The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-01-07
GRAND JURY RETURNS
THIRTEEN INDICTMENTS
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and sale of white lightning" liquor. 1t |
is next to impossible to get any coop I
Grafton so that your Grand Jury can
properly function. The people that real |
~ know the truth about II in the coun-
fty are reluctant to tell it, and those |
that know the truth. seem to fear to |
give us the information we ought to |
have. Even with this handicap, we be-
lieve that the situation has improved
and recommend continued fight upon
this great evil. We want to, especially. |
commend the officers for their help and
the good citizens of the county who
have helped us.
We have inquired into the conditions
of diseases with reference to those tn-
fectious nature as are prohibited by law.
We are glad tokreport that the County
Health Officer advises us that Lincoln
county is In an especially good condi-
tion at the present time.
We want to recommend to the Mayor
of the City of Brookhaven, to the Chief
Of Police, and to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen, that a little more dill
gence be given to young men and boys
who seem to have a desire to bet soc on
Banking the ball in the righthand cor
ner pocket" These things If they are
not looked after now are going to need
more serious attention later. A word
to the wise ought to be sufficient.
We want to impress upon truck driv-
ers and parties who own trucks, that |
they must obey the rules and regula-
tions prescribed by the Board of Su-
pervisors of the County Which rules
and regulations are the LAW and gov
erns the weight of loads and so forth |
and from this on. If these rules and reg
ulations are wilfully violated, an indict- |
ment is sure to follow. We refer ev-
eryone interested in this matter, to the |
Chancery Clerks office where this law
can be read and readily understood.
The automobile law Of the road with |
reference to speed, makes It violation |
of the law to drive faster than 80 miles |
per hour on the public highway; eight |
miles around turns and near school |
houses and churches; and drivers are
warned to pass both pedestrians and
teams at q reasonable speed, watching
out for signals We want to recommend |
to the officers Of the County that peo-
pie who. violate the regulations of the |
road as prescribed by the legislature, |
that the number of their car be taken, |
the date and time and a notation made |
with reference to speed, and that mat
ter later reported back to the Grand |
Jury.
Now having made this, our final re-
port, we want to thank Your Honor, |
the Sheriff, the Circuit Clerk, and all
the officers of the Court for their kind
ness and consideration, we beg now to
be finally discharged.
Geo. s. Lambright,
Foreman.
State of Mississippi,
County Of Lincoln.
To Hon. D. M. Miller, Circuit Judge:-
To Hon. Members of the Grand Jury of |
Lincoln County, Miss.
In pursuance to law herewith make
report to you of the County aftairs:-
I have checked up for each month the
Sheriff's Books and find them to be cor
rectly kept ana all funds accounted for.
I have audited all Of the Justices of
the Peace Books that have anything to
audit and they have paid into the Coun-
ty all funds colleced by them to Octo-
Der 1st.
have audited the other officers Of
the county and find that they are COM
plying with the law with reference to
settlements due to be made by them.
All of my books are posted up to
date and balanced out on October 1st,
as the law directs. All of the County
Officers have filed their monthly reports
with the Board of Supervisors and have
paid into the County Treasury ali sums
due to the county
TxTi&h ssa@as.a~.da - ef.n Yoa5 -oaS- a |
question which is vitaiiy important to
all Of us-will state that there has been
built out Of the bond issue approximate
ly 121 miles of road and same has been
paid for. The roads in District 1 that
have been regarded and regraveled are
in addition to the 121 miles of new road
that has been constructed. We have ON
hand now sufficient money to finish all
of the roads as laid out on the Road
Map Of Lincoln County and as voted on
in said Bond Issue.
We have advertised for concrete cui-
vert pipe forms and expect to purchase
same and make our own concrete cul-
vert pipe at home saving thereby the /
freight on culverts used as we'll as q
good part of the cost of the pipes and
in addition giving the work on this par
ticular job to home people instead of
getting the pipe from some outside con-
Germ.
We think we can say without fear of
contradiction that we have the most
complete road equipment in Mississippi
owning our own steam shovel. pile
driver tractors, trucks and all other
necessary equipment to maintain the
roads after they are completed.
The maintenance funds for the up
keep of the gravel roads that have here
tofore been built has not been sufficient
to purchase the necessary equipment
and operate so these District Commits
sioners have had to drag along and do
the best they could without any equip
ment But we have profited by their
experience and with the assistance Of
the State Highway Department have
built UP road unit that is sufficient
to take care of the maintenance Of all
of the roads.
would like to submit to you a state
ment of the Countys business but 1t
is too much to put into report SO be-
ginning April 1st, will make quarterly
reports on the countys affairs and pub
lish them so that ali of the people in
the county may keep In direct touch
with the county affairs.
If there is anything any Of you would
like to know either now and hereafter
concerning any of the County's busi-
ness will take pleasure In showing
same to YOU.
Very respectfully,