The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-12-05
pRESENTMENTS OF THE
COBB CO. GRAND JURY


Cobb Superior Court, November
Term, 1919.
To the Honorable N. A.. Morris,
Judge:
We, the Grand Jury, for the No
vember Term. 1919, beg leave to
make the following presentments:
We have, through committees, ex-
amined the dockets of the Justices of
the Peace, the public buildings, the
books of the various County officers,
and as a committee of the whole, the
Aims House. The Clerk of the Court,
the County Treasurer, the Sheriff, the
Ordinary, and the Clerk of the Coun-
ty Commissioners have made report
to this body covering their receipts
and disbursements. These reports To-
gether with the reports of the various
committees are appended and made a
part of these presentments.
We recommend that the pay of the
Jurors and the Bailiffs for the ensu-
ing year be fixed at three dollars per
day.
The vital statistics law which be-
came operative on January 1st, 1919,
has not been altogether observed. We
believe this due to ignorance of the
law, and for that reason have not pre-
fered indictments. Attention to this
law, on the part of physicians, mid
wives, undertakers and Justices of
the Peace is especially called. If not
observed in the future we recommend
that the Solicitor General prosecute
all offenders from this time on.
We recommend that the Ellis
Health Bill, the caption of which is
as follows: can Act to revise the
health laws of the State of Georgia :
to provide for. the appointment of a
State Board of Health; to provide
for County Boards of Health, to pre-
scribe their duties as power, and to
fix their compensation; to provide for
the appointment of district commits
toner's of health; to prescribe their
duties and powers, and to provide for
their compensation; to provide for
the creation of sanitary districts, and
for other purposes, Approved Au-
gust 18th, 1914, become effective and
operative at once in this county" We
believe the enforcement Of this law
means much to the health and happi-
ness, not only to the present gene
ration, but to those yet unborn.
Information has reached this body
that slot machines and other devices
have been operated in this County,
due possibly to ignorance of the
gaming law of this State, and, while
we have made no presentments
against the offenders, prosecutions
are argued in the future.
We desire to express our thanks
for the able and forceful charge of
his Honor Judge Moses Wright, who
presided the first week of Court for
his Honor Judge N. A. Morris. In
this connection we desire to thank
Judge Morris for his uniform cour-
tecy and kindness to us during the
present week. We further desire to
thank our efficient and able Solicitor
General Hon. Jno. T. Dorsey, and his
assistant Col, VIM. Butt, for the as
sistance rendered this body during
Gus session. We commend them for
their earnest and faithful endeavors
to see that the criminal laws of our
state are enforced.
The thanks of our body are extend
ed to our Foreman, Clerk and Bailiff.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in the Marietta
Journal, Cobb County Times and the
Four County Post, and that $500
be paid for publication to be divided
equally.
A. H. McCLESKEY, Foreman,
R. H. BARNES, Clerk.
The above and foregoing present.
ments received and read in open
Court. Let the same be filed and be
published as recommended, provided
the above named papers desire to
publish same at price named.
This November 26th, 1919.
N. A. NORRIS,
]. S. C.-B. R. c..
Filed in Office and recorded in Min
ute Book "U" November 26th, 1919,
J. E. bOBBS, Clerk.
l, j. E. Dobbs, Clerk Superior
Court, Cobb County, Georgia, do
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true, correct and COM
plete copy of the Grand Jury Pre-
sentiments for the November Term,
1919, of Cobb Superior Court. as ap-
pears of file and record in this office
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court. this November 9th 1Q1A