Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-04-26
PresentmentS Of
Grand Jury, Ben
Hill Superior Court
CFORGTA-Ren Hill County.

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County:
We. s. G. Pryor, Sr., Foreman; A.
II. Thurmond, Clerk; J. D. c. Bell,
Geo. Z. Gaffney, Wiley Mcmillan, c.
Il. Gill, Joseph Gibbs, J. NJ. Massey,
Wesley r. Walker, L. A Yarbrough,
W. G.. Broadhurst, H. L, Forbes, j..
-vor. J. r. Kimbai1, J. H. Taylor, F,
Nimball, J. p. Patterson, f. g.
r,ale B Emery Wilcox. S. E. Lever
1T, ". H Robitzsch, r. H. Mckay,
srd g. c. Ball, Grand Jurors chosen,
lected and sworn to serve at the APP
e! term OF the Superior Court OF Ben
Hill County, Georgia, herewith submit
10 the honorable court. these our gen
cial presentments and recommends
tons. as follows, towit -,
We have diligently investigated all
the bills OF Indictment that have been
submitted to us for our consideration
and have returned into court Al true
bills and 81 no bills
We respectfully recommend that
Mrs. NJ Peterson age about 90 years,
be placed on the pauper list OF the
county.
We respectfully recommend that
Mr.. a w. Mccall be reappointed No
tary Public and Ex-officio Justice of
the Peace for the 432 Militia District
in this county.
The Judge reminded US in his charge
that the law prohibiting children under
10 years of age driving automobiles
was being openly violated, and we
find upon investigation that this is true
aud is One by children of supposedly
law abiding citizens and we take this
means of notifying both officers and
parents that we are insisting that this
violation be stopped at once or they
will be invited to come before this
body.
We also find that many motor We
hicles are operating without license
tags and in a number of cases under
wrong tags; especially in the matter
of two or three ton trucks operating
with one ton tags, and we are insist
ing that these parties be prosecuted as
the law provides
We respectfully recommend that the
county commissioners be requested to
cause warrant to be issued in favor of
{ has. II. Gill for the sum OF S. in pay
mcnt for use of his automiblc one day
by the committee appointed by this
Lody to investigate the roads, bridges,
etc
We respectfully recommend that the
county commissioners be requested to
cause warrant to be drawn in favor of
D. w. NJ Whitley, Clerk of this court
for 5000, amount due him for issuing
46 Grand Jury subpoenas. Also that
h. L.
Eorminey, sheriff of this county for
$500 for serving 10 grand jury sub
poenaS.
We recommend that the foreman and
the clerk of our body be paid the sum
Of $500 per day each, for services dur
ing our sittings.
We recommend that our bai1iff be
paid the sum Of 81 per day for services
rendered during Our sittings.
We especially wish to express our ap
probation for the very able charge de
livered to us by his Honor, Judge
Eschol Graham, and further to thank
him for his kindness and consideration
while with us. We also wish to ex-
press our appreciation to his Honor
Judge d A R Crum for his kindness
to us and efficiency in handling the
affairs of court
We wish to thank Solicitor J, B,
Wall and assistant Solicitor Jesse
Grantham for their very able assistance
orr body
We wish to thank our bailiff Mr.,
Ellington for his faithful services to
this body.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in the Fitzgerald
Herald and the Fitzgerald Leader En-
tcrprise and that each of these publ
cations be paid the sum of $1,000 each
for same.
The reports of the several commit
ecs heretofore attached are part of
these our general presentments.
Respectfully submitted, this the 10Th
day of April, A. D., 1923.
s. G.. Pryor, ST., Foreman.
A. H. rhurmond, Foreman
The above and foregoing present
ments of the Grand Jury received and
rtad in open court 1t is ordered that
the same be spread upon the minutes
of said court and that recommendation
made herein be promptly carried out
insofar as practicable by the proper
officers and that same be published and
paid for as recommended.
In open court this the 10Th day of
April, A. D., 1923.
D. A. R. CRUM, Judge Ben Hill