The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-06-03
GAVE The GUARDS $500.
AN APPROPRIATION RECOMMEND
ED BY THE GRAND JURY.

ED BY THE GRAND JURY.
The Superior Court Adjourned for
the Termg Thursday. The Present.
ments.
The spring term of Terrell superior
court adjourned Thursday. The gen
eral presentments of the grand jury
were as follows:
We, the grand jurors for the May
term, 1896, of Terrell superior court,
submit the following general present
ments:
ORDINARY's BOOKS.
A thorough examination of the
books and records in the ordinary's Of
fee shows them correctly and neatly
kept and safely guarded. The affairs
of this office are looked after in high
ly creditable manner. He has account
ed for all the funds that have come in
to his hands.
SHERIFF'S BOOKS.
We find the sheriff's books correctly
kept, and that he has properly account
ed for. all money received by him.
We commend him as a faithful and
efficient officer.
CLERKS BOOKS.
The books and records in the office
of the clerk of the superior court are
erly and neatly kept, and conveniently
arranged and indexed. This official
deserves special praise for the manner
in which he conducts his office.
TREAsURER's BOOKS.
We find that the treasurer has kept
the records of his office in a highly
creditable manner. We find that he
had
On hand at last report. .....$ 1,325.57
Received since last report. 14,556.32
Making a total of. ... SIS, 1881 SO
And that he has paid out per
proper vouchers. ...... .$12, 281.O2
Leaving balance on hand of So, 6o0.S7.
TAX COLLECTORS BOOKS.
We find the total amount of the
county's taxes for 1896 to be sic, 1851. 81,
all of which is accounted for by vOuch-
ers and fl fas. The books of the tax
collector are correctly and neatly kept,
and reflect credit upon him and the
county. He deserves commentator for
his diligence in having comparatively
few fl fas and small amount of uncol-
lected taxes.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS BOOKS.
We find that the county school COM
missioner has kept his books properly.
He received from the state for 1895
IS, 935.25, and paid on account of 1894
SOL .63, leaving in his hands for the 1896
account $9,843.62. He has paid out per
vouchers So, 1897, rs leaving balance due
the commissioner of $54.13, which
has been paid from the fund of 1896.
j. p. AND N. P. AND Elk. j. rs BOOKS.
We find the books of the j. Pts and
n. p. and Elk. j. P.;s in order and
properly kept.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We find the public buildings in good
condition except the sinks in the Jail.
We recommend that the county COM
missiOners have them put in order at
once, as in their present condition they
are injurious to the health of the pris-
oners and jailer and family.
PAUPER FARM.
We find on the pauper farm 13 pau
pers-nine white and two colored-and
two fed from the farm who do not live
on it. We are informed by the Ordi-
nary that there are ten paupers scat
tered over the county who receive
rations from him--seven cOlored and
three whites. This makes a total of
| twenty-three white and colOren pau
! pers who are provided for at the ex-
pense of the county. There are on the
! farm two mules-bOth in good condi-
tiOn-200 bushels of corn and plenty of
fodder, 30 head of hogs, 1000 pounds of
meat, $50 pounds of lard and about IS
gallons of syrup. There is now in Gull
tivation about 55 acres of corn, 25
acres of cotton, one acre of potatoes,
q Of acre of cane. and five acres of
ground peas. These crops are all in