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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL 1
Published Weekly at
Perry, Ga.
JOHN L. HODGES. Publisher.
RUBY C. HODGES. Editor.
Official Orpran of Houston County
and City of Perry.
Subscription, $1.50 per year.
Entered at the Post Office in
Perry, Ga., as Mail Matter of
Second Class,
HEY! LISTEN!
Two laborers were working on a
very tall building. Suddenly the
one at the top leaned over and shout
ed down to his mate: “Hey, Jake!
Come up here a minute and listen!”
Minutes passed as Jake toiled
slowly up a series of ladders. At
last, panting, he reached the top.
“I can’t hear anything," he said,
after listening intently.
“No,” the other agreed.” “Ain’t
it quiet?”
LIGHT WEIGHT
“You say that fellow's the light
weight champion of the town? Don’t I
look like a fighter.”
“He’s not—he’s the leading coal
dealer.”
Never Saves Money
I’m glad 1 do not have to pay
Big coal bills any more.
I’ve saved a lot of money now
Since winter’s fairly o’er.
I told my wifey what I'd saved.
Said wifey, with a sigh,
“I need some spring and summer
clothes.”
So I kissed the roll good-by.
Her Cash Conundrum
Full of admiration for his own
financial knowledge, Smith began to
discuss the state of affairs over the
supper table.
“I must confess,” he said, “that I
the money market worries me a I
good deal.”
“It’s not the money market that
worries me,” replied the wife. “It’s
the market money.”
Slow Poke
“My grandpa has reached the age
of ninety-six. Isn’t it wonderful?”
“Wonderful nothin’! Look at the
lime it has taken him to do it.”
Give the Girl a Chance
■ “You spend as much on clothes as I
my secretary earns in a year!”
“You should raise the poor thing’s !
wages, dear."
How About Minnie?
Teacher—What is a comet?
Pupil—A star with a tail.
Teacher—Very good. Name one.
Pupil—Mickey Mouse.
Saying Farewell
“There’s Jones, and he hasn’t
bagged a thing yet. I’ll make a
noise like a rabbit behind this bush
and fool him.”
LONG STAY
Ir^
Bessie—l don't think aunty will
stay; she didn't bring her trunk.
Billy—Huh! Look how long the
baby has stayed and he didn’t bring
anything.
A True Genius
Landlord—Washington once slept
in that bed you occupied last night.
Guest—That's more than I could
do.
Not Neutral
I send this little valentine
To say that I adore you,
There’s no neutrality in mine,
I’m absolutely for you.
Too True
“Why is the stork picked out as
the bird to travel with f hc doctor?”
“I think it must be because he’s
got such a beautiful bill.”
Old Timer
Policeman —How did you get up
that tree?
Tramp—Ain’t you got no sense?
I sat on it when it was an acorn.
Good News
Wifie—l’m going to wear my
skirts longer, dear.
Hubby—lt delights me to hear you
say so. . __ ..
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of Geor
gia to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
June 3, 1941, amending Article !
7, Section /, Paragraph 1, of the
Constitution of Georgia, so as to
authorize Evans County by vote of
its fiscal authority to issue, in ad
dition to all other bonds, Funding
'Bonds sufficient in amount to pay
off and retire the designated war
rant and script indebtedness of
said County; to provide that in the
event such warrant indebtedness is
paid joff and retired that said
County shall thereafter operate on
a strictly cash basis and be pro
| hibited from issuing warrants or
orders payable in the future; to
provide that the bills and claims
of and against said County and its
Treasury shall be paid by check
and how such checks shall be ex
ecuted; to legalize tax levies and
to authorize the levy and collec
tion of a tax in the current year
for use, all or in part, for the
operation of said County for the
ensuing year; to provide how said
bonds shall be authorized, validat
ed and issued; to require the fis- j
cal authority of said County to
make provision for paying off and
retiring said bonds; to provide that i
the proceeds of said bonds shall
be used exclusively for paying off
and retiring a designated warrant
indebtedness; to provide for the
submission of this amendment for I
ratification or rejection by the
people; and for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Dept., »
March 28, 1941.
