Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-15
The Code Adopted by the
Supreme Court.
They Will Go Into Effect in
July.
New Books on Which Applicants
Will Be Examined.
Features of the New Rules s-Briefs-Sec-
tions Which Have Been Changed.
All the Points.

ment has been made, adding the civil
coen, constitutions of the United States
and California to the list OF subjects on
which applicants can be examined:
In the second rule the section regard
ing briefs has been changed to read as
follows:
4. Thirty days after the filing OF the
transcript, and in cases where transcript
shall be on file at the date on which this
rule takes effect then within thirty days
after such date, the appellant shall file
with the clerk his printed authorities,
and with it proof of the service OF one
copy thereof upon the attorney or at
torneys of each respondent who shall
have appeared separately in the superior
service of the appellants points and
serve his printed points and authorities,
and within ten days after service Of the
respondents points the appellant may
file reply.
In criminal cases the appellant shall
file his points and authorities with
proof of service of copy thereof on the
encouragement within ten days after
the filing of the transcript. The attor-
ney-general shall file and serve his
points and authorities within ten DAYS
after service upon him of the appellants
points, and within five days thereafter
the appellant may file and serve reply.
Such points and authorities NAV be
either printed or written.
The schedule OF time has been elm
inofod ov,A tho ooo<i0u tn~
of time on briefs now reads:
5. The time above limited for filing
points and authorities shall not be ex-
tended except by order of the court upon
stipulation of the parties, or an affidavit
showing good cause therefor, and in no
case for more than twenty days. No
brief shall be filed after oral argument.
Changes have likewise been made in
rules three, four and five, which now
read as follows:
SUBMISSION OF CAUSES.
The parties may at any time stipulate
that cause be submitted on printed
points and authorities on file, and the
clerk shall Immediately place such cause
upon list of cases to be submitted, and
the court may at any time thereafter
order the submission of the same.
RULE Iv-CALENDAR FOR ORAL ARGUMENT.
Thirty days after the commencement
of term the clerk shall, unless other
wise ordered by the court, place on the
calendar for oral argument all cases
which have been continued from the
previous term for such argument, and,
also, in the order in which the trans
crlpts were filed, all cases in which
points and authorities are on file, and
in which there is no stipulation to sub
NIT on briefs.
RULE v-DIsMIssAL OF APPEAL.
If the transcript of the record, or ap-
pellant's points and authorities, be not
filed within the time prescribed, the ap-
peal may be dismissed, on motion, upon
notice given. If the transcript, or points
and authorities, though not filed within
the time prescribed, be not on file at the
time such notice is given, that fact shall
be sufficient answer to the motion. If
the respondent shall not file his points
and authorities within the time allowed
therefor, the cause may be submitted
Tor decision upon the motion OF the ap.
pellant, on notice thereof to the re-
spondent.
The new rule relating to oral argu-
ment is appended:
D ORAL ARGUMENT.
No more than one counsel on side
will be heard upon the argument, ex-
cept in peculiar and important cases
but each defendant who has appeared
separately in the court below may be
heard through his own counsel. The
counsel OF each party to a case appealed
shall be allowed only one hour, unless
an extension of time be obtained from
the court before the argument is COM
menced, and in an original proceeding
such time as shall be fixed by the court,
before the commencement of the argu-
ment.
Rule Xxx OF the new rules reads:
MOTIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Time for service OF notices.
1. In all cases where notice of mo.
tion is necessary, unless for good cause
shown the time is shortened by the
court, the notice shall be ten days.
HEARING OF MOTIONS AND OTHER APPLI-
CATIONS.
2. For the purpose of hearing mo-
tions and other applications of which
notice is required to be given, each de-
partment will be in session on the first
Monday of each month, at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
Rule XXX is new in some respects,
and is likewise given.
REHEARINGs AND OPINIONS.
l. All orders granting rehearings, or
for hearing in bank causes decided in
departments, shall be signed by the
members OF the court asserting thereto,
and filed by the clerk.
APPROVAL OF COMMISSION OPINIONS.
2. The order of the court approving
an opinion of the commission, and for
judgment in accordance Herewith, shall
be signed by the members of the court
asserting thereto.
OPINIONS WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER SUB
MISSION.
3. Every opinion which shall have
received the asser- an ant num-
ber of the membt -s 81 irt to or
der the judgment h ed, shall
be filed within Nm M after the
submission of the ich such
opinion is written
FILING a. 3attg
4. Opinions will 30 be Office
of the clerk in tn ais. IS ere the
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