The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-12-02
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS OF The GRAND JURY
November Term, 1921

cold ut and at the conclusion of each
I ~ ~ records op vouchers Of said clerks as
and costs collected all times exercise super
vision over fines and forfeues in all OF the
omnes Of said circuit and to see that all money
are faithfully collected and paid into the
treasures shall be his duty to furnish his own
law IN the collection OF all such sums whenever
becomes
The noper books and records called
evidence the indicated Many
warrants filed
" numerically alphabetically hronologicay the chaotic
dion location certain difficult On
the cupboards found number OF dust covered I'M
portant documents be in the filing cabinets
that all the shown due to Lee
County by and its supporting exhibits and
collected Clerk from other officers of the
that the amounts shown have accrued the
the credits shown Schedule No 49, the balance
the Clerk During the OF
audit the items had not been col
officers the court He also told us that the Orange Cob
his failure collect does
$162S due the County
together November 1921 amounting to $lS12
Upon completion had MI Wallace the items
verifying calculations and arriving
amounts due the county in each particular case and matter Later together
Mr. s. Yeoman Chairman Of the Commits
Forester County Attorney
checked with Mr. Wallace all items or debts and credits in the
RECOMMENDATIONS
the box nsovent
which book contains
will the necessity of purchasing new book
the This essential in order to adequately record the
recommend that simple Cash Book be kept
permanently disbursements the ofce and this
book should show in detail from whom moneys are anu o
for what and court More
filing of all and documents Recepts snouo DC taken from
files and such receipt placed file
in lei O removed
scripts be printed and numbered
lively printer be kept by the clerk
the County Commissioners rendering
list such scripts and warrants drawn by MIN ana e uogeS w In
porn outstanding scripts In two
juror presented script to the Treas
payment which he th juror had been holding for
1t readily be
that handling such matters the exact
liabilities the county can never be known The new sp hou
printed The now in use are little more than
cheap tissue paper readily and muilated
The number each document
sent with prisoner should this number
the Warden for the release OF prisoners the gang VINO
their fines
On authority Commissioners auditors shall be pleased
books and records are necessary to show each ana every
transaction done through office
We call three inclusive
showing Errors and Omissions on Minute BOOK - great many cases ~
Criminal Docket
stance Superior Court recorded the Minutes as
1900 number of records are mcompele anu
are duplicated records the Smthve School
number Of have been disposed OF on
not recorded on the Minutes Exhibit VIZ SHOWS case
ber5O Minutes mot guilty whereas the
All records should be proofread from the Minute
Book back to the original docket.
We certify knowledge and belief and subject to our
comments and exhibits the accounts and
set forth the financial condition OF the oce te
clerk Superior the City Court of Leesburg pertains to
Lee County al 49, 1921
In conclusion we extended
during Court House, and trust that this
report wiIbe n sufficient detail for needs
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST WTIITCHARD co.
Auditors
By ERNEST WHITCHARD
G.. A. WALLACE C. s. C. &C
In Account with ZEE County Georgia
January 1917 to June 10, 1921
Fines Foretures Superior Court 2s7212
Fines Superior Schedule No 81 ------ TAPS
Fines Costs City 82526
Total -------------- --- $ s11s4
CREDITS
Payments to County Treasurer
Balance County by Mr. G A. Wallace ------ I762S4