The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-06-12
nu.LE N

p \ -I
The regular hour for opening of Court shall
be 10 O'Clock A, NJ, from Octoher ist to March
3lst, and A. NJ, from april Ist TO Septem.
Der 3ist. Pv1ded, this'r0 shall not apply
to instances where the hour for opening Il
otherwise specially fixed in the order for adj
journment.
RULE III.
The Court House bell shall be rlng twice
by the sheriff, the first time, twenty minutes,
and the second, five minutes, before the open
ing of Court. The same shall be done before
resuming business after recess Of more than
RULE III.
All cases at issue on the first day of the term
shall stand fixed for trial on the second and
each succeeding day OF the term, and shall be
disposed of as fast as reached, in the order In
which they stand upon the docket
RULE Nv.
All cases put at issue after the opening of
Court shall be fixed, and called for trial in the
order in which they stand on the docket, ac-
cording TO Rule III; p,0yidetl, that mo such
case shall be taken up for TRIAL, except by
consent, until at least two days after It Is put
at issue.
RULEv.
Any case may be. fixed by consent, provided
the trial thereof shall not be allowed to inter
fere with the tIial OF any other case, fixed un-
utt 1iults al ana Nv. zlHt .,aA .t. lt.s5
RULE vi.
immediately after the reading of the min
utes, the names of the attorneys present will
be called, at which time all preliminary mo-
tions and exceptions must be fled, and pre-
liminary judgments by default entered. I'm
medjately afterwards judgments by default
may be csnarmed, and Judgments may be
taken by confession.
RULE VII
All preliminary motions and exceptions
shall be tried Immediately after the business
provided by Rule vi shall have been disposed
Of provided, that not more than one hour
shall be consumed IN their trial each day. All
such motions and exceptions shall be disposed
OF, according to the date of their filing, on
the day after their filing, or as soon thereafter
as they can be reached; pfOyided, it shall be
in order for the court TO call up, hear and try
any. motions, exceptions, Judgments BY de-
fault or confession, at any interval Of court,
during term time, not otherwise occupied,
and after such motions or exceptions shall
have becoms mature for hearing, in conform
ity with this rule.
RULE VII.
In all arguments In civil cases, counsel
shall be allowed the following TING, viz On
trials OF motions, exceptions, etc., fifteen
minutes for TIE opening, twenty minutes for
each counsel answering, and fteen minutes
iOT cluhiuH. Oi ING lllGIllS Vi any civil ease,
one hour shall be allowed for each argument.
Arguments, provided for by Art. 4S5, G. p,
on new points or new authorities, shall baI
limited to ten minutes.
RULE TX.
No record shall be Withdrawn except by |
attorney at law, or the Judge, who |
shall sign receipt therefor, describing par
ticularly each and every document SO with |
Drawn, and shall retain the same not more |
Ehot d,t,-f
such record must be withheld not more than
,ne day. And the caneeling Of the receipt |
70 given shall be evidence that each document |
70 Withdrawn has been returned.
RULE x.
All instructions to the Clerk or Sheriff, and |
agreements Of counsel, Rpon which the Court \
to act, must be IN writing, and, II requested,
goduced in open Court.
RULE XI.
sheriffs and their deputies, IN all cases,
must make personal service Of gubpmnas for \
witnesses; II that is impossible, the return /
hereon must show what efforts were made TO
make such service, and why the same was not
made. Whenever so required, In writing, by |
he Sheriff, parties, or their eounsely ordering
ubpenas, shall inform the Sheriff, IN writing,
u the residence'of witnesses, or the place |
where they may be found; p1y0idod, the ina
,ility Of parties or counsel to furnish the In
ormation herein required, win III no way ex-
use the sheriff from exercising the greatest
egal diligence to secure the attendance of all
Witnesses ordered. Counsel shall furnish the
'herif With list OF witnesses they desire
allied In any case. All orders for witnesses
must be In writing, and entered on the Clerks
rider book, Or attached thereto. III,
RULE XII.
All pleadings shall be written on not less
han q half sheet Of legal or fcolscap. paper,
nd shall be endorsed by tbe counsel filing
he same, with the title Of the suit and the
haracter Of the document.
RULE XIII.
There shall be no prefcrence cases, except
ury cases, and such other cases as are accord
d preference by law.
STEPHEN d. READ,
Judge l4th Jnd, Dist, Of La.
May 90, 1880