The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-09-15
GRAND JURY PRESENTAlENT.
County in Good Financial Condition
$3.50 of Taxes Paid.


with presents it's findings of fact on
the various matters herewith sub
mitted.
I. We have examined all of the
county Offices and find everything in
excellent condition; especially do we
bring to the courts attention, the
finances of the county, and comments
as made by the representative of the
comptroller Generals Office, to wit:
Amount of Money.
Expended from July 1,
1920, to July /, 1921, for
county purposes - ----S7S, ,053.S6
For schools ol,loe.4'
Cash on hand and in banks
July ... -... -.-- ----49, ,ooo.5l
And the said report summarized,
further shows that the officer IN
specting, says: That the county is
in better shape than any county in
the state, or at least among the very
best; that $50 of all the taxes have
been collected, leaving only 20 for
delinquents and other causes.
Through our representative, we
have inspected the county chaingang
and it's operations, and we are glad
to say that we find the prisoners are
well cared for, we'll fed, and required
to do good honest work.
III. County Roads.
While the county has built a pub
!, lie highway from New Bridge on the
Orangeburg line, to Bufords Bridge,
on the Allendale line; a road entirely
across our county. Also to Olar and
also a road to Ehrhardt. Also the
Bamberg-C Colston road and is now
building the state highway from Bam-
berg-Denmark-Lees on the Barnwell
county line. These are good roads
and are a credit to the officers who
have built them, yet there are other
communities which should be pro-
,yided as speedily as may be practl-
cably,, good roads; and we have dl-
rected to US a petition from sundry
persons from the eastern part of the
county, especially representing the
people of the Buchhead part of the
county, and along the old Charleston
road near the Colleton line, asking
that work be done upon their public
roads and that they be opened up to
the proper width.
We have acted upon this petition,
and through our representative, have
called the supervisor before our body
and we have the assurance from him
that as soon as the state highway, the
portion thereof from Bamberg to
Denmark, is completed by the coun-
ty chaingang, which should be within
three months, that he will then take
ND the section referred to by the Pc
titioners, and bring these roads up
to the proper standard, which was
gratifying to your body.
We have also taken into consider
alton the road tax of $500 per capita
on those liable to road duty, and ind
that this is onerous during times
such as we have had this year, and
recommend that the road tax be re-
duced to 5000.
While on the subject of roads, we
beg to say: That while the county
has mileage of first class roads, it has
issued no bonds for roads and has
paid for all of it's roads by direct tax
alton and now has a balance Of S43,-
616.67, on hand as of July l.
III. Magistrates.
AS a rule we find that the magis-
trates are doing their duty, but some
complaint has been made to this
body, that some of the magistrates
have refused to issue warrants
against parties that have gotten mon
ey, goods and property by giving
cQ6CkS where CuGIS WSlS LIZ AuAoo 'Io
meet the checks in this way, the par
ties parting of their property for
worthless checks have been made and
sustained considerable losses and the
evil habit of giving checks is being
fostered because the magistrates,
some of them at least, would not
grant warrants for those so offend
ing. And we would ask your honor
for declaration of the law upon this
subject so that it may be made public.
". Public Schols.
We are glad to say that the school
system of this county last year had at
least a seven months term, while all
of the graded schools ran the full
nine months. We are further happy
to call your attention to the very
high standard of the schools at Bam-