St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
REMOVAL OF POLICE JURORS.
highly Important Decision by the Court
of Appcais.-PoIlee Jurors are Ward
Officers and Not Removable by tho

Governor.


ne l"tl""ih intticS !i5 'H'!3iui: respecting
we removal o. P2hce jurors ny tht NoS etliot f
~ p:ch !cL'"lSu ~ ,He Not.t ui = I!'e.tls Vi
ms circuit ""1t%F| HIat hih''ll axe FFliE p1t-
SulnG' JH'Ge El2chlnAh was lAe organ OF the
COURT
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l9"z - We ~ 'NtL"l I"lIs' J"lA man i'E tEtllht
s,nI,ri oltI nI;u!it;rG and 1,. several Innntits
had discharged liz duties OF his Office.
On thc 18th Of june. 1913 lit. Governor re-
moved defendant ;,f,i Economical in his r,}are
Isaac Ro0a, plaintiff h"r,'ll!. WhtrcUpol dc
PENDANT DHn't' uttun' Il IN ORDER OF injunction
rom HE District Court Oft. Ianlir,r, training
the Sald Isaac isu0S tUn Interfering with HIM az
polio" lulNiM"n, amt r"HtraluH!% tie resident
Of the pUiic" jury irnit recognizing the said
Zoos as i Incuilrt II lie police jury.
lHr:tHN"n iHt iH~tlff Attorney In~tl;Ui" ed
ms lnnrrtNh& under II !MiIF~i"n into office
'n~"%"u4sl 'Itith''''hl h'IH' Pray my liit' ne
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on MOTION TO DISMISS 4irir,'Af
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appeal t!ld I"f lhe1c reasons 'hC motion 10 dis
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lHit W." G"NrIi'"i ny ana he Is htH by AT
ii"f!z' Il ana empowered IT, Remove Tor cause
or lHco'Hrtt2nry any officer OF ;npointee,
Whose appointment - vested IN him.
Defendant DuIrs. contents mat This act j. re-
pIu1iailt TO ART .ol of file t'n,stit1tirm Of "a
which reads as follows For any of the causes
enumerated in ART. 1876, district attorucys
clerks of court snpYitf<. c0rnnere. recorders r.,
tees of The pcare ami all other parish tn1,,Iiri
nal and ward officers shall he rpnlnyrG hr ina,
incnt Of the District Court Of The Go,1i1riI Sf
such offirer etc"
III Vln, + 10 'seiI 1 NC uestl"n OF rclus
M t - o., - ' ~ 10 atti"i i"tlS !hc
"f'll"i 10 ie'on ",!lctrS appnlHtch ny NM
anu tlLt H,''t ~ lclHoNisi FroNlucu lnf III Art.
~ 1' h st nt m. 10 e - s 10 u.s.
t ; tli' C'sS ~ U''ice!S 10 NH:ch ponce
Jh li'tt'! tlt'' " Is lC Sl"tt Il Idrlsn,
Muii?lW!i u "aFd olllcef.
=" LiiittJ[ tnt d.! rl!!I n!ccrS 'irG state
uillcefs ciolheN WIN certain powers and iunc-
uVi" lor uit ltt"ihi'thce OF certain duties,
ti,ni+s nI in th 1,' 'el!l'ul , la
nfficial Jutic. a,I ,inv.rrs ira Ii~',t'tI 81" ~
tha strcIt arm If thn st' t t t, ,ru -!
still, some of these. officers orn marc
auxiliarics, incidents and agencies, only
in their relation to the state government and
have no place i'll the state government AS sllch
considered i'll its broad and comprehensive
sense. Their official authority aud power is
PARISHES. municipalities or wards, and are fur
ther limited to things that pt rtain strictly to
hlullc'naI, parish ana ward affairs, and EOt
sta53 ahdls'
Thus, mayor OF city, OF town, is munich
pal oiHcef whose powers AMI functions are linn
lttd 10 a certain cirGllnscrIhed territory within
d PARISH iaTlSIi oHlceis are those created by
the CONSUMPTION or by legislative enactment,
,' MIc law, ' X many ou i uhder the
general laws oi me state, are stltl parish officers
because OF theIf powers ana duties being con
ntu strlctlF WITHIN the iilnltS OF their parish.
oherlhH' cItrhe OF court. c"iouelS. DC, arc par
ton whii im w. ~ ~ y! the Insttu
to.,, Wit iuStitts oi me peace: constitutes and
some othcf officers are "arb officers, their du-
ilts being cGniinPd TO The limits OF their wards.
vs. fom.Nt;I ~ Az i1ras i,o ""n "tt Martin
of the rolITt s9ys: q Ear rnnDn,i,,o y 80. 80
cacy of administration the state has ' r'aataG
certain political corpolatinrS known "a cit;ns
towns nld parishes Ia yhiIh - I,r - ' ,atto,
certain uoW,rs q! .royrrnn1rnt In +ha go ~
cities and towns Ties. bowers are aentraiiI" AZ o
ii1, cd IN tIeir chnrfeT nr a., IF ''iis 'ie-
IN case 81 narsJrrs fnrt- ar 1it ~ ''.loi
cral or special statutes These suItort So
poraiolis like the state itsnif ,an"a ii 70 sor
else the functions confilcd to flrm fhr,ngh "a All
GERS whose dnfiHs nnT.ar , r,in ~ ~ lux OH
ment and tenure of dffi~e ara ma 70 ~ u
In u strict and nrOnpr sense ;, 1nr;sb ~ ~ ,t
nicIpaI officer is mn otlicrr nf . ,,i n ". ~
exercising powers belonging to the civ ~, noy
isb and binding them IL lie Az WI VI, NIX W ~
SCOPE of his authority. ~ 'A''ii 'Ho
In srpport of his decision tha ,a,t,,d i,,do
refers to decision OF the United STATES An.