The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-19
Parish Courts.

Va euis 0tdte anu liking the QutloS OF
Sherifs and Clerks, providing pen
alties for their failure to discharge
their duties, fixing seal for the Clerk
of the District Court, and providing
a salary for the Parish Judges, and
giving the Parish Court jurisdiction
of suits for Separation of Bed and
Board and Divorce and Introduction
Suits.
Section /. 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-
lspective courts every two months. ex-
eept in the parish of jefferson, the
parish Judge of which parish shall
hold his court open daily, legal holi-
days only excepted, for the trial of all
classes of causes of which they may
have Jurisdiction. That the Judges Of
said courts shah 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 ofthe 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 proceeding month in which
4 said court does not bold 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
lopen court. That the parish courts
may be adjourned from day to day for
three days by the Sheriff Of the parish,
| in the event of the absence or sickness
of the Judge, and for any cause that
may to the parish Judge seem sniff
cient, he may adjourn any term of his
court for one week or less fran the
day of its regular commencement
That if the District Court of any par
ish should be in session at the regular
time of holding any parish court, il
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
ish of Jefferson.
&c, q. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the Police Jury of each parish, OF
any officer or officers that may hereaf-
; ter exercise the proper authority ii
any parish, shall designate the house,
room or place of holding the Parish
Court, and if the same place should
also be designated for the holding Of
the District Court, in the event of the
sessions of the two courts .eomingson
J at the same time drumming into each
: other. the: District Court shall have
} preference, and 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
les shall attend, by themselves. or by
their regularly appointed and qualified
) deputies, all sittings and terms of til,
/. Parish courts, and shall obey and exc
cute all legal orders of the Parisl
|, Judge. The failure of the Sheriff o
any parish to attend by himself or de
!. putty. as aforesaid, shall subject him {,
a fine of $25 for every day, or fractioi
. ola day, he may be absent, to be as
y sessed by the Parish Judge, and en-
!, ltered on the minutes of such courts
]. and TO be executed by any Coroner o
:. Constable Of such parish, or an execn
! tion issued on such order by toe Clerl
or Judge of such court, and that whe
. such is once assessed and entered. o
= the minutesof such court, it,shall ne
! be competent or legal for the Judge Z
! remit Il.
i And if any such Sheriff or his depu
I ty in attendance on term of the paris
ell court shall fail or refuse to exeout
any legal order of the Judge,he shall
= be held tn be III contempt of court an
: by the order thereof imprisoned in tn
jail Of the parish not exceeding 10 day
), and fined not exceeding 500 for eac
Il contempt, which order of fine and in
J, prisonmsnt shall be entered on th
i minutes of such courts, and the ordt
$ of the courtto imprisen and collect IL
@ fine shall beexecuted by the Ooron,
or any constable Of such parish. on
Z warrant issued by the Judge or cler
!, of such court. and it shall not be con
% petent for the Judge remit either IL
+ fine or imprisonment after the same h'
beenentered ON the minutes.
II Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc
4 That the Clerks of the several Distri
q courts of this State shall be exotic
!. clerks of the Parish courts, and tn
Il the clerk, or his regularly appoint.
!, and qualified deputy, shall always |
in attendance on the Parish court
all its terms and sittings. That Il
D. clerks of the District courts of Il
several parishes shall keep in separa
= bound books, prepared for the purpos
"a three dockets for the Parish court
enc for probate suits, one for ordinal
10 civil suits, and one for criminal case
I = IL \