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TO VOTE ON CITY COURT
MATTER DECEMBER 5TH
The bills providing for the
abolishing of ihe City Court of
Houston County and the establish
ing four session a year for Ihe
Superior Court were passed by
the Inst, eneral Assembly and ave
to be ratified or rejected by the
voters of Houston County in an
election to be held on the first
Wednesday in December. (Decem
ber 5th)
The following are the bills ns
passed, published for the infor
mation of the voters*
AN ACT
To repeal an Act entitled “An Act to
establish a City Court in and for County
of Houston; to define its powers, juris
diction, proceduro and practice; to pro-
. Tide for tho appointment of a Judge and
other officers thereof| to define the
powers of the Judge and other officioi't(
thereof and for other purposes, approved
August 8, 1908, and also to repeal all
laws amendatory of or in relation to said
Act, and to abolish said G-ty Court, and
to provide for tho disposition of business
ponding in said 1 ity Court, and for
othor puiposoN.
SECTION 1
Ilolt onaoted by tho Gonornl Assembly
of tho State of Georgia and it is hereby
onneted by the authority of tho same.
That from and after the passage of this
Act, that iho Act npprovod August N,
1808, establishing tho City Gourt of
Houston County, in and for tho County
«C Houston, and all Acts amor.ding said
Acts heretofore reform'd to in above
caption nro hereby repoulod-
SECTION 2
Bo it further onaotod, That from and
aiftor tho poHsago and approval of this
Act, the said City Court of Houston
County be, and the same is heroby
abolished.
SECTION 3
it
Bo it further ouaotud, that nil suits
pending in said City Court of Houston
Comity nro hereby transferred to the
Superior Qourt of Houston County mid
all judgements and executions heretofore
rendered in and by said City Couit of
Houston County are hoieby k ptaliveuud
of full foreo and vigor that all such
executions and nil musno and final pro
cesses of said City Court of Houston
| to tho qualified voters for their approval
i or rejeciim, which election shall be held
(nnd tne result thereof shall be consoli
dated and declared in the same manner
ns now provided by law lor holding
elections for members of the General
Assembly. At said election voters who
wish to cast ballots for tho approval of j
thi i Art shall have written or printed
thereon "Against City Court" and those
who wish to cast ballots against this 1
Art shall have written or printed thereon :
"For City Comt." At the Court Houso
in said County on the day succeeding
said election at twelve o’clock noon,-
thfi ro-sult of said elertion shall be de
clared by the managers thereof to tho
Ordinary of said County, who shall undt r j
his hand nnd seal certify the result
thereof to the Secretary of Slate.
section 8
Po it further enacted hv the authomv
aforesaid. That it is hereby made tho
duty of the Ordinary of Houston county
to have publisher! and printed at the ex
pense of said county, ballots tally sheets
and blink r< turns for said election
mnungeis; and that after tho approval of
this Act tho Ordinary of said county shall
give notice of the election hereinbefore
called by publication in two issues of the
official gazette of tho County of Houston
said notice to bo given more than 30 days
prior to tho date of said election'
section 9
Ho it furlher enacted that h11 laws and
parts of Iuwb in conflict with this Act be,
and tho same are horeby repealed. This
4th. day of August 1923.
Approvod:
CLIFFORD WALKER Governor
AN ACT
To provide for holding four torms a
year of tho Superior Court of Houston
county, To prescribe the time for holding
the same and for othor purposes.
Section 1.
Be it enactod by the Gcno*al Assembly
of tho Stale of Georgin, and it is hereby
onaotod by tho authority of the sumo that
there shall. l<o held in each yoar four
tormB of the Superior Court in and for
the eounty of Houston, said Citato, in
the .Macon Judical Circuit.
Section 2
Be it further enacted by authority
aforesaid, that Hio terms of Bald court
shall bo hold on the fourth Monday in
January, on tho first Mn»dny in April,
on the foilith Monday iu July, and on
the first Monday in Ootobor of each year.
Sec I ion 3.
