New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-12
THE LEGIsLATURE.


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that the House had concurred in all the
amendments, with the exception of the
sixth section, which the House refused to
concur in, and that the House adhered to
the said sixth section as originally sent to
the Senate.
BILLS ON THIRD READING,
House bill No. 20 as amended was placed
on its third reading and final passage,
adopted by its title, and ordered to be sen,
to the Senate for concurrence.
| The bill is as follows:
An act to regulate the practice and the dis
patch of business in the District Courts
of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That except the First and Second District
| Courts, the District Courts of New Orleans
| shall be opened at ten o'clock A. NJ, and
shall remain open until three O'Clock P. NJ.
| 4 illegal days except from Christmas to the
| second of January, from the first Monday oil
| November to the fourth of July: Provided,
That when all the business of the day is
| concluded said Courts may adjourn before
three O'Clock.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That
six cases and no more, except promissory
note cases, shall be fixed for each day, and
no case not taken up in it's turn shall be
continued nor witnesses discharged by the
Judge before three o'clock.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| no case shall be continued over to paTtic
| ular day in preference to cases fixed for that
day; but if not concluded on the day OF
trial it shall be continued in it's order for
| that day two weeks. Cases may be con.
tinued to any day, to be taken mp after the
cases fixed for that day. Jury cases shall
not be governed by this section.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc That
all cases when continued shall be placed at
/ the foot of the docket, except such as may
not be reached or concluded on the day
| fixed for trial for want of time.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
when case is at issue either party shall
have the right upon suggesting to the Court
that he teals that he may be deprived of the
testimony OF his witnesses by delay, death,
or other accident to obtain upon motion an
order of Court to have the testimony of said
witnesses reduced to writing by the Clerk,
alter notice to the opposite party, reserving
to each party the right to except to any
questions, and such exceptions shall be
written out with the testimony and in.
closed in brackets, and the testimony and
exceptions thus taken shall be argued and
used on the trial.
SEC. 6 Be it further enacted, etc., That
judges shall not allow counsel to consume
time unnecessarily, when the question is
plain and they are satisfied that there Is no
need of further argument or authority.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, etc, That
cases shall be tried in their order There
shall be no preference cases, except State
and city cases, promissory note cases, and
injunction cases against executory process
and wrlts of tieri facias, which shall be
placed as soon as they arc at issue on one
trial or call docket, to be called the sum-
mary docket, and shall be called in their
order. All other cases shall be placed as
soon as at issue Oh another trial or call
docket, to be called the ordinary docket,
and shall be called in their order, Clerks
shall not fix nor refX cases without calling
them in a loud and audible voice. Any
clerk, or deputy clerk, who shall violate the
provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanOr, aud shall on conviction,
by rule taken by any one interested before
the Judge of the court, be fined fifty dollars
the first offense, to be paid to the plain
tiff in rule, and for the second offense he
shall be suspended from Office by the judge.
Substitute for House bill No. Is was
placed on its third reading.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, offered the TO-.
lowing amendment:
In the sixth line, section three, strike out
the word 'seven" and insert "seven and
threetenths.p
Adopted.
The substitute as amended was placed on
its third reading and final passage.
. Yeas and nays called and ordered, result
ing as follows:
Yeas: Antoine, Buckingham, Belot, Cal.
houn, Quincy, Devices, Dufresne De Grange,
Dupart, Evans, Faulkner, Gair, Hill, Honore,
Harper, Hutchinson, Holland, Hall, lisa.
belle, Kent, Leblanc, Lee, Lott, Mahier,
McMlllen, McVean, Morey, Morand, Magee,
Pearce, Page, Raymond, Reese, Rey, Slaton,
smith, sterrett, Tureaud, Umphreys, H.
Wi llAms-40.
! Nays: Bennett, Brewster, Bergeron, Col.
Inns, Deslonde, Demarest, Eager, Garst-
kamp, Guidry, Haskell, Hanlon, Landers.
Mollere, McCullen, Murrell, Melvin, Noble,
Pierce, Walsh, Washington, Wilson, Waters,
D. Young, Zoelly-24. ........s
The following substitute was adopted by |
Its title and ordered to be sent to the Sea.
ate for concurrence:
An act to provide for the collection of taxes |
In the city OF New Orleans, and to sus- |
pend the further issue of city notes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate |
Ah0 hOAoC VI REPRESENTATIVES, OIL llG state Il
Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, |
rhat the city OF New Orleans be and is |
hereby authorized and directed to proceed |
Immediately to collect all taxes and |
licenses due the city, for the years 1861,
1862, 1868, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867 1868, and |
hat for such taxes, licenses, and dues. |
Dnly United States Treasury or National |
Sank notes shall be received, except as 1
hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. etc. That
he said city of New Orleans is hereby re.
luired TO suspend the issue of city notes:
md within thirty days from the passage of
his act, to destroy both the plates from
which these notes have been heretofore
lrinted, aud all sheets of notes, and all
totes, signed or unsigned, then in custody
II the city. Such destruction shall
,e witnessed by the Governor,
Mayor, Treasurer, Controller. chairmen OF |
he Finance Committees OF three from the
House of Representatives aud two from the
senate, and shall by them be set forth by
process verbal.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
n order 10 meet the current expenses of
'aid corporation, the city of New Orleans is
hereby authorized to issue certificates Of
bearing seven three-tenths per
'ent Interest per annum in such sums and
o such amounts as may be necessary to
meet the current expenses of the corpora.
ion until such times as sufficient sumo NAV
% received rom the collection Of taxes to
meet such current expenses; and the certi.
lcAtes thus issued shall be receivable for
VI taxes and other debts due to the city.
SEC 4. BE it further enacted, ETC., That
VI acts and parts Of acts in conflict with
ne foregoing are hereby repealed.
PIC o. pc IL further enacted, etc., That
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