Tombstone epitaph., 1891-05-24
GRAND JURY
 REPORT.

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 The Grand Jury for the May Term beg leave to report that they have completed their iabors. They have examined into all charges brought before them, and have found and pre- sented to ;he court fourteen true bills and have declined to indict in five eases, one of which is the case of the Territory ys Peter Moore.
 The following reports Of Committees oi the Grand Jury. duly appointed to perform the duties assigned to them are made part of this report:
 To ths Fors.aaa ef the GraRd Jury:
 Your committee have attended to the duties for which they were appoint ed. They did not think it advisable to check the balance of the Treasurer, as this had been recently done and would require so much time and eI- pense to do in a thorough manner, under the present syatem of keeping books The books of the Treasurer and Clerk of the Board Of Supervisors are well kept and intelligible. They are, however, not in harmony, but two distinct sets of books.
 Your committee believe that it is the intent of the law that the Super visors' office shall be the auditing de- aartmsnt of the county. and that their books should be 90 kept as to show the actual balance in the hands of the treasurer at all times, and also in such a manner as to ecable :hs Grand Jary 10 arrive at the correct balance in one or two hours.
 The books of the Clerk of the Board Of Supervisors and the cash book of she Treasurer should constitute but one set. Under tine present system, the monthly report of the Treasurer IS tke Ohly yerifcation of bis receipts for taxes in the Supervisors office.
 An injunction was obtained, early in January, to prevent the Treasurer paying any more money from the general fund Coy the District Attorney and warrant drawn for his expenses in obtaining such injunction. The Treasurer refused 10 pay thIs warrant on the grounds that he WAS enjoined from paying any moneys out of this fund.
 January 64h 8 warrant was drawn on the contingent fund for SI000, in is- yOr ci the Clerk Of the Board "to feed prisoners and etc" Out of this mon- ey Mr. English's bill was paid by the Board, and he was also advanced S450 to enable him to lobby in the interest of a bill he had prepared, before the Legislature.
 Iu addition 10 warrants for $625 co drawn in favor of Allan R. English, for his quarterly salary warrants were drawn April 9th, 7th and sth to cover the following bills to wis:
 Services in drawing and se-
 curing passage of bill IS S450 co Expense of attendance on su-
 preme court, 46 days and
 fare, s526; Expenses trips to
 Fairbank On murder case,
 $50; Telegraphing, for quar-
 ter, S5.S5. Total ........ 56l S5 Jan. 5 Expenses 10 Tucson
 and injunction suit ..-.... 100 %
 On April 9th the clerk Of the board returned to the Treasurer 5000 which was carried into the contingent fund Your committee have the opinion that the two bills Of S36i s. and SIOO are excessive and not properly made out, and that in allowing them the supervisors violated paragraph 4I2 oi the revised statutes of the Territory. We are also of the opinion that the Board of Supervisors had no warrant in iaW to authorize MT. English to lobby for any purpose whatever, nor so allow his bill for S45O for such ser vices
 An examination or the sherifs fooks, shows shat in many instances the license fees are not collected in ad- vance. in some cases not being paid uniiI near the expiration of lice-ise- The law contemplates that these fees should be paid in advance, and the receipt posted in some couspicu- us place in the place of business of the person procuring such receipt The failure of any one required by Es~ to procure such license, to conform to