New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-01
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JOINT RESOLUTION

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Changing the venue in the cases of the State
against D. j. NJ. A. Jewett [andl Edgar
Selye. now pending in the Eleventh Dis
trict COurS Of the parish of jackson,
for forcibly and feloniously Selling and
removing from one part Of the State to
another one L. G. ShOlars, in said parish,
on or about the twenty. ninth of October,
A. D. 1874, and in the case Of the State
against Edgar Selye, now pending in the
Eleventh District Court for the parish of
I.ircOln for the crime of cutting, defacing,
removing and otherwise injuring the wires
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany in said parish. on or about the
twenty fifth of October, A. D. 1874, to the
parish Of st. John the Baptist and direct
ing the performance by certain officers of
certain acts in consequence of such
change Of venue.
WHEREAS, d. j. NJ. A. Jewett and Edgar
Selye were indicted in the Eleventh Dis
trict Court for the parish of jackson, at the
November term, A. d. 1874. for the crime of
forcibly and felOniously Selling and remoy-
ing from one part Of the State to another
one l.. G. ShOlars, IN said parish, on or
about the twerty-ninth of October, A. d.
1874; and
Whereas, Edgar Selye was indicted in the
Eleventh District Court for the parish Of
Lincoln at the November term, A. d. 1874,
for the crime Of cutting, defacing and re-
moving and otherwise iDjuring the wires of
the Western Union Telegraph Company in
said parish, on or about the twenty fifth of
October A. D. 1874; and
Whereas, The SAID parties can not have
q fair and impartial trial in the parish Of
Jackson, or the said Selye in the parish of
Lincoln; therefore
SECTION /. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the venue in the cases of the
State against d. j. NJ. A. Jewett and Edgar
Selye, now pending in the Eleventh District
Court for the parish of Jackson be and tha
same is hereby changed to the Fourth
District Court Ot.the parish of st. John tbs
Baptist.
SEC. 2. BE it further resolved. etc., That
the venue IL the case of the State against
Edgar Selye. now pending in the Eleventh
District Court OF the parish of Lincoln, be
and the came is hereby changed to the
Fourth District Court tor the parish Of St.
John the Baptist.
SEC. 3. Be it further resolved, etc., That
the clerks OF the courts in the parishes of
jackson and Lincoln. and the sheriffs there
of. are hereby directed to forward to the
clerk of the court in the parish of st. John
the Baptist tie entire record in each and
every one of said cases, and that the clerk
OF the court of said parish of st. John the
Ddptsl Is hereOy OirecCeO TO hle the said
records among the records of tho district
court for said parish. aud to inscribe said
cases upon tie docket thereof
SEC 4. Be it further resolved, ETC.. That
this joint resolution shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage
(Signed MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
tSigned) G. e. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March 25, 1875.
tSigDed) WILLIAM Z. KELLOGG.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A trne copy:
=. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary OF State.