The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-04
70. 1871 AN ACT

10 regulate the terms OF parish courts, and to
fix the salaries of the parish judges.
SEcr1oN l. BE 10 enacted by The Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of The State Of Louisiana,
IN General Assembly conpened, That the parish
judges OF the several parishes shall hold gene
raj term OF their respective courts every two
months for the transaction Of all business which
may come before them. The judges OF said
courts shall have the right to fix the months In
which they shall hold such general terms and
the days of commencement thereof and to
change the same when, in their judsm snt, the
public interest requires it, but such change shall
not take effect until fifteen days public notice
thereof shall have been given.
SEC. q. Be IL further enacted, etc.. That the
parish judges OF the several parishes shall hold
term OF their respective courts every month, Ia
which general term OF such court liz not held,
the day OF commencement OF such term to cor
general term rs fixed by said judges. at such in
termediate terms hereinabove provided for, only
such probate business rs Is required by law to be
transacted in open court shall be tried or deter
mined.
sEc. Q. Be d. further enacted, etc., That the sew
eral parish judges may adjourn their respective
courts, either the general or probate terms
thereof, for one week or less from the day Of it's
regular commencement, and IL the district court
of any parish shall be in session ut the time of
commencement, or during any term of the par
ish court Of such parish, 1t shall be discretionary
with the parish judge to hold bis court, or not,
during the term the district court IL in session.
In the event oil the absence or illness OF the par
ish Judge on the day OF the commencement OF
any term Of the parish court, the sheriff OF such
parish may open and adjourn said court from day
to day for three days.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That the
parish judges shall have the power, and 1t 10
hereby made their duty, to open their courts on
any day, legal holidays excepted, for the trial of
any criminal causes OF which such courts may
have jurisdiction.
SEC. 8. Be il further enacted, etc., That the
judges OF those parishes which have q represen-
tstien Of two members in the House OF Repre-
sentativss, shall receive q salary Of seventeen
hundred and City dollars per annum; and parish
judges In parishes entitled to three Representa-
tives shall receive 3 salary of twenty-five hum
bred dollars, and judges in parishes en-
titled to four or myre Representatives shall re-
oeive a salary OF twenty. five hundred dollars
payable quarterly upon their own warrants; the
in the House of Representatives shall receive q
salary OF twelve hundred and fifty dollars per
annum, payable quarterly upon their own war
rants, and all parish judges shall further be en-
titled TO the fees which are now provided for
clerks OF courts, in all cases OF appeals from JUS
tices of the peace courts to the parish courts and
no other
SEC. g. Be IL further enacted, etc., That this
act shall take effect from and after it's passage
and that al laws and parts of laws in conflict with
the provisi ns hereof be and the same are hereby
repealed.
speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(sisnedl LOUIS A. WILTZ,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved April 2, 1877.
(signed) FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary OF State