The Glenwood post., 1910-04-23

to this court the condition thereof;
and | appoint as committee to make
such examination MIR. C. G. Kendall
of Rife, Mr.. George E. Harris of Rife
and Mr. NJ. f. Granlee of Grand Valley.
and the law for the guidance of this
committee will be found at sections
1886 to 1910 inclusive, Revised Stat
utes of Colorado, 1908.
The law also provides that whenever
grand jury is called they should ex-
anime certain buildings in said county
specifically named in Chapter Is of
said Revised Statutes commencing at
page 26I, to ascertain whether or not
they are properly constructed, have
proper exits, fire escapes, etc. Your at
tention is therefore called to this pro.
vision of the law and reference to said
Chapter Is where the subject is fully
set forth will be sufficient guidance
for you.
A crime or misdemeanor consists in
a violation of public law in the com.
mission of which there shall be union
or joint operation of act and intention
or criminal negligence and your atten-
tion is called to the different provisions
of our laws touching offenses against
the person; offenses against habita-
tations and other buildings; offenses
relating to property; forgery and coun-
terfeiting; offenses against public jus
tice; offenses against the public peace;
ofenses against public morality,
health and police; offenses by cheats,
swindlers. ETC.; fraudulent and mali
cious mischief ond defacing natural
scenery: and you should diligently in-
quire into any transgressions of each
and every one of these that may be
brought to your notice.
And because of the fact that various
complaints have been made to the
court touching the many alleged con
| tinued fragrant violations of the law
against public morality, desire to call
your attention to the Importance of 4
in regard to morality. and particularly
as to persons living in open adultery
or otherwise. persons having 10 visible
means of support, the existence of
wine rooms, gambling houses, policy
shops, bawdy and assignation houses
houses of prostitution, and other places
of like character, and permitting wo-
men and minors to frequent such places
and engage in drinking and carousing
therein, the keeping of disordery
houses. violations of the midnight and
Sunday closing laws and the like. If
you find the same to exist, or that anv
of these offenses have been committed
within the period of the Statute of
Limitations, which is eighteen months
years in felony cases. it is your duty
to return indictments against all such
offenders and yiolators of the law. The
fact, if such be the fact as it is said,
that great many of these violators of
the law have left the county because
of your assembly, should not prevent
you from finding indictments against
these offenders upon proper proof pre-
sented to you, because they can be
found, and if not now found the capias
upon the presentments can be held to
await their return. Experience teaches
us that unless strict enforcement of
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the laws be had, the lawless become
Exceedingly bold and crime rampant.
1t is also your duty to investigate
the affairs of and to inspect the coun-
ty jail and the various town iails, and
the county poor house and hospital and
report as to their condition.
Your proceedings must be kept secret
by you, and the names of persons
charged against by you. or even those
who are necessarily to be admitted dur.
ing the hearing or taking of testimony
should not be revealed, because a per-
son perfectly innocent may be charged
through hatred or ill-will or even may
be charged in good faith, and after in
vestigation you may conclude that such
charge is without foundation. Nothing
should be held more sacred than good
character, which should not be loosely
attacked, and it is your duty to pro
tect the innocent as to condemn the
guilty. This secrecy also extends to
any vote given by any one of you in
any case; to the evidence given by
witnesses; your communications to each
other, and to giving any intelligence
with reference to your Investigations
or final determination on any bill or
any subject which has been or is being
investigated by you. You will not per
NIT any one other than yourselves to
remain in your presence or hearing
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