St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-09
mo. Il ]

\ q.
An act to amend and re-enact section
414 OF the Revised Statutes, "and tc
| authorize copies from the record in
cases of loss or destruction of origi.
nais, to be substituted for such orisi
| nails in criminal and civil proceedings
in cOurts.n
SECTIoN l. Re 1t enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives of the State
| OF louisiana, in General assembly con-
uened, That section four hundred and
| sevenfy-fOur OF the Revised Statutes
he amended and rp-enacted SO as to read
| as follows: :" 1t shall be the duty of the
Glen Ks OF CONT, within three days after
the filing, to record in well bound book
| the petition, answer and pleadings i'm all
causes, together with any original docu-
| mtnt filed with the petition, answer or
other pIeadings on which the suit, other
demand o defence may be founded,
and within three months after final
Judgment to record in the same book
orders OF court, intellocutory judgments,
and final judgments rendered herein ::
and III case OF the loss. or destruction Of
the original of any such pleadings, docu-
ments or judgments, a duly certified
copy OF the same from the record made
as herein provided may be received in
=
II such loss or destruction shall take
place during the pendency of the suit of
which such pleadings, documents, ETC.,
shall form part, then the suit may be
continued and prosecuted to final judg-
ment, upon the filing in the court haV-
ing jurisdiction thereof, a duly certified
copy OF said pleadings, documents, etc,
from said record so made, and in case OF
the loss destruction or abstraction of
the original of any final Judgment, order
or decree OF any court, it shall be com
petent for the Judge of such court upon
satisfactory proof made before him in
chambers, of such loss, destruction or
abstraction, to order, upon the appIica-
tlon OF any party in interest, that a duly
certified copy from the record of such
Judgment, order or decree bc substitu-
ted for such original, and the execution
and enforcement thereof be proceeded
with as upon the original OF such judg-
ment, order and decree, and that it shall
be the duty of clerks of court OF this
State within ten days after the adj journ-
ment OF any term or session of court, at
or during which any bill of indictment,
information or bail bond have been
filed, to record in carefully bound book
kept for that purpose, all such bills of
"t.'uiSt', tiitOi tflttti'liSs anu Vail UODuS,
and in case of the loss, destruction or
abstraction from such court of the origi-
nal of any such recorded bill Of indict-
nlent. information or bail bond, it shall
be the duty of the judge of such court
on proof of such loss destruction or alb
straetion, to order that certified copy
from such record of said original be sub
stitqted for the original, and that the
trial and further proceedings in such
cause he had as on the originals of such |
lost, destroyed or abstracted indictment, |
information or bail bond"
(Signed) = LOUIS Bush,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
(Signed) LOUIS A. Witt,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved February 9th, 1878.
(Signed) FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS, |
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
true copy: .
, WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary, of State.