The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-17

of Charerton, Mr.. Sonnet, OF
Centreville and Mr.. Boudreaux, Of
Sorrei. The District Attorney
Explained to this grand jury that
AZ the time Mess-s. Weed :. G nm
tnd BoudreauE made application
20 the Police Jury for license
hat the Police Jury asked him, as
is legal adviser. whether or no,
these persons were entitled to a
license.
The District Attorney further
states that az that time he told the
Police Jury that the question OF
whether or not persons who have
previously engaged in the liquor
business were debarred from o.
tanning a license was an indeter-
inmate question Of law on account
of the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Grunewald case. The
District Attorney further stated
that he told the Police Jury that
this question had not beeu decid-
ed in any case arising in the
country and that his personal legal
opinion was that the Supreme
Court would make the same ruling
with reference to saloon keepers
In the city of New Orleans.
He informed the Police Jury
further that his opinion could not
be taken as law and the question
OF granting these licenses was a
question Of public policy entirely
in the hands of the Police Jury
and that following these state
ments of the Police Jury, by a
unanimous vote, G. auted the
Licenses.
The District Attorney explained
to the Grand Jury fully his views
upon this question and his reasons
for thinking as he does and TAX
ing into consideration the views
explained by you. Honor and the
views explained by the District
Attorney, we feel that the ques-
ton of whether or not these per-
sons are violating the law is
question that can only be deter
mined by court of competent
Jurisdiction.
Thei District Attorney further
stated to us that while it was his
legal opinion that these gentlemen
are not violating the law, yet he
would give to this oody all of the
assistance he, possibly could in
the investigation of the matter
and would nave any indictments
found by this Grand Jury pro-
secuted.
After carefully considering this
matter the Grand Jury. by a vote,
decided not to take up and in
vestigate it at this time.
We will, however, request that
in January Of IS 1, that the Dis
trict Attorney, in his official capa-
city, require the Police Jury not
to issue licenses 20 any person
within three hundred
feet of church or school without
first determining whether or not
this is violation OF the law. We
will ask that he take the proper
legal proceedings to determine
this question and We will ask your
Honor to give him whatever as
sistance you can ia getting a
decision on this point by the
Supreme Court.
We will further ask that the
Sheriff of the Parish of St. Mary
do not issue license to any per-
son operating within Three humid
red feet of church or school I'M
less ordered to do SO by a court
Of competent jurisdiction.
In concluding this subject We
desirei ITO say that We feel that the
District Attorney has acted under
what he thinks a just and equitable
of the law, and we
wish to exonerate him from any
blame or negligence in this in
Itance. We have examined his
eport and do not find him back
ward in the enforcement of the
aw.
PUBLIC ROADS.
We know of the condition of the
,ublic roads on account of the
act that We come from various
'arts of the parish and we can
ay that the general condition OF
he public roads in the Parish of
It. Mary is better than it has ever
'een before.
MIR. Fortier, the Grand Juror
rom the Seventh Ward, however
tates that there has been no
FORK done in his ward this year
nd that there are several bad
laces in the road in that ward.
We also desire to call the at
ention of the Police Jury to the
pad between Patterson and Nor :
an City. This road runs along ,
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