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LEGAL AD
State of Georgia, Executive
partment
A PROCLAMATION
V
L/le property therein, without
s |sent of two-thirds of the quali-
w / fiP|> voters* thereof voting at an
Oe-! election for that purpose, to be held j Assembly voting then
as prescribed by law, provided said tor ratification thereof when the
t wo-th'irds so vesting shall be a ma-1 tu
ing bonds of such municipalityand flies; and thence south and southeast daring that the foregoing proposed
if a/majority of the electors qualified j along the county line between Pierce amendment to the Constitution is
to Vote for members’ of the General j and Ware Counties to the Charlton submitted fqr ratification or rejection
shall vote County line; and thence eastwards to the voters of the state, qualified
■- along the county line between Pierce to vote for members of the General
shall be consolidated as now! and Charlton to the southeast corner Assembly at the General Election to
Tuesday, November 2nd,
jority of the registered voters, and I required by law in elections for mem-1 of Pierce County, the point of be- , be held
Submitting a proposed amendment | provided further that all laws, charter j bers of the General Assembly and re- 1 ginning t aforesaid. 1920.
and ordinances heretofore turn thereof made to the Governor, The county site of
the .Constitution of Georgia to bejpt ov
voted on at the general election to be I pas.,
held in November, 1920, to amend j ivgi;
Paragraph 1, Section 7, Article 7, of
d be enacted providing special j then he shall declare said amendment Brantley, shall be Hoboken, Geor,
tration of 'the voter:
ountles, municipal corporation
new county, HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
the
and
opted, and make proclamation of, Said
result by publication of the re- ■ the E ;
the Constitution of this State by add- other political divisions of this State to *ult of said election by
rtion 1 to the W
ounty shall be attached to
'•nth Congressional District,
oss Judicial Circuit; and
By 4he Governor:
S..G. McLENDON,
Secretary of State.
ing thereto the following words:
Provided my municipality having a
population of 150,000 or more can;
issue and sell ‘Street improvement
bonds, without the said assentpf tvvo-j
pass upon the issuance of bonds of |
such counties, municipal corporations ;
and political divisions are hereby do-!
dared to be null and void; and the)
General Assembly shall hereafter 1
me of the daily papers of this : to the Ti iru Senatorial District,
declaring the amendment rati-
thirds of the qualified voters at an have no power to pass or enact any*
State
fied.
Sec. 4. Be it furthur enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with
til change 1 by the General As
of Georgia. ^
Terms Superior Court shall be
two in .... iber, held oi the first Mon
day hi Juno, and on the fourth Mon-
FDR DIVORCE
lection called thereon, hut upon two- law providing for such special regis^ j tl.:.-: Act be and the same are hereby
ib.y GEORGIA—Douglas County.
| To Mi's. Cimie New:
^ ou are hereby commanded to be
and appear at the next term of the
Superior Court of said County, to be i
Bonds, IB cents on ed*V one hundred
dollars of the taxable propeerty of
said county.
Making in ail a tax levy for county
purposes 138 cents on each one hun
dred dollars of -the taxable property
of said county.
It is further ordered that there ba
ievied on the following school dis
tricts for schools of said districts of
ach one hundred dollars of the tax-
.•ule propoity of said districts to-wi H :
2nd school District 40 cents; 3rd
•' hool District 50 cents; 5th School
District 50 cents - ; 9th School Dis-
trij: 50 cents; lO'.li School District 5°
cents; 11th School District 4o cents;
! 1th School District 50 cent-; 15th
School District 50 cents; ITtii School
strict 50 cents; 18th School Dis-
11 bond
thirds vole of the members of its [tration, but the validity of any and
gove
lions;
shall ii
Second,
ling body, with these limi
First, the terms of such bonds jmun
in no case exceed ten year-,
amount of each issue
shall be limited to the amount asses
sed by such municipality upon each
improvement. Third, these bonds
shull be issued only.for the grading
and paving or repaving of streets or
portions of streets. Fourth, the in
terest thereon shall not exceed six per
centum per annum. Fifth, these
bonds can ne issued without regard
to the amount of other outstanding i t
debts or bonds of such municipality, i
c pea led
Approved August 17, 1920
Now, Therefore, I, Hugh M
y, Governor of said state,
is my proclamation hereby <
at the foregoing proposed
1 seven per centum of m > nt to the Constitution is submitted
/alue of the tavable l’ or ratification or rejection to the
f the state, qualified to vote
ssues by such counties,
orporations o other poli
tical divisions made,prior to January i
1st, 1918, shall not be affected here- j th
by, but any city the debt of which
does not exc
* be assessed
property at the time of the adoption
zed by law to increase at any time J
he amount of said debt three peri
entum upon such assessed valuation.
