The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1914-09-30
Presentment of Grand Jury.

county Of Lexington anu Iot TUG e'a'1
of South Carolina after the conclusion
of all business presented to us by the
court for the year 1914. beg leave to
make the following presentment.
This is the last term of General
Sessions court for the year 1914 ard
during this year this body has had be-
fore it quite large number OF lndlcl-
ments all of which have been consid-
cred by this body and decisions have
been reached on each and every case
and each and every case has been re-
turned to this court with our findings
endorsed thereon.
Besides the bills of Indictment which
have been handed Us by this honorable
court, we have considered many mat
tiers which we think relates to the
public good of Lexington county and
beg leave to call the courts attention
to several matters hereinbelow enume-
rated
We wish to call attention to the law
requiring the Magistrates of the
county to make monthly reports to
the County Treasurer. Our examina'
ton of the County Tressurer's Office
has revealed the fact that some Of the
magistrates in the county did not as
promptly file their reports with the
County Treasurer as the law requires
and we would, therefore, urgently in
sist upon the magistrates of the
county of Lexington in complying
with the law in this connection.
It is the concensus of opinion of this
eo1nty that the county of Lexington
does not need the services of state or
county dispensary or liquor constables
and that We 60 on record as voicing
our disapproval of the county being
forced to pay salaries to whiskey coI-
stables, where we believe that neces-
sityI does not demand the presence OF
such constables. Our information as
well as our observation is that the
sheriff of Lexington county, together
with the magistrates constables in
the various sections of the county are
fully able to enforce the law in this
respect and we hope that the county
will no longer be put to the unnecessary
expense of supporting and defraying
the expenses Of liquor or state con-
stables.
This boby hereby memoralizes our
Represent stiYes in the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of South Carolina to
have enacted at the approaching ses.
sion Of the legislature laws requiring
all able bodied men subjecs to road
duties to pay comntstion.t .tsxes to the
County Treasurer without forcing the
supervisor to hare such persons work
npon the public highways OF the
county and that all moneys collected
So coanutatioa road taxes In the
various towuships be expended by the
superYi5or of the county upon the
public highways in She townships from
which said moneys are collected.
In this eonneotion we slso wish to
call attention Of persons living along
Che public highways to the Laws re-.
gsrding the obstruction of public
highways. Our attention 10 being
continually called to the fact that the
people sllalong the public highways
thronghout the county. after the sup
eryisor has put their roads in good
condition, almost Immediately flll the
ditches BY plowing and throwing
rubbish In same and it thereby r. nd
ers the work Of the county chaingsng
almost useless. We would also call
attention to the fact that in many
places Of the county WIRE fencing is
placed too near the public highway,
thereby endangering the public while
travelling upon such highways.
We wish to call special attention to
che apparent danger of the dam cross-
ing at the mill pond of Joseph Gunter,
in the corporate limits of the town OF
Swansea. and suggest that the proper
authorities put this road or street in
safe condition withoat delay.
Our committee on courthouse and
buildings of the county. calls attention
to the bad condition of the sewerage
in the courthouse over the Auditors
Office. There is leak in some Of the
water pipes, which is causing damage
TO the plastering in the Auditors of.
Iice and is endangering many of the
public records in the Office. We will
ask that the proper officers see thai
this sewer Is repaired at once.
This body can do nothing more than
repeat it's former recommendation as
to additional vault room for the rec
.-as of tho var;ous ccnnty off res with