The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-10-31

shall be made on copy Of the |
original writ, which copy shall be
filed with the officer issuing the
original writ, and the original
writ shall remain in the hands of
the officer ordered to make the
arrest, and under Which he is still
to proceed to make the arrest,
and such original writ shall be a
sufficient warrant at all times for
the officer to make the arrest in
any parish in the State without
further certificate or formality.-
And it shall be the duty of the of
ficer holding the warrant of arrest
to pursue the accused into any
parish in this State, and there to
arrest him under such warrant;
and when the arrest is made out
of the parish from which the war
rant issued the prisoner is to be
conveyed to the parish where the
writ issued for examination or i'm
prisonment.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
etc., That if the sheriff or his dep
uty, or the coroner or constable,
! in whose hands a writ or order of
arrest has been placed shall fail
to make such arrest, or fail to
make the return showing the reas-
on why he has not done so, and
| the other facts under oath, as Re
| quired by this act, such fact be
ing brought to the knowledge OF
| the district or parish court by the
| district attorney or the district
attorney pro tempore, whose duty
it shall be, if it shall come to thei1
knowledge that there has been
such delinquency, to bring the
same to the knowledge of the
court in a written statement to
that effect, filed in court; or if any
!, other person shall, in a written
statement filed in courtand sworn
Il to by them, bring such dilinquen
J cy to the knowledge of the court.
the court, after two days notice
/ to the delinquent of such state
ment being filed, shall proceed tt
hear the excuse Of the delinquent
: which shall be on oath and il
J writing, and such other evidence
t as either party may offer. And il
: it shall appear he has failed or re
: fused properly to discharge the
duties of his Office as required by
law and this act, the judge shall
{ suspend him from the discharge
f of the duties of his office, and il
! shall be the duty of the judge tt
forward to the Governor OF the
r State q copy of the proceedings
and order Of suspension, to be by
: him laid before the Legislature q
: its next session for their action il
: either reinStating the officer o.
dismisslng him permanently from
| office, and that during his suspen
. sion the coroner of the parish, o.
/ in the event Of his absence or ina
5 bility to act, or the Office being
) vacant, the judge shall appoin
: some constable of the parish tt
+ act in his place, who shall have
7 all the fees and emoluments of tn,
/; Office, and shall also, for the sam,
9 reason, should such occur, be dis
| missed from Office and another an
r pointed. If the suspension from
4 office is affirmed by the Genera
: Assembly, then the vacancy shall
be filed as other vacancies; TIN
/ officer acting in the place of TIL
:. one suspended shall continue t,
|, act until the vacancy is filled.
:, Sec. 5. Be it further enacted
4 etc., That it is the spirit and in
: tention OF this act, that the sever
e al judges in this State shall hav
e a general supervisory control owe
$ the officers appointed by law t
: execute the writs issuing from
! and the orders of their courts. /
s shall therefore be the duty Of til
a several judges of the courts G
!, this State, and they are hereb
I authorized whenever the sherit
/ or his deputy or deputies, or til
;, coroner or constable authorize
7 to execute or serve any order o
q writ emanating from, or in tn
/ name of any court in term time
. or out of term time, shall neglect
e fail or refuse to do his duty in til
d premises, if such neglect, failur
u or refusal shall occur in the pres
$ ence OF the judge or court, the O
: ficer shall be deemed in contemp
4 OF the court, and the Judge may
d ID his discretion, fine such office
1 Id q sum not exceeding $500 fo
Q each otfense, and imprison him i
; the common Jail not exceeding 3
ID days, and suspend him from th
, execution of his office, and suppl
\ his place as is provided for in Sc,
frnst ~ /.