In re Rule of Court
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia
[In the matter of a rule of court prescribing the duty of circuit court commissioners in certain cases.]
1Opinion of the Court
BRADLEY. Circuit Justice.
I am informed by his honor, the district judge, that great inconvenience is caused ju this district by the arrest of persons charged with offenses against the revenue laws, against whom no sufficient evidence can be produced, either before the grand jury to warrant an indictment, or before the traverse jury to justify a conviction, whereby much useless expense is caused to the government, and the personal liberty of the people is unnecessarily' inter*1337fered with. One cause of this evil seems to he the fact that warrants are issued, upon the affidavit of some officer,…
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