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Presentment of Grand Jury.

To his Honor F. B. Gary, Presiding
Judge:
We beg to make the following pre-
sentiment.
We have passed on all bills of in
dictment handed in by the Solicitor.
A committee of our body Inspected
the jail and report same in first class
condition.
Another committee examined the
Poor House and premises and found
! great improvement since the last term
of Court. However there is some room
for improvement yet in the way OF
dirt, bedding &C., which the steward
and Supervisor promise to remedy
without delay.
We find nearly all the buildings very
old and dilapidated and it is necessary
to have new buildings and we recon-
mend that the Legislature pass an act
levying an extra half mill for the erec-
ton of two brick buildings, n for
white and the other for colored people.
An expert is now at work making a
thorough examination Of the books OF
the several comfy officers and we had
hoped to have his report ready for this
term of Court but frd it impossible to
do so, as 1t will be ten or fifteen days
before he win complete his work, and
when completed said report will be
kept by a committee Of our body until
the next term of Court.
We attach hereto a report of the
County Commissioners as to the Magis-
trates Dockets and we recommend
that several of these officers be abolish
ed, as they bring i'll practically no
revenue and are very expensive TO the
County.
We recommend that the walls of the
Court House be repaired and put in
good condition without delay. .
We recommend that the stage now
in the Court House be removed before
the next term of Court and after same
is removed that the building be not
rented to any individual for theatrical
purposes.
We recommend that four dozen
good chairs be provided for the Court
before the next term.
Respectfully submitted,
J. w. Sign,
Foreman.
This Oct. the 4th, 1904 The Board
of County Commissioners have this
Day Examined the books of the fol-
lowing Magistrates for the last fiscal
year.
A. A. Edwards Magis' rate has Num-
Der of cases 6.
Amount Fines @.
Sent up to Court 2.
We find that the said Magistrates
Books have not been examined since
Sept. 80, 1902.
M. J. Ashley Magistrate has cases on
Docket 5.
Amount of Fine collected $3.50
Sent to Chain Gang ..
A.. R. Ellis, Magistrate, number
cases Docketed y.
Amount of Fines collected S59 o..
Number committed to jail 3.
Number sent to @. GO
A. +. Calvert, Magistrate.
Amount of Fines Collected $3.50.
Number sent to o. u. l.
Number cases docketed II.
Committed to Court |.
J. G.. Huckabee Magistrate.
Number of cases Docketed ii.
Amount of Fines collected Sl4.7O.
Number committed to jail 4.
Number sent to G. G.
S. B. Knox, Magistrate.
Number of cases Docketed 8.
Amount Fines collected $1,000.
Sent to G.. G..
NJ. E. Hollingsworth, Magistrate.
Number of cases Docketed 46.
Number sent to G. q. |.
Number committed to Court IA.
Amount of Fines collected S65 80.
We find quite a number of cases
Docketed not tried. One case where
10 parties are charged with gambling
and no amounts have been made.
J. G. Martin, Magistrate:
Number cases Docketed 10.
Amount of Fines collected $4,000.
Number sent to G. G. 2.
Number committed to Court ,.