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

this act shall be construed to impair the
claim or lion and privilege for costa Of the
clerk Of the late Superior District Court.
SEC. Ia. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the said Superior Civil Court shall adopt
such jury terms as may appear necessary
and convenient, and shall have authority
to require at any time drawings of such
number of Jurors as it may order from the
jury commissioners of the parish Of Orleans;
and from the number SO drawn to form a
jury list not exceeding one hundred, who
shall serve for one month from the compile.
ton of the panel, unless discharged; and it
may complete any petty jury by summon
ing talesmen, as ia usual in such cases.
The salaries of the jury commissioners
for the parish of Orleans are hereby in
creased TO one thousand dollars per annum.
each, payable quarterly, by tho Admins
TRAITOR of Finance Of the city of New Or
leans.
SEC. Is. Be- it further enacted, etc, That
the judge of the Superior Civil Court shall
select from the rooms and offices lately oc-
cupied by the Superior DISTRICT Court and
Sixth District Court, and from any other
rooms In the courthouse not hitherto occu-
pied ss court rooms ami cihoes, suitable
apartments tor said Superior Civil Court
aud its officers; provided, the court may
remove at any time or occupy any other
loo alton assigned by the CDInci of the city
of New Orleans, and approved by the
Judge; and the Council, on the order of the
Judge, shall be required to procure such
eligible location ana due furniture for the
court, and cause the same 10 be taken care
of and supplied with fuel and attendance
for the nse of the court.
SEC. l6. Be it further enacted, eto, That
in any case when the Judge Of the Superior
Civil Court may be Reused, and when he
Is not personally interested in the matters
in condensation, no shall select 8 LAWYER,
having the qualifications required for q
judge of his court, to try such cases. And
when the judge is personally interested in
the suit, he shall call upon another district
judge of any district in the State to try the
case. In all other cases of absence, ina
bility, declension to seTve OF temporary va
cancy, original or other wise, he may 10 like
manner call on, or the Governor may as
sign, district judge of the STATE 10 act in
the Gaze or cases, or for the time being.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans
is charged with the duties of sheriff of the
Superior Civil Court, and with opening
said court on the order of the judge there.
to appointed or temporarily assigned. In
case of his inability or neglect or refusal to
perform any such duty, the judge NAV call
upon any coroner or appoint eherf pro
tempOre for said court, and the Governor
may, in case of refusal, remove the civil
sheriff from office.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts or provisions of laws con-
hictiDg with this ACT be and the same are
hereby repealed, as lar as so conflicting,
and this act shall have force and effect from
and after its passage
(Signed) MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker Of the House of representatives.
iSigned) C. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved January 4. 1877.
lSigned) WIN p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of louisiana.
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLoNDB,
Secretary OF Stata.