The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-19
Prcscntnlcnt oi the Grand Jury.


70 Tie honorable j. G. klugh, Presiding
Judge
'!ho Grand .'aiy submits iiic following
'rrScnlucnt:
In addition to passing on all the bills
handed to us by The Solicitor We have
examined into some matters which were
called to our attention.
Having been informed that the act of
the General Assembly which requires all
county officers to keep an itcmizcd state
ment OF the fees and costs received by
them and to make report thereof each
year 20 the County Supervisor Of the
county, had not been obcycd or observed,
VIC made inquiry and examination of the
different county officers. We found that
some of the county officers had not com
| piled with the law; only two had made
their reports to the County Supervisor,
! but all had kept q book containing q
| statement OF the moneys received and
! from what sources, as required by the
act. We recommend that the county Of
officers in the future comply fully with
the law by making at the end Of each
/ year the report to the County Supervisor
as required, To be by lin entered on a
book to be kept in his Office for that pur-
! pose and for public inspection.
Having had frequent inquiries rs to
the cost. per capita, of keeping and main
tanning the cDunty's poor ut the Poor
/ House, wo appointed a committee to as
( certain this fact, who reported that they
had examined The books and records Of
thl County Supervisors office, and after
obtaining all thc information ut hand, in
! Guiding The information Il, 10 The crops
! raised on the farm at the Poor House
! gave a statement Of the COS; Of maintain-
in. the poor. which we herewith submit
I Tor HE Information Of the public. which
J statement the Grand Jury unanimously
! agreed. showed that the finances con
nrctc'l with the Poor House were well
! managed and the money of the county
! used for The support Of the poor WAS
I economically expended.
STATEMENT luE 1897.
, Corn raised oD hi,.hc. al .,c : iha 10
} " heat ~ - ,i'r ..uI On
oats = -, - To .O.tHI
! Eu,,lrr ,ADO ln,uIlrs:,t 20 :On,
/ '"'t"nanh ',h"i farm l''"'lnri- ."lL dur
, \ninini drawn from 60. Treasurer .A~- .nJ
F, S4.iilco
a. r"nrcr- 'asciagr i..r cAritA per year >...:!
/ Tho above statement uf expense in
clndcS all expenses. including medical
| attention, medicine, Stewards salary,
food and rluthing, all extra labor on
farm and other farm expenses AMI burial
| Q! paupcIs, some Of whom were not in
mates of the Poor House.
a committee of our number visited the
| Poor House during the term OF the Court
and report that they found the pa,ipcrs
well cared for They were especially
| pleased to note that the Steward had i'm
! proved the farm and that lie had mado
! good crops this year. In consequence of
the large crops raised, and especially for
! age, 1t has been made necessary for the
County to build another barn, which is
now nearly completed. This barn IL suf-
ficicntly large to accommodate not only
the stock on tho farm, but the mules of
tho County used in working the public
roads, which the County Board of Com
missi0ncrs have decided to winter there.
and which can bc done ut Il small cost to
the County.
The Gran,l Jury desire to say that in
tiiScharginG their duties during the wear
that they have found I'LL of the county
officers not only willing to have Il full in
vcstigati"n of their Offices. but that they
have invited the fullest Investigation.
and they say that they invite not ONLY
| tho members of the Grand Jury, but any
citizen Of the county To examine the
records of their respective Offices ut any
| time.
In conclusion, we return our thanks to
the Presiding Judge. the Solicitor and
other officers of the Court for courtcsies
received during the term.
; Respectfully submitted,
| JOHN Il. LEVEHErT,
! Foreman.