New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-07
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AN ACT

! To tx the terms of the district coure In
! the Fourteenth Judicia! Distric9. desie-
! mating certain weeks OF said terms for the
rr.a. OF civil cases, and certain weeks for
! GAe trial Of criminal eases. and providing
; 10: the drawing and SaMmOning OF iuGes
| toG said terms.
SECTION !. Be il enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF the State
OF Louisiana IN General Assembly convened,
That the terms of the district court IN the
Fourteenth judicial District are hereby
fixed, and shall commence as follows. to vii:
For the parish OF Ouachita, on che second
Mondays Of March and September for the
parish Of Richland. on the third MONDAYS of
April and October: for the parish of More.
rouse, on the third Nondays OF May and
November
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted. etc. Thar
the first two weeks OF each term shah be
devoted exclusively to the transaction Of
the business on the ciyi! docket of the
curt, to the business Of the grand jury. and
10 the filing OF criminal inf0rmations and
the orders thereon; no other proceedings on
the criminal docket of the court shall he
had during the first two weeks
SEC. j. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the remaining weeks of each term shall be
devoted to the transaction and disposal of
sc criminal business OF the court and 10
ne trial Of Givi! jury cases During said
remaining weeks nc proceeding shall be
had IN any civil ease. unless an order for
the trial OF such case by Jury shall have
been made previous to the third week: pro
Vlded, that in all cases judgments NAV be
signed, and motions for new trials and mo-
uans for appeals may be made and dis
posed OF during said remaining weeks. and
provided further, that, by special permits
sion OF the court first obtained. together
with consent of parties, proceedings NAV
be had III any other case during said re-
naming weeks.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That
in the manner provided by law. two iures
shall be drawn tor each of said terms of
court, to be designated as the first inrv,,
and the second jury The first Jury shall
be summoned to attend on the first dav of
the term. From the first Jury the Grand
Jury shall be selected and drawn in the
manner provided by law. The REMAINING
Jurors OF the first jury shall then be as
charged till the third Monday of the term
when they shall again attend, and shall |
serve for the third week. The second iIrv
shall be summoned to attend on the fourth |
Monday of the term, and shall serve for the |
fourth week, and as much longer as they |
may be needed. ANY of the first iurv who |
may be impanneled on the trial OF case |
shall be retained until the termination of |
SAID case. All objections or exceptions TO |
the formation, construction, drawing, or
summoning Of said juries shall be fled on
the hrst day of the term, and not afterward.
and if the juries should be set aside a new
first jury shall be Immediately drawn and !
for the second Monday, and a
new second jury for the fourth Monday Of
the term, and the court shall proceed. Jn
ries drawn for the first term of court under
this act shall be legal, without regard to the
time when drawn, If in other gesDerts LEGAL |
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
Al! laws or parts of laws conflicting with
ms o act are hereby, repealed so far as they
conflict, and that this act shall take effect
rom and after its passage
tSignedj y. H. BREWSTER.
speaker Of the House of Representatives.
isigned} ?. 3. S. PISCHBACK.
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved June "a, 1872.
ESignedJ Il. G. WARMOTR,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
:. J. HERON.
Secretary Of State