Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-17

indse Of the court toeXamine and ap-
Prove all fee bills before they are paid,
and TO declare the Office e'of any sheriff
or clerk vacant on detecting bvefcliaFl
ses Of costs. ss'ss ,i'isi 81 sniat hyibv
s' I icallk Your attention TO my re
marks the snllect o. lniberysinrR my
lasa ahnaai message. They are as Sol l
foWs t5iEids!sl is6i JHs1D tnyisis519
ida.I ask Your attention to the fact
that there nov exist ON our statut''
books no adequate penslties agaiiisr
the, crime of Bribery This dsft-'tl
Should I've remedied by appropriateE
legislation, which sincerely hope the
7wisdafn and patriotisin of your honor
able body VII promptly deyisr.s I a, am
in reeeHt, of. iptorpla tlpn ~ actfs iippl
,brri,ery, orithe fart of fpnbic ioith;Ia,r,
but owing to the defect above named.
ia the law, 1 am without tbe means OF
bringing, the ,olfenders to justice orl
stoppng theiuisehiei, 1t has become
ii ci.ying,evii,i ,iard, it sntieredst TO goion,
viii destroy the confii!!ee.. Zee or the peo-
rpie in government, and seriously, 81
,iaan Ger our liberties and highest inter
Eests.!d l'hope that the tieiieiaii ASSEM- !
Ebiy' Miii enact, some laA oIi'tiie subject.
providipg adequate penalties, ahd pla
Lrilig it,is the power of the Gofer'ior
to prosecute with vigoriaid pronptl-
ta,!l all persons Offering lbribes AID
yillieiais receiving them 6..,,,.'gs
i 40! 4 also .recolnmead "a m9aile;iIloqIl 20
of thepriltihg law, by which ths exi
fpense' Of printing the laws asid jour-
s.ais sin IL the Hcoantry newspapers viii De
saved, and that the prize pad tor
printl,ig be materially reduced BY
such an act $150, 900 Tan be sawed ssil-
ttii .tilgisa 90. s7luts isni,e,bNii e-58.l
lnY'i'|.ai sl.hl. g0 liz :, $3.50,
t.. u, Thai the Netropo.itan Policr law
be repeated, and an act l'ass'-ds'orga'''
ling police under system similar
! to tiiat In force on the adoption OF the
present, reducing their expenses 70
ES4o0,Dvo per'anInln, renitting the ii
InhhciaI department 10 thp,city OF New
| Orleans, and limiting the Metropolitaa
District to the cities Of New Orleans o.al
alldD Carrollton. "a igsifs. ffsss, .gfaa
II. The passage of au'act giving IL
the city of New Orleans entire cohtro
j O. feeding prisoners. confined with witllliI
the Parish,i Prison of Orleans Tbs
4 expense is now enorIaous, and can b'
llgieatly reduced If the city'govetnmeii
I,is. ' eeiiin,,owered WITH the control. ''.,
|l,i rl3. The act passed at the last session
lrrel.l tive to IA State House .slsoslldl b'
! repealed, and the p,uchaseiof laRdIol
Which to build II Captall shouid b
annulled. ,,',. ,s,,..,,.,
.lf ID, The institution tor the educatio'
IDlIthesblinst should, forl the presented "
; tdiscJis,iHaed.g 'TlieSthte has no baid
y 4 li,Igs,fH ,pIs aegafmMlIaatis ~ iof the Pa
,d!ils. aud, TOO few papAS ~ j'lstii H ~
ID eSpensessfl tlIss ihstitntimi.s Ills MY
Z ]beii1jiy'nai assidm, mialifori,t ia ms'te
(, f,l,iS, iS,y,Jy. families or rsIaiiof,s arr !iSe /
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butnery sew depeR'lenIi al,e
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ri Attss ssffi h'HirfhH q .fsrfhel stas sfsssp
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st SAu, ssqfadia ialfiISd' s!asfyt5 .yhe ikeF |.
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+ sGssrauts- ~ HIHlsn sts, 9ttsht tfel's54iIAA a
srf rfsemiolyooeolsacalethi nlsaat kat tusi'
atoaFq "A and ensl,laypsahsi1 seasdscso'li
q 4. ssuii'h ilaiiy ethIpeiisationd ddiihg "a
-, session asS heIetoiore lrad. ~ 70
yoa caH saNe .sSoJo per a
istfssiH Ill4'q T., 9a;.'ts i;a ysxfEsfs-ib0i
<I.l iiipia ii.gll is,st .znsHfa4fl9f Sih asoil
,ol.@ Is. 4 here reiterafo 1Rlya .recplpipe
sliat AN art be- passest prevsdI'
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