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DOUGLAS COUNTY SEN1 fJEl. DOtTCLASVILLE. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. I§M.
LEGAL ADS.
of Georgia, Executive
partment
A PROCLAMATION
the taxable property therein, without j ing bonds of such municipality; and
the assent of two-thirds of the quali- j if a majority of the electors qualified
fied voters thereof voting at anjto vote for members of the General
election for that purpose, to be held Assembly voting thereon shall vote
as prescribed by law, provided said! for ratification thereof when the re-
two-thirds so voting shall be a ma-1 turns shall be consolidated as now
jority of the registered voters, and i required by law in elections for mem-
provided further that all laws, charter bers of the General Assembly and re
provisions and ordinances heretofore I turn thereof made to the Governor,
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be provisions anu ' ~ * V™” ” .. , '
voted on at the general election to he passed be enacted providing special then he shal declare sa.d amendment
held in November, 1920, to amend | registration of the voter - «•- ..dented end make nrodamat.on of
of the adopted, and make proclamation of
Pam^a p rr , So n ‘rArtrcle“7r«f:countVes^orpo'ratione and other pol- the result by publication of the re
tire Constitution of this State by add- itical division, of this State to pass j suit of sa.d elec ,on by one msert.on
ing thereto the following words: upon the issuance of bonds of suchi in one of the daily papeis of this
Provided any municipality having a, counties, municipal corporations and | State, declaring the amendment rat,-
population of 150,000 or more can political divisions are hereby de- fied.
issue and sell ‘ Street improvement! dared to lie null apd void; and the ■ ' e ‘ u . el ’ ac )v
bonds, without the said assent of two- General Assembly shall hereafter; the authority afores.aid, That a 1 laws
thirds of tlie qualified voters at an have no poyfer to pass or enact any and parts of laws in conflict with
election railed thereon, but upon two- law providing for such special regis- this Act be and tne same are hereby
thirds vote of the members of its tration, but the validity of any and, repealed. •
limit;, all bond issuer by such countie-,! Approved August I/, 1020.
h bonds municipal corporations o other puli-' Xcv, Therefore, I, Hugh M. I)or-
• Court shall be!
>n the first Mon-j
the fourth Mon-’
each year, until,
governing body, with the;
lions; First, the terms of s
shall in no case exceed ten year-. 1 t:cal divisions made prior to aanuaiy * * y, ' —\ / V , ,
Second, the amount of each issue i 1st, 1918, shall not he affected here-, this my proclamation hereby declaring
shall be limited to the amount asses- j by, but any city the debt of^ which! that^ the-foregomg proposed amertd-
nunicipality upon each doe:
ed by
xceed seven per centum ofjment to the Constitution is submitted
ed value of the ta\ableifor ratification or rejection to the
not
improvement. Third, these bonds | the ass
shall be issued only for the grading I property at the time of the adoption voters of the state qualified to vote
and paving or repaving of streets or! of this Constitution may lie author- for members of the General Ap
portions of streets. Fourth, the in- j ixod by law to increase at any time | semb!y at the general election to he
tercst thereon shall not exceed six per | the amount of said debt three per I hehl on Tuesday, November 2nd, 1920.
centum per annum. Fifth, these i centum upon such assessed valuation. | _ HUGH M. Dorsey, Governor.
bonds can lie issued without regard 1 Provided, any municipality having a
the Cover
to the amount of other outstanding population of 159,000 or more can j S. G. McLENDON,
debts or bonds of such municipality, issue and sell “street improvement | Beci e ary o . at.
Sixth, these bonds not to be issued
except in case such pavement or re
pavement has been petitioned for in
bonds" without the said assent of two
thirds of the qualified voters at an
election called thereon, but upon a
writing by ^he owners of more than two-thirds vote of the members of
fifty per cent of the property abutt- \ its governing body, with these limi-
ing on the street or portion of street | rations: First, the term of such
paved or repaved. I lionds shall in no case exceed ten
By His Excellency | years.* Second, the amount of each
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
Whereas: The General Assembly
at its session in 19*20 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State, as set forth in an act approved
August 17, 1020—to-wit:
MUNICIPAL STREET IMPROVE
MENT BONDS
NO. 813.
