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FORM 3 EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number 3235-0104
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Knox Boone A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
3133 Washington Road
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(Street)
Thomson Georgia 30824
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(City) (State) (ZIP)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YY)
November 26, 1996
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Merry Land & Investment Company, Inc. (MRY)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
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Officer Other
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(give title below) (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (MM/DD/YY)
N/A
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Securities Direct (D) or Beneficial
Beneficially Indirect (I) Ownership
Owned (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock 5,082 D
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Common Stock 5,876 I By Wife <F1>
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Common Stock 2,213,583 I By Limited
Partnership <F2>
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Common Stock 5,998 I By General
Partnership <F3>
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Common Stock 30,000 I By Profit Sharing
Plan <F4>
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<FN>
<F1> The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall
not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities
for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
<F2> The reporting person and Peter S. Knox III serve as general partners of Knox, Ltd. which holds
the reported shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in
Knox, Ltd. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
<F3> The reporting person is managing general partner of BT Investments, a Georgia general
partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by BT
Investments except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
<F4> The reporting person is one of three trustees of Allied Bankshares, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan &
Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Allied
Bankshares, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan & Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest
therein.
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beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473
(Print or Type Responses) (8/92)
Explanation of Responses:
/s/ December 5, 1996
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BOONE A. KNOX Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually
signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for
procedure.
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