The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-06-16
RULES oE THE
El7th Judicial District Court
OF

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OF
All former rules Of this court are here
by abrogafcd and the following are now
adopted:
RULE ].
Court will be in continuous session
from the second Monday Of September
nutil the Saturday Before the second
Monday.o of July.
RULE IT.
Court will convene ON Monday of each
week, on the next legal day thereafter
If Monday be a legal holiday.
R3LE Ill.
Court shall open at 10 O'clock. 2. III.
unless an adjournment TO an earlier hour
is ordered; and Ediourll ut 4 o'clock. p, ~.
unless the business Of the day Is SOONER
disposed of on requires - later adJoftFii-
ment.& Recess viii be taken between
1870 p. III. and 2 pm. except by consent
OF the PARTIES.
RULE ".
The morning hour shall consist ofxtae
time from the reading of the minutes -
calling of business on calendar Tor .tlie
day but shall jlp confined to one ll6Hfs
duration from the opening Of court and -
set apart for: 1st-slgniifg Judgments.
2nd-fling motions ard exceptions, ord.
taking defaults. INSTRUMENTATION OF
defaults and confessions uf Judgment,
5th-tHaf Of exceptions and Ihotl0ns nos
requiring note of evidence.
RULE v.
Exceptions and motions, filed. stand
fixed for the morning honr Of the next
day unless there is evidence obe addHced
F ~, TIA 4 ti, I thnrnAf in N,IlIfEtI Nfs4kp same
shall be fixed on motion.
RULE VI.
No default will DO entered against de-
PENDANT during the pefdeucy of any tx
cepti0n filed by him, iior untifthe regular
HOUR therefor on the day following that
ON whlci. said exception may be over
ruled.
RULE VII.
The civil and probate docket shall be
called on the first Monday of each month;
RULE VIII.
The clerk shall keep posted IN the court
room a calendar of all cases us fixed and
they shall be called for trial IN the order
iii which they have been7tixed fol- trial.
RULE TX.
A case fixed for one day and not reached
shall be reassignGd.
H111L ~
A case begun and not concluded will
have ~pFeCedence on the following day
after the morning hour.
RULE XI.
All motions except for appeals, defaults,
Finances shall be in writing. provided
judgments OF dismissal shall be signed in
all cases.
RUE XII.
All instructions to TIE clerk or snaeif,
and I'LL agreements between counsel must
be in writing. and II required, prodticel
III open court.
RULE XIII.
The clerk shall keep an order book in
which all orders shall be written dated
and signed by THE Attorney. giving fine
order. Orders for witnesses must he en-
tered at least "a hours before the case is
called for trial. And must designate the
locality in which said witnesses reside IN
more than ons person Of the same name
as witness, the order and Subpoena shall
describe which person is needed. The
sheriff is required to make personal ser
vice as far as practicable. And when
personal service is not made TIE 0lcei
making the return shall state therein
what effort he made toward personal
service. When Il case shall be caliea tn
trial, counsel shall furnish, the sheriff
with a'list of the witnesses they desire
called.
RULE XIV.
All cases standing OF the trial docket
for twelve months or more III which nc
m otion or order is entered shall be place.
on the lead docket. All cases so placed
on said docket may be reinstated on the
trial docket by ortlef gEaited in opeT
cOurt on written motion OF any party in
terested, notice Of which shall be mailed
by the clerk to the opposing parties, and
NO further action shall be had iii said cast
Till ten days after the granting Of The
order of reinstatement.
The clerk shall ke6p~a dead docket In d
separate book.
RULE XIV.
No appeals from Justices court shall III
dismissed for any i~nforihality that. may
exist in the transcript. The right OF re
sort to the writs and other remedies pro
vided by law. whenever M agreement
cannot be had by mutual consent, foI
obtaining documents in lower courts
being reserved to the parties. In all s1lci
appeals the parties may file any. plea.
in this court for the trial de noyo Of sail
cases:
RULE XVI
Counsel having special charges bearin.
npon the Leading points in any jury cas-,
is required to submit same in writing u
or before openiog Of the oral arguments
unless such special charges should b
suggested by the argument or original
from the charge of the court. When it i
practicable Mt least "a hours notice. shall
lie give to the court for q written charg
to the jury.
RULE XVII
The clerk Of the court shall deliver t.
the Attorneys of record. flies Of origina
documents from his office provided tina
the Attorneys give him q receipt thereto
purpose. and said files and documents 81