Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-12-28
Report of the Investigating Committees
10 TIE Honorable m'mbfrs of the Graad Jars
for tie Norrmb,r II m, 1899.

10 Tile Honor5blc m'm5frs of the Graad jury
/ TOR the Norcmb,r r. m 1888
The undersigned Committee selected from
your honorable body, hy the Court at your
suggestion. to investigate the books accounts
ana expenditures of the County Commission
erS OF Charles county from the first day Of July
lSS2 the beginning of the fiscal wear for the
SAID year of 1882 to july first 1888, the begin
n'ng of the fiscal year 1888, beg leave to sub
nit the following as the result of their investi-
CATION. The first steps taken by your commit
| tee was to investigate the books accounts etc
| OF the Commissioners Office for the year 1881
tor the purpose OF ascertalning what amount
II any was left over in their hands nnexpende1
out or The revenues arising from the lew Of
OF 1881 or from any other source By this ir-
curry we found that on the first day OF Jal,
1882 there remained in the hands of the Treu-
Snrer the sum S2,l96.2 30 the same being the
nneNpended balance oi s. coo raised By loan
negotiated by the County Commissioners for
! court expenses under the provisions of the ACT
| Of 1882; that out Of this balance the sum of
| Il, 332 81 W Transferred 10 the contingent
und Of 1882; the balance Of said sun towil
he sum 1868. 10 remained to be otherwise ac-
counted for. And In response TO the demand
| OF yohr Committee, the Treasurer Mr. f. d
Nuid promptly exhibited the vouchers and ev-
licences showing to whom and for what the
same was expended
! The next step taken by your Committee was
10 ascertain The amount in hand and levied for
contingent purposes for the fiscal wear of 1892
ND above the sum Of 81 332 II was in
dahi as 6alanre of cash from The 81 nnn loan
~. t.,'s was adard The sum of 81 al 81 levied
tor eontlngeat fund t,r - y - !, -.
ast amoant'lle Safh-. ,,ei
'ns interest OF pui -. - = - $3.50 =
n-r u ~ - 80 "a. So -
5000 IL beng snrpius of amount lavfA~rog ,
sane paupe-s aud transfer. ! o conIis gent fund
If 1892. Maxim. in AMI contingent rur
poses Tor fiscal vyhr o! 1852 the sum Of - :.
49, a. After having fixed Ills amount your !
Committee then required an cxhinit Of NE
v.a hers showing Go whom ami tor "hai /,
purpu>,- vs. amount I'D Teen r.ii out and +,
.>ue0ied " #.a f. ppt re' "v tA, E.gyhers
t...-,id ard othe- O., .4sl.s -1listEctorl r 49,
Committee TINT he sum % : .a- - h'i tee' .
,c'u.lil pli1 out or ch'rged 10 al" sad con-
gent fund for lsS2 leaving deficiency IN
,tld gau,ingeur funi to De PROVIDED 10 ny The
'evy o .~SS amounting to H269 b"
We neg, p-ne"e lei 20 inveSi'-''" 'h" -Nm "'
: GOO the amount levied for the use OF insane
prurerS for the wear So Naeu q anNrtItd
~ evidence Satisfactory 10 "r 'g""i''r'.
that IN the ye.r 'SS} lha '.uouH, Of 5000 VS.
levied TO- the support - ,ns4t-s pam ers, bat
owing 20 an oversight en- The par u' ~ ~
nisslonsrs aud their clerk d MS s.st~-
taiaei Thai no provision had been mad
in the lew Of that year for the payment OF lhr
Grand Jurors OF that year. ga th't 'be above
amount ~ : - - used GO pts said Grtud
Jurors instead o. ~ insan" PtHPers Is "ts IN
ended AUi that uolh0E AS ut3t fur S,53 IN
,aue ptHpers for 'Aa' yesr Tgsn 5u 'hr lew
% l>S- tie sum Of = "o1 va les'sa 'or he
Sgrp'fi nj IaS Fr"Ners 'or iae wear ISL
ana lNS- suI wc aHsa hNI Fllt fhE saw uf