Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-07-15

why, / don't see how we can do 9TH
erwise than as | have suggested:
Just let the Magistrate commit them
to Jail, because the constable will
have to take them to jail and keen
them there. II he don't want to do
that, he car bring them on to iail
under a Magistrates commitment
The Sheriff cannot receive anybody
in jail unless he has a commitment
So If the man is committed to Jail
the Sheriff a do nothing else but
receive him. That is his duty under
the law. He is not to decide whe-
ther a man shall go to Jail or not;
that is up to the other officers, the
other judicial officers; and if the
Magistrate commits a man to Jail.
why, the Sheriff must receive him.
He has got no discretion, and If he
receives him he is entitled the same
per diem fee until he is taken. out by
the Supervisor.
AS | say, while the law is silent
on it, | think the Legislature intend
ed that the Sheriff should at once
notify the Supervisor Of all prisoners
for the chain gang, however they got
there, whoever put them there, whe-
h e by the Court of Sessions or by
the Magistrate, and if the sentence
was that they were to serve so much
time on the chain gang, it is his
duty to promptly notify the Supervi-
sor, and it is the duty of the Magis-
trate to promptly notify the Supervi-
o whenever he commits a man to
jai! in order to compel him to serve
his sentence on the public works of
the county.
Now, that is my answer to those
questions, and | have had the stenog-
rapher to take them down, because
| don't know, but have a little in
clination to believe-somebody may
misinterpret what l said, and don't
suppose there will be any dispute
about what | said now.
Geo. E. Prince, Presiding Judge.
The Final PrcSentment
of the grand jury was read in open
Court, Of which the following is a
full copy:
Summer Term, 1914.
To His Honor George E. Prince.
Presiding Judge of the Tenth Cir
cult:
We have passed upon all bills of
indictment hal have been handed us
by the Solicitor at this term of Court.
We have, by committee, examined
the county chain gang several times
since last term of Court, without no.
tifying the authorities of such visits.
and found the prisoners well cared
for and fed, and the camp kept in a
nice, sanitary condition.
We have, by committee, examined
the county jail, and find that our
recommendations at a former term
have been. complied with by the
Supervisor, and the same is now in
good condition, except the well,
which does not afford a sufficient sup
ply OF water. We recommend that
the Supervisor have a well bored or
dug on the Court House gr ,unds that
will supply a sufficient amount of
water for the Court House and Jail
for all purposes thar may be needed
for the general public. Also, that
the water closets be removed from
the first floor Of the Court House be-
cause We find the same to be detri-
mental and offensive to all officers
and the general public, and recon-
mend that a new building be erected
outside and the same we'll equipped
for the accommodation Of males and
females who may have business at
the county seat.
We recommend that the Supervi-
sor's Office be better equipped by the
addition Of office furniture for the
better protection Of the records and
documents required to be filed
therein.
We find that the Masters office is
very inadequately equipped also, and
recommend that the Supervisor fur
nish him with a suitable desk and
Office chairs.
We find, on examination Of the
office of the Superintendent Of Edu-
cation, that the sum Of five hundred
dollars, the amount now authorized
to be invested in school books, to be
insufficient to supply the necessary