The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-16
OF INTEREST TO ArroRNEYs
Court Rules of the Filth Judicial Dis

tricf OF Kansas.
The following regulations have been
issued by Judge C. B. Graves of the
Fifth Judicial district:
l. On the first day of each Term the
trial docket will be called To ascertain
and note the condition OF cases, as fol
lows:
a. At the first calling of the docket
the condition and nature of each case
must be stated, when called, by the at
torneys thereof, and each case will be
marked for trial by the court, or a jury,
as may be proper.
b. The docket will then be called, for
the hearing of motions, demurrers, Civ
ing judgment by default, and the trial
OF court cases.
c. The docket will then be called and
cases assigned for trial.
2. Cases will be called for trial per
emptorily in the order in which they
are set, and on the day assigned. or as
soon thereafter as they can be reached.
3. By consent of parties, and the
court, cases may be postponed TO day
subsequent to the one on which they are
first set; in which event. such case or
cases will be placed at the heel of the
day agreed upon.
4. No motion affecting the pleading,
for delay or for continuance, will be en-
tertained after the second calling of the
| docket, unless the cause therefor became
known to the party making it, after
such second calling.
5. An attorney obtaining any order
or judgment shall, without delay, fur.
| nish the clerk form for the journal en-.
try thereof, which must be submitted to
the opposite counsel and assented to by
him, or in case of refusal be approved
by the court.
6. StipulatiOns or admissions oil
counsel will not be enforced unless in
writing.
Z. But one attorney ON each side
can examine or cross examine the same
witness, without permission of the
court
8. DEGREES of divorce will not bt
entered until all court costs are settled.
| .. All motions, supported by affida
Wits, which are to be presented during
the term, must, together with such affi
davits, be fled with the clerk at leas
twenty-four hours before being called
| for hearing. When called for hearing
the court will make such order, as tC
| filing additional or counter affidavits anC
time of hearing as may be proper, in tn,
| premises.
| IN Lyon county the jury Will be sum
moned TO appear, on the first THURSDAY
of each term at 10 O'Clock a. m. In thu
other counties Of the district on the frs
"Wednesday of each term ct 10 a. m
Witnesses in criminal cases will be sui
ppnaed or recognized to appear at III
same time the jury is summoned to ap
pear. Witnesses in the first five civi
cases, on the docket, for trial by jur,
and in which the issues are made W
will be snbp9naed to appear on the sec
ond day after the jury is summoned +
appear. In all other cases the witnesse
will be subpenaed, Immediately ate
the cases are assigned for trial, to appea
in each case on the day it is set for triaI
RULES OF ORDER.
1. Smoking is prohibited in the cour
room while court is in session.
2. All conversation or noise in tn
court room while court is in session, e1
cept such as is incident to the transaC
tion of the business of the court is pro
hibited.
3. Interrupting counsel during argl
ment or the examination of a witness
except by consent of the court first oil
tanned, will not be permitted.
4. The sheriff or other officer
charge of the court room, will be hel
responsible for the enforcement of 'rule
of Order" number and 2.
CHARLES B. GRAVES, Judge