The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-27
MUST SETTLE
 WITH COUNTY
GRAND JURY WANTS FORMER sHERIFFs TO MAKE COMPLETE
 ACCOUNTING OF BILLS.
Makes Final Report and Discharged With Thanks for Splendid Ser vice From Circuit Judge
 Gotham.

Demands that the three former sheriffs make a final settlement with the county on accounts still due featurel the final report of the grand jury submitted by foreman c. F Fay Tor to circuit Judge Gotham yesterday afternoon. The report was an ex- haustive one and covered many points of general interest. A total of 269 witnesses were examined and 215 indictments were returned, Of which sum of indictments about half were in gaming cases.
 Before discharging the jury Cir cult Judge Gotham paid them indi- vidually and collectively a high trib- ute of appreciation for the public service. The report in full is as fol- lows:
 Report of Grand Jury-Spring Term
 1911. 6 To the Hon. Circuit Judge of Judicial
 District No. IS.
 We, the Garland County Grand Jury, beg to report that we have gone carefully over all matters com. ing before us and have endeavored to deal fairly and justly with all alike, We have examined 269 witnesses and returned 215 indictments.
 We have gone over the county re- cords and our report appears from committee report and will be found marked Exhibit "A" as follows. State of Arkansas,
 County of Garland.
 To the Foreman and members of Gar
 land County Grand Jury, Spring
 Term 1911:
 We, your committee appointed to examine the condition of the ac- counts of the collecting officers cfI the county such as are located win in the Court House beg to report that we have examined the books of the County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, ana and the accounts of the Sheriffs as shown by the books in the County Clerks office.
 In the latter office we find the ac- count of R. l.. Williams shows.
 Balance due from him as sheriff, $3S9. IS; balance due from him as col lector. $S12.14
 The account of Jake Houpt shows
 Baance due from him as sheriff. $S575O.
 The account of Sid Houpt shows: Balance due from him as sheriff, $S1S15.
 County Judge Farmer stated 10 your committee that unless these several accounts were properly ad lnsted and settled by tae third Mon day in July ensuing, he would brlng suits for the collections of such amounts as should remain unsettled a taat time.
 We fini the books and accounts  in the offices examined we'll kept and in good form, except that we would recommend that the tax collector follow the law in the matter of num- bering each tax receipt Issued Dy him, entering same upon the Record of Tax Receipts by the correspond- ing number and entering the number of the record page on the margin ol the tax book opposite each item con tained in such receipt as required by statute. The custom of omittins these items of importance to tho public seems to have prevailed il Garlani county for quite number O years.
 In the matter of the collection O delinquent personal taxes and polli we submit that this unpleasant ant improbable duty of the collector i' of the utmost importance to our rev enue interests, inasmuch as undue leniency or laxity on his part at thi' point tends to create a contagion o tax -dodging; and while our presen collector seems to have been moro persistent and successful in this line
 ,f collections than ais predecessors yet we beg to suggest to the count, judge that hel scrutinize the delin quents on said lists who, 1t seems te lus. should yey be required to pay un-