Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-10-23
GRAND JURY
PRESENT. ENTS
SUPERIOR

Superior Court of Ben Hill County,
Georgia:
VIM. R. Bowen, Foreman; James
Pauk, Jr., Clerk; H. A. Adams, J. R.
Drew, w. ]. Mayo, Thorp Fitzgerald;
Drew W.. Paulk; w. R. Luke; w. R.
Paulk; E. L. Dorminy; c. B. Fellars;
M. E. Mathis; H. NJ Paulk; J. M.
Massey; R. E. Lee; c. S. Islers ]. T.
Hendricks; F. ]. Hunter; ]. Jarrett
Pryor; Geo. F. Gray, G. A Jolly; J
A. PARROT; B. o. Cook, herewith sub
init to this Honorable Court. these our
general presentments, together with
our recommendations as follows to-
wit:
We recommend that D. w. M.
Whitley, Clerk of Superior Court be
paid the sum of SLABS for issuing o5
subpoenas for Witnesses appearing be-
fore this body.
We recommend that E. H. Dorm
my, Sheriff, be paid the sum of $47.5O
for serving o5 subpoenas for witnesses
appearing before this Grand Jury.
We recommend that the jurors be
paid the sum of $500 per day for
their services, and that the foreman
and clerk of the Grand Jury be paid
the sum of $500 Pc day each for
their services.
We recommend that our bailiff Mr..
w. H. Ellington be paid $500 per day
for his services to this body and we
further recommend that all bailiffs
of the Court be paid the sum of $500
per day, and that mounted bailiffs be
paid the sum of $500 per day for their
services during the term. We recon-
mend that the pay for Jurors and
Bailiffs be the same for the ensuing
year as they have been this past year.
We also recommend that the Coun-
ty Commissioners consider the appli-
cation of Charley Williamson a(white)
asking to be placed on the pauper list,
and after due consideration by that
Honorable body, should they decide
favorably, we recommend that Charley
Williamson be placed on said list for
the sum of $500 per month. We
also recommend that Henry Sharp,
(colored) be put on the pauper list
and that he be paid the sum of $500
per month.
We would also recommend that the
County Commissioners take up the
matter of providing suitable place
in the Vauhgn district for the holding
of ]. P. Courts, and for a voting place
as it has been made known to this
body, that no place is provided for this
work, but that it has been carried on
in the open.
We have had before us and duly
read a circular letter gotten out by
the Department of game and fish, and
addressed to all Judges, Solicitors of
Gee ia Courts, and having for its
purpose and intention Statewide
drive for the further protection of our
game and fish laws, and this body
desires to go on record as having hear
tily agreed with the same, and do here
by recommend that all our County
officers cooperate with the game war
dens of the. County in making honest
efforts to enforce the State game and
Fish laws.
We would further recommend that
all arresting officers of the City and
County be as diligent as is possible to
see that the Automobile laws Of the
State be enforced, especially with re-
spect to the age of drivers. or under
the ages of sixteen years old, as is our
understanding of the law, also as to
drivers having the proper licenses for
operating an automobile also as to
all automobiles being equipped with
good brakes and 1924 tags, and last
but not least parties operating automo
biles while under the influence of in
toxicants of any description, that ii
it appears to any arresting officer that
any of the above laws are being abus-
ed, that it shall be his duty as such
an officer of the laws of the state to
arrest such a party or parties and
bring them within the laws of our
great state
We would at this time further re-
commend that all Court authorities
make it their business to assist in any
way possible under the law to have
at all terms of the trial courts all wit
nesses in each and every case, that
when cases are called for trial, wit
nesses will be ready, in that the Court
will not be handicapped in trying and
disposing of cases as they appear on
the Court dockets. We not only rec
commend that these matters be sane
Nv looked into, but that we insist that
thew be acrried into action as is pre-
scribed by the law, and of which all
officers are thoroughly familiar with,
and if it appears that such officers are
not capable of making and keeping
these facts before them at all times,
we recommend that such an officer
or officers be removed from their Of
flee and Others be supplied who will
do their duty in this connection.
We have, through appointed COM
mittees. made inspections of our public
buildings. that is the Court House and
Jail, also the County public roads and
chain gang camp, also all County OF
ficers books and J. P. records, and
their findings are herewith made a
part of these our presentments and
are as follows.
Public Buildings Committee
We YOUR committee have gone over
the grounds around the Court house
and find them in good shape, and we
have examined the Court house and
find the same in good condition with
the exception of the two leaks in the
roof, one over the jury room in the
northeast corner of the building. and
one over the room in the southeast
corner of the building, and we find
that the plumbing is in bad condition,
and the heating plant PRACTICALLY out
of commission, and we would recon-
mend that the County Commissioners
be requested to repair the leaks and
have the plumbing put in proper
shape at once. We examined the jail
and find it to be absolutely sanitary
and in perfect condition and kept by
the Sheriff in such manner as would
be a credit to any county.
D. w. Paulk, Chairman
Thorp Fitzgerald
Homer Adams