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CITY ELECTION FOB gcufeial elections, and only those registered and qualified to vote in said general elections, will bo allowed to vote in this election. BE It FURTHER ORDAIN ED that all ordinances or parts of ordinances, (if any], in conflict herewith, be and hereby are re pealed . BE IT FURTHER ORDAIN- an An ordinance ca)lin_ election by the City of Per ry, Georgia, to determine the question of issuance by said city of twelve thousand ($12,000) Water-Works Ex-.^d that Pntnrla -frur +Via ™ir- 'take effect immediately. tension Bonds, tov tne pur c . R Brimson Mayor pose of Water works exten-| j p Cooper, H. P. Houser, w. E. sion in said city, and repeal- ( Swanson, J. P. Ethridge, H. T. ine* all ordinances of parts Gilbert, W. B. Sims, Aldermen. 1* • of ordinances herewith. in conflict Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Alderman of the City of Perry Georgia, that Whereas, it appears to tho satisfaction of tho Mayor and Alderman of said City of Perry, that the welfare of its inhabitants and the interest of the City de mand the extension of the water works system in said City, and Whereas, tho cost of proposed water-works extension in said City can best be met by tho issuance of bonds in an amount sufficient to defray the cost there of, and ' Whereas, it has been made to appear to the satisfaction of the Mayor and Aldermen of said City of perry that the reasonable cost of proposed water-works extdnsion in said City will will bo the aggregate sum of Twelvo Thous and Dollars; Therefore It Is Hereby Ordain ed that an election be duly called and held in said City, at which will be submitted to tho qual ified voters of said City the ques tion whether bonds shall bo issued Adopted by tho Mayor aud Aldermen of the City of Pqrry this 12th day of Sept., 1921. S. P. Crowell City Clerk. Approved by the Mayor of the City of Pony, this 12th day of Sept., 1921 0, E. Brunson Mayor. An ordinance calling an election by the City of Perry, Georgia, to determine tlio question of issuance by Said City of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) Electric Light Extension Bonds, for the purpose of Eleotjric Light in Said City, aud repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Aldermen of tho City of Perry, Georgia, that WHEREAS, it appears to Ho s:»t isfaction of the Mayor anl Aider- men of said City of Perry, that the welfare of it3 inhabitants aai *he interest of the City demand the ox- tention of the electric light system in said City, and WHEREAS, the cost of proposed electric light extestion in laid City can best be met by the issuance of bonds in an amount sufficient to de fray the cost thereof, and in of on an WHEREAS, it has been made to by said City iuThe sum of Twelvo Mfeeay to the satisfaction of the Thousaud Dollars, [#12,000] ? Mayor and Aldermen of principal for the purpose of pro ducing funds for water-works ex tension in said City; that said election shall bo hold on the 17th day of October, 1921, subject to the rules aud regulations^ gover- ing elections for Mayor and Aider- men of said City; that notice of tho election bo published In “The Horne Journal,” tho newspaper in which the Sheriff’s advertisements for the County of Houston arc published, for thirty days next preceding the date of election, and said notice shall bo in the following form, to wit: NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION To The Qualified Voters Of The City' of Perry, Georgia:. Yon ar© hereby notified that on the 17th day of October, 1921, an election will be held in said City, at which will bo submitted to the qualified voters thereof, for their determination,. the question whether bonds shall be issued by said City in iu the aggregate sum of Twelvo Thousand Dollars, [$12,000] for tho purpose of pro viding funds with which to extend the water-woi’ks system in said City. All bonds shall bear date of December 1st, 1921, shall bo in denomination of Ono Thousand Dollars [$1,000] each, and shall boar interest at the rate of six percent [6) per annum,, payalle semi-annually on the first day of Juno and. December, in each year, and the principal oUsaid. bonds shall become due and payable as follows: $1,000 Doceinber 1st each of the years 1934 to 1945, both in clusive. The principal and interest of said bonds shall bo payable in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard of weight aud finneness at the Hanover National Bank, in New York City. New York. Those desiring to vote for said Water-Works Extension Bonds shall do so by easting ballots having written or printed thereon the words “For Water-Works Extension Bonds,” and those de siring to vote against said Water works Extension Bonds shall do so by cast ing ballots having writ ten or printed thereon the words '‘Against Water-Works Extension Bonds.” Place of holding said election shall be at the Court House of Houston County, in the City of Perry,, and the polls will be open fr mi 9 o’clock a- m. until 4 o’clock p.m. / VI persons qualified to vote in words “Against Electric Light Ex tension Bonds.” place of holding said election shall be the Court House of Hous ton County, in the City of Perry, and tho polls will be open from 9 o’clock a. M. until 4 o’clock .p. m. All persons qualified to vote in general elections, and only these- registered and qualified to vote in said general elections will bet allowe'd to vote in this electior, Be It Further Ordained that all ordinances or parts of ordinan ces, (if any) in conflict herewith be and hereby are repealed. Be It Further Ordained that this ordinance shall take effect immediately.. C. E. Brunson, Mayor. J. P. Cooper, H. P. Houser, W. E Swanson, J. P. Ethridge, H. T. Gilbert, W. B. Sims. Aldermen. Adopted by the Mayor aud Aldermen of the City of Perry this 12th day of September, 392L. S. p. Crowell City Clerk Approved by tke Mayor of the City of Perry,this 12th day if Sept. 1921. ' C. E. Brunson Mayor. Mayor and Aldermen of said City of Perry that the