The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-11
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY
Was Submitted Wednesday Evening
and the Body DISCHARGED.

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Wednesday evening about o'clock
the Grand Jury for the December
Term of the Circuit Court for Garrett
county, after being in session from
Monday preceding, submitted its re-
port to Judge Henderson, who pre-
sided during the few days the body
was engaged in transactipg the bust
mes before it, and was discharged from
further service at the present term.
In making an inspection of the pub
lie buildings, the Grand Jury, at the
suggestion of one of its members. de-
parted from its usual procedure by
appointing committee to make the
examination instead of the entire BODY
doing so, thus saving much valuable
time for both the jurors and those who
had been summoned to appear as wit
nesses before that body, there being
no interruption of the work of the in
quisitorial body as result.
The report of the body follows:
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett County:
The Grand Jury for the December
Term of the Circuit Court for Garrett
county begs leave to report that we
have now finished our work and have
to the best of our ability performed
the duties devolving upon us as mem
bers of this body, and we now desire to
report our proceedings and receive
our discharge.
We have had before US and exam
med sixty witnesses and have found
twenty presentments and twenty in
dictments. We have found present
ments in all casesin which we believe
the evidence satisfies and have ignored
trivial cases in which the evidence
did not appear to warrant present
ments.
We have examined the several coun-
ty buildings in accordance with your
Honor's instructions and find that the
following repairs should be made:
l. The repairing of the concrete
walk at the front and side approach
OF the Court House, as well as the re-
tanning wall around the lawn.
2. A weather strip should be placed
at the bottom of the door opening into
the ladies waiting room.
B. We all recommend that the new
wood work in the second story of the
jail be painted at once, and the wire
screens and bars to the windows in the
jail be also painted, as they are be-
coming much rusted.
d. We also recommend that the COM
modes in the Jail be painted, as they
are rusting badly.
5. We also recommend that the
collection of the dog license be rigidlv
enforced by the officers in charge.
b. We also find that the officers
have been lax in the performance of
their duties in regard to the smoking
ol cigarettes by minors, and recon-
mend that the officers acquaint them
selves with the present statute per-
tanning to the same and make the
proper arrests
We desire to acknowledge the MANY
courtesies shown US by his Honor
Judge Henderson.
We wish to commend the several
county officers who have the records
OF the county in charge for the neat
and business like manner in which
they are kept, and also extend to them
our appreciation for courteousness
shown us while in session.
We also desire to extend thanks to
Mr. f. K. Jones, the prosecuting at
torney, for the assistance which he
rendered US. 1
We also commend the, janitor for
the neatness and cleanliness in which
we find the entire Court House build |
ing, and we now beg to be discharged
JACOB S. MEYERS. Foreman
Silas o. Wiley,
Richard S. Browning. Clerks