Bo it further onaotod by tho authority
aforesaid, that the Judgo of said court
shall draw a Grand Jury for the April
County, which liavo not been executed, j and Octobor terms only of Haid court;
shall bo returnable to the Superior Court, provided, that, the presiding judge in his
of tho County of Houston, and all claims, 1 discretion might require the attendance
Illegalities and oth r issues arising from 1 of a Grand .Jury ut tho January and July
tho execution cf such processor and fi faB torms, or olthor of them if his judge-
uhall bo returnable and determinable as ' moot tho business of the court should
though same lmd is mod from the Super- require it.
ior Court of H
Houston County.
SECTION 4
Section 4.
, Bo it further enacted by tho authority
Be it furthor onaotod, That all criminal aforoMuid, that this law shall not become
cases founded upon indiotmoni. pending I oflfeetivo in any event before tin* first day
in tho City Court of Houston County, of January 1924, and shall uot bo ef-
ioctlve at all unless the bill to abolish
tho Cltv Court of Houston county, which
bill shall bo introduced, passed and ap
proved at the 1923 session of tho General
Assembly of Georgia, shall bo ratifie I as
in said bill provided by a majority of the
qualified votors bf Houston County at
tho spooial olootion called for he pnrpo-e
of voting for determining the question of
ratifying or rejecting the said bill.
Section f).
Bo it further ennoted by the authority
aforesaid, That all laws and parts of law
in conflict with this Aot be and the same
TRUSTEES SALE
of
when this Act shall booouio effective,
shall bo transferred to the Superior Court
of Houston County, and ujl orlnpnnl
oases founded upon accusation ponding
therein, shall bo at onco heard by somo
Jnstico of tho Fence of the County of
Houston, who shall liavo power to bind
over the aeousod Tor his appearance at
the next term of the Superior Court of
said County, or to discharge in tho same
manner ns if brought boforo him upon a
warrant; provided, whoro tho accused
lias been regularly bound ovor upon a
warro”t to tho City Court of Ilouston
.County, or has given bond for his ap-’
pearanoe before Bald Court, such com- ,
raittal or bond shall be considered valid , aro aoro ^ repealed,
to Bcouro his prosonco at tho next term
of the Suporior point of Houston County.
Slid ION 5 1
Bo it further enacted, That such
motions for new trial ns may be pending
in tho City Court of Houston County,
wlion this Aot becomes affeetivo, shall bo
hoard by tho Judgo of tho Superior Court
of the Macon Judicial Circuit, and that
whoa after this Act becomes effective,
judgment, is rendered in tho Supreme
-Court of Georgia, or the Court of Ap
peals of Goorgia, in any ousos pending
therein from the City Court of Houston
• Covnty, tho Clerk of the higher court
. shall send tho remittitur in 'said ease to
tho Clerk of the Superior Court of Hous
ton County whero it shall bo made Ihe
. judgement of said court us having juris
diction thorein,
.“SECTION C
Be it further enactod, That all dockets
minutes records books and papers of the
City Court of Houston CouDty, shall be
held by tho clerk of the Superior court of
Houston county as part of the rocords of
that oourt.
SECTION 7
Be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, that thi.8 Aot shall go into
«Eee* Decernoer 31st. 1923; provided,
tkat .its provisions sh >11 not become of
foiwe.and effect iude>s ratified by a ma
jority of votes oast by the qualified voters
«af Houston county at an ele ition, which
is here&y called to bo held on the first
Wednesday in 1) eeraber 1923, for the
purpose of submitting the provisions of
Hus Act to the qualified voters of Hous
ton county at an election, whioh is here
by called to be held on the flirt Wed-
- merday in December 1933 for tne purpose
submitting the provisions of this aot
In The District Court of the Unitod
States for the Western Division of tho
Southern Dis rict of Georgia.
In the matter of 0
John Irwin .'■locum 0 In Bankruptcy
, Bankrupt. 0
Under and by Firtue of an order pnssed
by tho R feree in Bankruptcy in the
above stated case and court, the under
signed, nk trustee in bankruptcy will sell
at tho store-house of said bankrupt at
Bonaire, Houston County, Georgia on
October 30, 1923, at eloven o’clock a. in.
Eastern time, to tho highest bidder for
cas’d, tho following doscriued properly
of the bankrupt:
The en ire stock of merchandise, con
sisting of dry goods, shoos, clothing, as
well as all Uie si ore fixtures of the bank
rupt, together with all the notes and
accounts due the baukrupt as of the date
of sale. Also, about eighty (80) head of
hogs, mere or less, one (1) two-horse
wagon.
