The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-06-05

We, the grand jurors sworn for the
2rav term, 1895, of Terrell superior court
make the following general present
nents:
We have made through our committees
thorough examinations of the books OF
onr different county officers.
We ind that the ordinary has received
and paid our since last report S152.S4
for which he has proper vouchers.
We find the bonds of county officers
rood and sufficient. The office and books
If the ordinary are neat and we'll kept;al
Books indexed and everything pertaining
to his Office in good shape. We find that
marriage licenses are not returned for
rocord, as they should be, and we call
+be attention of ministers and others who
,prform marriage ceremonies to the i'm.
rortance of having them recorded.
We find the books of county commits
.si,ners neatly and accurately kept, and
+be interests of our county well guarded
by them.
We find the books and records in the
clerks office perfect models of neatness
and correctly kept-every index conven-
lent and all affairs in good business like
condition.
We find from the tax receivers digest
for 1894 the amount of property returned
for taxation last year to be s., ass, 151.O0;
the rate levied for county, 1868 per
$1,000; for state, $4.37 per $1,000; max
inc rate of S11.00 per $1,000 for state
and county. The county's prorata of
1894 taxes is SIC. 297.54.
The account OF the tax collector stands
as follows: He is debtor to amounts of
taxes due the county as per receivers
digest, SIC, 297.00; to railroad tax not on
digest, 664 PC. Total, S16,961.SO. By
commissions $413.74, by recording
defaulters, S9O.S5; by default tax, 1924
Al: by errors and releases, $94,S by
books and stationery, $3.50; paid treas
urer as per vouchers, $16.131.42. Total
S16,961.80.
We find the books and papers of this
officer kept in highly satisfactory man.
ner.
We find the county treasurer had on
hand at last report S1,718.60; received
since thenS16, O5284. T2tll S17,771.44,
Paid utsince last report as per vouch,
ers, $14,172.S1. Balance on hand, 3d.
598.63.
We consider our treasurer good, reIi-
able officer
We fnd the county school commission
er has received from state treasurer, S.
.87S, Al; from tax collector, $245.30; from
commissioner Randolph county, S3.37;
from fund of 1895, $9163; from balance
fund of 1898, S91773. Total, $40, 1860.
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount paid county teachers, IS, 2O4'-
s.; paid treasurer city public schools
$3.50; paid office supplies, $27,6O; paid
postage and incidentals $43.05; paid in
stitute expert, $500; paid commission
er's salary, $500; paid members board OF
education, $50 90. Total SO, 1850.
Number of white schools in the county
q, colored, 20; white teachers, 25; COL
cred teachers, 81; white children enroll
ed, $50, colored children enrolled, laps.
We find the Jail clean and well cared
FOR.
We find the court house poorly cared
for-the walls in some places badly de-
faced with pencil writing-some OF the
writing very obsene-the sweeping ana
busting avoided where il can de done.
We find the court house roof has never
been perfect--has been leaky and other
wise defective.
We recommend that the county com
missioners require contractors to make
roof perfect, or find out who is to blame
for roof being accepted in its bad condl-
ton. We also flnd that pigeons have
taken charge of part of the tower and
make it very offensive and uncleanly'
We recommend that wire gauze be placed
over openings where they enter
We find at the county farm % acres IN
cotton, IS acres in corn, and d OF this
has ground peas planted in it, 10 acres
Spanish ground peas, acre sugar cane
acres in oats, l acre in potatoes, all IN
good condition. We find on hand l5O
bushels of corn, 1000 pounds of fodder
10 bushels field peas, 200 pounds meat
Ii gallons lard, 2 mules, 1 two horse