The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-23

pay the entire amount Of OF the city ~
rs. That they not imposed and collected and this
INSCRIPTIONS medding with political and judicial affairs
Of liquor and lager Dealers associations Thousands OF
thus combined with energetic executive commit
tee adro and well paid counsel and abundant resources
for tempting coercing public officials and public jour
nails leave but Indifferent chance for the protection Of
the rights or morals Of community too busy 70 look
after the public interests and too unweldy 70 counterpart
the mischiefs Of selfish conspiracy may Do worthy
the consideration Of the public whether is consistent
with either the dignity safety Of the city longer 70 en-
dure the shameful paralysis of law and justice affecting the
chief cause Of taxation pauperis and crime whether
the statute intended 70 protect the community from
illegal conspiracies OF this should be brought into
requisition, as is provided in part a. chapter title VI
section g. Of the Revised Statutes
two more persons shall eorspirr COMM, any act In
furious 70 the public health public morals and
commerce, for the perverson obstruction of justice
the due administration Of the laws they shall be- guilty of
II would seem that this law applied TO the matter here
presented and 70 like conspracies for supporting illegal
Sunday performances, might restore machinery OF
government It's normal condition II is further due
the public direct attention 70 the Generalization and
awiessness consequent upon the contempt Of our statutes
unseemly and immoral public exhibitions by the proprie
Of Sunday theatres and beer gardens Not only have
they dehed the law the injunctons Of courts
have been set at naught, and combined purpose has
been avowed and acted 70 override law and authority
and in spite Of all TO persist in practices offensive TO the
vast majority OF citizens foreign 70 our national
and connections, and destructive 10 public morals. H.
would appear be essential to the very being of our in
StVutlO0e stdte tulnBS snouiu
end. We have no shield but government Of law " one
class may take the law into their own hands all Glasses
may and society resolves itself into its original elements
At any and at all hazards existing laws should be
wisely and mpartally enforced, and the classes of
who choose to set them at defiance declare themselves
10 be outlaws and need TO be thus dealt with without fear
favor. HOMER FRANKLIN Foreman.
j j. c. KENDALL Clerk. - =
rREMSInKSr ON ABUSE TINE MILITIA LAWS
=, -. i,....., NEW YORK, juno -, 1850.
The Grand Jury have had under confederation the con
duct Of the Office Of the military marshal Of this city, for
although the marshal is appointed distinctly each
rant that is issued, II nevertheless amounts perma
nent Office and has been held by the present incumbent
seven eight years Through this oboe great
Of Inconvenience and cost is imposed upon citizens
which we believe our militia laws never contemplated.
Hundreds who exempt by law from military duty
have paid fees which the law does not require have
their names entered upon list of exemps that they
may be spared from further annoyance even this
does not help them for in many not in most cases. the
notices Of court martias and fines still pursue them
and even leves made upon their property. In the
district Of Company +, Tenth regiment, for exam.
pie, 419 exempts fined by court martial.
Persons who pay the Communication tax fare no
better, In the district just cited $50 commuters
abuses the part deputies which presume
authorized by their employers which practced upon
foreigners and other unacquaintcd with laws
On the other hand there appears be corresponding
advantage accruing 10 the State To procure the coc
ton Of hundred dollars, which this office paid the
last year for fines Of the ununfcrmcd militia the public
have paid at least twenty i've hundred dollars for this
this agency clear nuisance that should receive
early attention from our courts ana legislature
HOMER FRANKLIN, Foreman
J. c. KENDALL Clerk. DNit 2 ~ pH