The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-03-06
TuEspAY, january 27th, 1s74.

TUESDAY,, January 27th, 1874.
| The Police Jury met pursuant to djOurnTnent
Present John Roy, President; TheOdule FOn
tenot, T. C.. ChaeheFe, 7. s. Fontenot and I'll
The Police Jury having instructed the Parish
| Attorney Mt the last meeting to prepare o me
mortal to the Legislature, suggesting and petl
tioiaing for appropriate legislation to diminish
costs in criminal cases, and the Parish Attorney
having been called upon, reported the following
draft Of memorial, which was unanimously
adopted and signed by the Police Jury =
10 the senate and House of Representatives oi
the State OF Louisiana, in General Assembly
The si undersigned, President and members d
the Police Jury of the Parish OF st. Landry, with
| khe concurrence of their constituency, respect
fully ask that the taxpayers OF said parish be
relieved by appropriate legislation OF 9 part OF
fae burden imposed ON them by payment OF the
sIlornoas fees and costs arising from criminal
prosecutions; to this end they request thai the
act No. 165, approved March 10th, 1850 being an
gFf II, increase the nalaries oil the Sheriff and
| GlerF OF the Parish of St. Landry, be repealed
| In 90 far as the said Sheriff Is concerned:
Further, that the fees OF the SAID sheT1H be re-
duced go as 20 allow nun S9e sum O. LOFTY eenss eh
his compensation for nafiage In criminal cases
shall lie reduced to five cents per Mile. .ssss
To the same end tney asK * f1at al Jnstices q
ca with authority TO examine into. and to take
b0nd IN ali criminal cases in which the law nd
niits parties aeensed % giTe bail.
attend the courts In criminal cases shall receive
no more than ave cents mihge In lieu of six and
i quarter cents now allowed.
Your pBtitiOner further requests that m act
be passed that the right ct cqEHpuiEOTy process
fO cause the attendance OF Witnesses In tbs pre-
fiiaiTaary examination OF criminal cases., except
soid rasee De capital shall be restricted to six
ygifnesses provided that the prosecution and
aefence shall each have the right TO summon
thai number, and provided further that in case
MI tlae voluntary attendance OF other witnesses
at sllch trials, their evidence shall be heard If
either party request it,
Your petitioners further ask that Police Ju-
yieg ia empowered ~ levy and assess upon the
agVeTal parishes, tllGlr a1ynl0rlln proportion Of
1Sbxpa levied and assessed for the pilEpORe 0f dc
ffayifg the expenses OF crtlnluaE pT1geeHi Hilq1s,
there being no reason why this class OF elflzens
Of the several parishes should ne exempt fF9la
fnefr due sliaFe of this common 4EtleA.
Your petst stionefE respectfully ask 1he faY0ras
llp foIfsid deTafiUn 0f the foregoing TBe0mlneAda-
fi.s,ls y5ie they have eaiEeff tn be Incorporated
ri s7rfts Of AppTupfiate bills Tor said purposes,
and which they have forwarded 10 their several
REPRESENTATIVES. IN the Senate anu Ihe Lever
aud as In anty bound they will ever pray, etc.
On motion OF MT. TheadHle Fontenot, the
pafisli Attorney was Instructed fQ incorporate
flge Recommendations im said memQE1a1 into
drifts af bills and to forward the same with the
said memorial To pur Representative IN INC
LEGISLATURE without delay
On motion. the Police jury adi0llraed nnfil
Monday, Mareh 2d, 49,