New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-21
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| To IL Che FERNS Of the elistrice @cuPg Gn
! she Fourteenth judicial District, desig-
! mating certain weeks Of said terms for the
trial Of GIyi! eases, and certain weeks fol
She trial OF criminal eases, and providing
! Cor tine drawing aud SUmmoning Of jurieq
| ?og said termso
SECTION !. Be il enacted by Che Senate
and House Of Representatives of che State
Of Louisiana IN General Assembly convened.
That the terms of the district court Ia the
Fourteenth judicial District are hereby
fixed, aud shall commence as follows, to ggit
For the parish 0f OuaChita on the second
Mondays of March and September: for the
parish Of Richland. 0n the third MONDAYS of
April and October; for the parish of More
hon8e, on ths thiEd Mondays Of Mag and
November
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted. etc. That
the first two weeks of each term shall DE
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 cases. During said
remaining weeks no proceeding shall lie
had IN any civil ease, unless an order for
me tnal OF such case by a jury shall have
been made previous to the third week; pro
VlQed, that IN all cases judgments NAV he
signed, and motions for new trials and mo
items TOR appeals may be made and dis
posed OF during said remaining weeks and.
provided further, that. by special per1uis
sion OF the court first obtained together
with consent of parties, proceedings may
be had IN any other case during said re-
naming weeks.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That
IN the manner provided by law, two iuries
snail be drawn tor each of said terms of
court, to be designated as the first iurvn
and the Second jury" The first Jury shall
De summoned to attend on the first dav of
the term: From the first jury the grand
Jury she'll be selected and drawn in the
manner provided by law. The remaining
jurors OF the first jury shall then be ais
charged TIL the third Monday of the term.
when they shall again attend and shall
serve tor the third week. The second iurv
shall be summoned to attend on the foI1rtI
Monday OF the term, and shall serve for the
1ourbh week, and as much longer as thew
may be needed. Any of the first inrv WIN
may be Impanneled on the trial OF a case
shall be retained until the termination of
o@h0 on0o' AL opJecuOnS or exceptions to
the formation, construction, drawing, or
aumdmoning Of said juries shall be fled on
the hrst day Of the term, and not afterward
and II the juries should be set aside new
first jury shall be Immediately drawn and
summoned for the second Monday, and a
new second jury for the fourth Monday of
the term, and the court shall proceed. Ju
rles drawn for the first term Of court under
TINS act shall be legal without regard to the
Tune " hen drawn, If in other respects legal.
SEC, s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
al laws or parts Of laws conflicting with
has act are hereby repealed so tar as thew
conflict, aad that this act shall take effect
from aud aBteS ats passage.
4Sgnedb u. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker Of Ehe House of REPRESENTATIVES. d
tbigned) y. b. S. PINCHBACK,
tenant Governor AND president q ahe
Approved June ~, 1872. I
$Signed) II. c. WARNO1'TP |
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana. 4
- j. HERON.
Secretary Of State