The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-03-20
Report of Grand Jury.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
! Parish of st. Landry
In the name and by the authority of the
State Of Louisiana, your Grand Jurors
would respectfully submit the following re
port:
PARISH JAIL.
The Parish Jail is in as good condition and
the prisoners treated as we'll as could be ex
, peeted "
Inasmuch as the repairs recommended by
the preceding Grand Jurors have not been
made, this Jury recommends the adoption of
the former reports and suggests that the same
be carried out.
PUBLIC ROADS
Only one complaint has been made against
any one for violating the road laws and the
evidence being insufficient the bill was ig
nored. Many cases have come up before this
Grand Jury, many of which were of a tritiing
nature and unsupported by any evidence, and
were consequently thrown out-bills being
found in all cases where your Grand Jurors
considered the evidence sufficient to Justify q
conviction before the Petit Jury.
| Your Grand Jurors would recommend our
members of the Legislature to introduce
bill in the next Legislature to pay witnesses
before the Grand Jury, as we regard it as
great hardship that these witnesses should be
compelled to attend the sessions Of the Grand
Juries without receiving any pay therefor.
| Your Grand Jurors would recommend that
suitable apartment be set aside and arranged
for the Grand Juries of this parish.
That during this session they have used the
room of the Clerk of the Supreme Court; not
having bean able to procure any other room
in which they could comfortably work.
| Your Grand Jurors would also recommend
that our members of the Legislature be re-
quested to introduce an act at the next Legis-
| iature in order to reach parties who obtain
| nr,d Il1l
in the future, which they are informed, as the
law now stands, is not an indctable offense.
/ Your Grand Jurors have given their atten-
tion to that part of your Honor's charge, in
which you called their attention to recent
communication of Mr.. Dmmick, and we take
pleasure in saying that we consider that all of
the officers of our parish are and have been
faithfully performing their duties, and that
the laws are properly administered and we
approve the manner in which Your Honor met
and denied the unjust reflections that were
attempted to be cast upon good and faithful
officers.
As to lawyers practieing in the Grand
Jury room, we can truthfully say that no
such practice has been conducted before u.s.
and we do not believe that any such practice
has ever been conducted before any of our
predecessors, as we have too much respect,
both for the Grand Jurors who have preceded
us, and for the lawyers who are praetic;ng
before this bar to believe that such practice
| would be tolerated.
| Your Grand Jurors however, do not consid
er that because man happens to be law
| yer, that this fact should render him in
/ competent to attend as a witness before the
sessions of the Grand jury in order to disclose
facts pecu liarly within his own knowledge
even though Mr.. Dimmick might be of a diff.
| ferent opinion. In conclusion your Jurors
| tender their sincere thanks to Your Honor
and the other officers for your kind and cour-
teous conduct, aud as they have no other
charged.
E, SUMTER TAYLOR,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
Filed March 18th, 1885.
e. MAYO, Dy. Crk
true copy
B. MARTEL, Dy Clerk