The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-05-23

in the Treasury applicable 10 tnese #sR-
rants, the Treasurer refused to pay them.
Witnesses : J. T. Stukes and Abe Levi.
TX. The Committee finds that in the rs
cal year lS84-18S5 the Treasurer paid school
warrants to the amount ct SI63.75 for which
he has never received any credit on the
School Commissioners book, but the School
Commissioner has carried forward all bal
ances. including the above amount, charg-
ing the Treasurer with the same, except
balance of $50 SO which was not carried TOR
ward by the School Commissioner in the
fiscal year lSS4-lSS5, and has never been
charged against the Treasurer. A list OF
the warrants so paid as above mentioned is
hereto annexed and marked I'D" Also IN
1SS5-1SS6 the Treasurer paid school claim
Of ". J. Conyers for s., for which he has
cerer received credit on the School Com
year 1SS4-1SS5, the Treasurer paid on school
Claims for District No sl645 in excess Of
the amount apportioned for that District.
He has never received credit for this amount
STATEMENT.
Paid By Treasurer in S4-S5, for which
be has received no credit S763.75
Paid BY Treasurer in excess Of ap-
portionment in No 1886 16.45
Paid by Treasurer, claim Of W. j.
Conyers, no credit given 800
Total for which Treas. has no credit s7SS.20
Amount left in Treasurers hands in
1SS4-lSS5, for which he is not
charged SO.6s
Leaving the sum Of sss7.51
for which the Treasurer has never received
oroSS& School Conn
books. The Committee recommends that
the School Commissioner be instructed to
credit the Treasurer with the above amount
of s6S7.5I, on the School Commissioners
book.
X. The Committe presents that the
books Of the E1-Auditor, J. E. Scott, are In
the exact condition as represented by the
former Grand Jury; that he, the said j. E.
Scott, has never completed his original du-
plicate of the year 1SS5-1S8e; that all Of his
auditors duplicates as far back as 1880 are
incomplete that upon these books no total
tax has been entered at all that the foot
ings of the columns, and large part Of the
work is in pencil. contrary to the direct
printed instructions of the Comptroller
General; that he has failed to record in
their proper places, viz, in the back of Aud
itor's and Treasurer's duplicates, any Of the
additionals issued by him; and that no rec
ord of additionals can be found in the au-
ditors Office. Witnesses W. E. Stoney. D.
J. Bradhsn, F. P. Cooper. T. r. Brailsford
and others.
The Grand Jury respectfully reports that
they have adopted as their presentment at
this term the foregoing report of this COM
mites. B. c. CARRIGAN, Foreman.
At the end Of the reading, the judge COM
plimented the grand jury on the great care
and diligence shown by them in this re-
port, and said that an order would at once
be iss ued for the parties, presented in the
report, to show cause at the next term of
court, why they should not be indicted.
he stated that while he believed the officers
presented had exhibited great carelessness
in the conduct Of their official business, he
did not suppose any one Of them was Grim
inaily guilty.
The only cases heard in the court Of COM
mon pleas were three appeals from trial
justices. Court ad djourned about one o'clock
Tuesday