New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-26

Carr, Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne, Dupart,
Evans, Esnsrd, Faulkner, Guigonet, Garst
kamp. Gray, Guidry, Hill Honore, Harper,
Hutchinson, Holland, Isabelle, Leblanc,
Lee, Leroy, Morris, Sollere, Mahier. Nc
Millen, McVean, Morey, Morand, Mathews,
Pearce, Page, Raymond, Reese Rey, Smith,
Sterrett, Tureaud, Walsh, Washington, UNI
phreys, VIM. G. Williams, H. Williams, D.
Young-5l.
Nays-Bennett Bergeron, Eager, Haskell,
Hanion, Kent, Kavanagh, McCuilen, Mel.
win, Magee, Noble, Pratt, Pierce, Prescott,
Slaton, Wilson, Waters, Zoelly-l8.
The Joint resolution was declared adopted
and ordered to be sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
House bill No. "a, reported favorably by
the judiciary Committee, was placed on its
third reading and final passage.
Adopted and ordered to be sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
An Act to fix the terms of the District
Courts in the Third Judicial District.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the jury terms of the District Courts
shall be held in the Third Judicial District
as follows, to wit:
Parish of Lafourche on first Monday of
March and first Monday of September.
Parish of Terrebonne on first Monday of
April and first Monday of October.
Parish of st. Mary on first Monday of
May and first Monday of November.
Parish of St. Martin on first Monday of
June and first Monday of December.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
so much of the act entitled an act to fix the
terms of the District Courts in the Third and
Eighth Judicial Districts, approved Febru-
AIRY IA, 1867, as relates to the terms of court
in the Third Judicial District be and the
same is hereby repealed. r
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc. : That
thit act shall take effect from and after the
first day of September next after the pas
sage of this act.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, moved that the
rules be suspended TO take up House bill
No. IL, reported favorably by the Judiciary
| Committee.
Carried.
Bill passed its third reading and final
passage, and ordered to be sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
An Act permitting Judges of the several
Courts of this State to appear as coun-
sci in certain cases.
SECTION l, Be it enacted by the Senate
| and House of Representatives, of the Gen
eral Assembly convened That the Judges
of the several Courts of this State be and
they are hereby authorized and permitted
to act as counsel in cases in which they had
been employed and have appeared in Court
as attorneys before they were commissioned
and qualified as Judges of the Courts of this
State,
SEC. 2. Be it enacted, ETC., That all laws
or parts Of laws in conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC 3. Be it enacted, ETC., That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage.
Mr.. Isabelle, of Orleans, called up the
joint resolution relative to the recounting
of votes, reported favorably by the Com.
mittee on Judiciary,
Mr.. Reese, of Lafourche moved that the
Joint resolution be considered as engrossed
and placed on its third reading and final
passage.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, moved to post.
pone the consideration of the Joint resolu.
tion until tomorrow.
Carried.
Dir. Morey, of Ouaohita, called up the fol.
lowing motion, which was adopted:
1t is moved that on and after the first day
of August, 1868, the number of Pages EN-.
ployed in this House aud by the various
committees shall be reduced to twelve: the
four in addition to the eight now regularly
employed in the House to be selected by the
Speaker.
| On motion of Mr.. Dufresne, of Iberville,
the House adjourned until tomorrow at
twelve o'clock NJ.
VIM. VIGERS,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.