The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-07-31
GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS

sworn for the July term, 1924, of
Cobb Superior Court beg leave to
submit these, our general present
ments.
1st. Through committee we have
examined the books of the various
Justices of the Peace and Notaries
Public of the county and have found
the same neatly and correctly kept.
End. The Grand Jury has careful
~ examined the report recently made
by the Auditor of the county affairs.
We find that there are approximate
" SAL, 100000 of unpaid taxes, the
same extending from 1917 to 1924,
and that there has been apparently
little effort to collect the same. We
find that there has been no special
effort on the part of the officers of
the county to collect these taxes by
levy and sale. And in this connec-
ton we have found that certain pro-
fessional taxes have not been paid as
provided by law. We recommend
that c. C. James, Of Marietta, Ga,
be appointed and designated by the
Sheriff to work and cooperate with
the Tax Collector and that the books
be cleared up and either be collected
or stamped satisfied by the proper
parties. We have found that the
County Tax Equalizers have copied
returns of previous years where no
return had been made and that this
practice has caused much confusion.
The property in some instances hav-
ing changed hands and return made
by the owner at the proper time. We
would suggest that the Auditors list
be purged by proper authorities and
reduced to the solvent fl. fas. and
that this practice of the Tax Equali-
zers be discontinued.
Bird. We recommend and request
our Representatives in the General
Assembly of Georgia to endeavor to
secure passage of bill that will al
low and empower the Tax Collector
of counties in Georgia that have a
population of $4,000 or more, to levy
and collect all tax Fl. fas. through the
Tax Collector. 1t is not our purpose
to take away any authority of the
Sheriff but to have this important
matter under the direct supervision
OF county authority who can be held
directly accountable to the people of
the county, and at the same time
give smaller counties the same au-
thorlty in this respect as has been
given counties with a population of
$4,000 or more
4th. This Grand Jury has recon-
mended that a bill be introduced in
the present Legislature abolshing
our present Board of Commissioners
and that another bill be introduced
creating one-man Commission and
that the same be submitted to the
voters of the county for their an.
proval or rejection. The resolution
has been placed in the hands of oul
Representatives
9Th. We have elected Mr.. Dave
Brown, of Cobb county, to fill the
unexpired term of DIR. c. D. Bannis-
ter on the County Board of Educa-
ton.
9Th. We recommend that the fol
lowing Notary Public and ex-Oficio
Justice of the Peace be appointed:
w. T. Brown for the 992nd Dis
trict G. NJ.
c. M. Dobbs for the S98th District
G. NJ, to succeed themselves.
7th. We have heard of many in.
stances of where certain property ha
been destroyed in many communities
such as cutting well ropes at commu
nifty wells and school houses and also
the breaking of window panes anC
otherwise defacing school property
We recommend that the school trus
tees be especially diligent and max,
an effort to stop this spirit of van
dalism and to apprehend the guilt,
parties wherever possible.
9th. We have noted with especia
interest and pleasure the condition O.
the county court house and iail anC
we want to take this method of ex
tending the warmest thanks of tn,
Grand Jury for this much needed i'm
provement.
9th. We have received the report
of the various county officers, VIII
are required by law to report to thi
body. We attach them hereto as ;
part of our presentments and recon
mend that they be published as such
10th. We recommend that thes