An Act to amend Paragraph 1,
Section 7, Article 7, of the Constitution
of the State by adding thereto the fol
lowing words: Provided any munici
pality having a population of 150,00 or
more can issue and sell "street im
provement bonds, without the said
assent of two-thirds of the qualified
voters at an electing called thereon,
but upon a two-thirds vote of the
members of its governing body, with
these limitations: First, the terms
of such bonds shall in no case exceed
ten years. Second, the amount of
each issue shall be limited to the
amount assessed by such municipality
upon each improvement. Third, these
bonds shall be issued only for the
grading and paving or repaving of
streets or portions of streets. Fourth,
the interest thereon shall not exceed
six per centum per annum. Fifth,
these bonds can be issued without,
regard- to the amount of other out
standing debts or bonds of such muni
cipality. Sixth, these bonds not to be
issued except in case such pavement
issue shall be limited to the amount
assessed by sfcch municipality upon
each improvement. Third, these
bonds shall be issued only for the
grading and paving or repaving of
streets or portion of streets. Fourth,
the interest thereon shall not exceed
six per .centum per annum. Fifth,
these bonds can be issued without re
gard to the amount of other out
standing debts or bonds of said muni
cipality. "Sixth, these bonds not to
be issued except in case such pave
ment or repavement has been pe
titioned for in writing by the owners
of more than fifty per cent of the
property abutting on the street or
portion of street paved or repaved.”
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by j
the authority aforesaid, That when
ever the above proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall have been
agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers elected* to the two Houses of the
General Assembly, and the same has
been entered on their Journals, with
the Ayes and Nays thereon, the Gov
ernor shall cause said amendment to
be published in at least two news
paper^ '.in each Congressional Dis
trict in this State for u period of two
months next preceding the time of
holding the next general election.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the
above proposed amendment shall be
State of Georgia, Executive De
partment
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the general election to be
held in November, 1920, to amend
Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article 11,
of the Constitution of this State, so
as to lay out and create a new r county
from portions of Pierce, Chailton and
Wayne countiles, to be known as
Brantley County, with the town of
Hoboken as the county seat.
By His Excellency,
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its session in 1920, proposed an
amendment ‘to the Constitution of
this State, as set forth in an act ap
proved August 14th, 1920, to-wit:
BRANTLEY COUNTY, CREATION
OF
NO. 620.
or repavement has been petitioned for | submitted for ratification to the
in writing by the owners of more than j electors of this State at the next
fifty per cent of the property abutt-1 general election to be held after the
ing on the street or portion of street I publication, as provided in the second
paved or repaved;” and for other i section of this Act, in the several
purposes. election districts of this State, at
Hu it enacted l.v the General As- j which every person shal! ho qualified
sond.lv of the State of Georgia, and | to vote who is entitled to vote for
it is hereby enacted by authority of members of the General Assembly,
the same as follows: All persons voting at said election in
Section 1. That Paragraph 1, See- favor of adopting the said proposed
An Act to propose an amendment
to Paragraph 2, Section I, Article 11
of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia.
The General Assembly of the State
of Georgia hereby proposes to the
qualified electors of said State an
amendment to Paragraph 2, Section 1,
Article 11 of the “Constitution of the
State of Georgia, as heretofore amen
ded, so as to provide for the creation
of a new county to be known as
Brantley, and for other purposes.