WHEREAS, The General As
sembly at its session in 1941 pro
posed an act amending the Con
stitution of this State and it was
approved March 27, 1941, as set j
forth, to-wit:
PROVIDING FOR FUNDING
BONDS FOR EVANS COUNTY
S. B. 136—Gov. 266
AN ACT
To propose to the qualified vot- j
ers of Georgia an amendment to I
Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph I, i
of the Constitution of Georgia, so j
as to authorize Evans County by j
vote of its fiscal authority to issue,
in addition to all other bonds,
Funding Bonds sufficient in
amount to pay off and retire the
designated warrant and script in
debtedness of said County; to pro
vide that in the event such war
rant indebtedness is paid off and I
retired that said County shall j
thereafter operate on a strictly I
cash basis and be prohibited from I
issuing warrants or orders payable
in the future; to provide that the i
bills and claims of and against -
said County and its Treasury shall i
be paid by check and how such j
checks shall be executed; to legal
ize tax levies and to authorize the
levy and collection of a tax in the
current year for use, all or in
part, for the operation of said
County for the ensuing year; to |
provide how said bonds shall be i
authorized, validated and issued; I
to require the fiscal authority of |
said County to make provision for
paying off and retiring said bonds; 1
to provide that the proceeds of I
said bonds shall be used exclusive- t
ly for paying off and retiring a des
ignated warrant indebtedness; to j
provide for the submission of this
amendment for ratification or re- 1
jection by the people, and for oth
er purposes:
BE IT ENACTED by the Gen- |
oral Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted
by authority of same:
Section 1.
That Article 7, Section 7, Par
agraph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia, which has heretofore been
amended, shall bo further amend
ed by adding thereto a paragraph
in following words lan
guage, to-wit:
Provided, however, that in addi
tion to the bonded indebtedness
now or hereafter authorized by
this Constitution, and without re
striction rs to the limitation of
taxable values of property for
bond purposes, Evans County is |
hereby authorized and empowered
to issue bonds sufficient in amount
to refund, pay off, and retire all
unpaid, outstanding and existing
warrant and script indebtedness
of said County, including interest
due or payable thereon, as the
same appears of record in the of
fice of the Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of said County on
the date as determined by the gov
erning authority of said County,
which date shall be not earlier than
10 days and not more than 60 days
next after the date of the proc
lamation of the Governor declar
ing this amendment ratified; said
*mds to be known and design at-
ed as “Funding Bonds.”
In the event the privilege grant
ed herein i* exercised by said
County after said date as so de
termined by said governing au
thority, said County and the gov
erning authority thereof are pro
hibited from issuing warrants and
deferred payment orders on the
Treasury of said County, and said
County shall thereafter be operat
ed on a cash basis, so that all bills
and claims chargeable to or against
said County or payable by the
Treasury of said County shall be
paid monthly or otherwise as may
be determined by the governing
authority of said County, by checks
drawn on the depository or depos
itories holding the funds of said
county, and in no other way;
no such checks to be is
sued and delivered unless funds
are on deposit sufficient to imme
diately pay same and all other
then outstanding checks, all such
checks to be signed by the Chief
Executive Officer of said govern
ing authority, and countersigned
by the Clerk Board County Com
missioners of said County, with
the right in said governing author
ity to borrow money to supply cas
ual deficiencies in revenue as
heretofore authorized by this Con
stitution. AH tax levies for lawful
County purposes heretofore made
and made in the year 1941 and in
each year thereafter by the gov
erning authority charged with the
duty of managing said County’s
affairs shall be legal, with the ex
press power and authority in said
governing authority to levy and
collect taxes for lawful County
purposes for the then current year
for use all or in part in the oper
ation of said County for the next
ensuing year. No violation of any
provision of this amendment as to
the conduct of the fiiscal affairs
of said County after the date de
termined by the governing author
ity for the issuance of Funding
Bonds shall in any wise affect or
impair the validity of said Funding
Bonds.
