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Council Proceedings.
Camilla, Ga., Sept. 5th, 1904
Council met in regular session.
Present Mayor Palmer, Conncilmen
Watt, Benuet, Dasher, Joiner and Tur¬
ner.
Minutes of previous meetings read and
adopted.
On motion appeal eases of W. T.
Spence were taken up. On motion coun¬
cil sustained Mayor in both eases against
said W. T. Spence.
On motion case of council vs. Gnss
Kolbie was continued to next regular
meeting.
Defendant Spence gave notice to coun¬
cil he would certiorari both eases.
Sewerage committee reported piping
received and same was being placed in
different places in town.
Committee appointed to investigate
■sheet iron room of J. B. Acree, reported
they believed said building endangered
adjoiuing buildings to fire. Committee
recommended the mayor and council I o
institute proceedings against said build¬
ing same being declared a nuisance and
city attorney Was requested to serve no
tic.; on J. B. Acree, of the action of
council.
On motion notice of damage claim of
B. H. Jones was tabled.
On motion clerk was instructed to buy
two pair nippers for police of town.
On motion tax rate for 1904, general
tax four dollars on the one thousand
dollars and school bond one dollar and
fifty cents on the one thousand dollars.
Total five dollars and fifty cents.
tin motion mayor was requested to se¬
cure an option on a site to erect a city
hali
On motion the following ordinances
were read third time and adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
To Regulate and Control Liquor Houses,
Selling Liquor by Retail or by the
Drink, and for other purposes.
5^EC. I. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Council of the Town of Camilla and
it i.- hereby ordained by authority of the
same, that any licensee, to whom said
Mayor and Council have granted a li¬
cense for the sale of spirituous, vinous
and malt liquors, at retail, iu what is
commonly known as barrooms or sa¬
loons, shall observe and comply with
the following rules and regulations:
1st. That the house, or place of busi¬
ness. where such intoxicants is sold shall
be closed each day at seven o'clock p. m.
and shall not be opened until daylight
the next morning.
2nd. That no gaming of any kind or
character shall be allowed in the build¬
ing in which such intoxicants are sold,
or on the premises thereof, either for
pass time or for money or other things
of value.
3rd, That no noisy, boisterous or dis¬
orderly conduct shall be allowed in said
house if iu the power of the proprietor
to prevent.
4th. That no minors shall be allowed
to loiter or loaf iu said building.
SEC. 11. Be it further ordained that
none of said intoxicants shall be sold in
any building outside of the fire limits of
said town, or .in any building where any
other mercantile, business is being con¬
ducted; that where said intoxicants are
sold said place of business shall be used
for that business exclusively and shall
Is 1 need for no other business w hatever.
SEC. III. Be it further ordained that
each licensee shall enter into a bond,
with good security, in the sum of five
hundred, payable to the Mayor and
Council of said town, for a faithful ob¬
servance of this ordinance, and all other
ordinances of said town applicable espe¬
cially to retail dealers iu intoxicating
liquors, and the Laws of tills State ap¬
plicable especially to such persons, said
bond to be approved by the Mayor and
Council of said town.
SEC, IV. B. it further ordained that
any violation of this ordinance, or any
other ordinance of said town applicable
especially to retail dealers iu intoxicants,
shall operate as a forfeiture or revoca¬
tion of said license upon conviction
thereof.
SEC. V. Be it further ordained that
any citizen of said town shall have a
right to docket a ease against said li¬
censee for any violation of this ordi¬
nance, and upon the docketing of such
a case the Mayor and Council of said
town shall have the right to suspend
such business, or put it in charge of
some suitable person selected by said
Mayor and Council pending the hearing
of such case. Said appointee shall be
paid out of the proceeds of said business,
SEC. VI. Be it further ordained that
the penalties imposed by this ordinance
shall apply to any voilation of the State
Laws of this State applicable especially
to dealers in intoxicating liquors.
