Americus times-recorder., 1904-04-14
GENERAL PREsENTMENrs
Grand Jury of Webster County For
April Term, 1904.


Grand Jury of Webster County For
April Term, 1904.
We the Grand Jurors serving for
the April term of Webster County
Superior Court 1904 submit the follow
ing general presentments.
ordinary's Books.
We find upon examination the books
of this Office that there has been very
little business done in this Off ,e since
last report. Good and sufficient bonds
have been taken and the books are
kept in o neat and efficient manner,
and all parties can readily obtain any
information desired.
Sheriff's Books.
We find the books of the Sheriff
neatly arranged and properly indexed.
In our judgment solvent bonds have
been taken aud proper entries on all
dockets have been made as directed by
law.
Clerks Books
We find the books of this office kept
in a neat manner, rejecting credit
upon the Efficient incumbent. We find
that the Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues of the county has levied
taxes to the amout OF $3.S31.09 for
various coun'y purposes.
Tax Collectors Books.
We find total amount given in on tax
digest........ ............ .S166,2lo u
Amount levied by Commissioners
for all purposes ............. 1881 6
Railroad tax collected ...........,. 1853 81
Amount coll .cted not on digest.... Y II
Total charged to Cole ector ..........S 5,ll2 81
Receipts f ON Treasurer r........ 4,770 2C
Balance due county. 342 81
The Collector . commissions, errors
on digest and insoIYent tax list allow
ed by commissi oners is to be credited
on the $342.34.
County Treasurer's Books.
The books of the Treasurer are neatly
and correctly kept, showir amount
on hand April term, 1908 .......... 81 45 q
Received from all sources since Os2 IS
Total on hand and received. ...... 81 $40 6t
Paid out per proper vouchers .......S6 246 4E
Commissions for receiving ........... l52 81
Commissions for paying out. 1856 1t
fO,- oI- +vuO
S65;6 8:
Amount now on hand ..................S 992 7e
County School Commissioners Books
We find on hand from 1907. ..........S 260 5t
Received from all Sc urces tor 1873. IS 720 81
Total on hand and received. ....... s. $50 8s
p aid out per proper vouchers ....... S., ,573 9t
Amount due county for 1903 ......... 4O5 8
There was taught in the conn y fol
1903 thirty one schools, Is white and
l6 colored. Total number Of white
pupils admitted 5l9 Total number {, /
white pupils, average attendance 346
Total number coIored pupils, admitted
SO5. Total average attendance colo~ed
pupils sos. Total number admitted
white aud colored 1924. TJtal aver 4ge
attendance white and coIored SOB
We also find that the Board q
Education on 23rd, day Cf J Inc 1903
adopted list of text books to be used
| IN the public schools of Webster Cour-
ty for the term OF years and entered
| upon a contract with the American
| book Co., to furnish the same,
and on March the 5th 1904 they
received said contract and we find that
to adopt the uniform system of text
books that have been authorized by
Isw for the state Of Georgia on August
18th, 1903 VIII be saving to the patrons
of the public schools Of from 25 to 40
per cent. We therefore earnestly
urge and recommend that the Board of
E iucation at it's next regular meeting
adopt the uniform system of text books
as now provided by law for state