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Butts County Grand Jury
Recommends Abolishment
City Courts of Jackson and Flovilla
4
Also Ask for Legislation for Consolidation of Offices
of Tax Collector, Receiver and Treasurer.
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS LEB. TERfI, 1913
(Continued frontpage 1.)
ed mainly by errors in tbe Tax Re
ceiver’s books;, that there is several
hundred dollars of uncollected
taxes of both white and colored,
and we recommend that our lax
Collector carry out the law by issu
ing executions promptly against all
delinquent taxpayers.
We found the convict camp in
good sanitary condition, and the
public roads being well worked
with the modern machinery now in
use.
We find that the expenses of our
county for the year 1912 exceeded
by several thousand dollars the in
come from taxes.
We recommend that a committee
of three be appointed from this
body, to act in conjunction with
our Commissioner, for the purpose
of examining the books and the
manner of conducting the business
of the offices of 'fax Collector, Tax
Receiver, County Treasurer and
County Commissioner, and that
this committee, with the County
Commissioner, be authorized to
employ a competent auditor to as- 1
sist in this examination, if after
conference they deem it necessary,
and that said committee be paid
$2. per day each for actual service.
J. T. Goodman, K. R. Harper and
W. M. Andrews were appointed to
serve in this capacity.
'fhe pension roll has been exam
ined, and all names entitled to draw
pensions, as far as we can ?scer
taiu.
On account of an enactment by
the last Legislature amending the
law governing our City Court and
other information furnished, we
recommend the abolishing of both
the City Court of Jackson and
Flovilla; and we further request
our Representative, Hou. J. H.
Mills, to have a law passed con
solidating the offices of Tax Col
lector, 'Pax Receiver and County
Treasurer, one person to fill the
office created by this law, with a
salary ot SISOO per annum, requir
ing said officer to make sufficient
bond to cover all funds passing
through his hands.
Our duty demands that we bring
to the attention of the citizens of
our county that numerous reports
coming to us indicate tbe existence
of blind tigers in many places, and
we call upon all law-abiding citi
zens to aid the C.rarnl Jury in every
possible way to apprehend the
guilty parties, white or colored.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in The
Jackson Argus aud Butts County
Progress, aud that they be paid
the sum of $lO each for same.
We also recommend that the
within general presentments be en
tered on the minutes of the court.
We extend our thanks to his
Honor, Judge R. T. Daniel, for his
able charge, and to Solicitor Owen
for his assistance and courteous
treatment of this body.
We extend our thanks to Bailiff
M. 1.. Duke for the faithful dis
charge of his dutv.
Respectfully submitted.
F. S. LiTIIF.RIDGK,
Foreman.
R. P. SASXKTT, Clerk.
Rep arts of County Officers
TAX COLLECTOR.
F>>r 1912 and up to Feb. 19, 1913.
STATIC.
Tax received trout property
for State $lO 680 74
j> ,|| 1 510 00
prof ssious... 21" ""
1 log .ex 6 s " ""
$12,939 74
Tax 'oltr’s com $348 95
Tax llecvr’s coin... 362 00 —$ 711 55
Amount paid State, as per
vouchers - $12,228 1
COUNTY.
Tax received from property
county $25,038 77
Tax ('oltr’s com $552 00
Tax Rscvr’s com... 276 00— $ 828 00
Amoaut from digest $21,805 77
Rec’tl from Sou. Express
Cos $ H9O
W. U. Tel. Cos 14 98
80. Belt Tell Cos.. 206 86
Sou. Ry Cos 4,259 08
F. <fc I. 8. Ry Cos. 70 62.
C. Ga. Power Cos. 8.000 00
T. F. Power Cos. 72 84
$13,635 28
TaxUoltr’scom. 272 70—513,862 58
Ain’t paid County Treas $38,168 36
COUNTY SCHOOL TAX.
Rec’d for Oak Hill 5ch001...51,589 01
Jenkiusburg School 932 56
Fincherville School 244 09
Cedar Rock School 255 74
Stark School 342 52
$3,368 92
Tax Collector’s commls’us... 84 08
$3,279 84
Georgia, Butts County.
Personally appeared before the un
dersigned, L. R. Dodson, Tax Col
lector of Butts county, who, on oath,
says the above leport is true.
L. R. Dodson',
Tax Collector of Butts County.
Sworn to and subscribed betore
mo, this February 19, 1913. *2,
J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
FINANCIAL ST ATKM EN T.
To balance on hand Feb.
20, 1912 $ 332 07
Received from State Treas.
