The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-04-18


swore they would do, and what the law
/ requires them to do. when they were
empaneled and took the following oaths,
to wit:
Oath OF the Foreman-"You as
Foreman of the Grand Jury shall
diligently inquire into, aud true pre-
sentiment make, of all public offenses
against the people of the United States
in ths Territory of Nevada, committed
or triable within the jurisdiction of this
Court, of which you shall have or can
obtain legal evidence. You shall pre-
sent no person through malice or ILL.,
will, nor leave any unpresented through
fear, favor or affection, or for any re-
ward or the promise or hope thereof,
but in all your presentments you shall
present the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth, according to the
best of your skill and understanding,
SO help you God"
Oath to balance of Grand Jurors
'The same oath which your Foreman
has now taken before you on his part,
you and. each of you shall well and
truly observe ON your part, so help you
God"
AS to the late County Clerk charging
two dollars for entering each suit in the
plaintiffs and defendants index, we
have this to say: The law fixing the
amount is vague, and may be reason
ably construed I'D either one Of two
ways. The late Clerk put the same
construction upon it, and charged the
same fees under it, as all his predeces-
sors did, from Jim Minor up.
AS to his charging fees in excess Of
one hundred dollars per annum, we
have this to say in justification thereof:
That the District Court of this county,
at the suit Of ]. D. Minor, also at the
suit of c. s. Varian, as County Clerks,
and the present District Court at the
suit of J. III. Job, decided that the
Clerk was entitled to those fees, and
the District Court of Washoe county
| has so decided, and no District Court
or Justice of the Peace with average
legal ability would decide otherwise if
guided by common sense interpreta-
tion of the statute, and not by preju-
dice and the prompsings of malignant
heart towards the htigants.
AS to the bond Of the present Clerk
being in the Auditors office and nc
mark of filing thereon, we have to say;
| it is not the business nor the duty of
| the Auditor to file the same; but the
aforesaid bond shows that vas fled
in the County Recorders office on De.
cember 81, 1850; at 40 minutes past II
O'Clock A. NJ.
/ As to the evidence Of poll taxes being
paid into, the County Treasury not
being produced, no such evidence was
asked for. and the Auditor had no'inti
nation that the jury weated any.
AS to-the absence of any kind of O
receipt foe the month of August, 1879
this is a gposs falseheod-
7 AS to the records in the Auditors OF.
fee being invalid by reason of Their
inaccuracies xnds unintelligibility, we
ESPECIALLY invite the inspection of the
public to those records for a. complies
Erefutation of the false charge.
/ As to-the indexing of the mortgage
Eunder the letter "O," instead of sc, y
if the GRAND Jury had had, sufficient
gumptions to lock for it under sc,
they would have found its.
AS to the vault in. the Auditors OF.
ficenot being kept ina. neat condition,
the Auditor has been frequently com.
plimented by business men who know
what.neatness and orderly arrangement
should be, and for this duty Of his Of
fice wa know OF no law which requires
the Auditor to. pander to the taste Of
every ignoxamus.. ~
As to the changes against the Asses
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