The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-13
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS.
GRAND IIlRY ENDORSES JUDGE LAlNG'S
CANDIDACY FOR SOLICITOR.
The City Court Saves the County S2'oOo
Yearly, Books Of County Officers
and Buildings Examined


To tie Honorable H. c. Sheffield, D..
SC: We. the grand jury empaneled for
she fall term of superior court OF 1879,
having concluded our labors, now make
and present the following rep rt
Public Buildings and Pauper Farm
WE find on the pauper farm the follow
inc prcpertv: $50 or 375 bushels of corn,
e Ono mounds OF fodder, 20 bushels OF
field peas. II bushels ground peas, 8
bushels Spanish ground peas, % bushels
of oats in straw, seed out OF lO bales OF
cotton. 1000 pounds of seed cotton, ,2OO
stalks of seed cane, 100 bushels of sweet
potatoes, 1O5 gallons of syrup, mules
in good condition, one 2-horse wagon In
good condition and tools sufficient tor
two horse farm, one cane mill and kettle
in good fix. % hogs that will make 3,oOO
mounds of pork, sows, II pigs and IL
shoats for stock hogs, p acres OF rye we
found doing well, - acres in oats ana
white and s colored paupers, well cared
for and seemingly satisfied with their
condition. All houses on the farm are
in good repair and the farm presents
neat appearance. We also find II pau
pers fed outside of the county farm by
the county.
Jail.-We find the Jail we'll kept and
clean.
Court HOuse.-We find that some OF
the furnaces in basement of the court
house need repairs, also some lights out
of the windows of the basement, and cali
the attention of the proper authorities to
look after these matters.
Clerks BOOks.-We find the clerk s
books and records and all papers pertain
ing thereto kept in a neat and systematic
manner. For the bendfit OF the public
will saw that there has been less than
ner cent. of the mortgages Cancelled, and
would suggest that all such papers that
are nncanceled on the records are still
matters of fact and possibly anenia0!e
to the laws.
County Treasurer find to bal
ance on hand last report. ....$ 1921. 33
Received since. .............'. o'o-O'9o
Total. ................ ......:. - 4|'40
By amount paid out as per
proper vouchers, ........ 1903 80
To balance on hand ....,... 670.99
We find his books well and neatly kept
Ordinary's Book. We find funds re-
ceived by ordinary ...........S 900, 30
by treasureI's receipts. ...,..... 9JO.35
Toam0unt received from G.
y. Hill......... ...,.,...... @23i tOl ~
Paid out to Nov. oh ....,... 2l.956.42
Amount on hand. ............ l,8l0.97
We also find books and papers prop
erlv kept and in good condition.
Sheriff We fi0d The books of D. x.
CHRISTIE, sheriff. well kept and in good
condition. as the law qujres He has
had no public funds in his possession
since the last term of superior court.
Justices of the teace.-We fad the
books OF the justices of the peace and
notaries public neatly kept, but not dated
as they should be and without official
signatures to their decisions. We rec>
commend that they be more careful with
their dates and disposal of cases tIom
dockets.
City COurt.-OrgaDized third Monday
in December, 1898. First business JAMS
uary, 1899. Criminal cases docketed 124
criminal cases tried lip, leaving on dock
ct u, Juries demanded for trial Deem
Der term. Civil cases dOcketed AZ; civil
cases tried 20, leaving on docket l3. Mo-
ton docket-Cases ); disposed Of f. leav-
inc on hand l. Four motions for new
trial, one granted, one oyerruled, two
dismissed. Not case taken to supreme
court. Upon examination NE find that