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fcOMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS.
(Continued from hist week)
Washington County North Caro
lina.
The Commissioners of Wash
ington County in regular session
this first day of January, 1917,
realizing tne ne:d or a new
Court, Ihnsse for the aforesaid
county, and beliveing it to be de
maiiutd bv a majority of the
Qualified voters thereof, adopt.
pass, ar.d ratify the following
rtsolut'on:
Th it a new Court H;u?e be
bniit for Vvi-5;ingtv:i C.niniy in
the town . Fiy.iV.-uth. North
Caroliii i- i he pn-.-eit cjursty
seal. :h said Court Iiuii-o to be
V-uilt of brick, an i thc-said Court
HoaHto be built is S)on
possible.
Tn -t :i uvj
ioners f th; .
on : Iw 5: ii ia
v ceivo bids I'm said ne.v
e.
i.) . ra-t this first day if January,
in ieq:i!a" session. 1917.
.f. V. STAur. (sai )
T. I .SATTEiTIIV.'Atri-:, (jfar)
A resolution providing for the
issuance and delivery of bonds of
W-i r.bigr.jn C mnty. North Caro
liiii, in (he sum ot .;U 000 00 or
m irv i ; Ui? purpose of building
r,f ;.l no."' Cojrt liout'in and for
said count, present ingthe form i
th-'iot. ;.!id ratitviitg rr.u coii-
tirming the sv.; of said bonds
Bank, &ew York. N. Y. Each
of said bonds shall be signed by
the Chairman of -the Board of
Commissioners ot Washington
County, and attested by the Clerk
to said Board with the corporate
sea' of said county affixed there
to. Upon each of the coupons
shall be engraved or lithograph
ed a facsimile of the siguature
of the Chairman of said Board
of said county, which fac-simile
signature is hereby adopted and
authorized as sufficient and au
thentic execut ion of said coupons.
Slid bonds and counons shall be
substantially in the following
form, to wit:
i.p; of Commis1
, ii I county bee dh d
.- of tj; rh. 1017 to
Court
Ucited States of America.
State of North Carolina,
Washington County.
No. 1. .$1,(XH).
Know all men by these presents,
That the Countv of Washington, in the
State of North Carolina, for value re
ceived, acknowledges itself indebted to
and he: ehv promises to pay the bearer
t!i." sum of One Thousand Dollars on
t .e 1st. dav or Jany., with interest
th reun at'the rate of 0 per centum per
annum, pavable semi annually ,on the
tit st day of ".July and Jany., in each year
on the presentation and surrender of
i he respective coupons hereto attached
bearing a fac-simiie of the signature of
uo Chairman of said Hoard of Commis
si .r.ers of said county, as ihey seveml
lv become due. Both prineinal and in
terest of this bond are payable in law
ful monev of tne United Slates of A
i)ie;ica at the Hanover National Bank
of Now York City, N. ., and the said
county is hereby held r.nd firmly hound
;:u! its faith, credit lvwiie.e and prop
erty a:e heieby pledeil iortlie pay
ment of the principal and hUre.d Ik-re
or at maturity,
This bond is one of a series nl bor.ds
nf like date, tenor and effect, eM'epi as
Wfiereas. the B ard of CoU'ity I to maturity, issued tor money 1 ,mny
rnnmUw'i? r f vT-i -!"d I'-'-ton it'd for a necessary expeuse of said
bounty, Nortn v. arohr.n. i.as ., f t r buildinr a new Coun House
in said county pursuant to ami in strict
compliance with he Constitution and
found and hereby finds that'll' is
necessary to build a nev Cutrl
House in and for said cnty;
ana
VVnoreas, thi; esti.natf d amount
necessary for this purio-'e is
fo.0G0 nnd
W r.ereas. 1 1 is recess iry tor tne dt,c!arotl that au acts, conditions aiu
purpose of building a new Court ! ti;inrs required to exist, to happen am
s;i-,-.i oi" kp.iH Stnie of Nordi Carolina,
and a resolution reoubrly adopted by
Hie Board of Commissioners of said
county tn the 1st day of Jany., l'.'tT,
and in a renera! and direct obligation
of the County of Washington,
it Jc ln-11-j-.v certified, recited and
ana
:ind
Hc:ue that siid county borrow
tb.. sum of Fifty Tb.ouHand
Do lars upon the faith arid rrdit
of said coanty; now therefore,
Be t resolved by tha Board of
C runty Commissioners of Wash
ington County. Stile of North
Ca - o;; i't'd'.
