The Progress., 1896-02-08
THE LAW

SHREVEPORT. La, January p, 1896
Judge A. w. o. HEX, C'ty-D al
sir: AsIh question of district at1ol-
t raeys. srerigfs, con.t'b.es and po'lce-
mems rights and cutles in reference 10
raldlns p.ac - where 1t IS Su'pecie 1t '"t
ya1utlilg ana other Violations
of w ar. gcing, is now quite pr'ul-
neryly before the public, We wound Dc
rifd (, nave your opinion on the mat
te ., a, your well lnown Kno"l de OF
III criminal law and p.o'ruu e, WI
give II great weight among tue people.
Very respec..u l., yours
he IR GNESs.
TO THE PROGRESS: answer 10 the
uu .stioas auove prop ~ dti sh''l COLI.
ii lc mv.e.t pa tlcalarIv to tn statutes o
this 5 ,a,r, A Il No, - 0, 1872 page 30,
sect Oh 7 r, peal4u al laws ana parts u
laws relat.ns to galnD lag 'ot'.'r LA
thi, law.
orcuol 1 of this repealin- ac', rag
SO. ths duties Of poilc an o'n'r N"o I
off ers relative to PESOS keeping pahk
lug games ard ou,es, are mus 2eh''' u:
"be il lurtner entcte0, etc., 1IaI II
shall b. the duty OF the supar'ntenueh'S
ana otner OH, ers or the ponce any
publjc Officer. to arrest and take IN
custody an. p=rson keeping any oahK-
iuy lame, ui aiding or as'l-trg III keeV-
the sam. foy~ her wi h AL the tab & J.;
money or reYr srnGatsves o. mon y lu'-
plements anu Otner paraphel II wa
which mat be us Il In k'epllg sucii
banking hous.s, or Al . ayihS SUM- ~
o. me, ,,i.u TAKE or CaCs' III, Ill 10 oe
taken. before aHy committing WaSE-
traitor, VINO sh ii. commit SAD person
| f,r trial. If. uyur ntalng. Ne'e Ut
fiji eat eau e sIh"relor. l. snal NC
I, a duty III. Office Committing sn III
off .nuers. t, take IN llvsniory o1 al
money, or It's + p:eeentives, tapi Or
otner lmplement5 or rTapnernal d i"
NAV be .e,Zad ami Or, ugnt before Nun
ALI Of witch shall Oh conviction, ne Tor
felted Tor Tie Z u VIZ ~,
u hich the otfense Is comml ted.
sec ion 5, pas e SO atfx.s p 'nal'y OIL
mol ce officers WI O shu4 know 'ngly PR
init the lnfract.ou If this las or kLoW
in " allows n gnmuIlng house 10 U
open. d ora iankI y gan 70 re played
BE IL iurlner enac'e'. ete,' IN"
any v,ner o1ic 0. the NJ lropoiltal
DO. C., Ia tie NJ t.opoll'an district o.
any parish Oh the State, VINO S Isi' Nh "
Jig pc. mt the mfr cIon II III Ia"
or wac knowing Y al oSs a SamDi
house to be open Il, or IA banking gam
to oe played Ia VIC ation LeIeof' shai
be- immedlnlely ulsulsseu IL N ~
office and nom TIE dice ioGce, ard |
is hereby maue the DUTY OF the Metre
uontnn Ponc. Beard to Try any officr
ccuseu o. such delln4v VIII iou' ne
lay, "a d on convlc,Ion impose IN pen
atty pr viIeu IVY tnls section. No'hih
IN n section IS 10 re construed IS 1t
nev.n5 the superlnt n ent ana "tae
offic rs, from any otuer penaltleT. nov
prescribed by jaw. 49,,
Section 6, p sc IS make tie "AceI
ing of a gamolln hOus', o pl iyihs
iauKlng game cline anu m'sue
lneanOr.
, section 1918 OF the Revise statute
, dehues the duties district attol neya
oil ton to cri ses aud mlsde'neai or
of when m LIANT hd5 been male b
I,re tie p.uueI trllu lal us lows:
Vine; ever tie Attorney-Generai
any district attorney snail " lhl1 rme
hat d crime or mis-, II. auO: mas pc
! committed. and that no compiajnt Q
uec,arall,n thereof has ueen maze Il
for9 any judge or justice OF the p &C
il SHAH b. their duty 10 inquire 4
EFF. Go INTO the c. by causing a
per. ols they snaiI sup! o,e 10 have SON
know edge Q the e TO be sulnnone
, ueio some Ju ige or justice OF IN
D ace that their depCsll rs MAJ b
taken"
Sae,ltfs and coustabl-s are publ
officers AID are Therefore llcluded !
/ section 4 above cop ed and makes
, their ,uty to "a!raSt ana take mt
Gust ody" any person k .epsng bank II
game together with al. To bleo auu otne
parspht raalla, anu Jake them OF c IL
III I'm to be taken before any commit Il
mac s,rate'' who sha sommit sue
r persons for trial. if Il Jon heali Z lher
oe suffici NJ cue. The arrest OF o
TEND, + N taxing the m into custo'
4 is the first Nv eljoinsd on police an
T.. other p ic officers, and then follow
the TAX n. before and he !r.ng by tt
committing magistrate.
The command 10 arrest person., IN
tables and other p raphernal Is 70
e tive. am wv can The du Y &c lerfo Il
/ ed unles, tie off 'er ue tXer i)u to o.
TIN in ornat on y rs N nly or frOl
3 otaers Ct such OIe.ces: Or a c)l
(. scient 0 ami lutt .l.igrnt officer be "a
;, lstied thu his duty I as cen perlorme
y wqen he aas us d NJ me sus t, tird O
waethe, t lie law has u.en vi LIT
not, E pec,ally il III N Off direli
ie in performance of duty h n in "rii.'
0. OF such vi l,r on OF l'w. make 4
a, investisat OF the matter.
The law iu r-nct GU 10 district !
torneys Is quot, q above. Revi ed St
= ute, section loIo is m ni ~ VIII
Informed that a lime or m ie1re ~