Said Funding Bonds shall have
such terms and provisions as to
maturity, rate of interest, and oth
erwise as may be fixed by the gov
erning authority of said County,
provided, however, that said bonds
must all mature within thirty
years from date of issuance. Pro
vision shall be made by the gov
erning authority by resolution for
the assessment and collection of
an annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and interest
of said Funding Bonds as they
respectfully become due, and the
proceeds of said bonds shall be
used exclusively for the purpose
of paying and retiring the war
rant indebtedness and interest
thereon of said County, as may
be determined by the date set by
the governing authority of ( said
County. Said Funding Bonds shall
be issued under the authority here
of when so authorized by a ma
jority vote and resolution of the
governing authority of Evans
County, but without the necessity
of an election as in the case of
original obligation bonds of said
County, and shall then be validat
ed in the manner and under the
procedure as is provided by law for
the validation of original obliga
tion bonds.
Section 2.
Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that when
said amendment shall be agreed to
by two-thirds vote of the members
of each House, with the “ayes”
and “nays” thereon, the Governor
is hereby directed to have this pro
posal published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional
District in this State for the two
months, previous to the time for
holding the next general election
at which proposed amendments to
the Constitution of this State may
be voted on, and shall at said elec
tion be submitted to the people for
ratification or rejection. All per
sons yoting at said election in fa
vor of adopting the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “For rati
fication of amendment to Article
7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the
Constitution, so as to authorize
Evans County to issue Funding
Bonds, and thereafter to operate
on a cash basis, and for other pur
poses,” and all persons opposed to
the adoption of said amendment
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “Against
ratification of amendment to Arti
cle 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of
the Constitution, so as to authorize
Evans County to issue Funding
Bonds, and thereafter to operate
on a cash basis and for other pur
poses.” And if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly, vot
ing thereon shall vote for ratifica
tion thereof as provided by law,
when the result shall be considered
as now required by law in elec
tions for members of the General
Assembly, then said amendment
j shall become a part of Article 7, i
I Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the
1 Constitution of the State of Geor
gia, and the Governor shall make
proclamation therefor as provided
by law. -
Section 3.
I 1 Be it further enacted that all
laws, or parts of laws, in conflict
herewith be, and the same are,
hereby repealed.
Approved:
, EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor.
This 27 day of Mar., 1941.
(CHARLES D. REDWINE,
President of the Senate.
BINDLEY W. CAMP,
Secretary of the Senate.
RANDALL EVANS, JR.,
Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House of
Representatives.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eugene
• Talmadge, Governor of said State, 1
do issue this proclamation hereby
declaring that the proposed fore
going amendment to the Consti
tution is submitted, for the rati
fication 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 June 3, 1941,
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
CLASSIFIED ADS
Floor Sanding and Finishing.
Prices reasonable. Estimates
cheerfully given.
Houston Hardware Co.
GOOD EATS
SIZZLING STEAKS
COUNTRY HAM
REAL PIT BARBECUE
FRIED OYSTERS
j OYSTER STEW
SANDWICHES & WEINERS
REGULAR MEALS and
SHORT ORDERS
LEE’S ALL AMERICAN CAFE
Perry, Ga.
NOTICE
All persons indebted to the es
tate of A. A Smoak, deceased,
are hereby notifie 1 to make pay
ment to the tnlersigned. All
j persons having claims or de
jmands against said estate are
hereby notified to present said
claims or demands to the under
signed. This March 15, 1941.
J, W. Bloodworth, Perry, Ga.
Mrs. J. L, Long.
4:24 Fort Valley, Ga.
ORDINARY’S CITATION
GEORGIA, Houston County.
The heirs and next of kin of
Elizabeth Peddy, deceased, hav
ing petitioned the Court asking
that Nellie Norman Hicks be ap
pointed administrator of the es
tate of said Elizabeth Peddy, de
ceased; this is therefore to notify
all persons concerned to show
cause, if any they can, why their
petition should not be granted at
the Court of Ordinary on the first
Monday in May next.
This April 7, 1941.
JOHN L. HODGES.
Ordinary.
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PAINT for HOUSE, BARN, and ROOF
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Phone 31 Perry, Ga.
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