The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-03-13
WARRANTS SERVED ON
FORMER COMMISSIONERS
Citizens in Drainage District No. |, Will Ap
pear In Prosecution of Men Who
Spent SCI 900

Warrants, charging them
with unlawful and wilful.
neglect or failure to comply
with the drainage laws OF
North Carolina under which
they served as commissioners
for Drainage District Number
One, have been brought against
!. n. Williams, L. {. Britc, and
Jordan {. Harris of Newland
Township, and the men arc to
be given a hearing in Record
cr's Court here Saturday,
March IA.
The warrants, setting forth four
counts, under which the former
commissioners are TO be tried, were
sworn out by l.. Il. Sawyer, and by
W. \. White, the latter being one
Of the present Commissioners.
1t will be remembered that This
newspaper was the only paper carry
ing the story Of an audit of the af-
fairs of the Drainage Commission,
which story was published on Feb
ruary 13, telling how the Commits.
siOners had carelcssly handled $Gl,-
600 of money raised to pay for cut
ting a big canal TO drain tho lands
in drainage district Number One in
Ncwiand township.
OF the two warrants that have
been served Oh the former Com
miSsioners, one is by W. I. White,
as of April 80, 1921: the other by
i. Il. Sawyer. AZ of September 30.
1924 The warrants bring charges
in substance rs follows; that at the
end of each month prior thereto,
since the beginning Of their term
of office as Commissioners Of Pas
quotank Drainage District Number
One, j. y. Williams. Z. G. Britc,
and Jordan e. Harris, did unlaw-
fully and wilfully, while commits
sioners of said drainage district
(D Neglect, fail, omit or refuse,
70 file with the clerk Of the Superior
Court Of pasquotank County,
monthly statement or account show
ing the receipts and expenditures Of
all funds coming into their hands
belonging to such drainage district
for the period Of one month, prior
TO the day on which the same should
have been filed, the canals for said
district being i'm the course of con-
struction;
GU Neglect, fail, omit, or refuse
TO post at the courthouse door Of
PaSquotank County, monthly
statement as stated in count one;
CD Neglect fail. omit or refuse
TO file, with the Clerk Of the Super
ior Court of PusquOtank County, o
statement or account showing the
receipts and expenditures of al
funds coming into their hands bc
longing TO such drainage district e.
the period Of sixty days prior e.
said date;
(4 Neglect, fail, omit, or refuS
10 post at the courthouse door .
II statement rs in count 3.
Contrary TO the form Of tho
statute and against the peace and
dignity of the state.
In connection with the warrants
that have been sworn, the following
taxpayers, and other citizens con-
ncclcd with pasgrlotank Drainage
District Number One have been
summoned as witnesses: ". j.
Williams, John r. Williams. C.. II.
Harris. ID. G. Temple, l.. II. Sawyer,
Ii. W. Lynch, W. W. Carver, J. K.
Spence, ID. s. Jones, ". a. White.
e. W. Lacy, Il. l.. Sawyer, &. e.
Pritchard. VI. II. Jones, W. A. Bea-
mon. I. ID. Jones, Bruce Jones, Il.
J. Forbes. Charlie VI. Jones, W. Il.
Temple. james Temple, W. ]. I.
Spence TO appear at Trail Justice
Court as witnesses to testify against
the defendants.