Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-01-16
Grand Jury Report for the October
Term, 1855.

Grand Jury Report for the October
Term, 1855.
STATE OF NEVADA,
COUNTY OF EsMERALDA.
In the District Court of the Third
Judicial District, October term, 1888.
To THE Hon. NJ. A. MURPHY, JUDGE
OF SAID COURT:
The Grand Jury impaneled by your
Honor for the present term beg leave
to respectfully submit the following
report:
We have Investigated seventeen
charges and found six presentments
and six true bills and discharged and
ignored five charges.
We have examined forty-four wit
nesses.
The several committees appointed
by our Foreman make the following
reports:
To THE FOREMAN OF THE GRAND JURY
OCTOBER TERM, H. MARDEN:
We, your Committee appointed to
examine into the affairs of the County
Assessor, beg leave 10 submit this
report: That upon investigation he
has, so far as we could ascertain, paid
all moneys in to the persons for which
he has been charged with in way of
poll tax books, etc, but we would
recommend that he use more diligence
in assessing personal property. Re
spectfully submitted,
f. A. ANGEL,
FRANK NEAL,
.> A. GAREARD,
Committee.
To THE Foreman AND MEMBErs OF
THE GRAND JURY, OCTOBER TERN:
We, the Committee appointed to
examine the books of Auditor and
Treasurer, submit the following;
Upon examination Of the Auditors
books we find that the delinquent taxes
up to and including the year 1881
amount to 50, 1852 S.; amount collected
on same, '&1T6 so. Delinquent taxes
for 1882, $7;152 43; amount collected
On same, $4,000 60 We learn from
the Auditor that the County Com
missiohers have stricken from delin-
quent list Quite a number of small
amounts of these delinquents on
account that, II suits were Brought
against them it would cost the county
mere to collect than amounts involved.
Delinquent taxes for 1883 are
$16,578 IA. "A large proportion of
this amount applies to property now
in Lyon County, but formerly pat
of Esmeralda County at the time taxes
were levied.
1t appears to this Committee, from
the large amount of delinquent taxes
prior to and including The year 1888,
that great neglect of duty has been
shown upon the part Of the officers or
officials whose duty Or duties It was to
attend to this potion of county affairs.
We would suggest that the Grand
Jury recommend to the Court that the
Auditor exercise mole care in allowing
bills that have not been properly Ger
titled to. With this exception, We
find that the Auditor has in every
OTHER respect attended faithfully to
his duties and deserves a great deal of
credit for the manner in which his
books are kept.
BY Auditors books we find that
amounts of coin and equivalents in
Treasurer's hands up to December 1,
18S8,.to be SS9, 1926 81.
Upon examination of Treasurer's
books and coin warrants. ETC., we find
above amount correct and on deposit
in County Treasury safe.
Great credit is due to Treasurer and
his able Deputy, j. B. Hiskey, for the
systematic manner in which the Affairs
of the County Treasurer's office have
been attended to. Respectfully sub
mitted, JNo. II. BLAIR,
j. ID. CHANNEL,
A. p. DYER,
Committee.
To THE FOREMAN GRAND jury, Oc-
ToDER TERM, 1888:
We, your Committee appointed to
examine books and accounts ofCounty