New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-07-12

not be permitted to save their
crops this fall; the farmers and
property owners of this Parish
bear the burden of taxation and
are entitled at least to the use
cf the public roads to enable them
to reach the Parish Seat to trans
act business and to the use Of the
public road to save and market
their crops, and it is the duty OF
.ne Police Jury to put the pub
lie roads i'm proper repair, and
rhi.. Grand Jury urgently requests
the Police Jury tc do.
Drainage on the Public Roads.
This Grand Jury finds that the
condition of the public roads
throughout this Parish is due to
the fact that the owners of prop
ertv drain their lands upon the
public roads and make no effort
to take the water from the pub
lie roads to natural drains or
other outlets, numerous com
plants were made to this Grand
jury to that effect and it being
the. duty of the Police Jury to at
tend to the drainage of the pub
lie roads, we find that the police
Jurors have neglected their duty
insofar as preventing the drain
age of water from private prop
erty onto the public roads. This
custom of draining on the public
roads must be stopped. the law
should be enforced against every
one draining his property on the
public road.
Tick Eradication.
This Grand Jury summoned
Doctor Smith in charge of the
Tick Eradication for the Federal
Government. and also Doctor F. +
Flower in charge Of the Tick
Eradication for the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board, and also
MI of the local inspectors; the
question Of tick eradication was
thoroughly discussed with these
gentlemen, and the Grand Jury
came to the conclusion that the
iavr was beinr openly and fragrant
u violated, but that owing to the
sSea,Ikanee and the delay # the
inspectors III charge in fling the
proper affidavits before the JUS
tices Of the Peace, and on account
Of the large volume of violations
and the heavy expense to the
Parish to enforce the law, and
prosecute the violators thereof,
that this Grand Jury has decided
to find no true bills for all viola
ton Of the tick eradication law up
to the 9Th day Of July. 1919, and
have instructed Doctor Smith and
the local inspectors that from and
after the 9Th day Of July, 1919,
that every person who violates
the tick eradication law must be
Immediately arrested and brought
before the District Court for
prosecution during the July. 1919
term Of this District Court: that
no partiality should be shown III
the enforcement Of this law. the
Parish has expended large
amount of money for the tick
cradle alton in the Parish OF lbe-
ria and this matter must be set
tied and avoid any further ex-
penditure Of the taxpayers money.
The Grand Jury desires to
thank the Officers of the Court
for the attention paid to the
Grand Jury, and desires specially
to thank Mr.. Cesaire LaBauve for
the use of the Assessors Office by
the Grand Jury, otherwise the
Grand Jury would have found It.
self without anv room to transact
the business Of the Parish.
We also desire to especially
thank Mr.. George R. Colein, the
Deputy and Attendant on the
Grand jury. and Mr.. John O'Brien
for his attention and attendance
upon the Grand Jury.
Respectfullv submitted.
FRANCIS VOOpHIES.
Foreman