The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-05
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20 FOremen.
HE WANTS COOPERAT,
Grand Jurymen Should Invt
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Other Duties. q

Columbia, Aug. 4.-Samueff
Wolfe, the attorney general, in = 81,
ter to the foremen of grand jurfe1
the several counties of the state. q |.
to their attention certain specf{fs4
ties devolved upon grand juryf7xs
They are to investigate county ONE
and present offenders againat %f
law and calls attention to thaA3z,
regulating the employment of fefly
by mercantile establishments IS. g. |.
letter follows: T
My Dear Mr. Foreman: Theref,
several matters that I have feft$cfAp
be properly called to your attdXts
by this office and which might AZ !,
you in some degree in better krfo5s1i-
OF these things Within the pr0e w,
of your duties and in order thar dc
may have these in mind duriSalI n
closing months of the year andtead
ing your final presentment, aiamb,
ing this occasion to write to We q
Il call your attention to s.
72S, Volume l, Code of 1912, at.FHth
izing you to call in the assistanc&
the solicitors of your circuit in Thea
animation of the condition of theE
fees of the clerls OF court, sheriff "a I
of the register of mesne conveya5ir
preparatory a.yourTeport at thnLx,
term of your court each year. &t
1T falls to the duty of this4off
to prosecute acti ibDs> FOR the reeoSss
of penalties ana' defalcations asi!S
way of obviating the complisaf
which necessarily arise la cannel
with suits agaiast personal sur
on official bonds and to better Sc
the state against the exigeneh
such cases the general assent
1872 enacted that before any ct
official, who is required to give lse,s
except magistrates, constables org
raj policemen, shall enter into IN
discharge of the duties of his offfy
a.
in some reliable surety company.Y
il is suggested that your body b
| this fact ever before the mindssos
county commissioners, whose dp,
is TO approve these bonds as to,sua
Il call your attention furth@
the fact that it is within the prcx
of your body to present an o6H,
against the peace and dignity ef "
state, in which case the court wiHfs
rect the procedure by which suuag
fender may be brought to justiee d:
"In your deliberations upon bill
Indictment handed you by the IS. IL
tors, you do not sit as a pet C NJ
to try the case upon its merit
simply to ascertain whether or N B
the light of such competent testif
as is available the probabilitie3 aj
case would warrant prosecution
the part Of the state and in arrf
at this conclusion, under the
concurrence of only IL of your
Der is necessary. 1t is nota
dispensable prerequisite to indi
that, the offender be given L..
mary trial before a magistrate.
quently an Offense is committe,
ing the session of your court In
event it is permissible that the
ter be forthwith brought to yoa
tention by bill of indictment%
upon the warrant.
"The law approved the first jill.
March, 1913, provides for yo.,
man, or acting foreman swa,.
such witnesses in behalf of the &.
as have been bound over of
kpoenaed in behalf of the state
cept in certain counties which, 81
been exempted and of which YOU
be informed by your SOLICITOR
is to expedite the disposition NJ
of indictment coming before you
attention. M
II take occasion also to cali 4
attention to SECTIONS 429 and4as 4
the Code for Criminals 1912 sreEi 4
ing the employment Of fennalss,
mercantile establishments. whfsy
enforcement of this law is CHI
to the Department of AgHetf
Commerce and Industries, ~ 3
this department will appret - e.
4 cooperatson I'm bringing faa