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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938.
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF JACKSON COUNTY, 1938-1939
GENERAL RULES
1. The public term of the Jackson County Schools will begin on Mon
day, October 8, 1938, and will continue for seven school months from
that date. A longer term may be possible if funds justify. The Board of
Education expressly reserves the right to shorten the term if State Funds
are not available to justify the seven months.
2. All teachers in the public schools of Jackson county are elected
by the Board of Education, upon nomination by the County School Super
intendent. Local Trustees may recommend suitable applicants for the
consideration of the Superintendent and the Board of Education. No
teachers will be elected to u teaching position until they shall have fill'd
a complete statement of their qualifications, together with their certificate
or license in the office of the County School Superintendent.
3. Teachers who find it necessary to resign their positions in Jackson
County Schools shall submit such resignations in writing to the Board of
Education, through the County School Superintendent, who shall fill such
vacancies antil the next regular meeting of the Board of Education.
4. New teachers coming into the Jackson County Schools must meet
the minimum requirements for a state teachers’ certificate before they
can be employed. This rule does not apply to teachers now in service,
but only to new teachers who are employed in Jackson County Schools for
the first time.
5. The Board of Education will not be responsible for the salary of
any teacher when the regular attendance falls below the minimum of
twenty pupils, and no school is expected to open or continue in session
with less than fifteen pupils per teacher in actual attendance. Written
permission may be granted by the County School Superintendent for a
teacher to continue the school with less than the minimum when in his
judgment such action is justified.
6. Pupils shall not be permitted to enter any school outside the district
of their residence without first obtaining the written consent of the trus
tees of the district of their residence, and also of the trustees of the
district of the school they wish to enter. When a pupil enters a school
outside the district of their residence, they shall enter only under above
described conditions, and the teacher must immediately notify the County
School Superintendent of this fact in writing. The County Board of
Education reserves the right of final decision upon any case coming under
the above rule.
7. Pupils reaching their sixth birthday before January first may be
allowed to enter schools in this county at the beginning of the term. If
a pupil shall reach his sixth birthday after January first he shall not be
allowed to enroll in the public schools until the next year of school.
8. No person employed as teacher or assistant in this county shall be
allowed to substitute any other person in their place without first obtain
ing permission from the County School Superintendent. The pay of such
substitute teacher shall be three-fourths of the salary of the regulai
teacher.
9. No teacher shall be allowed to make up lost days by teaching on
Saturdays or at the end of the regular session. In special cases, where
school is closed on account of an epidemic, the Board of Education may
give speciaf permission for making up time so lost.
10*. All schools shall open not later than 8:30 o’clock sun time, ana
must remain in session long enough to put in at least six hours of actual
teaching time. A morning recess of at least fifteen minutes, a noon re
cess of at least one hour, and an afternoon recess of fifteen minutes,
should be given, except in extreme cases of bad weather.
11. Teachers are expected to be with their schools AT LEA 1 Ml 1 ;
TEEN MINUTES before the time for opening school, and among the last
to leave in the afternoon. They must not be absent from their schools
at any recess.
12. Pupils must be furnished with necessary supplies.
13 One and two teacher schools shall not be allowed to teach above
the seventh grade. Schools with three or more teachers may be allowed
to teacher high school subjects, subject to the approval of the County
School Superintendent. .
14. Principals of all schools are urged to require a written excuse to
be signed by the parent or guardian of the pupil who may have been ab
sent from school. „ . . , . .
15. In two teacher schools, the Primary Teacher must not be requned
to teach more than the three Primary Grades. In schools of more than
two teachers, the organization of the grades is subject to the approval of
the Superintendent, and he may at his discretion reorganize the work m
any school, when in his judgment such reorganization would result in
improvement in the work of the school.
16. Teachers in this county are required to see that their pupils aie
interested in the improvement of the grounds, and the adornment ot the
S ° 17 At the beginning of each term of school each teacher must file
his license to teacher in the office of the County School Superintendent
18 During the school term the teacher is the custodian of the school
building, and shall, every aftenoon on leaving the schoo , securely ock
all windows and doors, and permit no one to use the building without a
written permit from the Board of Education. When school nrt. . ses
sion, the Chairman of the local board of trustees shall be the custodian
of the school building, and shall permit no one to use the building except
upon written permit from the County Board of Education. „ , ,
19. Teachers are required to contract in pdrson with the County School
SuDerintendent before opening their schools. , ...
