The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-29

uull St1Cu 1CCS DIS ttIO CSUdUllSHCul
by law for Clerks of District
Con
Th9only absolute provision
here, Hk that he shall receive a
salar Wand fees. 1t was obyi-
ousi rhe intention of the Con-
ven fp that framed the Con-
stitl E5n, to leave to the sound
discretion of the Legislature,
the matter of determining what
amount of salary and what
share Efthe fees appertaining
to his Office he should receive.
In thssexercise of this discre-
ton e. Legislature have seem
ed toBnsider it more condu-
Give tw the public interest to
compensate the Judges for the
most Part by a fixed salary,
thus separating them from all
temptation to encourage and
increase litigation with the
view to increasing their fees.
This seems to have been the
view of the Legislature in pass
the act of 1868, but to meet
the constitutional requirement
: the Parish Judges must not
only have a salary, but fees.
This salary and. fees are to
| be provided or fixed by law.
! This, the act of 1869 has
] done: + Km i .EeaQ glsa5 +.
We regard it full compli-
ance with the requirements of
article S6of the Constitution.
This act gives to the Parish
Judges a salary of $4,000 or
$4,000 according to the circum-
stances, and gives them the
fees arising from appeal cases
, from the Courts of Justices of
the Peace and we think the
J, plaintiff is entitled to the pray
er Of his petition. 1t is there
: fore ordered judged and de
creed that Thomas N. Braden,
, Clerk fthe District Court in
! and for the Parish of Bossier is
! Of right and by law entitled tx
execute discharge and perform
Z any and all clerical duties aris.
! ing in or appertaining to the
: Parish Court in and for saiC
} Parish Of Bossier, and to re
} ceive and enjoy the fees estab
/ lished by law for such service
g except those clerical duties o.
5 acts arising from or appertain
Y ing to cases in said Court OF
f appeal from Courts of Justice
: of the Peace. It is further or
: dered and decreed that the de
0 fendanr L. w. Baker is of right
: and by law entitled to be hi
It own Clerk in all cases on ap
h peal to his Court from Court
+ of Justices of the Peace, an
e that he is entitled to receiv
IS and enjoy the fees which. ar
ffnow provided for Clerks c
If Courts in all cases of appe:
d from the Courts of Justices
2, the Peace pending in his Cour
d and no others. aef....f .a.,,s
D tits further ordered that tf
s defendant L. w. Baker deliv,
s. to the relator Thes. N. Brade
4 Clerk OF the District Court
If and for the Parish of Bossi'
e upon demand of the said I. ]
IS Braden all the records, paper
Of documents, books, dockets an
re archives, in his the said Baket
O possession belonging or in. al
Il way appertaining to the sa
Parish Court, except only SUI
Us papers, records, dockets, doc
ae ments and archives as apperta
III to cases in the said PaFi;
III Court on appeal from Courts
is Justices Of the Peace. 1t
~ further ordered that the defe
rt dantspay the costs of this So
be- Thus done and signed
", Chambers by consent OF parti
Il, on this theo20th day Of MI
ne 1860. A
IS upsis A. B, LEVIsEE,
9e. Judge 10th Judicial Dist i
u -
IN, fT Senator Carpenter and G'
I, = 6t..Ls.,sI e r.. 49,, ,,,tF,r 80 (N,sn :.