The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-26
mo. 81

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ANACTT TO ORGANIZE PARISH cor-Rrs m ,-,,,s -. .
| AND FIXING THE DUTIES OF sHERIFFs aND or rnss
fkoNIDiNG PENALTIES FOR TaETh FAIII-RE M
| DISCHARGE THEIR DUTIES, FIXING SEAt Fop I'M,
.LhhA oF The DISTRICT COURT, AND PROVIDING
| SALARY FOR TIE PARISH JUDGES ,ND GTvrS0
TIE PARISH COURT JURISDICTION OF sT-rrs gco
! sEfAKATloN OF BED AND BOARD AND pIyoRcE
AND INTRODUCTION SUITS. 0-''A
FICTION l. BE IL enacted by the Senate and
o,oIs :. IIresentat'Ues Of The State of Lo,isi
parish judges Of the several parishes shall hold
tegular term OF their respective courts every I've
montns, except in the parish OF JefIerso5 The
passn Yuoge OF which parish shall hold his court
epen oaliy' legal holidays only excepted, for the
uial Oh all classes OF causes OF which thew NAV
lave jurisdiction. That the Judges of said conris
Shall have the right to fix the m NTH and dsv Of
~ nhar IN which said courts shall sit, and
Wnen 10 their Judgment the public interest NAV re-
qulie IL. That the parish courts of the sayarsl
parishes shall hold term of court each month
os,e sna, "a lhe Gay OF commencement thereof
oSSiiuesponoing with the day of the commencement
OF me court IN the preceding month In which sai5
court Goes Dot: hold a term for the trial of ali
causes OF which il may have Jurisdiction, for The
prODate causes and the disposition of such
pIoDate business as requires to be done In onen
court: mat the parish courts may be sdionrped
rom DAY TO day for three DAYS by the sberiY 81
the parish IN the event of the absence or sictnass
Uari ~ J9ose ana Tor any cause that may to the
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term OF his court for one week or less from thss
Iey y. US regular commencement That if the |
=, m Court OF any parish should be 10 session
az the regular time Of holding anv narsb co1.
II shall be discretionary with The 1srsh ;nSCo -;
such parish to hold his court or NOT. d1rnS tho
une the District Court is in session. exeent IN a.
parish of Jefferson, NNS0P' Az tue
SIC z. BE further enacted. etc. Tba, Tho
ponce jury Of each parish, or anv osicer VIC
Umcers that may hereafter exercise the proner an
tnoil'y IN any parish, shall designate the sbopse
LOOM o. place OF holding the parish court and If
me same should also be designated for tba go
ng Of the District Court in tRe event % .S
'iOns OF the two courts coming on at the sarne tio
\ =, I4unIng INTO each other, the District ConTf |
nan isa lave preference, and the parish court shall
give way to the District Court agent ~ .S !
larlsh OF Jefferson, in which payisb ~ 49,. ~ |
curt sRal be held in the courthouse in a saasrsta
com IRON the District Court pA'S'e
beIiG. o. ., 6 r. J,u[te enacted &C.. That the
eIls OF lne several parishes in this State sbaII
sIe1u, Dy themselves or by their regularly an
olbted and qualified deputies ali sittings s,g5 {
nS OF Ine parish courts. and shall obey and
AScule al legal orders Of the parish iudOe Tbs |
3hu1e Of the sheriff of any parish 10 attend he
lmse1 or deputy, as aforesaid shall subisct bi,11
- NE OF tRenty-hV dollars for every dav o.
y re ~ gay ne may be absent TO be assessed
10y. ang Pallen Juoge, aud entered on the minutes
SUN court, and to be executed by aDv eoronsr :
OoHslsDie OF such parish, OF an execntio iss1es
sGeh oroer by the clerk or Judge of sueb conrf
red on M sueh fne is once assessed and en-.
IL, I ~
mp etent OF legal for the Judge 10 remit n 10
ana u any such sheriff or his deputy in attend.
~ On Term Of the parish court shall fail or re-
az - execute any legal order Of the iadge. he
a. pc ned to be in contempt Of court All bv
80, oLoe1 hereof, imprisoned in the jail of the
o An nOt exceeding ten days, and fned not ex
SssiDs ole hundred dollas for each contsmnt
ich Oie .t o. hnesud imprisonment shall be en-.
~ " ne minutes OF such court, aud the order
70 imprison and collect the ns shall
tAeeu'sa Ol the coroner or any cOnstlbIe Of | Pt
I. pa pa on warrant issued BY the Judge or at
u sscn court and it shs not be Competent =;
~ se,es 70 remit either the ine or imprison.
lutes. s0ieu VI Tue
=. !, .s Z fal,er enacted. &C., That the -
IS OF the several district courts of this state L
u be ex'oticio clerks OF the parish courts AMI -
me o.ei or bis regularly appointed and qa1lI
=. 1hepu,y. snail always be in attendance on the
sn court at all its terms aad sittinQs. That
clerks OF the district courts of the several al
~ snail keep IN separate bound books. pre-
70 '0r inc purpose three dockets for the parish so'