The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-12-02
NYE COUNTY GRAND JURY
Finds Many Causes for Com
plant Against Sheriff and
Commissioners, but Does
Not Indict Them.


aud reprimands Sheriff Tom Logan.
The County Auditor, Treasurer. Clerk
and Recorder are commended for the
manner in which their books are kept.
The total amount of cash on hand, per
the County Treasurer's report Oct. 1,
1905. is $76.934.54 The Jury recon-
mends that the calling of the Grand
Jury aud petit juries be Set at different
dates. The condition of the county
buildings ami various Tonopah town
matters are reporte. upon. The report
of the Grand Jury on matters of general
interest,", taken from the Tonopah SUI,
is as follows:
Sheriff Logan On the Rack.
"In our partial report to the court
last term, We strenuously recommended
that every county officer make the
monthly aud quarterly reports re Iuired
by law.
has failed to comply with our recon-
mendation and We request that the
County Commissioners refuse t. allow
any bills due him until he has made
these monthly aud quarterly reports.
The District Attorney is requested to
bring suit against Mr.. Logan aud his
bondsmen, should the county sustain
any loss ~ reason of negligence.
"We find that the Sneriff's and As
sessor's offices have been running i'll a
very loose and unsatisfactory manner.
We also find that our Sheriff has ac-
cepted money from business houses
giving them a personal receipt instead
of legal license as provided by law.
We heartily disapprove of this action
on the part of the Sheriff as it is ir-
regular, illegal and unbusinesslike.
A Little Sugar and Vinegar.
"We find that the Sheriff should be
heartily commended for the amount of
revenue collected in the county for the
third quarter OF 1905. but we are at ii
loss to know why he has neglected TO
collect license from the hotels aud lodg-
ing houses of this county. We find
that there are some business houses,
besides hotels and lodging houses from
whom licenses have not been collected.
aud we recommend that the Sheriff
mail printed circular to every license
buyer i'll the county outside of the town
of Tonopah informing them that in the
future they will bs expected to call or
send to his office for license before en-.
gaging in business. and that any one i'll
the business without license will be
prosecuted.
lowing to the lack of monthly and
quarterly reports from the Sheriff. Of
flee it has been impossible 10 make the
books of the Auditor, Treasurer and the
Sheriff balan ce and we recommend that
these officers SO keep their books that
at any aud all times they will compare
and also that they strike balance sheet
monthly.
work now in the Sheriff's office we
heartily recommend to the Board OF
Commissioners that the Sheriff be al
lowed salaried deputy and that he be
appointed at once.
Commissioners Violate the Laws.
"We find that the Commissioners of
Nye County have neglected to look
alter the affairs of said connty TO the
extent that they have not demanded,
or received of the officers their monthly
and quarterly reports; aud we mud
further that the said Commissioners
have been allowing salaries to certain
Nye County offic IT'S contrary to statute.
1--WE earnestly recommend that the
County Commissioners no longer vic.
late the statutes, and further recon-
mend that the County Auditor refuse
to issue any warrants until such
statutes have been complied with"
Sheriff Logan Replies.
Sheriff Logan replied to the criticisms
OF the Grand Jury i'll an open letter In
Saturdays Tonopah Sun, in which ne
says:
1.-The Grand Jury which died last
night has seen fit in its wisdom TO GEN.
sure the Sheriff's office for what It
deems direliction of duty. Let us see
what is the charge. In the first place,
if I have been guilty of either mis-
feasance or malfeasance in office, it was
the duty of the Grand Jury to indict
me, and give me achance to defend my
self before jury of my peers. and in
failing to do this they have broken
every obligation placed on them by the
statutes aud the oaths which each took
at the time they qualified. l have no