Section I. In addition to the coun
ties now provided for by the Con
stitution of Georgia, as amended,
there shall be organized, by this fur
ther amendment to Paragraph 2,
Section 1, Article 11, another new
county to he known as Brantley, the
same to be laid out from the Coun
ties of Pierce, Charlton and Wayne,
and shall include all of the territo,ry
embraced within boundaries as fol
low's, to-wit: "Beginning at * the
southeast corner of Pierce County, at
the southeast corner of lot of land
ruber three hundred (300) in the
tion 7 Article 7, of the Constitution! amendment of the Constitution shall i 9th District of Pierce County, ami
of this' State he amended by adding 1 have written or printed upon their thence northwards along the line be-
thereto the following proviso; ''allots the words, “For ratification j tween Pierce
Provided, any municipality having! of amendment to Paragranh 1, Sec-1 to the south
a population of !j50,000 or more
and Charlton Counties
corner of land lot
tion 7, Article 7, of the Constitution so ! number thirteen (13), in the 2nd
issue and sell “streoT improvement j to authorize any municipality hav- District of Charlton County; thence
bonds," without the said assent of I jug a population of 150,009m more to .eastwards along the
two-thirds of the qualified voters at
i election
two-third. 1
called then 1
vote of tin
n, but upon 51 two-th:
members of authorize
.*t improvement bond
ixls vote of the meml
; upon land lots
! fifty
numbers thirteen
vith the
such
bonds
(13),
, sevept^seven (77),
municipality having a one hundred and sixteen (116), one
to issue hundred and forty-one (141). one hun-
upon o died and'eighty (180). two hundred
and five (205), and fractional lot two
provided each bond bund,red and forty-four (244). and
exceeding ten years j thence continuing in a straight line
population of 150.000 or m»
•street improvement bonds.’ upon i
two-thirds vote of the members of it
governing bod
shall not run f
verning body,
j: First, tin
shall in no case exceed ton
years. Second, the amount of each
issue shall be limited to the amount
assessed by such municipality upon
each improvement. Third, these
bonds shall be issued only for the
grading and paving or repaving of
streets or portions of streets. Fourth*
the interest thereon shall not exceed, „ , - x P1
Fifth not exceed six per centum per annum:. and. Camden Counties to the Glynn
I and shall be limited to the amount as- to Buffalo Creek, and thence east-
sossed by such municipality upon wards along the line between Coun-
each improvement and shall be issued ties of Charlton and \\ ayne to the
only for the grading and paving or Big Satilla River and the western line
j repaving of streets or portions of of Camden County; then
and the interest thereon shall wards along the line between Way
north-
tlii-s.^liond-5 cun be issued without re- furthermore, these bonds to lie issued , County line; thence further north
gar'll to the amount of other out- without regard to the amount of other wards along the line between the
standing debts or bonds of .aid muni- outstanding bonds ot such munici- Counties of Wayne and Glynn to a
Cipaiit, Sixth thes^honasnotte; ^haU ! n^h of” t>TnuX of TheTtiZm
menTor recrement has been petl-1 have written or printed on their bpl-: Birmingham and Atlantic Ra.lway;
tinned for in writing: h>’ ««■ j '^".iVondmenr to Paragraph' lTsec- i mile'north of and parallel with the
of more than fifty per ceiat if the .9^ ^ ^ Constitution aforesaid main line of the Atlanta,
propei y a hi ing on . - as to authorize any municipality j Birmingham and Atlantic Railway to
-rortion of street paved or a popu l at ion of 150,000 or the Little Satilla River, and the line
° j**! Pa 7 follow - ■ Para more to issue ‘street improvement between the Counties of Wayne and
i *;•
urred by any county. nunrcipM cor- members of its governing body, pro-1 channel of the Little Satilla River to
iora f ii»n or political divis'er. of this
«5tate, except as in the Constitution
provided f.»r shall not exceed seven
ided such bonds shall not run for | the southwest corner of land lot num-
exceeding ten years and shall be lim- her one (1) in the 3rd District of
per centum of the assessed value of
ail the taxable property therein, an 1
no such county, municipality or d!-
vn.cn shall incur any now de.* c. ei-
Cffl>t for a temporary loan or loans
to Bupply casual deficienqes of reve
nue, not exceeding one-fifth of one
per centum of the assessed value of
ited to the amount assessed by such
municipality upon such improvement,
and shall be issued only for the grad,
ing and paving or repaving of streets
or portions of streets, and the in
terest thereon shall not exceed six
per centum per annum; furthermore,
these bonds to be issued without re
gard to the amount of other outstand-
Wayne County; thence southwards
along the west lines of land lots num
bers thirty-two (32) and thirty-one
(31), in the 2nd District of Pierce
County, to the channel of the Big Sa-
tilla River; thence westwards up the
channel of the Big Satilla River,
through Pierce County, to the county
line between Pierce and Ware Coun
ties; and thence south and southeast!
