 10th nary of the county in which said elec-
district of Clinch county; thence south tlon precincts are located at the time
down run of said river to the north of tho adoption of this amendment
lines of land’ lot No. 804. in the 10th- shall ■ appoint the election managers
district of Berrien county; thence for such .’precincts, etc."
along the north line of land lotsi Nos. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by tho
304 306, 306, 307, 308 to the northwest authority aforesaid, That said Aot of
corner of lot No. 309 in the 10th dls- the General Assembly to amend Para-
trict of Berrien county; thence south- graph 2, Section 1 Artiole 11. of the
ward along the west line of land lots Constitution of this State proposing
Nos. 309 and 336 to the southwest cor- to create' the new county of Lanier
ner of land,lot No. 336 in the 10th dls- approved August 11. 1919. be and the
trict of Berrien county; thence west same is further amefided by striking
along the nbrth line of land lots Nos. out all of that part of Section 1 of
381 and 380, and to the northwest cor- said Act on page 69, Acts of the Gen-
ner of land lot No. 379. In the 10th eral Assembly. 1919. beginning with
district of Berrien county, that being the figures "379" on the end of lino 9
the starting point. That when said on page 69 of said Act, 1919 down to
county is created the county-seat for and including the word "point" on
the same shall be the town of Mill- page 70 of said Act, on line 2 from tho
town now In said county of Berrien, top of said page by inserting ln lieu
That" if the aboye and foregoing thereof the following: “312 In tho 10th
amendment,-should: be ratified by the \land district of Berrien county, thence
people when the same is submitted runnntng south along the west lino of
to them for their ratification at tho 'lots 312 333, 368. 379. 404 425 and
next general election after the adop- 460 to the southwest corner of' said
tlon of the proposal to amend the Con- lot 460; thence westward along the
stltution there shall be on tho first north line of lots 470 and 469 to the
Wednesday ln December after the pro- northwest corner of lot 469; thence
posed amendment to the Constitution south along the west lines of lots 469,
is adopted an election for the county 490 and 616 to the southwest corner
officers herein named In and for said of-lot 616; thence eaBt along the south
new county to be held at the several lines of lots 616 and.516 to the north-
election pre'clncts existing within the west corner of lot 231, all of said lots
limits of said n&w county at the time being in the 10th district of Berrien
of the adoption of the proposed county; thence south along the west
amendment, during the usual hours lines of lots 231 232. 233 234 235'and
of holding elections, and all legally 230 to tho southwest corner of said
qualified voters residing in said terrl- lot 236. all of said lots .being in tho
tory shall be qualified to vote at said 111th district of Lowndes county; thence
election; and the Ordinary of Lanier east along the south lineB of lots 236
county, the county in which said elec- 271. 282, 317, 328, 363 374. 409. 4'20 to
tion precincts are lo.catod at the time the run of Alapaha rlvor in Lowndes
of the adoption of this amendment, county, all in the 11th district .of
shall appoint the election managers Lowndes county, and thence down tho
for such precincts, and the managers run of said Alapaha river ln a south-
of the election shall, on the day sue- erly and southeasterly direction to the
ceedlng the election meet at the city south line of land lot 458;.thence east
hall In the town of Mill to wh and con- along the south lines of lots 468 463
solldate the vote for the county offl- 604. 609, in tho 11th district, to the’
cers; and the general laws now in southeast corner of said lot 600
force as to the consolidation of the Clinch county; thence north along the'
votes the return of the election and oast lines of lots 609 608 607 In the
the commission of offlcei’s. shall be 11th district and 629. 484, 483, 438, 437
applicable to officers elected—At such 392. 301. 34tf 346. 300, 299, 264, 268 to'
special elections herein provided for; Ltho northeast corner of said lot 263 in
that the officers to be elected at such the 10th district, all In the county of
special election herein provided for Clinch; thonce westward along the
shall be an Ordinary. Clerk of the north lines of lots 253 262, 261, 260 and
Superior Court Sheriff Tax Collector, 249 to the run of Alapaha river ln
Tax Receiver, Coroner, County Survey- Clinch county, 10th district; thence
or, and County Treasurer; that said down the-run of Alapaha river in a
officers shall be commissioned as now southerly direction to where the run
required by law. and all laws now in of said river crosses the north line of
force in this State to. commission of- lot 304 in the 10th district oof Berrien
fleers and for bonds required of them, county; thence westward along the
shall‘be applicable to officers so elec- north lineB of lots 304 305 306 307
ted; that the officers elected at 308, 309. 310. 311 and 212 in the'10 th'
said election shall hold their of- district of Berrien county, to the
flees until' the next gen- northwest corner of said Io£ 312. the
eral election for county officers starting point ” so that said part of
throughout the State and until their said Section 1 of said Act. when so
