The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-29
|[PORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
General Round Up Of County Affairs
Int No Particular Fault Found
with Anybody.
rbe County Auditor scolded a Little
and the Manager Ofthe Poor
Farm Requested to Resign.

tn tho Hon. G. II. Benton, Judge Of
Inc Eighth Judicial District, in and for
he county of Cascade, State OF Montana
Dear Sir: Your grand jury for the
kune, 1894, term OF court beg leave to
Iubmit the following report: j.
We have examined into four cases OF
burglary and in each case have found
Suficient evidence, In u opinion, to in
ict. These indictments have beer pre-
Iented to your court, some OF h de-
Iondante having been recommended to
Ina clemency OF the court provided they
inferred q plea OF guilty.
Our attention has been called to the
natter of minors visiting various places
resort in violation OF law; also OF
verv-day violations of the statutes re-
fling In the sale OF liquors in dance
ousee and other places OF amusement.
Va ara of the opinion that IL there are
esaa nj this nature they are evidently
ithin the immediate jurisdiction Of the
sr;ous peace officers and should be
rad for by them without reference to
Ia grand Jury, thereby avoiding q con
dersble expense to the county.
In Inc mutLoI VI bhO SuoO " AoPO
Fought to our attention. we have inves-
gated the case thoroughly, and in our
binion find no foundation whatsoever
br the complaint. ..
In the matter Of the child called Avis
Webb, we would recommend to the
burt that she be placed under the con-
rol of the county auditor to be cared for
~ him until such time as the state Or
Shans' home lie in readiness to receive in
hates and that then she be placed in
hat institution.
In the matter OF reporting slaughtered
Sattle as required by law, we find the
butchers of this county are not filing their
Monthly reports as they should. W. re-
commend that the county attorney give
his matter his particular attention and
prosecute every known violation.
A case Of supposed mayhem that was
DAMNED into by the grand jury did not,
n our opinion, have sufficient evidence
% support the charge and no indictment
WAS found.
We would call the attention Of all
hose officers Of the county, whose duty
b is at any time to issue warrants or pay
Tor the attendance of witnesses, jurors
ind others, to the fact that many times
mileage has been granted by the route
travelled, when in our opinion, the law
REQUIRES that mileage should be granted
bnIy by the shortest route that can be
Travelled. We believe that a careful
compliance with this suggestion will
bave the county a large sum OF money in
he aggregate.
tOuNTY OFFICES PROPERLY CONDUCTED
The grand jury have interviewed and
Examined the various officers and several
BIZ the deputies, We have also, as much us
bur time would permit, Investigated the
different county officers. We have to re-
port that 30 far as We can observe the
offices are conducted in a proper careful
and economical manner in general. We
have however a few suggestions or rec
pmmendations that we would at this
lime desire to make. We would recon-
mend that the Minnesota plant Of assess.
bment and taxation and collecting taxes
|Or a similar one, be adopted by this state
aand to assist in tie attainment of that
end, that the honorable board Of county
commissioners do bring the subject tC
Che consideration Of the next Legislative
assembly.
We find no thorough system in vogue
or the collection and proper accounting
bf the poor and poll taxes, and woulc
recommend that the county auditor with
he county assessor formulate some plar
br system whereby all those subject t.
such taxes shall be compelled to pa,
Them, and that the money 80 collected
|shall be properly audited and turned
lover as provide l by law.
We would recommend that an arrange
ment be made with the United StateI
land Office at Helena to send the count!
! assessor quarterly, an abstract OF al
lands proved up during said quarter
that are located in this county. w
understand this information has beer
obtained heretofore annually, by con
tract, through some person visiting Hell
ena, and therefore at considerable ex
pense to the 20 inty. We are OF thu
opinion that a quarterly report will b.
examined thoroughly than an an
nIal one and that the entire bushes
can be we'll transacted by the use Of tn
mails, and consequently at a compare
lively small expense.
REcORD OF PROPERTY OVERLOOKED.
Our attention has been called to tn
fact that there are many records o
property that have been overlooked il
the transcribing Of the records OF tn
different counties, out OF which Cascad
county was created, and therefore il
many instances il Is impossible to give
correct abstract. We are also infOrme'
that the county has INC paid for thi
work to be done in a proper and com
plete manner. We recommend that tn
matter be Thoroughly looked into by tn
honorable board Of county commits
s~ioners, and that the original contracto
or his bondsmen (f any, be compelle'
to entirely complete the contract in
proper manner, further that in event thi
cannot be accomplished the records b
properly 90 transcribed and placed o
the Cascade county records, only whe
the financial condition OF the county
such that the work can DO done withou
embarrassment to other and more need
ed matters.
We advise that in the future a
instruments that are presented for film
on record in the county recorders ofic
be Immediately entered upon the rt
ception book with the exact time re
corded on said book at which tn
instrument is 30 presented, and that
serial Get OF numbers be established
said Office for all instruments 30 filed q
recorded.
We find many defects and muc
needless expense in the name
in which records are kept pertaining I
county roads, and would recommend tn
adoption by the board OF county con
missioners Of the system az suggested b
the county auditor. That the propt
blanks be procured, and that all propeI
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