along the county line between Pierce
and Ware Counties to the Charlton
County line; and thence eastwards
along the county line between Pierce
and Charlton to the southeast comer
of Pierce County, the point of be
ginning aforesaid."
The county site of said new county,
Brantley, shall be Hoboken, Georgia, j
Said county shall be attached to
the Eleventh Congressional District,
to the Waycrosa Judicial Circuit; and
to the Third Senatorial District, un
til changed by the General Assembly
of Georgia.
Terms of Superb
two in number, held
day in June, and or
day in November, i
the number of said terms and time
of holding the same shall be changed
by the General Assembly.
Justices of tlie Peace and Con
stables cut off into the new county
shall continue to exercise the duties
and powers of their respective offices
until new militia districts are laid
off in sad new county, and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
The voters of said new county
qualified to vote for members of the
Genera! Assembly under the laws of
Georgia shall, on the second Wednes
day in December, 1920, elect an Or
dinary, Clerk of Superior Court, Sher
iff, Coroner, Tax Collector, Tax Re
ceiver, County Treasurer, County
Surveyor, County school Superinten
dent, and Representative in the Gen
eral Assembly, who shall hold office
until the next general election, for
county officers shall be held in the
J^ate of Georgia, and until their suc
cessors are elected and qualified, and
said officers shall qualify, give bond,
and take oath as prescribed by law.
Said election shall be held at the
schoolhouse at Hoboken, the county
seat of said county, by managers ap
pointed by the Ordinary of Pierce
County for said purpose, or by three
freeholders in event the managers so
appointed fail or refuse to hold said
election; and said election shall be
held under the laws now of force re
lating to the manner of holding elec
tions for county officers. The of
ficers elected at said election shall
enter upon the discharge of their res
pective duties on the 1st day of Jan
uary, 1921.
The ordinaries of the counties from
which said new county is laid out
shall furnish the managers of said
election with a list of the legal voters
registered in their respective counties
who reside within the territory in
cluded in said new county.
Sec. 2. The provisions of Sections
829 to 848, inclusive, of the Code are
hereby made applicable to said new
county; and said now county, when
created, shall be a "statutory county,”
and subject to all general laws of
this State applicable to the counties
thereof.
Sec, 3. The county authorities of
said new county shall have Die right
to create a debt for and on behalf of
said county to defray the public ex
penses thereof for the .first year
without submitting the same to a
vote of the qualified voters thereof.
Sec. 4. Said new county, when
created, shall be entitled to one rep
resentative in the Lower House of
the General Assembly of Georgia,
and the membership of said House
: shall be increased by one, so as to ad-
| mit of representation therein for said
I new county.
Sec. 5. The General Assembly is
authorized to correct any mistake or
mistakes, or inaccuracies, in refer-
j once to the boundaries of said new
| county.
