The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-06-20
MILLER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
JUNE TERM, 1897.

JUNE TERM, 1871.
To the Hon. II. d. Hearn, Judge OF
the 8th judicial District of Ark
ansas:
We, the undersigned commission
ers Of Accounts for Miller county,
State Of Arkansas, would most res
pectfully make the following report
to the Honorable Circuit Court
We have examined the books and
papers in the offices OF the Circuit
and County Clerk, the Sheriff and
Collector and the County Treasur-
err. We find them all properly,
neatly and accurately kept.
1t affords us pleasure to call spec
lal attention to the Clerks Offices,
under the present administration,
and cheerfully commend 1t for its
efficiency.
We find the following Constables
and Deputy Constables, as having
faild to pay the amounts set oppo-
site their names, as required by
law, and reported by the several
Justices Of the Peace;
Frank Sterling, Cut on Tp"",". 5O(
j. r. Foster, Cut OF Tp,,n,u,," 1000
Winfield Turner Red RIyor Tpuu l4,OC
Andrew HOsklns, Lost Prairie Up 1906
Ben Thomas, Lost Prairie Tp,." 4,0C
B. II. Hawkins, Lost Prairie Tp, 5000
A. II. Martin, Cleveland Tpo,," i,0C
EzolIIcl Pool, Sulphur Tp,.u u," lO.CC
We find that the Sheriff has filed
an account with the County Clerk,
against Miller county, for feeding
the prisoners in the county jail, at
seventy.dve (75) cents a day for
each prisoner, for two meals each,
which account, amounting to $l,-
1871 %, for the last quarter of 1896,
the Honorable County Court Of Mil
Ter County would not allow; and the
Sheriff has appealed the same to
tAe Honorable Miller Circuit Court,
The Sheril's account for feeding
prisoners In the county jail for the
FIRST quarter in 1897 amounts to
$777OO, which Is held in abeyauce,
subject to the decision of the pre-
vious account, We would call spec
ial attention, as we did IN our last
report, to this matter and consider
that this charge on the county Of
about $4,000 90 annually should re-
ceiye the attention and considera-
tlon that Il deserves,
Section dlG0 Of the Digest allows
the Sheriff only a reasonable COM
pensation, to be fixed by the Coun'
ty Court, for feeding prisoners, II
seems to your Commissioners that
sevcuty.Ave (75) cents a day, for
two meals, for one prisoner, Is not
a reasonable compensation" at
the present customary prices for
meals at the restaurants and board
Ing houses In TcXarkana, We pre-.
sumo further comment on our part
would be unnecessary
We Aud, upon examination, that
at this date, there Ia In circulation
aud unredeemed by the County
Court, about $4,000 Of county
scrip, general, of which the taxes
OF 1896 will retire $500, leaving In
circulation, after the taxes have
been collected about ~ 800, So we
mlght congratulate ourselves that
one year more will virtually place
Miller county out Of debt, with the
exception of the balance due on the
court house, which balance will
amount to, after the taxes OF 1896
are collected, about fifteen thous.
aud $4,000 dollars,
We desire to express our thanks
to the Hon, County Judge, the
Clerk, the Sheriff, and the County
Treasurer and their deputies, for
their constant aud uniform kind-
ness and oourtcsy In assisting us In
ourlnyestlgatlons,
Respectfully submitted,
A, II, SEytER,
j. O REEVES, ], r.
W, W. SHAW,