The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-05

evidently man Of Henlus. We liav'
been repeatedly asked "our motto.
We do not keep it "stapdIng" haea'ls'
that would make a common thing o
IL; here it is. Fun .fashion fol1g
an,f foeien ITEMS With liberty Z
| blow IN whom we please There il
4 preaching at all the Churches 'hi'
morning. We do not shy "go;;' bn'
ftay away unless you can come back
with the determination 10 put sone OF
the good Christian preoepts iuto practi.
cal use. aa4
EiHae Of Holding Courts i'm ,Fhis
| ifisfriGt.
An del has Just passed both houses of The
| Iegislature--has been approved by the Gov
ernor--placad il, the Sec'ty Of States office,
| and will be the law, as soon as the New
! Orleaits Courier can find tine to publish
it changing the time Of holding Courts in
this district. We have copied it fron, the
manuscript and give it below, that eur
readers may know what it is to be when
ii is1'
Art No 3s To change tln time Of hold
inn the terms of Courts, in the sixth Judi
ciaJ District and making jury terms
Be II eha,fed, &c. That hereafter the
terms Of the Courts in the Parishes Of West
Ba'on Rouge, lherviile and East Baton
Rouge. shall be he'll as follows The term
Of The Court OF v est b. ton Rouge. ahaS
corn,ncnte on tle first Mondays in Dctol,a,.
January and April Of e,ch Y ar Tn
terms of Counts Of Ebefville, shall commence
on The foirti Mbnfay5'in October, lanha,y
and A pril. at each year.
The terms OF The Courts Tor East Baton
Rouse. shall commence on the third NJ
days Of November, February AMI May. O
each ear
~ Stctiov .. mi Be II further enatiea. g.
That The division Of the terms Of the Cour
for West Baton Rouge. lbervlle ani East
Baton RouFe into Probate and Jury terms
by the acts Of A D. 1876 anil 1854, he. a,e
the same is hereby repeated ani tlEst here
afef d iui Y summoned acc riding t. Ia"
10 attend each Of said terms Of Court as es-
iabFished by this act; and all eases, 'ufy
Probate. or Court Gus S. AMI all eieil o.
criminal business Of whatsoever natlfe. saa!
be tried and determined Al said terms
) SFeTlox3 latd be il further enteted, &r
That the Clerks oftha said Co.1's shall keep
fiur scperafe Dorkets Fist one relating
otd, for al other eyi business without a
Jifiv Third. one for the Cioii Jury cases
Fourth. ssspefate Criminal docket Ana
preference. shall be given to cases in the
following order.
First Nh Cri- nal eases Second All
Jury cases. Third, Probate Of Succession
btieiness.
stu1tos 4. AMI be u further enqcfe1 81
That The act approved The 18Th MAY, A. ~
1915, raee As. and the section Of The act
approved May 3o'h A. D.. 1916 page %
and the sectious, g, 3 and 4. Of The act
approved pril 10Th A. y! 1853. page 22l. |
entitled an act to regulate the terms If the
District Corts' (the Parish Of Orleans tx
cerfedtso far as they relate TO the SIKH |
Judicial District vi The State. and oil ohc |
laws or parts OF laws contrary to the pro-
visions Of the foregoing act, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
JTO. NJ. SANDIBGE,
Speaker Of the House Of Rer~e sentatives
VI. W. FARMER
y YH- Il President of HE Senate
Approved March list, 1854 /
s t5 Pg0. HEBERT
Governor Of tile State Of louisiana
AspREw s. HEBRON, Secretary of state.
r. The following act has Just passed /
both houses Of the lesisature---has been APP
proved by thr Governor ard is the law
$ IN act to rrosi e for the execution Of /
sentences 10 death il The Parish Of Or cans /
ABE It efactad 5y tho Senate ard house
Of Representatives ofthe State Of Tonsiaua !
in general as emily convened That in all !
c,ses where he sentence Of heNfh shall
hHye beer prrnounced upon any person. in
the Parish Of Orleans the sentence sha lie
execnted hv hanging tsii person by the
Eaes ,a,t;i he or she lie dead within the
enclosure Of The prison Of the Parish in the
prescribe Of the sheriff Of The Parish and at
k ast foir witnesses resident therein. who
shall duly attest The same under oath and
return the at'estation to the Court which
rendered tle sentence Z
Be il further cracked that this act shall
ia Ike effect at its passage. afse
tive have again to thank our
attentive Representative in Congress.
tho Hon John Perkins. for valuable
documents. Among oilers Nr. Ev-
ere'l's speech in. the Senate on the
Nebraska and Kansas territorial bill 7
" It is now stated that England