20. Teachers shall notify the County School Superintendent in writing
the day after they open school, reporting the number of pupils present
th^l^s^Teachers are required to attend all meetings called by the Super
intendent for the purpose of instructing them in their duties, and upon
their refusal or failure to attend, may be fined or suspended.
22 All reports from each school are sent by principal, and assistant
teachers are working under the diiection and guidance of the principal
° f 23 he The°Board of Education reserves the right in contracting with
arrv teacher to transfer the teacher from one school to another schoo ,
when in the judgment of the County School Superintendent, such change
1S 24 Sir Teachers institutes in this county shall be in charge of the County
School Superintendent and the State Supervisor having charge of this
district All teachers shall be required to attend, and upon failure to do
so, may be fined from $2 to $5 for each day absent, same to be deduct
ed 25 r0m Line ei located within Jackson county are under the same
supervision as the other schools of the county, and the teachers of line
schools in this county contract just as other teachers. In making then
regular monthly reports, they must report the pupils separately by coun
ts* ( but the reports for all the couflties are sent to the County School
SuDerintendent of Jackson county. i
26 Pupils of school age residing in other counties, may enter Jackson
countv schools when legally entitled to this privilege
27 At the close of each school month, each teacher must make out a
renort of the attendance of pupils under his instruction. In schools ot
more than one teacher, each teacher must make the report as above de
scribed but must file the report with the Principal of school who shall
consolidate the reports of each teacher and file the*i report, t*■. g>|
OF
THE CLOSE OF THE SCHOOL MONTH, otherwise their claims will not
be audited for payment until the next succeeding month.
28 At the close of each term a report consolidating the previous
monthly reports is due, and must be sent in within five days after the
Cl( 29 co-operation of every teacher employed in this county is
exDected in enforcing the Compulsory Attendance Law. On Monday of
each week a report is to be sent to the Attendance Officer, giving the
names of every child between the ages of 8 and 14 years residing in the
district who may have had unexcused absences on any school day during
the previous week. Said reports are to be filled out as indicated by blanks
f by the AttßndsncG Officer. . 1 . , * j
30 On the second Monday after opening school, and on each .econd
Monday in each month thereafter, the Principal shall report to the County
School the names of all pupils resident in their school dis
trict who have failed to enter school, reporting the probable cause of such
failure to attend, and shall furnish such other information as the Super
be ol requTred°to' I furnish the County School Super
intendent with any report or information that he may require within a
reasonable time after being required to do so.
oo The foregoing rules and regulations must be complied with,
well as obedience to instructions from the Board of Education through
the County School Superintendent, before payment can be made to teach-
Local District Treasurers
33 When the public school fund is paid to a Treasurer in a local dis
trict he shall be required to furnish bond to the Board of Education for
twice the amount of money likely to come into his hands as Treasurer
during his term of office.
34 He shall deposit such funds in an approved bank in Jackson coun
tv in’ his name as Treasurer, and file the name of such depository with the
Countv Board of Education, at the time of making his regular reports.
35 Upon receiving public school funds, he shall pay all salaries due
teachers and other legal charges against the school fund promptly. Any
unseemly delay on the part of the Treasurer in promptly paying out public
funds after being ordered to do so by the Local Trustees or Board of
Education, shall render him liable to suspension from office.
36 All disbursements by Local Treasurers shall be made by check,
and such checks when properly indorsed and paid by the bank shall be a
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
voucher for the money so paid out. All cancelled checks or vouchers
.shall be filed with the County School Superintendent at the close of each
term of school, or when quarterly rtmorts are made.
37. Treasurers shall furnish the Board of Education a report at least
every quarter, as required by law, and shall be required to furnish a re
port at any time, when called upon to do so.
38. Treasurers shall submit their books to the Local Trustees for
audit and approval at least once each year, on the day of the annual
election of Trustees. When the Local Trustees have audited and approv
ed the books for the current year, they shall indicate it by signing their
names at the end of the record for that year. Such audit by the Local
Trustees does not take the place of the audit provided by law, but is for
the information and satisfaction of the patrons of the district.
