The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-04-28
No. 3S,1 AN G.

To regulate the terms of parish courts.
and to fix the salaries of the parish
Judges.
SECTION ]. Be it enacted bn The Senate
and House Of Representatives ofthe State of
LOUISIANA, IN General assembly conrened.
That the parish judges of the several
parishes shall hold IL general term of
their respective courts every two
months. tor h transaction of all bust
ness may come before them. The Judges
Of said courts shall have the right to fix
the months in which they shall hold
snch general terms aud the days of com
mencement thereof, and to change the
same when. in their Judgment, the pub
lie Interest requires it. but such change
shall not take effect until fifteen DAYS
public notice thereof shall have been
given.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted ect., That
the parish judges ofthe several parishes
shall hold a term of their respective
courts every month, in which Il general
term OF such court is not held, the day
of commencement of such term to cor
respond with the day of commencement
of the general terms as fixed by said
judges, at such intermediate terms here
ttpo' pI'' ItCt Aul. o1IlN SuCl ~)IoDdtt
business as is required by law to be
transacted i'll open court shall be tried
or determined.
SEC. ). BE it further enacted. etc.. That
the several parish judges may adjourn
their respective courts, either the gener-
al or probate terms thereof, for one
week or less, from the day of its regular
commencement, and if the district court
OF any parish shall be in session at the
time OF commencement, " during any
term OF the parish court of such parish,
it shall be discretionary with the parish
Judge to hold his court, or not, during
the term the idistrict court is in session.
In the event of the absence or illness OF
the parish judge Oh the day of the com
mencement of any term of the parish
court, the sheriff of such parish may
open and adjourn said court from day
to day for three days.
Sec. a. Be it further enacted, ect.. That
the parish judges shall have the power
and it is hereby made their duty, to open
their courts on any day, legal holidays
excepted, for the trial of any criminal
causes of which such courts may have
jurisdiction.
Sec. 5 Be it further enacted. ect., That
the judges ofthose parishes which have a
representation of two members in the
House OF Representatives, shall receive
a salary of seventeen hundred and fifty
dollars per annum and parish Judges il
parishes entitled to three Representa-
tives shall receive a salary Of twenty
two hundred dollars, and Judges in
parishes entitled to four or more Repre-
sentatives shall receive a salary of TWEEN
ty-tive hundred dollars payable quarter
ly upon their Nv warrants; the Judges
of the parishes having one representa-
tive in the House of Representative.
shall receive a salary of twelve hundred
and fifty dollars per annum. payabl,
quarterly upon their own warrants, an(
I all parish jadges shall further be enti
) tied to the fees which are now provided
| by clerks of courts, in all cases of an
r peals from justices of the peace courts t.
the parish courts. and no other.
! Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ect., Tha
. this act shall take effect from and afte
its passage, and that all laws and part
OF laws in conflict with the provision
hereof be and the same are hereby re
pealed.
[Signed LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker OF the House of Reprrsen IN
: tives.
[Signed] LOUIS A. WILTZ.
Lieutenant Governor and President c
the Senate.
: Approved April 2. 1877.
= lSigned] FRANCIS 7. NICHOLS,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
p A true copy:
s WILL. A. STRONG.
s Secretary ofState.