Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-10-29
Grand Jury Prescn.ments
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lands Tor less imam 94.OU per acre;
this amount being increased ac-
cording to quality of the land, its
location and the improvements
thereon, and in the tracts referred
to and the city property according
to their location and Improvements
thereon. We would suggest that
the assessment of the city property
as will be made by the city asses
sors under the new charter be a
basis by which the Tax Receiver
should be governed in receiving re-
turns of city property, and that a
valuation of one forth to One-half
of the city property assessment be
assessed as a county valuation.
We earnestly call the Tax Re
ceivers attention to section 839 and
$40 of Vol. l of the Code, which
says that he shall scrutinize care
fully each return, and if in his
judgement the property or any
portion of it is returned below its
value, to assess the same, and If
the assessment is not acceptable to
the tax payer, then to submit 1t to
arbitration as the law directs. We
recommend that the first or given
name of the tax payer be entered
on the tax digest and return sheet
as section 831 of the Code requires.
The object Of these recommended
tions is to see that property is re-
turned for it's fair market value so
that all persons may be justly
taxed. -
Whereas the greatest privilege
given the American people is suf-
frage and none but duly qualified
persons under the law OF Georgia
should be permitted to vote and
under our law before one can vote
he must register as the law directs.
Therefore we recommend that the
tax collector who is the registrar
of the county in registering the
applicant shall follow the law
strictly. We recommend that If
he has a clerk that suitable oath
be administered to this clerk that
he will not permit any voter to
register who is not qualified under
the law; nor prevent anyone from
registering who is qualified and
hat this oath be filed with the
Ordinary of the County. We recon-
mend that the oath provided for
the voter shall be read to him and
administered to him as the law
directs. Unless this oath is ad-
ministered; one who registers IL
legally and votes Illegally would
not b. amenablc to the law. We
recommend further that each APP
plicant for registration be required
to write his own name in full as the
law directs shall be done.
We have. found after Il careful
investigation that the general
morals of the city and county are
commemorate and that we have
none of the grosser vices generally
found in cities the size of Fitzger-
aid. yet we deplore the fact that
the city officials do not with suffi-
cient vigor enforce the ordinan ces
and laws against minor offences
and we urge greater vigilance and
effort ON their part and we recon-
mend that the city authorities take
this matter up and get a better or
ganization and understanding In
said departments.
We recommend that {. M. Wise
be paid $4,000 for services rend-
cred to the county in the capacity
of commissioners Of roads and
revenues.
We recommend that ID. w. NJ.
Whitley Clerk S. c. be paid So. SO
ior subppnaing 80 witnesses to ap-
pear before the Grand Jury before
the converting of the court.
We recommend that w. ID.
Fountain Sheriff be paid $40. 30 for
for tnnSC