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GRADY COUNTY PLQQWK8S. CAIRO. GEORGIA.
Presentments of Grand Jury
of Grady Superior Court
GEORGIA GRADY COUNTY.
Wc the Grand Jury, selected,
chosen and sworn for the Septem
ber Adjourned Term, 1910 of
Grady Superior Court, beg to sub
mit the following presentments:
Wc hnve. through our various
committees, examined the affairs
and records of the county. The
several reports having b?en adopt
ed by the whole body are hereby
made a part of these present
ments:
Our attention has been called to
the fact that som! people con
tinue to allow children under six
teen years old to drive automo
biles. We believe this an unsafe
thing in so far ns the public is con
cerned, and if persisted in, we re
commend that the sh riff striekly
enforcoJjio law pertaining hereto
We believe that the reckless am’
unnecessarily fast driving of auto
mobiles is on the increase and wc
urge that-all officers be dilligent ir
seeing that this practice is checked
We hold that to needhsslv en
danger lives on the public highwaj
in this manner does not merit
leniency on the part of the law.
We also have had it brought tc
our attention that some cars art
being constantly used without
license tags. We recommend t<
the sheriff that perisistent violators
be made to striekly comply wit!
the law. ^
We have on our statue books a
splendid set of laws relating to the
sales of all forms of intoxicants
and yet crimes are being constant
ly committed due to the too free
indulgence in some form of alco
holic drink. Wc believe this con
dition can and should be corrected
and we beg to call attention to the
following things that we believe
will materially aid to that end. First
As citizens all our people must be
willing to stand squarely behind
our law, and must give their moral
support to our officers in every
honest effort that is made to
bring offenders of all classes to
justice. Second. Cur officers must
without impartiality and with
diligence seek to in force the law
where ever it is being violated.
On the faithfulness of our officers
duly sustained by our courts
and . backed, up by determined
public sentiment, is going to rest
the full sucess of our prohibition
laws. Third. Our physicians should
be more careful
of prescriptions to those who
claim to be suffering from chronic
or other maladies. We insist that
no doctor should allow himself for
any reason to be taken advantage
of to evade the prohibition law.
Fourth. Our drug stores, all of
which are in charge of reputable
citizens of the community, should
absolutely free themselves of the
suspicion that now hangs ovei
them in regard to the violation ol
the prohibition laws- Whethei
justly or not. Practically all of our
drug stores arc generally rumored
to be flagrant violators of these
laws, and they can c’o more than
almost any other agency to cletr
up the situation if they will, live
Our attention has been called b
the danger of having hogs that are
infested with cholera c a ried from
one part of the county to another
Wo urge qll our people to bt
watchful iu this regard and d<
nothing that may cause the loss
of many dollars to some scctkn
that has been, free of cholera. In
view of the information comiiif
to us that in some instances tin
convict camps have carried tin
eliol tii into sections not infested,
we suggest that the proper au-
thorties see to it- that in future m
hogs bo moved by this? camps
that would endanger hogs in the
c immunities to which they aie
moved.
It has been called to the fitter. -
t on of the public that there is on
our statute books a law compell
ing tne carcases of all dead
animals to be burned or deeph
buried. We call upon all person
to striekly observe this law, arc
request our officers to sec to ll c
enforcement of it.
In view of the fact that hoj
cholera annually causes great
financial loss to our county, wr
urge our citizens to use ever.'
-possible measure to keep it ii
check and we particularly urgi
the use of serum in all cases when
infection is present or threatened
We believe that it is a matter o
importance to our citizens general?
that our game laws be rigidly cn
forced, and we recommend that
our county game warden so or
ganizc the county under compet
3111. deputy wardens, as to insure
the enforcement of the game am*
iish laws both State and Federal
The committee on public build
ings made the following report:
We the committee appointed ti
investigate the public buildings ol
the county wish to submit th<
following report:
We have visited the count?
farm and find that the build
ings, fences, etc., are all in gooi
shape and that the premises an
very carefully and neatly kept.
