Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-10-22

the Grand jury CHOSEN anu serving
for the October term of Superior
Court of Ben Hill County, Georgia,
be gleave to present to this Honora-
BILE Court our findings, as follows:
We have xeamined 48., bills and
found 81 True bills and II No bills
and returned them unto the court.
Our foreman appointed commit
tees for special work, as follows:
To Inspect Chaingang-C. A. New
conner, W. r. Stokes, S. G. Pryor,
Sr.
To Inspect Public Buildings-R. /.
Maffett, J. A. Jones, G. F.. Ball.
To Inspect Public Records-M. M.
Stephens, w. NJ. Martin, J. B. Sea-
nor.
The reports of these committees
appear below are embodied in and
become part Of these presentments.
J. l.. Major, white, and jamie Mayes,
colored. were before our body plead
ing for help and asked that they be
placed on the Pauper list After go
ing into the matter as thoroughly as
we could, we decided against recon-
mending either for aid, as they had
been heer for a short period. Mr..
Major coming to US from another
county wher he was receiving aid
from the pauper funds of that coun-
ty.
Reports of Committees:
We recommend that the foreman
and clerk of this grand jury be paid
S4.O0 per day and that all other
jurors be paid $500 per day for
their services. We also recommend
that all bailiffs be paid $500 per
day and that mounted bailiffs be
maid $500 per day for actual serv-
ices rendered during the term of
court. EH
We desire oextend our thanks
and appreciation to his honor, Judge
Crurn, for his able charge to this
Grand Jury and for his advice as
to certain points of law, and also to
our solicitor, Col. J. B. Wall, for his
advice and counsel and his willing
ness to give us advice when called
upon.
We appreciate also the courte-,,
sizes and help we have had from all
our county officers in the way they
have given assistance and helped to
make the work of the Grand Jury |
pleasant.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in the Fitzgerald
Herald and the Leader Enterprise |
and that each paper be paid The
amount Of $500 therefor.
We recommend that our Officers,
both county and city, be more dill
gent in enforcing the law prohibit
ng children under Is years of age
irving automobiles. We also urge
parents and guardians t okeep their
under Is from driving cars,
rs under the law they are responsible
or any damage done to property or
PERSONAL injuries.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. DENMARK, Foreman,
G. A. JOLLEY, Clerk.
Hill County.
To the Grand Jury, October Term,
1925, Superior Court: We, your
appointed to examine the
public buildings of the county, beg
% submit that we found the build
ngs all well-kept and excellent re-
pair. s9~' fft
We find that there is only one bath
,oom in the county Jail for both
white and colored prisoners; and rec
that at least one additional |
bath or shower bath be installed |
down stairs for the white prisoners
and that hits given immediate at
tention as the present arrangement
is both unsanitary and improper.
We recommend that the custo dian
of the court house building see to
it that the walls, floors and furniture
in the buildings ae cleaned thorough
ly and that thorough cleaning of
the building be had periodically prior
to the meeting of each term of gen
eral court.
Respectfully submitted, this 10Th
day of October, 1925,
- r. l. MAFFETT,
j. A. JONES, SIP
G: f. BALL,
s.rv Committee.
Fitzgerald, Ga,
October 10th, 1925.
To the Honorable Foreman and Mem
bers of the Grand Jury:
We, your committe appointed byI
your Honorable Body to examine and
inspect the books and offices of the
different officers of the county, also
the books of the Justice of
the Peace, beg to make the following
report, which is as follows: ''s -
We made an examination of the
books of the different officers and
found the entries correctly made and
neatly kept.
Respectfully submitted,
NJ. M. STEUHENS,
Chairman,
w. NJ. MARTIN,
J. B. SEANOR, !
Committee.
Fitzgerald, Ga.
October II, 1925.
To the Honorable Grand Jury, Ben
Hill County, Georgia, October
Term Superior Court:
We, your committee appointed to
investigate the Ben Hill County
Chain Gang, beg to make the follow
ing report:
We find the Camp in fairly good
condition, buildings and equipment in
first class shape.
w efind they have 81 colored
IS fears.
''To our Comrades who are distant,
III