Court undecided on Porto Rican status shapes future politics
The Athens Banner surveys the U S Supreme Court’s pending Porto Rican status ruling and its potential constitutional impact on tariffs, exports, and territorial policy. It notes the court may be swayed by political pressures and prior tax decisions while warning of broad public and partisan reaction.
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United States Supreme Court
Great Court of Last Resort
Porto Rico
Supreme Court
Presentments of Clarke County Grand Jury 1901 report
The grand jury of Clarke county Georgia for April 1901 finds county books well kept and funds properly accounted. They urge desks for offices, note tax collector balances and receipts, and report on jail and legal records, recommending prisoner separation for felonies and continued compliance by justices and notaries. They approve county officials changes and public building plans, and attach the county commissioners' vouchers and the destroyed bond coupons.
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Clarke Superior Court
Sherif
Pesce
Notaries
W. A. Phillips
J. P
N. P
Clarke County
James G. Paine
F. B. Hinton
Grand Jury
Cecaors
Ose
J. M. Hodgeon
Vincent
W. H. Morton
J. M. Hodgson
B.B. Russell
Clarke County Grand Jury Reports Reforms and Road Plans
Clarke County grand jury faults general account classifications and urges separate farm expenditures, road condition investigation, and itemized court expense reports. It notes county farm crops, convict labor, and dispensary profits, and proposes court date changes and jail improvements.
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Hodge
J. M. Hodgson
M. Herrington
Harnesa
Oconee Street
Broad Street
River Street
College Avenue
Newton Bridge
Sandy Creek
Mitchell's Bridge
Epps’ Bridge
Georgia Factory
Paper Mill
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