successors are- electe'd and qualified, amehded. shall be to deflne the lines
The General Assembly is hereby given around said new county as follows:
power to create any additional statu- Section 1. The General Assembly of
tory offices in said county or statu- the State of Georgia hereby proposes
tory courts and to provide qy law for to the People of Georgia an amfend-
fllling said offices. Any vacancies that ment to Paragraph 2. Section 1, Article
may occur before the liext general 11, of the Constitution of this State, as
election in any of the offices created follows: That In addition to the
thus for said county may be filled as counties heretofore existing in
now provided by law. The said county this State, created by the Gen
of Lanier shall be .attached to the eral Assembly and those ere
Eleventh Congressional district the ated by amendment to the above
Southern Judicial circuit, ana the and foregoing Paragraph. Section and
Sixth Senatorial district; but it shall Article- of the Constitution of this
be in the power of the General Assem- State, is hereby created an additional
bly at any time to change the judicial county, which county, when created
circuit to which said county of Lanier shall be known as Lanier county. The
is attached and the said General As- territory for the formation of said
sembly of' Georgia is hereby given county of Lanier shall be taken from
power to change said county of Lanier the counties of Clinch. Berrien and
in arranging Congressional and Sena- Lowndes, and Aho territory, so taken
rial districts as Is now provided by for the formation of said new county
law. That the Superior Courts ln said of Lanier shall be Included within the
county of Lanier shall be held on the following described boundaries, to-wit:
second Mondays In January and July Beginning at the northwest corner of
of each year, but it shall be within the land lot 312, in the 10th land district
power of the General Assembly at any of Berrien county; thence tanning
time by law to change the time of south along the west line of lots 812.
holding court and the number of terms 333. 368, 379, 404, 426 and 460 to the’
thereof. That the Justices of the southwest corner of said lot 460;
Peace and Constables residing in the thonce westward along the north
territory included within the new lines of lots .470 and 469 to the north-
county of Lanier shall exercise the du- west corner of lot 469; thence, south
ties and powers of their offices, until along the west lines of lots 469. 498
new militia districts are laid out In and 616 to the southwest corner of lot
said county of Lanier, as now provI-|515; thence east along the south lines
ded by law. That all the provisions of of lots 616 and 516 to the northwest
law as contained In chapter thirteen corner of lot 231. all of said lots being
(18) of the Code of 1910 are hereby in the 10th district of Berrien county;
made applicable to the said county of thence south along the west lines of
Lanier whenever the same is created, lots 231, 232. 233, 234. 235 and 236 to
That all of the general laws of this [the southwest corner of said lot 236
State, in addition to the above hav- all of said lots being in the-11th dis
ing application to the statutory coun- trict of Lowndes county; thence east
ties of thiB State are hereby made ap- along the south lines of lot* 236, 271.
plicable to the said county of Lanier. 282, 317.328. 363. 374 409, 420 to the run
especially the law in reference to of Alapaha river fn Lowndes county,
holding elections for the purpose of all of said lots in the 11th district of
creating a debt for said county. That Lowndes county, and thence down the
when this amendment is adopted the run of said Alapaha river ln a souther-
said county of Lanier so created by ly and southeasterly direction to
the adoption of this amendment shall where said run of said river crosses
become in all respects a statutory the present line between the counties
county and shall be governed by all of Clinch and Echols said line being
laws now in force in this State regu- the run of Cow creek at said point;
latlng county and county affairs. thence easterly and northeasterly
Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby re- along the run of said Cow creek to a
quired and directed that when the' pro- point where said creek leaves the
posed amendment shall be agreed to | present line between Clinch and Ech-
by two-thirds of the members elected ols counties; thence easterly and
to each of the two houses - of this southeasterly along the prisent line
General Assembly and shall be entered between the counties of Clinch and
on the Journals of each house with Echols to the southeast portion of lot of
the ayes and nays recorded as' taken land 519 that lies in the present coun-
thereon the Governor is hereby dt- ty of Clinch and ln the 11th district
rected to cause the Bald proposed of said coun£y; thence north along the
amendment to be advertised In at east lines of lots of land-619, *1». 617.
least two papers In each Congressional 1616. 615, 614 616 512 611 610, 609
district o? the State at least two 608, 607 In tke llth district and 62if
months before the next general elec-J484, 483 438, 4E7 392. 391 346 346,
lion to be held on Tuesday, after the # 300. 299, 264. 263 to the northeaei cor-
The Following Correspondence is of Vital Interest to Every Tele
phone User, Present and Prospective.
