The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-24

and sufficient and cleanly bedding. fol
all prisoners committed to the jail of his
county, whether before or after convic
ton.
1t is the duty of every constable t.
preserve the peace in his county; to aid
and assist faithfully in executing tn.
criminal laws of the State to give infor
nation forthwith to some justice of the
peace, or other proper officer, of al
riots, routs, and unlawful assemblies,
and OF every violation of the penal laws
which may in any way come to his
knowledge; to execute all process com
ing into his hands and to prevent all in
toxication, or sale, barter, or use of in
toxicating liquors, on election days, and
to prevent ali disturbances and to pre-
serve peace and good order at the polls.
1t is the duty Of the coroner upon view
of the body, to take inquests Of death in
prison. and of all violent, sudden or
casual deaths within his county, and the
manner of such deaths and it is also his
duty, ifany person be found guilty by
the inquistion, and be not in custody,
/ forthwith to issue his warrant for the APP
prehension Of the person so found guilty,
and the person accused shall be taken
! before justice of the peace to be dealt
with according to law; it is also his duty
to put IN writing so much Of the evidence
as shall be MATERIAL and to bind the I'M
portant witnesses to appear and give ev-
idence at the circuit court and he shall
certify such evidence and the bond or
bonds, together with the inquisiton ia
ken, to the circuit court.
Every justice Of the peace is a conser
vatOr of the peace for the whole county,
with full power to take bonds for good
/ behavior, or to keep the peace, or to APP
| pear at the circuit court, to answer any
charge against the oblgor, and to com
nit to Jail parties refusing to give such
/ bonds But in every case, there ought
to be a careful enquiry made into the
facts, with a view to determine whether
a person charged ought to be required to
give bond and when bond is required
it ought to be a good bond.
All bonds taken by justices of the
peace in criminal cases, ought to be re-
turned to the circuit court
In every examination before justice
of the peace, he ought to reduce to wri-
ting the material testimony, as we'll for
the accused as the State, and return this
testimony, with the bonds of the accused
and of the witnesses, to this court.
Justices OF the Peace have three most
important duties to perform l. In
hearing cases in which persons are
charged with petty misdemeanors. 2.
In taking bonds to keep the peace and be
of good behavior g. In examining par
ties brought before them, with view to
ascertain whether probable cause of guilt
appears, and if it does, then IN binding
such parties over to answer in this
court.
1t is the duty of grand jurors, and OF
all officers of the COMMUNICATING
Justices of the Peace, Constables and
upervisors-without delay to give in
formation against, and prosecute every
person who shall be guilty of a violation
of the penol laws and failure to dis
charge this duty subjects the officer SC
failing, on conviction, to be fined and
removed from ofice.
Any willful neglect of duty, or willful
refusal to perform his duty, on the part
of a county officer renders him liable to be
indicted, and on conviction, to be fined
and imprisoned.
1t is made the especial duty of al
Sheritfs, CorOners, Justices of the Peace
and Constables, when they know or have
reason to suspect any person to be guilty
of violation of the statute against gam
ing, to apprehend such person, or cause
him to be seized, without warrant, and tC
bring him before some officer having iu
rsdiction thereof, and to appear and pros
ecute such offender at the next term Of
the circuit court.
Every Justice of the Peace, Constable,
Sheriff, or other county officer, Is requir
ed to cause the act to regulate the sale OF
vinous and spirituous liquors to be strict
ly enforced, and to give information Of
all violations thereof, and to cause the
offenders to be arrested and bound over
to answer for the same.
The law makes it a high misdemean0l
for any public officer to be drunk or in
toxicated, and provides that, on copvic
ton, he shall be removed from office
!, Public officers, entrusted with grave anc
important duties, in the faithful and cir
cumspect performance of which the State
the county and the people are interested
ought to be men Of sobriety, prudence
| discretion. \ public officer ought t.
have too much respect for the people
whose confidence has been resposed il
him, and whose rights are, to some ex
tent, in his keeping, to allow himself tC
become intoxicated. Furthermore, it is
plain that the example of intoxication il
public officer, exercises a very PERM
: cious influence on other persons.
Ii is your duty to inquire whether any
public officer has violated this law
and if any one has, to present the prope
indictment against him.
? | refer you to the statutes which | an
, required to give you specially in charge
The 17th section of the Act of May
10Th, 1876, requires each tax payer t.
] furnish to the Asses or list of his proper
: ty, with the fair valuation of each piece Oh
portion, verified by oath. The willful neg
} lect or refusal Of a tax payer to furnish
, list of his property, or the wiliful under
valuation of his property, in order to es
cape the taxation to which such property
= is liable, renders the tax payer liable t.
: indictment and punishment. The oh
: jet of the law is to constrain each ia,
payer to contribute his fair and just quot
to the revenues of the State and county
The Act of March 3Ist, 1876, require
Justices of the Peace, Mayors of cities an,
towns, to lay before the Grand Jury
sworn transcripts from their dockets
showing what fines they have adjudgeC
: against persons tried before them, anC
2 what disposition has been made of sucl
fines; and if the Grand Jury deem it nesc
sary, they can be required to produce 70
, inspection their original dockets. The OF
| ject OF this law is to secure the promp
/ payment of all fines, collected by Justice
r of the Peace and Mayors, to the prope
t authority, in order that they may be
: come part of the school fund.
t The Act of February Is, 1871, re
: quires the Board of Sup ervisors to max