The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-02-28

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RULE 1.-THE regular order of busi-
ness each day shall be as follows: 9
l. Reading minutes Of preceding sit
ting, correction and signing of same.
2. Rendering of opinions and. judg-
nents in causes taken under advisement.
3. Motions.
4. Entering Of defaults.
5. Confirmation of defaults.
6. Trial of motions and exceptions filed
on the preceding day, in the order in
which they have been filed.
T. Trial of other MOTIONS and excep-
tions, in the order in which they have been
fixed by n1ser5lon.
8. Trial and argument Of causes on
their merits, in the order in which they
have been fixed.
9. Adjournment.
Provided, that the Court may in its dis
cretion vary the above order Of business,
on any day; and provided, that nothing
hereinabove contained shall prevent the
making or filing of motions, the entering
or confirmation of defaults at any time
during the day, so long as the orderly
conduct of judicial business is not inter-
fered with; and provided, that the trial
Of motions and exceptions which necessi-
tate the taking Of evidence, may in the
discretion of the Court be deferred until
the trial Of cases on the merits, which
have been sooner fixed, shall have been
disposed of.
RULE Ill All motions and exceptions,
which are not Immediately passed upon,
shall by the act of filing same in open
Court stand fixed for trial on the succeed
ing day, unless the Court shall for some
good cause, as the absence of counsel, or
der otherwise
RULE IV.-All pleadings required to
be in writing shall be written on good pa
per, not less than s inches by IL inches,
and where more than one sheet is used
for the same document or pleading, the
sheets shall be securely and neatly fasten-
ed together, in their proper order. If
thin paper is used, the pleading or docu-
ment must be provided with a back or
manuscript cover. All pleadings shall be
headed with the number and title of the
cause, and the title of the Court; and
shall be endorsed with the number and
title Of the cause, the title Of the Court,
and the character Of such pleading, as
"Petition, "Answer," /" Exception" ETC.
RULE V.-If the business fixed for any
day cannot be completed on that day it
shall be continued on the next succeeding
day, and on each succeeding day until dis
posed of. The case actually on trial on
the day before shall on the succeeding
day have precedence over all other cases
to be tried on the merits; but case pre-
viously fixed for the succeeding day shall
have precedence over case brought over
from the day before, not on actual trial.
RULE VI.-As soon as case has been
put at issue, either party may on motion
fix the same for trial, provided reason
able time be given the other party to pro-
cure his evidence and prepare for trial.
RULE VII-During the weeks for
which a jury has been summoned, crimi-
nal jury cases shall be tried by preference
over all othefssseXcept on Thursdays and
Fridays, when~uvil Jury cases shall stand
on an equal footing with criminal jury
cases, and all jury cases tried in the or
der of fixing.
RULE VIII. No trial of criminal case
by jury shall be taken up on day next
preceding a legal holiday, unless it is
manifest that the trial can be completed
on that day.
RULE IX.-No agreement among the
parties or counsel concerning case will
be noticed by the Court unless in writing,
signed by the parties or their attorney,
and filed in the record, Or unless made in
open Court and entered on the minutes.
RULE X.-The argument of cases will
be reasonably limited in length, within
the discretion of the Court.
RULE XI.-No record in any case shall
be withdrawn from the Court, or taken
from the custody of the Clerk, by any
party except an attorney who is a practii-
toner in the parish where the record is
kept; and such an attorney can only with
draw it by entering receipt therefor on