The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-13
AN ACT

No. 1921 AN ACT
Relative to suits, and the trial thereof be.
fore the Supreme Court Of the State, fol
the removal from office Of judges of the
| throughout the State, and of the city
courts for the parish Of Orleans, under
the provisions OF articles one hundred and
ninety-six and two hundred Of the State
| constitution.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the General As
sembty of the State of Louisiana, That all suits
| for the removal from Office OF any Judge of
the courts Of appeal, of the district courts,
throughout the State, or OF the city courts
| for the parish of Orleans, for any of the
causes specified In article one hundred and
ninety-sx OF the State constitution, shall be
| brought and instituted pursuant to article
two hundred Of the constitution, before the
Supreme Court of the State, by petition and
the pleadings, citations and all the proceed.
ings therein, shall be made and had as Is
now provided for, and practised before the
district courts OF the State in cases Of usurpa-
tion In Office, except In so far as may be other
wise provided in the State constitution and
herein.
| SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That all
such suits shall be- instituted by the Attorney
General, or district attorney, in the name OF
the State on his relation, and he shall allege
| that that suit Is instituted on the written re-
quest OF fifty or more citizens and taxpayers
residing within the territorial jurisdiction OF
LIE court Gu6 JuuSo VI WHICH lS SOuRuL 10 D6
removed and ne shall set forth, In his petit
tion, the names of such citizens and tax
payers.
| SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That the
| citizens and taxpayers, at whose request the
suit Is instituted, shall have the right, at
their own exclusive cost, to employ counsel
to aid the States attorney In instituting and
conducting the same. .......-
Sec. T. Be 1t further enacted ETC., That the
Supreme Court, In the exercise OF its original
Jurisdiction In such cases, shall have the
power to grant all orders and to issue and to
cause to be Issued all writs, summons, war
that may be necessary to secure fair hear
ing and just trial thereof 1t shall have the
power to adopt all rules OF court tt may deem
proper, and which may not be established or
prohibited by law.
SEC. S.. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
said court shall, In all such cases, when tue
incompetency OF the defendant Judge, arising
out of want of sufficient learning or mental
incapacity, shall be at issue, have the power
to cause such defendant, on its own motion,
or on that OF any party to the suit, or OF any
of the persons at whose request the same
shall have been instituted, to appear before 1t
In person, in open session, there an 1 then to
answer any pertinent questions that may be
put to him; prouided, that should the court
over which sucn judge presides be IN session
at the same time with the session OF the SD
preme Court at which the case Is to appear,
the personal appearance OF such judge shall
lot be REQUIRED until such time as he may do
so without interfering with and interrupting
the session uf his court.
SEC. e. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That all
sucn suits ShaII be summary Ia their nature,
and shall be tried without the inteTVenti0n o4e