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

have reason to believe have knowledge ~
the fact to be summoned before some Judge
or justice of the peace. that their dep1si-
tiOns may be taken. Said summons shall
run and be served in any part Of the State
by any sheriff or other officer designated
by the Attorney General; and provided,
further, that whenever the Attorney GEN
eral shall be informed that an offense,
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 scion has not been taken
upon such complaint when made, he, the
Attorney General, or at his inetance and by
his authority the district attorney or dis
trict attorney pro tempore for such parish,
may, ans it 10 made his duty st any time,
either during any term, general or special,
or during vacation fto1 file an information
for such Otfense against any person or per-
sons &C 3used of having committed, or in
any manner participated in the commission
OF such offense; anu any and all Judges OF
courts of competent jurisdiction through
out this State shall at any and all times,
either during any term, general or special,
or during vacation, Teesive such infOrma-
ti0n, and cause the same to be properly
fled, 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 1896 of the Revised Statutes of the
State Of Louisiana be and the same is here
by amended and re-enaeted EO as 20 read as
follows; That the judges of the district
and parish courts of this ate shall have
authority to administer oaths, to grant, ut
chambers, orders relating to orators of
interdicted persons, all orders relating to
sUrrenders by insOlvent debtors, and the
appointment and administration of syn
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Representation, provisional seizure and
injunction, and all orders relating there.
to, writs of habeas corpus, orders
of seizure and sale ON executory process,
orders for commissions TO take testimony,
TO receive, cause to be fled, and to take
proper action upon Information filed 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
torDey 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 neoes.
sary to cameo the arrest and confinement of
such accused person or persons.
SEC. A. Be it further enacted, etc, That
Sections 1921, ll72, 1861 and 1891 Of the Re
WEED Statutes of the State of Lou
isiana be aud the same are hereby
amended and re-enacted 80 as TO
read as fOllows: Upon the application of
the Attorney General, district attorney or
district attorney prOtempOre authorised by
the Attorney General, the judge shall, in
any criminal prosecution in this State, either
kaAn ~ r,fN -.
venue in behalf of the State to any parish
in the same or any other district OF the
State designated by the Attorney General,
aud whore, in the opinion of the Attorney
General, fair and competent Jury can be
obtained for the trial OF such accused.
SEC. 5. Be 1t 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 10 any
criminal prosecution in this State may be
granted, on behalf of the accused, to an adj
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 tho
proper application being made TO the Judge,
either in open court or at chambers; pre-
videc 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 Gem
erai, or district attorney authorized by the
Attorney General, may, nevertheless
change the venue on behalf OF the State,
as hereinbefore provided
SEC 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
section 1929 of the Revised Statutes of this
State be aud the same is hereby amended
and re enacted 80 as to read as folIows:
When change of venue shallsOe 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 parish, whose duty
IL shall be to hold him in safe GUS
tOdy until otherwise ordered by the court;
and for compensation and necessary ex-
penses attending such transfer the sheriff
shall be paid by the Treasurer of the State
upon the approval Of his account therefor
by the Attorney General.
SEC. Z. 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 adj
minister oaths to witnesses IN criminal
SIC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the Governor may ct 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 cot.
SIC. 9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
section 99S Of the Revised Statutes Of this
State be and the same is hereby amended
and re-eDacted so as 70 read as follows:
That In all criminal prosecutions wherein
the defendant Ia allowed peremptOry ohal-
leDges the State shall also be allowed,
without cause the same number of chal-
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 it's passage, and all laws OF
parts of laws conflicting with the prOvi.
sions OF this oct are hereby repealed so far
as COZ ficting.
(Signedl MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
(Signedl G. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved January 6, 1877.
(Signedl WM. p. KELLOGG,
Governor Of the State Of Lonisiana.
A trHe copy:
P. 9. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary Of State.
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