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.THE NEWS,- GAINESVILLE. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY. KEPT. 27, 1922.
A PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed Amendment
“iitfon
to the Constitu
voted on at the .
held on Tuesday. «u*euiu Cl X, • Ul< -4 * —
aiud amendment to ParasxapTi 2. Sec*
tion 1. Article 11. of the Constitution
•of the State of Georgia, for the crea-
tkm of Peach County.
6 By His Excellency., _
Thomas W. Hardwick, Governor,
tate of Georgia.- -
xecutive Department.
August 28. 1922. -r ■■
Whereas, the General Assembly. a,t
lt» session of 1922. nroroscd, an Amend-
ment to the Constitution of thi3 State
te set forth in an Act approved Au
gust 15. 1922. to-wit:
PEACH COUNTY: CREATION OF.
NO. 400.
An. Act to propose to the a ualifled elec
tors of this State an amendment to
paragraph 2. section 1. article li. oi
the Constitution of the. State of Geor
gia. as amended by the ratification
of the qualified electors of this State
iirm atf&S
1919: July 8. 1920. and August 14.
1920. and for other purposes. _
Section 1. Be it enacted bv the Gen-
•oral Assembly of the State of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by the au
thority of the same, That the following
amendment is hereby proposed to para
graph 2. section 1. article 11. of the
Constitution of the State of Georgia,
as amended by the ratification of the
qualified voters of said State of the
eeveral Acts approved, respectively, cm
July 19. 1904: July 31. 1906: July 30,
1912: August 14. 1912: July 7..-1914:
July 27. 1914: August 11. 1914; August
15. 1917: August 21. 1917: July 30.
1918: August 11. 1919: July 8, 1920.
and August 14. 1920. to-wit:
, Bv adding to said paragraph tlie fol-
lowing language: . .
"Provided, however, that in addition
to the counties now 1 provided tor by this
Constitution there shall be a new coun
ty laid out and created from the ter
ritory now comprising i Houston and
Macon counties, to be made up and
composed of all that part, of the terrl-
-tory of Houston and Macon counties
described and contained .within boun
daries as folltfws: . ■ ..
"Beginning at the point where the
counties of Bibb. Houston and Craw
ford corner; running thonco along toe
line between the counties of Houston
and Crawford, to the point where the
counties of Houston. Crawford and Ma
con corner: thence in a southwestern
direction along the line between the
counties of Crawford and Macon, to the
middle of the run of Flint river;
thence, in a southerly direction, down
the middle of the run of-Flint river
to the southern line of fractional lot
No. 149 in the eighth district of Ma
con county: thence, east, along the
southern line of lots Nos. 149. 140.
-117. 108. 86. 76. 53, 44 and 21 in the
eighth district cf Macon county to the
of Houston is at; ached at the, date oi
the ratification of this amendment.
“That all legal voters residing in
nf Gr or’ia to be the limits of the countv of Peach en-
0 - Action to be titled to vote formemters of tlie Gen-
er 7th. 1922. eral Assembly totter the- laws of Geqr-
- J - gia. shall, on the first Wednesday m
January, following the ratification of
this proposed amendment, elect a rep-
tiv*
stitution creatingthe county of
Peach.” t
If a majority of the electors quali
fied to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly voting thereon - shall
vote for the ratification of said pro
posed amendment, then, the Governor
shall, when he ascertains, the same
rom the Secretary of State, to whom
resentatfve in the bouse of represen- t jj e returns of said election shall be
tatives of this state, and an ordi
a clerk or the superior court, a slierr
a coroner, a tax collector, a tax re
ceiver, a county-treasurer and a coun
tv surveyor. Said Special election snail
be held at the several election pre
cincts existing within the limits of said
Peach county at the time of the adop
tion of this proposed amendment: and
the ordinary of Houston county shall
appoint election managers .for such
r _ Imfluuiiijwvtji
and the ordinary otMacon county shall,
annoint election managers for such
precincts as may be located in Ma
con county at the time of the adoption
of this proposed amendment. On the
day succeeding the -holding of said
election the election managers shall
meet at the council chamber of the
mayor and city council,of the city or
Fort Valley and' consolidate the vote
for the oficers named: and the general
laws of this, state now in force as \to
elections, consolidation , or the votes,
the return of the' election and the Com
mission of officers shall be applicable
to the officers elected at the election
herein nrovided for the officers
elected at said election and' the
representative in. each house ot rep
resentatives shall not’ hold -their-of
fices until the next general' election
Jor such officers throughout the state,
nnd until their successors are elected
and iauaiified. The General-Assembly
fs hereby given power to-create any
additional statutory offices in said
county or statutory courts therein, and
to provide for filling said offices. Any
vacancies that-may cccur before the
next general election after the elec
tions as herein provided may be filled
iu the same manner as such vacancies
are now filled under the law. The Jus
tices of the peace and the constables
residing in the territory included with
in the limits of said’ countv of Peach
shall exercise the duties and power of
their offices until new militia districts
are laid* out in said county of Peach
and constables thereof elected.
