New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-05
LAWs OF TRE sTATE OF LOyIs!ANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. So.
AN ACT

No. So.
AN ACT
To fx the terms Of the district court il
the Fourteenth Judicial District. GesIg
mating certain weeks Of said terms for the
trial Of civil cases, and certain weeks fol
the trial of criminal cases, aud providing
for the drawing and summoning OF juries
Tor said terms.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BIZ the Senate
| and House Of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That the terms Of the district court IN tie
Fourteenth judicial District are hereby
fixed, and shall commence as follows, 20 Wit:
For the parish Of Ouachita, on the second
Mondays Of March and September: for tie
parish of Richland, on the third MONDAYS OF
april and October; for tie parish Of More
house, on tie third Mondays of May and
November,
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the first two weeks of each term shall Ue
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 fling of criminal infOrmatiOns and
the orders thereon; no other proceedings OF
the criminal docket Of the court shan be
had during the first two weeks.
SEC. 3, Be it further enacted, etc, That
the remaining weeks Of each term shall be
the criminal business Of the court, and 70
the trial Of civil jury cases. During said
remaining weeks no proceedings 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 il all cases judgments may be
signed, and motions for new trials and NO
items for appeals may be made and dis
posed OF during said remaining weeks; and.
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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
shall be drawn for each of said terms of
court, TO be designated as the first jury
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 tie
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 jury
shall be summoned to attend on tie 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 Jury who
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 first day Of the term, and not afterward;
and if the juries should be set aside new
first jury shall be Immediately drawn and
for the second Monday, and
new second jury for the fourth Monday OF
the term, and the court shall proceed. Ju
ries drawn for tue 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 |
al laws or parts of laws conflicting with !
his act are hereby repealed SO tar as they |
conflict, and that this act shall take effect |
rom and after its passage.
(Signed) q. H.. BREWSTER,
speaker Of the House of Representatives.
tSigned) P. B. S. PINCHBACk.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of The
Senate
Approved June IA, 1872.
(Signed) II. &. WARMOTH.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true cOpH
Z. j. HERON,
Secretary of State.