SEC. VII. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance be, and the
same axe hereby repealed.
On motion above ordinance read third
time and adopted, with amendment,
that the whiskey saloons be required to
close their places of lusinesf at 7 o’clock
p. m. instead of 8 p. m.
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance
approved Aug. 10th, 1904, -calling an
election, and providing for an issue of
bonds.
Be it ordained that the above named
ordinance be and it is hereby repealed,
Above read second time. Passed to
third reading and adopted in regular
session of council Sept. 5th, 1904,
Town Of Camilla Bond Election.
To The People, the Qualified Voters of
the Town of Camilla:
Notice is hereby given that, by an or¬
dinance passed by the Mayor and Coun¬
cil of siud town, approved September
5th, 1904, a copy of which is published
above, an election has been called, to be
held at the only voting or election pre¬
cinct in Said town, namely, at the court
house of Mitchell county, on the 12th,
day of October, 1904, under the same
rules and regulations that elections for
officers for said town are now held, and
in accordance with Section 877 et sequi
tur of the Code of the State of Georgia,
to determine the question whether
bonds shall be issued by the Town of
Camilla, the amount of bonds to be is¬
sued to be $20,000, said bonds being forty
iu number, of the denomination j of $500
each, each of said bonds to bear interest
at the rate ot 5 1 2 per cent, per annum
from November 1st, 1904, payable semi¬
annually on the 1st days October and
April in each year, beginning with the
1st day of April, 1905, suid to be sold at
not less than par; said bonds to be issued
for the purpose of providing* the sum of
$20,000, w hich sum is to be used as fol¬
lows: $7,000 to be used in acquiring and
establishing an electric light plant and
facilities for lighting said town, and $ 11.
000 to be used for the pnrpo.se of acquir¬
ing and establishing a system of water¬
works for said town, and $2,000 to le
used for the purjsise of paying off the
present, bonded indebtedness of said
town; the principal of said bonds to be
paid as follows: One bond of $500 to be
paid on the 1st day of October, 1905, and
one bond of $500 to be paid on t he 1st
day of each October thereafter up to and
including the 1st day of October, 1924,
and two bonds of $500 each, to be paid
on the 1st day of October, 1925, and two
bonds of $500each, to be paid on the 1st
day of each October thereafter up to and
including (he 1st day of October, 1972,
and four bonds of $500 each, to he paid
on the 1st day of October, 1988, so that
all of the principal and interest shall be.
paid off on said 1st day of October, 1955.
principal and interest to be payable, in
gold coin of the United States of Amer¬
ica of the present standard of weight
and fineness, or its equivalent payable
in New York, N. Y. At said election
none but the qualified voters of said
Town of Camilla shall be allowed to
vote; and those favoring the issuance of
said bonds will have endorsed on their
tickets the words, “For Bonds”, and
those opposing the issuance of said bonds
will have endorsed on their tickets the
words, “Against Bonds".
If the. issue of said bonds is voted for
by the reqnisst two-thirds of the quali¬
fied voters of said town, then, and before
the proposed debt is incurred, an ordi
uance shall be passed providing for the
issue and sale thereof and making pro¬
vision, at the same time, for the assess¬
ment and collection of annual taxes suf¬
ficient in amount to pay the principal
and interest of said debt within thirty
years from the date of incurring said in¬
debtedness.
Witness our hands and official signa¬
ture-, tliis 5th day of September, J904.
J. H. Palmer, Mayor.
F. S. Perry,
J. C. Turner,
C. E. Watt,
A. B. Joiner,
H. C. Dasher, Sr.,
M. C. Sennet,
Couueilmen.
J. L. Cochran, Clerk of Council, Town
of Camilla.
Election for bonds.