39. Treasurers failing to observe the foregoing rules shall not receive
ary further funds until they meet the conditions which are prescribed by ,
the Board of Education:
BOARD OF EDUCATION:
W. H. MALEY, President, Jefferson, Ga.
J. A. CROOK, Pendergrass, Ga.
L. W. EBERHARDT, Maysville, Ga.
L. F. SELL, Hoschton, Ga.
R. N. MASSEY, Nicholson, Gu.
T. T. BENTON, County School Superintendent, Jefferson, Ga.
TAX LEVY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FOR 1938
Office of Board of Commissioners, of Roads and Revenues of Jackson
County, for the year 1938, sitting for county purposes, and it appearing
from the tax digest for the year 1938, that the aggregate value returned
for taxes in said county amounts to $3,438,420.00; it is therefore ordered
that a tax of twenty-two (22) mills, or two dollars and twenty cents on
each one hundred dollars on property returned in said county for taxes,
levied for the following purposes: ‘ ,
Item 1.—20 con the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay legal indebt
edness, due or to become due during the year 1938, or past due.
Item 2.—10 c on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay any lawful
charges against the county. ......
Item 3.—40 c on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay for building
and maintaining public roads. . ,
Item 4.—57 on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay for build
ing and maintaining public bridges
Item 5.—10 c on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay for the re
pairs of the court house and jail, or other public improvements.
Item 6.—10 c on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars, to pay sheriff,
jailor’s or other officers fees, that they may be legally entitled to out of
Items 7 and 8.—15 c on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay ex
penses of the county for bailiffs’ at court, non-resident witnesses in crimi
nal cases, fuel, servant hire, stationery, and to pay jurors a per diem
compensation. „ , „
Item 9.—12%c on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay expenses
incurred in supporting the poor oi the county, and as otherwise piesciib
end provide sinking fund for bonded debt of the county.
Item 11.—10 c on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay county
agricultural and home demonstration agents the amount due them by the
C °ltem 1° 15c on the one hundred ($100.00) dollars to pay old age
assistance” to aged persons in need, the needy blind, and to dependent
children in accordance with the Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia
It is further ordered, that an additional tax of five (5) mills be levied
and collected, and disbursed as provided by law for the maintainance and
support of public education in said county; the Board of Education having
so recommended, and such recommendation having been approved by the
County School Superintendent. This September lsi., 1938.
J. C. Turner, Chairman.
D. P. Bolton, Member of Board.
A. J. Murphy, Member of Board.
District School Tax, 1938
Total Net
Taxable Taxable Rate Rate
No. School Property Property Maintenance Bonds _
B. Davis Academy $ 12,865 r ™
N. Gillsville 2,420 5 M
R. Ridgeway 5,440 r m
o Aradpmv 31,460 5 M
3. Dry Pond $ 74,995 63,620 5 M 5 M
4 Wilson 81,715 54,560 5 M 5 M
5 Plain View 77,915 44,095 5 M 7 M
8! Benton High 220,160 136,155 5 M 7 M
9 . Talmo 52,385 45,590 5 M 7 M
10. Pendergrass 400 £ M
11. Fair View r m
14. Hoschton yr’nfiO 5 M
15. Braselton M
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18.‘ Jackson Trail 121,795 61 075 5 M 7 M
26. Tallassee 4 M
30. Attica 5 M
31. Red Stone |7,300 o M
35. Orr’s Academy -7,890 3 .
36. Harris t M
37. Thyatira 18,430 5 M
38. Apple Valley 32,585 5 M
12. White Hill 20,700 3^M
43. Bold Springs 43,845 2 M
45. Maysville ‘iv.M
46. Archer’s Grove 19-825 | y -"j
47. Adams Approved, T. T. BENTON, C. S. S.
J. FOSTER ECKLES
INSURANCE AGENT
JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
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Grand Jury Presentments,
Jackson Superior Court,
August Term, 1938
We, the Grand Jury, sworn for
the August Term, Superior Court,
Jackson County, 1938, through pro
per committees and as a body, have
made a thorough investigation into
the various offices, as time would
permit, and reports are hereto at
tached :
Clerk’* Office
We, the committee appointed to
exnmine the records of the Clerk of
Superior and City Courts, find all
the records are correctly and neatly
kept, and wish to commend the
Clerk for his efficiency.
Tax Collector
We, your committee appointed to
investigate the Tax Collector’s of
fice, find everything in order, and
records correctly kept, so far as we
can find.
County School Superintendent
We, your committee, called on
County School Superintendent, Prof.
T. T." Benton, and he informed us
that he was not supposed to make a
report to this Grand Jury, and that
his report according to law was made
to Spring Grand Jury.
