The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-30
From the Edgvield Advertiser. .-.-
presentmcns Of ths Grand Jury Of Edge.
field County. ...ss.s. .

lfrom the Eogoneia hoVertlsor.
prsssntmens Of ths Grand Jury Of Edge
t.. field County. ~&.&4.,
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Hon. ..1a: B. J Carpenter Presiding
Judge Of MeGM Creuit. -, yE..
The Grand Jury at tho Court of
General Sessions for Edgefeld Coun.
ty and the State of South Carolina,
at the juno Term of said Court, re-
spectfully submit the following pre-
sentiment: ..-.. syn ..... ~ ...
We have examined the Office of the
County Comm issirners and ind that
the Books and papers are in excellent
order, with vouchers for all moneys
upon which they have issued checks;
but more reckless expenditure of
public funds is not ordinarily met
with in such on Investigation.
Tho amount of County Tax collected for
current expenses is, Sl1,843 ~
License Tax, ...... S76 90
III, es from Clerk Of Court, 10000
Fines from Trial Justices, Is 05
Total amounted collected, $ll,02 TT
Total amount disburscd TO the =
15lh Of May, 9O14.C9
Balance on hand for County
purposes on the 18th of May, $2,919.08
We would especially call your
Houor's attention to the fact that the
County Com missioners have already
paid out during the present fscal
year for tho Poor House, three thou
sand and forty.one dollars and
seventy cents, for the maintenance
and comfort of twenty-five paupers.
They allege they have Of that amount
on hand about five hundred dollars in
provisions of the truth Of this as
sertion there is no proof or.
evidence. If they have consum~
cd this amount in five months,
the paupers will have to be
supported by extraordinary means
great part Of the year. Thirty"three
per cent. Of the occupants of the
Poor House are consumers Of money
aad supplies but are not paupers, and
We respectfully submit that there is a
needless and wastcful expenditure of
public money at this institution. At
the same ratio Of expenditure of
money for the support of the Poor
House it would require three hundred
dollars for the maintenaoe of each
paupor for twelve months. by the
time the present Court adjourns
there will possibly he not one dollar
left in the Treasury for County pur.
poses, nothing to feed the County.
paupvrs, nothing to build bridges,
nothing to pay the expenses of Octo-
Der Court, no hing to pay the Trial
Justices, nothing to pay the County
officials. Hence will arise the neoes-
sity of increased taxation for what
will hereafter be called past in
debtedness. All of which results
from having men in Office who are
totally devoid Of business capacity,
utterly moo mpetent and irresponsible
Two of these officials can neither read
nor write. The other officer is utter.
ly unfit to manage so important on
Office. 1t it useless to recur to tn 0
fact that these men were presented
at the last Court for inoom, etenoy,
and your>Honor informed some ol
the members Of the Grand Jury that
they could not be punished for in.
competency or be. removed except BY
impeachm m ont. We would respectfully J
suggest if it is tho only manner BY
which they con be removed, that they
be impeaoned at the next session o.
tho legislature. as #aa" I Z. IL
Tho Office of the Judge of Probate
is in apparent. good order. Ho re-
ports that he has funds on hand be
longing to- the Nstate of Simeon
Boothe, deceased, undistributed, &C
tho amount of $e23.75. '"f l'.'E r.
The distributiye share ofthc chii
dren of Mrs. Margaret. Clark, in the
Estate of Joseph long, deceased
$2l.44. Showing the total amount
now in his office, $845.l9. aa He 'oom
plains that executors, administrators
guardians and trustees are not max
~ Ing their returns aoco, ding to law
though regular notice has beehHgiyer
in the County paper !h ~, ~ ,sg It"1a ~ ,, :
There is no ohapgo,in the Sherif's
office since lilo last ptesentment
Three of tho members Of tho Edge.
field bar complain that there is n,
way to get any money out of tn
Shoriff's hands by coaxing, entreat,
or otherwise, as they havo time ant
again importuned him to pay oye
that which belonged to them an
'tholr clients, and he has refused, an
still refuses, to do 30. Upon III
heels of this information, he givcs U
the following statement OF tn
monies in his ofsioo belonging to otht
parties, to wit E. P. Coleman fe
another, vs., w.. 4. sttfother, $50
a 90. Is,s sy%js sa ia.
Wefbeg leave to report the ia
III good condition. 1t needs looks