The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
Court

| Court.
The summer term of court began here
Monday with Hon. John S. Wilson pre-
siding The business was dispatched
| in good businesslike time, and the ses
sions court was over last evening. A
number of cases were carried over unit
| the next term for various reasons, ab
sence OF material witnesses, sickness
and jurors in United States court.
The cases tried were as follows:
Jos. S. Chewing, traficing in seed
cotton-not guilty.
Siah Brunson, malicious mischief
got guilty.
Henry McFaddin, malicious mischief,
plead guilty, and Was sentenced to
mouths on the gang or $50.
J. D. Knowlton, guilty of assault and
battery of high and aggravated ma
ture, sentenced to pay a fne OF $40, or
serve 3 months on gang.
jeff Holiday, violation OF dispensary
law, guilty-sentencedt to months or
pay fine of 500.
Marion White, housebreaking and
larceny, sentenced to one year in re-
formatory at Lexington.
J. ". Frierson, disposing Of crop nm
der lien, after the evidence the
Judge directed the jury to return 8
verdict of not guilty.
Charlie Jones storing liquor, jury
failed TO agree, mistrial was ordered.
Jones conducted his own case which
perhaps accounts for his escape from a
jury's verdict.
The court was in session short time
today, mainly for the purpose OF sign
ing orders for the members OF the bar.
PREsENTMENT.
To His Honor John S. Wilson, Pre-
siding Judge:
We have passed on all bills handed
US by the Solicitor.
Following our last presentment, we
employed Mr.. Louis A. Searson 10 au.
dit books Of county at q cost OF one
hundred and fifty dollars (S150.00l. We
attach his report hereto as a part OF
our presentment. and recommend that
it be recorded in the Clerk of Courts
Office, ard kept as permanent record.
He found all the records and Offices
nicely kept, with the exception OF the
Office of Supervisor. The condition
there is bad, but will say in justice to
Supervisor that it is due to the system
of bookkeeping.
We recommend tnat regular ledg-
er be kept as it is the only Intelligent
manner in which to the proper records
OF county dnancies can be kept.
We further recommend that the
minutes be kept of each meeting Of
County Commissioners, and in which
all approved claims be entered, and
that minutes be signed by Supervisor
and Commissioners, We further rec
ommend that the issuing Of certificates
of Indebtedness be discontinued An
approved claim is the best evidence of
debt. We further recommend that
Supervisors books be balanced before
making each annual settlement with
treasurer. We find from report OF ex-
pert accountant, that there is an in
debtedness up to April lst, 1914, OF
about twentY-one thousand dollars
1871 ,000); with no funds to run county
until taxes for 1914 come in. 1t will
then reach an approximate indebted
OF thirty thousand or more dollars
1880, 0,00G).
We recommend bond issue for an
amount sufficient TO relieve US OF this
debt. We do not think this condition
due wholly to our Supervisor, but our
senator and representatives are re-
sponsible TO great extent for failure
to provide sufficient levy to meet ex-
penSes.
From evidence before us we find our
delegation did not have q meeting
darIng last session of legislature to ar
range the comfy supply bill. We rec
ommend thai our delegation to the leg
islature be requested 70 repeal so much
of the county Tee bill as relates to the,
Judge of Probate retaining all fees
from marriage licenses.
We find that on May 9Th, 1911, three
hundred and fifty dollars was deposited
in the Bank of Manning to the credit
OF r. E. McFaddin, trustee, by A. P.
Burgess. This money being required
by the County Commissioners Tor the
purpose of having county records re-
indexed. AS work done by Mr.. Burgess
III CulS COauSCtiOu dOoue VIC sSaI 4oVo
proved unsatisfactory, we recon mend
that the proper authorities have this
work done or else that the County
Commissioners return this money to-
Mr.. Burgess.
Thanking you and all court officers
for uniform courtesies.
All of which is respectfully submitted
J. A. JAMES,
Foreman.