The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-02-15
1iVIN7ERESTING DOCUMENT

uEpREsENTMENTS OF THE |
IS VIA AND JURY PROVED TO BE-
,,or If Important Matters Touched
AN"i- australian Ballot Recommended
Upon" ToiI building OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
=, the Matter With the County
Court?
r,o Grand jurors finished their work
!5ov afternoon, read their present
f''0 s. IN court and were discharged
''r Tho iury was not an idle one. They
10 have inquired into and looked
,star ever, thing, and. as a result their
continents make very interesting
document.
rboir statistics, recommendations and
.,, ostions all show diligent and care
fni study and work, and are full OF orlst-
ling points.
Among other things they recommend
.,o+ opr senator and representative
,o+o for the Australian ballot law; they
rirorousIy condemn the present county
ioiI bniIding and the inhumanity of con-
erino prisoners therein, and intimate
+boir displeasure at the manner in which
denominations concerning the Jail by
former iuries have been ignored by the
commissioners.
They also say there is complaint about
the won Kings of The county court, and
offer some suggestions concerning it.
Fee are
The Presentments:
We. the grand jurors drawn to serve
for +be Novmeber term, 1892, of Terrell
S,nerior Court, but adjourned over from
said November term to this November
adiougned term, holden, beginning with
the 9Th day of February, 1898, beg leave
70 submit the following general present
ments. recommendations and sugges-
tons;
COUNTY OFFICERS.
We. through our committees, have ex-
amiDpd into the condition of the books Of
the various county officers, to-wit: the
Ordinary, Sheriff, Clerk of the Superior
Court, Tax Receiver, Judge of the Coun-
ty Court, County Treasurer and Coun-
ty School Commissioner, and find them
neatly and we'll kept. We find the books
Of the Justices of the Peace and ex-off-
clio J. Ps., in the most instances,
kept as the law directs. We find each
and every officer handling the finances
Of the county able to produce all the
monies entrusted to their care, or show
proper vouchers for same. We find the
amount of money arising from the sale
of bonds for building the court house to
be $36,05S.49. Amount paid out for
work done and other expenses $32, 452-58.
Amount on hand to da!e So, 6O611
Amount of notes from sale of lots by
commissioners, due Nov. LIST, 1892, inter
terest from date s2,231.96, less 81, 10000
paid country treasurer. Amount of
notes due Dec. LIST, 1892, interest from
date, S2,21669. Amount of notes due
March 3rd, 1898, with interest, $4,000, 68.
We find from the tax returns that 214,-
S49 acres of land were returned. Aggre-
gate value of said lanl$d ,983, $4,000. Ag-
gregate value of city and town property,
S2,659,923.00. Amount of tax on polls,
W,25OO0. W. find that the treasurer
mad on hand from last report $4,347, $50,
received since last report $7,341.20, paid
out on proper vouches $8,8Ss.70, leaving
abaance of s2,s0O19.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We have examined the public build
ings Oh the county and beg to make the
Niiowlng report, recommendations and
suggestions: We find the new court
house is nearing completion; when COM
peted it will fill the long needed want
lot carrying on the court and sufficient
iOoln TO accommodate the people. 1t is
master piece of architecture and work
m"nShlp, and speaks well for the pro-
sresS'Ve advancement of the people of
the county.
we ieel it our duty to say that we find,
vi PERSONAL examination by this body,
V"I jail, as has often been referred to by
1O' luer grand juries,i is not comfortable in
"''leI Or summer and wholly inadequate
~ 'De purposes intended land we again do
''00'lmend that the proper authorities,
- - an absolute necessity, give this matter
"'sI prompt attention, and either build
-'"' safe and modern one, or repair
We d. one and MILO II on,nfnrtnhln Il,