April 30, 1912 1,301 22
October 25, 1912 640 00
December 23. 1912 1.300 00
January 9. 1913 1,386 72
January 24, 1913 5,829 31
January 30, 1913 2,307 76
Total r ceived $13,047 08
DISHITKSKM KNTS.
Paid white teachers $ 9,746 32
Colored teachers 1,607 83
Am. Seating Cos., desks... 219 10
Clanton * Webt.’egistora 10 00
C. S Supt., salary 712 50
“ “ expenses to con 650
“ “ postage and ex 13 00
M. B. E. salaries 78 00
W. W. Preston,ex. to con 12 50
F. L. Walthall, ass’t in ex 4 00
Butts Cos. Progress, prnl’g 2 50
Total pai l $12,412 25
Bal. on hand Fob. 17, 1913... 634 83
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. C. S. Maddox,
C. S. Supt.
TREASURER.
For 1912, from Feb. 21, 1912, Through
Feb. 19, 1913. "
RECEIPTS.
Bal. on hand Feb, 20,1912...$ 106 15
March 4, 1912, rec’d from L.
Z. Rosser 1,941 20
Received from Ulty Court.. 211 20
H. R. Harris, pauper/arm 845 67
J. O. Gaston, rosd tax 1,178 00
.1. C. Hart, franchise tax.. 30 46
L. R. Dodson, T. U 38.451 85
$42,658 28
Total receipts 42,764 43
IUSHU RSEMKNTS.
paid S.J. Smith,Treas.,com $ 1,260 00
Public road account 18,160 94
Public building account.. 1,460 75
Bridges account 6.293 94
Jail account 2.894 83
Contingent account 6.106 29
Jury account 3,483 22
Superior Court account... 1,604 89
Coroner account 33 68
Pauper account 1525 48
$12,764 02
Balance on baud 41
$12,764 43
Georgia, Butts County.
Personally appeared before the un
dersigned, an officer authorized to
administer oaths, 8. J. Smith, Treas
urer of Butts county, who. on oath,
says the above is a correct report of
the money received and disbursed by
him as Treasurer of Butts county
from Feb, 21, 1912. through Feb. 19.
1913. S. .1. Smbtii,
Treasurer of Moths County.
Sworn to and subscribed be r ore
i me, this 19th day of February . 1913
J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
CLERK.
To the Fo-eman and Gentlemen of \
tlie Grand jury : I beg to submit
this, m.v report, at this, the first day
of Butts Superior Court: That there
has been no public funds passing
through my hands since the August
term, 1912. 8. J. Fostkk,
Clerk 8. C.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this 17tl) day of February. 1913.
J. H. Ham, Ordinary.
ORDINARY.
To the Grand Jury Now in Session:
Tills is to certify that 1. J. H. Ham.
Ordinary in and for said county,
have not received any money as Or
dinary, belonging to the couuty,
since the last term of the Superior
Court. J. H. Ham. Ordinary.
Sworn to aud subscribed before
me, February 17, 1913. ■ -
S. J. Fotter, Clerk S. C.
SHERIFF."
To the Foreman and Gentlemen of
the Grand Jury: I beg. herewith, to
submit to your honorable body this,
my report: That there has been no
public funds passing through my
hands since the last term ot this
court. L. M. Crawford,
Sheriff.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this 17th day of February, 1913.
S. J. Foster, Clerk S. C.
SOLICITOR CITY COURT.
To the Honorable Grand Jury, Feb
ruary Term, Butts Superior Court,
1913: I herewith submit to your
honorable body report of City Court
Solicitor, showing business transact
ed during year 1912, and the cost of
same. Since the City Court was or
ganized, September 1, 1911, there
have been filed 285 criminal cases;
105 of these were transferred from
the Superior Court, a great many of
which were very old, with no evi
dence to convict. Of this number
there fchave been disposed of 146.
There are 120 civil cases on the City
Court docket, 19 of which have been
disposed of. A great many of these
are against the Central Georgia
Power Company, and these have
been foudit hard by defendant on
different pleas and demurrers, but
are now ready for trial.
During,the year 1912 there have
been convicted and sentenced to the
chaingangof Butts county 17, their
Sentences ranging from 6 to 24
months, but aggregating 17 ? a years,
or 210 months. Counting this at $25
per month, makes a total of labor :o
the county from the City Covit for
the year 1912 of $5,250. This cost the
comity as follows: Jury f oes, $1,296;
judges’ salary, SI,OOO, bailiff hire,
$348 20, or a total of $2,644 50, This
is the entire cost of tbe City Court
to the county tor the year 1912.