S*3c. 6. Whenever the eonstitu-
i tional amendment hereby proposed
shall be agreed to by two-thirds of
I the members of the two Houses of
the General Assembly, and the same
entered on their Journals, with the
‘ Yeas" and "Nays” taken thereon,
the Governor shall cause said pro
posed amendment to he published in
at least two newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State for
a period of two months next preced
ing the next general election; and the
Governor shall provide for the sub
mission of this proposed amendment
to the electors of the State at the
next general election to be held
therein, for their ratification or re
jection. All persons voting in said
election in favor of said proposed
amendment, shall have written or
! printed on their ballots the words,
"For the amendment to the Constitu
tion creating the new County of
Brantley;” and those opposed thereto
j shall have written or printed on their
■ ballots the words, "Against the
amendment to the Constitution creat
ing the new County of Brantley.”
The returns of said election shall be
made to the 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 August L4, 1920.
Now, therefore, I, Hugh M. Dor
sey, Governor of said state, do issue!
this my proclamation hereby de- ’
daring that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted for ratification or rejection
to the voters of the state, qualified
to vote for members of the General
Assembly at the General Election to
be held ?n Tuesday, November 2nd,
1920.
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
By the Governor:
S. G. McLENDON,
Secretary of State.
BENEFITS OF RYE AS A WINTER/
COVER (CROP.
Southern soils are much in need o!
organic matter or humu9. An exetfi
lent opportunity for providing it is af
forded by rye sown in the fall and
turned under in the spring. Not onlj
will it increase the organic content*
I of the soil, but it will conserve plant
food and increase the yields of sub
sequent crops, it uses nitrogen that
would have leached out and would have
; been lost during the fall and wluier
FROM. It also utilizes the phosphoric acid au<j
i potash that becomes •soluble during ti^e
winter. All these and ther elements
^ 1 of plant food go into the grouud with
, the sjuing plowing and will be releaa
I ed for the subsequent crops.
,! i Winter legumes are excellent where
^1 they can be grown with success, but it
is much easier to get a stand of rye
on all kinds of soils and under vari
i:ife all per-1 ous climatic conditions. Rye is in
• CITATION—DISMISSION
ADMINISTRATION
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
Whereas, L. G. Garrett and S.
Baggett, Administrators of Dr. C.
Garrett, represents to the Court
their petition, duly filed and ente
on record, that they have fully ad
ministered Dr. C. JC. Garrett’s evat:
This is, therefore,
sons concerned, kindred and creditor
to show cause, if any they cun, why I
said Administrators should not be dis- cour3u ‘ wllicl1 ueeij!J » winter-cron
fact the most dependable crop fo(
poor soils, and it is the poor soil, o?
charged from ther administration,
and receive Letters of Dismission on
the first Monday in September, 1920.
This August 2nd, 1920.
J. H. McLARTY, Ordinary.
CITATION— YEARS SUPPORT
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given, that the
appraisers appointed to set apart and
assign a Year’s Support tft Mrs. M.
J. Cowan, the widow of J. B. Cowan,
deceased, have filed their award, and
unless good and sufficient cause is
shown, the same will be made the
judgement of the Court at the Sept
ember Term, 1920, of the Court of
Ordinary.
This August 2nd, 1920.
J. H. McLARTY, Ordinary.
most.
Mistaken are sometimes made in. e
failure to plow under rye at the rigb'
.time. If the spring is dry it shouB
be turned under early, no matter wha
its stage of growth is. The danger
.of course, is that rye will pump out
;too much soli moisture, rendering th«
soil hard and lumpy when plowed ana
giving the following crop a poor show
j If the spring is wet or normal, ol
''course, the rye should be allowed tc
[grow as, long as possible, since it will
ibe adding benefits to the soil,
i Rye being such a good soil helpet
fought to be given a better show than
iis usually accorded it. The seed bed
'should be well prepared and fertilizers
ehould be applied, to both of which II
makes ready response.
Why People Buy Rat-Snap in Prefer
ence to Rat Poison.
CITATION—DISMISSION FROM
ADMINISTRATION
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
Whereas, Mrs. M. E. Johnston, Ad
ministratrix of J. J. Johnston, repre
sents to the Court in her petition,
duly filed and entered on record, that
she has fully administered J. J.