'‘That, the superior courts-of said
Peach 'county shall be held on the first
Monday in March and the first Mon
day in September of. each year.
referred in the maner as in cases of
elections for members of the General
Assembly to count and ascertain re
sults. ishue his proclamation for one
insertion in one daily _ paper of this
stale, announcing such results, and
declaring the amendment ratified.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted; That
all lawa and parts of laws in conflict
with this Act-be, and the same are,
hereby repealed.
Gq to Lathem's Market in Rogers’
.store and get some of that home-iuado
all-pork sausage— It “hits the spot,”
if yon're hunting something good to eat.
' Otis Lathein, Jr., Prop.
anty
southwest corner of lot No. 12 in the
eighth district of Macon county:, thence
south, along the western line- of lot
No. 13 in the eighth district of Macon
the southern line-of said lot No. 13,
in the eighth district of Macon countv:
to the southwest corner of lot No< 253
In the ninth .district of Macon county:
thence south along the western line of
lots Nos. 254. 255. and 256. in the ninth
district of Macon county and the west
ern line of lots Nos. 1. 32. 33. 64 and 65
In the fourteenth district of Macon coun
ty to the southwest corner of said lot
No. 65: thence east, along the Southern
line of lotB Nos. 66. 66 and 67 in the
fourteenth district of Macon county to
the southwest corner of lot No. 68 in
the fourteenth district of Macon coun
ty; thence south, along fire western
lino of lot Ncm98 m the fourteenth dis
trict of Macon county: thence south,
along the western line of lot No. 93 in
the fourteenth district of Macon coun-
e to the southwest comer of lot No. 93
the fourteenth (district of Macon
county: thence east along the south
ern line of lots Nos. 93.. 92, 91, 90. 89
and 88 in the fourteenth district of
Macon county to the southwest cor 7
per of lot No. 87 in the fourteenth
district of Houston county: thence
continuing east along the southern line
of lotB Nos. 87. 86. 85vand 84 in the
fourteenth district .of Houst n coun'
to the southwest comer of ,ot No. oo
In the fourteenth district of Houston
county: thence*north along the west
ern line of lots Ncs. 83. 78. 61. 46, If
and 14 in the fourteenth district oi
Houston county to the southwest cor
ner of lot No. 33 in the ninth district
of Houston county: thence north alon;
he western line of lots Nos. 33 and 3
the ninth district of Houston count
the southwest comer Of lot No. 3
i the ninth district of Houston coun-
r: thence east the entire df the
south line of said lot No. 35: thence
north the entire length of the east
line of said lot. No. 35; thence east
the entire length of the south line of
lot No. 29: thence, north the entl:
length of the east line of lot No. 2_.
thence east the entire length ot the
gouthern line of lot No. 5 (said lo
fos. 35. 29 and 5 being in the nin
let of Houston county) to tL
JW between .the ninth and tenth lam
no;
¥:■
to. of Houston county: 1 th<
along said district line to
rest- corner of lot No. 11 m 86
o/ lot
S vest comer of lot No. _
,11. thence north ;tbe entire leni
the eastern line of lot No. 1"- J
east the entire length of t.
ern . line oflot^No. 23;
the ^entire., lei
Sapor , ^
eastern line of lot No. 23: thenco east
the, entire length of the southern line
of lot No. 41: thence north the entire
length of the eastern line of-lot No.
41: thence, egst tjie entlfe length of the
southern line -
*fsr
rf lot Ho. 6 .
re length of the eastern
o. 67; thence east the
„ , _ of the southern line .of
o. 71: thence north the. entire
of the eastern line of lot Ni
ence east the. entire length <
lUthera }ine of lot No. 91: thence
‘ e eastern
ence east the
F«fW«S5oo oo,. .m
entire length of the southern line .of
0.1® tlience
“That the congressional and sena
torial districts, j tne Judicial circuit to
which said Peach county vis attached.
Of fior
the times of fidlding the terms of the
superior court, and the limits of the
county shall be a3 designated above
until changed by law.
