The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-26
the month of November to the end
Of the month Of May, in each and

every year.
The general assembly shall have
power to fix the sessions elsewhere
during the rest of the year. Until
otherwise provided the sessions
shall be held as heretofore.
They shall appoint their own
clerks, and remove them atpleasure.
| No Judgment shall be rendered
by the supreme court without the
concurrence of three judges.
Whichever three members cannot
concur. in consequence Of the re-
cusation of any member or mem
bers of the court, the judges not
recused shall have authority to
call upon any judge or judges OF
the district courts, whose duty it
shall be when SO called upon, to
sit in the place of the judge or
judges recused, and to aid in the
| determination OF the case
All Judges, by virtue Of their Of
fee, shall be conservators of the
peace throughout the State. The
style of all process shall be "The
State OF Louisiana" All prosecu-
tions shall be carried on in the
name and by the authority OF the
State of Louisiana, and conclude
"against the peace and dignity OF
the same"
The judges of all courts, when
ever practicable, shall refer to the
law by yirtae of which every defn-
tive Judgment is rendered; but in
all cases they shall adduce the
reasons.on which their judgment
is founded.
There Shall be reporter of the
decisions OF the supreme court,
who shall report 10 full all cases
which he may be required to re-
port by law or by the court. He
shall publish in the reports the
title, numbers and head notes Of
all cases decided, whether reported
in full ornot.
In all cases reported in full he
shall make brief statement OF the
principal points presented and au-
thorities cited by counsel.
He shall be appointed by a ma
iority OF the court, and hold his
office and be removable at their
pleasure.
His salary shall be fixed by the
court, and shall not exceed fifteen
hundred dollars pei annnm, paya-
BILE monthly on bis own warrant.
The supreme court and each of
the Judges thereof shall have power
to issue writs OF babeas corpus at
the instance OF all persons In actual
custody, in cases where it may
have appellate jurisdiction.
The supreme court shall have
control and general supervision
over all inferior courts. They shall
have power to issue writs Of certi-
orari, prohibition, msndamus, quo
warranto and other remedial writs.
The general assembly shall pro-
vide for appeals from the district
courts to the supreme court, npon
questions of law alone, when the
party or parties aggrieyed desire
only review OF the law.
Except as herein provided no
duties or functions shall ever be
attached by law TO the supreme
court, courts Of appeal or district
courts, or the several judges there
Of. bnt such as are judicial; and the
said judges are prohibited from re-
ceiying any fees Of Office or other
compensation than their salaries
for any official duties performed
by them.
No judicial powers shall be ex-
ercised by any officers except those
mentioned in this title, except as
committing magistrates in criminal
cases and officers In cities and
towns, who shall exercise such
powers only in execution OF police
regulations.
The judges of courts shall be
liable to impeachment for crimes
and misdemeanors. For any rea-
sonabIe cause the governor shall
remove any of them on the address
of two-tbirds of the members elect
ed to each house OF the general
assembly. In every case the cause
or causes for which such removal
may be required shall be stated ia
the address and inserted ia the
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