Pocahontas star herald., 1915-07-30
THE GRAND JURY
SUBMITS REPORT

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at the present term Of this court,
having completed their labors, beg
leave to submit the following as
their report;
We have been IN session for four
days and following the example Of
your Honor We have endeayored to
expedite business and perform our
duties as quickly as We could reason.
ably do and save the tax payers of
the county unnecessary expense.
We have examined 81 witnesses,
including all those who appeared
before us in response to subpoenas
issued by request Of the grand jury
and reoognizances entered into be-
fore the Justices Of the Peace.
We have issued S3 certificates to
witnesses, have returned l2 true
bills of indictment aud have invest
igated and dismissed two charges
brought before us on transcripts
from Justices Of the Peace. The
aggregate amount Of the witness
certificates is $49.5O.
We have examined the county
Jail and find it TO be In good and
sanitary condition and that all pris-
oaers who have been IN such Jail
since the report Of the last grand
jury have been we'll and properly
cared for and fed.
We report that, IN our Judgment,
the court house is in very good con.
dition, but think that some plaster
tering seems 10 be needed and rec
ommend that the proper authorities
arrange TO have the same done.
In this connection, we wish to
commend the county judge for his
action in having the vault wherein
are kept the county records, i'm
proved by having window and
opening placed in the east end.
THIS is an Improvement which has
been recommended by former grand
juries but ignored by former county
judges. We believe that the action
Of the county court will meet with
the approval of everyone who is IN
terested IN the preservation Of the
records of the county.
We find that all of the Justices
of the Peace within the county have
made their reports as required by
law, except the following to.wit:
w. II. Ballard, of Baker town
ship, Oscar Baker of Baker town.
ship, J. I. Hamilton, Brlstow, S.
o. Buckley, Elm Store, J. M.
Johnston, james Creek, G. w. Da-
Wis, Little Black, J. l.. Talbot, Lit
tie Black, S. w. Thompson, Shiloh,
and we respectfully recommend that
the county judge look into this mat
ter and see that these reports are
properly filed from each Justice of
the Peace in the county, according
to the provisions of the law. If
all these reports are properly hled,
it saves the grand jury quite a
lot of trouble.
We have not had an opportunity
of making personal inspection of
the county bridges, but we have
made dihgent inquiry, and from
such investigation and inquiry we
find and report that the bridges
across Elevenpolnts River are IN
good condition; and from the same
source and information we find and
report that both bridges across
Fourche Du Mas need repairing,
and we especially recommend that
the one at Brockett should have a
new floor and that both approaches
be repaired and put In good condI-
ton.
We appointed committee of
three members of this body to
visit the county farm and make a
report. They attended to that duty
and submitted their report, which
reads as follows:
'We find the house and bedding
IN a sanitary condition. We also
find the roof leaks and we recon-
mend that it be repaired at once,
and we find that there Is no barn