We find the court house am
court house grounds very nicel?
kept and in very good shape ex
cept the paint on the outside
framing to the windo?vs, the out
side doors, etc. and we recommend
that this exposed wood-?vork be
looked after and painted at once.
Wc find the jail in very good
the granting shape and very nicely kept wit h
the exception of it being reported
that the jail had lice in it, and we
recommend that the board sec t<
it at once that they are destroyed
We find the fence around the jai
needing repairs, we reeommeud
that this be done at an early date,
and futhur recommend that tin
board build a fence seperating the
jail from the county storage room
and that gales be built so that th<
jail grounds will not be exposer
vhen the convict teams are haul
ing feed, etc., from the storage
room.
We are informed that if thi
county will furnish the sewer pipe
the city of Cairo will have same
put in and the ditch in front cf
absolutely above suspicion. If the court house filled in; if ti e
they refuse to do this # our officers city will do this, wc recommend
should use i articular diligence to that the county board furnish ti e
make good case3 against them.
If the above recommendtion
can noc be condru.ted as suffici
ently comdemning the practice cf
making “Buck” and ?vine that is
widely prevolent in our county, ?vc
wish to condemn in the strongest
possible terms this practice, and
pipe.
The committee on roads made
| the follo?ving report:
We the committee appointed to
investigate the roads and road
building of the counly have been
over quite a lot of the public roach
of said county and find that'the
we insist that no good citizens ronds South of ahe railrq!ld
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will give countenance to the prac
tice in any degree.
We believe that the enforce-
generally in fair condition with
the exception of a few which we
are informed will 1 ave the
mento all law is absolutely es- me(Jiate attention of the contdcfe
sential to good governme. t but in We find the roads North of the
the, violation of he prohibition railroad generally in fair condi _
la?vs there.s a double danger, be- t i on with the cXccption of a fcw
cause of the effects that always which wc consider in v , )ad
follow the use o'intoxicants, | BhapC| name iy the Hawthorn
hence the stress we have tried to Trail, ?ve find this road
put upon the more strict keeping condition for a few
of our prohibition laws,
a fair
miles out of
this road, from tho Sapp Mill
ibout the worst road that
wept over and we urge that this
road have the early attention in'
the convicts.
Wc visited the two convict
camps and find that they are in
very good condition.
Wc wish to recommend that our
county board from and after this
time put their efforts in building
good or clay roads.
The road lending from Cairo
to Thoinnsville wo find h an extra
tool road and ?ve want to re
lommend that our county board
leroafter build all of the principal
roads like the Cairo and Tliomas-
ville road.
We futher recommend that all
if the through roads and main
horoughfnrc3 of the county be
;iven attention and built first, and
-hat these roads be ?vorkod
through when started rcgardles;
if the district lines. Wc feel that
all of our commissioners tm
BOUNTY COMMISSIONERS
>nd not District Commissioners
ndjtherefore, that District lines
hould not affect the ?vork of tin
convicts when they are building
nails. -
The committee on books and
■coords made the following reports:
We find that some of the J. P.V
ail to make proper entries of th<
:ost in their cases, and some o.'
hose making ent-ies fail to main
hem in the proper columns pro
dded for the purpose in thqir'dock-
>.t books and do not total amount;
if cost so that it can be readily
een upon examination of the book;
ust what the cost in a casi-
imounts to. We recomenil that
hose whose records are incorrect
tnd incomplete put them in propci
irder.
Our examination of the books o'
he Clerk of the Court showed ;
iplendid system of record keeping
inusual neatness and apparent ex
ictncss in all records.
Our examination of the books o
he Ordinary also showed a com
ileteness and a promptness ii
cecpingeverything up to date that
vc think is especially to be eom-
nended. His records were neatl?
ind in so far as ?ve could judge,
:orrectly kept.
