New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-03

whether capital or otherwise, has been
committed in ahy papsh in this
plant has been made IS above provided.
or that proper action has not been taken
i upon such complaint when made, he, the
/ Attorney General, or at his instance and by
his authority the district attorney or dis
rrlce attorney pro tempOfe for such parish,
may, ana 1t is made his duty at any time,
elther during any term, general or special,
| or during vacation fto1 file an information
for such ottense against any person or per-
| sons accused of having committed, or in
any manner participated in the commission
| of such offense; and any and all Judges of
courts OF competent jurisdiction through
| out this State shall at any and all times,
either during any term, general or special
or during vacation, receive such infOrma-
| ton, and cause the same to be properly
| filed, and shall take such immediate action
| thereon under the law as may be necessary
to secure the arrest and confinement of the
accused.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
section 1886 of the Revised Statutes of tn
State of Louisiana be and the same is here
by amended and re-enacted so "a to read as
follows: That the judges of the district
and parish courts of this State shall have
authority to administer oaths, to grant, at
chambers, orders relating to curators of
interdicted persons, all orders relating to
eurrenders by insOlvent debtors, and the
appointment and administration of sy n
| dies, orders of arrest, attachment,
sequestration, provisional seizure and
| injunction, and all orders relating there
to, writs of habeas corpus, orders
| of seizure and sale on executOry process,
| orders for commissions to take testimony
| to receive, cause to be fled, and to take
proper action upon information filed as pro-
| vided for in section two of this act, amend
| ing section l34 of the Revised Statutes of
| this GfaNa nd oanaroI1uy 70 al OkE
orders not required by law to be granted in
| open court, and in case of the absence,
| sickness, inability or refusal to act of any
| judge to whom such information shall be
presented as provided in this act, then upon
| application by petition of the Attorney Cen
| eral, or any distsict attorney or district at
| tOrney protempore, to any district Judge of
this State, such judge is hereby authorized
and required to cause the same TO be filed
and to take such action as may be psces-
| sary to cause the arrest and confinement of
such accused person or persons.
SEC A. Be it further enacted, etc., That
| sections 1921, 1l72, 1864 aud 1891 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the State of Lou
| isiana be and the same are hereby
| amended and re-enaeted SO as to
read as follows: Upon the application of
| the Attorney General, district attorney or
the Attorney General, the judge shall, in
any criminal prosecution in this State, either
| before or after arraignment, change the
venue in behalf of the State to any parish
in the same or any other district OF the
| State designated by the Attorney General,
and where, in the opinion of the Attorney
General, q fair and competent Jury can be
| obtained for the trial of such accused.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That
sections 1928 and 1881 Of the Revised
Statutes of the State be and the same are
hereby amended and re-enaeted, so as to
read as follows: Changes of venue in any
criminal prosecution in this State may be
granted, on behalf of the accused, to an ad-
| joining parish of the State, whenever there
has been ne previous change of venue or
| application on behalf of the State, either
| before or after arraignment, upon the
proper application being made to the Judge,
either in open court or at chambers; pro-
/ vided that such application on behalf of the
| accused shall be considered as a final an
| ewer to the Indictment, in the same man
| ner as if the accused had pleaded not guilty;
provided further, that the Attorney Gen
eral, or district attorney authorized by the
Attorney General, may, nevertheless,
change the venue on behalf of the State,
as hereinbefore provided.
Sec, 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
section 1929 of the Revised Statutes of this
State be and the same is hereby amended
and reenacted so as to read as follows
When change of venue shall be awarded,
the accused, it shall be the duty of the
sheriff Immediately to convey the accused
TO the parish to which the cause shall
lVe been removed, and to deliver him
to the sheriff of said parish, whose duty
it shall be to hold him in safe Gus
tody until otherwise ordered by the court;
and for compensation and necessary ex-
penses attending such transfer the sheriff
shall be paid by the Treasurer of the State
upon the approval of his account therefor
by the Attorney General.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Attorney General, assistant attorney
general, district attorneys, and district
attorneys pro tempOre in this State are
hereby empowered and authorized to adj
minister oaths to witnesses in criminal
matters.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Governor may at any time assign the
assistant attorney general to perform the
| duties hereinbefore imposed upon the At
tOrney General or district attorneys in case
of the absence, or neglect or refusal OF the
Attorney General or district attorney to
perform any duty imposed upon him by
this act.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That
section 1913 of the Revised Statutes of this
| State be and the same is hereby amended
| and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
| That in all criminal prosecutions wherein
| the defendant lie allowed peremptory ohal-
lenges the State shall also be- allowed,
| without cause, the same number of chRl-
lenges allowed the defendants in such case
| by law.
SEC. TO- Be it further enacted, etc., That
this act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage, and all laws or
parts of laws conflicting with the provi-
sions of this act are hereby repealed SO far
as conflicting.
(Signed) MICHAEL HAHN,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signedl G. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved January 6. 1877.
(Signed) WIN. P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
y. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary ii State.
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