The Aberdeen weekly., 1921-07-01
REPORT or GRAND JURY.
To the honorable circuit court of
said county:

days. We have practically complete
the task assigned us. and beg I
submit the following report:
During our session We have el
amined about 16S witnesses, fror
whose testimony we have found 2
indictments and have referred som
few small matters back to the lowe
court.
Our committee visited the count
Jail and report the same strong an
sanitary, and further report th
prisoners properly cared for an,
properly treated.
The committee who visited tn
county home report the same beinl
run properly and the inmates there
in are being humanely treated ant
cared for Some few repairs ar,
needed on the main dwelling, anC
we suggest that the Board of Su
pervisors attend to this within {
short time, and certainly before the
winter months set in.
The report of the chancery clerk
as to the county books and finances
have been examined by a commit
tee, who report their approval oi
same. Insofar as we know or can
ascertain from such information as
come to us. the county finances are
being economically handled and
expended, and there has come to
us no complaint from sny source
to the contrary.
We have examined the books of
the sheriff and find the same prop
erly kept and balanced.
The hotels and theatres in the
county are found to comply with
the law as to fire escapes, etc.. ex.
cept to observe that the shed or
porch connected to the theatre
building in Aberdeen. which serves
as landing for a fire escape. We
note that the last grand jury called
the attention of the proper officers
to this dsfectivs landing. but moth
ing has been done. We now call
this matter again to the attention
of the owners of the opera house in
and to the attention of
the officers in Aberdeen with the
hope that further suggestion will
not be necessary.
Relative to the expenses incurred
Dy those in charge of the county
court house, we beg to note that
what appears to be more or less
expense is incurred by
allowing the electric lights to burn
luring the daylight hours. This is
| small item, bat if unnecessary, it
hould be eliminated as a matter
# economy. We have no other
recommendations to make along
his line.
We are constrained to call the
ttention of the people to the in
rease tendency to violate the
iquor laws of the state. 1t seems
hat the officers, as a rule, are try
ng to do their duty, at least, most
I the officers of the county whose
ecords have come under our OBJ
ervation; but officers unassisted
y public sentiment and unaided Il
y the citizens of the communities
7here the violations of the law
bound are largely handicapped, /
re often wholly unable TO enforce
he law or detect the criminal.
We. therefore, call upon the right
and law-abiding people
u bllS COulilJ W ACuO bHo ODlCldlH, Il
lot only your moral support. but
our actual personal assistance in
ny and all matters where you may
e of service in suppressing crime
nd bringing law-breakers to JUS
ice.
We have examined the reports
4 the several justices of the peace
q the county and have approved
he same, but We are constrained
o call upon these officers. the JUS
ices of the peace and the bailiffs, to
xercise every effort in their power
0 enforce the law. At times ii |
ppears that some of these officers
ave been more or less inactive or
Indifferent in fulfilling their obli-
ations. and while the great major
ty of them do not merit this criti-
cism, there are few of them to