The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-24
District Court.
Reports of the Grand Jury and Parish
Treasurer-The February Term
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Treasurer-The February Term
Adjourned.
Owing to the condition of Judge
cheevers' injured leg and the necessity
of giving it complete rest for time, his
attending physician counseled him not
to attempt to hold court this week, hence
the only business transacted on Monday
last was the receipt Of the Grand Jury's
report and the final adjournment of the
February term.
Following is the
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To the Honorable John A. Cheevers. Judge Of
the I'd, Judicial District Court in and for the
parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana:
duly empanelled and sworn for this the Feb
ruary term of 1883 of the honorable court, beg
leave to present this their final report.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
They have examined the court and Jail and
respectfully submit the following suggestions:
That the clustering of two of the cells, and the
passage way, also the deputy jallor's room. be
1 repaired It can be done at small expense now;
They find the yard back of the Jail dirty, and
think that such a state of affairs ought not to
exist As regards the court, they find the cell
ing IN bad order and every thing needing paint
badly.
They have examined the Clerks records and
Tax Collectors Office and find that the Offices
are IN fairly good condition, and that the rec
Ords OF the offices are well kept.
PARISH TREASURER.
BY the hereto appended report of the Parish
Treasurer it appears that the general parish
funds were, IN cash on hand
Parlsh funds. .............. $3.50 An
E3CQOOlS. 6SZU RI
Government square. $3.50 SO
special dept. ..-........... 243 W
This body have deliberated on four homicides
which have occurred in this parish since tho
last jury term of this court. The findings and
cases are as follows:
State Us. A. P. Landry, manslaughter. Not
true bill.
State Us. Sanders Pollers. murder. Not true
bill.
State Us. David Brown, murder. Not a true
State rs. John 8. Minor, murder. A true bill
This body respectfully presents the following
suggestions to our members of the General AS
sembly, First, to enforce by proper legislation
the article of the State Constitution prohibit
ing gambling, as. practiced by the laboring
classes of this parish. The present laws on this
subject are inadequate. The police power of
the parish cannot be legally exercised to sup
press this petty vice In any other way than by
civil remedies to collect the penalties of such
On ordinance, pide late decision OF the Supreme
SoAIb Ill tlio ouIlsiy law CitsSs tlIIu hAuuIeu Ge
cisions. A Judgment by civil process could
never be collected. Some legislation should be
provided by which the sale of bad whisky and
other poisonous drinks should be prevented
among this class of people. The suggestions
are made in the interest of good order, for it is
painful to state that the record of many recent
murders testify that this condition of affairs is
due to this cause. The majority of these muir
doris take place among our colored laborers, who
could by proper legislation be preserved for
their usefulness in the community as working
citizens, rather than entailing upon the tax
payers the enormous burden Of snppressing
nankilling in our midst.
They find that the practice Of carrying con-
cealed weapons seems to be on the increase in
stead of diminishing. They therefore call the
any law bearing on the subject be more strictly
enforced than heretofore.
DOCTORS OF MEDICINE.
It has been suggested to this body that some
action be taken to protect the regular practi-
TONERS of medicine and our people from the
quacks that visit our coast parishes, and it is
that the Sheriff and Constables of the
various wards shall Immediately proceed to en-
force the provisions of Act 81, General Assem-
bly,, approved June28, 1882. against all persons
found within the parish who attempt to prac-
t1ce medicine without having complied with
the provisions of the law.
We thank the District Attorney for his alton
ton and the consequent dispatch of our session,
and regret that your Honors illness has made
you a reluctant occupant of your home during
the term, and regret that public necessity re-
CURED that you should visit the court room to
receive the final action of this body.
r. MCCALL,
Foreman |