The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-06-17
tCoMMUNICATEDl COMMUNICATED
FACTS ABOUT CITY COURT
What the Committee Appointed by the Grand Jury tc
Investigate 1t Reported Some Comparisons

cost of the City Court, namely, ST.
612.70, from this amount it leaves
a balance in favor of the court for
the year 1906 of $4,O87.30.
During the year 1906 the Superior
| Court furnished 126 months OF con-
vict labor to work upon the public
roads of Terrell county at a total
value of $3.50.
If we deduct the total net money
cost of the Superior Court, namely,
$4,000, from this amount for the
year 1906 it will leave a balance in
favor of the Superior Court of $3.50.
1907.
During the year 1907 the City
Court was in session with juries Jam
uary 81, %, %; April Is, 16; July
Is, 16, II; October 81, %; Novem-
Der IS, 10, 20, 81, %; a total of Is
days, at total gross cost of ST.
S75. 1t paid into the county treas
ury for the year 1907 $1,3O9.91,
leaving a total net cost to the court
for the year 1907 of $I,565.09.
During the year 1907 it disposed
of 1926 criminal cases as follows:
Convicted ..........:.... "a
Acquitted ...... ........2 20
NolprOSSeG ........... II
Settled upon payment of cost. 8
Dismissed by order. 27
1otaI ............. ..... 1926
1t also disposed of during the year
1907 AZ civil cases, a total of ia
cases for the year. And this was
done at a cost of $3.50 per case, not
taking into account the convict labor
furnished that year to work upon the
public roads of Terrell county.
During the year 1907 the Superior
Court was in session at the regular
and adjourned terms "a days. at a
total minimum cost $4,000. 1t dis
posed of 46 criminal cases and 80
civil cases, total of 50 cases, and
this was done at a cost of $56.47
per case.
During the year 1907 the City
Court furnished 1872 months of con-
Vict labor to work upon the public
roads of Terrell county, worth S25
per month, or total of $4,000.
II we deduct the total net money
cost of the court for the year 1907,
$1,565.29, from this amount
it leaves a balance in favor of the
City Court for the year 1907 of So
234.71.
During the year 1907 the Superior
Court furnished SO months of con-
vict labor upon the public roads o.
Terrell county, worth $25 per month.
or total of $500.
II we deduct this amount from the
cost of the Superior Court for the
year 1907, namely $4,000, it will
leave balance of total net cost of
the Superior Court for the year 1907
to the tax payers of $4,000.
Eliminating from the above the
profit derived from the work of the
convicts on the public roads, which
is largely in favor of the City Court.
we find that in 1906 it cost s4.99
to dispose of case in the City Court.
and $24.OS to dispose Of a case in
the Superior Court.
In 1906 it cost 1892 to dispose of
a case in the City Court, and S34.47
to dispose of case in me Superior
Court.
In 1907 it cost $3.50 to dispose
Of case in the City Court, and
$o6.41 10 dispose of a case in the
Superior Court. The average cost
ner case for these three years in the
City Court was $3.50, and in the
Superior Court $3834. 1t is fair and
Just to say, however, that the cases
disposed OF in the Superior Court
are OF more complicated character
than those disposed of in the City
Court, but taking all this into con-
liberation we are forced tot he con-
clusion that cases are tried in the
City Court at not over One-half the
cost which it would take to DISPOSE
Of the same case in the Superior
Cont
We also find upon investigation
that the City Court for the trial of
bond cases is held during the months
OF July and December when the far
mers and their hands are at leisure
and have time to attend the court
without conflicting with their farm
duties. No bonded cases are tried
by the City Court except during July
and December. This is a great con-
Venience and saving to the
iol llICI - III ludI- II permits
them TO bond out their hands
that happen to get into trouble and
work them until they have laid by
their crops in July, or until they
have gathered their crops in Deem
Der.
We have also found upon investi-
cation that it is the custom and
practice of the solicitor to attend
practically all committing courts in
the city of Dawson for the purpose
of investigating both sides of cases.
and that no cases are committed to
this court whenever he is present un-
less the evidence in his Judgment
warrants a conviction. Needless
trouble and expense is thus saved to
the people of the county.
In addition We also find that it is
the custom of the solicitor and sheriff
to fully investigate the evidence in all
criminal cases and D1aca No coSo IN