Said property will be sold as property
of the bankrupt and will be sold freed
from all lines, any valid lines to be at-
'taenod to the proceeds,
The successful bidder is required to
deposit ton per cont (10 per cent) of his
said bid at the time made and if said sale
is not confirmed the amount will be re
funded without deductions. The said
sale will be made subject 4o confirmation.
This 17th day ef October 1923.
J. T. Sisson, Trustee in Bankruptcy,
Bonaire, Ga.
Acetylene Welding at
M ;Lendon Auto Co
SHERIFF'S SALES.
A
Wish
“I have taken Cardui for run
down, worn-out condition,
nervousness and sleeplessness’,
and I was weak, too," says
Mrs. Silvie Estes, of Jennings*
Okla. “Cardui did me just lots
of good—so much that I gave it
to my daughter. She com
plained of a soreness in her sides
and back. She took three
bottles of
Georgia, Houston County.
Will be sf Id before tho couit house
door at Ferry Houston County Georgia j
on the first Tuerday in December 1923 j
between the legal hours of sale to the
highest bidder for cash tho following
prnpertv to wit.
1 McCormick Binder levied on ns th4
property of J imes Allen r'mith t<> sntisfy
a fi fa from the City Court of Houston
County in favor of Merrett Hardware Co
vs James Allen Smith. ' This October 1,
1923.
Also at Ihe same time and plac"
International Tractor levied on a?
The Woman’s Tonic
and her condition was much
better.
“We have lived here, near
Jennings, for 26 years, and now
we have our own home in town.
I have had to work pretty hard,
as this country wasn’t built up,
and it made it hard for us.
“I WISH I could tell weak
women of Cardui—the medicine
that helped give me the strength
to go on and do my work."
E 95
After
Every Meal
Have a packet in your
pocket for ever-ready
refreshment.
Aids digestion.
Allays thirst.
Soothes the throat.
For Quality, Flavor and
the Sealed Package,
k get
E. HOLTZCLAW
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT
Insurance On Farm Property
A Specialty 1
P3RRY, GA.
— PREVENTI&N
bettor than euro. Tutt’s Pills taken in
time, are not only a remedy for but prevent
SICK HEADACHE
bOioumeu, constipation and kindred disease*
Tutt’s
MONEY TO LOAN
I am prepared to Loan Money or
Real Estate without Commission.
A. A. 8MOAK,
3rac. perry.Ga.
J. GUY JACKSON
INSURANCE COUNSELOR
LIFE-ACOIDENT-HEALTH-GROUP
The GUY that puts the SURE in
your Insurance.
305-30G Citizens & Southern Bank
Building.
Telephones 1142-3514-w
ONLY AUTHORIZED REPRESEN
TATIVE MISSOURI STATE LIFE IN
SURANCE COMPANY FOR
HOUSTON COUNTY.
f t costs no moro to get the best
policy and the most efficient ser
vice so why not get it. Am Just
as close to you asyo ur telephone.
one
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property of J A Smith to satisfy a i
Laborer’s Lien from the City Couit of j
Houston County in fnvor of C- M;Smith 1
vs J A Smith.- Levied by .Thomas-W.
Leverett L, 0. of the 739 cl Strict.G. M.
of Houston county Georgia.
Also at the same time nnd place one
fifty horse-power return tuliulor Scno*
field boiler. Levied on ns the property et
S A Bassett and found in his possession
to satisfy a fi fn from Die city court of
Houston County in favor of Pea oeh
Auto Supply Co., lno vs S *A Rns^ett.
This November 7, 1923.
Also at the samo time and place
‘That certain warehouse, frame struc
ture, covered with galvanized iron, lo
cal ed on spur track of Southern Railroad
in Southern Yards, Fort Vulloy Houston
county, Georgia, being 3UxG0 feet in size
nnd being the second warehouse to the
oast of Fair Ground Street, loented on
said spur ,raek " Levied on ns the prop
erly of E W Bowm n and found in the
possession of J A L Wilson to satisfy a
fi. fn. from the ciky Court of Houston
county in favor of oonrod & Lee vs E W
B nvrann. This November 7, 1923. Ten
ant inpossesion notified.
