Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-03-23
ReDOrt of the Grand Jury.

The following most excellent report was pre-
sented by the Grand Jury last week, and we re-
port it entire, as it is worthy OF the author, who
was foreman of the Jury:
To THE UoSoKABLE Court
Now holding Court of
Quarter Sessions in and for the county of Nor
thumbcgland:
The prcscntment Of the Grand Jury made at
March term of a. ID. 1872,
Respectfully represent that they have acted
upon siXty-siX Bills and have of that number ig-
norcd tweuty-seven of them, of which the largest
number are of a triing nature, and ought not to
have been returned TO Court. We have found
thirty-nine True Bills and nearly two-thirds of
them are for selling liquor on the Sabbath day
and to minors from those low groggerles. 1t
does appear that the majority OF the Keepers oi
those dens of iniquity have no regard for the
sanctity of the Sabbath day, but will sell aud in
toXicale men aud boys who are staggering along
the pavemenls in drunkenness, to the great an
noyance of the sober, moral and religious people
going and returning from church, ana. Tor pc
cuniary gain vii! wantonly sell strong drinks
and inIoXicate the boys in their minority, with
out rejecting that by so doing they are sowing
the seed broadcast Of drunkenness, degradation
and crime among our once promising ooys, VINO
soon must take the places OF their fathers and
control the destinys of our government. We do
fatIer ourselves that it will not be long hence
when the good aud moral sense of the people will
purge our towns of those nulsances.
We have examined the county buildings ana
offices and find the departments vouchers, books
and papers are well kept, clean and In good or.
der, BY the kind and efficient officers and would
recommend more bed clothing procured for the
/ prisoners in Jail and some repairs TO the water
| closet The floor and two windows in one OF the
| rooms should be repaired, otherwise the Jail and
! Jail Yard is in good order. The Appearance ana
| Lien Docket for A. D. 1862, should be transcrib-
| ed and rebound. The Treasurer should have
some new books. The water closet in Court
! House Yard is in filthy condition and should
, be remodlcd and kept clean during Court term,
| at least. We also recommend that good venti-
lator be put in the ceiling of the Court House so
ms to purify the atmosphere, and benefit the
health of those attending Court, and also one OF
the rooms west of the Court room he lifted up IN
| decent style for the accommodation OF attorneys
and clients, and to put in u suitable number OF
benches IN the Witnesses room so the witnesses
of the Commonwealth may be there kept while
the Grand Jury are In session. We have suffered
much delay on that account, although the Prose
cutting Attorney has done all he could to remedy
the evil.
There is much complaint among our worthy
tax payers of the county, and we think with JUS
cause, about the loose manner our County Com
missioners have been practicng in granting tn
tax duplicates to irresponsible collectors and TAX
Ing straw bail for their faithful performance
Tie county has sustained heavy losses by suci
conduct, and we think law should be passed II
! all such cases to make them individually respon
sible and also the different collectors should b
compelled to settle up their duplicates In rea
sonable time, and not allow them TO speculat
, upon the peoples money aud the connty's pay
ing heavy interest on monies borrowed.
We are also Informed that our ex-Treasurer o
the county, when he gave up his office to his sue
cessor, removed all the deposits to Shamokin. !
such be the case II should be Immediately attend
ed to.
d There now appears nothing more for us to de
We respectfully ask to be discharged.
S. JoHH, Foreman.