The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-16
GRAND JURY. PRESENTMENTs
ApIII c IA, 151Is
To the Honorable Superior Court o.
Ben Hill County:

submit. our 'presentnlcnts.
We recommend that our Rcpresen-
tative pass a bill in the General As
sembly placing the Solicitor GENERAL
on salary and further recomahend
that our Representative favor bill
placing all county officers on salary
We recommend that our Represen-
tative cooperate with the Represen-
tatives of other counties of this Judi
cial Circuit to pass such legislation
necessary to increase the Judges sal
AIRY in this Judicial circuit from three
thousand dollars per annum 10 four
thousand dollars per annum, and that
this county pay its pro rata share Of
the increased salary
We recommend that the violations
OF the Sabbath Day by opening the
places of business by the business
men of Fitzgerald for the purpose Of
transacting business on the Lords
Dav be discontinued. Should any per-
son or persons continue to violate the
law in this way after the publication
of this recommendation the Sheriff
Of this county is hereby notified and
charged with the responsibility Of en-
forcing the state law. We recon-
mend that the Sheriff keep close
watch on the back doors as we'll as
the front doors CT all suspicious
places, that the law be strictly en-
forced We recommend that in each
case where the Sabbath violations oc-
cur that the Sheriff swear out war
rant and arrest the violating party.
We believe if the Sheriff will enforce
the law as above outlined the NOR
ais of the county will be improved
and the breaking of the Sabbath Day
will cease.
We recommend that the name of
Dennis Wick, colored, be placed on
the paupcr list,
We recommend that the name of
Mrs. Georgia Ann Paul be placed on
the pauper list
We recommend that the names of
all persons now carried on the pau
per list remain, except the name OF
Jacob Armantrout, who has moved
out OF the county. there being fifteen
names on the old list.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners pay bills rendered by
Clerk d. w. M. Whitley for $500
and by Sheriff F. H. Dorminey for
$1,000 for summoning witnesses be-
fore the Grand Jury.
On account of increasing expenses
of the county in the summonsing of
witnesses before the Grand Jury,
which it appears it develops are i'm
material, and such witnesses coming
nom the Justice of Peace Courts:
We therefore recommend that the
officers issue no summons to witness
es before the converting of the Grand
Jury, to appear before this body, and
that the Grand Jury have riding
Bailiff to summons witnesses before
their body after their organization.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners discontinue payment
for telephone services rendered to
County Officers, except one telephone
which shall be used In the County
Jail.
We recommend that the Clerk to
the Grand Jurors, Mr.. w. r. Dykes,
be paid $500 per day for his SER
vices.
We recommend that A. M. Britt,
our Bailiff, be paid $500 per day for
his services.
We recommend that the county
commissioners as early as convenient
and practical put new and substan-
tial bridge over Otter Creek on the
Dixie Highway.
We have had submitted to us for
OuE COitSIuCld tlOh .SSNNAhJ -
dictments. We returned sixty-two
bills and eleven no bills.
We recommend that the Commit
teemen of this body be paid $500 pei
day for their services rendered during
the term of this court, and while the
Grand Jury was not in session.
We take especial pleasure in com
mending His Honor, Judge D. A. R
Crun, for the able manner i'll which
he has conducted the Court, both as
to civil and to criminal business. He
has made rapid progress by discharg'
ing the business on the civil docket
and has not accepted nor permitted
delays except where legal showings
were properly made. His determine,
ton to stop the criminals from vic.
'ating the laws has been of great val
ne to the county. He has discharged
all the business in rapid and expe-
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