:-:ec-:i(.m L. Tlnfc for the pur-p-.-3
of building a new Court
House- in and for said county
th-ve be borrowed the sum of
$50,000 00 and that for such pur
p is th"re be issued the negoti
able coupon bonds of saiu county
to me annua tof Fifty Taousind
13 )i'-nrs Sai .1 issue shall consist
of 50 bonds of the denomination
of Sl.i-00 each, numbered 1 to GO,
inclusive, dated as of the 1st day
of .ianuary. If; 17, shall be due
and payable 10 to, 35 yer.rs with
25 yeyr average, and shall bear
interest at the rUe of 0 per cent,
per annum, payable semiannually
on the 1st. d y of Juny. and Jujy
in e:uh yar. the saver install
mei'its of irterest rol) evidenced
by oure-ns f.Ltaeh'-d to paid-'nd.-'.
r. o-l both principal and iu-ij'-r
s' "di be Dtivaidc in lawful
money of tho Unif'-"d States of
Aniftriea at Hanover National
t.-i h,T lu-rformed. nreeeedeni to and in
the issuance of this bond, have existed,
have happened and have been perform
ed, in regular and dne form and man
ner, as required by Jaw, and that this
bond together with all oiher indebted
ness of said county, does not exceed
any limit prescribed by the Constitu
tion and Status of said S:a'..
In Witness Whereof, the s:t:dYash
inrtou County in the State of North
Carolina, has caused this bond to b
signed by its Chairman and attested by
its Clerk to said Board of Commission
ers, and scaled with the seal of said
Kiintv as of the 1st. day of Jany., 11)17
J. W. St.uu,
Chairman of lj.jqrjj of County Commis
sioners.
Attested and countersigned:
F. R. JouNSf.ix,
ers.
FORM OF COUPON.
No. 1.
On July 1 1017, Washington County,
North Carolina, will pay to bearer Thir
tv and no-100 Dollars, lawful money of
the United States of America at the
Hanover National Bank, New York City
N. Y. bein (j months' interest then clue
.';!) its coupon bond dated Jany., 1, 11)17.
No. I,
J. W. St a t:u.
Chairman Board of Commissioner:-.
Section 2. It is hereby declarer that
ail recitals and statements in the afore
said bond are true, and the full faith
and credit of the County of Washington
are hereby pledged to each successive
holder of each of said bonds and coup
ons for thb punctual payment of the
principal hnd interest thereof when
and as the same becomes due, and the
said County of Washington hereby cov
enants and agrees with each successive
holder of each of said bonds, and coup
ons, that there shall he levitedand col
lected each year on all thetaxble prop
erty in said county an annual tax suf
ficent to constitute a sinking fund for
the payment of said bonds at maturity,
which tax for the payment of said prin
cipal when collected shad be and re
main a sinking fund to pay said bonds,
and shall be safely and properly and
properly kept for this purpose by said
county. The tax authorized for the
payment of the interest and principal
of said bonds shall continue in force
until the whoie amount ot the principal
and interest shall have been fully paid.
The tax hereby authorized for the pay
ment of the principal and interest of
saiil bonds snail be and the same is
hereby levied and directed to be col
lected each and every year while any of
said bonds and c utpor.s are cut standing
and unpaid upon all of the property
subject t o taxation by said county.
There sh 'll be '-d there is hereby pro
vided a sinking fund to he kept by the
Treasurer cf aid county and his suc
cessors in office to he designated as
the "Sinki ng 'Fund for t he payment of
Slid bor.ds 11)17," ami the pro-
I ceeds of the tax levied above mention-
ed for tne purp le of paying the pri.i
' cipal ol said bones, shali be paid iiv.o
'said :;:. icing fun.l s s.ion as the
. same has beer, collected and shall re
main in the said sinking fund until re
1 quired i or ii:e payment of the princi
n.ilofsaid bonds, ami when Hie res
pective payments of the principal and
interest of the said bands shali fall dee
the Treasurer of said couuiv and his
successors in office, shali and we here
by each respects t-ly antlnrized, direcl
ed and commanded to pay out of Ihe
money collected for the payment of the
interest upon the said bor.ds, and for
the payment ed' the principal, thereof,
the respective amounts of principal
and interest of said bonds as soon as
the same shall fall due.
Section a. The proceeds of the of said
bonds shall he niaced in the Trensurv
of the county of Washington and ap
plied and expended whollv in buildum"
a new Court House in said county and
lor sa iu purpose.
