The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-04-30
An Act

Relative to the Supreme Court,
and to regulate the term th ere
of, the proceedings therein, ap-
peals thereto, and processes
against the Sureties on Appeal
Bonds.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
the Supreme Court shall hold its
sessions in New Orleans from the
first Monday of November to the
end of the month of May inclusive,
of each year, and that all appeals
from the following parishes shall
be made returnableto the Supreme
Court at New Orleans, viz:
All appeals from the parishes
of Orleans, Jefferson, st. Bernard.
Plaquimines and Tangipahoa shall
be returnable on the first and
third Mondays Of each month of
the session.
All appeals from the parishes
of st. Charles, st. John the Bap-
tist, st. James, Ascension, AS
sumption, Lafourche, and Terre-
bonne, shall be made returnable
on the third Monday of January
of each year.
All appeals from the parishes
of Rapides, Grant, Natchitoches,
Sabine, Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee,
West Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, st.
Tammany, Washington, st. Hele-
ma, West Feliciana, East Felicia
ma, Carroll, Madison, Concerdia
and Tensas, shall be made return
able on the second Monday of
February in each year.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That there shall be a session
of the Supreme Court at the town
of Opelousas, in each year, to
commence on the second Monday
of June, and all appeals from the
following parishes shall be made
there returnable On said day, viz:
st. Martin, st. Landry, Lafayette,
Vermillion and Calcasieu.
| Sec. 3. Be it further enacted.
ETC., That there shall be a session
OF the Supreme Court at the town
OF Monroe, in each year, to com
mence on the first Monday OF July.
All appeals in the following par
ishes shall be made returnable to
the Supreme Court at Monroe, in
the parish of Ouachita, in the State
of Louisiana, viz: All appeals
from the parishes of Claiborne,
Bienville, jackson. Union, More,
house, Ouachita, Richland, Frank
lin, Caldwell and Catahoula shall
be made returnable on the first
Monday of July in each year. All
appeals from the parishes of Cad
do, DeSOto, Winn and Bossier,
shall be made returnable on the
third Monday of July of each
year.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That in all cases of appeal.
the Judge of the Court from which
it is taken shall make the appeal
returnable to the Supreme Court
at the next return day for appeals
, from the parish, if there shall be
time enough after granting it to
give the notice required by law,
and to prepare the record; if net
then he shall fix the return day
for some day within the next
term after the appeal is granted,
allowing sufficient time to give
the citation required by law, and
to prepare the record, in sufficient
time within the term shall remain
if not, then. he shall fix the return
n day for the following term; if the
Supreme Court shall not be in ses
sion on the day fixed for the re
y turn of any case, it shall be suffi
cient for the appellant to file th'
record within three judicial day
at the first session of the Suprem
Court thereafter.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted
ETC., That upon the return da,
for appeals from the several pal
II ishes, as fixed by law, the ST.
:, preme Court shall take them u
d in their order, except as hereina
ID ter provided, and dispose of th
IN same.
N Sec. 6. Be it further enacted
IT !! ETC., That during the time fixed b
law for the trial of appeals frol
: the other parishes, the Suprem
;, Court, while sitting in New .
leans, may also fix and try al
peals from the parish Of OrIean
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