The Nevada Democrat., 1857-08-12
nenort or the esr.nd Jury.

To the Honorable Court Of Sessions Of Nevada county
The Grand Jury would respectfully report,
that in discharge Of the duties imposed upon us,
we have examined the county Jail and the con-
dition and manner Of treatment Of the prisoners
now Withinit
We have found the brick partition walls be-
tween the cells to be improperly constructed
and insecure and recommend that they be made
more secure by plates Of iron attached to them
and securely bolted and fastened together, ana
also that additional safety locks be procured.
We have ascertained that the treatment OF pris-
oners at present under charge Of the county
jailcr is kind and humane and of character to
meet our appreciation and also that great care
appears to be taken that prisoners In charge
shall be safely kept in custody.
The provisions of our laws relating to the ac-
coHnts of the County Treasurer and County
Auditor contemplate a system by which the con-
diton Of the treasury may be readily ascertain
ed at all times. In some respects the arrange
ment of the books Of these officers has hitherto
been so dissimIar as to render itexceedingly diff
cult to know whether they agree We therefore
recommend to these officers the adoption OF some
uniform system by which the object may be ac-
compished without the necessity OF long and
complicated calculation, and we particularly
recommend to the County Treasurer strict
compliance with the provision of the 9th section
of an act concerning the Office of County Treas
urer, passed March q, 1850, which requires that
be shall SO arrange his books that the amount
received and paid on account of separate and
distinct funds or specific appropriations shall be
| exhibited in separate and distinct accounts as
we'll as that the whole receipts and expenditures
shall be shown by one general cash account
The arrangement Of accounts as commenced by
the present County Auditor appears to US to he
great advance upon any form hitherto in use
and we recommend continuance of the same.
We have ascertained that during the term of
the late Treasurer, an error was committed in
the payment and cancelling of certain warrants
issued In October l856--before the same should
properly have been paid as q large amount OF
warrants were then outstanding which had been
issued and registered prior to them and we would
recommend the Board Of Supervisors to take
action on the matter. We have also ascertain
ed that during the term Of the late Treasurer
the warrants when paid were not usually regis
tered or cancelled and thereby the books Of the
Treasurer give but confused idea OF the in
debtedness Of the county yet outstanding. Upon
an examination Of the bond of the County Treas
urer we are led to believe that the sureties on
the same are insufficient and that the interests
Of the county are not properly protected there
by and We therefore recommend that the Board
| Of Supervisors make re-eXamination and re-
| :
vision Of the same. .lt sy . 5.t
Upon an examination Of the bond of the Pub
| Ill Administrator we find the same Irregular in
form as the affdayits are not attached to the
bond, and we believe the sureties on the same
are insufficient and the interests of the county
are not sufficiently protected thereby, and we
therefore recommend the same to the Board Of
Supervisors for re-examinatiOn and revision.
We also would respectfully submit that the
interests of the county are endangered by the
acceptance as sureties for large sums upon our
most important official bonds, of the names of
persons whose property consists mostly or en-
tirely Of cash in hand liable to be moved out Of
the county or State on short noticc,-or of mi
ming claims the value Of which is uncertain and
iuctuating, and liable to great and sudden de-
terioration, and we would respectfully recon-
mend that hereafter great care be taken in
the acceptance of sureties on al official bonds.
| ]. G. BIRDsEYE,
.,.,...... "a, Foreman Grand Jury.
Nevada, Aug, 9th, 1857.