The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16
par1sh Courts.

anaffias for their failure discharge their dutie;
fxinp seal for the Clerk of the District Court an
1rovfdinp salary for the parish Judges, ana gi'ln
he narish Court jurisdiction of suits for Separation
If Red and Board and Divorce and lnterdlchoI
Suits. H.,
rPnrasa1tsyes of the State of Louisiana III Genera
assembly convened, That the parish Judges oil TIT
marshes shall hold regular term OF their res
pectve courts every two months except IN the arst
If Jea;.rson the parish Judge of which parish shal
hold bis court open daily legal holidays only excepted
for the trial of all classes of OF which they may
have Jurisdiction That the judges of said courts shall
have the right to fix the month and DAY, OF coth
aencement in which said shall sit and to chahee
the time from one month to another when IN theif
Judgment the public interest may require H. ihat tue
parish courts of the several parishes shall hoia Term
Of court each month"; and shall fix the DAY OF com
1nencemens thereof corresponding with the day OF the
commencement of the court 10 the preceding month IN
which said court does not hold 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 az requires TO be done In open 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 sickness of the Judge and for
any cause that may the Parish Judge seem sufficient
be may adjourn any term of his court for week or
less from the day of its regular commencement That
il the District Court Of any parish should be 10 session
at the regular time OF holding any parish court it shall
be discretionary with the Parish Judge of parish
to bold his court not, during the time the District
Court Is IN session. except in the parish OF Jefferson
SEC. 2, Be it further enacted, etc. That the Police
Jury OF each parish any officer officers that may
hereafter exercise the proper authority III any pars
shall designate the house, or place OF holding the
Parish Court, and if the place should also be
designated for tile holding of the District Court, in the
Of the sessions of the two courts coming at
the time running into each other the District
Court shall have Preference and the parish court shall
tbo jjStria f in ttaD e
Jefferson in which parish the Parish Court shall be
held in the courthouse in seperate room from the
District Court. saa
SEC 8. Belt further enacted, etc. That the Sherf1s
Of the several parishes IN this State shall attend by
themselves, or by their regularly appointed and quail
fed Deputies all sttiDgs and terms of the Parish Courts
and shall obey and all legal orders of the Par
ish Judge The failure of the Sheriff of any parish 10
attend by himself or deputy, aforesaid, shall subject
him to line Of twenty-five dollars for every dav or
fraction OF day. he may be absent, be assessed by
the Parish Judge and entered on the minutes of such
courts, ana TO De executed by any Coroner on Con-
stable oil such parish execution issued on such
0rQer by the Clerk Judge of such court and that
wheu such fine is assessed and entered on the
minutes Of such court it shall not be competent or
legal for The Judge to remit it.
ANA if Any such Sheriff or his deputy in attendance
Oh a Of the Parish Court shall fail or refuse to
any legal order of the Judge he shall be held
DC in contempt Of court and by the order thereof
Imprisoned in the Jail Of the parish exceeding ten
days. and fined rot exceeding hundred dollars for
each contempt, which order Of fine and Imprisonment
tha be entered on the min ae5 of such court and the
of the to nprison and collect the fine shall
he executed by the Coroner any Constable of such
yarish warrant issued By the Judge or Clerk Of
SUCH court aad it shall not be competent for the Judge
70 remit either the fine imprisonment after the same
has been entered on the minutes. -z-AE5s
Sc. 4. Be it further enacted etc. That the Clerks
CT several District Courts this shall
otco Clerks of the Parish Courts and that the Clerk
Or bis regularly appointed and qualified Deputy shall
always be i'll attendance the Parish Court at all its
efms aud sttlngs That the Clerks OF the District
Courts ofthe several parishes shall keep in separate
bound books prepared for the purpose three dookets
tor the Parish Courts, for probate suits for
ordinary civil suits and for criminal cases, cogni
Fable IN the Parish Courts ; and at each term of the
Parish Courts for the trial of all classes of causes of
which such courts may have Jurisdiction, the Clerk of
each parish shall prepare for the of said court du
pcate abstracts from such doekets of all causes unds
posed Of with abstract of all rules and orders made
in each OF such causes at any previous term of court
and at the time of the parish at which probate
cases only to be tried the Clerk shall prepare for
the parish courts duplicate abstracts Of all probate
causes undsposed Of with an abstract Of all rules and
orders made at any previous time OF the parish court
The failure of the Clerk attend such parish by
himself or deputy aforesaid, and to have such dock
IT'S and abstracts prepared and ready the commence
ncnt OF each term of court as is herein required such
Clerk shall be subject to fine of twenty-five dollars
per day, or any fraction OF day he may be in delay
which ue shall be entered on the minutes of the court
md be collected by execution issued by the Judge to
the Sheriff OF such parish. That the Clerk; Or his
deputy as aforesaid Whstn attendance on the Parish
Courts as aforesaid, shall obey all legal orders Of the
Judge and failure refusal to obey or execute any
legal order of the Judge shall be contempt of court
and the Judge may, for such contempt fine such Clerk
Or his deputy, III the sum of hundred dollars and
order him to be imprisoned in the Jail of such parish
not exceeding ten days. which iine or ordes 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 the Judge and
after the fine and written order Of imprisonment pro-
yided by this section entered the minutes ofthe
court, it shall not be legal for the Judge to remit the
same Or any part Of them. 90
SEC 8. Be it further enacted etc, That the Clerks
Of The Courts in each parish shall obtain seal to be
paid for by the parish which shall contain 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 seal, .4. ~ .4
SEC 6. Be it further enacted, etc. That suits for
separation from bed and board and divorce, where
here is no rnoned demand exceeding five hundred
iolars set up by the plaintiff, and suits for iuterdc
ion, may be brought in the Parish Courts, and that
Parish Judges may act in the emancipation of minors
SEC Z. Be ii further enacted, etc. That the Clerks
II the District Courts OF the several parishes shall,
he passage OF this act, transfer to the docket to be
Fosded for the Parish Courts of the several parishes
ccordng to the provisions of this act, all causes new
ending and file in the District Courts of their sew
raj parishes, which fall under the jurisdiction Of the
arish Courts, according to the Constitution OF the
ac and this act aid the Parish Court shall try and
eeruine the same and make all orders therein that
gay be legal and proper and the Clerk of the District
curt shall issue all executions and vrts or orders of
kind in all cases previously DECIDED in the District