The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-21
The following is a copy of the Bill-to
divide the State of Louisiana into two
judicial districts, which passed the
House on the 10th: .,.........

De Soto, Sabine, Match Chftoches, Wlno,
Jackson, CALDWELL Franklin:l Yensas,
Catalonia, Grant, Vernon,
Rapides, 5Avoyelles, st. Landry, La
Fayette, Saint, Martin, Saint Mary
1Cameron,v and O1casao0
shall conpose one district, to- be called
tho western district Of Louisiana, and
the remainder of said State shall COM
nose a mother district, to bei called the
eastern district of Louisiana. d ="
Sec. 2. That the present judge, dls.l
trict attorney, marshal, and clerk OF
the district of Louisiana shall hereafter |
be respectively the judge, district attor-
ney, marshal, and clerk of said eastern
district; and there shall be appointed by |
the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate district
judge for said western district, who
shall receive q like salary to that now
paid the district judge of Louisiana. Al
district attorney and q marshal for said
western, district shall In like manner be |
appointed. A clerk shall also be aP-
pointed for said district in the manner
provided by laW.ItG% - if3H'jHlf |
Sec. 3. The regular terms of the
courts in said eastern district shalt be |
held at New Orleans as provided by
law, and special terms in said district
may he appointed and held as now au- |
thorized by law. snl n"iHH
: Sec. 4. There shall be held annually
in said western district two terms OF
the circnit CONT allcls two terms OF the
district court at Monroe, in7 the parish
of Ouachita, for tho parishesO Of Oaach1ta,
jackson, Vernon, MorslIouse, CasldWeH,
Franklin, Cafahonla, claiborne, East
Carroll, West Car1olL Richland q Mad
ison, Tensas, Ooneordia, and Lincoln,
to wit. one term ofleach of said courts
commencing on the first Tuesday OF
April, and the other term of each OF
said courts commencing on the hrst
Tuesday of October And there shall
also he held annually in said district
two terms of the circuit court and Two
terms of the district court at Opelou-
sas, in the parish of Saint Landry, for
the parishes of st. Landry, Cameron,
Ca,lcasieu, st. Martin, st. Mary's, La
Fayette, Vermillion, Iberia, Avoyelles,
Rapides, and Vernon, to-wit, one term
| of each of said courts cOmmen-
cling =, ON, the first Tuesday of jan
nary. and the other term of said courts
commencing on + the first Tues-
day of June, and the special terms may
| he held as now authorizedF by law
and there shall also be held annually
in said district two terms of the dis
trlct court and two terms of the cir
! cult courtat Shreveport for the parishes
1 of lCaddo, Sabine, De Soto, Red River,
Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Bossier
lBienyillc, and Webster, to-wit, one
term of each of said courts commenc-
Ling on the first Tuesday of July pro-
vided. that all cases, civil and criml-
! nal. which shall be Instituted in said
district shall be made returnable IN
manner following !: where the defend
ant is domiciled within the parishes OF
st. Landry Cameron, Calcasieu, st.
Martin, Saint Mary's, Vermillion, La
liFayette, liberia, ..Avoyelles, :RaPides,
and Vernon, the process shall be re-
turnable at Opelousas where the DC
fendent ia domicileil within the par
ishes .of Ouachita,r Jackson, Union,
Morehouse, franklin, Richland,1 Cat'''
ho,lla, Claiborne, West Carroil, Eas'
Carroll. Madison, Tensas, Caldwell
Concordia, and Lincoln, the process
shall be rcturnable at Monroe; where
! the defendant is domiciled within tho
parishes of Natchitoches, Winn, Grant
: Caddo, Sabine, Red River, Webster
Bossier and Bienville, the process
shall be returnable at Shreveport.
SEC. 8. All causes, civil or criminal
: now pending in the circuit or distrlc
:. court of Louisiana shall be tried ant
DISPOSED of In said eastern district, a
if this act had not been passed
except as is hereinafter provided, to
}. wit: asHl.tiH - sr- -
J. First. All indictments and action
e uui tam for crimes, 1sdemeanors, Q
offenses committed in said western
: | district shall be transferred to the pro
per. court in tho last named district
unless the accused shall elect In ope
- court to be tried in said eastern dis
Q, trict. 81. g. tl.' =.
RS Second. In civil causes In whic
the cause of action arose in said Yves
ern district, in which the property
= controversy is situated therein, or
which the defendant or defendan
ly thereto are domiciled therein, it sha
ne ne be the duty of the court in the easter
en- district, upon the application OF Al
OF defendant in the cause, to transfer u
.K' same to the proper court in said yves
'ar ern district. -.ts g-s I'D I'D au-'E,,
And said courts In the eastern a
- trict are respectively hereby authofiz
to make all necessary orders for =
transmission of papers and certih
EN- transcripts of records to said courts
the western district, and also for I
es. removal of prisoners in custody
. su ch district aud they are also