The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-02-25
PREsENTMENr on GRAND JURY.

VE JQkkts
To His Homer. ID. A. Townsend, Presid.
ing Judge OF the Court OF General
Sessions, at February Term, 1895:
The Grand Jury drawn to serve for
the year 1896, beg leave to submit the
following as their general presentment
for the February Term:
We have passed upon all Bills sub
mttted to us during the present Term
and returned the same 20 the Court.
We have visited the County Offices
n Jail and find them all neatly and
well kept.
We have examined the Bonds of the
various County Officers and find them,
we T glad to report, good and suffi-
cient.
We have not, as yet. made @ careful
investigation OF the books of the va
rious County Offices, and the manner
in which the said Officers discharge
their duties, and are, therefore not "a
q position to make our presentment in
reference thereto; we have appointed
Committee from our body, however, 70
do this between now and the next term
OF Court. TODD the work properly, the
said committee will need the services
OF an expert accountant and book
keeper, and we recommend that the
Court authorize us to employ such e&-
pert and provide for him to be paid
out of the funds of the County.
We beg leave to make the following
recommendations: We recommend that
certain improvements be made in the
County Jail and in the office of the
School COmmissioners-said improve
ments to consist of certain repairs to
which we have called the attention of
the County Supervisor, the said Super
visor to exercise his discretion as to
the making said repairs,
We find that the valuable records
which are kept in the Offices of the
Clerk of Court and Judge of Probate
are not protected from fire and are
liable to be burned in case the Court
house is destroyed by fire. We recon-
mend that fire proofs be purchased by
the County to store these records in,-
In case they were destroyed no one
can toll the amount of trouble that
would be o~ccasioned thereby These
vaults can be purchased without any
great outlay of money and we earn
estly urge the purchase of the same
We are glad to see that the system
of working the roads with the Cham
Gang Is a great success and we recon-
mend that the convicts be kept at the
same. If SO, it will not be long before.
Laurens County can boast of good
roads We also commend our Super
visor for the n ana kind of work
that Is being done
We have visited the Poor House, by
Committee, and are glad to be able to
report that things out there are in eX-
cellent repair and condition Miss jane
Starnes, the excellent and eficien Ma
tron, has seventeen inmates in that In
stitution over which she exercises mo-
therly and Christian inlu nee and con
troll. The inmates have good houses to
live in, good wholesome food to eat and
are as comfortable as could be eX-
pected.
In conclusion, we desire to say that
we appreciate your Honor's clear and
able charge to the GRIND Jury. All!
OF our body are impressed with Tho in-
p%ortauce Of the duties they arc cX-
pected TO perform and viii cndeavur TO
the best of their ability TO perform tho
same. We desire also to tender our
sincere thanks to your Honor and to ali
the Officers OF the county and Court
for kindness and courtesies extended
to us during the present term
Respectfully submitted,
MACK II, FOWLER,
Foreman.