“Provided that the laws applicable
to the organization of new counties as
found in section 829 to 848 inclusive
of the code of 1910 of Georgia, and in
any other Acts or sections having, ap
plicability. are hereby made applica
ble to said county of Peach, whenever
the same may be created by the pro
posed amendment to the 'Constitution,
and that said county, when created,
shall become a statutory countv and
shall be subject at all times to all
laws applicable to all other counties
of this state. <
“That the property of all tax payers
included within the limits of said
Peach county as herein above desig
nated is .hereby made ratablv charge
able with any debt that mav have
been incurred by either of the coun
ties from which the territory included
in the new county of Peach is taken
by the'legally conrtituted authorities
of
ly tL. —,, .
Jt the counties for the purpose of rais
ing revenues for the benefit of either
of said counties, whether the said debt
1b a bonded debt or one which has
been incurred for the benefit in any
way of either of said, counties. .The
value of the taxable .proneptyiiicludec
within the limits of said county- o.
Peach at the time of the adoption of
this amendment to the Constitution in
proportion to the value of the 1 property
In 'the counties from which the. said
county of Peach .is taken shall deter
mine the proportionate amount of the
indetbedness which shall be borne by
the property of the tax pavers located
within the limits of said proposed new
C °“Authority is hereby given to the
ordinary of said county of Peach.and
to the officers of the counties from
which said territory is taken who are
charged with the management of the
business of said counties to settle and
agree upon an amount of the said, in
debtedness that shall be assessed
agains and paid bv the said county of
Peach: and, it is hereby made the auto
of the ordinary of the said county ol
Peach when the amount of, said indebt
edness with which the said county of
Peach is chargeable is. so ascertained
to cause a tax to bejevied upon all
the property within the. limits of the
said countv of'Peach sufficient to pay
off and discharge the proportionate part
of the Indebtedness due by said Peach
C0, ^In y the event of the failure or re
ordinary o.f Pe.ach. county
r W.
Hardwick. Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby de
claring that the foregoing proposed,
amendment to the Constitution is sub
mitted for ratification or rejection to
the voters of - the state qualified to
vote for members of the General As
sembly at the general election to be
h8,d “feSKf'w n hSu.wV^. lsa
f — i- Governor.
?"■> Ar"i ■ V- f
Ip G. McLendon,
ecretaryof State;
\
“The Man Who Knows How.”
28 S BRADFORD STREET
The Originals.
£dam and Iplve'were the first people
to put too much confidence'in their
fatrdlv -tree.
✓ Cleaning a Photograph.
To, clean a photograph wipe with a
soft cloth wrung out In, Warm water,
and a little ammonia and dry with an-«
other cloth. _ -
Our Business,
It is therefore our business care
fully to cultivate In our minds, to rear
to the most ’ perfect vigor and ma
turity, every-sort of generous and
honest feeling that belongs tQ our
nature.—Edmund Burke.
Paid in'Full.
“I am old-fashioned enough,” said
the old lndy witlwtfie angular face,
“to believe that’honesty pays, my
-dear young nephew^! “Yes, quite
so,” answered tlie nephew, “and dis
honesty gets paid.” '
V
Power in Hanaa of Few.
Nothing appears, more, surprising to
those who consider human affairs with
a philosophical -eye than the easiness
with whlch the many are governed by
the few.-T-Hutne.
CITY REGISTRATION BOOKS TO
OPEM.
Notice is hereby, given that, in the
event the Act approved August 16,
3922j providing for an amendment to
the City Charter becomes effective, tho
book for the registration of voters to
vote at the election of City Commis
sioners will bp opened at , the Clerk’s
Office at the City Hall on October 2nd,
1922, and such" book will be kept open
for a period of thirty days, during-the
hours now provided by law; and that
the election of such Commissioners will
be held on December 12, 1922.
This September 18, 1922.
Jas H. White, City Clerk.
Has a Full Stock and Everything
New. -
Drugs, Medicines, Garden and Field Seed
of All Kind/
Patent Medicines, Stationery, Toilet Articles.
Prescriptions Receive our Careful. Attention.
Customer will have my Personal Attention’.
\
I Have Been in, the Drug Business 85 Years and
Know What to do and How to do it.
♦ I
Yours to serve,
WANTED: . Several ladies for house to
house d( mon8trators; good proposition.
Apply Monday at Mountain Inn Hotel,
call for Mr. M. F. Matthews.
.101;
of the eastern
ot
ip n irih(
the sou
north t
line of I
fo° Ur No! e i?{!“ 8!
north the. entire
t it
.-.Jtei
lern fine of Iot e Nb7125; thence
e entire length of the eastern
ot No. if6: thence east the
e southern line of
eilco north the entire
length of the eastern line of lot No.
