The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-26

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! AN ACT TO ORGANIZE PARISH COURTS OF THIS ct IN,
| AND FIXING THE DUTIES OF sHERIFFs AND ctERKs
| PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THETh FAIII-RE m
| DisoHARGE THEIR DUTIES, FIXING SEAL FOR TINS
CLhhA OF THE DISTRICT COURT, AND PROVIDING
SALARY FOR TIE PARISH JUDGES AND GIvrSe
TIE PARISH COURT JURISDICTION OF srrTs Fos
sEfARArloN OF BED AND BOARD AND DIVORCE
AND INTRODUCTION SUITS.
SECTION !. Be enacted by he Senate and
hO''se q representatives Of The STATE of Lo,isi
ana "a General Assembly concerned, That the
parish judges of the several parishes shall hold a
regular term OF their respective courts every two
months, except in the parish OF Jefferson. the
parish Judge of which parish shall hold his court
open daily, legal holidays only excepted for the
trial OF all classes of causes of which thew NAV
rave jurisdiction. That the Judges of said conrfs
shall have the right to fix the m nth, and dav. of
commencement in which said courts shall sit' and
" onanse tne ume from one month to another
When IN Their judgment the public interest NAV re-
quIe u. That the parish courts of the several
PhIlsnes shaIl hold term of court each month
ara shall Tx the day of commencement tberaoi
corresponding with the day of the commencement
OF me court IN the preceding month in which said
court Goes pot hold a term, for the trial of eli
causes OF which II may have jurisdiction. for the
tral OF probate causes and the disposition of sncb
PROBATE business as requires to be done ia open
court. That the parish courts NAV be sdiourned
rom day to day for three DAYS by the sheriff IF
te parish, IN the event of the absence or siekness
OF the Jodge, and for any cause that NAV TO the
pstsh Judge seem sufficient, he may adjourn anv
eim % MS court Tor one week or less from the
nay Oh us regular commencement That if the
Dlstrlct Court OF any parish should be in session
at tne regular time Of holding any parish CONF
u shall be discretionary with the parish INDIE of
suCn parish 10 mold his court or not during the
parish of Jefferson ~ ~ 'u0
SIC. 2 BE further enacted. ETC.. That the
ponce jury Of each parish. or anv officer or
b thst may hereafter exercise the proper au-
thofl'y 10 any parish, shall designate the ,bouse.
room or place of holding the parish court and II
tne same should also be designated for the hold.
ing OF ne District Court, 10 the event of the sea
slons OF tne two courts coming on al the same time
OF running into each other, the Distriet Co1Tf
rhsll lave preference, and the parish court shan
give way to the District Court, except In The |
parish OF Jefferson, in which parish the parish |
court sRal be held in the courthouse ia se6arate
room IRON the District Court.
sEc. ,. Be Il fiGElter enacted. &c. That the /
herls oil the several parishes ia this State shall
ltend, by themselves, or by their regularly an
,o,n.ea and qualified deputies, all sittings aad
eims OF the parish courts and shall obey and
&ecute all legal orders Of the parish Judge The
azure oil the sheriff Of any parish 70 attend nv
llseH or oePuty, as Aforesaid, shall subject him
= a ~ " tmehly-nYe dollars for every day, or
iscuon OF day he may be absent, TO be assessed
Y me parish judge, and entered on the minntes
7 such court, and TO be executed by any coroner
constable OF such parish or an execution issued
4 se 2. oraer by the clerk or judge of sucn conrt
80 SUN inc - once assessed and |
sred on the minutes of such court. h sb1Il no, ba
oinI gent OF legal for tie judge to remit it.
AM u ahy such sheriff or his deputy in attend.
lCe On term Of the parish court shall fail or re.
ls sIi 70 execute any legal order Of the Judge. be
iaH De heid to be in contempt of court a1d nv
e OIoef tnereOf, imprisoned in the iln of the
sflsh not exceeding ten days, and f1ed not ey.
t soiDg one hundred dolla.s for each contempt.
nlch oiuer Of hnesud imprisonment shall be en-.
= g, on me minutes OF such court, aud the order
me court TO imprison and collect the fine shall
tAeolted Oy the coroner or any const able of
en- parish, on warrant issued by the Judge or
srk Of such court, and it shall not be competent ,
.ne !auge 70 remit either the fine or im5rison.
~. i'eI tne same has been entered on the
&c = Be q JEbter eadctef, &C., That the =
IHs OF tne several district courts of this State
lii De ex'oheio clerks OF the parish courts. and
y The CLERK, or bis regularly appointed and auali
! deputy, shall always be in attendance on the
mn court az al its terms aad sittngs. That
clerks o. the district courts of the several p
ilshes shall keep in separate bound books, pre-.
rec ior the purpose, three docksts for the parish