The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-01

volume which may have been commenced by him.
SEC. O. Be ii further enacted, etc., That 1t shall
be the duty of the CLERK Of the Supreme Court to
deliver. to the reporter, or to his order, the
original opinions OF the judges, as soon az they
shall have been recorded, rs provided by law 70,
gether with the records In all caaes. They shall
be returned 10 the clerk as soon az they sha
have been used for the purpose Of preparing the
reports The term of Office OF the reporter snail
be four years from the date of his appointment,
| unless he be removed, as hereinbefore provided
| for.
| sEo. 4. BE further enacted, ETC., That all
cases in which any judgments shall be pro-
nounced shall be reported, except such rs pre-
sent only questions OF fact, or in which damages
may be allowed for II frivolous appeal. Inc re-
| port Of each case shall contain:
First-The title Of the case.
| Second The names OF the judge and court
from which the appeal was taken. and il tried by
| Jury the fact shall be stated,
| Third-Ihe names of counsel engaged in each
case.
Fourth-Concise notes at the head OF each case
OF the points decided in the Gaze.
| Fifth-A statement of the facts OF the case,
| taken from the record, when such statement may
| be necessary to explain the decision OF the court,
mention need only be made OF applications for
rehesting when important TO proper under"
standing Of the decision.
reported, arranged alphabetically with the names
Of the plaintiffs and defendants, and list OF all
| cases determi ed within the period embraced by
the volume, but not reported, together with
| cppiOus index
SEQ g. Be il further enacted, etc, That the
aaid reports shall bs printed in bourgeois type,
loaded, each page contain, as nearly 40 may be,
two THOUSAND four hundred and fifty ems; the
paper shall be well sized and equal i'll quality to
| that Of the first volume OF annual reports, each
| volume to he bound in calf.
SEQ. O. Be IL further enacted, etc., That the
eases reported for each year shall form one vol
utne, VII Oh shall be designated by the year
1 tyl In mn md
| known as the Louieana Annual Repoi to.
SEQ. 7. Be il further enacted, etc.. That the
| reporter shall supervise the publication OF an
edition Of one thousand copies Of the reports, to be
published az hereinabove and hereinafter direct
ed The publisher shall deliver 10 the reporter
one hundred copies, which this reporter shall re-
tain in his hands for the following disposition;
He shall deposit on copy in the Law Library OF
| New Oflean !, one in the Library OF the Supreme
COURT, and five copies ia the State Library lie
shall also deliver one copy TO each Of the Supreme
| Court Judges, and one to each OF the District
Judges sitting in the city Of New Orleans, and
deliver to the Secretary Of State for distribution
by him in accordance with existing laws
sEC 8. Be IT. further enaciea. ETC., That IN order
to publish said reports AZ ute4aid, the Ptln1ng
Board created by act number forty-nlne OF SEES
sion Of eighteen hundred and seventy seven, is
authorized TO enter into contract with any pub
Usher tsaid contract not TO exceed In any one
| time the term OF two years, or two volumes OF
ner. a. Ii reiuab ove and hereinafter provided, al
Of said copies OF said reports; said contract TO
made after having advertised for at least ten days
in the official journal for bids TO do the said
printing of reports Fhe contract to be given to
tue party or parties off ring the greatest bonus to
the State for the cop, right and privilege OF pub
fishing and selling said volumes of reports, The
stid contract to include over aud above any BONUS
the delivery to the reporter OF the one hundred
volumes mentioned In and to be disposed OF
according to the previous provisions of this
act: the person contracting to publish shall
bind himself to sell the volumes OF dsels-
ions within the State of Louisiana at rate
which in no case shall exceed one cent per
page for each volume; the contractor to oblgate
himself to have always on hand for ut least -four
years from the date OF the issuance of said At
nual the volume fof sale to the trade ct SAID
| price, and tn deliver to the Secretary OF State
within the said four years, whenever called upon.
copies of sail volume upon payment in cash of
the price above named. The contract vests the
copyright of said books in said publisher. subj ct
to the above D DIVISIONS. The state to have the
right at sny time to acquire the copyright by
raying the value Thereof, which value is to be
fixed by appraisers, one to be appointed by the
Printing Board, and one by the publisher the
| two, in case of disagreement, TO select third.
The said publisher to furnish security in the sttm
of five thous4 nd dollars conditioned for the faith
full performance of his contract. The board to
have the right to ejsct any and all bids. Any
bonus to be applied TO the payment OF the salaty
OF the reporter, aud the surplus. il any be paid
into he treasury to the credit Of the priating
fund
kHo. Be il further enacted, ETC.. That in
order to facilitate the early delivery 10 the pro
ftsson. if the decisions rendered, the contract
shall obligate the publisher to print, and as they
are delivered to him, sell them IN advance sheets
or pamphlet numbers. stitched and covered with
paper the said pamphlets to contain ut least one
hundred pages Of printed matter, to be sold at q
price stimsted in prop rtion to the whole cost
Of the book when cGmpleted; the purchaser on
purchasers TO he entitled to bound volume
upon the return of the pamphlets in & cd order
to said publisher. and the payment OF the costs
Of the volume, subject to u credit for the price
previously paid for the pamphlets.
Sec ~. BE ii further enacted, ETC., That all
laws parts OF laws in o Btilct with this act be
and the same are her by repealed, 30 far MS they
are in CO.. iiiet, and this act shall have force and
effect from and after it's passage. The rep lrtei
to have supe vision OF the execution OF the CON
tract aforesaid. under whose direction the pub
Usher shall execute his contract.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH.
Speaker OF thu House of Representatives
(Signed) IOUIs A. WILTI,
Leutenant Governor an President Of the Senate
Approved April 80. 1877.
(5igned) FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.