131: thence east the entire length of
the southern line of lot No. 159: thence
north the entire length of the eastern
line of lot No. 169; thence east the
mtire length of tho southern line of
°t No. 161; thence north the entire
entrth of the eastern line of lot No. 161
Id. Jots .Nos. 11. 23. 41. 57. 71. 91,
fot wo. jot; thence n
length of the eastern lit. ,
(said lots Nos. 11, 23. 41. »■, ,,, »x,
101. 125. 131. 159 and 161 being in the
tenth district of Houston count)’) to the
southwest corner of lot No. 144 in the
fifth district of Houston county. th<
north, along, the western 111
ence
_ig the western line of lots
Nos. 144, 145. 146, 147. 148,' 140. 160
161, 162. 153 and 164 to the lino be
tween Houston and Br'
tween Houston and Bibb counties
'hence westerly, along the lino between
counties of Houston and Bibb, to
point where the counties of Ho
ton. Bibb and Crawford corner
, Bibb and Crawford corner, tho
•ame being tho point or place of be
ginning.” •,
„ That tho, said new county shall be
knevn as the county of Peach and the
eitv of For; Valley shall be the county
site of the sume.
"That, lrresuoctlve of other provi
sions of this Constitution, said county
of Poach shall upon its creation, bo en
titled to one representative in the
House of Representatives of this state
and said county of Peach Hhall be en-
Hied to one representative in the i-Ionsc
if R
fusal of thu
to levy such a tax: it shall be the
of the Judge of ’ the superior court
of the circuu to which the said county
of Peach is attached to compel the -or
dinary of -the said Peach county
perform the duty herein required
him. In the event of the failure
the authorities of the counties from
which the said Peach county is cr«
ated and tlie ordinary of the said Peac.
county to ascertain and agreeaidod-the
amount of said indebtedness, -thi
either of said counties may bring
suit against, the said county of Peach
S the superior court of said county
Peach for the purpose of havim
the proportion of said debt so assume*
by the said county, of Peach ascer
tained: and the said superior court
is hereby given power to enforce what
ever Judgment may be had as the re
sult of such trial by compelling the or
dinary of said Peach county to levy a
.tax suficient for the payment of the
indebtedness found to be due by the
county of Peach: cause the same to he
collected and. paid to the constituted
ity or counties
county is creat-
same.
"It is especially provided that all. ad
valorem and special taxes and al
revenuos realized *
this^amem^
slTall be a apniied to any indobtedne«‘;
except bonded indebtedness due and
owing
whi
-'EM-ALL BOTEL
HOT DOGS, ALL KINDS OP SAND
WICHES, FRUITS AND ICE COLD
DRINKS—AT C. A. DOBBS’ PLACE.
BEE$ ON DBAUHT.
Bill Wofford
PBOPBIETOB.
11 other
iig hy either of the counties from
Irh toe said Peach county is ere-
d: it being the purpose of this pro-
‘ basis
eiteL, .
vision to
the.
between the counties
flnanoia
of Representatives of Georgia until the
appointment shall bo changed by luw
to accordance with the provisions ol
this Constitution.
i “That the said county of Peach sba’
® attached, to the samo congressional
lsLict and to the same judicial clr
cult, anu to the same state senatoriu
41»trlot am those to which the. counts
of settlement
JHHR involved upon
their financial condition on the 31st da\
of December next following the ratifi
cation of this amendment." . .
. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, and it 1b hereby
unacted by authority of same. That
whenever the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution snail be
agreed upon by two-thirds of the
members elected to each of tbe-twc
houses of tho General Assembly,
the samo has beon entered on then
lournals, with the veas and nays taken
thereon, the Governor shall be. and ht
is, hereby authorized and instructed
to cause the above proposed amend
inent to be published in at least twe
uewspuuors in each congressional dis
trict of this stato. for the nerlod ot
two months next preceding tho time ol
bolding tho next general election, and
the Governor is further authorized anc
directed to provide t'or the submissio'
of the amendment proposed for ratifi
cation or rejection to tho electors ol
this state at tho next general election
to bo peld after such publication, at
which election overv person shall be
qualified to vote who is entitled tc
vote for lMnnibers of the General As
aimbLv. All perscus voting at said
election in favor of adopting the sttid
nroposed amendment shall have writ
Ism or printed on their ballots the
words “For amendment to the Constl
mtion creating the countv of Peach;"
tiid all persons voting at said election
(gainst the adoption of suld nronosec
unendmont shall have written m
urioted on their ballots the words
Against the amendment to the Con
We are prepared to
WIRE YOUR HOUSE, INSTALL
FIXTURES
Or do any kind of electrical work
on short notice. Also general re
pair work on Autos, Auto Light
ing Systems, Retrimining, etc,
All work gurantced to
you.
