Nevada County picayune., 1885-11-19
Grand Jury Report.
NEVADA CIRCUIT COURT, November Term 1885.

term of the court, beg leave to re- port that they have examined into and acted upon all criminal mat ters of which they had knowledge or could receive information.
 We beg leave to call the atten- ton of the County Court, to the necessity of having the bannisters in the court house braced at the bend between the 1st and 2nd stor- ies; to repairing the chimney in the sherifi's office, or using a stove there; and, to the fact that the vault in the Treasurer's office needs ventilation, to prevent the books and papers from moulding, and the safe from rusting.
 We examined the clerks sher- ifs and treasurer's offices, and found their books neatly kept. We wish to recommend to the clerk to keep separate account of fines penalties, and that forfeited bail bonds and county convict bonds. should be looked up and placed in power of collection by the issu- ance of execution or other legal process.
 To the sheriff we wish to recon. mend prompter settlements with the County Court, and that an at- fidavit should be attached to his last delinquent tax list, as required by law. Also that the jail should be kept more cleanly.
 We find in the report of the Commissioner of accounts for the county, that one constable, w. A. Gentry is behind with his accounts, but he explained to them that the deficiency was due to charges be- ing made against him of matters that never came into his hands but went into the hands of special con. stable. We refer the investiga. ton of the matter to the Commis- siOners, who have full power to take testimony therein. We also find from the report of said Com missioners that there are large number of cstrays. upon which no collections have been made. We refer this matter to the Hon. Coun. ty Judge, for his immediate action thereon, and trust that te will give it immediate attention.
 We beg leave to call the atten- ton of this Court and the County Commissioners to the fact that the time served by them, 4 days, as stated by them although we under stand they only charged for days, but really served longer) is entire ly inadequate to the work which they are called upon to do. We are aware that a common jmpres- sion exists in the mind of many that all expenses to the county should be made as lightas possible, and no doubt the Commissioners were endeavoring to get through as soon as possible, so as to make the expense Os commission as little as possible; this is indicated by their actual serving more time than they charged .for. We take this occa- sion to assure the Commissioners that all the time they may find nec- essary should be devoted to thor ough and systematic investigation and checking of every account of every office, and that whatever ex- pense said investigation may in- cur, will be we'll invested, and we trust that acting upon this sugges- ,ion, they will more fully investi- gate all the affairs of the county.
 The "Right of Petition" is sa' cred to every American, and by way of warning to the people of our county we refer them to the admitted 'sharp practice in the technical barring of the petitioners in the case of Prohibition asked for by Ill majority in Prescott dis trict at the January term of the 1 County Court of this county.
 And now, with our thanks to your Honor, and also to the officers of the Court, tor courtesies extend ed to us, we respectfully ask to be discharged. B. w. BoURLASD,
 Foreman.