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LOCUST GROVE

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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT THE REGULAR JANUARY SESSION, 1875.
PART II.--LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS.
MISCELLANEOUS LAWS.
CHAPTER I. ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS.
CHAPTER II. ARTILLERY COMPANY.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV. LAWS RELATING TO SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.

1875 Vol. 1 -- Page: 332

Sequential Number: 345
Law Number: No. CCCXLV.
Origin: (O. No. 267.)

Full Title: An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors within three miles of Indian Creek church, Bersheba church, and the Methodist church, all of which churches are situated at or near Locust Grove, in Henry county, Georgia, also, the same shall apply to Shiloh Camp Ground, in the county of Carroll.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful to sell, barter, or in any way dispose of, for a valuable consideration, any spirituous liquors within three miles of the above mentioned churches and camp ground, and any person violating the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the common jails of Henry and Carroll counties, not exceeding sixty days, or both, at the discretion of the court, for each offense.

SEC. II. Repeals conflicting laws.

Approval Date: Approved March 2, 1875.

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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. 1893.
Part III.--Local Laws.
TITLE I. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

1893 Vol. 1 -- Page: 233

Sequential Number: 155

Short Title: LOCUST GROVE, TOWN OF, INCORPORATED.
Law Number: No. 378.

Full Title: An Act to incorporate the town of Locust Grove, in the county of Henry, and to provide for the election of a Mayor and Council for said town, and to define their powers and duties, and for other purposes.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the town of Locust Grove, in Henry county, be, and the same is, hereby incorporated under the name and style of "the town of Locust Grove" by which name it shall sue or be sued, plead or be impleaded, etc.

SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend one-fourth of a mile in every direction from the present depot of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Company in said town.

SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That the government of said town shall be vested in a Mayor and five Councilmen to be elected as hereinafter provided.

SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That M. P. Sowell be, and he is, hereby appointed Mayor of said town, and G. P. Combs, C. M. Mahone, J. L. Gardner, R. C. Brown and W. H. H. Peek be, and they are, hereby appointed Councilmen of said town, to hold their offices until the election and qualification of their successors in office. Said Mayor and Council and their successors in office are hereby created a body corporate with perpetual succession. They may have and use a common seal, may purchase, take, hold and possess for the use and benefit of said town, real and personal property, and make all such contracts as they may deem necessary for the welfare of said town.

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SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That on the first Saturday in January, 1895, and annually thereafter on the same day, an election shall be held in said town for the election of a Mayor and five Councilmen, at which election all male citizens of said town, who shall have resided therein for thirty days, and who are qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State, shall be entitled to vote. Said elections shall be held under the same rules and regulations as govern elections for members of the General Assembly in this State. The managers of said elections shall give certificates of election to the persons receiving the highest number of votes, which certificates shall be recorded on the minutes of the Council and shall be held the highest evidence of the election of said officers.

SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That before entering upon their duties, the Mayor and Councilmen shall take and subscribe the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties of Mayor, or Councilman, as the case may be, of the town of Locust Grove, during my continuance in office, so help me God." Any officer authorized by law to administer oaths may administer said oath. The Mayor and Councilmen provided for in this Act shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and in case a vacancy should occur in either the office of Mayor or Councilmen, the Council shall elect a successor who shall hold the balance of the unexpired term.

SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Council shall have power to lay out streets and open new streets, lanes and alleys, and change the same from time to time, whenever necessary for the good of said town, and may condemn and appropriate for such use all such real estate as may be necessary for said purpose, upon paying to the owner thereof reasonable compensation therefor, which shall be agreed on by the Mayor and Council and such owner; and in case of disagreement as to price, the Mayor and Council shall select one appraiser, the owner of the real estate shall select another and the two shall select a third, which said appraisers shall assess the value of said real estate and the sum so assessed shall be paid by said Mayor and Council; but either party dissatisfied with the judgment of said appraisers may within ten days from the rendition of the same enter an appeal to the Superior Court of said county, when the damages shall be assessed by a jury.

SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Council shall have power to provide such public buildings as may be necessary for the benefit of said town, and to pass ordinances regulating the management of market [Illegible Text], private and public transportation

