The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-05-02


New Orleans. In lieti III costs fees aud en-
penses In criminal csseH, oognisabe by said
court, and 90 repeal all laws and parts Eef
lawsl In conflict with this act
sRorios |. Be II enacted bg The Senate md
House Of Representatives af the State Of Bouis-
tnnn, IN General Assembly eonteped, That there
shall be established In the city Of New Orleans
tive Police Courts, to be known as the Fret and
New Orleans. The First Recorders Court shall
have Jurisdiction In the territory included la the
nifss m y and Fourth Districts OF New Orleans, and
Tue Tue second Recorders Court shall tave iurisdic-
mon over the territory included in the seeond-
ihird aud Fifth Districts Of said eitv.
:, sfo. y BE II further enacted, etc, That The
Goyernor , shall Within ten dsys after the promnl
ga'on Oh tliis act, by and with the advice Of the
sshate, apppint two persons, competent To be q
lseeorder Oh each Of said courts who shall helH
Their oiiiees until Their successors are elected
and qualified IN aceordance With ths PROVISIONS Of
the subsequent section of this set
Sec D. BE u further enaefed. sts.. THAT M
each subsequent regular city eiee ion, the otali-
fed voters OF the two said recorders courts dis
triets oI the e,ty pt new Orleans shall elect re
Office fur the term OF two years, or until his sue-
cessor is elected and qualified The recorder
thus o be elected shall bs person learned In the
law, who shall have been at least two years a
practitioner thereof In this State at the time ef
said election.
ano. 1. be further enacted etc. That the ssid
recorders shall each reteive a salary of three
|
be allowed one clerk at salary Of eighteen hun
drea dollars year. and four assistant clerks, orie
VI whom shall be a stehogfaphef, at salary of
twelve hundred dollars . year. and the stenogrs-
pher shall receive. In addition te said twelve hum
dred dollars o year aforesaid, sx hundred dollars
additional pay, and ii shall be his duty to take
dpwn verbatim reports OF all testimony and
examinations in all cases where the
FIRST District Court or Superior Orimi-
nal COURT Of the parish of Orleans. and
TO transctihe from hls notes full report of the
same. which shall be duly certified by the rss8f~
| der. who shall forward the same 10 the proper
criminal court for The Use ef the Attorney Gem
eral and District Attorney. said CLERKS 10 be sp~
| pointed by the said recorders. and the sa' les
hereby ordered and fixed. shall be paid monthly
| by the city of New Orleans, and the Council Oh
said city shall itnmsdat " after the prprnnlgs~
ton OF this set. provide suitable court rootns aud
| accommodations for the tse of said recorders
| courts, as well as suitable rooms for the use of
The recorders and officers thereof. All stationery,
fuel blanks, and other articles necessary Tor sar~
fyng on the business pf said courts. shall be pro-
yided and paid for Ivy the city OF New 0ilssns, or
the re1uisftiot Of The recorder Of either pf said
| courts. within FIVE DAYS after said reaniaitten
shall have been delivered 10 the Mayor Of said
city, whose duty II s hereby made 10 bring the
matter TO the notice Oh the Council. which shall
Immediately aot thereon.
| EA,. B. De further sHaeted, efp., That ths
said recorders COURTS hereby eteated, aud the
recorders thereof shall have respectively the
Jurisdiction as liz now vested by law IN the MUM
| eiptl police courts ef The city OF New Orleans,
aud In the recorders courts formerly by the city
| charter, and The Mayor shall, on the selsetioH
| and recommendation of the said recorders, re-
| speotivey, appoint four persons ON the polio.
| iorce who shall be detailed to serve In each os
| ssid courts, ard be subject to the control and
| order Of the recorders there T. end not recover
able therefrom without the consent ef said re-
| eurdera. and shall provide for all other necessary
police force at said courts, and lor the care and
| rnfa atf,1u all
sBU g. BE IL further enacted, etc, That all
fines, penalties, fees and forfeitares imposed. nr
| stcrning within said recorders courts, shall he
paid unto the recorders thereof who shall pay tire
same over dailyto the Administrator of Finance Of
the city OF New Orleans, ard the funds thus COZ
lpeted and paid over shall go into the general
fund OF said city, and be appropriated and dis
posed Of In the manner provided by the charter
thereof, and the nou-payment OF said fines, penal
ties eto, as herein provided, shall be good ana
sufficient cause for the removal Of said recorders
by the City Counoil the said Administrator or
Finance shall furnish to each recorder n printed
receipt book, with marginal stubs, and the re-
oerder shall give n receipt from said book for
every fine or penalty collected by him, and shah
state on the stub, or margin the amount of said
fine or penalty, when and from whom collected.
and for what otfense, ana said receipt book
shall always be kept open for public inspection.
sEe. 7. BE further enacted, no., That ths
clerks Of the courts hereby created shall be the
recording officers thereof snd perform the like
duties now imposed by law upon the clerks OF th9
rnr nicipaI police courts OF the city OF New Or
leans, and shall otherwise comply with the re-
aue ements Of law and ordinances. and be anon
able TO the order OF and subject 10 removal by
tlls recorders OF said courts
SEQ. 8. BE IL further snacted, ate.. That all tbs
causes now psnding iu said municipal police
courts, as well "a the books, papers and records
thereof shall be transferred to the recorders
court herein created % soon as tho recorders
thereof shall have been duly qualified ia accord
anee with hs provisions OF this act.
| 9us In ft,Y}lg bnt 10 eE
entitled "An act establishing four municipal
courts in The city of New Orleans, aud defining
the jurisdiction and officers thereof, and repeal
ing all laws establishing recorders courts, and
providing for the transfer of the records from the
recorders courts 10 The said municipal courts and
for other purposes. approved May ~, 1871, be,
aud The same is, hereby repealed; said repeal ~
date from the day on which the recorder name IN,
This act shall have dnly qualified jn accordance
with the provisions thereof. -
Fro. 10 lie il FURTHER eadeted, etc That should
any vacsney occur at any ii ue in the Office oil
recorder as hersil created. the same shall he
filed by the Governor, and the person thus y
pointed to fill said Vacancy shall serve unless
sooner removed) for the balance,o The uoexpirsh
term which he shall be chosen 10 fill, propjded.
, that in the temporary absence or sickness of
either OF said recorders, the City Council shall
have the right TO elect assista Mt recorder, who
shall possess the same qualifications NJ hre herein
prescribed for the recorders, and VINO snsll have
full power and authority to aeb ~ the recorder
!, would have himself il present and acting, In case
, ,, OF absence OF ths recorder. The assistant re-
, , rder shall receive from the city she salary af-
lowed that officer by this ACT, In his plscs and
stead and in case Of sickness Of the recorder
! the assistant shsll receive compensation of
eight dollars per Gay for each day during which
he shall 30 serve, which said compensation shall
be paid by the City Council NJ before prescribed.
SEC. Ii. BIZ IL further euacted. etc., That the
, said recorders may be tried by the City Conncia
for rnalfeasance In Office, other offsnse, and
bs removed from ofceiafter Trial, by the yotes Of
! Eve Of the Administrators.
FEC. IL. Be ii further enacted. etc., That the
said recorders shall have full power and anthor-
ity 10 enforce all ordinances of the City Of New
Orleans and shall have power, for violation OF the
same, 10 impose fines not TO exceed twenty dob
lars for sseh tffonse, and in default OF payment.
: 10 sentence the party fined to imprisonment for
: not mere than thirty days.
sEe. ID. BE IL further erdcted, etc That the
!, Fifth Municipal Police Court, situated In The
the city OF Manz IiIlaans And