The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-12-05
GENERAL PRESENTMENT>.
AN INTEREs TING DOCUMENT FROM
THE GRAND JURY.
1t Recommends That the County Court BE
Continued, With Captain Laing as
SUlIcItor-New Jail Needed.

The grand jury made the following
general presentments Saturday afternoon
and were discharged for the term by
Judge Griggs:
We, the grand jurors chosen and sworn
for the November term of Terrell supe-
rior court, 1894, submit the following
general presentments:
In obedience to the mandates of the
law under the charge of the court and
our oath, we faithfully investigated all
matters which were presented to US,
especially those sections of the law
which our attention was called to by the
court.
The roof of the court house needs some
little repairs, to which we call the a.ten-
ton of the board of county commission
ers. In this connection we deplOre the
necessity, during such financial stringen-
cy as now exists, of recommending any
thing which adds in any way to our
county expenses, but after careful in
spection of our Jail we regard it as not
much short of cruelty to confine pris-
oners therein, and unsafe and inadequate
to the constantly increasing demands.
We, therefore, again recommend that
our county commissioners proceed TO
build new Jail in the rear of the court
house, which shall be neat, safe and
adequate for all possible necessities of
the county. We further recommend that
The present Jail house and lot and all the
west side of old court house square@re-
naming unsoldbe sold and the proceeds
used in building new Jail, and the re-
naming cost be arranged SO that four or
live years may be had in it's payment.
The roads and bridges we find in tair
condition. We recommend that the new
road Jaw be abolished in this county, to
60 into effect January LIST, 1895; that the
I ad commissioners be appointed under
the old law, and that they have the ROADS
put in such condition as the law cOntem.
plates
We find the books OF the various justi-
ces of the peace and notaries public of
the county correctly kept as required by
law. We recommend M. S. Jordan
notary public for the 909th district.
After thorough and exhaustive inves-
tigation of the county court we recon-
mend it as a saving to the county, both
in civil and criminal business. There
have been disposed of within the last
twelve months tifty-fve cases on the
civil docket with onIy three appeals to
the superior court, while there have been
forty five cases upon the criminal docket,
forty-four of which have been disposed
of with only one appeal to jury, with
total cost to the county of $678.OO. We
recommend the re appointment of j. a.
Laing to the Office of solicitor of the
county court for the next term.
The pauper farm is in good condition
and has on hand bales of cotton in seed,
500 bushels of corn, 5000 bundles of
fodder, 200 bushels of sweet potatoes, %
bushels of oats in straw, 80 bushels OF
peas, 1000 stalks of seed cane, HOO
pounds of pork, Y meat hogs, mules
and l two-hurSe wagon. There are ON
the farm Is paupers, 10 white and col
orad, all unable to work. There are also
10 paupers fed by the county not on the
farm. This we approve, forit is a saving
to the county.
The treasurer's books We find neatly
and correctly kept. There was on hand
on last report S2,O82.25, received since
last report $6,427.42, paid out as per
vouchers S6,79l.O7, balance on hand
81, 1880.
The tax receivers books we find made
out neatly, showing the taxable property
of the county to be $2,458, 100, tax on
professions $4,000, poll tax 100000.
The ordinary's books are kept in
highly satisfactory manner in every
respect. 1t only requires few moments
TO get from these books any information
pertaining to the ordinary's Office. We
find that not only are the records prop
erly kept, but that the affairs of the Office
have been faithfully and wisely admins
tered. He has received since last report
from all sources 50, 645.34 and has paid
the same to the county treasurer as
shown by vouchers.
The clerks books are corre3 city kept
and indexed. We commend the uniform
courtesy and oblinging services SO cheer
fully rendered to all classes of our citizens
by this Off ger.
The sheriff's books show only cases
upon his civil docket since last rep TT,
all disposed of in proper manner. The
Jail book show that 80 persons have been
placed in Jail since the last term of our
court up to the commencing of this court,
A of whom have been tried il the county
court or are out on bond. We recon-
mend that the sheriff DC allowed 81 cents
per day for feeding prisoners instead of
334 cents as heretofore.
We recommend that jurors and bailiffs
be paid 81 per day, riding bailiffs So per
day and the court house porter 81 per
day.
I'VE call the attention of ministers and
others who perform marriage ceremonies
to the fact that the law requires that
they return the marriage license, togeth-
er with the certificate of marriage, to the
ordinary for record.
In conclusion we respectfully tender
our thanks to his Honor, Judge j. NJ.
Griggs, for his clear and able charge to
L.. L.o.aL.. nd To hnfh him and Iudna ]