. Clarke County, Ga. and the city of Athens. most county, whose mental and moral qualifi- important officer, having in charge the cation and material interests are such as executive management of the county to make them wise and conservative affairs subject to the presentments of guardians of the public welfare. It is u GLABKE COUNTY, GEOBGIA, an unwritten law that any large expen-ditures for the good of the county mustfirst receive the sanction of the grandjury. The grand jury list in this countyis passed upon by six jury commissioners,and numbers one hundred and fivenames. As is common throu
. Clarke County, Ga. and the city of Athens. most county, whose mental and moral qualifi- important officer, having in charge the cation and material interests are such as executive management of the county to make them wise and conservative affairs subject to the presentments of guardians of the public welfare. It is u GLABKE COUNTY, GEOBGIA, an unwritten law that any large expen-ditures for the good of the county mustfirst receive the sanction of the grandjury. The grand jury list in this countyis passed upon by six jury commissioners,and numbers one hundred and fivenames. As is common throughout this coun-try, the grand jury has power to findcriminal indictments against lawbreakers Clarke county belongs to the WesternJudicial Circuit, over which Judge Hutchms, of Lawrenceville, has pre-sided during the past ten years with dis-tinguished ability and unquestionedfairness. The eight militia districts in thecounty have each a Justice of the Peace,before whom lawbreakers are broughtin criminal cases, and in civil cases where. Public School Building, Washington Street. of all grades, thereby bringing offendersto trial before the Superior Court. The Ordinary, Tax Receiver, Tax Co -lector and Treasurer, under ihe law, areconstituted a board to fix the rate ofcounty taxation. They meet early inSeptember and determine the percent-age which will raise a sum sufficient todefray the probable county expenditures. the sum involved does not exceed onehundred dollars. Tiie city of Athens has instituted un-der its charter a City Court, with certaincounty jurisdiction, bci ore which a largeclass of offenders may he brought to trial. Property Valuation. —Though small in size, the tot I tax returns for AXD THE CITY OF ATHENS. 15 the county reach a large figure, and acomparison reaching back for the pastdecade shows rapid growth. The factorswhich have been at work to producethese results have been many. Notably,the advent of two new lines of railroads,the presence and success o
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