The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-03-26
advertisements.
PRESENTMENTS OF THE GRAND
JURY, COBB SUPERIOR COURT
MARCH TERM, 1869.

| The under signed Grand Jurors selected and quail
| flied for said term of said court.
We have examined the books of the Clerk of thu
Sup'r Court and find them kept in such neat com
prehensive and business like style, to reflect thu
! brightest credit on said Office.
Furthermore we examined the books of the Ortli
nary and find them neatly and correctly kept, AM
the business Of the office cOaductedn satisfactory
manner and take pleasure in commenting this Officer
for prompt and faithful discharge of his duties.
| We also examined the books ofthe County Treas
urer and find only 16cts in the Treasury, which was
paid over by the former officer, he now holds coun-
ty orders to the amount of four hundred and seventy
eight dollars, and forty cents, and that all has been
duly accounted for by proper entries on his books,
which are kept in a neat manner.
The books and papers of the Sheiitfs Office were
shown to us by w. W. Carroll, Dept'y Sheriff after
a thorough examination find them kept in such a
manner as to reflect much credit upon the present
officers
We recommend the Court of Ordinary to appro-
pirate not more than hundred dollars for the
building of a Bridge aerossiSweet Water Greek on
the line Of Cobb and Campbell Counties.
We also recommend that tax of thirty per cent
be levied on the State Tax for county purposes five
per cent for Bridges ten per cent for Jures and f
teen per cent for the Poor and that the pauper tax
be invested in a tract of lands which house
shall be erected and other improvements made from
time to time as the finances of the county will admit
said place to be known as the Poor House Farm and
that three or five commissioners be appointed BY
the Superior Court or Court of Ordinary for the
purpose of selecting suitable farm and tor more
fully carrying out the object herein mentioned.
=sWsalso recommend that the small wooden build
ing upon the Court House lot be applied for the
furtherance of this object
We also recommend the subject Of retrenchment ~
general and particularly the reduction OF salaries
both as TO county officers and membersof the Leg
islature we believe that good and true men ear be
, 4 1rkxx nj - ANaffh
three dollars per day-men who would serve Us for
the good of the country and for the honor and not
the emoluments of the Office.
This body takes pleasure In announcing TO the
people of Cobb county that the bad effects OF the
late and lamentable war are gradually passing
away and trust tina. good society may be re estab-
sh upon happy basis for ourselves and posterty
and urge that we encourage education. foster har-
mony and friendly intercourse with each other and
thus secure to ourselves the blessing OF providence
and happy future.
We tender to His Honor, Judge Noel B. knight,
and Solicitor General S. G. johnson, our thanKs Tor
their courtesy to this body.
We recommend thatShese our General Present
ments be published in the MARIETTA JOURNAL,
THos. NJ. KIRKPATRICK, FOREMAN.
William w. Simpson,
Joel Britt,
Andrew S. Edmonston,
David Fl. Whitfield,
Joseph Elsas,
johnson Williams,
Hamlet G. Hames,
Samuel M. Carruth,
Green B. Bently,
James B. Blackwell,
William A. Austin,
John M. Walker,
William K. Montgomery,
Daniel r. Turner,
Benjamin Stripping,
Charles A. DunwOody,
David j. Dobbs,
William p. Anderson,
Albert A. VIM,
John w. hcCBeskey,
John a. G.. Anderson.
BE it ordered by rle Court that the within Gener
al Pr,sentments BE- published, directed by th'
Grad Jury. March goth, 1869.
~ b. KNIGHT J. S. C.
A true extract from the Minutes, March Tern
1569.
H. n HAMMETT Clerk.