The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-06-06
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
AFFAIRS OF COUNTY REVIEWED
AND Recommendations MADE
Members of the County Board of Ed
ucation Are Elected. The Report
of Examining Committee.

of Examining Committee.
The grand jury read their general
presentments Friday morning, after a
session of four days, and were dis
charged by Judge kimsey
The Jury elected three members OF
the county board of education, Mr..
NJ. E. Jennings being chosen to sue
coed himself as member of that
body. Mr.. w. S. Thornton succeeding
Mr.. J. H. Sem and Mr.. f. S. Pink
ton succeeding Mr.. E. E. Pinkston.
An important recommendation is that
the county commissioners provide the
sheriff with track dogs.
The report Of the committee that was
appointed by the previous grand jury
to examine the records Of the various
county officers is Incorporated in the
presentments. The investigation was
thorough, and the report shows that
the affairs of the county are in fine
shape, and that Terrell has a most
excellent corps of officials. The re-
port especially makes a fine showing
for the city court under the admins
tratiOn of Judge Raines. After pay
ing the salaries of the Judge and solic-
itor a net profit to the county for
the wear 1908 of 8.204.09 is shown.
The preSentments follow:
THE PREsENTMENTS.
We, the grand jury empanelled for
the spring term, l9OG, of Terrell supe-
rIor court, having completed our
work, now make the following pre-
sentiments:
The report of the special committee
appointed by the last grand jury TO
examine the books of the county Off
cials and make a report to this grand
jury, and which we have adopted, is
as follows:
Ordinary.
We find the records of wills, with in
dex to same, correctly recorded and
neatly kept, with file of original wills
in the Office as required: records Of
guardianship, with letters, etc, index
ed properly. and in keeping with the
law: executors and administrators
letters, both temporary and perma-
nent, returns, ETC., all found recorded
and in accordance with the law: mar
riage licenses are recorded in con-
fOrmitv with the law. We find sixty
licenses issued to whites and 358 to
colored, making 4l8, from January l.,
1905, to April II, 1906 We call at
tention to the fact that some of the
colored ministers have failed to return
licenses issued to ordinary for record
of minister's certificate is required by
law. We find white and ) cOlOred
lunaticS we're sent to the Sanitarium
during the year, all properly tried
and recorded.
Bonded Officers.
All bonded officers are under bonds
in such several amounts as required
by law, and properly recorded and in
dexed, with one exception, which eX-
ceptiOn has been referred to the Ordi-
nary. The pony homestead books
show that 20 hOmesteads have been is
sued during the year, nearly all to col
Ored people.
The pauper list contains the names
of 80 persons dependent upon the cOun-
ty for maintenance, to whom is paid
monthly $3.50. We feel that this is a
very limited amount for SO many de-
pendents, it being an average OF
only 500, and some, as we under
stand, have to have hired help to wait
on them.
Minutes of the ordinary's books We
find very neatly kept.
The clerk of commissioner books
show as follows.
Court house bldg. grounds
and fixtures. ..............S6 $50, 600 90
Jail building .............. 5000 90
= vacant lots, S. side square l 800 90
Lot and dispensary building 5000 90
On which we owe:
Bonds mat'r'g 1912 5000
- &" 1922 2,000-$18, 900 90