The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-09-05
PRESENTMENTS JULY
Term GRAND JURY
a State of Georgia,
Cobb County.

!. State of Georgia,
kaCobb County.
To the Honorable N. A. Morris,
Judge of the Superior Court of said
County:
We, the Grand Jury, selected, chos-
en- and sworn for the July term, 1919,
of Cobb Superior Court, beg leave
IN make the following general pre-
sentiments:
1. We submit herewith the report
of our committee appointed to in
vestigate the condition of the Court
House and Jail, which we have duly
sanctioned and adopted: marked
Exhibit "A")
2. We have also through our spe-
cial committee examined the County
Roads and Convict Camps of the
county, and herewith submit the re-
port of the committee which we also
adopt: Marked Exhibit "B.")
8. Our committee appointed for the
purpose has examined the dockets of
the various Justices of the Peace. and
Notaries Public, who submitted their
dockets land herewith submit report
of said committee. Marked Exhibit
"C.D
4. The Tax Collector submitted re-
ports showing collections of Special
Taxes during the current year. Ow
ing to the very great number of diff
ferent lines of business subject to
special tax and number of firms and
individuals subject to same, it is inn
possible for this jury to say whether
or not all firms and persons due spe-
cial taxes have paid same. 1t is sug-
gested and recommended that the Tax
Collector prepare a classified direc-
tory or census of the parties who are
subject to Special Tax in the county,
and keep this in permanent form by
districts, and that in future he re-
port to the Grand Jury the names OF
those failing to pay the Special Tax,
as we'll as the ones who have paid.
5. We recommend that the County
Commissioners pay $1.00 per month
for the rental of a room at Powder
Springs while used as a Justice Court
room, according to law, to be effec-
tive Sept. 1, 1919.
6. We recommend that the County
Commissioners pay the bill of $500
rendered by DR.. w. H. Parkinson for
professional services as alienist in the
N. v. Campbell cases.
7. We recommend the adoption OF
the Ellis Health law for the County
of Cobb.
~ 8. The following county officers
have submitted to us their reports ac-
cording to law, and we have exam
med the same and have attached them
hereto as part of our presentments |;
H. L. Barfeld, Treasurer, EXHIBIT
"D:" j. E. Dobbs, Clerk S. Court,
Exhibit CO." T. H. LEROY, Tax Col
1ector Exhibit ''F;;' County Commits
.sioners, Exhibit Co." W. E. Swanson,
Sheriff, Exhibit "H;" j. M. Gam, Or
binary, Exhibit 81"
9. Before taking leave of his Hon
or, Judge N. A. Morris, we desire to
thank him not only for his clear-cut'
fair and able charge, but for his cour-
tessy to this body as well. We also
appreciate his efforts to so try to con-
duct the trial of all cases that every
litigant will obtain a fair and impair
tial trial, which results that the cases
are seldom tried but once, thus saw
mo the expense and time to litigants
as well as to the taxpayers.
10 We have been most favorably
Immersed by the fairness and atten-
ton of our Solicitor General, Major
John T. Dorsey, and desire to ex-
press our appreciation OF his services
and courtesies shown US.
We also desire to express our
thanks in this connection to our most
efic;ent Foreman, Mr.. B. G. Brumby;
our Clerk, Mr.. D. w. Nolan; ana
our Bailiff, Mr.. H. F. Pair.
II. We recommend that these Pre-
sentiments be published in the Marlet-
ia Journal and Courier, The CobD
County Times, and The Acwortn
Four-County Post, for the enlighten-
mont of the citizens and taxpayers
of the County, and that the legal
fee allowed for publishing same be
equally divided between these three
Implications, as has been the custom
in previous Cobb County Grand jury
recommendations
Respectfully submitted,
B. G. BRUMBY, Foreman.
n w McI.AIN, Clerk.