New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-01-12
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.

To the Honorable the Judge
the Nineteenth Judicial Distri
Court in and for the Parish {
iberia, State Of Louisiana.
May it please the Court:
We the Grand Jurors swor
and empanelled in and for til
Parish of Iberia, State of Louis
ana for the January 1918 Crimins
term of Court, beg leave to submit
this our final report, as follows
eve have examined all case
presented to us, and find that tn,
laws have been generally oh
served. with the exception of tn,
liquor laws which laws are VIC
lated. in certain localities in thi:
Parish. there are very few Grim
inal eases before the Court. and
those are of petty violations. with
the exception of one or two felon.
Jos, we find that the officers
throughout the Parish have en-
forced the laws and performed
their duties.
We have examined thirty-seven
eases presented to us, and have
thirteen no true bills, and twen-
ty-four true bills. most of which
true bills are for misdemeanors.
We would recommend to the
Police jury that more attention
be given to the roads and bridges
throughout .the Parish. and more
especially the bridges across the
canals at Sandagers, and the
bridge across the PEBBLES Coulee
OH the forty arpent road, that the
road along the Porteus Burke
crossing the Frisco and
Southern Pacific railroads be at
ended to at once, and that newI
ling be placed at the crossings. !
We find that the use of automo-
lilies on the Public Roads without
limmers is dangerous. and we
would suggest to the Police Jury
hat an ordinance be adopted fore
ng the placing of DINNERS on au-
omobiles using the public roads
, this Parish.
This Grand Jury finds that
linors under the age Of seventeen
ears are permitted to remain on
treets Of the several Incorporated
owns in this Parish, this should
e stopped, and we would ask
hat the Town Councils Of the in
orporated towns in this Parish
dopt and enforce ordinances To
revent these boys from remain
IL on the streets after 8 P. NJ.
After information coming to us
'om different sources that the
unday Law and the Gay-Shat-
lck Law were being violated byl
he saloon keepers. outside Of the :
limits Of the City of
ew Iberia. we immediately went
to the investigation thereof, but, ii
IF reasons which we cannot d. I
llge on account Of the secrecy !
our proceedings, we found our !
Ives unable to bring proper !
larees against these persons: we I
desire to cast any aspersions' .
,ainst any one in particular, nor, i
, we desire that any be cast }
,ainst us as a body. However, wei !,
III take this occasion to say that +
csc laws should be respected
ID enforced and in the future! q
It into execution by the execu- i
'e officers Of the Parish and i
inequalities by closing these 4
aces Of business and arresting !,
: violators thereof, in order that /
. District Attorney can file !,
oper informations and prose- =
te without these matters ap- i,
nring directly before the Grand g
nv. q
We therefore respectfully re- q
est that these different execu- h
e officers Of the Parish and h
inequalities. such as the Sheriff 4
1 his deputies. the different i
ard Constablea and the Police /;
rec Of the City and towns i
'orce these different laws by -
king the proper affidavits and =
ests in all such cases whenever j.
wherever violated in the fu- i,
1.
his recommendation is not
Y levcled at the saloon keepers
also to al other places Of bus