White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-13

fects or property belonging to the
said county, city or town, or collected
by such person under any law Of this
state, and to this end they may en-
ploy a competent expert accountant
to examine such books and accounts.
1t is further, provided that the ac-
countant SO employed shall report to
the body employing him the amounts
of money in the various funds; the
amounts collected; the amounts dis
bursed; the condition of the books;
the manner In which such accounts
are kept and shall further certify to
such bodies II the amounts collected,
examined and on hand correspond,
and report any shortage misappro-
priation or misapplication of public
moneys collected. When any report
is laid before you showing that any
officer or officers of any city, town
or county have embezz1ed, misappro-
priated or misapplied any of the pub
lie moneys you are directed that
when the proper evidence is produced
before you and you are convinced
that such officer or officers have en-
bezzled, ~misapslied or misappropri-
ated said money or moneys of such
county, town or state, thai you must
forthwith indict the said offenders.
You are further directed that should
YOU find that any city, town or coun-
ty has failed to have their books
audited, al by law required at least
twice in each year, then you, as grand
jurors, may employ some competent
auditor and have the same audited
forthwith.
1t is your duty to see that proper
guide boards are placed upon the pub
lie roads and highways of this county.
To see that the law as to marriages,
births and deaths is properly en-
forced, and such other matters as
may be brought to your attention
concerning the public welfare.
You must inquire into the anti
gambling law and the selling of
liquor in violation of law on election
day. And in this connection you are
directed to diligently inquire into the
sale of intoxicating liquor throughout
the county and district and to see
that the same is sold and disposed of
only in accordance with the license
laws of the state, and to also see that
hurdy-gurdy bawdy houses and dance
halls operating within the county pay
their licenses as by law prescribed.
You are directed to examine into
the control, management and con-
duct of the county hospital; to in
quire into the number of patients
therein confined; the condition of
their health; the progress of disease
II they are suffering from any and do
any and all other things that any
prudent business man would do in
the management of his own business.
You are to inquire into the con-
duct of every city official engaged in
the performance of a public duty
within the confines of this county and
see that said duties are discharged
in accordance with the law. To ex-
anime the bills and allowances made
by the board of county commissioners
and to satisfy yourselves that said
disbursements and allowances are
made in accordance with the law.
In concluding my instructions to
you as grand jurors you are urged to
discharge YOU duties in the highest
way becoming good citizenship. That
there is no urgent request of any i'm
mediate report and your delibera-
tions may extend over a convenient
length of time and when you have
finally completed your labors the re-
port submitted by you should be di-
rect. positive, thorough and ex-
haustive.
An idea has grown up
in this county that the grand jury
as termed by some citizens, is not a
serious body. If you proceed under
the instructions I have given you
this morning, and you find there has
been a violation of the law you will