The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-23
GRAND JURY pREsEHT@ENTs
GEoRGIA-Lee County.

We. the Grand Jurors chosen and
sworn at the May Term, Of 1919 Lee
Superior Court, beg leave 10 make
these. our general pregcntments:
In consideration of the fact that we
have an allotment OF one week in each
May and November for the sessions OF
our Superior Court, and that time
rarely, If ever consumed by the Court
and in order to avoid unnecessary ex-
pense, we unanimously recommend
that our legislator and senator cause
% % enacted an act abolishing the
CITY Court OF Lee County.
There being q vacancy in the office
Of N. p. exofffcio j. r., we therefore
recommend and suggest the name Of
Mr.. J. H. Randall, ST. TO the epnsid'
Grafton OF His Honor, Judge q. A.
Littlejohn.
We recommend and urge That the
County Commissioners take immedl'
ate steps 20 collect balance due on
road taxes to the county OF j W..
Tracy.
We recommend that Mr.. B. =. Pow
ell be employed to collect the I'M
collected road taxes for 1918 and pre-
ylous years and that he be pad : toin-
mission of 20 per cent. on amounts
collected and that the commissioners
cIothe him with power > force col
lection OF the same.
We further recommend shtt &C ~
ton of the County Commissioner IS i'll
employing Mr. Powell to make o road
tax Digest of the county, p:4Hing i'm
$4,000 for this work Is hereby sp-
proved.
We further recommend that the
County Commissioners employ one
man only for collecting the road taxes
for 1919, and, that he be paid a reason
able commission ard that he be re-
auired to give good and sufficient
bond for handling these funds, and
that he shall make monthly reports
and settlements 10 the proper officers
We further recommend that there
Be- an election to determine whether
bonds be issued in the sum Of one
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars to
be used with Government allotment Of
an equal amount in paving roads under
Government supervision,
We recommend that the Legislator
and Senator Of Lee county cause to be
repealed all present laws governing
our County Commissioners and pass
an act making and propiding that
we have only one County Commission
or or one County Manaser whose sal
airy shall be 100000 per annum, and
our County Commissioners and pass
an act making and providing that
70 attend to and transact business
matters rs have been heretofore the
duties OF the Board of Commissioners
and who shall be required to publish
a complete itemized report of each
and every transaction and expendi-
ture on the First of each month and
nresent copy Of same to each and
every session of the Grand Jury Of the
county, and he shall be under the
orders and control of said Grand Jury
M all times. Said County Commits
sioner to have two advisers or the SER
vices of an advisory board, composed
OF two advisors, elected and appointed
by the Grand Jury, and he shall be
under good and sufficient bond at all
times for the faithful performance Of
duties named above, TO serve for one
year in office to begin January LIST OF
each year.
We recommend that these present
mDnIS be puUllSnSu III Wv NAAtNNN'' -
gan OF the county and reasonable
price be paid therefor.
Now, in conclusion, we beg to thank
His Honor, Judge z. A, Littleiohn and |
Solicitor julie FELTON, for the able man
ner In which they have despatched the |
business of this Court and for the |
courtesies extended to the body.
P. S. We recommend that the |
County Commissioners employ Ger,
titled public attendant to audit all
books of public officials to the county
A. w. GOODWIN, Foreman.
T.. b. MARTIN. Jr.
f. A. CLARK.
NJ. w. BRYAN.
J. NJ. CANNON.
r. E. JERNIGAN.
Al. w. KITCHENS.
J. C. PRUITT.
H. ]. HARGROvE.