The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-01
GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT.

To Hon. II. Fl. Rodgers, Judge:
We. the Grand Jurors of Grenada
county. duly and lawfully impaneled
to inquire into all violations of the
criminal laws of the county, beg leave
20 submit the following report:
We have been in session four days,
and had ~subpoenacd thirty-two wit
ncsscs. and have had before our body
twenty-five witnesses to testify, and
returned into open court three true
bills.
1t affords us much pleasure to be
able to report to the court that we
find that the criminal laws Of the
county have not been violated, ex-
ccpt in 4 very few instances. No
serious charges whatever have been
brough. to attention. which in
deed is quite a recommendation to
the citizenship of u county. We
Ind from thc/auditor's report, which
Il attached to and made a part Of
This report, that all of the county
officials have their books, accounts
and reports properly kept, and in
due balance. We find the Jail and
court house of the county in a good
sanitary condition and inmates hu-
marciy treated. We have made the
draper investigation Of the hotels of
the city of Grenada ard public school
buildings and find that they r all
equipped with the proper fire escapes
in accord with law, and are kept
in a sanitary condition. We arc very
raucli pleased to report that from our
investigation that the city of Gre
NADIA and the county can feel proud
of the heads Of the public institu-
lions of the city and county.
We have quite q little complaint
about certain patent medicines being
sold in our city and county, such as
2cpsinol and others, which it seems
il drank to excess produces a state
OF aintoxication and we recommend
tsa. the health officer haze the same
ahalixcl by state chemist ard fuv-
nish county officers with the report.
We have soomc complaint on the
present condition of the public high
ways of the county, but from our in
vestigation we find hat the real
cause of this complaint is founded
on the fact that many of III pub
lie roads have been freshly built, and
ha;re not had time yet to become set
tiSd, bat in our judgement the fault
does not lie in the contractors.
Recognizing the great need of the
services OF a Health Officer for our
county. under the present emergen-
cias for the protection of its citi-
zcnship from the ravages Of various
/ +a. rs. We first recommend that
tita present health officer take i'm
mediate action to protect the public,
and exercise at once the authority
given him under the laws to Quaran-
TING whenever and wherever the safe
t. of the public necessity requires
i. and not wait until the horse is
gone before they lock the door from
such contagion.
We further appreciate the fact
| that the present health officer is not
being paid a salary commensurate
with the duties required of him and
| recommend to the board of super
| visors that he be paid a salary COM
| m~ensurate with the services required
| of him to protect the public.
We desire to thank his honor for
| his able and instructive charge to our
| body and also. all the court officials,
! who have treated us with so much
| courtesy and kindness during our
labor as Grand Jurors, and now hay
! inc completed our labors we beg to
| be finally discharged.
This January 31st. 1918.
E. D. HOLCOMB,
| Eo~a-np