Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-07-13

THE GRAND JURY pREsENTMENr
Recommend that Judges Put Some
f, ~ Teeth in Sentences.

The State Of South Carolina,
County of Oconee.
TO HtssH Honor Geo. r. Prince, Pre-
siding Judge:
Asagrand jury for Oconce county,
8. Cs;;sWe beg to submit that we have
passed npon all bills that have been
handed,out to us at this term by the
Solicitor.
Wee have. by committee, visited
! and carefully inspected the county
fail, and desire to report that we iinl
sameSin very bad condition so far as
| the security Of the prisoners is con
| cerned. II is reported to us that sew
eral Escapes have been effected lately
and that it is now necessary 10 main
tainsA GUARD about the building to
preyeitts further jail-breaking. We
recommend. therefore, that the Coun-
| ty Supervisor and The county dele
gatioH at once get together upon
soheSplan either for the installation
Of SECURE steel cells or for some
otheMmethod of making the prison
ers secure against escape, as seems
most Feasible to them.
Weqhave visited the county poor
farmFan find same in good c0ndi
ton, 9and the nineteen inmates we'll
caredl{for and apparently as we'll sat
isfiedsas, their situation will permit.
Wsy And the county chain gang
alsosih good condition and desire 10
comm3end the Supervisor for his eX
cellenS Management Of same. On ac-
countSot the fact that the roads Of
the ;c6nnty can apparently be worked
and sRspt up more economically by
the sIse' .of modern road machinery
.thah hbgtusing mules in the old way,
1--WE Fesommcnd that the Supervisor,
Las sSunfas he shall deem practicable
lSand Sthe best interest Of the .coun-
+ tySssd isSUse- oftthe Slivestock which is
now connected with the chain gang,
and also all surplus machinery and
equipment for which he has no use
under the present system Of road
work.
1t has been called to our atten-
tion that some Of our citizens along
the public highways are violating the
laws with respect TO filling bitches
and waterways along the public roads
and turning water into the high
ways, and in other ways. We com
mend the Supervisor for publishing
the highway laws and urge every
citizen to acquaint himself with the
regulations on this subject and aid
the Supervisor in the conduct Of his
work for the upbuilding Of the coun-
ty.
We find all Of the county Offices
well kept and in good shape.
We desire to recommend, If we
may be permitted to do so, that the
Circuit Judges impose more severe
sentences on Oc0nec county for tho
infractfon Of tho criminal laws OF
this state. We respectfully call at
tcntion to tho sentences OF this Court
at this term for violation OF pr0hibi
tion laws, tho sentences imposed II
many cases being hardly sufficient tt
dcfray tho costs OF arrest, and, II
our Judgment, in no case sufficient t.
make an example OF the offender fo
the dcterrcnce of others.
We thank the Court and official
for cOurteSies extended us during tn,
performance Of our duties. and asl
to be excused from further attend
ance upon the Court at this term.
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur Brown. Foreman.
Walhalla, S. c., July 9th, 1921.
hereby certify that the above il
a true copy Of the grand jury pre-
sentmnnt. July term. 1921.
W. ]. Schroeder,
Clerk of Court for Oconee County.