Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-05-13

COUNTY OF EsMERALDA. I
In the District Court of the Third
Judicial District, May Term. 1886.
To tie Hon. u. A. Murphy, Judge Of
said Court.
The Grand Jury impanelled by your
Honor for the present term beg leave
to respectfully submit the following
report;
We have investigated four charges
and found three indictments and dis
charged one.
We have examined thirteen wit
nesses.
The several Commute appointed
by our Foreman make the following
reports:
To tie Foreman Of the Grand Jury
Nay Term.
sHERIFF's OFFICE.
We, your Committee appointed to
examine into the affairs of County
Sheriff, respectfully submit the follow
ing report:
We find the affairs of the Sheriff's
office, since the present incumbent has
taken charge, conducted in an able
and efficient manner; we alude more
particularly to the collection of licenses
from clearinghouse keepers and others
throughout The different portions OF
this county, and worthy the emulation
of other county officials. We would
respectfully recommend that the Sher-
itf instruct the District Attorney to
enter suit against all persons engaged
in the occupation Of butchers 10 this
county for the collection of license as
required by law since January l, 1885.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH NJ. JONES,
c. 3. KIMBALL,
GEO. w. WEBSTER.
AUDITOR
Your Committee on Recorder and
Auditor submit the following report:
We find the Recorders books and
affairs pertaining to county records
conducted in a business.like and sys.
tematic manner, which reflects credit
on the present incumbent
In the Auditors office we find
deficiency Of $4,0SS % (see statement
annexed in the affairs of the last Dis
trict Attorney, D. j. Lewis, which
should be inquired into by the men,
bers OF this Grand Jury) Further.
more it appears to us that this state OF
affairs could never have existed this
length of time, to wit: From January,
1879, to December 81, 1884, without
the connivance of other officers, whose
accounts, If properly kept, would have
been check upon the District Attor-
ney, and the only conclusion we can
come to is that 1t was gross negligence
on The part OF the County Commission
crs and other Grand Jures, whose
business it was to examine the affairs
of the county officials. And we
urgently request, recommend and insist
that, now at the beginning Of the pres
ent term of The different incum benis,
that competent expert should be
employed at the county expense to
examine the books of the various
county officials, and render sworn
statement to the Grand Jury when
next in session. Judging from past
experience, the report of Grand Juries
and County Commissioners are utterly
unreliable and cannot be depended on
by the tax payers of this county as a
true statement Of its financial condi-
ton. JOSEPH M. JONES.
c. b. KENDALL,
Gro. w. WEBSTER.
TREASURER AND ASS EssoR.
We, your Committee appointed to
investigate the books and affairs of the
County Treasurer and er-oDicio Tax
Receiver and County Assessor of said
county, beg leave to submit the follow.
ing report;
We have examined the books and
accounts of the County Treasurer and
er.Q6icSo Tax Receiver and, so lar as
could be ascertaned, have found them
correct.
We find on examination, that the
books and accounts of the present
incumbent of the Assessors Office to
be correct.
Upon examination of the Assessment
Rolls of The years, to wit; 1882 end
1888, we find that the eX County AS.
SCISSOR S. b. Kinds, has been IN the
habit of listing pprs onal proDertV uDon