New Orleans Republican., 1877-02-17

whether capital or otherwise, has been
committed in any parish in this
State, and that no proper com
plant has been made as above provided,
or that proper sctiou has not been taken
upon such complaint when made, he, the
Attorney General, or at bis 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 tOl file an information
for such Offeuse against any person or per-
sons accused of having committed, or in
any manner participated in the commission
of such otfense; ana any and all judges of
courts of competent jurisdiction through
out this State shall at any and all times,
either daring any term, general or special
or duriOg 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 as to read as
follows: That the judgea of the district
and parish courts of this S ate shall have
authority to administer oaths, to grant, at
chambers, orders relating to curators of
interdicted persons, all orders relating to
appointment and administration of syn
dies, orders of arrest, attachment,
sequestrstion, provisional seizure and
injunction, and all orders rel llting there
to, writs of habeas corpus, orders
of seizure and sale on eXecutory process,
orders for commissions to take testimony,
to receive, cauBe to be filed, and to take
proper action upon information fled as pro-
vided for in section two of this act, amend,
ing section l3l of the Revised Statutes of
this State, and generally to grant all other
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 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 neees-
sary to cause the arrest and confinement of
such accused person or persons.
SEC a. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
sections 1921, ll72, 1861 and 1891 Ut the Re-
vised Statutes of the State of Lou
isiana be and the same are hereby
amended and re-enacted SO as to
read as follows: Upon the application of
the Attorney General, district attorney or
district attorney protempUre authorized by
the Attorney General, the judge shall, in
any criminal prosecution in this State, either
before or after arrangement, charge 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, fair and competent jury can be
obtained for the trial OF such accused.
SEC. ) Be it further enacted, ETC., That
sections 1923 and 1881 of the Revised
Statutes OF the State be and the same are
hereby amended and re-enacted, 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 no 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
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
Attorney General, may, nevertheless,
| change the venue on behalf of the State,
as hereinbefOre provided.
| SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| section 1929 of the Revised Statutes of this
State be and the same Is hereby amended
| and re enacted so as to read AS follows
| When change of venue shall be awarded,
either upon the application of the State or
the accused, it shall be the duty of the
| sheriff Immediately to convey the accused
to the parish to which the cause shall
| have been removed, and to deliver him
| to the sheriff of said paTish, whose duty
| it shall be 10 hold him in safe GUS
| tOdy until otherwise ordered by the court;
| and for compensation and necessary ex-
| peEses attending such transfer the sheriff
ball ha 49, ha oF Tb 20
upon the approval of his account therefor
| by the Attorney General.
| SEC. 7. 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 ad
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 tOllOws:
That in all criminal prosecutions wherein
the defendant is allowed peremptory ohal-
lenges the State shall also be allowed,
without cause the same number of ehal-
lenges allowed the defendants in such case
| by law.
SEC. 10, 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 COT fcting
| tSignedl MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
(Signedl G. c. ANTOINE,
| Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
| Approved January 6. 1877
| (Signed) VIM. 2. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
P. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.
No. 4.
AN ACT
For the relief of the widow of B. H, Dink-
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