Tovided, any municipality having a
copulation of 150,000 or more can
and sell “street improvement i
Sixth, these bonds not to be issued | bonds” without the said as ;ent of two-!
except in case such pavement or re- thirds of the qualified voters at au
of this Constitution may be author- j for members *f the General As- surce
embly at the general election to he
!d on Tuesday, November 2nd, 1920.
HUGH M. Dorset, Governor,
iy the Governor:
. G. McLENDON,
ecretarv of State.
id As
pavement has been petitioned for in
writing by the owners of more than
fifty per cent of the property abutt
ing on the street or portion of street
paved or repaved.
By His Excellency
HUGH ji. DORSEY, Governor.
Whereas: The General Assembly
^t its session in 1920 proposed an
imendment to the Constitution of this
Uate, as set forth in an act approved
August 17, 1920—to-wit:
MUNICIPAL STRUCT 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
palityhaving 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 election 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
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
or repavement has been petitioned for
in writing by the owners of more than
fifty per cent of the property abutt
ing on the street or portion of street
paved or repaved;” and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by authority of
the sarhe as follows:
Section 1. That Paragraph 1, Sec
tion 7, Article 7, of the Constitution
of this State be amended by adding
thereto the following proviso:
Provided, any municipality having
a population of 1.50,000 or mon
lection called thereon, but upon a
two thirds vote of the members of
i* ■> governing body, with these limi
tations: First, the term of such
bonds shall in no case exceed ten j
years. Second, the amount of each
issue shall be limited to the amount
assessed by such municipality upon I Parag
each improvement. Third, these of tbc
bonds ‘shall be issued only for the J ,IS to
grading and paving or repaving of
ts or portion of streets. Fourth,
Georgia
parlr
PROCL
I)e-
.MATION
Submitting a propos
Constitution of
n a.t the genera
d amendment
Georgia to be i
election to be
ounty
eld
November, 1920, to an
ph 2, Section 1, Article
Constitution of this State
lay out and create a new co
portions of Pierce, Chailton
e counties, to be known
the interest thereon shall not exceed i Brantl
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
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 a 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
submitted for ratification to the
electors of this State at the next
general election to be held after the
publication, as provided in the second
section of this Act, in the several
/election districts of this State, at
which every person shall he qualified
to vote who is entitled to vote for
members of the General Assembly.
All persons voting at said election in
favor of adopting the said proposed
amendment of the Constitution shall
have written or printed upon their
ballots the words, “For ratification
of amendment t^. Paragraph 1, Sec
tion 7, Article 7, of the Constitution so
Hobokc
HUGH
When
County, with th
us the county seat.
By His Excellency,
A. DORSEY, Governor,
is, the General Assembly at
its session in 1920, proposed
amendment 'to the
this State, as set forth in an act ap-j t
proved August 14th, 1920, to-wit:
BRANTLEY COUNTY. CREATION
OF
NO. 625.
issue and sell “street improvement j to authorize,any munieipnlity ha
bonds," without the said assent of | ing « population of 150,000 or more
shall not run for
eding ten y
Mo-thirds of the qualified voters at issue‘street improvement bonds,'upon
nn election called thereon, but upon ; a tjwo-thirds vote of the members of its
a two-thirds vote of the members of: authorize any municipality having a
its governing hodv, with these limi- population of 150,000 or more to issue
tations: First, the time of such 'street improvement bonds,’ upon a
bonds shall in no case exceed ten! two-thirds vote of the members pf it*
years. Second, the amount of each
issue shall he 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 he 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 peti
tioned 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;
io that said paragraph, when so
imended, shall read as follows: Para-
arraph 1. The debt hereafter in- 1 bonds’ upon a two-thirds vote of the
of their respective offices 1
militia districts are laid
ew county, and until theiri
ire elected and qualified. J
•is of said new county)
vote for members: of the
sembly under the laws of
•hall, on the second Wednes-j
* ‘comber, 1920, elect an Or-'
of Superior ( %rt, Sher-
er, Tax Collector, Tax Re-
bounty Treasurer, County
, County school Superinten-
Rcnresc.ntative in the Gen-‘
•nbly, who shall hold office
next general election for,
fficers shall be held in the
Georgia, and until their sue-!
o elected and qualified, and:
•ers shall qualify, give bond,!
oat h as prescribed by law. j
tion shall he held at the
so at Hoboken,• the county
aid county, by managers ap-j
by the Ordinary of Pier
or said purpose
freeholder in event the managers so
appointed fail
•lection: and
icld under the laws now of force re
constitution of I luting to the manner of holding elee-
>r county officers. The of-
lected at said election shall
enter upon the discharge of tneir res
pective duties on the 1st day of Jan
uary, 1921.
The ordinaries of the counties from
which said new county is laid out
Cl
^ourt.
day of August, 1920.
