The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-12-09

officers who do not do their duty the WORK
VIII be done. anu 1t will be an easy matter
FOR 'he sheriff to close the country storea
when New iberia is really closed Jaaper
ette VIII be forced to follow In line. and II
her Mayor does not act the sheriff of the par
'sh can easily dc So
The Mayor and Council should Instruct
their police officers TO make fRdavlts before
the Otis Court. against any vIolators OF the
Sunday law. and on trial OF the case to pro-
d"ce proof In support Of af'idaAlts
The City COURT. with the asslstadce II nee
eSsary OF the District Attorney. Will try the
cases and impose fines This will relieve
Grand Juries and the district Court na,a-
rally and save heavy expense to taxpayers
We believe that positive action on part Of
the Mayor and Council Of New iberia ls the
key to the situation.
We have examined the condition Of the
Court House and report same as being
fairly good; would suggest new ground iJoor
and some attention to the cutters The
yard in the rear Of he uout House needs at
tentiop and the closets dynamite The isiI
| isanew building and seems to be very much
up to date to be amply sufficient In capaci,y
! for the number ~ prisoners likely to be in
carcerated and to be all that could be de
sired In this respect. We are sorry that we
| cannot report the conditions of the schools
to be as satisfact ry: we think it more
healthfui to build schools than iails and cal,
the attention Of your Honorable Court and
OF the public to the fact that our schoo
buildings are insufficient that children are
badly crowded In them, and that many chill
| dren are turned away because there is not
suGiclen, room We lind the buildings In
need OF repairs painting. drainage. new
fences. and better closets. In fact more
! funds
W" urge upon citizens the necessity y OF pay
| ing their road and poll taxes. as those funds
are So necessary. and We urge upon officials
especial efforts Ia collecting them. Wehope
! nil these matters will he better attended to
| In the future
The public roads OF the parish are reported
to be, excepting \ few Wards. In bad condi
| ton, In this connection we urge upon the
people the advisabllity OF assisting In every
way the proposed road from Avery Island
| TO New Iberia.
| We wish to call the attention Of the Court
| to the cases OF Emile Ribbeck. r +. Dcrouep
and Lucien Olivier charged with selling l,o-
| uor without license. There Is conclusive
evidence In these cases that they hayesIso
violated the SUNDAY Law. In the case Of
Emile Ribbeck (hagrant offender. whose
name Is mentioned In the same conn nection In
report Of Grand jury quoted above, as well
as In the others) the District Attorney has
| refused to accept our Indictment, stating
that We cannot indict as h Sunday law vio-
la'or a person who has no license. We have
| read and considered the Sunday law and
disagree with him. as we cannot believe It to
tuve been the purpose Of law makers to so
arrange that man violating the state laws
In not paying his license. etc, should give
hin,: IAN advantage and protect him from
punishment melted out to his more law
adding ne'ghbor who has paid his license
and has only violated the sunday law. We
a X that you order legal proceedings to be
In tuted agaiDst these people AS violators
o. the sunday law.
The Grand Jury holds itself rsady when
ever you deem l. necessary to convene us
and will promptly honor such requests
Respectfully submitted.
X. q. MCMAHON. Foreman.
december 1st. 1905