New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

committed in any parish in this
State, and that no proper COM
plant has been made as above provided,
or that proper action has not been taken
upon such complaint when made, he, the
Attorney General, or at his instance and by |
his authority the district attorney or dis
trict attorney pro tempore for such parish, |
may, and it is made his duty at any time, /
either during any term, general or special, |
or during vacation ItOI file an information |
for such offense against any person or per
sons accused of having committed, OF 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, 8. 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 as to read as
| follows: That the judges of the district
| and parish courts of this ) ate shall have
authority to administer oaths, TO grant. at
| chambers, orders relating TO eurators of
| interdicted persons, all orders relating to
surrenders by insolvent debtors, and the
| appointment and administration of syn
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 filed, and to take
proper action upon information fled as pro-
| vided for in section two of this act, amend.
ing section l34 of the Revised Statutes OF
| this State, and generally to grant all other
orders not required by law 10 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 Gen.
eral, or any district 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 neces.
sary to cause the arrest and confinement OF
such accused person or persons.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
sections 1921, ll72 1864 and 1891 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the State of Lou
isiana be and the same are hereby
amended and re-enscted so as to
read as fOllowa: Upon the application of
, the Attorney General, district attorney or
district attorney protemp0re authorized by
, 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, a fair and competent jury can be
obtained for the trial of such accused.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etc., That
: | sections 1923 and 1881 of the Revised
l Statutes of the State be and the same are
hereby amended and re-enscted, SO as to
!. | read as follows: Changes of venue in any
| ipnin olp rOuaaUtiOn in this State hn
I granted, on behalf of the accused, to an ad-
= Joining parish of the State, whenever there
has been no previous change of venue or
:. application on behalf of the State, either
y 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
y swer 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
Il Attorney General, may, nevertheless
= change the venue on behalf of the State
y as hereinbefore provided.
70 SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tina
:, section 1929 of the Revised Statutes of THU
u State be and the same is hereby amended
u ! and re.enacted SO as to read as follows
= When change of venue shall be awarded
:" either upon the application of the State o
y the accused, it shall be the duty OF tn
- sheriff immediately to convey the accused
y to the parish to which the cause shal
70 have been removed, and to deliver hin
u to the sheriff of said parish, whose dut
u it shall be to hold him in safe Gus
70 70 tody until otherwise ordered by the court
!, and for compensation and necessary e1
J, penses attending such transfer the sheri
~ shall be paid by the Treasurer OF the Stat
Y upon the approval of his account thereto
~ by the Attorney General
c., u, Il Frruk Iav
y the Attorney General, assistant attorne
~ general, district attorneys, and distrl'
u | ATTORNEYS pro tempOre in this State al
~ hereby empowered and authorized to AZ
- | minister Oaths to witnesses IN crlmlni
a. matters.
" SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., TIT
% the Governor may at any time assign u
~ assistant attorney general to perform Il
W duties hereinbefore imposed upon the A
~ tOrney General or district attorneys In ca
~ of the absence, or neglect or refusal OF u
y Attorney General or district attorney
Ia perform any duty imposed upon him
Ao this act
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., Tn
iaU section 99S of the Revised Statutes OF tn
~ ~ State be and the same is hereby amendt
~ " and re-enaeted so as to read as follow
20 That in all criminal prosecutions where
no the defendant is allowed peremptory chf
q lenges the State shall also be above
u without cause, the same number of CHI
81 OF lenges allowed the defendants in such ca
by law.
-. SEC 10. Be it further enacted, etc., Tn
isC this act shall take effect and be in for
OF from and after it's passage, and all laws
nls parts of laws conflicting with the pro
70, OF sions of this act are hereby repealed so
he as conflicting.
Oh (Signedl MICHAEL HAHN.
.on Speaker Of the House of Representative
"a, (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE,
10 Lieutenant Governor and President of
- Senate.
an. Approved January 6, 1877: ,r,
ess (Signed) VIM. Z. hELLoGG,
esS Governor of the State of Louisiana
hot A true copy:
are w. Sacratarv of State.