The Empire County argus., 1854-08-26
II, pom OF rhe GIa! d 5u.y.

| StOte CT CUfJOTHfU, county OF FL DCTCuO. III
the Court cf Sess oHs. August term. 1854.
The Grand ury for said term of Court having
completed their enquiries in relation to crimes and
offences committed in said county and having ex.
amined other matters pertaining to their duty. res
pec;tully report -
lst. That they have examined the jail Of said
county. and found the same in good repair. kept
clean. and the condition OF the prisoners confined
therein comfortable.
ID On enquiry. as far as can be ascertaincd the
county roads and bridges are in good repair
3D. The Grand Jury by their committee have ex-
arnincd into the affairs Of the county in relation to
he manner in which the records and accounts of
the county are kept, and the amount Of receipts
and disbursements "f moneys belonging to the cuun.
| ty The committee CO tmmcnceda at the Cc',her tenn
IF court. 1852. and examined all the ,ticps ard
their accounts and pre- ceedngs from that .me 70
the present term They examined the bills pre-
,ented and allowed by the court. compare lasm
with the records Of said court, and found them ,o
! agree. The committee then touk he record and
compared ii with the Auditors issues on the Irca-
surcr, aud they were found to agree. with the ox-
ceptiOn OF n mistake Of one dollar The account
ct both Clerk of the Court and Auditor were then
taken to the Ireasurers Office. and found to agree
with his account Of receipts and expenditures so
the Grand Jury upon their oaths. say tlat there
has been no fraud or corruption in the allowances
ot accounts, or IN the keeping record Of such al
lowances. or in dlscharging the same hy the Treas
urer. ! he committee examined the settlement Of
the Auditor and Treasurer on the l4th Of anuary.
1854. and found the amount received into The 1rea-
sury from the November term. (24th.) 1852, up TO
January 18th. 1854 to be S105.7l6 II. for county
purposes Of that amount $lO5,U79 4S was paid
out by the Treasurer tor county expenses leaving
ut that time III the County treasury balance Of
S31 66. From January lAth to August 5th. 1854,
! the amount received into the Treasury for county
rurposca was S5500S rs; cut Of that amount
t375O9 20 was paid out for county purposes, leay.
Ing Il balance in the Treasury on the 9th Of Au-
gust. 1854, Of S17490 So. The outstanding war.
rants not redeemed on the first day of July. 1854.
WAS S4,1l8 e. leaving in the Treasury over and
above all liabilities Sl2,1Sl 32 The committee
also examined the accounts Of the Shorthand 1rea,
surer and found them to agree. The Grand Jury
also report that the tnx for county purposes is ten
cents the 500 less than last year and that the
affairs Of tie county are economically managed
that the expenses for the last six months have been
great in consequence of the amount paid for the
INDECENT sick. The Grand Jury would therefore
say that since the administration of the present
incunbents in Office, they can find no defect or
fault in the management Of tho county affairs. cx-
crpt those authorized by law, which this Grand
Jury Will not comment upon. and for which the
county officers are not responsible.
Q. Raymond, Foreman: c. w. Tureman C. Hix.
Samuel Siliiman. John Bachanan. H. HolliSieI, A.
| !. Eahncy. L. B. Curson. Dennis P. Bence NJ
Eolmps. VIM. $. Askins, John T. Boley. D. w lie.
van. Albert MuNcley Z. Nj. Gaige .as. B. Hume,
VI iIliam Harris, Samuel Turner.
ColUma, August 18th, 1851.
We clip the foregoing report from the Miners
E3cccqte and propose to see what information the
public have Obtained hy this eErt of the Grand
,ury,
Frst-The county Jail is found in good repair
and tic condition Of the prisoners comfortable,
This everybody knew before. Why did not this
jury inform the people explicitly, how much is paid
per week for boarding prisoners!
Ss;ood--1hcy found the county roads and
bridges in good repair"
Now where are these roads and bridges Go
whore we will, do we not have to pay toll over
bridges And does the county pretend to own any
If then1
Turd-Thcy found the accounts in all the va
rous offces correct and agreement existing among
them
This fact nobody has disputed so far as we are
aware. a mistake of only one dollar was found.
and we venture the opinion, that this WAS II mis-.
Jake "I the SraHI jury
FlHti-Ih hey found out that the Treasurer had
up to IAN II, 1854, received SlO5,7l6 II
And disbursed l0567S 4S
Eraying balance On that day Of $3I U6
| This valuable information the Treasurer flrii d
months ago and we have laid it before our readers
From anuary Ii to Aug. 5. 1854, there has been
received into the Treasury for County
purposes. sj5,00S IS
Disbursed in the same time 3Ij0J %
Leaving balance SlI4J0 So
Deduct outstanding indebtedness, Ais 23
We have balance over liabilities Sl27Sl 80
Some time since, in speaking Of county finance.
we quoted the various reports OF the County Ireas
urcr and proved from his figures that the current
expenses of the county had been largely increased
Mt that time to the tune Of upwards Of Fur Tlcu-
Scad Dollaix per montt. Since then. to the present
hour. nobody has attempted to dirprove these re-
ports Of the Treasurer. to our knowledge and 50
far Us our knowledge extends we are prepared to
endorse them as correct. These reports, then
staring this grand jury plump in the face, and pr.
claiming greatly increased expenditures certainly
called loudly for IN explanation Of the cause. Here
we have it in these words out of the mouths Of
eighteen men that the expenses for the last six