The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-04-26

10 regulate and limit the liability OF parishes
of this State, the parish of Orleans excepted,
for costs and fees in criminal proceedings
before Justices of the Peace and in Parish
and District Courts.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of Louis
lana i'll General Assembly convened. That IN
all criminal proceedings and trials before jus
tees of the peace, in District and Parish Courts
of this State, the parish of Orleans excepted,
the clerks, sheriffs and justices of the peace
and constables shall not collect or receive from
their respective parishes any fees or compen-
satlon Tor their services in excess OF the hmi-
tations and amounts fixed in this act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That in
compensation for all services rendered in Grim
inal proceedings and trials before justices of
peace and i'll District and Parish Courts,
where the costs and fees chargeable to the
respective parishes, the fees of clerks of the
court. sherltfs, constables and justices Of peace
and in District and Parish Courts where the
costs and fees are chargeable to the respective
parishes the fees of clerks of the court, sherfs,
sonstables and justices of the peace, through
out the State, tie parish of Orleans excepted
are hereby limited and fixed at fifty per cent
um of the fees and costs as are now paid
| by existing law, and the parochial authorities
| are hereby prohibited from increasing the fees
and costs in criminal proceedings as now fixed
| by law.
| SEC. j. De III IuftneF enateu, eCC., Nat
this act shall in no manner affect the right of
these officers to change and collect all fees as
now fixed by existing laws, from defendants
| in all criminal proceedings and trials where the
defendants are declared to pay the same under
| Judgment or sentence of the court, nor shall
this act affect the right of the Sherifs to charge
and collect, from their respective parishes,
| the fees and expenses as now fixed by law for
| carving prisoners to the Penitentiary; nor
for executing prisoners condemned to capital
punishment, nor for finding aud maintaining
prisoners in the parish jails and costs and actu
al expenses incurred IN pursuing and arresting
criminals
SEC d. Bet it further enacted, ETC., That
in preliminary criminal trials for commitment
witnesses shall not be allowed any fees, pei
diem or mileage; but no witness fees shall be
allowed for ATTENDANCE before Grand Juries
and in no criminal trial or proceedings shall
witnesses living within five miles of the court
house or place where the court is held be en-
titled to fees of mileage and per diem
SEC. 5. Be 1T further enacted, etc, Tha
all officers making charges for fees and cost:
against the parish shall still be required t.
present specific and itemized accounts dull.
approved under existing laws
Sec g. Be 10 further enacted, etc, Tha
this act shall take effect from and after it
F passage, and that all laws in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
, fSienedl LOUIS BUSH.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
, (Signed) LOUIS A WILT,
Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate
!, Approved March 81, 1877.
! (Signedl FRANCIST. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State of Louislan;
A true copy:
-. WILL A. STRONG, Secretary of State.