The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-30

in the County presented their Books
For the inspection Of tho Grand Jury
Trial Justices, Messr4. A. Jones
ID..C. Tompkin, Tllman Watson, II.
| W. Cannon, i. b. Forrest, j. T.. Ad.
Olson and ". D. Ramey., We would
respectfully submit that the, charges
made by most Of these Trial Justices
are contrary to the decision Of your
Honor, and arc altogether unrcason-
able, and If not, corrected, an addi-
tional tax will have to BIZ leyied 10
pay their indebtedness. l., e., t.s.
Thore are still twenty-five paupers
at the Poor House, seven male and
fifteen female. They complain that
their diet, ia very coarse, and sthey
are very hdoh iin;need Of clothing,and
we HhdhtRat thS' houses fare Very
| much out of rspaif, Notwithstanding
the Commissioners have paid out Z, Of
the County fund u$3,d4l:7o. since
the beginbing6t tho fiscal year. w
By,way ofcom lpent, upon}tho con.
dition Of affairs in our County, we
resPectfuny;Hprcsen tho folk wing
facts:to the ;notie6 of yourfHon, r. 2
At the lasts Court, the Grand Jury
presented tho Sheriff for ma fcasancc G
in office inillegally withholding funds
paid into his office when demanded
by parties entitled to the same. This
officer has not only not been punish.
ed but has not been indicted. s..-.
H. L
Treasury Lear 5000 90, tied down
by an injunction from this Court,
which was deposited there more than
n year ago for the benefit of the credi-
tors of the country, and which should
have been distributed Immediately.
The parties to whom this money be-,
longs have been deprived Of the same,
as We are Informed, for more than
two years, and the prospect Of their
ever obtaining it seems to, have
grown more doubtful each day since
the money was deposited In the treas
ury.
The Clerks office to-day from the
mpetenoy aud wilful neglect of
tho late Clerk of the Court, is in
wretched condition. Hundreds Of
v'luable papers, for recording which
said Clerk had received tho fees, are
still lying unrecorded.a - The would.,
be bonds of the officials for the last
few years3oan scarcely any of them.
be found. Somc Of them arc record.
ed in the proper books, some in books
for recording liens and mortgages,
others not recorded at all.
The last County missioners
squauderci the public funds and ran
the County in dett thousands of dol
lars. Here again tho bonds are
worthless and the people must be
tho losers. These official crimes we're
many Of them detoctod by the last
Grand Jury, and the perpetrators Of
the same were indicted for the several
offences, but not one of them has yet
been brought 10 trial or punished.
81" The late Probate Judge was in
dicted at the last term of Court for
malfeasauco in$ Office .inanot turning
over to the proper parties. large
amounts of money, aggregating, sever.
thousand dollars, paid into his office,
and also for5not turning over to the
present Incumbent The. books contain
ing the. evidence Of the amount ofesaid
money. Although this moneys was
the property of the. widows, and %or-
phansSWho are always regard d.us;the
special wards of the C. curtis, < wet -ttis
official still lSremainsl untried Vand has
not been ddmpedlllsd SO account for
| said money. S3s; 49,
The County School Commissions,
we find totally tingomp etentss sGhis
official, ,t0gethstj$ish his pr edecsssor,
contrary,to, law, issued checks fol
several Thousand dollars at a time
when? the Treas,,rers reports indioa,
ted that there was no money in the
treasury for. School purposes, :, lie
also apportionc d the School Fund ao
oordiDg to" tie number bfchildreh at:
tending school last year. instead Of
apportioning according to tne nun
ber alto pdipg; this year. In; conse'
| quence of these errors some school
| districts have received a much larger
portion Of the; SCHOOL, Fund than they
were entitled Ito, while others have
not received their due, propoEtivn IL
q word, he has ta kon the ,monoy, from
ono school district and[appropriatod'i Il
to the benefit oflanotheE i"t E2T0 J.
| From 5oversizJthouSahd voters ii