New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-17
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| To fix the terms Of the district court in
! the Fourteenth Judicial District. desig.
mating certain weeks ot said terms for the
| Trial of civil cases, and certain weeks toI
! the trial Of criminal cases, and providing
| for the drawing and summoDiDg of juries
| tor said terms.
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
| and House of Representatives of the State
! OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
nat the terms OF the district court in the
Fourteenth judicial District are hereby
fixed, and shall commence as follows, TO viii:
For the parish OF Ouachita, on the second
Mondays Of March and September; for the
parish OF Richland, 90 the third Mond9y8 OF
April and October; for the parish Of More
house, on the third Mondays OF MAY and
November.
SEC 2 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 the
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. 3. 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 eases. 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
Vlded, that IN all eases judgments NAV be
signed, and motions for new trials and no
tions 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 in any OtheS case during said re-
naming weeks.
SEC 4. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That,
IN the manner provided by law, two juries
shall be drawn tor each of said terms of
court, to be designated as the first iurv'
and the Second jury" The first Jury shall
be summoned to attend on the first day 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 DIS,
charged till the third Monday of the term, |
when they shall again attend, and shall !
serve for the third week. The second jury |
shall be summoned to attend on the fourth |
Monday Of the term, and shall serve for the /
fourth week, and rs much longer as they |
may be needed Any of the first iurv who |
may be ImpanneleG on the trial Of a case |
shall be retained until the termination Of |
said case All objections or exceptions to- |
the formation, construction, drawing, or
Of said juries shall be fled on
the first day Of the term, and not afterward:
and il the juries should be set aside a new
irst jury shall be immediately drawn and
summoned for the second Monday. and
lew second Jury for the fourth Monday Of
he term, and the court shall proceed ,yu
les drawn for the first term Of court under
his act shall be legal, without regard to the
lime when drawn, II in other respects legal.
SEC. s. Be ii further enacted, etc. That
II laws or parts of laws conflicting with
his act are hereby repealed SO tar as they
cntlict, and that this act shall take effect
rom and after its passage.
tSgnedl o. H. BREWSTER.
peaker Of the House of Representatives
.fSIgped) P. B. s. PIECHBACK.
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved June "a, 1879.
tSlgned) Fl. G. WARMOTR,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
a true copy:
4. J. HKRRoE.
Secretary OF State.