The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-02-02
Presentme ent of the Grand Jury.
L,n,,nru Yrn, 1871
The Grand Jury respectfully submit the ft

The Grand Jury respectfully submit the fol-
lowing presentment:
1st. We congratulate the county on the good
order and quiet now prevailing in our mds:.
No acts of desperation and outlaws have been
committed since the sitting of last Court, aad
with the exception of larceny, which appears
to be a growing evil in our community, greatly
to be deplored, we have been called OH to
transact but lutte business for the Sessions side
of the Court
End. We have examined the public Offices of
the county, to wit: The Clerks Office, Sher-
iff $ office and the Office of the Probate Judge,
and find them, so far as we can Judge, properly
kept. We find that some repairing should be
done in the Sheritf's office, and recommend
that the office be whitewashed and plastered
overhead We also recommend that the
Sheriff be furnished with a secretary, with
suitable partitions for books and papers, for
the use of his office. And we further recon-
mend that the Probate Judge be furnished
with bookcase for the Use of his Office, SINH
lar to the one in the Clerks office, formerly
belonging to the Commissioners Office. We
have examined the old index to the Ordinarys
office, and one just prepared by A. o. Norris,
Judge of Probate and in our opinion the new
index is greatly to be preferred, and we recon-
mend that the new index be adopted for the
Use of the othce.
3rd. We have made a careful examination of
the Jail, and find the same neatly kept, and
the prisoners properly cared for; but we find
some repairing should be done, and recon-
mend that the Jail be recovered, and the doors
to some of the cells be repaired or made new,
which is necessary to render them secure, and
that other bars of iron be placed in the win
dows, crossing those already i'll place, and a
double cook-room made of brick, forming an ell
to the eprescnt building, which, in our Judgment,
is very much needed and should be at once
erected. We desire to call the attention of the
County Commissioners to the fact that the
roads and bridges in our county arc, as gene
raj thing, in very bad condition, and we recon-
mend that they take such steps as may be ne
cessary to put them in good repair as soon as
possible.
4th. By Il committee of our number we have
examined the Poor House of the county, and
end it properly kcpt-the rooms all neat and
clean, and the inmates properly clad, number
ing forty-one. The condition of the Poor
House is encouraging, and reflects much credit
upon the county.
5th. We regret to learn that many persons
in various portion, of tie county are carrying
on their persons unlawful weapons. Ihls
practice, we fear, is becoming too common,
which rarely ever results to the bcpctit OF the
community or the person carrying, them (; but
upon the whole is detrimental to the good Or
der and safety of society. We, therefore, ear
nestly recommend the consideration Of this
subject to the Legislature:
9Th There is considerable complaint OF Tax
Executions being issued against persons who
have paid their taxes, and hold receipts for the
same which is a great nuisance to such per-
sons. We therefore, without intending to re-
fleet upon the County Treasurer, do earnestly
recommend and call tile attention of the Treas
urcr to the importance of SO canceling his
books upon the payment of taxes as to render
it easy and certain, upon examination OF his
books, to know who have and who have not
paid their taxes, which would free the office
from such mistakes, and prevent such annoy
ance to the taxpayers.
7th. We also desire to call the attention of
the Court to the Importance of providing the
Petit and Grand Jury room with comfortable
cane or split-bottom chairs for their use du-
ring Court
all of which is respectfully submitted.
JAMES a. DRAKE, Foreman.
The entire population of the United States,
including the District of Columbia and the
Territories, is 3S,30S, ,2S9-sn increase of6, ,S64,-
O7S since the year 1860: The population has