Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-25
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Jury, the gist of which follows:
Charge.
GENTLEMEN
You have been selected by the Jury
Commission on account of your intelli-
gence and fitness to compose the Grand
Jury for this parish, and are now part
Of this Court, to assist it in the enforce
ment Of the criminal law.
1t is your duty to inquire into all vio-
lations OF. the law within the parish, ex-
cept such as are prescribed, and particu-
larry those which have occurred since
the sitting of the last Grand Jury.
specially instruct you to examine
with great care and thoroughness into
every killing that has occurred in the
parish since the last sitting of the Grand
Jury herein. In such serious crimes, you
should examine every available witness
that has any information to give; and if
any witness appears, even though not
summoned by you, it is your duty to
hear him. Then, after you have gotten
all of the information that is possible to
obtain, it is your duty to act upon the
evidence before, honestly, faithfully, and
impartially. Your own judgment and
conscience is to be your guide and not
that Of any other person.
You are not to look at the result OF
consequence OF your act, but to do your
duty as you see it, without considering
the wishes of any other person. If a vast
majority Of the people of this parish de-
sire you to find bill in any case, and
the evidence, in your honest opinion, did
not warrant it, you should not do so,
but, on the contrary, if, from the evi'
dence, there could be probable con
viction, it viii be your duty to indict
regardless Of the wishes Of any other per
sons whomsoever.
You are to disregard everything anC
every body, but are to act solely upor
the evidence before you in an honest
impartial manner.
Special Charges.
/ am required to give you specially il
charge the following laws:
First. Revised Statute SS3. Crane
Jurors to Report Crimes and Offenses
Under this statute, it is the duty o
each Of ycu TO report to your body ever.
crime or ofiense committed within tn,
parish since the sitting Of the last Crane
Jury that has come to your knowledge il
any way.
On conviction for failure to do, yov
are subject to fine and imprisonment il
the penitentiary.
Second. r. S. $40. Trespass on Land
Belonging to State.
Under this statute you are required I,
examine as to all trespassing upon land
belonging to the State and il you fin,
such, to bring indictments against TIL,
trespassers.
Third. r. S. Amended. by Act 43 O
loOo--Concealed Weapons
The law requires me specially to charg
you ss to carrying concealed dangerou
weapons, on or about the person, such a
pistols, bowie knives, dirks, etc., an,
other dangerous weapons, as TO which tn
District Attorney will inform you, in cas-
of doubt as to what constitutes sucI
weapon.
In 80 far as had the means OF ascer
tanning this law was first passed in 1858
and was incorporated in the ReviseS
Statue Of 1870, in Article 932; which wa
amended by Act liz of 1898, and which
was agaip amended by Act 81 OF 1902
and included in section of Act 107 o
1902, regarding misdemeanora and mi
nor offenses, and which, insofar as con
fiicting, was repealed by Act 43 of 1905
which was another, and the last amend
ment Of the law relative to carrying con.
cealed weapons.
l am calling your attention, specially,
to the many times the Legislature has
denounced the carrying of concealed
weapons, TO show you it is the opinion
OF the people of this State that this law
should be enforced.
1t is particularly important in this dis
trict, where we have a large colored pop