Our examination of the books o'
the Sheriff’s office while convincing
is t-hot every thing is being kep
in accurate manner yet wo feel i
i? our duty to call attention to tin
rfet that there has apparantly nev
;r been any systematic and com
irehensive records kept in thi;
ifficc, and we recomend that in tin
,’uture the following books be kepi
up to date:— Bond Record Book.
Sheriff’s Sale Record Book, Cos'
Record Book, Jail Record Book.
We found the Treasurers book;-
t ? be neatly and apparantly cor
rectly kept.
We have examined thb books
md records of the Clerk of (lie
County Commissioners and find
a splendid system neatly and ap
parantly correctly kept.
Owing to having to arrange,
books in accordance ?vith the 15% d
advance on improved lands the *
current books of the Tax Receiver
were not available for examination.
We find the records of the Tax-
Collector to be ■ neatly kept. We
recommend that a book’ be aildi cl
to his equipment in which shall be
kept a complete record of ail spec -
i il taxes collected.
Examination of the records of
the County School Commissione
sho?ved a simple but comprehen
sive system that is being neatly
and apparantly correctly kept.
We recommend tho reappoint
ment of B. H. McNair as N. Pmd
Ex-Officer J. P. for the Higdon
District.
We iccommond the appointment
of T. H. Dekle to fill the unexpired
term of J. T. Sellars as N. P. and
Ex-Officer J. P. for the Caiio Dis
trict.
We recommend that all jurors
and court house bailiffs be paid
$2.00 per day for the ensuing year
for each day or part of days serv
ice rendered the county. We nc-
omrmne that the Foreman and
Clerk o: the Grand Jury be paid
$3.00 per day for each days or part
of days service rendered the coun.
up joinmeii l thai riding court kiili s
be paid -Sj.i.',') per day for each d j s
or part of days service rendered
the county for the ensuing yeti'.
We furl her recommend that tie
Foreman and Clerk of this present
Grand Jury be paid S3.GO per' ilej
for e: en day.: rr, ue rendered the
eounly a.t thi,; term court.
We recommend that B. M.
Johnson he paid $2.00 for service
rendered this Grand Jury.
We wi-di to express our heuty
commendation of the official 1011-
lucl of our most effickuit Judge,
(Hon. Ii. E. Cox) and to th nk
him for hi able charge.
To our genial nil I able Solid or
(Mr. it. T. Bell) ?ve ?vi.ih to extol ii
our.Iliunk-: for the splendid assist-
mre lie lias i code o I u i, and alt o
t i hi, capable assistant Mr. C. W.
W.rnl c. !y, Jr.
Tn.Mr. T. W. Brinson ?vho has
so faithfully served u: 03 a bailiff,
w.i extend thanks.
We recommend that these pri-
icntincuts be--published in boti
-Ir.tdy County papers and thr
inch paper be paid $5.00 for tl:<
Mibli-.ulion of same.
Respectfully submitted,
M. M. Poulk’ Forcmat .
I. E. Swilley, ,1. W. Bond, F. 2.
Richter, If. A. Vanlandingham’ V,
I. Brown, J. T. Vanlrindinghan.
.V. Cl. Baggett, IT. R. Belcher, I.,
,1. Butler, J. W. Bee, W. C. Bel),
A. C. Sellars, E. G. Greene, B. F.
Wilder, W. A. Skipper. D. L. Wili
ams, C|. W. Taylor, W. L. Perkins
I. \\. Maxwell, I. ])’ Singletniy
L. M. Brinson, S. M. MeKown
hand Jurors for the Scptcmbei
tdjourned term of Grady supcrioi
court, 1916.
J. E. S?villey, Clerk.
This October, 6th. 1916.
The foregsing general presen I-
nents have benn read in opei
oui't. Are ordered filed am
spread on the minutes, and a!
■lections, appointments, and recom
nendations therein contained in
icreby approved and confirmed—
This Oct. Gth. 1916. In opei
.■our t.
E. E. Cox.
Judge Superior Courts, A. C.
i Yours,
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