Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-02-23

The Co. Judge and the Grand
jury.
STATK OF Iowa,
EaiEamRtIamis CsMKiB,

PottamRttaHis CamHig,
To the Honorable, the District Court Ia
and for Potkawastanie County, Iowa, al the
February Term thereof, A. d, 1855, ]. L.
FetteT and colleagues aecaseFs, agnlnst
John Ii. Sherman, County Judge, accused
meat respectfully charge that tbs said ae-
sussd Ia guilty oR wilfaf malsdminialratloa
in ofsce. That Ia to says ...
Thai the said John Il. Sherman, present
County Judge OF Pottawattsmie County,
Iowa, as the m&id aeeassis verify believe,
has, during his administration as County
Judge In aud for said County, ts-sCit. from
the fourth (4th) dag Of May, A. D., 1858,
TO the 18th day Of February, A. D., 1859,
issued County Warrants 10 the amount Of
ThIrty-one Thousand and EiRsty-thFea %.
leo dollars 1881 y093 25), Of which amount
the sum of Fourteen Hundred aad Thirty
four 36-I00 dollars Il ,434 3S1 liz mar ked
caneeIsd; leaving balance Of CoaRty Or
ders, or Warrants, yet outstanding to the
amount Of Twenty -nfns Thousand SIX hua.
drsd and Fifty eight and 90-f0o dollars
(&29 ,s5s 3D.
The said accaasra represent, also, that
large amount of County Orders have been
issued TO persons for building bridges, in
eases were no contract verbal or written,
was made with tbs Coanky Judge, as TO the
price Tor said bridges. And that large a.
mouata at Warrants have been sssaed eor q
greaEsr amount than Sns bills raAdsfed; that
Is 10 SAP: in some easas three dollars for
Onej and In enc case four dollars FOR one
tAat Ia the majority Of eases, TIVE dollars
fog one, besides kaaoRs Warrants issued On
Township Trustees Certificates.
Tue said seeHsaxs further represent and
charge, that the Books and Papers Of The
County Iudgss tbs accused aforesaid, ARE
In very disordegsd and dsrangsd condition.
80 much 20, that, ewing TO the Iimiksd tine
which the said aeeussrs have TO act, they
are unable To make q fun report on them.
but have found enough 10 ahcw shas ahars
has been much negligence cn ths part Of
the said accused II kesplAg ths ROCKS OF
his said ofies, TO- ssis: That In one plaza,
they find about two hun4Fsd Warrants Of
daplisats RuEabaFss bessdas gthsx instances
Of enc OF more numbers duplicated.
TIE said aeeuseFs alao charge that the
said accused has issued OTdeTs or War
rants payable to hlmssK.
Therefore in consideration OF the ADORE
and foregoing statements, the said aeSussrs,
whose names ars hersuato subscribed, the
same constituting 80 manY og the grad Ju-
~ IN and Eog the County ard Stale afore-
said, and being electors tnssela, hagehy rep
present shat shsy verify baaisya The Inter.
sals pf The EUsanty require that I6ha a.
6haFasaps CsaHkY JuAge. aeGaseds ~ gus-
pended from once until fall and Impartial
Inwssklgasion 81 hia books, wRpafa. and al. |
Elafskyakions can Be made and Thai Il |
wsugd farfhsg Tend 70 that pugrose 90 ex. |
asssna and sAvassi Es the books, papers and /
administrator % Ehs oARge Of the County /
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vssssa 90 sua Do. Said aeemsaza hsssssg sab 1
s1gihsng sssear HigasknEes, that tbs abovs
charge Ire sfDs, Is shey Tsrily hellevs.
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