Ordinary’* Office
We, the committee appointed to
examine the office of Ordinary, find
same very neatly and correctly
kept. We wish to commend him for
quick service in obtaining informa
tion about estates. We wish to reco
mmend that some shelves be placed
in the vault, which are very badly
needed for book space.
County Farm and Convict Camp
We, the committee appointed by
the Grand Jury to visit, and report
on the County Farm, find the fol
lowing :
Ten trucks, one dump truck, three
tractors, one patrol, one pressure
pump outfit and fifteen hundred gal
lon water tank and three and one
half H. P. engine. One blacksmith
shop, with plenty of tools, consisting
of drills, and various kinds of use
ful tools. One Fordson tractor, with
machinery to do various
attaching same to tractor. One Tu
door V-8 Ford automobile, and one
light plant; oils, grease, etc., for
machinery, value about $500; one
killer for tractor harrow, cost about
$450; eight road machines, one
double cutaway harrow, three steel
prison cages, about sixty shoats and
hogs, six mules, twelve cows, twelve
yearlings, about fifty bushels peas,
fifteen bushels beans, two hundred
gallons syrup and lots of meat; con
vict shoes, clothing, etc.; crop of
corn, fine; about four hundred bu.
wheat, about four hundred bushels
oats, plenty of fodder, and so much
hay, could not estimate the amount;
two two-hourse wagons, one binder,
mowing machine, rake, stalk cutter,
power syrup mill, and plenty of
plow tools. .
Visited Alms House, and the in
mates seems to be happy and con
tented. If time would permit, could
say many more things.
We want to thank Mr. John Beat
ty for being so courteous to us in
showing us around in general.
Commiasior era Roads and Revenues
The time the committee had to
investigate was short; however, af
ter examining the attached reports
of the Auditors and Commissioners,
we did not think the detail investi
gation necessary. The complete
general report of the Auditors is on
rile, subject to examination. It
contains detail information of the
financial condition of the county.
We wish to commend our Com
missioners for the splendid condi
tion of the roads in the county.
General Recommendation*
We recommend that where fines
and costs are assessed in court cases,
that same be collected and disbursed
by Court Clerk as provided by law.
We further recommend that when
fines are assessed in court cases that
same be promptly collected and paid
to proper authorities.
We recommend that the Foreman
and Clerk of our body be paid four
dollars per day each for their ser
vices rendered this body.
Sheriff’* Office
We, the committee appointed to
examine the Sheriff’s office, find the
books and records neatly and cor
rectly kept, so far as we are able
to determine.
Tax Receiver’* Office
Wc, the committee appointed to
investigate the Tax Receiver’s office,
find that the records of his office are
well kept, so far as we could deter
mine.
Jail and Court Home
We, the committee appointed to
inspect the Court House and Jail,
find that windows in jail need re
pairing. Some loose bars need to
be replaced. The room for confining
insane persons is in bad need of
repairs, and can’t be used in its
present condition. We recommend
that this be repaired at once. Also,
recommend that outside of Jail be
painted.
The Court House is in very un
sightly condition. The walls need a
new coat of plastering, overhead in
rooms and hall-ways need plastering,
and all wood work need painting.
We also recommend that more
room be made for the Tax Collector,
Clerk of Superior Court, and also
the Ordinary’s office. This could
be done by extending the Clerk’s and
Ordinary’s office out to the edge of
street, and by building room suit
able for the Tax Collector’s use.
We sincerely recommend and urge
that the above be done.
We recommend that the minutes
of this body be published in the
three county papers, and that they
be paid $lO each.
Wc wish to thank His Honor,
Judge Fortson, for his charge and
service rendered this body during
the August session, in the absence
of Judge Pratt. We also wish to
thank His Honor, Judge Pratt, for
his service during our present ses
sion.
We also wish to extend our thanks
PAGE THREE
to Solicitor Simpson for hia assist
ance to this body in the discharge
of their duties.
We most sincerely thank our
Foreman, Mr. J. C. Head, for the
able manner in which he has handled
the business that has come before
this body.
We wish to thank our Clerk and
Assistant Clerk for the services
they have rendered this body.
We wish to thank our Bailiff,
Mr. R. T. Jones, for his faithful ser
vices rendered our body.
J. C. Head, Foreman; Claud Fow
ler, Clerk; R. I’. Hosch, Asst. Clerk;
V. VV. Moore, 11. D. Dadisman, I. W.
Ethridge, H. F. Braselton, Ben Mar
tin, Luther Brock, Thos. H. Turner,
William A. Wills, R. B. Smith, John
R. Mix, Oscar L. Reynolds, Coy
Short, M. C. Buffington, F. D. Van
diver, W. D. Hopkins, J. O. Wallace,
W. J. Colquitt, Leslie L. Williamson,
Sr., O. T. Butler, C. N. Pinson.
