Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-20
Supreme Court for Los Angeles.

We below present the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Ellis, January TO-,
1878, to provide for holding two
terms of the Supreme Court each
year in the city OF Los angeles:
SECTION l. Section forty-nine of
the Code of Civil Procedure is
hereby amend ed to read as follows:
Section 49. There must be six
terms in each year for the hearing
of causes, to commence on the Sec
ond Monday in the months of Jam
uary, March, May, July, Septem-
her and November.
SEC. 2. Section fifty is hereby
amended 80 as TO read as follows:
Section 80. The May and .Novem-
Der terms of this Court shall be
held at the Capital of the State. If
proper rooms in which to hold the
Court, and for the accommodation
of the officers thereof, are not pro-
vided by the State, together with
attendants, furniture, fuel, lights,
and stationery, suitable and suf-
ficient for the transaction of BUSH
ness, the Court may direct the
Sheriff Of the county in which it is
held to provide rooms, attendants,
furniture, fuel, lights and station
cry, and the expenses thereof, Ger.
tilted by majority of the Justices
to be correct, must be paid out OF
the Stale Treasury. The January
and July terms Of this Court may
be held at the city and county OF
San Francisco, provided the Board
of Supervisors thereof, at the dis
erection of said Board, shall procure
and maintain, at the expsnse of
said city aud county, rooms and
furniture acceptable to the Justices
of said Court for tho accom- moda-
ton of the business thereof, and of
its respective officers, together with
necessary attendants, fuel, aud
lights; and the Board of Supervis-
ors OF said city aud county are
hereby authorized to appropriate
all necessary funds to defray the
expenses aforesaid, payable out of
the General Fund OF said city and
county. If the said Board of Su-
pervisors shall accept the provis-
ions Of this Act, and procure the
necessary rooms and furniture at
said city and county for the accom-
mediation of said Court and its Of
ficers, then it shall be the duty of
said Board to permanently main
tain such rooms and furniture, to-
gether with the necessary attend
ants, fuel, and lights; and upon the
failure of said Board SO to do, after
having accepted the provisions of
this Act as aforesaid, the Court
may direct the Sheriff of said city
and county to provide such rooms,
furniture, fuel, and lights, and the
expenses thereof, certified by ina
jority of the Justices to
be correct, shall be a charge
against said city and county,
and must be paid out of the Genera
Fund thereof. Until such time
as the Board Of Supervisors of said
city and county, shall accept the
provisions of this Act, the January
and July terms Of this Court shall
continue to be held at the Capital
of tie State, provided, that in no
event shall the State hereafter be
put to any additional expense of
any kind, character, or nature by
reason Of the holding of any term
or terms of said Court at said City
and County of San Francisco. The
March and September terms of this
Court shall be held in the City of
Los Angeles, in the District Court
room, or such other room as
the Court may select. The Court
may direct the Sheriff of the
County of Los Angeles to provide
rooms, attendants, furniture, fuel,
lights, and stationery, suitable and
sufficient for the transaction of bus.
mess, and the expenses thereof,
certified by majority Of the JUS
tees to be correct, must be paid
out of the State treasury. The
Justices of the Court shall be paid
out of the State treasury their trav-
cling expenses to and from Los
Angeles, not exceeding eight cents
per mile of travel to and from their
homes to that place.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take eff
feet Immediately.