The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-02-03
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTs
Of Cobb Superior Court, November AID
journed Term. December. 1880.

We, the Grand Jury, chosen and sworn
fer the second week of said court, have care
| fully examined the Presentments of the
Grand Jury of the first week, and we fully
concur in their report 50 far as pertains to
the aims house and public buildings; but
we are fully satisfied that the time allowed
the various committees for examining the
public offices of the county, is too limited
TO make the examinations correctly. We
have, therefore, deemed it necessary to APP
point committee, consisting of Robert Ba-
Der and Williamson II. Goodwin, to
examine the various offices and report
at the next regular Term of the Superior
Court in accordance with Section 1921 of
the Code of 1878; and the examination of
said committee to commence from the be-
ginning of the year 1876 And we further
recommend that the said committee shall
have the same compensation as jurors while
actually engaged in said examination.
The labors of the present Grand Jury has
been or eatly increased, and the expenses OF
the court enlarged on account of the lille
gality of the Proceedings of the former
Grand Jury, in consequence of a juror being
q non resident of the county.
We do not fully concur in the report Of
the former Grand Jury in reference TO the
public roads. We find they are in bad con
dition and poorly worked, and in some dis
tricts they have not been worked at all, Gin
some instances) and call the attention o
the Road Commissioners to this fact.
In the case of the State VS.. Ike Wesley
the principle witness and prosecutor being
out of the State, and being poor widow,
and unable to pay her own expenses to at
tend court we therefore recommend that
her expenses be paid by the county.
On account OF the illegality of the action
of the former Grand Jury in making thei
appointments for Notary Publcs in the fol
lowing districts, we recommend for 99ls
district, James L. Hughes for 13l9th dis
trct, Adolphus Wells; for 845th district
John T. Paden. For the following vacan
cies: We recommend for the 89jth district
| William B. Howell; for the 846th district
Robert Baber.
We are panied to have to report tina
crime is on the increase, but are pleased t.
see the spirit manifested by our officers anc
good citizens of the county to bring the of
tenders to justice
In taking leave of his Honor, Judge Jas
X. Brown, we tender to him our thanks fol
his courtesy to this body, and while we fee
assured that the Office has been vacated by
worthy and competent man, we are glaC
to be able to report that it is filled by on'
who is equally as worthy and competent Il
fill the office.
We also tender our thanks to the Solici
tor, Mr. George F. Gober for his vigilanc
in prosecuting offenders of the law, and dis
charging his every duty, and for his kind
! ness to this body.
We recommend that these Presentment
be published in the MARIETTA JOURNAL.
Humphrey Reid Foreman.
Alexander McClarty, Joseph V. Stanback,
Hardy s. Barnes, John w. Allgood,
Samuel Black, John T. Lindley,
Robert X. Clay, Larkin c. Grower
John b. Matthews, 1ilman J. Atkinson,
Samuel r. McClusky, Green Is. Chastain,
| Robert n Anderson, John s. Gibson
Arthur Nichols, n. II. Humphries,
Robert Baber, w ii. Goodwin.
In terms of the above recommendation
is ordered that the foregoing Presentment
be published in the MARIETTA JOURNAL a
recommended.
JAS. X. Brown,
Judge S. G. b. r. G.
certify that the foregoing is a true ex
tract from the minutes of Court.
w. X. MONTGOMERY,
| Jan. %. 1881. Clerk S. c.