Section 1. Be it, ordained by the May¬
or and Council of the Town of Camilla
that an election be, and it is hereby call¬
ed, to be hold on the 12th day of Octo¬
ber, 1904, at the only voting or election
preciut't in said town, namely, at the
Court House of Mitchell county, iu the
same maimer and under the same rules
and regulations that elections for officers
for said town are now held and in accord¬
ance witli Sections 377 et seqnitur of the
Code of the State of Georgia; to determine
the question whether bonds shall be is¬
sued by the Town of Camilla, the amount
of bonds to be issued to be $20,000; said
bonds being 40 in number of the denom¬
ination of $500 each; each of said
bonds to bear interest at the rate of 51 -2
per cent, per annum, from November 1,
1904, payable semi-annually on the 1st
days of October and April in each
year beginning with the first day of
April, 1905, and to be sold at not less
than par; said bonds to be issued for
the purpose of procuring the sum o:
$20,000, which sum is to be used as fol¬
lows: $7,000 to be used in acquiring
and establishing an electric light plant
and facilities for lighting said town and
$11,000 to lie used for acquiring and estab¬
lishing a sytem of waterworks for said
town, and $3,000 to be used for the pur¬
pose of paying the present bonded iu
debtedness of the Town of Camilla;
the principal of said bonds to be paid as
follows: One bond of $500 to be paid on
the first day of October, 1905, and one
bond of $500 to he paid on tlie 1st day of
each October thereafter up to and in¬
cluding the 1st day of October, 1924, and
two bonds, of $500 each, to be paid on
the 1st day of October, 1925, and two
bonds, of $500 each, to be paid on the
1st day of each October thereafter up to
and including the 1st day of October,
1932, and four bonds, of $500 each, to be
paid on the 1st day of October, 1983; so
that all the principal and interest shall
be paid off on said 1st day of October,
1933; principal and interest to be pay¬
able in gold coin of the United States
of America at the present standard of
weight and fineness, or its equivalent
payable in New work, N. Y.
At said election none but qualified voters
of the Town of Camilla shall be permit¬
ted to vote, and those favoring the issu¬
ance of said bonds will have endorsed on
their tickets the words “For Bonds,”
and those opposing the issuance of said
bonds will have endorsed on their tick¬
ets the words “Against Bonds.”
Section II. Re it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid that notice of
said election bo given the people,—qual¬
ified voters,—of said Town ot Camilla
by notice signed by the Mayor of said
town and the Clerk of the Council of
said town published as prescribed by law.
Section III. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid that if the issue
of said bonds is voted by the roqnisit
two-thirds of the qualified voters of said
town then and before the proposed debt
is incurred an ordinance shall be passed
providing for the issue and sale thereof
and making provision, at the same time,
for the assessment and collection of an¬
imal taxes sufficient in amount to pay
the principal and interest, of said debt
within thirty years from the date of in¬
curring said indebtedness.
On motion above ordiuouco. read third
time and on motion adobtod in regular
scission of cuoueil, Sept 5th, 100$.
J. H. Palmer, Mayor.
J. L. Cochran, Clerk of Council.
Must Work or Run.
The example -,et by the au¬
thorities of Valdosta and Lown¬
des county in opening aggres¬
sive warfare against idlers should
be followed by the authorities of
every other county in Georgia.
Now is the time when the va*
grancy law should be getting in
its work. With the heaviest kind
of a demand fur labor, white and
black, no man who is willing to
work need remain idle. The con
dition reported from Valdosta —
“this early in the harvesting sea¬
son the farmers are finding trou¬
ble in employing hands
to pick cotton, while the
streets of the city are thronged
with idle negroes”—is true of
other counties and other sections
as well.
Tt-is should not be permitted
anywhere in the state. Here in
Atlanta, in the other large cities
and the smaller cities, and in the
towns, there are undoubtedly
many who belong to the class of
idlers. The vagrancy law points
the way toward the solution of a
condition which is altogether bad.
Those negroes and white men
who are not working or will not
work and who, in consequence,
become a burden upon the var¬
ious communities, should be forc¬
ed to work or run.
There is no room for idlers in
Georgia.—Atlanta Constitution.
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