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YOU XV—NO. 2
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One Dollar Per Arnum
DAIILONEGA, GA., FRIDAY, OG I’OBER 28. 1904.
W. B. I OWNSEND, Editor and Proprietor
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To llin Honor, «l. J. Kimsey,
Judge Superior Court of Lump*
kin county, October Term 1904.
Wo, the grand jury
and sworn for this term,
fully submit to your honor
port, for the present term.
We entered upon our duties
Monday morning after a very in-
h'lligent charge of your honor op
() n the various subjects which
would attract the attention of lids
body. Wo have carefully considor-
°d all the business brought before
this body and made decisions upon
nil matters pertaining to our du
ties.
As to the county’s condition wo
' l; ive adopted the finance commit
tees report as a part of our pro
sentmonts, showing the working
°f the county officers in their re
8 Pective offices, and is hereby ap
pended as a part of our report.
M e hape examined the dockets
of the .T. P. and N. P. and find
them well kept. We find some va
cancies of N. P. and recommend
'^o appointment of the following
servo as Notaries Pulilic in their
r(, spoctive (listriots:
ahoola District—900, G. M.,
M. Mote. Jones’ Creek Dias
cd at vvlnrt is known as the Butts
mill near the Larmon Foi k in
Nlmblewill district, running up a
hollow to the Nimblewill road,
and recommend that the almvc
changes he made by the road hands*!
of said districts.
We recommend that the money :
derived from the convict hire be j
equally applied to'the two leading j
j mail lines running from Dahloue- ’
1 ga to Gainesville. One by way of ]
| Auraria to comity line. One by
way of Bearden’s bridge to county
line. Ibis money to be used in 1
making necessary changes for the
betterment of said roads.
We recommend that our ordina
rv buy a register so that each road
may he registered and classified.
That the road commissioners of I he
various districts furnish the ordi
nary with the number of miles
and descriptions, and by cotnpil- j
ing these reports the ordinary can
i map out and classify roads of conn-
! tv.
We recommend that the piers at
! tile Jay bridge be built four feet,
higher of good and suitable stone, i
at the expense of the contractor
in lieu of middle pier.
We have examined the jail ami
find it iu good condition except a ■
1 few broken panes and recommend
i them to be replaced at ouee. Al-
1 so we recommend that they be fur
nished with Clean and sufficient
bedding so that the white and col
ored race will not have to bed los
j get her.
, We have examined the court
house and find it in good condi
! 'ion except the concrete floor and
; recommend that it be repaired.
I We recommend that the per lis i
I cm of jurors and court bailiffs for
j next year lie $1.50 per day. We
j recommend that the finance com
mittee be paid $1.50 per due for
services already proposed.
We have examined the pension
roll and so far as we are able to
ascertain.are all entitled.
We recommend that the ordina
ry pay W. It. Whitmire $3.00 per
month temporarily.
We recommend that the ordina
ry hoy a pauper homo not to cost
over $3,000, and have appointed
the following committee io act in
consort with tlie ordinary in select-
j ing and purchasing said farm: Jo-
thc ; Sl 'ph C. Stargel, George Cochran,
W. H. C. Tate.
thunks to our foreman, William
11. (’. l ate, for I he able and 1 (!i-
eiei.t m inm r in which he has di.--
eharged his duties.
We also wish to extend to our
clerk oui appreeiati >11 for his val
uable' services.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in the Tin:
D.\m,onega Npuget and Bullion
(*ga Si_>mil, charging legal fivs for
mnne and equally dividing the
same.
William II. C. 'late, Foreman.
T. S. Littlefield, Clerk.
Miles W. Bor rv.
John B. Bryant.
John C. Brittain.
Louis M. Christy.
John Cochran.
Richard M. Dowdv.
James Guudle.
John K. Graham.
James C. 1 liggins.
Willium D. i le.dan.
W. D. Haney.
I)avid N. Jarrard.
William A. McGee,
Alfred N. Poor.
John 11. Redmond.
Joseph B. Swancy.
Josiali C. Stargel.
I Tar vie ,J. St uncel.
Solomon 1’. P. Walden.
Louis M. Wells.
Charles K. Waters.
Lumpkin Superior Court,
October Term, IDOI.
