Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1868-12-19

(Sirned) H, c. WARMOTH,
Governor Of The State Of Louisiana.
a true copy: r.n.4s .. ..."
Gro F.. BovEr,
Secretary Of State.
No. 5l.] AN ACT
To o aanize the Parish Courts RI this State
and fsing the duties Of Sheriff. and, Clicks,
providing penalties for their failure to dis.
chargs their duties, fixing seal for the Clc,k
OF the District conr', and providing a salary
for the Parish Judges, and giving the Parish
Court jurisdiction of suits for separation Of
bed and board and divorce and introduction
suits.
SECTION !, BE il enacted By he Senate and
Hnuss n Representatives # The Sta'e n Loni-
slana IN General Assembly conremed. That
The parish judges Of The several parishes shall
hold a regular term Of their respective courts
every W months, cxccp, in the parish Of
Jefferson. the parish Judge or wI,icl, parish
shall hold his count open daily, lega, holidays
only excepted, for The trail Of all classes of
canses Of which they may have Jurisdiction
That HE judges Of said courts shall have The
Iigl, 10 fix the months and days Of commence.
ment il which said courts shal! sit. and 10
change the time from one month 10 another
when in their judgment the pubic interest
may require it. Tha, the parish courts Of III.
several parishes shall hold a..ierm Of couJ,
each month, and shall fix The day of common.
cement thereof corresponding with The day Of
The commencement Of the conr, in the rrece.
month in which said cout, does no, hold n
term, for he Trial nf all canscs OF which il
may have jurisdiction, for The trial of probate
business as require 10 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 even, Of the absence or sick.
ness Of lie Judge, and for any cause ,ha, may
to the parish judge SEEN Sufficient, he may
adj ourn any tern Of his court for one week or
less from the day of its regular commence.
ment. That if the district conr, Of any parish
should be in session AT the regular time Of
holding any parish court, i, shall be discre.
lionary with the parish judge of such parish
10 hold his court or not, during The time the
distric, court is in session, excep, in the parish
Of Jefferson.
SEC. 2. BE il further enacted, etc, Tha, the
police jury Of each parish, or any officer or
officers that may hereafter exercise the pro
per authority in any parish, shall designate
the housh, room or place Of holding the parish
courts, and i. the same place should also be
designated for the holding Of The dis,ric,
court, in the event of the sessions of the two
cou,ts coming on at the same time or running
into each other, the district court shall have
preference, and the parish cour. shall give
way 10 the district court, except in the parish
of Jefferson, in which parish the parish cour,
shall be held in the conf, house, in a separate
room from the district, court.
SEC. 3. BE il further enacted, etc, Tha,
the sherifs Of the several parishes in this State
shall attend by themselves, or by their recu
lar'y appointed and qualified deputies, all Sit,
l'nss and Terms OF the parish courts, and shall
obey and execute all legal orders of the parish
Judge. The failure OF the sheriff Of any parish
10 attend BY himself or deputy, as aforesaid,
shall subiec, him 10 q fine of twenty. five
dollars for every day, or fraction Of a day, he
may be absent, TO be assessed by the parish
Judge, and entered on the minutes Of such
court, and 10 be executed by any coroner or
constable nj sneb narish ar NJ, oo~-l
issned on snch order by the clerk or Judge Of
such court, and that when such fine is once
assessed and entered on the minutes of such
court, j, shall no, be competent, or legal for
the indne Ia remit il |