The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-30
News from Our Friends.
N.tTClllTOCIIES,
NATCllTOCHES. June 22d, l~""
The Police Jury.

Inc POllCe jury.
W.. Editor:
\ great deal ofapproving pleasure an"
sati>,artnE have been expressed III inns
section relative to the firm and dr''4f'
stand taken at the start by IT," ll"n"ra-
hlr, thu: Police jury Of this parish. ron"
the tone nf their proceedings, an" '"'
we'll known character of its members.
" 18th the Hon. VIM. Payne as its worthy
Presiding officer, We d" not th'nk ''l''
the citizruS of this parish will have amy
cause to regret the term of their 'Nc'lh-
brnry. With the confidence and respect
of the people, and the universal apl'r"'a-
ton Of the entire taN-payInE P"P"'a-
ton. they will prove in the end a> the!
have shown in the be- inning. he rf'"l-
table repositories Of the direct interests
Of tho whole people.
TIE GRAND JURY.
Of all the grand legal creations, and OF
all bodies hoIin" power under he
statutes of the Courts, acting IN the
name and by authority. be 1t OF >l''r''
or a State, the Grand jury is amongst
the most important.
CHARGED with the investigation of
matters strictly pertaining t" tn" wrliar'
and prosperity of AL lornl'tlrs coming
within their Jurisdiction; the examiners
into all infractionS of law, and the franz
r,S of all bills preliminary to the grand
trial before Court. their 1ahorS are ar'u.
Gus, and their efforts should b" directed
in a legal sense, to the thorough c\pnr
cation Of al! crimes and the comrlrt,
rrotin- ont of all criminal agents. t"
vcthcr with their accessories, VII" have
held such high sway, and gone unwhlp
ped Of Justice for SO long time.
TlIE. LOCAL MAGISTRATE.
The Magistrate Court, with its LIMITED
iur>(iction is of greater moment I" tn
c;tN MS of the respective Wards thai
MANY suppos". And if there be 4 claS
of our population who will understand
this, it is certainly the merchant class
for wherever he the centre point OF then
business. it always extends, more or les
into different wards, and unless Il com
= urtrnt man, understanding his business
, vrrSrl in the m"l"s oprronoi, aud IN
proper application Of the law i'll cAc
case capable of drawing up all paper
. and acts in strict compliance with III
law governing each case, in their &C"
rect legal forms, and of further more &c
livcrinr the truth upon such ev''t'nr
as shall be given before them, touchn
4 all matters III dispute, holds the pos
, ii II of Magistrate, the business of h
Court, by delays, intormalitieS, an! III
l word iurompetrnry. will rlovr hr"N
i drag to those iutru>tinG business I" M
!, and in the end entail more or less l."
Il to the parties lityant, and none hrtt
than the merchants themselves kn"
this, for tie bulk Of all civil cases com
d from them. II such be the case, as
! certainly is. it naturally follows that II
merchants from whom most civil cauS
of action originate, are directly lntcrc>
cd in seeing and demanding jointly Wi
Il the citizens of each ward that tn" par
IS holding the responsible position OF Ma
9 istratr, should lie the proper one III eve
10 respect. No one be he merchant, or al
S other, would like to put his claim III I
4 hands of MHyi. tratc, with instruct"
. to institute legal proceedings against
" t;.u,la,,t in case it should become nec'
j. sarv. when he has reason to believe
even suspect. that said proceedings W
become vitiatrd by any lnt"rmaltN
re Ignorance attending the conduct It
lc case, thereby causnya loss OF time Il
money 20 him.
~ ThiS is the di>aLrc"ahl" pYrdlram'
Mr.. Editor. in which the til Ward NJ
i>tlatr is placed to-day, and the ut
of disgust which pcrNadr~ this whole &C
, munity relative to his capacity
y worth. 1t is IN ms 1t to the intrll'"''
of Of this ward. hindrance to the rr"
management of business over which
has jurisdiction. and to use the lnlh
-, term Of all, his Court is dd~Nca Il
throughout.
TIL. HOG LAW.