Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23


Three Thousand Dollars, the great
or part thereof being for claims for
services not authorized by law.
In the management by the Board
of county affairs, there seems to have
been too much disposition manifest
ed to carry ouefpeCsoaai ends and
-. AS evidence of It, the rec
10 -ow many allo wances to per
favo rites Of the Board, and e.
ven to some members of the Board
themselves, while legal accounts,
presented by others, have been re-
iected or delayed. This feeling has
been carried to such an extent to-
wards the Sheriff, that the Board
determined, and so expressed, to
have nothing to do with his ac-
counts. We have endeavored to ap-
ply the proper legal correction, in
all cases where the evidence war
ranted it..
We find the Chancery Clerk OF
fee in a deplorable condition, the
records of the Board of Supevisors,
particularly the loose manner of is
suing warrants, have both given lis
much trouble and concern for the
public interest.
We find many valuable public
papers, accounts, and the like mis-.
sing from the Office, and the rec.
ords in considerable confusion.
In many instances thore have
been over issues in amount and
duplicate warrants issued, showing
great carelessness, if nothing worse
We find, also, after some trouble,
that a license to retail liquor was
issued from this office to Messrs
Haynie Il Dunlap of Shuqualak, IN
the year 1872, for which the money
required by law to be paid, has new.
er reached the County Treasurer.
Our Investigation places the respon.
siblity on the Chancery Clerk.
Office. We ask the attention of the
Board of Sup's and County Atty
to these matters, in order that suits
may be Instituted if necessary, to
recover the public money thus lost
or misused. We have fully dis
charged our duty in this direction,
In saying this much as to the Chan
Gerry Clerks office, we mean no re.
ieqbion whatever on MY. J. W.
Hopkins the present doputy Clerk
rs he has had charge OF this office
but a short time.
In regard to the Circuit Clerk,
and his office, we desire to make
special mention. We find the rec
ords and papers we'll and carefully
kept, and everything in good order,
with duties well and promptly per-
formed. There was some little
complaint that the Circuit Clerk
had not paid the Jury Tax to the
County Treasurer, as required by
law. We are glad to report this q
mistake, as the reports were regu.
larly made as required by statute.
The County Treasurer, tho there
vas NJ actual wrong, had not given
receipts in proper shape to the
CLERK. This, however, has now
been done, and the receipts exhibi'
ted to us by Mr.. White.
We find the books of the County
Treasurer in good shape and condi-
ton. There may have boon some
irregularities in minor matters, bu,
all funds coming into the hands OF
the Treasurer have been properly
and faithfully accounted for. We
feel that thore is no complaint q
gainst this Office.
1t had been reported and under
stood, before the assembling of the
Grand Jury, that. the Sheriff of the
County was a defaulter for a large
sum, more than Twenty Thousand
Dollars. This caused us to devote
more than customary time, labor
and pains to the investigation OF
matters connected with the Sheriff.
office. We have had before us the
various county officers, several ju.
dicious and prominent citizens, az
we'll as Col. McMichaeI, the State
agent appointed by the Governor
to look after settlements with off,
GERS, and his distinguished attorney,
Col. Dowd, of Aberdeen. The re-
SUIT of oar deliberate investigation
is, that when there is q fui! and
proper settlement made h6~n
the Sheriff and the county thers
will DO but little difference either
way /; but, if anyathe county may
be in debt to the Sheriff for a small
amount.
We feel it our duty to say further,
that we find the Sheriff. office gen.
orally in good condition; the She
riff himself discharging his duties
we'll and faithfully. as, also his sew
eral duputies.
In this connection, we desire to
mako special mention of the
prompt, determined and prudent
manner IN which Sheriff Conner
and his Deputies managed the riot
occurred in u county in Au-
gust last.
We have examined the county
Jail and premises thereto attached
and find everything usually clear,
in thorough order and evidently
well kept. We find the prison
ers to have good treatment, album
dant food we'll prepared and proper
precaution to prevent escape. Tho
officers in charge of these public
institution desire special mention.
Our attention has been called To
in which the law for work
ms prisoners outside OF the Jail is