T. I.. PITTMAN,
rk of the Superior Court.
Cc
id on
nber,
920, a
• abov
ii one hundred dollars of
taxable property of said .District. •
For maturing School House Bond?
of the 22nd school district 18 cents
on e-i h one hundred dollars of the
taxable property of said District.
It is further ordered that there he
levied on ’*a'-h one hundred dolars cf
the taxable property of , said county
40 cents en account of public roads
t of said county, to be ! 0 f c, n id county.
Order granted, this the 7th day of
September, 1920.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE
1 EGRGIA—Douglas County.
To Will Holmes:
You are hereby commanded to lv
and appear ^.t the next term of th<
11*'d Monday in Sop-
el to make your tins-
nanu-cl and foregoing 1 JOE S. ABERCROMBIE Chairr
, so and
inly I Sun
aid off
al
tated case, as required by the orde
f said Court.
Witness the Honorable
urige of the Superior C
This !6lh day of August, 1920
T. L. PITTMAN,
Clerk of the Superior Court.
n of point cm
I Count\
ficer.*
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
To W. F. StringfoHow, Greeting:
As an heir at- law of W. J. String-
r by three’ ^ e ^ ow » bite of Douglas county, Geor*
deceased, you are hereby noti-
refuse to"'hold Midi fled that °" the 20th da y of Se P
An Act to propose an amendment
Paragraph ii, Section 1, Article 11! -hall furnish the managers of said
to
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 I
amendment to Paragraph 2, Section 1,
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
lection shall be I tember ' 1920 ’ '• 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.
TL WILLOUGHBY, Commissioner.
S. L. HEMBREE. Commissioner.
A. Irwin, GEORGIA—Douglas County.
I. J. H. McLartv, Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of said County,
do certify that the above and fore
going is a true extract of the Min
utes of said Board of Commissioners.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this 7th day of September,
1920.
J. H. McLarty,
Clerk Board County Commissioners.
CITATION—YEARS SUPPORT
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
Article 11 of the Constitution of thc! hereb S’ applicable to said new| The retu '' n ° f the appraisers set-
•ounty: and said new county, when ting apart twelve pionths support to
created, shall be a “statutory county,” j Mrs. M. E. Pounds, the widow of
s'and subject to all general laws ofj an ° 0
i this State applicable to the counties
amen - j
eat ion
State of Georgia, as heretofor
ded, so as to provide for the.
of a new county to he km
Brantley, and for other purposes.
Section 1. In addition to the coun
ties now provided for by the Con
stitution of Georgia, as amended,
there shall he organized, by this fur
ther amendment to Paragraph 2,
Section 1, Article 11, another new
county to be known as Brantley, the
same to he laid out from the Coun
ties of Pierce, Charlton and Wayne,
and shall include all of the territory
embraced within boundaries as fol
lows, to-wit: “Beginning at the
southeast corner of Pierce County, at
the southeast corner of lot of land
number three hundred (300) in the
9th District of Pierce County, and
thence northwards along the line be
tween Pier
thereof.
Sec. 3. The county authorities of
said new county shall have the 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 ope rep
resentative in the Lower House of
the General Assembly of Georgia,
and the membership of said House
shall he increased by one, so as to ad
mit of representation therein for said
new county.
See. 5. The General Assembly is
and Chariton Counties j authorized to correct any mistake or
mistakes, or inaccuracies, in refer
ence to the boundaries of said new
county.
Sloe. 6. Whenever the constitu
te the southwest corner of land lot
number thirteen (13), in the 2nd!
District of Charlton County; thence
eastwards along the south line of i
land lots numbers thirteen (13),j tional amendment hereby proposed
fifty-two (55), seventy-seven (77), shal1 >'<? agreed to by two-thirds of
the members of the two Houses of
the General Assembly, and the same
entered on their Journals, with the
‘ Yeas” and “Nays” taken thereon,
minor child of J. W. Pounds
used, having been filed in my
office, all persons concerned are cited
to show cause by the 4th day of
October, 1920, why said application
for twelve months’ support should
not he granted.
This 6th day of September, 1920.
J. H. McLARTY, Ordinary.
Vaughan, Farmer Tells How He
Lost All His Prize Seed Corn.
‘'Some time ago <ent away for
some pedigreed seed corn. Put it in
a gunney sack and hung it on a rope
suspended from roof. Rats got it
all—how beats me, but they did be
cause I got 5 dead whoppers in the
morning after trying RAT-SNAP.”
Three sizes, 35c, 65c and $1.25.
