The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-02
Grand Jury InStruCtS Commits
SiOners to Advertise Bill,
TWO new COMMISSIONERS.
General PreSentments We're Read
Wednesday at Noon, When
Court Adjourned I'm
til June Sth.
til June Sth.

til June Sth.
The general presentments of the grand
ury were read in court Wednesday at
loon, after which Judge Spence dis
charged the jurors for the term and ad-
journed court until Monday, June 9Th.
Judge Sheffield will be in Dawson on
that date to hear motions only, and iu-
rors will not have to return.
The presentments of the grand Jury
excited more interest than is usual with
such documents.
The recommendation that a bill pro-
viding for dispensaries in Dawson,
Parrott, Bronwood and Sasser be ad-
yeTtsed and introduced in the next
session of the general assemblv came as
great surprise to a majority of the peo-
pie. There had been some talk of such
a recommendation, but, while a large
and growing sentiment for dispensaries
has recently developed, there were few
who believed that the grand jury would
consider the matter. 1t is proposed by
those who are behind the movement to
divide the profits that may accrue from
the diSpensaries equally between the
towns in which they are located and TIE
county. Both the senator and represent
awe from Terrell county are reported to
laVor dlspersares, and there are many
who profess to believe that the success
OF the movement is already assured.
Another surprise from the grand jury
was the election of Messrs A. J. Carver
and Z. NJ. Harris to succeed Messrs. w.
d. Turner and :. R. Christie on the
BOARD of county commissioners. Mr..
turner has been member of the board.
and Its chairman, since it Was created in
1884, while Mr.. Christie has been a
member for several years. Both have
served the county faithfully, wisely and
aoIy, and they retire with the confidence
@uu thanks of the tax payers. Messrs
harris and Carver the new commission
eFS' are widely known as successful
business men, and are in every way quail
'"eo for their new positions. They will
make worthy successors OF their prede-
cessOrs.
DelO" are the presentmeats in full:
General PresemtInents,
We, the grand Jurors for the Nav term
VI terrell Superior Court, 1897, submit
'ue following general presentments:
oRDINARY's BOOKS.
we nave examined the books and rec
o'1S IN the ordinarys office, and find
.u9m neatly and properly kept. Since
'"e last session of this court the ordinary
LAS las, received from different sources
Szol'3' in public funds for which he
'o'0S proper receipts.
~, CLERKS OFFICE.
1u0 oo'ks 10 the Clerks oa7oo ara l,an+
ner. Convenient 'nau-
Tho, SHhBIFF's OFFICE.
corrao,I 1"'i'l records are carefully and
90 correctly Il kept. lie has properly account.
hands. Il % come INTO MS
lax COLLECTORS BOOKS
han an examination of the tax collectors
nro. No SHOWS the total amour of taxable
property PR in the county to be 81 815.84I,
ne mas received
State and county tax a,s1a
Poll to- '''ooo. ........... $27, 10000.
Cent? -, ............ 3,O47 90.
CoInr,h., ''''oau tax ....... 7.44
'"1 Neutrality-suspicious.. 1882.
''''.'..'............ $31, 589. 95.
,o- against this amount he holds proper
,ooohers as follows:
p pounty treasurer's receipts s17,152.8e.
Il releases and f fas. o 11 70
'0nPtrOller's receipts. . 1o,o1s.oo.