The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-05-14

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y'ar, tor all purpose never nouut.
ed to more thnn $4,000, and were
ueually about 81 1000, which mount
was amply sufficient. i, %,
| We cn'forred with tic School Com.
mis- 'loncr, and appointed u committee
70 examine hi, books. The~ were
sa lied with the sxaminA'iJn. as'f.r
as IT was extended. The condition
OF tho publ, s huols, with few *.
bceptiops, j. not satisfactory b It We
10 not, tEink it is tho fp,llt Of
the Conmiss;ouer. lie states bat he
has many difficulties to contend with,
in tho failure Of tic State T,ea>nr r
to pay over the sobovl appropriation
TOR the eoHn'y, and Il @ scf.s.al Of prop.
or persrns in many cages g. qct US
Trustees
We have examined the I, iii cs Of
;he ) 'criff, Clerk Of lomr', ani Pro-
bate Judge, and iind their b. ks VOL
api neatly kept.
e"ly thrcc of the. Trial Justices,
M"ss;s. Mackcy, Hawthorn and
huPpk!n, submitted their books to
our inspection. These books were
we'll kept, and, rs far as We could
Judge, were true records Of the pro-
coeliugs had in their courts. Justice
Muckcy reports S.625 as fines due
tLc count, Justice Hawthorn holds
, receipt for about tho same amoun.
from tho County Tr.asurer Justice
Lumpkin holds il receipt TOR ;slIG 25
and is still due So 20 The other
Trial Justiccs have rs yct made no
report.
\ Wo would mo.t cevcrcIy ccnsure
the pract:to existing among some Of
the Justices, Of stirring up litigation,
aud entertaining every petty case for
tho most trivial oi1cnse comirg before
them, instead of acting a< conssrvA
tots Of The peace. Tho full number
of warrants and rccogn;zlnccs u,c is
sued, parties are brought to court
from great distances, and when the
ca:e is brought to trial, the whole
matter is settlcd nptn payment Of
costs. Thus II heavy expense is co
tailed upon the person laying the
costs, (Which ac divided Letwccu the
rii"l Justice and Sheriff or Constable
neither party derives any satisfaction,
and no benefit aocrues to the State.
Should the Grand .Jnry discover any
such conduct in future, they will
petition the Eoverncr for the reno
val OF the oflondiug Justice.
In obedience to tho Instructions of
the Court, wo have summoned before
rs every person holding tavern
license in the Town of WiMnsboro.
These all affirm that they have
complied with tho requirements OF
the law appcltainipg to their case.
We arc of the opinion that snmc care
lessness exists !n the issuance Of liquor
Licenses to Irresponsible pa.tirs
through the County and wo recon.
mend ,hat the County Commissioners
exercise more caution in Issuing
these licenses in future.
Upon tho statement ,6f Mr..
10. Ii. McMastcr, lntendunt Of
Winnsboro, that the citizcns
are about to purchase Fir,
Engine, we recommend that IL cistcm
PC constructed i'll the Court House
Yard for the protection Of the public
buildings in case o' Il Q. |; i, ,S.i.
mated that q oistern hnidin: so eco
gallons can be constructed for no,
more than $500, and tho expense
would be fully compensated by the
increased protection afforded t.
public property.
We also fud that the School Trus.
tees Of Township No. 8, levied Ill
a sessment Of one mill for school pur
poses, af,or it had been dcci:el
against, unanimously, by u meeting
OF tho oiti.cns called to consider the
propriety Of lcvyipg such ~ tax. We
consider this n high handed nssump.
ton Of authority, and we present the
Trustees of Township No. ., and
unme rs witnesses, N. G. Robertson.
Thomas McKinstry and II. N. Low.
rance.
II has been brought to the notice
Of the Grand Jury, informally. that
gambling, to great extent, exists in
the community. We trust that this
slight notice will cause the propcr
authorities TO DO moro on tho alert
in reprcssing it.
,Wo have thus impcrfectly perform
ed the duties assigned us, and take
this occasion to return our thanks to
the Prcsid!he Judge for his courte.
~ towards US, and tho assistance
given us, in tho discharge Of our af.