The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-04-17
Grand Jury Presentments of Cherokee
County.


We the Grand Jury selected for the February
Term, adjourned to the fifth Monday in March,
of Cherokee Superior Court, 1874, beg leave to
submit the following General Presentments.
We find upon examination the Jail safe and
in good order. The committee appointed to
examine the Poor House find the buildings and
accommodations quite sufficient and ample ar
rangements made for its inmates and as II Is
an experiment, we recommend that the Ordi-
nary keep an itemized account Of expense and
make a report to the next Grand Jury. We
find the Clerks, Ordinarys, and SherifFs Off
ces and Books neatly and correctly kept. We
also find the Treasurer's and Tax Receivers
Books are correctly and well kept yet we are
satisfied that our time is too limited to enter
into into thorough or proper investigation Of
the books Of the public officers. We lind the
books of the Justices of the Peace are correctly
kept. John b. O'Neill Justice of the SI7th
Dist q. NJ, has not returned his Books or
Dockets for examination. As to Public Roads
we find them in as good condition as could be
expected considering the continued rains. We
recommend that the necessary repairs, or the
building of new Bridge if necessary be made
across Little River at s. NJ. McConnell's mills.
We have examined the plan and specifications
of the projected Court House, the plan will IN
cur very heavy debt upon the county, and re-
commend that our Ordinary consider the pub
lie interests and build a less expensive Court
House. We recommend that the Public School
debt be discharged with the present school
fund.- We recommend that the Ordinary levy
tax of thirty per cent for General Fund for
county purposes Ten per cent as Jail Fund ;
Twenty per cent as Bridge Fund; Two and
half per cent as INDECENT Fund Twenty-Five
per cent as Jury Fund and Twelve and a hall
per cent Pauper Fund. We also recommend
the payment OF $12.75 to John F. Hillhouse,
county treasurer, for extra service; also VIM.
Grisham $50 for the investigation of Books Of
Public Officers. We recommend that the Ju
rors and Bailiffs be allowed 80 per day for their
services for the present year.
We find there has been large increase in
the criminal cases, nearly all of which can be
traced to two first great causss-Intemperance
and non-observance of the Sabbath dsy. We
are very seriously impressed with the very
great evil which exists in the land known as
the Liquor Traffic, and the necessity Of it's re-
moyai. 1t is the most alarming evil with which
society is cursed, and the fruitful source of very
nearly all the violent crimes done in the land.
1t is burthening the Courts Of the Country and
costing our people millions of money in the
shape of costs and taxation. We believe that
public opinion and sentiment are now ready to
embrace and act upon any judicious system
that may be adopted to rid the country of this
scicked curse. We believe the present license
system wrong in principle, in selling the privi-
lege to do that which is wrong in itself We
therefore recommend that the worshiping con-
eregations throughout the land organize Sab
bath Schools and encourage every educational
enterprise, and that we rise up as one man to
break down intemperance. vice, superstition
and immortality, the natural parents of those
great evils, with which we are threatened.
We recommend that the Grand Jury Pre-
sentiments ofthis body be published in the Car
tersville papers.
In taking leave of His Hancr. N. 3. Knight,
we tender him our thanks for the able and
courteous manner in which be has treated this
body. We also tender our thanks TO G. D..
Phillips, Solicitor General, for his able advice
and courteous department to this body. All of
which we respectfully submit
John j. A. Sharp, Foreman, j. G. Rumph,
Andrew j. F. Avery, james r. Lowrey. VIM.
P. Dobbs, Willis Poor, Cranston n. Wheeler,
| Joshua s. Hauey, Nathaniel Brooke, James P.
| Smith Robert s. Thompson, Martin eagle,
Rice r. Rulings, jeremiah Stephens, Lewis b
| Hudson, John Ragsdale, Jacob 8. Rhyme,
| Reding Bass, John L. Williams, Bud Barrett,
John A. Kirkpatrick.
certify the foregoing to be true extract
from the minutes Of said Court. April 9TH "a.
o. w. PUTNAM, Clerk.