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through the town, public wells and pumps, to abate nuisances, public or private, suppress all disorderly conduct, disorderly houses and houses of ill fame within said corporate limits, to prevent loud and boisterous conversation, quarreling, profane and obscene language upon the streets or other places in said town; to provide for paupers living in said town and to prevent paupers being imposed on the town. Said Mayor and Council shall have power to pass all by-laws and ordinances for the punishment of any person or persons for any violation of any of the foregoing offences, or for any other offence, that they may see proper to make punishable, not inconsistent with the Constitution or laws of this State; said punishment not to exceed [Illegible Text] for twenty days, or to work upon the public streets of said town for a time not to [Illegible Text] twenty days, or a fine not to exceed fifty dollars, either or all of which may be imposed in the discretion of Mayor, or the Mayor and Council; and it shall be the duty of the Marshal or his deputies, whenever it shall come to their knowledge that any of said by-laws or ordinances have been violated, to arrest the offenders and bring them before the Mayor, and in his absence the Mayor pro tem., and in the absence of both, a majority of the Council, who shall proceed to try said person or persons, and if found guilty such Mayor, Mayor pro tem. or majority of the Council, as the case may be, shall adjudge what punishment shall be inflicted; and the Marshal or his deputies shall execute such judgment. If it be not convenient for said Marshal or his deputies to bring any person or persons arrested by them before the court immediately, they may temporarily imprison said person or persons until they can be tried, but such imprisonment shall in no event exceed twenty-four hours; said Marshal and his deputies shall also have power to take bond and security for the appearance of persons charged with the violation of any of the ordinances of said town, to answer said charge. In the event any person shall be dissatisfied with the judgment of the Mayor or Mayor pro tem., he shall have the right to appeal to the Council under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by ordinances of said town.

SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That for the transaction of all business, except as otherwise provided for in this Act, the Mayor and three Councilmen shall constitute a quorum of said board.

SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Council shall have control over the roads, streets and alleys in said town, and it shall be their duty to keep the same in proper condition, and for this purpose they shall have power to compel every person residing in said town who is subject to road duty under the laws of this State, to work upon the streets of said town under the direction

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of the Marshal for any time not longer than the number of days now fixed by law for working the roads in this State. Or said Mayor and Council may fix a street tax, for such sum as they may see proper, which may be paid in lieu of working upon the streets, and such tax when collected, shall be used in working the streets of said town.

SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council shall elect annually at their first meeting, a Mayor pro tem., a Treasurer, a Marshal, a Clerk, and three Assessors, all to hold their offices under such rules and regulations as the Council may adopt; and the Mayor may also appoint special policemen to serve in cases of emergency, who shall be compensated as the Mayor and Council may direct.

SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Council of said town shall have power to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed one-half of one per cent. for the ordinary current expenses of the corporation, and not to exceed one per cent. for both ordinary and extraordinary expenses of said corporation, upon all the taxable property within the corporate limits of said town. The valuation of property subject to taxation shall be assessed by three Assessors, elected as heretofore provided in this Act, who shall receive such compensation as the Mayor and Council may direct, and said Assessors shall have power to adopt as their appraisement the value placed on all the property by the owner in their returns to the Tax-Receiver of said county, or may require the taxpayer to make returns to them under oath of all their taxable property, but any taxpayer dissatisfied with such assessment shall have the right to appeal to the Council under such rules as the Mayor and Council may prescribe.
SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Council shall have power to issue executions for all taxes levied by the town authorities, and also for all special taxes and fines imposed.

SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the ad [Illegible Text] tax herein provided for, the Mayor and Council shall also have authority to levy a special tax upon all billiard or pool tables, or other tables of like character, and upon shows of every kind, and upon all such callings and businesses as they may think proper.

SEC. XV. Be it further enacted, That the Marshal, Clerk and Treasurer of said town shall give such bond and discharge all such duties as shall be prescribed by the Mayor and Council; and for failure to give such [Illegible Text] or to discharge any duty thus imposed, the Mayor and Council shall have power to remove any of said officers from office.

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SEC. XVI. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Council shall have power to pass all such laws as they may see proper for the protection of all cemeteries in said town, and also all needful rules and regulations for the public health and for the general good of said town not inconsistent with the laws of said State.

SEC. XVII. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed.

Approval Date: Approved December 20th, 1893.

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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. 1895.
Part III.--Local Laws.
TITLE I. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

1895 Vol. 1 -- Page: 246

Sequential Number: 137

Short Title: LOCUST GROVE, CORPORATE LIMITS EXTENDED.
Law Number: No. 146.

Full Title: An Act to amend an Act of the General Assembly, approved December 20th, 1893, incorporating the town of Locust Grove, so as to extend the limits of said town.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the second section of the above recited Act be, and the same is, hereby amended by striking out all of said section after the word "shall," in the second line thereof, and inserting in lieu of the same the following words, to wit: "be as follows: Commencing on the track of the Southern Railway Company one-half mile north of the present depot of said railway company in said town, and extending south along said railroad track for a distance of one mile, and also extending one-fourth of a mile

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from said railroad track on both sides of the same for the whole of said distance of one mile, so that the incorporate limits of said town shall extend one mile along said railroad track and be one-half mile wide the whole of said distance, making the depot of said railway company the center," so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows:

"Sec. II. Be it further enacted that the corporate limits of said town shall be as follows: Commencing on the track of the Southern Railway Company one-half mile north of the present depot of said railway company in said town, and extending south along said railroad track for a distance of one mile, and also extending one-fourth of a mile from said railroad track on both sides of the same for the whole of said distance of one mile, so that the corporate limits of said town shall extend one mile along said railroad track, and be one-half mile wide the whole of said distance, making the depot of said railway company the center."

SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed.

Approval Date: Approved December 16, 1895.

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