The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-06-14

l.. TOT paying money out of the coun>
~ treasury on account of school funds for
which no vouchers are produced as fol.
lows 10 io'
Feb. 9Th 1878 to H. P. Miller, $40 90
Dec, 31st 1874 TO G. Gregorle, 80. 90
1874 to T. III. Fits. s5 on
to Emily Moore, 35O0
II. Muckenfuss,s y $500
Iroubleheld, $500
Irimus Kelly $500
Nov. 10 1872 to Muckcniuss & T. e4O. 90
?. For paying out money in his hands
appropriated to school purposes without
the approval of the county school com.
missioner as follows
Feb. 3. 1874 to H. T. Labitut $4a.
Apl. % 1874 TO Priscilla Sans. 1900
March 1874 to j. G. Rivers, $500
Emily Muckcnfuss, $500
Emily Moore, 80.0O
Feb. % 1874 " Peter Crosby. 125.OO
For paying out money in his hands
appropriated to school purposes on
teachers pay certificate No. 81 "a" for
$4,000 in favor of John A. Hume school
District No. 8 said certificate not bcing
signed by the Board of School trustees
of said School District
For paying in full registered school
certificate No. 93 for $500 in payment
of salary of NJ. A. Youmans, which GER
tihcate is not signed by the Board of
School trustees of school district No. T..
This certificate could be paid properly
only in pursuance of an Act of the Gen
erai Assembly approved March 3 1874
entitled "An Act to provide for the
payment of pas due school claims in the
several counties of this State. e
For paying the original and duplicate
teachers pay certificate No. 184 for w.
y. Is. Hoyt, dated Jan. s 1874 amounting
to $40 90 making the illegal over pay
ment $500. -
4. For paying out school funds with
out vouchers and charging said payments
as ''contingents." ~
Besides the foregoing irregularities,
the Grand Jury hnve noticed others and
among the following which, if not actua,
offences against the letter are certainly
Offences against the spirit of the law
namely III
l. charging and deducting commissions
to the amount of $60316 for collection
OF the taxes raised for school purposes
for the fiscal year cuding Oct. 81 1874, in
addition to charging and deduciing
commissions to the amount of $3. $50 for
collecting State and County taxes.
whereas sec. 81 of the Act of March l9
1874 (vol. 10 page 1856 st. of s. C.) the
commissions of said county treasurer was
limited to $4,000 ner annum.
g Paying Thomas E. Miller school
commissioner $50 for office expenses for
OCT. 1878, as per certificate No. 455.
. For issuing executions and enforcing
the same against property of Homer
Wliiams, John Wright and December
Johnson for taxes for the year 1873,
whereas the same Williams, Wright and
Johnson had paid in tul. the taxes for
said year and held the RECEIPTS of said
county treasurer therefor. Said receipts
and executions are in possession of the
Grand Jury.
A. For paying certificate number s3
dated March, 4 IA in favor of T. @. Webb
tor $4,000 out of school funds collected
for the year 1879. =
he witnesses necessary to prove the
above Charges are w. j. Gooding. VIC.
banner, Shepherd D. Gilbert, school
COMMISSIONS, Homer Williams, John
wright and December johnson.
The Grand Jury In this connection
desire to call the attention of the court
to the fact that their committee made
several demands on said county treasurer
for the stub receipt books .D' & sF' for
the fiscal year 1854, containing about
receipts and ais, tho oniy
record of the payments made by him on
account of the illegal capitation tax
collected during the fiscal year ending
Oct. 81 1873. =
. For tho amounts paid by said county
treasurer on improper vouchers and on
no vouchers at all, the Grand Jury
would recommend that the county com
mlssloners bring an action to recover the
same from the said county treasurer.
Complaint was made this day to the
Grand Jury of certain alleged official
ON the part of the coroner il;
selNng property from the sheriff IN an
action brought against him and sur
rendering the same to the plaintiff on
an insufficient bond and before the time
provided by law for the holding of such
property in custody had expired. The
Grand Jury have had no Tune 70 evan.
ine into this matter but would
recommend that the solicitor inquire into
the 1acts and prepare a bill for, the ao-
ton OF the Grand Jury at It's next term
should 1t DC advisable TO do SO.
1t has been reported to the Grand
Jury that In Some case the bodies of per.
sons who have come to violent and
sudden death have been buried beyond
The limits of the county before due in
quiry was made by the coroner az to
the mode of death. This is q clear
violation OF law and the grand jury
deem it proper to take this method of
calling public attention to this illegal
practice. ar
The Jail and poor house were visited
and their. anminiafrafi,n fn-,-a