The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-26
Parish Courts.

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An Act to organize the Parish. Courts
of this State and fixing the duties of
Sheriffs and Clerks, providing PEN
alties for their failure to discharge
their duties, fixing seal for the Clerk
of the District Court, and providing
salary for the Parish Judges, and
giving the Parish Court Jurisdiction
of suits for Separation of Bed and
Board and Divorce and Introduction
Suits. FAA
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Louisiana in General
Assembly convened. That the
parish Judges of the. several parishes
shall hold a regular term of their re.
spective courts every two months. sex-
cept in the parish of jefferson, the
parish Judge of which parish shall
hold his court open daily. legal holt
days only excepted. for the trial of all
classes of causes of which they may
havejurisdiction. That the Judges Of
said courts shall have the right to fix
the month, and day.of commencement
in which said courts shall sit, and to
change the time from one month TO
another when in their Judgment the
public interest may require it. That
the parish courts Of the several parish
es shall hold term Of court each
month, and shall fix the day of COM
mencement thereof corresponding with
the day of the commencement Of the
court In the preceding month in which
said court does not bold a term, for the
trial of all causes of which it may have
jurisdiction, for the trial of probate
causes and the disposition of such pro-
bate business as requires to be done in
open court. That the parish courts
may be adjourned from day to dav for
three days By the Sheriff Of the parish,
in6he event of the absence or sickness
Of the Judge, and for any cause thai
may to the parish Judge seem sniff
cient. be may adjourn any term of his
court for one week or less from the
day of its, regular commencement
That if the District Court of any par
ISL should be in session at the regular
time of holding any, perish court. it
shall be Discretionary. with the Parish
Judge Of such parish to hold his court
or not, during the time the District
Court is in session, except in the par
fish of Jefferson. a
/ Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the Police Jury of each parish, or
any officer or officers that may hereaf-
ter exercise The proper authority in
any parish, shall designate the house,
room or place of holding the Parish
Court, and if the same plaes should
alse be designated for the holding of
the District Court, In the event of the
sessions of the two courts coming on
at the same time or running into each
other. the District Court shall have
4 preference, end the parish court shall
| give way to the District Court, except
in the parish Of Jefferson, in which
perish the Parish Court shall be held
in the courthouse in seperate room
from the District court.
/ Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.,
! That the Sheriffs of the several parish
es shall attend, by themselves, or by
| their regularly appointed and qualified
deputies, all sittings and terms of the
Parish courts, and shall obey and exc
cute all legal orders of the Parish
/ Judge. The failure of the Sheriff Of
any parish to attend by himself or de.
i putty, as aforesaid, shall subject him ia
a fine of $25 for every day, or fractiof
| of day, he may be absent, to be as.
sessed by the Parish Judge, and en-.
tered on the minutes of such courts
and to be executed by any Coroner OF
Constable of such parish. or an execu.
ton issued on such order blythe Clerk
or Judge of such court, and that wheI
such is once assessed and entered Oh
the minutes of such court, 1t shall no
be competent or legal for the Judge t.
relniSit. =
I And if any such Sheriff or his depu
ty in attendance on a term of the parish
court shall fail or refuse to exeeut,
any legal order of the Judge, he shall
be held to be in contempt Of court ant
: by the order thereof, imprisoned in tn,
jaifof the parish not exceeding 10 days
and ined not exceeding 500 for eacl
contempt, which order of fine and i'm
prisonment shall be. entered on tn
minutes of such courts, and the orde
of the court to imprison and collect tn
} fine shall be executed by the Corone
or any constable of such parish, ON
warrant issued by the Judge or clerl
4 Of such court, and it shall not be com
petent for the Judge remit either tn
i fine or Imprisonment after the same ha
beeuentered on the minutes.
), SEQ a. Belt farther enacted. etc
That the Clerks Of the several Distric
courts ofthis State shall be ex-ofici
7 clerks of the Parish courts, and tina
the clerk, er his aregelarly appointe
, andsqualified deputy, shall always
t in attendance on the Parish court 8
all its. terms and sittings. That til
clerks of the District courts of tn
: several parishes shall keep in separat
r bound books, prepared for the purpos,
three dockets fors the Parish court,