Norris & Wood
85 Grove Street
GAINESVILLE, GA.
Helium Atoms From Radium.
A gram of radium continuously
iend,s off helium atoms, known as
“alpha particles,” at the amte- of. 145,-
300 billion a second, traveling -at a
ipeed of 12.000 miles a second.
Upheld Right to Squelch Bore.
If you light Upon- an Impertinent
talker, that sticks to you like a burr,
ta the disappointment of your impor*
taut occasions, deal freely with him,
break off the •qiscouf’se and pnrsus
your business.—Plutarch.
Chance for a Debate.
An Atchison man swears but uoe«n’t
mean it Another Atchison man-prays
but doesn’t moan it. The Lancaster
Literary Society is respectfully re
quested to deride which of'the two
men is werso than the other.—Atchi
son Globe.
Real Generosity.
A couple of Yankee deacons Were
talking of a .prominent citizen of whoso
liberality there had always been con
siderable difference of-opinion. “Well,"
said Deacon Diggs, “I have always
held that Brother Brown was one of
the most charitable men In this town.
For Instance; I have never'known him
to refuse to lend his plug hat to any
body who asked him for It”
How Jewflsh Got Name.
It Is said that the largest jUwflsh
over caught in the Gulf of Mexico was
six feet long, eight feet In circum
ference just back of the gills, and
weighed 348 pounds. Tli|; origin of the
name jewfish is somewhat in doubt
The only explanation advanced is
given by Dampter, In his "Voyages, 1
written In 1720.X He wrote; “The Jew*
fish is a very good fish, and 1 judge so-
called by the English because it hatt
scales and fins, therefore a clean fish,
accordlug to the Levltlcnl law.”
DOZER & DOZER
INSURANCE
2nd Floor Jackson Building
No. 216-17
Our Companies do the big
gest business in
Georgia
WHY?? •
Japanese “Trial by Ordesl.*
Trial by ordeal still exists in mum
parts of Japan. If a theft takes place
In va household, all the servants are
required to write a certain word with
the same brush. The conscience Is
■supposed to betray Its workings la
the graves of the Ideographs written.
Tracing an Ideograph involves such
an effort to muscular directness and
undivided attention tliRt this device
often lends to the discovery of the
guilty person.
Removal Notice
Dr. J. J. Powell
announces the removal of
HIS DENTAL OFFICES TO FIFTH
FLOOR JACKSON BUILDING.
■v A Frog Concert
As I sat on the piazza that evening,
i noticed first an ominous absence of
»ird voices, and next the presence of
i numerous frog population about the
Ittle lake dose by. The musical per
formances of these voluble reptiles
legah about sunset and increased in
rolu'ipo and power till nothing else
•mild be heard. If all the thrushes in
he stute had assembled in that spot
ind sung their loudest, they could not
tave been heard above the awfiil vol-
itne of frog voices.—Olive Thorne
ttlller.
16 Washington Street
You are most cordially invited to
come in and look at our fall line of
hats. All the latest styles will be;
found here and we wifi take great
pleasure in showing yon through
our stock. We have hats at medium
prices and we use the best mater
ials. We can give you hats from
$2.50 to $15. Come in and see our
stock before buying.
Clarice Hat Slop
Efficient Banking Service!
This Bank offers you every courtesy and all acconi-
mddation consistent with sound banking. We cordially
solicit your accounts, large or small. '
State Banking Company
Capital and Surplus $105,000.00
T. E. ATKINS, Pres. w. R. WINBURN, Cashier
, Bell & Co.
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Open Day and Night
Phone 224 45 S. Main St.
Good Word for Puzzlers.
Did you ever hear of xarque? That
is a v perfectly lovely word to udd to
the vocabularies of the makers of
word-squnres for tlie puzzle page.
Xarque Is dried und salted heef,
known In English as Jerked l.eef. It
comes from Brazil and mom -,i <t {•
exnorled to Culm.
Caterpillars Watch for .Enwjjj,
The caterpillnr knows that jner
safety in numbers, and WJH»le
panics may be fbt&d-lleedlpf ^ ‘ koU t
Side While keeping a sharp
for their bird enemies; but " 1 '
caterpillar Is by himself he 8,11
dares to move for four of B h' n
attention