Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-22
GRAND JURY MAKES PRESENTMENTS
FOR APRIL TERM SUPERIOR COURT

VIC lhC 0idiAu Jui SWoiH dllu SCI "
ing the April Term of Superior courr
respectfully submit our presentments
We desire first of ALL. to commend
your honor for the admirable charge
to this jury and high plane in which
you have pitched the administration o!
justice in this county. 1t has beer
our purpise and hope to measure up
as near a possible, to your express.
ed ideals.
We desire also to express to oul
Solicitor general, Col. ]. B. Wall, ant
his assistant Col Jesse Grantham
our appreciation for their courteous
attention to our calls and for theil
wise counsel and advice to our body
during the term. -
We have had before us for exami.
nation 81 bills of indictment, and have
returned 70 true bills and IA no bills.
In view of the fact that our inves.
legations, and the Investigations Of
previous grand juries, clearly show
that there is fragrant disregard fol
the prohibition laws as to making, sell
ing and having liquor, and also of the
laws prohibiting the carrying of con-
cealed weapons, we do earnestly rec
ommend, that in cases of clear con-
victions in the violation of these good
be inflicted, to the end that these vio-
lations be more effectually suppressed
and we further recommend that our
county commissioners cooperate by
any legitimate means in their posses
sion, with the sheriff in experimenting
with evidence to convict those who
are engaged in the making and selling
of law prohibited intoxicants.
In support of this recommendation,
we wish to advise that our sheriff ad-
vises US that his means are inadequate
to successfully combat these viola
tons.
The county commissioners have
presented this body with their tax levy
for this year. showing necessary tax
rate of SIPS on each $4,000 for the
county and SOC on each $4,000 for the
State, making total rate of 81 rs this
report is approved.
We recommend that Louisa Boat
wright (co1.) be put on the pauper
list and that she be paid $500 a
month
We have through committees made
inspections of the public buildings,
roads, chaingang, and records of pub
ic officers and they are embodied in
these our presentments as follows:
Public Buildings
We the committee make the follow
ing report of the conditions of the
public buildings:
We ind the Jail in sanitary condi-
ton and in very good repair with the
exception OF the Crazy cell and some
of the screens on the windows needs
to be replaced with new ones.
We find the court house in very
good condition with the exception Of
some of the seats inside the bar need
repairing and some plumbing work
done in the public toilet
Respectfully submitted,
H. D. Vaughn,
B. F. Mercer, Committee.
Justice of the Peace Books
We your committee appointed to ex-
anime the books of the Justice Of
Peace and Notaries public of the va
rious districts, beg to offer the fol
lowing report: We examined the
books of the Fitzgerald district anc
found that they had been we'll kept
and especially Judge Powers books
we therefore recommend him for SC
doing. We also examined the books
of Bowen's Mill, Dixon and Vaughn
districts and found in order with the
exception of failing to make some en-.
tries that were very necessary.
We also found that Judge Adams
} was in need of new book
Your committee,
w. H. Roberts,
o. L. Bowling.
Public Roads
We your committee appointed tc
investigate and report on roads beg
to submit following report:
/. We find all roads in the county in
fairly good condition except the fol.
loving: The Ashton road which Mr.
Tyler the Warden tells us he will
start his forces on this road, next
Monday the 18th. The road to Bo.
wen's Mill we find is not in very good
condition, but Mr.. Tyler stated to u:
he would also put his forces to work
on this rad the earliest possible mo.
ment.
II. In regard to the county buying an.