Now therefore, I. Hugh M, Dorsey,
Governor of aald Stato, do issue this
my proclamation horeby declaring that
that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to tho Constitution is submitted
for ratification or rejection to the vo
ters of the State, qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly at
the general election to be neld
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1920.
. , IltlGH M. DORSEY. Governor.
T3y the Governor:
S. G. MoLENDON. Secretary of State.
A 'LETTER OF GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST
AND THE REPLY
Nisw Oklkans, La,, October 12, 1920.
Mr. J. Epps Brown, President,
Bell Telephone Co.,
Atlauta, Ga.
Dkar Sir:—
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Will you’please explain this?
Yours truly,
Atlanta, Gn., Oct. 10, 1020. -I
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QAATTB Qinmrmw j..
A PROCLAMATION.
STATE OP GEORGIA—Executive De
partment.
Submitting'a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to bo
voted on at the genorlvl election to bo
held in November, 1920, to amend Par
agraph 2, Section 1, Artiole 11, of the
Constitution of the State of Georgia,
so as to lay out and create a new
county from a portion of Decatur
county to be )Bnown as Semi
nole county, with the town of Don-
alsoQvlUe as the colinty-seat.
By his Excellency:
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor,
Whereas, tho General Assembly, at
its session In 1920, proposed an amend
ment to tho Constitution of this State,
as sot forth in an Aot approved July
8, 1920, to-wlt:
SEMINOLE COUNTY, CREATION OP
' No. 319
A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
The General Assembly of the State of
Georgia hereby • proposes to tho
qualified electors of said State an
amendment to Paragraph 2,< Section
1, Article 11, of tho Constitution of
tho State of Georgia, as heretofore
amended, to provide vfor the creatjon
of a now county, to bo , known as
Seminole, and for other purpoBes.-
Sbotlon 1. - The General Assembly
of tho State of Georgia proposes to
the people of Georgia an amendment
to Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article 11,
of i the Constitution of this State, as
heretofore amended, as follows, ‘ to-
wlt: That in addition to tho counties
now provided for by the Constitution,
as heretofore amended, there shall be'
a new county, to be known as Semi
nole, laid out from the county of
Decatuli, bounded as follows:
to-wlt: Beginning at the southwest
corner of the Stato of Georgia, run
ning thence eastward along the’ lino
between Georgia and Florida to tho
mouth of’Flint river; thence' up tho
channel of Flint river to the mouth of
Spring creek; thence northward up
the western bank of Spring cieek
to land lot No. (131) number
ono hundred and thlrty^one - ln
the 21st district of'TJoeatur county,
at a point opposite a public road,
known as Rhodes Ferry road; thence
west to a point one-half mile distant
from the west bank of Spring creek
and thence northward along a line
parallel with and one-half mile dis
tant from the west bank of .Spring
creek to the' south line of Miller coun
ty; thence west - along the south
line o# Miller county to the
southwest corner of Miller cokn-
ty; thence west along the south
line of Early county to. the lino be
tween Georgia and Alabama; thence
southward along the State line between
Georgia and Alabama to tho southeast
corner of the State of Alabama and to
the' line between Alabama and Flor
ida, thence continuing southward along
the State line between Georgia and
Florida to the’southwest corner of tho
State of Georgia, the point of begin
ning. The county-Blto of said county
shall be the town of Donalsonvllle
Georgia. Said county shall be attach
ed to the Second Congressional dis
trict, to the Pataula Judicial circuit
and the Eighth Senatorial district, un
til changed by the General Assembly
of Georgia. Terms of Superior Court
In said county shall be held on the
third Mondays In February, Juno and
October, ln each year, until changed
by the i General Assembly. Jus
tices of the Peace and Consta
bles cut off Into the new county shall
exercise the duties and powers of
their offices until new mllltm-districts
are laid out ln said new County as
provided by law, and until their suc
cessors are elected and qualified,
The voters of said new county
qualified to vote - for members of the
General Assembly under the laws of
Georgia, shall, on the first Wednesday
ln December, 1920, elect an Ordinary,
Clerk of the Superior Court Sheriff,
Coroner, Tax Collector, Tax Receiver,
County Surveyor, County Treasurer,
Representative, and Cpunty School
Superintendent, who shall hold office
until the next general election for
county officers shall be held in the
State of Georgia, and until their suc
cessors are elected and qualified. Said
election shall be held at the Usual
voting places heretofore established,
within the territory of said new coun
ty, and shall be conducted ln the man
ner now prescribed by law for hold
ing elections for county officers, and
tho officers elected therein shall qual
ify, give bond, and take- oath as pre
scribed by. latv. and enter upon the
discharge of their respective duties on
the 1st day of January, 1931,
Sec. 2. The provisions of Sections 829
to 848, Inclusive, of the Code are
hereby made applicable to said now
county, and said new county, when
created, shall be a “statutory county,”
and subject to all general ’aws appli
cable to counties of this State.
