04 May 1893
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1893
Page
1
A compilation of varied political notes discusses taxation plans, including a proposed graduated income tax and tariff reform. It mentions the People’s Party, Democratic shifts, and public rhetoric on fiscal policy and economic reform.
The act places county commissioners or equivalents in Georgia with sole control over public roads including laying out opening changing or discontinuing roads and appointing a superintendent and guards. It requires male citizens 16 to 50 to work on roads or pay a commuting tax not exceeding 50 cents per day for up to ten days yearly. It creates a Public Road Fund funded by a county tax up to 0.2 percent of property value and commuting taxes, to pay wages and improve roads. It allows chain gangs of misdemeanor convicts, free hired labor, or contracts to do road work, and enables purchase of tools and equipment.
The document outlines tax penalties for nonpayment of a commutation tax and court procedures to defaulters, with authority shared by county commissioners and judges. It includes jury panels for May 1893, with long lists of jurors and petit jurors, plus local notes from Albany and Brinson on census, education burdens, and civic updates.
A compendium argues Republicans fault Democrats for financial turmoil. It cites Treasury gold reserves, silver policy shifts, and Carlisle’s remarks on gold payments for silver bullion, contrasting Democratic administration actions with Republican silver pledges and legal provisions for silver redemption.
A blunt admonition against undermining church leadership and worship. It warns readers to avoid derision and withdrawal, to refrain from fussing or neglecting duties, and to resist political talk during services. The piece also cites a Texas cowboy tale illustrating unintended consequences of reckless behavior.
Legal notices announce tax sales in Miller County Georgia on upcoming first Tuesdays in June. Listings describe seized parcels including fifty and a half acres near Colquitt, lot 46 east side, and lot 38 in the 12th district, with sheriff process servers and dates in 1883 1893 and 1895.
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