II is orderedthat the foregoing !
general pin sent men Is of the grand !
jury be entered on the minutes of |
the court and that the same be!
published as recommended by the
grand jury.
J. J. K1MSEY, J. S. C.
V/. A. CllAHTEHS,
Sol. Gen.
UK POUT OF FINANCE COM MITTEE. j
Da ir lon eg a, Ga., Oct. 13th, 1904.
We, the Finance Commitfce, appoint- j
ed by the grand jury, April term, 1004, j
submit the following report to the ,
grand jury of October term, 1901:
We have carefully inspected the Tax j
Digest for 1904 nncl find the total re-|
turps of white t-nx payers. . $909,282 I
Less error found in Dahlone-
ga
'The Most
Complete Line of
And .A 11 O thei*; Iv i nds oi
Ladies & Childrens Shoes
EVER BROUGHT '!’()
DAHLONEGA-
I;i!I and Winter Dry Goods in Abuudance,
W. P. PRICE, Jr.
district.
Total returns of colored tax
payers
Plus error found in
district
We find cm default
ers list $860, double
100
$909,182
9,338
Grand Jury Presentments. I District—931, G. M., V. A. Hi
gins.
Wo find two vacancies on
hoard of education and recommend ! David X. Jarrur
1 hut Wm. A. McGee be appointed j Dint said farm shall be let out
| lo fill the vacancy made by resig- B> the lowest bidder with a good
nation ofG. G. Evans, andG. Me- i iini1 sufficient bond for the faithful
' Giiire t-o fill the vacancy made by performance of his unties. Wo
j i’ll. 1 resignation of W. P. Price, Sr. ! think it advisable to buy this farm
We have selected as a commit
We find on the Wild
Land Digest the tax
able property amount
ing to . $12,930
Plus an error of $540
Less two errors $230g’n 310
Total property
Also we find professional
tax amounting to
And the white poll tax
Colored poll tax
$918,520
1,720
$920,240
13,210
$933,480
J-2U
900
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Dealer* in
FAMILY
GROCERIES
AND
General Merchandise.
School Commissioner .7. J. Seaboit and
find them neatly and correctly kept.
Balance on hand April
term, 1904 $ 002.30
May 14, received from
State . 871.48
and on the following
i lee to examine the various county
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Bid—1415, G. i\L, Joseph B.
"Avancy. Chcstatco District—11 IB,
f '- W, If. B. Swuim. Auraria
olii(
next grand jury the following: T, j
K. Jackson, W. H. Jones, M. .).
Williams, and recommend that j
they receive the same compensa
tion that jtirors receive for the
time they tire actually engaged in
the performance of their duties.
We have examined into the con
dition of the public roads and find
them in a much better condition
than heretofore, except one piece
of road from the old Nimblewill
law ground down to the Cooper
Gap road, which is in had condi
tion, and recommend that the com
missioners have that piece of road
worked out at once.
at. once to save the amount which
is about one thousand dollars an
aid
and mulct; a report to the | m^By, in part payment on st
of its being scat
dribs all over the
farm in lieu
tcred in little
county.
We recommend when the ordi
nary furnishes hammers and steel
to road commissioners that they
receipt for the same.
Wc have examined the registra
tion books and find that some have
registered more than once and re-
comim ml that the tax collector be
more careful.
In taking leave of your Honor
wo return to you our thanks for
your aide and intelligent charge
which enabled us to enter upon our
work with an understanding of the
Total | nl Is ... $ i .043
Also J1 polls on defaulters list.
We recommend (bat the Tax Receiv
er be very careful in receiving returns
of all lauds where one party owns furm-
j ing and another t he mineral interest
: and have them designate mineral or
farming interest when making their
I returns for same.
Wo have examined the Sheriff’s
books and find them correctly kept,
and that he lias rendered his account
| from April 23, 101)4 to Sept. 31, 1904,
| amounting to $188.52, and received
j orders for same.
We also find that. Sheriff .J. M. Davis
has paid the following amounts over to
the Ordinary on insolvent cost, Urn!
once was paid out of the county treas-
! ury and again collected on conviction
| of the following parties, to-wit:
L.v amount paid out*
on pTopervouchers.
jU .773.78
1,208,10
Balance on hand $ 565.69
Wc have examined the books of J.
