The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-12-07

The November term OF Terrell
superior court adjourned Friday after
a session of four and half days. The
grand jury read their presentments
lust before noon, and were discharged
bv Judge Spence.
The presentments, while compare.
lively brief, are interesting. and deal
with a number of matters of import
auce. The body is pleased with the
present woodworking system, and be-
lieves the county will soon have public
highways equal to any in the state,
finds the convicts are well cared for
but not given coffee once day as
directed by the law, and commends the
county officials for their efficiency and
compliments them for the neat manner
in which they keep their records.
The tax returns were Investigated,
and the statement that all property
has been given in at fair valuation is a
high compliment to the citizenship of
the county. The jury points with
pride to the increase IN tax values OF
more than 100000 the past year.
The presentments in full follow:
The General Presentments,
We, the grand jury chosen and
sworn for the November term, 1904, OF
Terrell superior court, beg leave to
make the following general present.
ments;
We find the books of the tax receiver
correctly and neatly Kept, and find a
fair valuation on all property returned.
We also find an increase OF $3l6, 240.0O
over last years returns.
We find all OF the j. P. and N. T.
books that have been handed in kept
in a neat and satisfactory manner. We
find the J. p. books from Dawson and
Bronwood and all books of both j. P's.
and N. P's. from Parrott and the New
Eleventh have not been handed in.
We find the court house well kept
and in good condition, with the excep-
ton of some window panes and a little
plastering in the county court room.
We find the Jail we'll kept and in
good condition. We recommend that
six hunks be added to the jail.
We find the books OF the treasurer
of the county we'll and neatly kept, and
from vouchers we find them correct,
with balance on hand OF 81, 924 20.
We find on hand last report. 5 6,45O.54
Received since, all sources. $l3,65O.30
Total. .........'..'.'.'' LO,U No %
Paid out since per vouchers l5,O76 IS
Balance. ................ 1924 20
We find the books of the sheriff easy
of explanation, we'll and neatly kept,
and from what we can learn IN the
time allowed us report them correct.
We recommend that all jurors and
court house bailiffs be paid Two dollars
each per day, and riding bailiffs three
dollars per day.
We appoint j. A. Davis N. P. and
ex.oficio j. p. of the Sixth district,
and w. H. Crawford N. P. and ex-ofti-
clio j. P. of the Twelfth district
We find thirty-eight convicts
controlled by Mr.. S. D. Hatcher
on the county changing. They seem
to be we'll fed and clothed, and salts
fed. Some of them say they do not
get their coffee for breakfast, as the
law directs. We find the county has a
good building to keep the convicts in
at night. We find the bedding in
good shape, except the cover. The
most of the blankets and comforts we
find too short to cover their feet. We
find that the county has twenty four
mules. We recommend that the COM
missiouers make better arrangements
for the convicts to battle, as we find