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Byron against H O O’Neal. Tenunt in
possession notified, This the 7th day of
November, 1923.
T. S. CHAPMAN Sheriff
Thmk
This Over
Isn’t it reasonable to
suppose that the largest
battery maker can pro
duce and sell better bat
teries at a lower figure
than any other maker?
Willard Batteries are
the choice of 134; car
manufacturers. These
men know batteries and
their knowledge is based
on tests and facts.
Their experience
should be of value to
you.
PERRY AUTO fcO
SALES AND SB RVIOE
Perry,Ga.
The acute pain d
of RHEUMATISM }
will be relieved by this treatment.
Apply Sloan’s gently without rub- • j
bing. A tingling glow—comforting
warmth, spreading through all the
aching tissues I The pain eases off
—then dtops. Get a bottle from
your druggist today—35 cents.
Sloan’s LlnimenMifo paint
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
Georgia Houston County
R L Borain having applied for letters
of administration on the estate of It E
Smith'dei ens^d, this is to cite all persons
concerned to show cause, if any th/y d n
why his application sln uld not be grant
ed at the court of ordinaly on the first
Monday in December next, This No
vember 5, 1923.
Emmett Houser. Ordinary.
Georgia, Houston County. 1
James D Means having applied fof dis
mission from the guardianship of Louie
D Van Means this is to cite ail persons
conoernod to show cause if any they can
why his application should not be grant
ed at the court of Ordinary on the first
Monday in December next. This No
vember 5, 1923.
Emmett Houser, Ordinary
Georgia, Houston County.
S V Parker having applied for letters
of administration on the estate of Weeks
Parker deceas d, this is to cite all per
sons concerned to shnweaus-, if any they
can why his application should not be
granted at ilie court of Ordinary on the
first Mono ay in December next. This
November 5, 19^3.
Emmett Houser, Ordinary.
—FOR SALE—Abruz i Seed Rye
at $2.00 per bushel. Gall on me
at home or at B H Andrew & Son.
0 A Thurmond, Perry, Ga.
TAX SALES
Houston County, Georgia.
Will be sold before the court house
door between ihe legal hours of sale to
the h'ghe't bidder lor cash on the first
Tuesday in December 3923 to satisfy a
tax fi fa for state and county taxes Ihe
following prsperly to wit:-
Aii thut tract or pared of land, lying
and being iu the 6tn district of Houston
County Georgia and being the north half
of lot No, 10 in the said district and
containing 101 acres of land more or
le-s and being bounded on north by
lands of Ben Dinkins&Ba8setEstate,eastof
Randolph Walker, south by lands of N A
and Steve Bassett’s other lands, and
west by lands of J D Lamar and Frank
G*eer. This November 7tli 1923.
T. s- Chapman, Sheriff.
FOR SALE:- Gvrn. Hay, Count*.
Meat, r im, Low’d. Side* and Shorn]
den. Apply
, 1- A. A. Smoak. Percy, Go,
—P OR SAL E—One seven
room house. Well adapted for
two families. Apply at this office.
Hemstitching and Pico ting
Pleating, Buttons covered all sizes.
Miss Zipp Simmons, L. F. ' M.
Store Maoon a.
GLASSES CORRECTLY
FITTED '
OCULISTS
PRESCRIPTION
FILLED
MACON OPTICAL CO.
J. N. Kalish * - F. H. Johnson
“Optical Specialists"
565 Cherry St., .
Macon, Ga.
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LOANS ON FARM LANDS.
Wo aro prepared to close loons
prowptly on Farm Lend*. 6 per cL
Interest.
DUNCAN & NUNN,
/ P«»ry, Ga.
DUNCAN & NUNN
Attorney* A Councellorc «t Lew.
Practice in AU Courts.
PERRY, Ga.
W. A. STROTHER
INSURANCE
Perry, Ga.
—FOR SALE—The W L Henry
home on Macon street with all
modern equipment. Apply to A
A Smoak, Perry, (Ga.
JOHN W. BLCOD WORTH
Attorney and Counseliob
At i,aw
Pebry- Georgia.
We Praetlee In Both State
n Fadorai Court*.
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