Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-10-09
. I-r, RoeN, PlAA Co. 4. T.

, r,,p, RoeN, PIMA Co, 4. T,
 OCTOBER Sth. 1850.
 Han C. G. ". French, Judge ,.-., Iuaicial District. Pima Coun- "A. T:
 Your Grand Jury empaneled msoetober term. 1880, beg leave ' -.r,,t ., that they have found four
 .-,a bills and have ignored twen- r.s..bt pills.
 r5r condition ot the county offices
 tnildincs will be shown by the '- -.orthe several committees here snsch5d.
 ~. f-ql compelled 10 censure Jus
 .frbe Peace generally for sead-
 mn many cases which they have ,lver under the Statutes 10 pun .t, in, or imprisonment. putting l-rpN 10 grest and unnecessary -..- By punishlng promptly and ,ns spot persons committing mis- .--..nors. VIC think better order lf be preserved in many districts. ...,.,s, of the Peace often send up .--..riprs sf cases which gre illegible -s fnnerfect. While good writing ,.r1t be required, yet, writing that .-,-. he read is as useless ss none at n The statute Is plsin ss to how 5,r,s;rons should be taken and .--;8si ,o and the mode there .-..zgrai fl followed, would save -~,b sypsnse 10 the county by using ---ls,ii5us before the Grand Jury, in- .- of summOnIng witnesses h .-sry instances from 8 long distance hi. ff,elf would not be so bad II the -T~oD. s9 issued would bring the rs-ra,sss ceslred, but we regret 10 say .5,z. nat. There seems to be 6 utter f.-zrsTi for subpPnas Sy the parties .- .--vsi. and the result is that the --sr8 Jgries are compelled to dismiss -.Tv cases simply for want of evil -z-r- This could all be avoided if .fs committing magistrates would Is-s tbeir transcripts of testimony in rr5DaT shape.
 ~5ms Ot the newspapers of the s5u1tv have commented freely upon Eas:,ion of this Grand Jury in tsil- irgro find indictments in many cases, I'd attribute il 10 political motives. ftbe parlies commenting had been :: ac.!ye in furnishing evidence as ss- have been in censuring, the G-lai Jury might have had different --lol
 he attention of the Grand Jury has t--l csl.ed to the filthy condition of .su-ater- houses south of this city. lsat,ention Of the District Court is a.a t0 the matter, respectfully ask 2. ;aat the nuisance be sbated at -c-
 Complaints have been made that parties in different parts Of the county gre doing business without paying ibe proper license, particularly that dance houses are conducted without he payment Of license prescribed by .4W
 The books and papers of the Board f Supervisors were examined and i1Ild correct.
 We respectfully call attention to the t.et that the fees paid 10 the various county officers are entirely too high, ll view of the general reduction in est of living, etc, and we recommend i1st some means be found 10 reduce .asm
 JAMES H. TOoLR, Foreman. Report on sherin-s Ofdee and Jail. lo the Foreman of the Grand Jury: Sir. Your Committee, appointed ia iaeIsmine the Court House, Sherifss arlees snd Jail, beg to report as fol- gVs.
 F.rst-We consider the aceomno- di.iols Of the Court House and County o1ces entirely inadequate 10 the re- glEements of the business of the county. The Clerks and Sherif7G 'zces are loo small for the business which has 10 be performed therein, -la ile room set apart for the use of ,-5 grand and petit juries is entirely 10 small Tor the use of the same, and entirely void Of ventilation, and is 4l unhealthy place for tho use for Ha!ch 1t was intended. and we would recommend that steps be taken to remedy these existing defects in the ,y-a'y buildings. The moneys re- ''''ed by the Sheriff from licenses, Te.' and turned over to the County Treasurer, is ss follows: