New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-06

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That the terms Of the district court IN the
Fourteenth judicial District are hereby
fixed, and shall commence as follows, to Wit
For the parish OF 0uachita, on the second
Mondays of March and September; for the
parish Of Richland, on the shird Mondays 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 tie transaction OF
the business on the civil docket of the
court, to the business of thu grand jury. and
to the filing of criminal iafornati0ns 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 il 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 thethird week; pro-
Yided, that in all cases judgments may be
signed, and motions for new trials and mo-
items for appeals may b. 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 may
be had in any other case during said re-
naming weeks.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further entcted, ETC., That
in the manner provided b. law, two juries
shall be drawn for each # said terms of
court, TO be designated as the ''first jury"
and the second jury" Tie first jury shall
be summoned to attend o. the first day of
the term. From the frs 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 MOnlay 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 sail serve for tile
fourth week, and as nue. longer as they
may be needed. Any of ne first jury who
may be impanneled on th trial Of case
shall be retained until the termination of
said case. All objections II exceptions to
the formation, constructor, drawing, or
summOning of said juriefshall be flied on
the first day of the term, arl not afterward;
and if the iuries should b. set aside new
first jury shall be Immediately drawn and
summoned for the second Monday, and a
new second jury for the forth Monday of
the term, and the court shall proceed. Ju-
FI5s uEdWA lOF b4e lLfsJ t6Eh OF cOuFU uuuef
this act shall be legal, withut regard to the
time when drawn, If in othr respects legal
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this act are hereby repeale so tar as they
conflict, and that this act aaIl take effect
from and after its passage.
(Signed) D. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of representatives.
(Signed) p. b. s. PNCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved June IA, 1879.
(Signed) H. G. WAlMOTH,
Governor OF the Stat of Louisiana
A true copy;
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary Of Stat.