The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-03-19


that the prisoners held in custody !
seem To be receiving proper treat
ment in so far as the jail now used
permits We have examined the va
rious offices in the court house and /
talked with the county officials, anGl
so far as appears the county Off /
cials seem to be performing their !
duties in accordance with the prO- l
visions of the law.
1t is evident to your jury that
many Of of the offenses which have
been brought to our attention dur
ing our deliberations, have been
committed by those who have TAX
en- in their thought, a wrong atti-
tudc Of mind toward the circum-
stances surrounding them, and have
miscOnceived the attitude of society
towards them; that such offenders
have not offended so much becauseI
of an inherent incentive to defy So
ciety in the violations of law as the
inherent incentive to break through
any chain of circumstances which
seemed to hinder or oppose their
attainment of some desired end: that
such Offenses have been committed
rather because Of lack of the
proper knowledge of the processes
of success in attaining the desired
end thru the use Of legal and up
right means. Therefore, il is be-
/ lieved by your grand jury that while
such offenders, or any other offend
ers who may be or come TO be here
after confined in prison awaiting
| trial for OfienSeS, it would be a
great benefit both to society and tle
offender if some educational means
could be used TO train the thought
of such offenders into a right atli-
tude Of mind toward their environ
mcnts and the successes that have
been approved by society aud rec
ugnized by law. II is further believ-
ed by your grand jury that the
greatest benefit that can accrue to
such offender, during his periud of
confinement, would be the study OF
some educational literature along
the lines of success in life by the
use Of legal and upright means t6
attain success. We. therefore rec
Commend that a small library. not to
LeNceed twenty-five dollars in first
cost, along the lines of legitimate
land upright success in life. be pur-
chased and used as such cducatlon-
al means, TO be held i'm the care and
under the direction, supervision and
! responsibility of the sheriff for such
purpose; provided, that such pur-
chase be within the discretionary
powers of the District Court or OF
The Board of County Commissioners
as provided by law; and we further
recommend That the sheriff be au-
| thorjzed to receive and care for as
above set out any such literature
from any person who may wish ld
donate it for such purpose. such lit
lerature to become the property of
! The county and TO be held and used
/ for such purpose
/ We find from the Investigations
I0f a special committee appointed by
/ the grand jury, that so far as ap-
pears to this grand jury, there was
no authority in law for the employ
ment OF any county auditor, and
| that said employment was an un-
warranted expense; that the results
oblalued did uot-jusii% The eXpcnd-
Iltugo of the money Gf the county.
Thai from the testimony 'ntroduc6G
lhefDre the grand jury, most of the
work which was done by said cOun-
| tv tuiilor would have heen done by
| the uh,Taci companies Of Clayton
lat lhe expense of private parties,
land was done ny said abstract COM
pauiG~ al th6 eNppuse of private
/ parties lhat there has come to tho
| knowledge of the grand jury cXpcn
lHlures which have been mado for
| This service in the sum of s7Gi8l3;
/ Ihal of the said amount S}5j17 was
IpJii 10 parties employed hy the AUDI
| itor for which there appears mo-
warrant on authority from any
county official That the cXpcndi-
| lures appearing in evidence before
the erand jury probably do not con-
Istiluie the entire expense of saiI
county auditor
We, therefore. recommend that
Tan matters heretofore handled by
said official known as the county
Iauditor, be referred 10 The county
| treasurer of Union comfy; that said
! treasurer be authorized and empow-
cred 90 speedily conclude che work
instituted by the official known as
lauditor, and to such end that he be
| furnished by proper authority with
Sufficient clerical help TO properly
lc0nclude said work and secure to
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