St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

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,n.rt 7,nrvod :, +1,o a+o+o ca,shla ne hoinC
aThr,;.eI; hv thn s1atc aI"nr and aTtnallv ox
ercisp! hy fersclf ,lroclly. through Officers sp-
nninf e. y the Governor Tenresonfing +he state
eSclns,yeiy and acrountoble to the state only,"
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IN Iit1 case et wilson ". WIZ, - Ann, II
WAS hft' Ihat II tuhlc atlhlnlstfotof was
9'dl' inter says INC court
He holds lis office directly from tie state
under a r )iutment by the governor Of the
state and gives band TO the state. His runc>
tOns n,f regulated exclusively by the gen
eral law OF the state. lie derives no power
utLert't tnuilctIis It",il t'e iLtIlsh or IRON!
ane I"t tn'Ieoi -" MS no nollnrG.loh, OF
"mf htL''' VIZ t,.e, I''Hu CT
uanm"t' 90" ,AI! eIS'> ~" iu'tths n'tinS
,i =" ,uri KY u ,iIhSnt, y. any toli
n ,sr '"'t''ef VT" l'"''n'"' "f 'i"n!'4lf'l
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The a.. trincS ehlincint"d i'll 1hcst. two de-
c!sion9, irp"rtcd rs they are by 4 large mum
hrr vi IL Is ions Of the highest courts III other
states Or The sani" subject establish the dis.
tinrtin! )ttwcen state. parish, municipal and
wa:t o.: .crs AMI directly At variance with
the de%.~to Of t lie Supreme Court in the case
or Stht' = Taylor II. tue ~ AHli1lnl, relied on
as his elusive Hulh"Iltf by the counsel for
rant IL our opinion the Question ~ to
Whrth" :" nee JNlor was state nr lnIISll or
ward { ~ III the meaning and lHtcndnnt or
art 20. 'iv colstN lion Wa1 not before the
r"nil / - itrt~.oh nor was II necessary to
pass OR At question and that Part o: he u"-
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VI e d p' .'' JUioi aux ""'"9' '''" INT "iet
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J".", ot "'''' GILL; 'h' '''''' "'Ne
no 'pt' "1io'''
III tlr % A. 1922, state w. DiiirnN God. Wien
the qn: loh as 70 whether Il ponce juror was Il
Sla5t e.. - | within lHe lntfhdLleht OF ART. 1879,
JUDGE "tAArf, tAe organ or the court said
tllt ~ a. 4uesuoh5 dtHt'1e ana not lFce
from 4" Icutty are presented ~ tht nllc!s,
tohch' ,'l, cnafac''f OF NE ohirers referred
TO- III =. ~ Oh u : cnhsIlluuon' pay We 1inu II
uhlVc' Try 10 eeclNc lIeln 'CohCedinS,
says ]uuEc, Tor the sake or arSumGnt
nF i ,,ssa IN tI'a uit"c n uiHo
aud NJ ri,n n1hr~ ntsicrs aiIegnd r. 'hhTn hncn
held l. -, J3r1irs here vera a Il otHrns within
~, W., ~, ma ntnni,ncnt nf thc no1,ot ~
tinnni 80. iGi,tn -; II incanaI,ia If l,a;ng .j,,,ti
ta1enr, ! hfI1 lv ,hr sane ncrsnn we : Of Ard
one re-. .,:., for oy,lllIlng the ion "a nnash
me re,.r, Which mist naval VIZ II tha
otiicts ;. j.. jrrnnsi4trnt the nartics h1. uuarft1
M a. ,;nnIissirnprs yacatod thc;r for,,or
nti}rrs
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i!o'l' Z" 'i3uSn II Itlcts back 10 me case OF
NtWha So nut dld not coIcedc that this ques-
iioh as ! Enaractsf 9i Il ponce juror had Gecn
dct,Ill td Ill mat decision.
WIN l" ploIouhdest respect for TING author
ny OF ~ NupIeue Court we consider 1t our dH-
- ~ IT, ~ us ueclsion guy We 40 not consider
1m' "Il o;i in anG cahe pl tne ola,e vs.. 1aylor,
50 cent nifty relied on by plaintiffs, As author
ltatlEt'' H1ltunS the question. II 1t is not an
nI,r "a, ,n, harein e,nrnssn1 ,s - n', s,','i -
stand ", if on thr ,loctrine Of st,e d"cs;s "' ~
In or onlI,iou a nolice iurymon is NOT o staff.
otfirer Ao44'' '0l '''''Ai 10 'io' ota'c
'' II !; cod law daford,,t.. oo,,,,oo, +,.
naIjs rrr hrcarse Of tho fnnct tn"u nc a, ID
duties :. MS office and cannot thercfnrn no rn.
,nnyoa W., ot;ca aY"ont ~ Tho ,na,'o n S ~
cd on ~ Art 901 Of The Cnmsti,ntinn pWitt
o,, If t. so T1 t ~, WIN
tha ana Fan rs. Is, ~ vhntbmS ~" n1i 10 ulhGuss
parish Or municipal officer. '~N ''''0' ~ -
IN The .r1otnr +h ot,in and ao L ~
law ,n.i.erS hnvn H,annj mr., ''' M Z '"c
70. ,~-:o,,.: A..
by lcs isIative Act. NO; 81 OF 1877. the police
jury Was rCOrganlZci. That act provides for
the election of police jurors by each police Jury
"Iiu aitei tne oaflsh snall ne divided INTO
as follows: That the election for police Jurors
J justices or the peace and constablcs shall be
hela III ctch Wafd al the same tlno as the
general eiGctloll' ara that police jurors shall
be elected by the qualified electors OF the police
jury wards, ana that JUSTICES OF the peace and
constab-es shatl be elected by the qualified cleo
'oiS VI WIG J"H'iE' VI tiAo peace OF tlcctlOn
ward. sud III order that none but qualified
electors OF me ward snail vote for ward Off
GERS tn, officers now charged by existing laws
or py as amendments thereto are hereby Ill
sirHctet to provide at each poll, separate box
III WhiCl the ballots for ward officers shall be
deposit J. ana the returns Of said election shall
be mao separate from the returns OF votes
cast Tor other officers in the manner required
by law
This law, which la, nor been amended ~, 20. .
peaed, except i'll so far rs it authorizes tho
electin. them. is the law r. day and wos +1 10
law Wien the Constitution of 40 Wa odnn.oI
This ,dw declares noice inrnrs insticas ~
hn n.e "a and nnnS+otiInl ., iuiols' IastiGes VI
ana II + cir status or class A cficers as not
hitherb, BEEN fixed, it is for tho reason that
this Law has not been called to the ttteution !
Of the curt. 1t will not be contendcd that The |
which had the power TO create
this or t, had not the right to name them
aud fix ne class to which they belong.
The L. slsature having, II our opinion. nom
mated en in the act ward officers, they re-
main Z: such whether they are elected or an.
pointe'
The RS Uses that influenced the Legislature 70
make IN uppOntiye instead of elective arc
we'll l . WI, and forms Il part of orr nnliticaI
llstor2
This .y;er to elect was taken from the nnn.
pie as law now provides only for a limited
line, he act OF the Iori, 1n ri
gate agn to hn eso ae ln Mt t TO- rel
police j ) wards,
which nthorizes the Governor TO remove ren o. al
9pnfs ppoin1eo by MIN Is stl in force and
If GU position be correct that a police Juror