Order of Court
The within and foregoing general
presentments of the Grand Jury
naving been read in open court, it is
ordered that the same be spread on
the minutes of the court, and that
the same be published, as recom
mended. This October 4th, 1938.
Clifford Pratt,
Judge S. C., P. C.
Frank Simpson,
Sol. Gen. P. C.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
Report of Ordinary
Georgia, Jackson County. In
obedience to the Sec-4707, of the
Code of Georgia, of Vol. 1, 1910, re
quiring the Ordinaries at each term
of the Superior Court, to report to
the presiding Judge, the estates in
their hands un-represented by guar
dians, executors, administrators, to
gether with the conditions of same,
X beg to submit, through your Hon
orable Body, the statement that all
the estates in this County, of which
I h;ve any knowledge, are duly
represented, as required by law,
excepting those estates wherein ap
plication is of file awaiting appoint
ment by the Court of Ordinary.
This Ist day of August, 1938.
W. W. Dickson, Ordinary.
County Comtnicsioner*
To The Honorable Foreman and
Members of the Grand Jury, in ses
sion August, 1938: Gentlemen: As
required by law, I am submitting to
you a report as to the condition of
the county of roads, bridges, finan
ces, prison camp and farm and alms
house for the period of January 1,
1938, through June 30, 1938, in
clusive.
ROADS AND BRIDGES: On ac
ccount of the late rains in July,
many bad places have developed in
our roads, but with a few days of
sunshine, we hope to have all this
corrected. All our roads need to
be soiled, but we neither have the
equipment nor the money to buy
the equipment to do this work. The
bridges are in good condition, and
we make a special effort to keep
them so. When we have to rebuild
a bridge, we erect one stronger and
more durable, and in this way our
bridges require less attention, and
we are not using as much lumber as
formerly. Large busses and trucks
are constantly passing over our
roads, making deep ruts, which re
main until we can scrape them out.
Busses and trucks should be per
mitted to carry only the maximum
load as indicated by the tag which
they purchase. They cause consid
erable damage to the roads, particu
larly after rains, and they should in
some measure pay for the damage
they cause.
PRISON FARM AND CAMP: The
acreage of our county farm is 244.-
36 acres. After counting out the
acreage required for pasturage and
a few acres occupied by the Camp,
dwellings, lot, etc., this leaves a six
mule crop, which is hardly sufficient
to produce during unfavorable sea
sons, a sufficient amount of food
for the prisoners, guards, inmates
of the County Home, and feed for
the live stock. We need about fifty
acres more of land. However, we
content ourselves with what we
have. We have 39 prisoners at the
Camp, 12 white and 27 black. There
are 8 inmates of the County Home.
While these old people are qualified
to come under the provision of the
Social Security Act, they have no
home to go to, and no kinspeople
who will take them, so we are oblig
ed to maintain the Home at least
during the life time of these old
people. We are not adding to the
number at the Home, as we think
best to make an allowance in money
to those who have no means of sup
port.
FINANCES: The county has a
bonded indebtedness of $28,000,00,
$4,000.00 of which matured July 1,
1938, and has been paid. This
leaves net today, August 1938,
$24,000.00 owing in bonds, and the
county owns $35,000.00 in Highway
Certificates with which to pay the
bonds.
The warrant indebtedness of the
county as of June 30, 1938, is $27,-
000.00. This represents the balance
of the old obligations of the county.
The back taxes due the county
amount to $43,220.98. With a good
crop and a fair price this fall, a
sufficient amount of these taxes
should be collected to pay off the
past due indebtedness of the coun
ty, leaving the county out of debt.
We shall permit ourselves to hope
for the consummation when Jackson
County shall have paid the obligation
in full and has sufficient amount of
cash in the Treasury to meet all cur
rent obligations. To effect this, we
need to exercise the strictest econo
my, doing without many things
which we would like to have. With
reduced income, due to the oper
ation of the Social Security Act, we
expect the Digest to show a loss of
one-third of our usual income. We
must, in justice to the tax payers of
the county, pay our obligations, both
deferred and current, and live with
in the income paid into the Treasury
of the County.
For detail report, we refer you to
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