Sea 3. The county authorities of
said lew county, shall hMe the right
to create a debt far and ;on behalf of
said county to defray the public ex
penses thereof'for the first year with
out submitting tbe same to a vote of
the qualified voters thereof,
Sea 4. Said new oonnty, when cre
ated. shall be entitled to one Repre
sentative in tbe Lower House of the
General Assembly of Georgia, and the
membership of the said House shal.
be Increased by one. so as to admit
general salaries ' those costs is probable. (he SAME SERVICE wo furniuhoil onoi.
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8 088nry t0 B 1VL J0U oflieiont Sg nec08Ba ,, y to Beouro tho ,, 0|ll fol . U)Jb comparing the increase in mteB wo ask.
Mniorini and purpose. w H h tho increase in tho chargos of rnil-
Material and Apparatus. Insurance. • 1 '°a' 1 - express nml other public utilities.
Many items of material and appara- Even whore tlio actual rate per ono for w !! le ) ,,T , ° nimntity o£ “"W* „ ,
tus are involved in the current main- thousand dollars-has not boon increased, as 0,10 ' looa > that itv
tonnnee of tho property, entirely apart wo „. rQ compelled to earrv n Inriror t 1 ' 0 relatively nonr futuro prices and costs-
from tho enormous quantities involved ninount of 'insurance than ' in pre-war operation.excopt Inhor, will ha lower,
in tho construction of now property, and'flays in order to protect ourselves in thtf'S?A ° £ '
this represents a large item of oxpciiso. reproduction of any of tho property t H ,0 . 8,lIt < at> fnr 1,8 tho Telophono Coin-
There has boon no-reduction, nor nny which nmy bo destroyed by lire, and ‘
indication of reduction, in tho price of this is reflected in a vory largo ineraisa 1 mcmisod ratos wo nro now nBkiug-
theso essential articles, in practically nil in the total limm-nnta bill nro ,5n8C '*, in a measure, upon this- hope,
of which the labor, height and ha&lhg msuinmo bill. If tho present level of costs of opera-
coat is by far tlio largest proportion of , laxes, tion go higher, through onuses boy trail
tho total cost. T,I1H expense, both Federal, Stato, our control, tho proposed ratos will not..
