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

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roles aud orders made 10 eacA u susk esasss Al
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ne parish court a. skich probate eases oaly are
y Pc uisd. NE elsfk .esl prepare fer the parish
courts du?hceie abstracts q all probate causes
undisPosed Of, with a. abstract of al rules and
rT-cTE lad - snb previous UNI cf ia % fs1t
court. Inc ishufe Of ihe oisrk 90 AstGSd such
parish court BY himself or deputy a. Aforesaid
: aud 10 have such dockets and abstracts prepared
and ready Al the commencement Of each term Of
court, a. u herein required, such clerk shall be
subject 20 tine Of twenty ave dollars per day
OF ADy fraction Of day be msy be delay. which
the shall be entered on the minutes OF the court,
and he collected BY execution Issued By the Judge
20 the sheriff Of such parish. That the clerk or
BIS deputy, Is aforesaid, whilst Ia attendance on
the parish courts as aforesaid shall obey all legal
orders Of the judge, and failure OF refusal 20
obey or execute any legal order Of the Judge
shall be q contempt Of court, and the Judge may
for such contempt fine such clerk, or his deputy
In the sum of one hundred dollars and order him
to be imprisoned in the jail Of such parish not ex-
eeediDg ten days, which fine, or order of i'm
prisonment, or both, shall be entered on the
minutes of the court, and shall be executed by
the sheriff Of such parish on the written order OF
imprisonment provided by this section are en-.
tered on the minutes of court, it shall not be
legalfor the judge TO remit the same. or any part
OF them.
clerks OF the courts in each parish shall obtain q
SEAL 10 be paid for by the parish which shall con-
tain the vignette Of the State SEAL with the words
Seal of the clerk of the parish Of -" which
seal shall be used by the clerk of such parish to
seal all papers issued by him requiring a seal.
SEC. 6. BE IL further enacted, ETC., That suits
for separation from bed and board and divorce,
where there Is no monied demand exceeding five
hundred dollars set up by the plaintiff, and suits
for Introduction, may be- brought in the parish
courts, and that parish judges may act in the
emancipation Of minors.
SEC. T. BE IL further enacted, etc. That the
clerks OF the district courts OF the seve.al par.
lshes shall, on the passage Of this act transfer to
the docket 10 be provided for the parish courts
OF the several parishes, according to the pro-
Visions OF this act, all causes now pending aud on
e IN the district courts of their several parishes
which fall under the Jurisdiction of the parish
courts, according to the Constitution of the State
and this act; and the parish court shall try and
determine the same. and make all orders therein
that may be legal and proper, and the clerk of
the district court shall issue all executions and
wits or orders Of any kind in all cases previously
decided in the district courts of this State for any
legal purpose whatever.
eEc. 8. BE a further enacted, ETC., That the dis
tict judges OF the several districts of this Stste
shall, IN the absen:e of the parish Judges from
their respective parishes, or when the parish
Judge is interested, or from any cause cannot act,
grant all orders of any and every kind in cases of
any Kind In the parish courts which might be
granted by the parish judge if not absent or re.
eused. which abeence or recusation must be made
TO appear by the affidavit of the party or his attor-
ney who applies for such order.
SIC. 8. BE il further enacted. stc., That the
parish judges shall have salary, payable quar-
terly on their own warrant on the State treasurer
Circulated as follows: In parishes having one
member in the House of Representatives of two
thousand dollars; In parishes having two or more
members in the House of Representatives twenty
i've hundred dollars, and they shall have no fees
Of Office.
SEC. 10. Be Il further enacted etc., That all
laws or parts of laws in conflict with this be ana
The same are hereby repealed.
SEC ii. BE IL further enacted, etc., That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage.
(Signed) CHAs W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Sgnedl OSCAR j. Dunn,
Lieutenant Governor aud President of the Senate.
Approved September 4, ls6S.
(Signed) H. G. wARMoTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEo, f. POvEE,