The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-03-03
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GRAND JURY REPORT
HAS BEEN SUBMITTED
Eleven True Bills and Four No Bills
Reported; Jury Makes Few
Recommendation.

The jury term of District Court
convened Monday with Judge c. r.
Brice presiding. The grand jury was
empaneled Monday afternoon with
c. f. Doughton as foreman. Two
special yenres were sworn IN before
a grand jury could be obtained as
many jurymen had legal excuses that
the court recognized. The grand jury
was composed of the following:
c. +. Doughton, a II. Sanders, r.
A. Carter, C. c. McGee, Henry Bar
ris, $. l.. Lewis, II. p. Stanford, J. w.
Shavers, 0. +. Pinkerton, r. L. Sheri-
dan, j. II. Sommerfrucht, j. C. Rier-
son, f. c. Huffman, T. +. Blackmore,
A. j. Conlcy, Tom Burnett, C. D. Sor-
rows, l.. b. Maxey, A. d. Dickey, II.
Turner, j. W. Wilkinson.
Following is the report MADE by
the Grand Jury:
"To the Hon. Chas. r. Brice. Judge
Of the District Court of the Fifth Ju-
dicial District within and for the
County of Curry and State of New
Mexico.
1--WE, the Grand Jury, duly em-
paneled at this February, 1921, term
of the District Court in and for the
County Of Curry, State Of New Mex
leo, beg leave to submit the following
as our final report
1--WE have carefully investigated
all violations of the law brought to
our attention and have examined and
made investigation in all of twenty
six alleged violations of the law, and
have examined in all fifty-nine wit
nesses, and have found eleven true
bills. and four no bills.
I'VE have, through our foreman
and throug1 c'moittees appointed by
him, examined all The County offices
and find The Treasurer's office nice
and clean and well kept and the books
in good shape; we have also found the
County Clerks office is nicely kept
and in business and efficient man
ner; the County Superintendent's
office is in good shape and efficiently
kept; and the Sheriff's office, to-
gether with all the other county Of
fices and the Jail are neatly and well
kept in manner that gives efficient
and approved service to the public.
"We find no violations of the COM
pulsory school attendance law.
1--WE wish to thank the Sherff's
force for the prompt and efficient as
sistance given to this Grand Jury dur
ing its labors; also wish to thank the
Court and the Dstridt Attorneys
office for their diligent services and
their kind and courteous treatment.
'In view Of the financial depres-
sion that is existing, and not through
any waste that has come to our know
ledge, we desire to recommend to
the Honorable Commissioners of this
county, together with all the other
county officials that they mako just
as little expenditures as is consistent
with the prudent and efficient man
agement of their official duties; we
desire further recommend to the
Honorable Commissioners that they
take every step within their power to
lessen the burdens Of taxation with
out imparng the progress and devel-
opment Of ou. county, and1hat they
use every effort to try to secure bet
ter equalization of the assessed valu-
alton of the land, according to the
productiveness and market value of
the various classificatons of the land
within this county.
"We further recommend for the
consideration Of the School Board of
this county that they advertise and let
under contract with bond the opera
tion Of the various school trucks
transporting the children to and from
their homes to schools in the consoli-
dated schools, to the lowest respon-
sible bidder for such positions.
"Thus having finished our labors,
after bling in session two and one
half days, we respectfully ask the
Court be discharged"
Dated this 2nd day of March, 1921.
C. F. Doughton, Foreman.
| J. W Wilkinson Secretary.