New Orleans Republican., 1872-11-16
No. SO.
AN ACT

To fix the terms of the district court in
the Fourteenth judicial District, desig-
mating certain weeks of said terms for the
trial of civil cases, and certain weeks for
the trial of criminal cases, and providing
for the drawing and BummoniDg of juries
tor said terms.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives 0fIthe State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the terms of the district court III the
Fourteenth judicial District are hereby
fixed, and shall commence as follows, to wit
For the parish OF OuaChita, on the second
Mondays Of March and SCptember for the
parish Of Rchland, on the third Mondays of
April and October; for the parish of More
house, on the third Mondays of May and
November.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the first two weeks of each term shall be
devoted exclusively to the transaction of
the business on the civil docket of tho
court, to the business of the grand Jury. and
to the filing of criminal informations and
the orders thereon; no other proceedings on
the criminal docket of the court shall be
had during the first two weeks.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the remaining weeks of each term shall be
devoted to the transaction and disposal of
the criminal business of the court, and to
the trial of civil jury cases. During said
remaining weeks no proceeding shall be
had in any civil case, unless an order for
the trial of such case by jury shall have
been made previous to the third week; pro-
vided, that i'll all cases judgments may be
signed, and motions for new trials and mo-
tiCns for appeals may be made and dis
posed OF during said remaining weeks; and,
provided further, that, by special perlnis-
sion OF the court first obtained, together
with consent of parties, proceedings NAV
be had in any other case during said re-
manning weeks.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That,
in the manner provided by law, two iuries
shall be drawn for each of said terms of
court, to be designated as the first iury''
and the "secOnd jury" The first iury 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 dls,
charged till the third Monday of the term.
when they shall again attend, and shall
serve for the third week. The second iurv
shall be summoned to attend on the fourth
Monday of the term, and shall serve for the
fourth week, and as much longer as thew
may be needed. Amy of the first iury who
may be impannele6 on the trial of q 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 filed on
the first day of the term, and not atterward;
and if the iuries should be set aside new
first jury shall be Immediately drawn and
summoned for the second Monday, and
new second jury for the fourth Monday of
the term, and the court shall proceed. Ju
ries drawn for the first term Of court under
this act shall be legal, without regard to the
time when drawn, If in other respects legal
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this act are hereby repealed SO far as they
conflict, and that this act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
(Signed) o. Ii. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. s. PINCHRACK,
lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved June IL, 1872
tSigned) Fl. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
y. j. HERRoE,
Secretary of State