The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-07-28

Prcsentment OF Grand ~ Jury.
ITO His Honor J. b. Kershaw, Pre-
siding Judge:
Tho Grand Jury respectfully sub
nit the following presentmen
which VIC have made under tn,
instructions Of your Honor:
The books and transcripts of ter
of the Trial Justices of the count,
have been presented to us and ex
amined which we find neatly KEEP
with the exception Of some unim
portant Irregularities.
One of the Trial Justices failet
to present his books to us for in
spection or examination.
We recommend in regard to the
settlement or discontinuance O.
criminal cases in Trial Justice
courts, that such settlements be
explicitly stated, together with the
cause or grounds Of settlement OF
discontinuancc.
In our last presentment we re.
commended that the bond of our
Sheriff and one of the County Com.
missioners be strengthened, which
recommendations, we are sorry to
say, have not been carried out;
we therefore insist and urge again
that such recommendations be
promptly complied with.
Time and again the grand jurics
of our county have recommended
that certain repairs be made upon
the county Jail but such recon-
mcndations have been entirely dis
regarded. We repeat the econ
mendations that such work be
done. Particularly we find that
the old wooden cells or dungeons
which are impregnated with the
impurities of long use, be either
renovated or displaced by new
iron lattice cells with better venti-
mtion and q freer access Of fresh
air to the prisoners.
We repeat Il former recon-
mendation in regard to the public
Offices in the court house. The
partition wall between the Office
formerly occupied by the Master
and the Auditors Office he re-
moved SO. as to render the Office Of
tho County Auditor commodious,
which change we find necessary to
preserve the records and books of
the Salu Once.
The court room of the court
house is not so clearly and neatly
kept rs it should be. we call this
matter to the attention OF the OFF,
Ger whose duty it is to keep the
court room in a suitable and COM
Portable condition for the holding
of the courts of justice.
We also call tho attention of the
court to the previous recommend
ations of the Grand Jury in regard
to some repairs in tho Clerk of the
Courts Office, which recommend
atoms have been disregarded.
We find that tho public roads of
the county are not in good cOndi-
ton. Complaints are heard in all
parts Of the county that the roads
are not properly worked and that
in some sections OF the county there
arc public roads without an over
seer We urge that the roads be
worked as soon as practicable and
that the bridges be put in suitable
repair.
If these recommendations are
not carried out by the County
Commissioners in regard to the
pVkic roads by the next term of
til N court we insist that proper
prey ceilings be instituted against
saiH Commissioners for neglect of
ofHJ ii duty.
III @ do not find that the county
29I nouse IS kept In that condition
as ~. health and necessities of the
unfOffunate inmates require.
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c CO we sr1ficie}Hs3s'f , ned t tn sat uo Hp hu [e.
cor. I'VE find thars, tho inmates are
improperly lodged as -cuuired by
me dictates Of the AnS.nr-SaNnr
race, for instance VIC find II white
man and Il negro woman occupy
ing the same room in said institu-
ton. The houses in which the in
mates arc lodged should be thor
ughly secured and cleansed and
whitewasbed inside and outside.
We urge that the requirements
Of the law in regard to this institu-
ton be rigidly enforced and that
all violation Of tho law OF omission
of duty in this regard by the Coun-
ty Commissioners bio promptly
brought before the courts.
In regard to the Imprisonment
of persons sentenced to the county
Jail VIC have observed that our
Sheriff has allowed prisoners under
sentence of imprisonment in the
county jail to be at liberty in and
around the jail premises instead of
being confined IN tho Jail as re-
CURED by the Judgment of the
court. We recommend that such
prisoners be kept in such contine-
ment as required by law.
We recommend that the bridge
across Little River within the cor
poratc limits OF the town Of Lau-
rens be rebuilt by the authorities
whose duty it is to rebuild the
same.
Thanking your honor for many
c~ourtesies shown to US during the
term, we herewith submit the fore
going as our final prescntment.
NJ. A. KNIGHT,
July q, 1891. Foreman.
Princeton Points.
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