Wo know that tho manufacturers of a ° unt Y 11,1,1 City, lias iheroasod every yield a fair profit,
telophono equipment and material have yoni ' ' vo ' 1,tvu boon in buslnoHs; the in- It 1h important to rmbenlbor tlifit' - no''
orders booked for two-years in advuuce, ~. Q,lH0 ,t* ,,B year being unusually high, rate for a public utility 1b permanent,
with a constantly increasing demand, "rniro is up probability of this oxpeiiHU If conditions find prices so clipngo in. the '
and which in turn makes a reduction in “Ouft reduced. futuro ns to make the mtcB we aru- now
price in tho neur futuro most improbable. ( l° n °t im.Y any excess profit tax nskiiig yield too high a return, mul if
Freight and Passenger Costs. because wo luiv6 never earned enough to the Telophono Company should not ro-
Our ’annual expense for the-transpor- )0 object»to tlmt tnx, dime the -rates voluntarily, the Public
tation of freight and passengers is moro Buildings. Borneo Cdnilnlssiori would.,
than one million dollars. No ono ox- ' It i H common knowlcdgo that the cost [ )o "‘ i , i 1 Uo " H 118 t,H ^ H, '° In « 8 t be mot,,
poets the Raiironds to reduce their clmrg- of erecting any kind of building now no , t flB tl,e .V may or should be-.,
cs under tho level of costs in rendering ns well as making alterations nnd repairs’ i !° , ® h0Bt nni1 ,)0Bt ^rust of the'
thoir service. which constantly-confront tlio Tolonlioiio C !'! <!(,,l80rv «'l ■» having tho Tclu-
* Rents. Company and which involve material, . 1,1 , I)OBi , tlon to 8U W ,| .V'
Except in tho larger centers our con- Ia,,or » height ami hauling, is on an cnor- tnJoifflonoa^n^Horvlcn ,Vwi f 0r
tral offices and stocks of material arc than ever before, bo pro mrod ' to r™ ’* tty
housed in rented buildings, and evon in ^Si?“ £llr . , C0Bt '“ktoriols may bo H( | 0(|lmt( , Borv i N i, G " r ’ b aw
tho larger centers wo rent varying I0 ' r lHf 0 ' ^ totnl C8H t bo reduced. ( ( ' | y can ,,x ‘
amounts, of properties. , F! 1 , 0 . 01 }^ W,| Y ««» furnish adequate ni, m ,„ niloc l ,mt ° telc-
Like everyone else, our rents , have facilities for your use from year^ to your f j llato plant facilities*^ ur “ ,lleul ‘s ado-
beeu greatly increased, with no jii'ob- j H obstructing tW buildings in which Inadequate u r,
pect of any reduction. Even in pro- ? h , 01,80 eor, trnl office apparatus in , 0H \ V d ! the 'SSnl rnmnn VP 011 , tho bnrer
war days all leases for property occu- the.larfeor centers; as well ns enlarging Bul vi° 0 -tta Comm,„JL l r i? U(y
pied by us wei*e renewed only at higher to servo the increased jjoeds, hp pea red* 1 ^ ^ as , ^
charges than for the previous rental po- ,ul1 tl,IH wo,,f * )0 carried on from vvit.ti no crnfllt n,„ r< n ,
riod. y° or to .vear without delay. This In- B0B ure the Min. ' 0 1 °u P '’ ny can - not
Hotels volvos.huiulrods of thousands of dnllnrs i ° ,n 111101,8 , of dollars requited
in exponso to tho Company. J® J' rav ido the ndditions nnd extensions
Tho boarej and lodging bill for our There arc, of course, ninny other items lu ” Pi,! which mu8t b ° provided if'
men, who, must travel in connection with at the highest level in prices and homo i? { ,u *l llc <lemnnd for telephones iii sup-
tlm operdtion and maintenance of tho of. which show any sign of reducUoii for ^ >• Yours, 1
J. i'JI FH BROWN, Proaidont.
of representation therein for, said new
county.
Soe. 5. Whenever the Constitutional
amendment horeby proposed shall bo
agreed to .by two-thirds of tho jnem-
bors of tho t\<r6 Houses of the General
Assembly, and the same entered on
their Journals, with tho "Yeas" and
"Nays" taken, thereon, the Governor
shall cause said proposed amendment
to be published in a£ least two news
papers in each Congressional district
in this State for a period of ■ two
months next preceding the next gen
eral election; and the Governor shall
provide for tho submlsston of this
Proposed amendment to tho electors of
this State at the next general election
to be hold theroln, for their ratifica
tion or rejeotlon. All persons voting
ln Hald election In favor of said pro
posed amendment shall havo. written
or printed on their ballots the words,
"For the amendment to tho Constitu
tion creating the county of Seminole,"
and those opposed thereto Hhall have
written or printed on their ballots the
words, "Against the amendment to the
Constitution creating tho county of
Seminole." .The returns of said election
shall bo made to tho Secretary of
State, who shall certify the result
thereof to the Governor, and If said
proposed amendment be ratified by a
majority of the voters Voting In said
general election, the Governor shall
issue his proclamation to said effect.
Approved July 8, 1920.
Now, therefore I Hugh }A. Dorsey,
Governor of said State, do meue thiB
my proclamation hereby ' declai Ing
that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the .Constitution is submitted
for ratification or rejection to the
votors of the State qualified to vote
for members. of the General Assembly
at the general election to be held on
Tuesday Nov. 2 1920.
