Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-18
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
Attention of the Court Called to Various
Matters of Importance.

Just bef,re its hal discharge, on
Wednesday afternoon, the grand jury
submitted the following as its final
presentment:
l. The grand jury have passed upon
all bills Of indictment handed us by
the solicitor and returned the same to
court with our findings thereon.
9. At the last term of this court, a
committee of our number, consisting Of
Messrs. J. H. McFadden, F. ?. Love,
w. S. Gordon and our foreman, j. A..
Shurley, were appointed to examine
the books of the various county officials.
That committee performed this duty
during the summer, and, at this term
made the following written report,
which was adopted by our body, to
wit:
TO the Grand Jury of York County,
We, the undersigned committee appoint
ell by your foreman to examine the books
of the various county officers, beg leave
to make following report. viz. We have
Just finished an examination (Which was
as thorough as the time given pernittedD
of the hooks of the following county Off
cials, to wit:
w. Brown Wylie, Clerk of Court; W.
w. Boyce, County Auditor; w. II. Nc
Corkle, Probate Judge; IT. A. ID. Neely,
County Treasurer; John r. Logan, Sher-
iT; n. Glib Culp, County Supervisor; John
T.. Carroll. County Superintendent of Ed
ucation }. NJ. Brian, Coroner.
In the clerks Office we checked every
item from the last examination to date,
and found them correct to cent. These
books are kept as near perfect and as neat
as books can be. Mr.. Wylie exhibited
his bank books and certificates Of depOs-
il showing amounts aggregating over 81
500. This amount. we are satisfied, covers
the amount for which he is responsible as
per his books.
In the auditors Office, we checked his
abstract, prepared for settlement with the
county treasurer, and the various footings
of the different townships, as carried for
ward, and found same correct and neatly
kept. We find, however, that there is
more or less land in the county that is not
returned for taxation every year. We
found that i'm one township several hun
dred acres of land had not been returned.
| In the Office of probate judge the rec.
ords were carefully examined and found
correct. The books are neatly kept and
everything pertaining to said Office is in
| firSt-clasS order.
| In the Office Of county treasurer, we eX-
amined the books, vouchers, taX-receiptS,
duplicates, also cash deposits at the differ
ent banks, and found all perfectly salts
factory. The books are all well kept and
reference easily made.
The books in the sheriff's office were
found correct but badly abused Oh ac-
count of not having suitable cases in
which to keep them.
In the supervisors office, we examined
the books and records and found same
correctly and neatly kept.
The books in the office Of the county su-
perintendent of education were found
creditably kept, neat and correct, and, we
| find that the public schools of the county
are in session from five to seven months
of the year.
We had the corOner's book before us
and found it gotten up in good shape
and nicely kept.
We desire to make the following rec
concentrations, to wit:
|. That the county commissioners fur
niSh the clerk Of the courts office with
another metal case in which to keep and
store away the records of the county.
=. That some plan he adopted, if pos
Sible, by which all the taxable land III the
county can be gotten on the tax books
every year.
3. That the Sheriif'S Office be furnished
with desk and more large cases in which
to keep the books and records of slid Of
flee.
1. That light he placed near the treas
urer'S Office i'm the rear of the court house,
for his convenience ut night.
Approaching the confidence rep"Scd Ill
our capacity to do this work, and assur-
ing YOU that we have tried faithfully to
do the same, we are respectfully,
j. \. SIIrRLEY,
J. II. MCFADDEN,
i. =. LOVE-,
W. =. iORD0N.
The laborious work of examining
the books in the various county otfl-
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