The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-19

Fer srsmbis, inspect this table of sorae Of
the indictments;
Thsts........,..,q,s $40 2.S7l 2osl Los
s ssIIsry ..,,...." 4 = 3; i Z
And in this it must be remembered that
the popolatian Of tho stats is very mach
larger than it wss four years ago.
Last year in the court Of appeals ihcrS
were Of criminal cases,
Affirmed .....-..-
Reversed iev V
Di'nlsssu on
Tho death ponAlly ihc cout has affirmed in
Q casea.
THB PENAL CODE.
The attorney general complains Of aSy9ral
defocta in tie ponal code:
|. That dafaing murder. Eo sRyG tho sia-
tinction bstuasn murder in the 1rst and CSC
0sd degrees ahoEld be abolished. This quo,-
ton ought 10 DO Nhutner tbs ebangS aGiA-
ai.tod i, murder al all or net, when
application fer bail it made And \ justice
II the peace should not be permitted to bit
10 IA examining court in capital caieh; only s
jufgs Of = court Of record, with clsrk ana
ttal, thould possess thil power.
2. Tho law sgSlns, carrying arms should DO
chsagoi so Rs 10 mSks It a fsIorY 10 carry
concealed WEAPONS al oil, and a misd5mSsnor
10 carry them ia any way except "a permitted
by the code. AL present the vicious 60
Nrncd while tha good citAOa is dssrmsd.
3. Perjury, forgery and the making OF
false Sntries, shpula be nOre slesrly do
Ansd.
L. The statute Furnishing perssns for per
guing occupations taxed by law, without first
obtaining license, should DO sneudod by
striking out articls III Of the peusl code.
As the LAW stands psrsans prefer to take tho
risk OF being caught rather than pay thS tax.
THR CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
lst The law authorizing attachment Of
WitneNeS ought TO be aInondsd 40 that whore
proper steps have not been taksu to procure
wnts Of attachment, tho clerk WHO Issues
the writ should be held lisbls Tor the eflcars
costs.
ID. Tht hGrmsncc Of Judgments in 1is .
aeaeEnor cases on certificate ought 80 be
permitted By re onsGtr ant,
Sd. Ia tho jury law, the tEloSmS7 liz cSpi-
tai cases should ho drawn frON the Jay box
by the judge And clerk, and moi se2nousl
by the sheriff IS now.
4th. The a!tornoy general also recon-
mendE Amendment, of Arts, $50, esq, 60
6S5, 625, 626, TT, 1872. These four last ara.
clos ought 70 DO amended 10 Az ts protect tue
country from tbs effect Of the advantage; o.
ten taken Of the law by the ploA Of insanity.
The HERALD hs9 time aud again poistsd cut
,naI we ifo9eis IN eSltEn Notorious criminal
cases lie IN tuo as!ecI OF Tho lSH, "od tA;'e
sagsoAtSd Amsndmehn propose The rshoty.
CIVIL sTAFUrAs.
Artisls 4Oe8 rsyi,cd s,s,u,es svght 10 hon,
amended as to dS,lsrs forfeiture urqs, IN,
Attorncv-ser,rAl. ia nil eA,ss rbSrS onr.
chS0srs In A rsa,ornkls t,ne f1il 10 cnpsnI-
with tho termS Of tho nurcbeps
Article 4l67. p,,nLtioc Railroad oomn,pi,q
to uss Inc ma,srisl on thS school I,aJe IL The
css,tructop of their road bn hn,dstnb Raw.
coasti,utionsl. Ana N, ,psIuta si,is, tbcr
tao rirht.oi-wpr oTsr tLnsl,1dS thsulJ he
amended.
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p,,,r.xs, 1,,,,i 90 sGspl'M
| &hlNoslNu % AllhVsN, May A.s..".,.,.. 0O0, UN
Sssl.o Fh,s = pesi'op, sept; F,..,." I, 900, Oe
No VGSs Sond is5S rss,'Ve5SP' 10" I@00
r., Tex" y Rc%lcHn, Nov. l6..,..~- s,Or0 20
&C, 4 ST SIroas asspsoa" %O = 81 at,oi''SV
The attorasy general Java no refused lss
November to psfmit an xmspdmsst 10 III,
Dallas & Wichita railroad COMPANY srto1I
i,g tho tire for building. to costssd, !
shsalS seek rslicf, IL assie5, NJ Tho h.nda q
tho legislntar, ~N' =
Ir trgsrd to the Heu,.on & Taxes Csatrsl
he says that company will not furnish il, an
nual reports ss required by law; that Il !
extremely csntur,aciou. ana l., 49,
should DO carefully examined into tbnt
has received several millions of acre, of pub
lie lands from the state, and has failsd /,
alonA,e than "a rson;rod NV ~. -, a"''S S Al. y
grant; thst il has alEo rsGi,ej f. sny tb,
taxes on thu lands /, ownsiu tae uporrsS;yn
counties until compelled by law.
The attorney. general Jaws That hs boli,vs,
the legislature should SO central corno,,.
ITEMS NJ to prevent thom rom bseomipr III \
masters Of tbs peosle, and NOW in tbs ,sil
wsy prosperity is iss time To act
He savs this oernor,tior rob,,,d .,
tho renort, and nav IN, to,.. rnS',i, nan
he had 10 institute suit 10 cnferoe Tho law