Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-03-12
Report Of Grand Jury.

NepOfC OF SFSnQ jury.
Edgefeld, S. c., March 4, 1918.
To His Honor, l. w. Bowman,
Presiding Judge March Term OF
Court Edgefeld County, South
Carolina:
We have passed on all bills hand
ed US by. the Court and reported
same:
This being the first assemhlage
of the Grand Jury for this yea We
have only had time to appoint com
mittees charged with investigation
of such matters as seen most i'm
portant to us. and these committee:
have not yet had time to make in
vestigations generally into matters
referred to them. Reports OF
these committees will he ready by
the August Term of Court for this
year.
The following are the Com,
mittees appointed from our body
for the year:
Committee On Books, Accounts
and Official Bonds of County Oil,
GERS: w. H. Dorm, J. r. Cantelor,
a. E. Padgett, ]. w. Stewart. W.
L. Dunovanl and P. B. Day Jr.
On Changing: J. NJ. Swearin-
gen, w. II. Pardue, ID. +. Ian.
ham.
On COUNTY Poor House: E. NJ.
Walker and j. r. Strother.
On Roads, Bridges and Ferries
w. A. Strom, J. P. Talbert, w.
o. Whatley, J. O. Marshall and
E. L. Scott.
On Public Buildings of the Coun.
ty: j. r. Csntelou, J. R. Strother
and J. w. Stewart.
On Education: R. H. Nicholson,
NJ. b. Byrd, D. E. Lanham and J.
o. Marshall
Request has been made of oui
body that we call to the attention
OF the County Supervisor the fact
that the following bridges are in
dangerous. condition: The bridge
over Stevens Creek at Parks Mill,
the bridge over Turkey Greek
known as Key bridge, and the
bridge over ,Beaso. pam cleek al
Holmes Mill. Furthermore tina,
each of these bridges is crossed by
a rural mail route. No doubt the
new Supervisor Will give same his
attention as soon as possible, for
which the public will be CRATE
full.
BY resolution Of the Grand Ju-
ry the County Supervisor is re-
qucstcd TO widen all public roads
as fast as they are worked until
each public road is brought to me
legal width. This matter was cali
ed to our attention because it is a
fact tha. many of our roads, and
especially in the clay sections oi
the county, have been narrowed to
A width of II to lG feet Atten-
ton is also again called to the prac-
tice of adjacent land owners plow-
ing in the public roads and making
it impossible to keep drains open
on the sides Of the public roads,
and the Supervisor Is urged TO re.
strain this practice wherever posi-,
bic. We recommend that the mem
bers from cur county in the Gener-
al Assembly Of our State use their
efforts to secure amendments to
such of our statutes is prescribe
punishment for the illegal sale ut
whiskev. and such as prescribe
punishment for obtaining goods,
money or credit under false repre-
sen,ations rs to ownership of prop
ty, so that the only punishment for
such violations Of the law shall be
Imprisonment, and no alternative
fine. We believe this to be Tie
most effective way OF preventing
violations Of law in such cases.
We request that the newly ap-
nointpd Deputy Sheriff for our
county be as active as is prudent in
detecting. blind tigers III our towns
and in the country, and that the
violators Of the law in this respect
be brought to trial. We heartily
approve the Eaction of QUE Senator
and Representatives in securing the
change Of law as to our county,
which gives us Il Deputy working
under the Sheriff. and the Grand
Jury Of our County.
We desire to express our thanks
to Judge Bowman for his clear,
concise and strong charge to ou!
body at the beginning Of this term,
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