Johnston’s estate:
This is. therefore, to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors, to
show cause, if any they can, why said
Administrtrix should not be dis
charged from her administration, and
receive Letters of Administration on
the first Monday in Septeml>er, 1920
This August 2nd, 1920.
J. H. McLARTY. Ordinary.
(1) RAT-SNAP absolutely kills
rats and mice. (2) What it doesn’t
kill it’ scares away. (3) Rats killed
with RAT-SNAP leave no smell, they
dry up inside. (4) Made in cakes, no
mixing with other food. (5) Cats or
dogs won’t touch it. Three sizes, 35c,
65c and $1.25.
CITATION—YEAR’S SUPPORT.
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given, that the
apraisers appointed to set apart and
asign a year’s support to Mrs. Alice
Stringfellow, the widow of W. J.
Stringfellow and the minor child of
deceased, have filed their award, and
unless good and sufficient cause is
shown, the same will be made the
judgement of the Court at the Sep
tember term.
This 2nd day of August, 1920.
J. H. McLARTY, Ordinary.
Edison
Phonographs
and
RECORDS
j Joe C. McCarley
I)R. R. A. RAINER
DENTIST
Telephone 175
Office in Hutcheson Building.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
To Mrs. Cimie New:
You are hereby commanded to be
and appear at the next term of the
Superior Court of said County, to be
held on the Third Monday in Sep
tember, 1920, and make your answer
in the above named and foregoing
stated case, as required by the order
I of said Court.
Witness the Honorable F. A. Irwin,
j Judge of the Superior Court.
| This 16th day of August, 1920.
T. L. PITTMAN,
Clerk of the Superior Court.
. LIBEL FOR DIVORCE
i GEORGIA—Douglas County.
' To Will Holmes:
I You are hereby commanded to be
| and appear at the next term of the
: Superior Court of said county, to be
! held on the Third Monday in Sep-
I tember, 1920, and to make your ans-
^ wei*in the above named and foregoing
I stated case, as required by the order
i of said Court.
I Witness the Honorable F. A. Irwin,
• Judge of the Superior Court.
I This 16th day of August, 1920.
T. L. PITTMAN,
j Clerk of the Superior Court.
J. R. HUTCHESON
Attorney-at-Law
Office in Hutcheson Building.
R. H. Poole C. V. Vansant
I)RS. POOLE & VANSANT
Surgery and Chronic Diseases of
Women and Children a Specialty
Phones Nos. 24. 92 and 137
Office over Selman’s Drug Store
GEORGIA—Douglas County,
i To W. F. Stringfellow, Greeting:
! As an heir at law of W. J. String-
I fellow, late of Douglas county, Geor-
! gia, deceased, you are hereby noti-
i fied that on the 20th day of Sep-
I tember, 1920, I, as the widow of W.
J. Stringfellow, late of Douglas
county, Georgia, deceased, will apply
to the Superior Court of said County,
for the assignment of Dower, and the
appointment of Commissioners to lay
off and admeasure the same, out of the
lands and tenements of the said W. J.
Stringfellow, deceased, of which he
died seized and possessed, and of
which Estate I am the Administratrix.
This August 18th, 1920.
MRS. ALICE STRINGFELLOW.
Chronic Diseases of
Men and Women 1^
r devote my entire time and
attention to the treatment of
CHRONIC and SPECIAL Dis
eases. Special attention given
to the combined powers of Elec
tricity. Light, Heat, Vibration,
Bacterines, Serums and Organic
Extracts, together with the
careful administration of se
lected medicines.
FREE EXAMINATION AND
ADVICE
Charges always reasonable,
terms arranged to suit patient’s
convenience.
DON'T GIVE UP
Call today and let me give
you my personal advice.
DR. M. II. NIX. Specialist.
130 (A) Peachtree St.
ATLANTA, GA.
Hours—10 A. M. to 6 A. M.
Sunday—11 to 1.