The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Report of the Grand Jury of Mo
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To the Hon. DeForest Porter, Judge of the Second Judicial District, for Mohave county, Arizona Territory :--The Grand Jury for Mo have county, empanneed on the jth inst, having completed the duties assigned them, submit the following report; Have found ten true bills of indictment--twO for murder, one for manslaughter, one for assault with in- tent 10 commit murder, one for assault with deadly weapons, one for drawing and exhib- iting pistol in dangerous and threatening manner, two for grand larceny, one for per jsry and one for resi'ting an officer. Com plainis have been made before the Grand Jury, of persons charged with high crimes, but the Jury were unable to obtain sufficient evidence to warrant the finding of bills Of m. dictment.
 We have. through a committee, examined the books of the several county officers, and tini with few exceptions, that they are properly kept and in a neat and systematic manner. We found, upon examination, that the county indebtedness exceeds SI ,OOO, that the taxable property for the fiscal year 1872 does not exceed Sl3O,OOU, that tue assets nt the county does not exceed SGO0, that the statutes of Arizona limits the tax for county purposes to S2 on Sl00, that we cannot req sonably expect any large increase of taxable property the present fiscal year, and while the probable expenditures for county purposes will not fall short of $l0,000, we recommend strict economy in the administration of coun- ty affairs. To prevent crime, we recommend that the officials be prompt in the perform ance of their duties, and that the sheriff of the county and bis deputies arrest all persons committing crime, coming 10 his or their Knowledge, that the parties may be punished in accordance with tue law. We recommend that the board of supervisors rent some suit able building for the several offices, and for the safe keeping of prisoners, in consequence of the neglect of our representatives 10 the Territorial legislature, in not introducing a bill authorizing our county to levy special tax for the building of county buildings, we are compelled to rent buildings until some provision Is made for the levying and collect ing tax for this purpose.
 We find, upon examination, that the board of supervisors have ordered paid from the General fund the sun of Sl50 in cash, when the same should have been drawn in the reg ular manner, and paid in rotation. We also find that the ex. sheriff of this county has esed the sum of S3GS l5-l00, for which he has deposited county warrants in security for the payment of the same with other warrants as provided by law. While there may be ne cessity for the using of money by the county
 
 tend 10 injure the credit of the county, an; would be considered virtually repudiatior of the outstanding warrants. We are wei satisfied that the board of supervisors, as th' guardians of the county, have been negligen in the performance of their duties, and com mtted grave errors in the fulfilment of th duties devolving upon them.
 It has been brought to our notice, that il the removal of the county archives, from liar dyyille to Cerbat, that they were removed n great haste, and by irresponsible parties, an' as the board of supervisors had not made an. provision for \ suitable building or office, the. were stored for several days, and that ther was no officer properly authorized to receiv them, that any one having business with tn several offices could not be accommodated | consequence of the books being guarded by posse of armed men, that the court eommi' soner was denied the seal of the court, I consequence of which great damage and lo' might have accrued to parties.
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