The Placer herald., 1865-03-18
GRAND JURY REPORT,

GRAND JURY REPORT.
TO the Honorable County Court of Placer
County:
Your Grand Jury for the March Term. 1865,
having performed their duties, beg leave to
report.
We have examined nine cases which have been
brought before us, in eight of which cases. true
bills were found. classified as follows:
For murder ?: grand larceny 8; perjury l;
burglary unlawfully branding cattle |.
| One case in the nine above mentioned is spe-
cially reported upon.
TO THE GRAND JURY:
lonr Committee appointed to visit the County
Hospital respectfully report that they have done
30, tud huU an abundance of provisions and Of
good qualify. We find the house in good order.
clean 'nd neat, with the exception of the beds
an" hunks which are in very bad condition,
bordering upon filthy. There appears to a a suffi-
cient amoDut of bed clothing upon the beds, but
OF very coarse description. no sheets or pillow
cases, anu but an apology ior pillow. We find
the underclothes OF the patients very dirty. and
we were informed by many Of them, that they
frequently wore them from one to three weeks
without changing.
The patients also made general complaint that
the County Physician did not visit them as often
as they would wish two or three DAYS often in
tervening between his visits.
We found one patient a Chinaman. in an old
building Off from the main building. in most
we could not remain in the room but a very short
time. We were informed that he had no medical
aid during the time he had remained there. which
was, we are told two weeks and also were in
formed that it was probable the County Physician
did not know the man was there.
From an observation. we are of Opinon that
the Steward OF the Hospital is altogether unfit
for the position he now occupies, and that much
if not most Of the fault and blame for the exist
ing state OF things is attributable to the neglect
and carelCssncss OF the Steward. Yet we cannot
altogether eXonerate the County Physic ian we
conceive it TO be the duty Of this officer to see
that the Steward performs his duties
There are now fifteen patients in the Hospital.
Signed, ROYAL I. KELLY,
NJ WALDRoN.
b. T. ALLEN,
c. STRABEL
S. WILLIAMS.
TO THE GRAND JURY.
Your Committee appointed to visit the County
Jail having performed their duties. report that
they found every thing in and around the ia as
neat and clean as could be expected. considering
the large number OF prisoners now in confinement
We heard no complaints made in regard to the
insulfciency OF food, rs to the quality The
prisoners appear to have plenty OF bed cloth
ing, and the bed, appear to be neat There are
now confined in the County Jail 25 persons. the
crimes for which they are held being as follows:
For murder 2; burglary /; grand larceny 3;
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Indians 2; petit larceny Is. Total %.
Moan ANDREWS,
II. MANsUR,
E. JACKMAN,
A. BREECE.
T. SNEDECoR.
TO THE GRAND JURY.
Your Committee appointed TO visit the various
county Offices and inspect the books therein. have
performed their duties. and report that they find
the books of the county officers kept in 4 very
neat. and from the best information we could
obtain, in proper manner.
We deem it our duty to call the attention of
the proper officers TO an Act of the Legislature of
1864 entitled an Act to provide for asceranng
the amounts OF lees paid to certain officers, from
the fact that we have been informed that many
officers coming under the provisions of that act
have not contormed with the law "a list Of which
obtained from the Clerk OF the Board of Super
visols, We append to our report,) it will be seen
that most OF the officers whose fees are Of anv
considerable amount, have already filed with the
Clerk Of the Board Il sworn statement Of the
amount OF their fees, as required by the Act before
mentioned
Your Committee would here call attention to
Section Of said Act, for the reason. if strictly
enforced, 1t might in many cases work great
hardship, tor Instance, Where the fees Of the Off
Ger are merely nominal. and whore the county is
more benefited by the Office than is the person
holding it, in such cases. we are Of the opinion
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conviction. the penalty being 50 great. We would
therefore recommend that proceedings should not
be instituted against any officer, for non-compli-
0nce with the law, whose fees are OF an incon-
siderable amount. until it sha! be perfectly plain
that the officer negecting to do so, is wlul, and
in order TO ascertain that fact We would recon.
mend that the Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors
should be required to notify all the officers who
have not complied with the law in the matter
and OF the fact that the law will be enforced in
the future.
Your Committee approve of the action of the
| Board of Supervisors in reference to appointing
Commissioners to prevent the sale of mineral
lands 4 matter in which the taxpayers of Placer
county are deeply interested.
Your Committee append statement of the
County Treasurer, giving the amount Of money
dae each Of the School Districts in Placer county.
Your Committee have also made an cxamina-
tion OF the Court House and upper portion of the
Jail building, and find the same in good repair
so far as we have been able to discover
JoHN BROMLEY,
j. d. PRATT
ALEX. MOORE,
JAMES gibson
MOSES ALLEN.
Thanks are returned by the Grand Jury to the
District Attorney. the Sheriff and his deputies.
and all the county officers with whom we have
had business during our session, for their uniform
courtesy toward us. All of which is respectfullv
submitted. j. D. PRATT, Foreman.
To the honorable tie Board Of Supervisors OF
| Placer County
GENTLEMEN: | would most respectfully call
your attention to the following list Of officers
whose duty il is 10 file with the Clnrk of the