Section 4. The sale of said bonds by
the County of Washington to Sidney
Spitzer and Comnany, Toledo, Ohio, at
a price of par and accrued interest and
free blank bends and a premium of 107
is hereby ratified, approved, and con
firmed, and upon the payment by the
said jUirch'i.M. rs to 1he Treasurer of
said county of the purchase price of
said bonds th:' said bonds shall be de
livered to said purchasers
Section fi. For the assurance of said
bonds, and all future owners or holders
thereof, it is hereby certified, recited
NORTH CAROLINA. FHAUFORT
COUNTY.
IN THE SITKRIOR COURT. HEFORF
THE CLERK.
John L. Roper Lumber Company and
' others
v s
A. M. Lashuay, John Davis, and others.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that further
heal ing on t'te preliminary report filed
herein December lo. r.)l(, will be held
by me at the court house in Washing
ton. N. C. on Monday: January 1917,
at eleven o'clock iu the forenoon, where
and when any party to this proceeding
or interested iand ow ner, who was not
duly notified of the former hearing
thereon, will he heard and objections
or exceytions to said report may be fil
ed by any such party or land owner in
the meaiiiime, elso the said preliminary
report and order thereon of January 'A,
1917, will stand confirmed.
(liven under my hand and the seal of
said Court, this January 1917.
Ceo. A. Paul.
Ill Clerk Superior Court.
NOTICE.
Hy virtue of authority vested in me
by : mortgage execu o'd by J. II. Her
ton X: wife on the 4th day of Manch 1911
and recorced in the Register of Deeds
office iu Washington County in Hook ol)
at page 90, I shall on the 14th day of
January. 1917 at 12 o'clock offer for sale
at the Court House door in Washington
County the lands known and designat
ed as follows: The land on w hich the
parties of the first' part now lives, the
suiu land is bounded on the South by G
11. Howen, on the West by the Joe lios
ton land, on the East by the Roper
Lumber Company land, and on the
North by the Harrison lanu containing
12. ") acres' more or less. This land was
com eyed to the said J. H. 'Horton by
Joe Hateman, the aid land is known as
ths MeCray tract, the home place joins ,
the Harrison land Joe Loston and the j
Roper lumber Company, conveyed to !
said Horton by Annstead (larrett.
A. L. Owens. Mortgagee.
This the 1G day of D cember 191G.
L. V. Gay lord, Attorney. 4t.
Court House door in said County on
the first Monday in May 1916. The
undersigned purchased the one half un
divided interest iu two certain Town
lots, situated ou the South side of Main
Street, in the town of Columbia and
bounded as follows: by Main Street on
the North, the Town Canal on the East,
J. II. L'ateman on the South and by the
land of Sarah Cooper on the West. The
said land was sold as the property of I.
Lavensteen, and listed for him, there
s no one in the posessiou of the same,
or in control of same for him aiM he is
a nonresident bf the State, and a'ter
due diligents caanot be found in the
Stata a copy of this notice has been
ma led to his supposed residence in the
City of Baltimore Md.
Mr. I. Lavensteen will take notice
that unless he pay off the taxes and in
terest, ihe uneersigned will apply for a!
need at tne proper time which will be
May first 1917.
Cour
$79, W
Irs
2o:u
3irx'
17,921
This the I50th day of Dec. 1910. 4t 1-5
NOTICE.
Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of R. C. Cooper, deceased,
late of Washington County, North Car
olina, this is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against the estate of the said
deceased to exhibit them to the under
signed at Cresvvell, N. C, on or before
November 14, 1917, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar to their recovery. All
pe rsons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 14th dsy of November, 191G.
A. L. Cahoon, Adinr.
Zicn Vancr Njrmas, Atty. . Gt
and d
i tv.i
the Legislature of the
State of North Carolir-a has not passed
any aet nr.-s.-ri; ; ig or limiting the a
mount of expehdk-ures or said county
for iH'ce-a expenses the.'ein, nor
prescribing or i.' imukig the a-iount of
money whic.'- said couaiy tr.ay borrow
for S'leh OU.',e;s
Adopted Jan. 1. 1:U7.
J. W. .ii'A nr.
Chairman of Hoard County Commis
sioners. On m.tti-.n duly carried ihe offer of
Sidney Sp'ier Co.. Toledo, Ohio, to
purchase .'iV'.'K'.i or more of Washing
ton County Court House bonds serial
from 10 to years with a 2.1 year aver
age at () per cent, interest, payable
seini-annu thy, both principal and inter
est at some bank in New York City, N.
Y. , at a nice of par and accrued inter
est, furnish blank bonds free and a
premium of 107 on the issue, be accept
ed and the CI.ar.man of the Hoard is
hereby instructed to sign contract and
the bonds wnen ready lor delivery.
F. R. Jo:rxsTo,n Clerk.
ATTOfiNEY-AT-LAVV
Oiilci in Harney. Building
Piymouth, N. C.