Sold and guaranteed by Almand &
McKoy, Joe C. MeCarley, and Harding
Supply Company.
one hundred and sixteen (116), one
hundred and forty-one (141), one hun
dred and eighty (180), two hundred
and five (205), and fractional lot two
governing body, provided such bonds i hundred and forty-four (244), and ^
rurred by any county, municipal cor- j 1
wards along the line between Coun
ties of Charlton and Wayne to the
Big Satilla River and* the western line
of Camden County; thence north
wards along the line between Wayne
and Camden Counties to the Glynn
County line; thence further north
wards along the line between the
Counties of Wayne and Glynn to a
point on said county line one mile
north of the main line of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway;
thence westwards along a lirte one
mile north of and parallel with the j t ' on creating the
,• . <• ii. . ! Rrantlpv!” and th<
al 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
ernor shall cause said pro-
_ ^ ., | thence continuing in a straight linejP° se( l amendment to he published in
and shall be limited to the amount as-1 to Buffalo Creek, and thence east- at l° as t two^ newspapers in each Con
sessed by such municipality upon
each improvement and shall be issued
only for the grading and paving or
repaving of streets or portions of
streets and the interest thereon shall
not exceed six per centum per annum;
furthermore, these bonds to be issued
without regard to the amount of other
outstanding bonds ^ of such munici
pality,” and all persons opposed to the
adoption of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their bal
lots the words, “Against ratification
of amendment to Paragraph 1, Sec
tion 7, Article 7, of the Constitution
so as to authorize any municipality
having a population of 150,000 or
more to issue ‘street improvement
CITATION—DISMISSION FROM
ADMINISTRATION*
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
Whereas, T. W. Tolbert, Adminis
trator of Peter F. McManus, repre
sents to the Court in his petition,
duly filed and entered on record, that
he has fully administered Peter F.
McManus estate:
This is, therefore, to cite all per
sons concerned, kindred and creditors,
to show cause, if any they can, why
said Administrator should not be dis
charged from his administration, and
receive Letters of Dismission on the
first Monday in October, 1920.
This 6th day of September, 1920.
J. H. McLARTY, Ordinary.
DR. R. A. RAINER
Telephone 175
in Hutcheson Building.
J. R. HUTCHESON
Attorney-at-Law
Office in Hutcheson Building.
DOUGLAS COURT OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS
AND REVENUES OF DOUGLAS
COUNTY SITTING FOR COUN
TY PURPOSES.
R. H. P«ole 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.
It is ordered, considered and ad-
to the electors of the State at the i j U( jg ec j t there be levied as coun
aforesaid main line of the Atlanta,
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-
new County of
Brantley;” and those opposed thereto
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway toi sh al! have written or printed on their
the Little Satilla River, and the line. ballots the words, . (ram.-. e
between the Counties of Wayne and
Pierce: thence southeast along the
channel of the Little Satilla River to
centum of the assessed value of
ni: the taxable property therein, an 1
no such county, municipality or d‘-
vc.cn shall incur any new der c. ex
cept for a temporary loan or loans
to supply casual deficiencies of reve
nue, not exceeding one-fifth of one
per centum of the assessed value of
exceeding ten years and shall be lim-iher one (1) in the 3rd District of
ited to the amount assessed by such j Way:
members of its governing body, pro-
poration or political division of this | vided such bonds shall ./Y !'’ C southw ff t
rftate, except as in the Constitution
provided f >r shall not exceet seven ,
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-
dment to the Constitution creat-
' ing the new County of Brantley.”
The returns of said election shall be
made to the Secretary of. State, who
hall certify the result thereof to
(1) m the 3rd District ot ■ .. ., ,
County: thence southwards! the Governor; and if said proposed
along the west’lines of land lots ! amendment he ratified by a majority
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-
of the voters voting in said general
election, the 'Governor shall issue his
proclamation to said effect.
Approved August 14, 1920.
Now, therefore, I, Hugh M. Dor-
ty taxes for the year 1920 the fol
lowing per centum to-wit:
For 1 general county purposes, 18
cents on each one hundred dollars of
the taxable property of said county.
For bridges, 30 cents on each one
hundred dollars of the taxable prop
erty of said county.
For support of the paupers, 10
cents on each one hundred dollars of
the taxable property of said county.
For jail fees, 7 cents on each one
hundred dollars of the taxable prop
erty of said county.
For court house and jail repairs,
15 cents on each one hundred dollars
of the taxable property of said
county.
For salaries of officers, 10 cents
on each one hundred dollars of the
taxable property of said county.
For interest on Road Bonds, 30
cents on each one hundred dollars of
s6y, Governor of said state, do issue 1 the taxable property' of said county,
this my proclamation hereby de-‘ For sinking fund (Tor principal Rojd
Chronic Diseases of
Men and Women
I 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. 1). NIX, Specialist.
130 (A) Peachtree St.
ATLANTA, GA.
Hours—10 A. M. to 6 P. M
Sunday—11 to 1.