Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-07
Legal Advertisements
Sale of Land.


Under and by virtue of power of
sale contained in certain deed to
secure debt made by Forrest A.
Pruitt to The Scottish American Mort
gage Company, Ltd, dated Jan. 1st,
1914, and recorded in Book Y of Deeds,
folio 366367, Clerks office Of Webster
Superior Court. The undersigned,
The Scottish American Mortgage Co.,
Ltd, will sell at public cutlery, to the
highest bidder for cash, on the first
Tuesday in December 1916, during the
legal hours of sale, before the Court
house door at Preston, in said County
of Webster, the following described
property, to-wit:
All those tracts or parcels of land
lying and being in the 18th District of
Webster County, Georgia, containing
in the aggregate 1037.S0 acres, more
or less, being the place wherein the
said Forrest A. Pruitt did reside and
more fully described as follows: All
of land lot No. 149 except 1-2 acres
in the Northwest corner thereof con-
tanning 200 acres, more or less; all OF
land lot No. 140, except 80 IA acres in
the Northwest corner thereon con-
tanning 172 IA acres, more or less;
also % acres in the Southwest corner
OF land lot No. 141; also 1873 1-3 acres,
more or less, of land lot No. 148 being
all of said land lot except &C 2-3 acres
Off of the East side thereof; also 8265
acres of land lot No 173 being all of
the West half. of said lot lying North
of Bear Creek; also 1882 acres, more
or less of land lot No. 172, being all
of said lot lying North of Bear Creek;
also 154 acres, more or less of land
lot No. III being all of said land lot
! lying North of Bear Creek, also the
South half of land lot No. $50 contain
ing 102.45 acres, more or less. All of
the above described tracts or parcels
of land lying in a body and bounded
as follows: North by lands of Mrs. ].
R. Stapleton and w. L. Clements;
East by lands of Mrs. j. r. Stapleton
and DR.. Cook; South by Bear Creek;
and West by lands of Dave Clark, w.
l.. Clements and Paggett.
Said land will be sold as aforesaid
for the purpose of paying a principal
Indebtedness of $S42560, together with
interest thereon from Dec. list. 1915,
at the rate of per cent per annum,
and balance due on certain tax fl
ia in favor of the State of Georgia
and County of Webster against F. A.
Pruitt for $12356, together with inter
est thereon from March 22nd 1916,
at the rate Of 8 per cent per annum,
said tax fl. ia. having been issued by
the Tax Collector of Webster County
on Feb. list, 1916, against F. A
Pruitt for $18S.SS and said balance of
$123.56 having been paid by The
Scottish American Mortgage Co., Ltd,
ard constituting a lien on said lands
under and by virtue of the terms OF
said above described deed to secure
debt; and for the purpose of paying
also all costs and expenses of this
sale.
The power of sale contained in said
above described deed to secure debt
has become operative because of de-
fault in the payment of certain of the
Indebtedness described in said deed
under and by virtue of the following
provision contained in said deed, to-
wit:
And I further agree that if default
be made in the prompt payment of
either one of the interest coupons or
principal notes or insurance premiums
as stipulated, or if l shall fail to pay
any taxes assessed against said prop