Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1898-12-30
Strand bury Report.
10 the Hon. Judges 10th District
Court Parish of Natchitoches:

"AU aAlou VI NdtcnltOCneS:
- We. your Grand Jury. be
leave to submit this the final r.
~ port of our labors and respectful
"" VI ly ask to be discharged.
: We have given patient and tho,
90 ough attention to all matters con
50 ing before us and have examine
30 l43 cases returning true bills i
= % cases and ignoring so cases.
3. We regret to say we do not fin
90 That crime is decreasing in on
parish although there has been n,
o increase in the number of crimes
It yet we had hoped to report de
crease.
! In some portions of the parish
s we lind there exist much disorder.
o " conduct, such as dischargino
firearms on public roads at night,
disturbances of peaceable assem-
. blles and a general disregard of
peace, quietness and good order.
1t is difiult to obtain sufficient
evidence TO convict in these mat
tiers.
In this connection we would res
pectfully call the attention of the
Honorable Mayor and officers of
the city of Natchitoches to the
tact that many complaints were
presented 10 US of the disorder
prevalent in the City of Natchito- |
ches and would respectfully sug-
gest greater vigilence and heavier
penalties in all cases of conviction
by the Mayor.
We visited the State Normal
School and took great pride and
pleasure in reporting the splendid
condition of this great State in
Stltution. The material progress
OF that institution in the past few
= o"i . mas Deen marvellous and its
present prospects are splendid in
the extreme. We find every de-
partment in first class condition J
ana Its financial condition has been S
and Is SO ably administered that we 9
nave no fears for the grand future !
u this noble State institution and v
q our opinion more efficient man s.
nan Prof. Caldwell could not be t
ound for the position. The pub o
&c school in this city was also yisi- "
ed and we were agreeably surpris. Il
d to see the fine school this city ia
an { boast OF. Its management is to
Ole and efficient and its attend to
nee OF pupils is SO large that it OF
peaks in evidence of its worth. ye
1e would, however, respectfully m
iyIse the School Board to repair m
I'd improve its buildings, SO as to us
axe 1t more comfortable and con.
'nlent to the pupils and teachers.
we md the Parish Treasurer's
q neatly and accurately kept, cal
IL regret to say at the present tb1
ne the finances of the Parish are ~
T :. IN a healthy condition. The .nt
,ilce Jury are not to blame for in
is condition of affairs circum Oh
lnces over which they had no as
atrol have combined to bring it con
out. We find the indebtedness ". :,
the parish about $4,000 and ao 90.
} Jorors and witnesses are forced it'll
sell their scrip at ~ to SOC. on
dollar. We respectfully sug-
V to the Police Jury the plan :
securing some just and eqalta- Y
basis, q fiscal agent for the Mr.
! sh who WILL agree to furnish you
j cash to enable the parish old
discharge it's obligations as thew leas
'e, Il the Police Jury would cont
pit this plan tho citizens that look
forced to do public duty, would pop
! get 100c. on the dollar. can
We desire to call your attention Lake
Let No. lob of tho Legislature CT O
roved at the 1898 session of over {
body. Id our opinion that lett
g unjust ill the extreme and -FOUR
I'D be repealed at the first ses- goln
. hereafter Df the Legislature. q mi
act makes the sheriff a nre. now
nee creditor for work dopo for sent
parish and goes to the extreme send
laking him bis own paymaster. not r
oweriag hirn to deduct from ali r LEI
les collected for fbo or; ~, good
ever amount nav ho d,,a I h;na from
10 not think we would be in.
ing the properties id desig-
z sach injustice and favorit- o.
a u infamous, and sincerely Z.
|. the press Of this State viii NV \
.lie matter up 80 that every letter
lay understand and fully an. and and ,
ate the injustice done tba ;no ~
. at large. In this connec- ti9eess ~
70 deem, it right to say that da.s p,
D not believe the sheriff of the 70
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