The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-11-07

good roads. They shorten the distance
to your town markets and make the
wear and tear much less to your wag-
ons and teams. II you pay man your
money you ought to see to it that he
keeps the roads in order.
THE DUTY OF OFFICERS.
want you to look into the accounts
of all the county officers, who handle
the public funds. There is no law
which compels a man to hold an office,
aud when a man takes an office he
should do his whole duty, stand 10y the
people and account for all the money
down to the last cent. | believe in
making officers come up rigidly to
their obligations. They take the Of
flee for the money that is in it and for
the honor of it and they should be re
quired to do their duty. Every justice
of the peace should turn in every dol
lar that comes to him in the way of
fines. There ought to be law au-
horizing the board of supervisors or
the court to appoint one member of
the grand jury who is a competent
book keeper. In the absence of this |
want you to go over the books aud ac-
counts and do just the best you know
how and see, as near as you can, wheth-
er everything is straight.
xr,y p,~-p,Trc Avn
want you to examine into the
workings of the county convict farm
and see that the prisoners are properly
cared for and humanely treated. | do
not mean that they should be treated
better than the people outside, or that
it is not place of punishment. But
want you to see to it that they are hui
namely treated. l have heard of such
in the State. If they are brutally
treated it is your duty to indict.
/ want you to examine into the
workings of the county poor house.
The poor are under our protection.
They are unfortunate and we may be
where they are before we die. They
deserve to be kindly treated and COM
fortably provided for Give it your
careful consideration and see to it that
they are properly treated.
Examine into the county Jail
and see that that institution is proper
ly conducted.
Don't shirk any responsibility.
Dom save anything for the next grand
jury. Don't shove off on anybody else
any responsibility you ought to should
er. But l here authorize you to turn
over to the justice court any little
matter that the justice can attend to
just as we'll. While you are serving as
grand jurymen, remember you are the
representatives of the people. Speak
like it! Act like it. Weigh and con.
slider what yon are going to say. Speak
it out whether it affects friends OF
foes.
After the Judge finished his charge
and the petit jurors were empaneled
the civil docket was taken up. The
following civil cases had been disposed
of up to this morning:
No. 803. Robert l.. Hoover VS.. Nor
wood & Butterfield Co.-Damage Yer
dict for defendant.
No. S64. Isaac Bailey VS.. +. H. Hart
man-Damage. Defendant granted
leave to file special plea.
No. 912, z. R. Clay VS.. Keystone
Lumber Co.-Damage Verdict for de
PENDANT.
No. 916 Mrs. NJ. H. Hanley ct al VS.
Mary Harper-Appeal Dismissed al
cost of defendant.
No. 991. Mrs. Lizzie Wilson VS.
Western Union Tel. Co.-Appeal. Yer
dict for plaintiff for S100.
No. 1853. j. H. Menge & Son VS.. f. H
Hartman Dismissed.
No. 9S2. Slayden Kirksey Wooden
Mills VS.. F. H. Hartman-Debt. Dis
missed.
r. H. Rhodes VS.. Cumberland 7. T
Co. Dismissed
No. $50. Dr. J. w. Bennett VS.. j. j
Sasser-Debt. Judgment by default
for plaintiff for S29.74.
No. 9S7 Commercial Bank VS.. F. H
Hartman Appeal. Dismissed at cost
of plaintiff.
Exparte F. F. Schnorrenburg, james
NJ. Yawn, j. G. Deveraux, r. Lee Can
non Petitioners admitted to practice
law.
j. l.. Moyse & Bro. VS.. j. A. and E
S. Williams. Dismissed.
Mcintosh Milling Co. VS.. E. and c
Hubener. Verdict for plaintiff TO