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FORM 3 EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number 3235-0104
Expires: April 30, 1997
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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
Kirby Robert P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1621 Fifteenth Street
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(Street)
Augusta Georgia 30901
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(City) (State) (ZIP)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YY)
January 7, 1997
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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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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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NONE
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</TABLE>Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities Page 1
beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473
(Print or Type Responses) (8/92)
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Page 2
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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3. Title and Amount of
Securities 5. Ownership
2. Date Exercisable and Underlying Form of
Expiration Date Derivative Security Derivative
(MM/DD/YY) (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion Security:
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1. Title of Exercise or Indirect
Derivative Amount or Price of Indirect Beneficial
Security Date Expiration Number of Derivative (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) Exercisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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NONE
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ January 13, 1997
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ROBERT P. KIRBY 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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SEC 1473
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