The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-30

of Booster, Lou;aassa:
We, the Grand Jury empanneled for
this term of your Honorable Court, beg
leave to report, that, we entered upon
and have discharged the duties impos-
ed upon us, with care, solemnity and
a full knowledge of our responsibility. |
We think that there is decided dimi-
mutton OF crime and offences against the |
law, and it affords us much pleasure to
SO report. We should endeavor to edu-
cate our people to have the highest
reverence for the majesty of the law; to
be law-loving and law-abiding; to un-
derstand that the law is the protection
of all, and it is armed with vengeance
against the violations of its mandates.
Such laws as are oppressive or wrong,
we should endeavor to remove through
the ballot-box, and change orrepeal by
lawful means. Let all feel that they
are under the law and Government
Knowing our responsibility as citizens,
let us labor, not only for present good,
but for the benefit of those who are to
come after us. If there is anything
that should be most dear to us, it is to
leave our children the heritage of wise
laws and good government.
A decided improvement is observa-
BILE in the working of some of our pub
lie roads-it is only beginning-there
is room for much greater improvement.
Some of the Overseers deserve COM
mendation; others are negligent, if not
Incompetent. Complaint has been
lodged against some of them, but we
feel unwilling to proceed to extremities
against the Overseers, unless where
there has been gross neglcct-especial-
ly as the Road Laws at present in force,
are inadequate to reach defaulters. We
would respectfully suggest to the Hon
cradle Police Jury, to amend the Road
Laws so as to make it a misdemeanor
punishable with fine and imprison-
ment against defaulters who refuse to
perform this necessary public duty.
We would also respectfully, but ur-
gently, request the Honorable Police
Jury to reconsider their action, and not
allow the imposition of tolls on the
Shreveport and Arkansas wagon road,
nearDr. Vance's Buck Hall plantation,
on Red River. We do not think it wise
or proper, in this way, to impede or tax
the travelling public-the road bed
needing repairs is only for short dis
lance, and there is large force in the
vicinity liable to perform road duty,
who could, in very few days, make
the road in good condition. We hope
the Honorable Police Jury will devise
some other, and less Objectionable,
mode of making the Improvement.
We havesexamined the public build
ings-have inspected the Parish Jail,
and enquired into the condition and
treatment of prisoners. We discover
no well-founded complaint as to their
fare, and the police of the premises
The prisoners are destitute of bedding
for the approaching cold weather, and
some means should be speedily provid-
ed for their comfort in this respect.
i The Parish Jail we find not entirely
secure. The east cells, above and be.
low, are considered safe-having re
Gently undergone repairs-but those
on the west end are not secure.
We have visited the various office.
and examined the books and paper,
belonging therein, and find them gener
ally in good order, and the officers, a
ia, as we see, faithfully performing
their duties.
The officers of the Court have beef
polite and attentive, and entitled to on
thanks.
And now, may it please the Court
having taken cognizance of all matter
for which we were empanneled, an
e having discharged our duty to the bes
: of our ability, we respectfully ask to b
e discharged from further attendance a
v this term.