NOTICE OP SALE.
By virtue of the power and authority
vesied in me by an order o.the Superior
Court of,V.ashins?lon County in a special
proceeding the.;ein penoing entitled,
"J. W. Freeman, L. 11. Freeman, C. C.
Sessoms and others, vs. W.J. Freeman,"
I will, on the first Monday of Eedruary,
it hoinT the filh. fine of Fodruarv 11)17.
: at 12 oVdctck M., at'the Courthouse duos
ot ashington Count in tne town ol
Plymouth,' N. C. sell to the highcat bid
dor for r:i ;h the following re;d t -'ate
I lying and being in the County of Wash
j ington, and state of North Carolina, to
wn:
1st: A tract of land in Washington
County on swan Hay containing by es
timation 791 acres more or less, bound
ed as follows: Reginning at the center
of black gum, belly and bay tree on the
swamp, running North 1NU poles to a
bay tree on the sound; thence up the
sound north 75 degrees west (!4() poles:
thence south ISO poles; thence 76 d-2
grees east 049 poles to the first station.
2nd: Iieginning at a bay standing near
the sound or bay north S' degrees east
ISO poles to a cypress and two gums;
thence north 4") degrees west 25 poles
In iho center of :i black o'um.' hollv nod
a nay tree Titos. Redd ill's corner; thence
'along his line north 1G0 poles to the
t'irnt vtiO inn.
j Place of Sale Courthouse daor, Ply
j mouth, N. C.
i Time of Sale -12 o'clock M. Eedruary
! oth. 1917-
! Terms of Sale Cash.
Jno. W. Davenport,
Commissioner.
Giliam & Davenport, Attorneys.
FojUB Mules.
Come to see me if you
want a'Largain,
C. S. Takkenton,
R D 1, Box 20,
Mackeys, N C
aaui st
FOB tUCKACHE KlON-EYSAND 6LADDKH
EYPILIS
7,77
1,46
1,12
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G,33i
TIic Washington
Dank
at Plymbuth, in the State
North Carolina, at the close
business D ec, 27, 1916.
resources- ,
Loans aud discounts,
Overdralts Secured
Overdrafts unsecured,
Furniture and Fixtures,
Demand loans,
Due from National Ranks,
Due from State Banks aud
Rankers,
abh Items,
Gold Coin,
Silver coin, indluding all mi
nor coin currency,
National bank notes and other
U. S. Notes,
Total, $121,72
LIABILITIES,
Capital stock paid in,
Undivided proiits, less cur
rent expenses ijlaxes paid,
Notes and bills rediscounted,
Deposits subject to check,
Time certificates of Deposit,
Cashier's checks outstanding,
Certified checks,
Total, $121,721,
State of North Carolina County
Washington, ,li)17. j
I, W. B. Watts, ashierof the abo
named Bank, do solemnly sweat
tho above statement is true to the
of my knowledge and belief.
W. B. WATTS, ashiei
Subscribed and sworn to before
this 9 day of Jan., 1917. j
Geo. W. Hardison, Notary PublicJ
orrect Attest : 1
D. O. Br;.jkley,
H. CSpruill, '
Harry Stell
Directors.'
$10,001
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1,55'
l,47i
74,27',
33,54f
72f
14:
FORSALE-House and 1
where I now live, on Wshingt(
Street, extended. See or vvri
for terms and other inprmatio:!
J, T. McNair, Plymouth. . .
Subscribe to the Beacon.
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.NOTICE.
North Carolina, Tyrreil County.
Tha undersigned J, A. Swaiti hereby
gives notice, that at a salo of lands for
taxes made byF. L. W. Cahoon sheriff
of Tyrcll Couvty North Carolina at the
Kentucky Horse & Mule Exchange
Under the Management of ' ,
J. S. SHUGAR, Plymouth, N. C.
The very best that can be bought in HORSES and
MULES for our friends and patrons. It is our aim
too;ivealla fair deal. The first car-load of horses
and mules have gone; the second is here, and the
third is coming in this week. This is to show you
that we arc selling horses and mules. We are here
with the the stock to suit all and prices that will inter
est and satisfy you. We propose to carry a complete
stock from now on.
BUGGIES & HARNESS
We are handling a high grade line of the very
best makes of of buggies, harness, robes, whips, blan
kets and saddles, and we will be very glad to serve all V
who arc in need of such. In our new brick stables '
we have ample room to take care of a large number of
team and we invite the public to make our stables
headquarters when in Plymouth. Remember that we
are the people that will give you a guarantee of satis
faction; therefore come to see us and don't be mislsd.
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