The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-09-26
THIS WEEKS PROCEEDINGS
OF FALL Term OF court

The State vs.. James Jenkins, vio-
lation Prohibition Law, guilty. Seal
ed verdict.
The State VS.. Hattie Jones, selling
cigarettes to minor, guilty. Fine $25,
paid.
The State VS.. Willie McCay, assault
and battery with intent to kill, not
guilty.
The State VS.. Marion Muldrow,
larceny bicycle, I year in reforma-
tory.
The State VS.. Henry Boseman, as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
guilty, one year.
The State VS.. Frank Garland,
housebreaking and larceny, guilty.
Three months.
The State VS.. Simpson Canty, as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
not guilty.
To Honorable Frank B. Gary, Pre-
siding Judge.
We the Grand Jury beg to report
in this our final presentment that
we have passed upon all bills handed
us by the Solicitor.
That we have examined the Clerk
Of Courts office and find that he has
accounted for all public funds paid
into his hands. That the bonds of
all county officers are sufficient and
properly recorded.
That we have examined the She
riffs office, the County Superintend-
ent of Education and the County
Treasurer and Probate Judge and find
all funds in these respective offices
properly accounted for.
The Superintendent of Education
reports that marked and satisfactory
progress has been made in all edu-
cational lines, throughout the county.
Good school buildings, better teachers
and longer school terms prevail.
He recommends the organization of
school Improvement association at
every school, to see that each school
is provided with all things necessary
for comfort and progress.
We have examined the following
Magistrates books and find them cor
rect: Manning; Alcolu; Pinewood; :;
Turbeville; Gable; New Zion; Sum-
merton and Foreston. Paxville Mag
istrate made no report.
In our examinations of County
Supervisors Office we find back in
debtedness against the County en-
bracing claims approved during the
years 1912 to 1916 inclusive amount
ing to about Fourteen Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars. Our Supervisor has
made an effort to borrow money to
pay these claims as authorized by
an act of the Legislature of 1917,
but thus far he has failed to do so.
In regard to Court House and County
Bonds we find that sinking fund
as provided by law is being accumu-
lated to retire them.
The Supervisor informs us that
numbers Of accounts are being pre-
sented to him for debts incurred
against the County during the past
three or four years, said accounts
never having been presented for ap-
proval. We suggest that the Super
visor dispost of these accounts as the
law provides.
We attach hereto the two quarterly
reports published by the County Sup
erVlsor during the current year, and
we do not think that they fully COM
ply with the requirements Of Section
951, Volume I, Code of 1912
The Committee on Public Buildings
finds that the Court House is in
fairly good condition except that the
boiler is in need Of some immediate
repair such as CRATES, etc, which we
think should be done at once
We find that the County Jail is in
good condition. The arrangement
outside of the Jail for cooking and
eating is very poor makcshift.
This being small wooden building
in the Jail yard in which the keeper
of the Jail has the cooking for his
family and the prisoners done. We
think here should be some improve
ment made on this building.
The Committee on Chaineang re-
ports twenty-six prisoners on gang.
Prisoners seem to be we'll cared for
and in good condition. The commit