B. Brown, Bounty Treasurer, and find
them neatly and correctly kept.
Balance on hand April term,
last court J58,
j f Linda:
l County funds, 127 orders amt.
1 $12J5.54
‘ ’bail funds, 7 orders amt. to 100.33
j Pauper funds, 12 orders amt.
J' 0 . , , • 142.98
Bridge funds, 12 orders amt.
108.76
Total amount orders issued $1,747 6L
We find the following paupers receiv
ing 111014.I11.V pay :
Martin Bashaw (col.) $3.00
, 1034
| April 11 iceeived from Ordi-
| nary, borrowed money
April 18, received from Ordi
nary, amount over paid Fi
nance Committee
.(mie 4. received from K. .1.
i WnIden, Tax Collector
July 5, received from Ordi
nary P. O. rent, 2nd quarter
<).•!. 3. received from Ordi
nary B, O. rent, 3rd quarter
r l otal Receipts
Be- - | aid out on vouchers as
! follows:
County fund. $345.24
$
30.91
700.00
3.00
$ 132.04
13.50
13.50
$892.95
Charlie Smith (col.)
Jane Ayers (while)
Dortha Spark
I J. Grizzle
Francis Turner
Alaltlia Dover
MyraGaydon
Rachel Williams ..
Martha Abee
Margaret Higgins.
Wc have examined
4.00
8.00
3.00
3.00
5.00
3.00
3.00
. 3.(X)
3.00
3.00
the books and
, ... .. , duties which lay before us.
We recommend that all gates j Wu ltlso leQtl J r our thanks to
across public mads be pul m good our iSo | icilor Genera | for tho able
condition, with a hitching post and j Qm] cffi(jit , nt nilinner in which j 10
upping block on each ,-ule at tho , hng nsei8le(1 lls in our work .
expense of the owner of gates. j We also tender our thanks to
Wc recommend tha’ a ch?tnt2o ^ oar ImililF, Jff. CJal^KlI, who has so
be made on the Duhloncga and J faithfully waited Spoil this body
Cleveland road at the Grindlc ford during this term of the coui’t.
around the lull to tin \\ bite conn- j Inclosing the duties imposed
tv line. A l. o a change be made in 1 U pon our body wo extend our
Jack Johnson
Jesse Garrett
Bishop Anderson
Jack Lingerie)t.. ..
Pearson Edmonson
\\ ebb Cain
Reese Robinson .
Avc Marr
C. M. Eld ridge. . . .
Walker Park. . ...
John Lance
Tom Darby
11. (’. Shefnut
Andrew Edmonson
$ 2 IKJ
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.25
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
J ury fund.
Bridge fund
Jail fund
Pauper fund
301.50
29 41
04.35
115.8W
records of the Clerk’s office and find
t mi 1 eatly and correctly kept. We find
they have received on fines anil forfeits
since Iasi court $235.00, vviiieh has I eon
paid to the officers of court on insol
vent costas follows: W. A. Charters
Solictor Gen. . $146.53
J. H. Moore, C. S.
Court 47.42
J. M. Davis, Sheriff 41.05
Total ain’t paid out
885.80
$27.25
i Flie above is a copy of J. M. Davis’
report and stated that it was from
April term 1901, to April term 1904.
The above amount ($27.25) is now' in
the hands of the Ordinary.
We have examined the books of
Balance on hand $ 7.15
We also find he has received from
the State, Lumpkin county’s propor
tion of convict liire $257.70
Less exchange on
check 50
257.20
rn-
court
Total amount on hand $264.35
We have examined -the Ordinary’s
books and find them neatly and cor
rectly kept, and find as follows:
Total nr:mb t of orders issued since
, $235.00
We also find that the Clerk lias
sued 86 jury scripts since
amounting to 298.
W<* also find that the Tax Collector,
E. J. Walden, lias made full settlement
for 1003, as follows ;
Amount paid Treasurer, J. IL
Brown ... $4604.08
Less, E, J. Walden’s commis
sion 169.42
Amount paid Treasurer $4435 54
\\ e also find tho outstanding orders
as follows:
County funds . .51065.62
(Continued on fourth page.)
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