The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-12-07
GENERAL PREsENTM 5Nrs.
Second Week Cobb Superior Court
November Term, 1882.

| of the POor-h house Farm, as we nhu that tue
expenses of the farm from December LIST, 1881,
| to the present time are as follows:
Expenses of Poor house Farm .------. S62S "
Salary of Superintendent. .--~--.--- 10000
Total S923 %
| I,ess products sold from farm 10 5U
| Total expenses OF farm. ..-..----. Soo3 4d
| As we learn that the school-hOuse in the
city of Marietta, belonging to the county, has
become public nuisance to the neighborhood
bad characters making it place at night for
harotism and other indecencles, and as there
is no revenue derived by the county from its
rental, we would earnestly request the Irus-
tees to sell the same, and to return the pur-
chase money INFO the treasury of the county.
We leport the roads and bridges ia good
condition, except the bridge over Noses
| creek. ON the road leading from Powder
| Springs to Atlanta, which is in bad order, and
excepting the crossing over the Georgia Pa
cifc railroad, ON the road leading from Marietta
to Salt Springs, which also is in bad order,
and also the crossing over the same railroad ON
the road leading from Marietta to Campbellton.
which is impassable.
We condemn in unmeasured terms the prac-
| tice of sending Anonymous communications
into the Grand Jury room, aud would therefore
earnestly recommend that all parties having
| matters to send into the Grand jury room,
will do so hereafter over their own signatures
Having given he question of Fence or mo
Fence" thorough investigation, and beIiev-
ing that law compelling owners of stock to
fence them in, 80 as TO prevent them from run
ming at large, will be of great advantage to
the farming interests OF Cobb county, we would
be pleased to have our representatives. in the
Legislature assist in the passage OF some such
law for the county of Cobb.
We do earnestly request the Legislature of
this State to pass an act to provide for regis
tration of voters.
We believe that the Public School system.
as now operated, is not only productive OF
little or no good, but in many instances an ac-
tual hinderance to the work Of education. lis
inefficiency as plan is due mainly to the fact
that the schools are limited to only three
months in the year, which fact is used by
many as an excuse for making no effort to keep
| their children in school, except during that
time, and that as result OF this arrangement,
the schools are generally crowded to such an
extent during the tree fern that but little good
can be accomplished in them II the law was
changed so as to allow the school fund to be
applied for the whole term of schools, begin
ming at any Time agreed upon by the District
Trustees and patrons interested in the same,
dividing it, as now equally among all pupils
of the educational age who attend, and re-
quIing the Trustees to encourage the estab
| ishment of schools for as long terms as posi-
bic, our people would be stimulated to greater
effort 10 the important work Of educating
J their children, and much more good would be
accomplished in that direction. We therefore
respectfully ask our Representatives from this
| county to use their influence to effect the de-
sired change, or to secure the passage OF an act
authorizing the State School Commissioner,
upon the recommendation of the Board OF
| Education Of any county, to order the
| school fund of that county TO be applied as
herein above suggested.
We also recommend and urge upon our Leg
slature the passage Of an act to prohibit bet
ting or making wager upon elections. racing OF
issues thereof.
We also condemn the system of business
| known as cotton futures and, ~ conservatore
| of 90 ID morals. we hope and trust that public
| sentiment will become strong against such
methods of business, that our Legislature may
take action thereon.
Finally, this Grand Jury, with such light as
could be obtained, have discussed the subject
! Of insurance under the sO-caed Baby
Matrimonial" and such like insurance com
panies. and can find no words nor terms t
fifty utter our contempt and indignation at TIN
carrying on of such bu'iness. We wish to g
on record as entering our solemn protest agalns
all such schemes, declaring them to be subversiv
of the good morals Of any community, threat
ening the purity aud sanctity OF the marriag
relation, and insidiously, but not less certainly
undermining the very basis upon which rest
the structure of society. We therefore do mos
earnestly press upon our members OF the Leg
islsture the importance of the early passage 4
AN act which shall make the operating Of sucl
companies, by agents or otherwise, unlawful.
We would return our sincere thanks to Hi
Honor, Judge James X Brown, and Soicito
George Gober for their ass lstance and uniform
kindness during our session, and reques; tina
these our presentments be published in tn
MARIETTA JOURNAL. Respectfully submit
ted,
GEORGE w. BENSON, Foreman.
John w. Allgood. 30 hn G. Campbell,
Robert n Benson, James II. Brown,
" illiam b. Brooks, Judge Z. Bowie,
Robert IL. COX, james ID. Cauuth,
iobrrt K. CLAY, Archibald A. Griggs,
| William Hill. Joseph Lacy,
Dempsey S Blackwell, Alvin Dempsey,
John IL. Turner, John X. Ward,
Neal E.. Williams, Williamson Ii Goodwin
e Whereupon it is ordered that the foregOin
r presentmenis be published as recommended
e November Term, 1852.
JAMES K. Brown, Judge S. c. B. X. G.
A true extract from the minutes Of court.
This November goth, 1o52.
W.R MONTGOMERY, Clerk.
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