The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-09-06
Grand Jury Report
To the Honora BILE Circuit Court OF
Tishomingo County:

We, the OrandJufy enlpaneieo
for the August Term, 1917, beg q
report as follows:
We have been in session six
days, have examined so witnesse:
land have returned rs indictments
We have also referred back to The
lower courts of the county ahonf
10 petit charges for further inves-
tigation.
We have examined the reports
of the several Justices of the Peacs
of the County and have approved
the same. In several instances:
however, we found certain sug
gestions and recommendations L
these officers proper, chiefest
among which was the suggestion
that RUE be adopted by the JUS
tices of the Peaoe of doubling a
fine for second o.fense by the
, same party. The general fault Of
these officers seems to be that they
are too light in imposing fines, and
we believe that as rule the i'm
position of larger fines would be
better and would more likely de-
ter crime.
We have examined the state
ment rendered MS by the Chancery,
Clerk showing the condition of tho
county books, and basing our opin
ion largely upon said statement,
we believe the books to be prop
erly kept and balanced. aI
We have examined all the ho-
tells in the county of more than
two stories high and find the samsl
properly equipped with fire es
capes according to law. We found
the hotels in .uka clean, sanitary
and we'll kept. for which we com
mend those having them inlcharge :
We find the county Jail lin good
condition, safe and sanikafy. M
prisoners were found in jail at the
time of our visit, which fact speaks
we'll for the county.
The county home was visited
by a committee of our members,
who report same in good shape
and condition. They state that
the inmates therein are being prop
erly and humapely treated; the
| food they receive is wholesome
and the building appears to be
comfortable and sanitary.
Much complaint has come to us
in reference to the law concerning
cattle dipping. and while we have
found no indictments for the vic
lation of this law we deem a clear
statement necessary in view of the
fact that we understand this re-
port is to be published and read
throughout the county.
There seems to be a widespread
idea that unless party has the
assurance that he can recover dam
ages for all losses, in case such
occur, he does not have to dip his
cattle. In fact. we are advised of a
certain typewriter instrument
circulated and signed by num-
Der of people which in substance
seems to have been an agreement
not to dip cattle until assured Of
payment of losses, We, there
! fore, desire to say (not to the
Court, of course, but through the
Court to the people of the county,
that the law requires every owner
of cattle to dip his stock, damages
or no damages. If he can obtain
damages by civil suit thereafter,
let him do so in the courts of the
country. but we urge that no man
refuse to do so because it may not
; appear certsin that he is to rece vel
damages. This would be oper
violation of law. 1t may appear
: to some to be hard law, just a.
the tax laws may appear to some
to be hard and sometimes difficul
to comply with. but no man no
lset Of men is bigger than the Stat