The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-22

chosen and sworn for the November Ter j
of Lee Superior Court, tender this ON
general report, and recommend that same
Be published in the Lee Comfy Journal
and a reasonable sum be paid for said
publication.
Finances.
We find that d. ID. Hall, Treasurer, had
on hand at May Term Lee Superior court
SO, o6I 90; that he has received from all
sources since May Term $5,4II.6I, max.
ing a grand total of $i2,372.7o; .thdt he
has paid out on proper vouchers S776T.53
His commissions OH same, s3oS. o8; grand
total, paid out S8,I49 Oh, leaving balance
OH hand Of 81 223 %, We compliment
Treasurer Hall for the good shape Of his
books and courtesies shown us in the i'll
vestigat'on Of same.
We find the tax levy for county purpos-
es for 1907 to he 81, 845 o5; that there
has been collected and in hands OF Tax
Collector $568.84, leaving to be collected
Tor county $rI, II. The tax levy for
state for year 1907 $Io,6l7,75, OF which
none is reported collected. We find that
there has been no Srecial Tax collected
since May Term Of the Court
w. c. Martin, Solicitor of the City
Court has collected and paid over to The
Treasurer $50 80 Ordinary Geo {. Ed
wards reports nothing collected or OH
hand since the last term Of court, James
Morgon, Commissioners Clerk and Clerk
Of Superior Court reports nothing collec-
ted or on hand. 8. Smith, Road Tax
Collector has collected and paid Treasu-
rer. for which he has vouchers, IS, 24S .o8.
Owing to the unfinished condition OF the
Road tax books we have been unable to
arrive at the exact amount OF this Tax TO
be collected, and refer this matter to the
County Commissioners for settlement.
We have not taken mp the account OF the
County School Commissioner, as the
usual time for his annual report is at the
Spring Term Of the Court. We recon-
mend that since one of the three Dispen-
saries was abolished on Jan. Ist 1907, that
the Dispensary Commissioners receive
one-third lessgpay from that date. We
again protest against the erroneous cost III
collectiuglaud paying out the Road-T
fund, which cost is now fifteen (I5) per
cent. and recommend that the work Of
making up digests and collecting such
Road-Tax be done by local men from each
district. The party making the digest to
ueceive for his services IL per cent
commissions of the GROSS AMOUNT TO
be collected; and the party collecting the
same TO receive a like amount of ? I-2
per cent of gross amount, making total
OF per cent. We recommend that since
the term of the Solicitor of the City Court
will expire OH January ist, 1908. before
the meeting of the following Grand Jury
and it being the duty of the Grand Jury TO
fix the salary of the Solicitor, we fix his
salary to be the fees Arising as cost. as has
been heretofore. We recommend that
the pay of all Jurors and bailiffS for the
ensuing year be the same as is now in
force. We recommend that our Repre-
tauve introduce and support a bill in the
Legislature providing for depository for
County funds. The depository TO be Sc
leeted OF. awardedSo the institution, who
will allow the greatest rate OF interest.
The depository TO be required to make
good and sufficient bond for the safeguard
ing of the public funds. We make this
recommendation believing that the inter
est derived from same would be OF benefit
to the taxpayers. Owing TO the tact that
the Dispensaries OF the county will be
abolished on January list, zoos. we have
thought best not to so into the details at
this term, but recommend and appoint
r. A. Forester and f. b, Lee as Com
miltee to check up said dispensaries as
we'll as the various officials Of the Coun-
ty, and report TO the Grand Uurr Of he
May Term of Court, 1923. Said Commit
tee to haze tins same power as Grand Ju-
rors; and it is ordered that said Commit
teemen receive IS per day for their service
es, said service not to extend oyer period
OF fifteen days.
Public Records.
We have examined all the records of
the various county officers, including the
books of the J, Ps., and find them eatly
and correctly kept.