There seems to be some opposition
to the City Court, as there will al
ways be, but we have done tbe best
we could. I have turned away a lot
of parties who wanted to prosecute
parties where I did not think the
evidence was sufficient, and in some
cases I iiave given parties warrants
against persons that were not con
victed, but it is impossible to fore
cast every case; but I liave done my
best in each and every case to do my
duty to the State and county and to
the prosecutor, and invite the closest
scrutiny into my office since the or
ganization of thd court, and will
gladly furnish such information that
any person may desire concerning
the court or my office at any time
This will be done with pleasure.
Respectfully submitted.
C. L. Redman,
Solicitor City Court.
COMMISSIONER.
To the Honorary Foreman and
Gentlemen of the Gtand Jury, Feb
ruary Term Butts Superior Court-
Gentlemen: In compliance with
law, I hereby submit my annual
statement to your body. The past
year we issued warrants on the road
fund of 1912 amounting to SIB,OOO. A
greater part ot that amount was
spent for machinery and equipment
to get us in shape to work the roads
speedily. We now have a-large gas
oline engine, 6 machines, 8 drags
and camp outfit and other road ma
terial, estimated at $20,000. With
tlie gasoline engine we can run the
machines over all the public roads
in the county in sixty work cays.
We have issued warrants on all
other funds of 1912 except Jtbe roads
to the amount of $22,719 24. When
the terms of those expire who have
been sentenced from the Superior
Court and City Court of Jackson the
county will here received 5 389 days’
work. The expenses of the courts
in furnishing this am. out ot work
has cost the county $9,430 :b>. The
City Court of FTovilla has famished
1 585 days’ work, at a co-t to the
county of $350. Our quota from the
State is not included in those above
mentioned. We collected in com
mutation road tax $2,100 for the year
1912. Amount paid to County Treas
urer $4,178; amount now hi bands of
County Commissioner $922.
Other public buddings and county
farm are in fairly good condition.
Work secured from misdemeanor
convicts from other counties. 3,170
days, at a eo-t to the county of $125
You will observe that from a finan
cial standpoint the expenses of tiie
courts far exceed the profits coming
to the county. Now, the question is.
Can the expenses of the courts be
cut down in such a way as for the
profits to the county to exceed the
expenses of the courts? The ques
tion is up to you, gentlemen.
Floating contracts wtth the Stand
ard Oil Company, W. A. Neal & Son
and others, $9,000 for 1913.
J. O. Gaston. Gom’r.
Feb. 24, 1913.
KEN INVALUABLE
IN GUARDING HEALTH
Principle of the Screen Should Be
Used Liberally Says the Georgia
State Board of Health.
Atlanta, Ga.- —It is time to begin us
ing the screen, says the Georgia State
Board of Health, using it liberally and
effectively in preventing the spread of
contagion and in checking the car
riers of it.
There is no more vitally important
element in the protection of health
and the prevention of disease than
the screen; and under this designa
tion may be included not only the
window and door screens of the
home, but the proper screening of the
well, the outhouse, the manure pile,
against the spread of any infection.
It is better and safer to go without
chairs or even without beds and sleep
on the floor, than to live In a un
screened house. Flies, mosquitoes and
other insects are known carriers of
disease. The special function of the
fly in the scheme of nature, seems to
be to keep typhoid germs in circula
tion, gathering them upon filth and
depositing them upon food in the
kitchen or dining room whence ;hey
are taken into the body through the
mouth. Flies are known, too, to con
vey the germs of dysentery and in
fantile paralysis,' as has been dis
covered by recent investigation.
A particular Kind of mosquito, the
anopheles, ; s known beyond question
to be the only means by which the
germ ci malaria is conveyed from the
body of one person to that of another.
Therefore, it is most important to
exclude flies and mosquitos from the
home. Every opening in the house
should be screened against them.
When flies do get a chance to get in,
they should be caught in a trap or on
sticky fly-paper.
Stop Fly-Breeding.
Not only should the house be
screened against the entrance of the
common fly, but the barnyard manure
pile should be screened against his
breeding. Ninety-five per cent, or
more of all the flies are bred in the
manure pile; effectively covering it so
as to exclude flies, is the only method
of preventing fly-breeding.
It is most important, therefore, to
screen the privy against the fly; and
it is equally important to build it so
that the contents cannot pollute the
soil. Every farmer knows that after
pasturing cattle or hogs on the same
ground for two or three years, the
animals began to lose their health;
many of them will sicken and die.
