St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-06-04
JUDGE PAVY DELIVERS
SwALUTATORY CHARGE
'Blind Tigers viii Not Be Permitted to
Flourish 10 ST. Landry Parish"
WILL GIVE THEM FULL LIMIT
Ills Honor Tells Jury thai Neglect Of Officer
to DO His duty Is IndIctabIe. Grand Jury
Master Of Situation.

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neglect on the part Of any officer |
perform q legal duty is an indictabI
ofense, called no~nfeasance in office,
emphasized Judge Pavy, in bis charg
to the Grand Jury last Monday.
He said that officers we're conserve
tors Of the peace, and it was thei
duty to adopt every lawful means t
prevent the commission Of crime
and that it is immaterial whether tn,
offense is a violation of the liouo
law or a homicide. An officer VII,
respects his duty will be governed il
one case as in the other, and the Of
lcer who neglects his duty il eithe,
case is guilty Of n~onfeasanee."
Judge PayY touched upon the con.
cubinage law; the Law against ob.
structing private drains; the law bro.
hibiting the drinking on trains; The
Sunday Law, and the law against at.
tending public functions iii an intox.
lcated condition. The latter law he
laid special stress upon. He said
that perhaps the Grand Prairie trag-
edy would not have taken place, had
not the disturbers been drunk.
The Grand Jury was empaneiled
Monday with Charles Thibodaux as
Foreman, and the following ais mem
bers: Avis Landreneau, A. r. Fonte-
not, JJ Thompson, Theophile Rozas,
Jr., G. DeKerlegand, Armstrong
Smith, G. N. Lavergne, B. II. Wall,
Octave Fontenot, Henry Gaty, Henry
Glaze.
The Jury sat until Thursday even
ing, when It adjourned until Monday.
Friday being Confederate Memorial
Day.
Judge PAWS charge is as follows:
Gentlemen be the Grand Juay. Won
have been organized as a grand in
quest for the purpose 81 examining
into and reporting upon all species OF
ofenses committed IN violation Of the
laws OF the State, ID the Parish of
St. Landry, since the session of the
last grand jury, or prior thereto II
the commission thereof was not
brought to its attention or that of an
officer having the authority to prose-
cute the same.
Your oath requires you to diligently
inquire and true presentment make
of all such matters and things as
shall be gwen you in charge, or other
wise come to your knowledge, touch
ing the present service.
The first designation of subjects Of
inquiry are those which shall be-
given you in charge" This means
that those matters which shall be
to your attention BY the Court
Or submitted to your attention and
consideration BY the District Attor.
ney.
The second are those which shall
come to your knowledge"
touching the present service. This
means those matters within the
Of and relating to your duties.
shall come to your knowledge,
other than those to which your at
tentlon has been called by the Court,
submitted to you BY the District
Attorney. It must come to your
knowledge, not by ruInors and re-
ports, but by knowledge acquired
rom the evidence brought before
fou, or from your own observation.
While You are inquiring ais to the
commission OF one ofense, another
md q different one may be proved, or
IN testifYing may commit
he crime Of perjury. Some Of you
nay have personal knowledge of the
commission Of an offense against the I
avs Of the State, or If facts which !;
end to show that an offense has been
ommitted. |
In this connection, / deem it my /
uty to call your attention to Act rs i
T 1869, which provides that any
rand Juror at any term of court |
here a Grand Jury Is empanelled. /
shall fail to inform of any viola
ion of the criminal laws Of the State.
r any crime committed within the
arish for which he is empanelled as 7
grand juror since the sitting Of the :
lst preceding grand jury in that par
which may have come to his per 7
onal knowledge, or of which he NAV
ave been informed, upon due conyic t
on thereof shall suffer the punish I
lent prescribed in said Act 8
Your Investigations are therefore
1st. TO such matters as may s
J called to your attention By the
curt; 2nd, to such as may Be sub T
tilted for your attention and con- 4
deration by the District Attorney: '
u, to such as may come to your p
loWledge in the course of your in 9
into the matters brought Il
fore you or from your own obser- il
ltions or personal knowledge; and, 6
ID. that which may come 10 vonr "
loWledge from the disclosures OF
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