The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-11-21
GEORGIA, Thomas County.

GEORGIA, Thomas County.
TO the Superior Court Of said county.
The petition Of Mrs. Fannie ID.
R.msey, guardian Of her minor
laughter Marcia 9. Ramsey respect
fully shows;
/. That she is the duly qualified
uardian Of her said daughter, Mar
.ia G. Ramsey, having been APP
pointed and qualified as such in the
:ourt of Ordinary Of said county.
2. That among the property
,wned by her said ward is one-hali
Undivided interest in lot OF land
lumber l47 il the Second District
IF Lee county, Ga, and also the
,ne-third undivided interest in and
TO land lot number las in said Lee
county, Ga, both Of said lots being
situated in the Second District Of
aid Lee county and each OF said
lots containing 202 IL acres.
3. That The income from the said
Undivided interest Of said ward in
said two lots does not exceed at the
present more than $654.00. That
said two lots of land constitutes a
small farm, on which are ordinary
improvements in the way OF houses
ana some timber land; but the tim
)er does not constitute any material
value. There is also planted and
growing Oh said lots OF land a pecan
grove Of about 80 acres, which item
constitutes the largest element or
value to said lands Petitioner fur
ther shows that she can at this time
sell her said wards undivided in
terest in said land at what she con-
siders a good price, and that she can
take the proceeds from such saleand
invest the same in either first NOR
tgage notes, or bonds drawing 8 per
cent interest or she can invest the
same in improved rent bearing city
property that will yield her said ward
a much greater income than her in
terest in said farm is now doing.
Petitioner shows that the owners OF
the other undivided interest in sad
land are DESTROYS of selling their in
terest in same at this time, and fully
Intend to do so, and that unless she
| is permitted to sell her said ward s
interest in said land at this time
that she will be handicapped in be-
ing able hereafter to get as much for
| the same as she can at this time.
4. Petitioner desires tie right
and authority to sell said land at
private sale as she can thereby get
much better price for same and
she desires the right and authority
to reinvest under the order OF this
court the proceeds from such sale
either in first mortgage securities or
improved real estate bearing not less
than s per cent interest, or in inn
proved rent bearing city property
located in some OF the growing and
substantial cities of this state, hav-
ing not less than 5000 population.
Petitioner desires this latitude in
making of said investments for the
purpose Of obtaining the best invest
ment possible for her said ward,
keeping in view at all time that said
money shall be invested either in
first mortgage securities on improved
city property, or in the purchase OF
improved rent bearing city property.
5. Petitioner shows that this pc
tition hasbeen published once week
for four weeks prior to the date Of its
presentation to thecourt both in the
said Thomas county where said
Guardianship was created as well as
in said county of Lee where said land
is located; wherefore, petitioner
prays an order by the Judge of said
court in vacation granting said leave
to sell as provided in sections 1904
and 3065 Of the code of Georgia of
1911. Mrs. FAMED. RAMSEY,
Petitioner.
GEORGIA, Doughtery County.
Personally comes Mrs, Fannie D.
Ramsey, who ON oath said that the
facts stated in the foregoing petition
are true.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this November 9TH, 1912.
Mrs. Fannie D. Ramsey.
IS. J. JONES, n. P, Do, Co., Ga.
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GEORGIA, Lee County.