HtJGH M.'DORSEY, Governor,
By tho Odwemor:
3. G. MoLENDON, Secretary of Stnte.
NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
To the qualified voters of the Lu-
thersvllle School District, said State
and county;
Whereas, a petition of more than
one-fourth OA) of the qualified tegis-
tered voters of the Luthersvllle School
District has been filed with the Board
x>f Trustees of said school district, ask
ing for an election to„be held In said
school district for the purpose of de
termining whether or not bonds shall
be issued for tho purpose of building
and equipping a school-house or Housob
in said—school district; and, whereas,
the Board of Trustees of said school
district, at a regular meeting of said
Board In pursuance and by virtue of
the authority vested In them under and
by virtue of the Act of the General
Assembly of tho Stato of Georgia, ap
proved August 17, 1912, (Acts 1012,
page 176,) and codified and amended
‘i?. 0 . Act «°^ tho General Asso/nbly of
t \ t ? to ,ZL ao 2rF l ? and approved Aug-
PhP f2l l 910, jNfl b Y proper order fix
the 1st day of November. 1920, ns tho
day for holding Bald bomi election.
.jW notice Is heroby given that on
l8tda y of November. 1020, on eloc-
Y 111 1:l ® .liold In said Luthersvlllo
t District, and In tho town of
Luthersvlllo in said school district, at
it. h ch ^’S 01 ,* 00 w111 bo submitted to
the quallflod voters of said school dls-
trict, for their determination, the ques
tion whether bonde shall bo Issued l.y
said school district In the aggregate
sum of $20,000.00; said suhi to bo ap-
pllod to and used for the purpose of
building and equipping a school-house
or houses In said school dlstrlot, Hald
bonds to boar tho dato of tho lot day
of January, 1021, and to bear Interest
at the rate of 6 per centum per annum,
payable annually on tho 1st day of
January in each year; to be in donoml.
nations of $1,000.00 each, and tho prin
cipal thereof to be paid as follows:
Bond No. 1 for $1,000.00 to become due
and payable on the lnt day of Janu
ary, 1022; Bond No, 2 for $1,000,00 to
become duo and payable on the 1st
day of January, 1023; Bond No. 3 for
$1,000,00 to become due and payable
on the 1st day of January, 102 i; Bond
No. 4 for $1,000.00 to become due and
payable on the 1st day of January,
1926; Bond No. 6 for $1,000,00 to be
come due and payable on the 1st day
of January, 1920; Bond No. 0 for $3,-
000.00 to become duo and payable on tho
1st day of January, 1927; Bond No. 7
for $1,000.00 to become duo and payable
on the 1st day of January, 1928; Bond
No. 8 for $1,000.00 to become due and
PJ?7„ ub J, 0 £ L I L. th ? Ist da Y ot January,
1929; Bond No; 9 for $1,000.00 to Vfeoome
duo and payable on tho 1st day of
January, 1930; Bond No. 10 for $1,-
000.00 to become due and payable on
the 1st day of January, 1931; Bond No.
11 *°r $1,000.00 to become due and nay-
able on the 1st day of January, 1.9S2;
Bond No. 12 for $1,000.00 to become duo
?^ p y' ab i e . on the l8t dtt y ot January,
1933; Bond No. 13 for $1,000.00 to be
come due and payable on the 1st day
of January, 1934; Bond No. 14 for $1,-
000.00 to become due and payable on
,r‘ l , da /< A anUa S y ' * B3B: Eon d
No. 16 for $1,000.00 to become duo and
Jflt day of January,
1936: Bond No. 16 for $1,000.00 to bo-
comd Hue and payable on the 1st day
2£ n J m, n 'i ar: £.' 1917 ■ Bon d No - 17 for $1,-
000.00 to become due and payable on
the l»t day of January, 1988; Bond No,
78 for $1,000.00 to become duo and pay-
ablelon the 1st day of January, 1989;
Bond No. 19 for $1,000.00 to become
due and payable on tbe let day of Jan
uary, 1940; Bond No. 20 for $1,000.00
to become due and payable on the
J®*; day of January, 1041; Bond No 21
f,n' t*h' 09 i°'» 99 . to bMoon, o duo and. payable-
O «as&'S’dmSS
W; bI B e on°d n No h ° 23 , 1or dft $l00O flfc
come duo and payable on the tet daw
000'00 n ?o r ^i 04 ‘ ,: ? ond No. 2? tor ti?
000,0.0 to bocorno duo and Du.va.bin’n»
to Imoome duo and pay-
PrlnnteF? lHt . d . tty of January, 19^
““ab ST Svus REltamS” 1 '
T. N. HURST, Pre8ldont -
O. L. CoSY, and TreaR
Trustees LuthersylUo School. District-