The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-03-14
Report of the Grand Jury March
Term. 1919.
To the Hon. Circuit Court of Mon
roo Gnnnfv.

To the Hon. Circuit Court of Mon
o County:
We. the grand jury empaneled for
the March term, 1919. of said court,
beg to submit ON final report.
We have been in session ) DAYS
during which time we have sum-
moned and examined about IS wit
nesses. We have found Is indict-
ments during IN session and have
referred to the lower courts 3 small
cases of petit crime. We have ex-
amined the reports of the several
Justices of the peace and have APP
proved the same. As a rule we find
these officers diligent and faithful
and are glad to observe that they are
satisfactorily discharging their du-
ties as officers of the law. We have
examined through a committee all
the hotels in the county having oyer
two stories and find the same
equipped with proper fire scape as
the law requires.
Our committee also visited the
county home and return the report
that it Is being properly kept and
that the inmates are humanely cared
for and clothed. We observe, how
eyer. that one of the smaller houses,
occupied by the negroe has IA stack
chimney between two rooms which
is in "A dilapidated condition and
which should. in our opinion. be i'm
~mediately torn down and "A new one
erected in its place. We
mend this not only because this old
chimney makes the adjoining room
almost intOlerable because of smoke
and SCOT. but also because of the
apparent danger of fire to the build
ing itself with such improper condi-
tons. We trust the Board of SUI
pervisors will give this matter i'm
mediate attention.
We have before US the report of
the Chancery Clerk relative to the
county books and finances. This
shows the books properly
kept and balanced and state that all
funds belonging to the county and
payable at this date have been paid
into the treasury. On the other
hand there has not come to this
grand jury from any source what
any complaint against the Off
GERS who have in charge the dis
bursement of the public funds, and
no criticism of them in their man-
agement of the county's financial
affairs. Therefore. with the sworn
statement of the chancery clerk be-
fore us as to the correctness of the
books and accounts. and in the alb
sence of evidence or complaints to
the contrary. this grand jury reports
your honor that in as far as we
are in position to judge, the affairs
of this county are being properly |
conducted and the public funds
legitimately and satisfactorily hand
led.
During Our weeks service i'm the
courthouse our attention has re-
peatedly been directed to a condi-
ton of affairs which in our opinion
should be altered and which we beg
to submit to this Court and to the |
Board of Supervisors. The court
house building though large and
commodious is in immediate need
OF repairs and alterations.
The plaster on many of the walls
is crumbling as may be observed by
casual observations; likewise the
windows and doors in various parts
of the building are getting into poor
condition: the most noticeable de-
however, is the lack of
in the upper part of the build
Only two small rooms have
been provided for use by court room
officials and litigants. and these
two small rooms must be used by