The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-02-01
Grand Jury Report.


To the Honorable the Judge Of the
18th Judicial District of the State of |
Louisiana holding session In and for the
Parish of st. Martin. .f...ft |
We your Grand Jury impannelled and
sworn ct this session of your Honorable !
Court. beg leave to submit this our par
tial report of the result Of our labors 80 |
far.
We have found little work, due to the |
excellent conditions of affairs prevail.
ing In this parish, and the universal
brotherhood existing among our people.
We hazard the opinion, founded on such
facts, as have come to our notice, that
no parish is peOpled by men. who en-
terrain a higher regard for law. and who
do more collectively and individually to
maintain tue dignity Of the State, hence
only five bills of indictments are return
ed by us.
We take pleasure in commencing to
the people Of this parish. the magnifi-
cent administration of public affairs
and more particularly of the finance Of
the parish. On that score we point with
pride to the fact that this parish has
succeeded in meeting all its obligations.
and citizens commanded by law to do
service for his State. finds, at the end
Of his labor. Cash. the amount earned
bv him in the performance of his duty.
This is communicable in the Police Jury
of the parish and does credit to all sense
of fairness and justice. With ample
funds at this moment In their hands. to
meet all pressing monetary engage
ments. we see nothing to find fault with
to reiterate. what our predecessors have
already called to the attention Of the
Police Jury. Why should our Court
House, the palace Of justice of our peo-
pie, be continued in its present nudity
and miserable condition. It caunot be
that our people approve of 1t. 1t cannot
be that we are too careless to note these
things. Surely a fence and coat Of
painting would not ruin US. A good
substantial iron fence around the Court
House, and repainting of the Court
House would add to our Laurels as a
law abiding people, instead of being an
evidence of Incidence, carelessness and
indifference. We strongly therefore
urge on the Police Jury. its immediate
action looking to these much desired
ends. Let them wake up to these ne
cessities and they will receive naught
but the plaudits of the people and abide
with the consciousness Of an imperative
duty we'll done. 'fe'
We know that our officer needs no
compliments at our hands for duty we'll
done. but when exceptional devotion to
duty is apparent. this body cannot fail
to call the attention of the fact to this
Honorable Court. We have no hesiten-
cy in proclsiming the common Jail in
this parish in better, cleaner and neater
condition than it ever has been. Jailer
Bertrand has we'll and faithfully per-
formed his duties and deserves compli-
mentary mention, which we earnestly
accord him in this our report. and we
take occasion right here to say. that the
janit0r of this Court House would dc
we'll to copy on the Jailsr. The unkept
condition Of the Court House, inside and
outside lie striking. -t
With these remarks on what has most
struck our attention, we beg leave to be
discharged subject to the call Of your
Honor. '.N
| Respectfully submitted,
i "Signed" LOUIS C. DUBHAMP,