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CHATHAM COUNTY.

  Savannah, the countyseat. Court House, Bull, northeast corner York.

  Commissioners?Elected for four years from March 4, 1890: J. J. Dale, chairman;
John Lyons, F. S. Lathrop, S. Guckenheimer, W. D. Simkins. J. R. Dillon, clerk;
salary, $900; bond, $3.000. J. R. Saussy, attorney: salary, $ 1,000. T. B.
Chisholm, physician, salary, $900. W. F. Chapin, superintendent of public works:
salary. $2.400. W. F. Brown, county engineer, salary, $1,800.

  Jury Commissioners?S. P. Goodwin, chairman: A. S. Bacon, J. F. Brooks, W. S.
Rockwell, W. G. Cann, M. W. Dixon.

  Coroner?J. A. Goette. Office, 301 Broughton. e. Elected October 2d, 1898, for
two years: salary, fees, not to exceed $1,500 per annum.

  Inspector Weights and Measures ?J. P. White, 104 Bryan, w. Salary, fees.

  Magistrates?R. Wickham, G. E. Bevans, ex-officio, 1st district: I. R. Nathans,
G. Noble Jones, ex-officio, 4th district; M. Naughtin, C. D. Kline, ex-officio,
3d district; S. Reynolds, J. R. Saussy, Jr.. ex-officio. 4th district; B.
McIntyre, J. P. Brown, ex-officio, 5th district; J. Nelson, W. H. Mendel,
ex-officio, 6th district; W. J. Cleary, 7th district; S. L. Parker. R. V.
Winkler, ex-officio, 8th district.

  Sheriff?T. J. Sweeny. Elected to October, 1900; salary, fees; bond, $10,000.

  Surveyor?E. J. Thomas. Elected October 2, 1898, for two years; salary, fees.

 Tax Collector?James J. McGowan. Elected October 2, 1898, for two years; salary,
fees bond, $200,000.

  Tax Receiver?J. R. Dillon. Elected October 2, 1898, for two years; salary,
fees: bond. $50,000.

  Treasurer?Waring Russell. Elected October 2, 1898, for two years; salary,
$3,000; bond, $100,000.


COUNTY PRISON.

  County Jail?Habersham, northwest, corner Perry lane. T. J. Sweeny, sheriff 
and jailor.

COURTS.

Superior Court ? Court House, Eastern Circuit, Chatham County. Terms: First 
Monday in March, June and December. Return days, twenty days before beginning 
of each term. Robert Falligant, judge; salary, $2,000; W. W. Osborne, solicitor 
general; salary, fees; J. K. P. Carr, clerk; elected October 1898, for two years; 
salary, fees: bond, $3,000; J. L. Murphy, deputy.

  City Court? Quarterly sessions convene Feb. 6, May, 1, July, 1, and Nov. 6, 
1899. Return days, the Monday preceding sessions. Civil jurisdiction unlimited, 
except in cases of divorce, equity and land titles; criminal jurisdiction, 
except in cases of felony. Criminal court every Friday during the year. 
T. M. Norwood, judge; salary, $3,000. W. W. Osborne, solicitor general; Waring 
Russell, Jr., clerk; salary, fees. J. E. Constantine, deputy clerk; E. J. Whelan, 
sheriff; J. H. Willink, deputy; T. S. Russell, record clerk.

  Court of Ordinary?Court House. Convenes first Monday in each month. Hampton L. 
Ferrill, ordinary; elected October 2, 1896, for four years; salary, fees. Frank 
E. Keilbach, clerk.

  Court of County Commissioners? Court House. Convenes second Thursday in each 
month. J. R. Saussy, county attorney; John R. Dillon, clerk; R. F. Higgins, 
deputy sheriff.


Additional Comments:
From:

CHRONOLOGICAL  HISTORY OF SAVANNAH,
From Its Settlement by Oglethorpe down to December 31, 1899,
Together with a Complete Record of the City and County, and
SAVANNAH'S ROLL OF HONOR,

      A Roster of the Soldiers who have in three wars
Gone Forth at their Country's Call, from this City.

A. E. SHOLES, Compiler.

SAVANNAH, GA.: THE MORNING NEWS PRINT.
1900.

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