The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1907-04-06
GRAND JURY REPORT.

In the Circuit Court OF the State OF
Oregon, for the County of Har-
ney--Regular April, 1907, Term.
In the matter of the final report ui
the Grand Jury of said court for
said term.
To the Hon. Geo. +. Davis, Judge
Of the above entitled court:
Comes now the grand jury duly
and regularly empannelled ia the
the above entitled court for the
April 1907 term, and beg leave to
submit this their final report.
We have been in session four
DAYS, during which time we have
examined irtr nll matters brought
~ our nttth,luu, ur 90 which we
had knowledge, and have reported
into tbis court uur true bills of in.
diclment aud o,,r NOT true bill.
", have visited the home Of the
county poor Of the county. and find
the inmates thereof nrr well and
comfortably kept aud provided for; ;
we have also visited the offices Of
the sheriff. clerk. treasurer and
assessor nf the cauntv aud find said
offices and the records thereof
carefully Y and neatly kept, hut mas
much A. the county court has had
the looks and accounts of said
otlicer- recently examined by q
expert, We have not at
tempted to make an examination
of the financial accounts OF any of
said officers.
Our attention has been called TO
the careless manner in which the
county school superintendent Of
the county is conducting his office,
and We have made n careful aud
thorough examination into the re.
ports and charges against said
school superintendent and find tha,
'aid school superintendent has
been extremely careless and negli-
gent, and we think has willfully |
Violated his oath and disregarded |
iis official duties. A list Of the |
grievances presented agains, said |
chool superintendent are a. fol-
ows We find that said school |
has been careless
Ind negligent In the examination
4 the financial reports Of the Dis.
ricls in the county and has allow.
d said clerks 10 submit incorrect
md erroneous reports; there is also
neglec, on the part OF said school
in allowing some
districts Of the county to continue
sithou, making any final report,
" II said final reports have been
made to said School Superinlen
lent he has been negligent and
.areless in his office aud lost the
anne.
We also lind that the said school
uperintendent has been careless
nd negligent in allowing incorrec,
u double enumeration Of school
Of the county. many Of the
hildren being enumerated 10 more
han one district, even the school
uperintendent's own children be.
ng among this number.
We find that the said school sup
rintendent has wilfully violated
he law in apportionment Of the
chool funds Of the county in this;
hat the said school superintendent
oes not charge the unexpended
alance IN excess OF fifty dollars
'hieh remains 10 the hands Of the
istriet clerks at the end of the
;hool year against the accounts OF
aid districts aud deduct the same
'om their next apportionment as
y law required
We also find that the apportion-
lent made by said school superin,
,ndent in October 1905 gave S7O5O
, each school district in the coun-
p while the law provides that
5000 only shall be apporlioned to
,eh district and the balance Of the
.hool fund apporlioned TO the sew
al districts Of the county accord
Ig to the number Of children resid-
g therein between four aud
'enty ysars of age.