The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-04
AN ACT
No. IA. !

TO provide for the transfer OF papers DEGREES
eto, IN succession matters and matters re.
lating to the tutorship of minors from the
parishes OF Union, Jackson, Bienyille and
Claiborne to this parish Of Lincoln: and to
provide for the settlement Of SUGGESTIONS and
appointments OF tutors In the par sh OF Lin
coin, In certain caBee.
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives ofa,e Stale of Louisiana
IN General Assembly conue1.ed, That immedi-
ately after the promulgato OF this act, the clerk
OF the district court in each OF the following
parishes: Union. Jackson, Bienville and Olaf
borne, shall make out duly certified copies Of all
orders and DEGREES ON the probate docket OF their
respective oour.s, in all SUGGESTIONS OF deceased
persons who. at the time Of their death, were
residents Of the territory, now in the parish OF
Linoep, snd IN oil matters relating to the tutor
ship OF minors resident in said territory, and
shall deliver to the clerk OF the District Court for
the parish Of Lincoln, on his demand, the afore-
said copies and all original petitions, vouchers
and other papers relating to the said cases; the
clerks Of court shall DO entitled to receive for
said copies the usual fees allowed by law for
making certified copies In other cases, the pay
ment OF which shall be provided for by the police
jury OF the parish Of Lincoln, at it's first
meeting hgarn ID the year one thousand
said clerks shall not be required to make copies
Of orders, or forward original papers in any case
In which final amount shall have been homolo-
gated. nor shall said clerks be required to copy or
cuutiou W CultpehbhtlOn CUpyluk ally OIu6T OF
decree which is written and signed on any OF the
original papers In said cases; and prouided fur
tter, that no compensation other than that above
provided for shall be allowed for transferring
papers or making copies under this sct
SEC. q. BE IL further enacted, etc., That il
shall be the duty Of the Clerk of the Court for the
parish Of Lincoln to demand and receive from
the clerks OF court In the pariehes Of Union jack
son, Bienville and Claiborne the original papers
snd copies provided for in this act, aud to place
the cases transferred ON the Probate Docket OF
the Parish COURT, and said cases shall be con-
Quoted TO final settlement In said court in the
same manner as ii commenced ia said court
originally.
SEQ. 8. Be IL further enacted, etc., That all
SUGGESTIONS OF deceased persons, who, ut the
time OF their deoease we're residents of any terri
tory now included in the parish OF Lincoln, that
were opened by the death Ut such persons before
the parish of Lincoln was organized, and the set
Element Of which ia not yet commenced, shall BIO
settled in the parrish OF Lincoln in the same man.
ner az IL the succession had been opened after
the organization OF said parish; and this section
shall also apply to the appointment OF tutors for
minors.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH.
Speaker Of the House Of Represent atives
(Signed) LOUIS A. WILT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the Senate
Approved April 8, 1877.
tsignedl FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary OF State.