The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-23
Report of the Grand jury.

days III the County Jail, with line OF 500
or the alienation Of one hundred days in Jail.
Report of the Grand Jury.
To the Hon. the Court of Sessions in and for
Butte County and State Of California.
The Grand Jury summoned ard impanneed
at the February term, A. D. 1860 of said
Court, respectfully report as follows:
That, in the discharge of their duties as such
jury, they have heard and Investigated nineteen
complaints for the violation of the Statutes of
this State. That they have ignored and dis,
missed ten of said cases. and have found and
reported nine true bills" of Indictment as
follows
Assault with deadly weapon. n................ A
Grand Larceny. MISREPRESENTATION. 2
Marking Hog not his own. 49,. =. ........ l
Assault with Intent to Commit Murder. L
Fraudulently selling land after hav- ,
having sold the same.
The Grand Jury regret the necessity COM
peling them to report that, they have potent
reasons for believing that there is a number of
persons around the town of Oroville, who have
no " visible means of support" and are, in
consequence, amenable to the laws Of the State
relating to vagrants." Not deeming it our
province to examine into and report such cases
we recommend, that the District Attorney,
enter complaint in Justices Court, against all
such as may come under his knowledge; and
that he cause a vigorous and unyieldmg prose-
cution of all such cases to be made, until the
community shall be purged of the demoralizing
element. And we furthermore recommend,
that the Board of Supervisors, devise some
means for the employment either on public or
private works, of any and all such persons,
during the time for which they may be SEN
fenced
The Grand jury in the further discharge of
their duties, examined the County Hospital,
and regret to report, that they are not pleased
with the condition thereof. We are disposed
to censule those who have the immediate con
troll of the patients and premises, for their lack
of attention to the cleanliness of the main
room on the lower floor of the building, occu-
pied by patients, who require constant and
careful attention. And we recommend to the
Board of Supervisors, and think necessity de-
mands, that they cause wards to be erected on
the ground floor of the building, for the use of
helpless patients, where they can be separate
frcm the balance. We also recommend that
that crockery-ware be substituted for the
dining room table, in place of the tn-ware
now in use and also, that table cloths be
furnished.
We also examined the County Jail, and are
well satisfied with the condition thereof
The Grand Jury, desire to call the attention
of the Board of Supervisors to the unsafe con-
dition of the plastering in the Courtroom and
hall leading therefrom, and recommend that
they cause the same to be repaired as soon as
the weather and the terms of Court will permit
We also respectfully call the attention of
the Board of Supervisors to Sec. lst Article
go, of the Statutes Of this State, relating to
Official Bonds of County Officers, and recon-
mend that they take measures to ensure the
due enforcement thereof.
The Grand Jury, in the capacity of deli
berative body, called together by the Judiciary
OF our land, for the purpose of investigating
and reporting crime in all its subtle FORMS feel
themselves justified by the exisency of the
times, in stepping aside from their peculiar
province as a jury. and raising their voice
feeble though it may be, against the attempts
that have been and are now being made, to
tear asunder and destroy the Government
which our fathers made and delivered to US
sealed with their blood. And believing the
presence of great events demand the out-spoken
sentiments of free and enlightened people
therefore, we do most unqualfedly denounce,
all attempts 10 break up, dismember or destroy,
the Union of these United States, as treason
able, and subversive of the Constitution and
laws thereof; degrading to the people, and
retarding to the cause of liberty throughout
the world. And while we deprecate the efforts
now being made, in the Atlantic States to
dissolve the Union, we condemn the action of
all those in our own State, who, in any event,
advocate the establishment of a separate Gov
ernment on the Pacific coast. And we hold
it to be the duty of all law-abding, Union-lov-
citizens, to stand firmly by the banner of our
country, and consign the hydra-headed cac-
tus, and bear flag" of the woud-be Pacific
Republicans, to the pages of history forever.
The Grand Jury, in conclusion desire to re-
turn their thanks TO the District Attorney and
to the Sheriff and his deputies, for their prompt
attention during our session.
Oroyille, February 10th, 1861.
j. T. DEWEL,
Foreman of Grand Jury.
S. E. HEDGES. Clerk.