The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-21

sitions and copies Ofacts used on
the trial, and all other costs which
the court may legally allow in any
case shall be taxed as costs.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the clerks Of the courts
shall indorse upon or annex to all
writs Of execution and orders of
seizure issued by him, specific
bills of cost. -
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted,
etc., That before the clerk shall
file any suit in the District Court,
the party applying to file such suit
shall deposit with the clerk $40,
and before the clerk shall file any
suit in the Parish court, the party
applying to file such suit shall de-
post with the clerk So, and the
| filing of the suit shall be evidence
tlrat such sum has been paid and
deposited with the clerk, that such
sums shall be held by the clerk to
pay the costs Of the clerk and sher-
if in such cases, the clerk retain
ing one-half, and the other half to
be paid over to the sheriff as fast
as his fees accrue until the amount
to which he is entitled is exhaust
ed, and the clerk shall be liable
under his bond for the proper APP
preparation of said amount.
That the clerks and sheriffs
shall be entitled to collect the
residue of their costs in every
case, every six months, that is all
the costs due them on the LIST day
of January of each year, shall be
considered on that day due and
collectable, and all the costs due
on the first day of July of each
year, shall be then due and col
lectable. That the costs shall be
collected as follows: The clerk or
sheriff shall make out u specific
bill or their respective costs due
and collectable, and shall swear
to the correctness of the same,
and that the same is due, and such
cost bills shall be presented to
the Judge of the Court in which
the case was filed or is pending,
who shall examine the same, and
if he shall find them correct, he
shall approve the same, and on
which cost bill so approved, the
clerk shall issue execution against
| the principal and security for costs
and the same shall be collected by
sheriff as on other executions, and
the security for costs shall not be
entitled to the plea of discussion.
Execution shall not be issued in
any such bill of costs until 10days
after such bill of costs shall have
been demanded by the sheriff or
his deputy, Of the principal or Sc
security, which demand sfall be
mace to appear by a return to.
that effect on said bill of costs,
made and signed by the sheriff or
his deputy; Provided, That in
cases where there has been writ
ten confession of judgment signed
at or before the filing of the suit,
the party filing the same shall not
be required to deposit more than
the costs for the confession of
judgment and recording proceed
ings as is provided for by this
act; and provided further, that if,
at or before the time OF filing the
suit, there has been written wal
yer of service of citation, and Pc
tition, the party filing the suit
shall be required to deposit only
So if in the District Court, and So
and so cents in the Parish Court,
to be disposed of as required in
the first part Of this section; and
provided further, that if any part
Of the money so deposited remains
after paying the taxed costs of
suit, accrued at the date offender
ing the final judgment in the case,
the same shall be returned to the
party originally depositlng it.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted.
etc, That it shall be the duty of
the clerk of the court to take good
security for the cost in every case
where the costs are not paid in
advance, before fling the suit.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That no person shall be bound
to pay any costs or fees until the
officer claiming the same shall de-
liver to the person against when
the fees may be charged, an ex-
plicit fee bill, stating in detail the
separate items of such fees. SIGN.
ed with the officers name in full
officially and on payment the Off
Ger shall be bound to give a re-
ceipt on said fee bill, if SO requir.