The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-04-20

No. 1883. State OF Louisiana
vs.. Bell Murdoch.
No. 4OS5. State of Louisiana
W. John Boyd.
No. 1875. State Of Louisiana
v. d. A. Schill.
No. 4l54. State of Louisiana
VS.. } T RAIDER
20 4147. State OF Louisiana
vs.. Lucy Fusilier.
No. 414S. State of Louisiana
VS.. John Bowser.
No. 4153. State of Louisiana
vs.. Charley RAIDER.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
This Grand Jury has inspected
the Jail and find the sanitary con-
ditions are good, prisoners we'll
cared for, but notice that the
plaster is still off of the walls.
We recommend that this be at
tended to.
! On investigating the court
house, we find the general con-
dition to be good, but that the
roof in several places, repairs are
needed. We are informed by the
committee of the Police Jury that
such repairs are being made.
THE GAY-SHATTUCK LAW.
We believe that the Gay-Shat-
tuck law in the Parish of st. Mary
is being violated, and we recon-
mend that the Police Jury take
steps and see that the law is COM
piled with.
| SUNDAY LAW.
We believethat the Sunday Law,
in the Parish Of ST. Mary is being
violated, but did not have any
evidence before US to bring in an
indictment.
POLICE JURY.
We have examined the books
kept by the Secretary Of the Police
Jury and find the financial condi-
ton of the Parish to be good.
i We find that the entire budget
for the roads has not been spent
on the roads, and we find some OF
the bills indefinite as to locatio n
and exact time and nature Of work
that was done.
We find that on September 9Th,
1911, the Police Jury did appoint
committee to devise a system OF
public road reports, but We are I'm.
able to find the report of such COM
mittee. We believe that this is a
/ public duty that has long, been neg
, lected.
We recommend a system OF
) itemized bills showing the date,
2 location and nature of work done.
We find the general condition OF
the public roads to be deplorable
: and devoid of drainage. We be-
lieve the first principle of better
; roads is better drainage. Had the
excess of the budget over the ex-
penditures been spent on drainage,
7 we believe that this deplorable
, condition of the public roads would
have been avoided.
We recommend that the amount
budgeted, II per cent Of the general
fund for the public roads, be spent
!, on the roads, and we feel confident
} that this done in business-like
t way, the condition of the roads
will be greatly improved.
. We have examined into the
= books of the following officers
r Parish Treasurer, Sheriff, Clerk OF
: Court, Secretary of the Police
. Jury, Superintendent of Public
! Education and Assessor. We find
, the books in balance and accounts
, we'll and neatly kept. ...
We wish to thank the officers OF
t this Court for their kindness and
| consideration during our sitting.
, This ending our Investigations,
l and nothing further being before
. US.
| US we respectfully ask your Honor
: to discharge US.
3 Respectfully submitted.
: (Signed) A. V. ALLAN,
: Foreman of the Grand Jury.
t April IL. 1912.
f Clerks Office, Franklin, La, April,
! II, 1912.
A true copy of the original.
!, Attest: WILBUR H. KRAMER,
/ Clerk of Court.
: Since our friends of North Louis
lana have walked off with Govern
; or, Lieut. Governor, Attorney
, General and State Treasurer, the
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