New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-09

district or parish court, she party applying
70 tile such suit shall deposit with the
clerk ten dollars, and the fling Of the suit
shall be evidence that such sum has been
paid and deposited with the clerk; such
sums shall be held by the CLERK to pay the
COSTS of clerk and sheriff in such cases, the
clerk retaining one half, aud the other half
to be paid over to the sheriff az fast as bis
fees accrue until the amount to which he is
entitled Is exhausted; and the clerk shall
be liable under his bond for tue proper
appropriation Of said amount, The
clerks and sheritfs will be- entitled to col
lect the residue of their costs in every case,
every six months, that is, all the costs due
them on the first day Of January Of each
year shall be considered on that day due
and e0llectihle, and all the costs due on the
fret day of July of each year shall be then
due aud cOliectible. The costs shall bJ col
looted as follows: The clerk or sheriff shall
make out bill of their respective coats due
and collectiblc, and shall swear TO the cor.
rectnees of the same, and that the same is
due; and such cost bills shall be presented
to the judge of the court in which the case
was filed or is pending, who shall examine
the same and, IL he shall find them correct,
he ehall approve the same, and on which
cost bill, 80 approved, the clerk shall issue
execution against the principal and secn-
rites Tor ooste, and the same shall be
ccllectible by the sheriff az on other
executions, and the security for costs
shall not be entitled to the plea of
discussion. Execution shall not be issued
in any SUCH bill of costs until ten days after
such bill of costs shall have been demanded
by the sheriff or his deputy of the principal
or security, which demand shall be- made
to appear by return TO that effect on said
bill OF costs, made and signed by the sheriff
or bis deputy; provided, that in case where
there has been written confession of judg-
ment, signed at or before the filing Of the
suit, the party fling the seine shall not be
required to deposit more than the costs for
the confession of judgment and recording
proceedings, as is provided for by this act;
and provided further, that If at or before
the time OF filing the suit there has been q
written waiver of citation and petition,
the party filing the suit shall be
required TO dep1sit only five dollars, to be
dispoeed of "a required in the first part of
this section; and, provided further, that If
any part of the money so deposited remain
after paying the taxed costs OF suit accrued
ut the date Of rendering final Judgment in
the case, the same shall be returned to the
party originally depositing IT; and, provided
further, that whenever the said deposit shall
be exhausted ia thu, payment of taxed costs,
the clerk may require a further d-pOtit of
ten dollars, or shall be entitled to demand
and receive the otsts as they shall accrue.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, etc., That
all laws, or parts of laws, contrary to or in
conflict with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed and that this act take Ell.
feet from and after its passage.
lSignedl E d. ESTILETTE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signedl g. G. AN rOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved, November 81, 1876.
(Signed) WM. P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
F. G. LLoRENs,
Assistant Secretary of State.