Mohave County miner., 1901-12-14
Moharr County Minrr,
Published Every Saturday.
BY SMITH & SAWYER.
Report Of Grand Jury.

was granted by the judge, who under
stress of business left for home al
noon, leaving Judge J. NJ, Murphy to
receive their report. The body finished
its labors yesterday morning; the fol-
lowing is the full report as handed in
and published below:
To THE HoNoRABLE: The District
Court of the Fourth Judicial District
of the Territory of Arizona, in and
for the County of Mohave.
The Honorable h. +. Sloan presiding:
The grand jury respectfully report
that pursuant to adjournment they
convened on the 9th day of December,
1901, to hear the report of the expert
employed by them to investigate coun-
ty affairs
In the investigation of the finances
of the county we find that Ex-Super-
visor Edward linus has overdrawn the
amount allowed him by law for servi-
ces as supervisor, the sum of S72l.
We also find that Mr.. John S. Kolar,
ex-supervisor, has overdrawn the
amount allowed by law for his services
as supervisor, the sum of Sl6.
We further find that Supervisor NJ.
Scanlan has overdrawn the amount al
lowed him by law for his services as
supervisor, the sum of S375, which we
are advised by the county treasurer has
been refunded to the county by Mr..
Seaman.
We, therefore, recommend that the
district attorney will at once, if he has
not already done so, bring suit against
Mr.. linus and Mr.. Kolar to recover the
amounts overdrawn by them.
The expert report also shows that
former sheriff Harvey Hubbs, or his
deputy, has collected and receipted for
S645.36 taxes which have not been
turned into the county treasury
We recommend that the district at
torney az once bring suit to recover
this amount and any further
amounts that a more full investi-
cation may show to be due the county.
The expert examination shows that
in the matter of collecting gambling
license the officer whose duty it is to
collect said license has been very neg
ligent, and that the loss to the county
from this source has been very great.
We, therefore, recommend that the
sheriff do his duty diligently and fully
in this matter as is plainly imposed by
law.
This grand jury is advised that the
board of supervisors has employed an
expert to examine the county affairs
without authority from the court for
so doing. We are advised that the ex-
pense of this examination by the board
of supervisors is not a proper charge
against the county, and, therefor, rec
ommend that the district attorney pro-
cure an order restraining the comfy
treasurer from paying any warrant
issued for that purpose.
The expert employed by this grand
jury has made partial investigation
of the offices of treasurer, recorder,
sheriff, board of supervisors and pro-
bate judge, owing to the short time at
his disposal this investigation is nee
essarially incomplete.
We find, however, that the revenues
of the county have not been as closely
collected or as economically disbursed
as they might have been. We specially
recommend that the utmost diligence
in the collecting of taxes, licenses and
other sources of revenue, and in view
of the very bad financial condition of
the county that the greatest economy
and care be exercised in the disburse-
ments of the said revenue.
The grand jury by resolution recon-
mend to the Hon. X. E. Sloan of this
court that an allowance of s5 per diem
be allowed James l.. Byrnes for his
services as expert for period of 80
days, amounting to sl65.
We recommend that the board of
supervisors pay to George A. Bonelli
the sum ofs15.70, being the amount ad-
vanced by Mr.. Bonelli to James L.
Byrnes, the expert employed by this
grand jury, in payment of railroad
fare from Flagstaff to Kingn1an.
CHARLES BOWERS,
GEORGE BURNS, Foreman.
Secretary.
Dated, kingman, Ariz., Dec. II, 1901.