reasonable cost of proposed electric light extension in said City will be the aggregite sum of three thousand dollars; THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY OR DAINED that an election be duly called and held in said city, at which will be submitted to the qualified voters of said city the question whether bonds shall be issued by said City in the sttm of Three Thousand Dollars. ($3,000), prin4 cipal for the purpose of producing funds for electric light extension in said City; that said election shall be held on the 17t,hday of October 1921, subject to the rules and reg ulations governing elections for Mayor and Aldermen of said City; that notice of the election be pub lished in The Home Journal, the newspaper in which the Sheriff's ad vertisements for the County of Houston are published, for thirty days next preceeding the date of election, asd said notice shall be the following form, to-wit: NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION. To the Qualified Voters of the City Perry, Georgia. You are hereby notified that the 17th day of October, 1921, election will be held in said city, at which will be submitted to the qualified voters thereof, for their determination, the question wheth^ or bonds shall be issued by said city in the aggregate sum of Three Thousand dollars, ($3,000), for the purpose of providing funds with which to extend the Electric Light System in said, city. All bonds shall bear date of De cember 1st, 1921, shall be in the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) each, and shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent (6 per cent) per annum, pay able semi-annually on the first days of June and December in each year, and the principal of said bonds shall become due and pay able as follows; $1,000 Dec, 1st each of the years 1931 to 1933 both inclusive. The principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable in gold coin of the United States of Ameri ca .of the present standard of weight and fineness at the Hanover National Bank! in New York City, New York. Those desiring to vote for said Electric Light Extension Bonds shall do so by casting ballots hav ing written or printed thereon the woi’ds “For Electric Light Bonds” and those desiring to vote against said Electric Light Extention Bonds I shall do so by casting ballots hav- 1 ing written or printed thereon the Favorable August Weather 8timuia> ted Growth Of Nearly All Crops Atlanta.—Favorable weather during August stimulated growth of all crops excepting cotton, and September 1st found nearly every crop as good or better than the ten-year average of condition. Apples are woefully short; but peaches Jhave established a new high record for quantity, while the quality was of the kind that has brought renown to Georgia. Corn and cotton are also making history this year. The corn crop promises to be the largest Bince records have been kept; and the cotton prospect is the shortest In thirty years. Cotton Is basic in Georgia. Optimism always follows a good price, and just now the farmers are saturated with opti mism, for in thirty days they have witnessed their great money crop in crease in value nearly $30,000,000. In dications are that more debts will be canceled and more Improvements started than was thought possible one month ago. Forage crops for the most part are so good in condition as .to leave little to he desired.- The number of hogs for fattening com pares favorably with the number about September 1 a year ago. 400 Cases Ready For U. S. Judge Atlanta.—When the October term of the United States district court convenes in Atlanta on October 3, the court will be confronted with one of the heaviest criminal calendars In Its history, and the 400 cases assigned for trial constitute only a small por tion of those pending on the dockets, according to D. J. Meyerliardt, assist ant United States district attorney. Because of the unusually large num ber of cases remaining unassigned for trial, and the congested condition of the calendar already considering the possibility of a special session of the criminal division. Of the 400 cases on the October calendar, 337 Involve alleged violations of the national pro hibition act, and the remainder, prin cipally, violations of the Mann white slave and Harrison narcotic acts. A small number of miscellaneous cases, including peonage matters and thefts from Interstate shipments,- will _ he tried. W. & A.,, Rent Case Taken To Courts Atlanta. — Mandamus proceedings were brought recently by Governor T. W. 1-Iardwlck against General Wil liam A. Wright, state comptroller to sign a warrant for $10,000 issued by the governor .against the Western and Atlantic rental fund and purchased by the Bank of Tifton. The action was brought as a test case to determine the validity of the proposed issue of $2,500,000 worth of these warrants by tho state. OUR FALL STOCK Embraces the Best there is in Clothing, Shoes and Hats at a more reasonable price than you’ll find elsewhere. Come to See Us. C. H. Clothing Co. 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MILES’ ANTI-PAIN PILLS are absolutely free from all narcotics and habit forming drugs. They relieve without danger and without bad after effects. Your druggist sells th^n. TELEPHONE NOTICE. We cannot charge any long distance calls to your telephone after the 10th of the month if you have State Farm Salaries Are Reduced ! not paid yOUr bill. - Milledgeville.—Quite a stir and < ? link. change in officials at the state prison please pay your billspromptly on or before the 10th# farm has followed the recent action r of the prison commission to lower tho WF THANK YOU operating |expenses at the institution, • which ™ made necessary by the to JAS. D. MARTIN, Jr., Mgr. ■ per cent reduction of the maintenance fund by the recent legislature. A cut of 10 to 20 per cent has been made in the salaries of Wardens, transfer guards, physician guards, bookkeeper . ..ami all ot^er employees, S Houston Telephone Company. Perry, - Georgia.