The reason of this is the production
in the animal of disease germs pecu
liar to it, and the disssemination of
these germs on the ground whence
they find their way into other and
healthy animals causing sickness and
death. The same is true as to man;
continued pollution of the soil by man
renders it unsafe for him to live upon
because of disease; and to maintain
health and retain life, he must guard
against it
Essential to Health.
The sanitary privy screened, both
against flies and ground pollution is,
therefore, most essential in the small
towns and on the farm, where sewage
systems are impracticable; ’ and the
content should be removed to a dis
tance from the home and the well at
least once a month, and buried two or
three feet under ground.
Every farm house, every country
school and church should be provided
with a thoroughly sanitary privy, built
according to approved plans, and ar
rangements should be made to have
It kept in a clean and sanitary con
dition, so as to make soil pollution im
possible. A single unsanitary out
house of this sort, polluting soil and
water, may spread contagion and dis
ease to an entire community; in fact,
many instances are known where this
very thing has happened. 1
It is impossible to describe in detail
the proper plans and method for the
construction of a sanitary privy in
the space of this article; but there
is nothing more important to health,
particularly in the rural districts. The
state board of health will be glad to
furnish upon application and free of
cost, plans for its inexpensive con
struction.
The screen, too, should be applied
to the well, the source of
water. The day of the “old onken
bucket,” is past; the only thoroughly
safe well today is that located beyond
the possibility of the seepings of filth
ft should be walled with nvtsonrv an.d
then covered over the top w ; th an
arched covering of or con
crete, through which t$ ; n~erted a
pump for drawing the wit or. The
entirely covered well and pump is
the only safe and. sanitary water svs
tern for the farm, the country school
and the country church; otherwise by
one means or another, infection from
filth may at any time get into the
drinking water.
The liberal use of the principle of
the screen is urged by the state board
of health in keeping out files, mos
quitos and other insects; in protect
ing milk, drinking water and all arti
cles of food. Only in this way can
immunity from typhoid, dysentery,
malaria. Infantile paralysis and kin
dred dangerous diseases be insured.
J THE ARGOS
For Quick Results.
lijfjjjj). Phone 119
FOR SALE.
Two horses and one wagon.
Apply to Dr. B. B. Thompson
or S. P. Smith, Flovilla, Ga.
For Rent.
Five room house on Doug
las Heights, good garden,
barn and fine well of water.
Apply to S. P. Smith, agt.,
Flovilla, Ga.
FOR SALE— Pure White
Leghorn Eggs at $1.25 for a
settingof 15 eggs. J. W.Crum.
3t
FOR SALE —Four dining
chairs, set of folding wire
springs, wardrobe and cooking
stove. Apply to Argus office.
THE
Woman’s Exchange
TAKES ORDERS FOR
Magic Ruffling
READY TO SEW ON
We are always YkRY par
ticular about the kind of meat
we kill, but you will agree
with us that the beef we sell
you is superior.
Visit our market,
Madam,
and you will understand why
part’cular housekeepers insist
upon having
Conner &
Crawford’s
MEATS
PHONES 135 AND 136.
Jackson, - Georgia.
Automobiles and Machinery Repaired.
Pipe Fitting, Plumbing, Electric Wiring. Gasoline
Engines and Bicycles repaired. Machinery erected.
Scrap Iron, Brass, Copper and Lead wanted. ’Phone 127
Jos. L. Wagner & Son, Jackson, Ga/
Milch Cows, Beef Cows, Yearlings.'
If you want to buy, sell or swap see me. I dehorn cows and pay the
highest market prico for hides, and handle the beet meats that can be had
on my wagon. See me, I can save you money.
R. F. WELCH, - Phone 2320.
E. 1. ROOKS,
Contractor and Real
Estate Agent.
ESTIMATES
FURNISHED
Office in Curry Building,
JACKSON, GEORGIA.
W.C.Stodghill&Co.
Have Purchased
BANKSTON’S
MARKET
And Are Selling TODAY
THE BEST MEATS TO BE HAD
Phone No. 59.
JACKSON, GA.
If you want to buy,
or swap
FOR A GOOD HORSE OR MULE
SEE
A. R. CONNER
Jackson, Ga.
For Rent at Once.—A
six-room new house with large
hall, electric lights, water antt
sewerage; close in. Apply to
Argus office. ,
FOR SALE.—OId newspapers, 10a
a bundle. Large quantity on hand.
Apply at THE ARGUS office.