New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-14
No. SO.
AN ACT ......

To fix the terms of the district court in
the Fourteenth Judicial District. desg-
mating certain weeks OF said terms for the
trial Of civil cases, and certain weeks for
the trial OF criminal cases. and providing
ter the drawing and summ0ning OF juries
IOT said terms.
SECTION I. Be it enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the STATE
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
| Thar the terms OF the district court IN the
Fourteenth judicial District are hereby
fixed. ami shall commence It's follows, to wiz
For the parish OF Ouachita. or the second
Mondays of March and September for the
parish OF Richland. on the third Mondays OF
April and Oetober for the parish of More
house, on the third Mondays of May and
November.
SEC. ? Be it further enacted. etc. That
the first two weeks of each term shall be
devoted exclusively 70 the Transaction Of
the business Oh She civil docket ct the
court. 20 the business of the grand jury, and
20 the fling of criminal informations and
the orders thereon; ne other proceedings or
the criminal docket Of the court shall be
had during the first two weeks.
SEQ. g Be it further enacted etc. That
che remaining weeks Of each term shall be
devoted so the transaction and disposal of
the crlMlna! business OF the court. and to
the trla! q: cigbl jury cases. During said
remaining weeks no proceeding shall be
had IL any civil ease. unless an order for
the trial .. such ease by a jury shall have
been made previous 20 the third week. proc
Tlded, tAa" in all eases judgments may be
signed. and motions toT new trials and mo
cions TOY appeals may be made and disc
pcsesS o: during said remaining weeks: and.
provided fuGtheS. that l.y special permiss
sion % the court first obtained. together
with consent Of parties. proceedings mas
be ha1 III any "theg case during said re
manning weeks.
SEC. 1. 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 illry''
and the 'sec0nd 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 ais.
charged til! the third Monday Of the term 'Ir
when they shall! again attend. and shall
serve 10! f!e third week. The second jury
shall be summoned TO attend or the foJIrth
Monday OF the term. and shall serve for the
fourth week, and az much longer as rheJ-
may be needed. ANY OF che first furr who
may be- !mpanneleti on She trial OF a case
shals be retained until the termination of
E2fSA'| SE~2+O %AtA objCht1JuS DE exceptions 10
the formation, construction, drawing. or
summoning OF said ,jagies shall be filed on
the first day ot the term, and nos atterward:
anu Il the uGIes should be set aside a new
first jury sisal. oe immediately drawn and
summoned Tor She second Monday. and a
new second ?Urg toy chs fourth Monday Of
the Germ. and the G0urt shall proceed. .Ju
E:es drawn tor Che first ferm Of court under
this act shall. be legal. without regard TO the
time when drawn, Il n other respects legal.
Sec ). Be it further enacted etc. That
all Jaws OK parts OF Jaws conflicting with
this act are hereby repealed go far as they
conflict. and that this ACT shall take effect
from and ate: It's passage.
Signed; o. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker .; :ie House Ut Representatives..
fSignedl P. B. $. P!NCHBACK.
lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate
Approved! June #. 1872.
Signed II. c. WARMOTH.
Go""rno: OF the State .: louisiana
:. j. HERRoS.
Secretary Of State,