The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-09-24
GRAND JURY REPORT.
A Red Hot Roast for Brookhaven Blind Tigers and
Derelict Police Officers.

this matter up and attend to it at
once.
At the request Of the City Mar
shal we examined the city jail and
found same in good condition and
the prisoners we'll fed and humane
| ly treated. We would recommend
in this connection to the Board of
Aldermen, if we are permitted to
make the suggestion. that they be
more prompt in having medical aid
given to their prisoners.
COUNTY BOOKS.
We have examined the books Of
the county officers and find same in
very good condition, SO far as we
are able to ascertain. Of course.
in the limited time that we have
we cannot audit the books, neither
could we go all through them and
check the accounts to see if they
were correct. We wish to go on re-
cord as approving the course of the
Board of Supervisors in having the
books audited, and we recommend
that the Board of Supervisors have
the books of all the county officers
audited by an expert accountant
every twelve months.
We find that the treasurer in
making his report to the Board of
Supervisors makes it very brief.
We recommend that the treasurer.
in making his report, file an item
ized list showing the number of
cancelled warrants, showing to
whom they we're paid. the date of
their payment, the number of the
warrant and the amount.
We find on investigation that the
County Superintendent of Educa-
tion has ignored paragraph I'M"
of Section 4497 of the Code. in that
he has failed to file with the Chan
Gerry Clerk before issuing pay certi-
ficates for the current term lists of
teachers employed, and the monthly
salaries of each as shown by the
contract. We recommend that the
Supt. of Education comply with
this section of the law.
We find on investigation that the
Board of Supervisors have allowed
some accounts and then placed an
order on the minutes ordering the
money returned, because it was
illegally allowed. We recommend
that the Board Of Supervisors. be-
fore allowing any account, have the
party presenting the account to cite
the section of the law under which
said account is; alloWed. !. and if the
party cannot cite the section Of the
law, then we recommend that the
Board hold up the payment Of said
account until they can make inves-
! tigation, as to whether same is
illegal or not, and in this connec-
tion. if they are in doubt, after
their investigation as to whether
the account is legal or illegal, we
recommend that they either get an
opinion of the Attorney General or
the District Attorney before they
allow same.
We find on investigation that
some of the officers that are due
the county are not paying the
amounts in as promptly as it should
be paid in. We therefore recon-
mend that the Chancery Clerk be
required to make a report in writ
ing to the Board Of Supervisors on.
the first Monday in each month
showing the number of pay certifi-
Gates that he, has issued to persons
paying money into the county
treasury, to whom issued, the date,
the amount and the number of each
certificate, and that on receipt of
this report the Board require the
treasurer to bring in his receipt
book and check the receipts with
the number of pay certificates is
sued, in order to ascertain whether
the money has been paid into the
county treasury for which pay GER
tificates have been issued.
We find nn investigation that in
many instances the officers of the
law are not following the law as
laid down in the Code. We there
fore recommend that each and
every officer in the county study
his duties as set out in the Code
and follow the law as it is written.
regardless of whether he thinks it
is right or wrong.
PUBLIC ROADS.
We find a great deal Of COM
plant from all parts OF the county
as to the condition of the public
roads and bridges 1t is our opin-
ion that the Board of Supervisors
are too lenient with the contractors
and we recommend that before the
Board Of Supervisors pay out the
peoples money on the public roads
that the contractor be required to
bring the roads UP to plans and
specifications. not almost to plans
and specifications. but exactly what
the contract calls for.
We commend the effort of the
people OF District No. to perma-
nentIy improve their public high
WAYS hV building hard gravel