Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-18

revised and amended. or. better still.
superseded by new legislation. Under
the present system the jurors for the
courts arc selected by a commission
II three appointed by The court. and
while I believe that the judges have
endeavored In the past to perform
their duty honestly and impartlally.
and a. = rule good Jurors have been
obtained. still IL must be admitted
that there have been just grounds OF
criticism Of the method ~ selecting
Jurors. This system is undoubtedly
susceptible OF abuse " Administered
by INSCRIPTIONS. corrupt or partisan
Judges or commissioners. II might
b. possible under this system 70 30
cure partisan juries or Jurors whose
prcjudices may prevent the enforce
mcnt Of certain laws. or who might
BE- Induced w~rongfully 10 acauit or
convict defendants In particular cases.
and this should not be the case Tho
present system Is unfair TO the Judges,
In that II may lay them open 10 crit.
icism, no matter how honestly they may
perform their duty In this respect A.
q generally accepted principIe any Jury
system II wrong which does o pro
vide FOR absolute impartiallty In re
seiection ~ jurors for The courts. and
IL subject to suspicion az uufalrrcss
or bias in such selection Therefore.
some legislation should be devised
that viii prevent tho charge ~ I'm
fairness or undue Influence, intention.
al or unintentionaI. OF the court n
The jury commissioner ia the selection
Of jurors, II ~ absolutely essential
10 the administration OF The law. ihat
confidence n The Integrity of our
courts and jurios be maintained and
that no Just cause ho given for sns-
picion Of their integrity.
I therefore recommend the repeal
Of The present Jury Law and the en-
artment Of a law BY which jurors may
be sclected by LOT, or BY some method
equally fair and impartial. aiwava
having IN view for Jury duty auaIifi.
cations sufficiently high 70 elImtrr
ate the professional juror. the Grim.
inal or wholly irresponsible classes
from service upon any jury.
sunday Law. !
I do not know Of anything mat Ia
demoralizing 10 any common,
wealth than 10 have laws on its
statute books that are openly violated
or only laxly enforced What Is
known IN general terms an The sun.
day law IL very properly enforced
In some localities In this territory
but not In others. So long IA a law
u on the statute hooks It should be
sisidiy enforced and penalties impoa-
"a on officers failing 10 report IN.
fractions az the same 10 the court and
district attorney. Certainly. the dis.
elimination that IN charged 10 exist
II the enforcement Of the law as TO
the different d~istricts. should NOT
exist. and I urge your careful con.
sideration and action covering this
very important territorial law. Eacu
locality should be- treated alike. AMI
II ihs present law IN weak In any par
~tleniar, you shouid remedy II. 80 that
there a be- no question whatever ~
10 the intent Of the legislature.
Curfsw Legislation.
I desire 10 ~ my recommends
tion made to the thirtyfifth legisia'
tive assembly that there should he
some statute prohibiting youths oi
either SEX under fifteen years OF age
from being upon the atreets OF nlazts
after . o'clock In The evening, unless
accompanied By their parents. guard,
ianR. or upon ureen, necessity also
prohibiting their loIteFing at street
cornera or plasas Ia the day time. In
the same line there should be legis
iasion that would protect children In
The homes If vicious and immntaI
parents. and would pfeveat ganths
who have been arrested for ans ctime
~ violation Of the Law from helng
confined In the company Of hahitaaI
and hardened criminals, and | earnest
~ recommend such legislation M
being IN the line OF humanity and
prison reform A law requiring sfttr.
lifts. Ssir deputies, police and con
stables 10 %appfehend and restore Ia
their homes ALI sramping youths. boys
mud girls liz alsO advisable, and will
tend 10 ths moral uplifting of the
youth u the territory.
Selling Liquor Near Government Res
~erss,ions for sanasofium
Purposes.
NJ sttsatisn has been eallvd Is
the surgeon IN command At ne rnlt.
ed States sanatoriam al Fort stanton,
New Mexico. To The fact that d drink.
ing saloon has been established On The