The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-12-26
Order Fixing Terms of Court for Grant
and Rapides Parishes.

: Court of Louisiana, there NV bein
two Judges for said district:
; First-lt is ordered THAI the court b,
divided into two sections, Sec, A an,
Sec. B. Section A will be 4reside,
over by Judge James Andrew ane
, Sec. B shall be presided over by Mdg,
W. F. Blackman, as follows. to-wit:
Second The Judge of Section A shall
during the months of January, Febru-
airy and March of the year A. d. 1915,
hold and preside over Criminal Court
and Juvenile Court in and for the par
ish of Rapides, and appeals from Re
corder's Court, and shall hold and pre-
side over both Criminal and Civil Courts
in and for the parish of Grant. Dur
ing the months of April, May and June
he shall hold and preside over Civil
Court alone in and for the parish of
Rapides. During the months of Octo-
Der, November and December he shall
hold and preside over Criminal and Ju-
venile Courts in and for the parish of
Rapides, and both Criminal and Civil
Courts in and for the parish of Grant.
Beginning January, A. d. 1916, his du-
ties shall be for that year the same as
are below prescribed for the Judge of
Section 3 during the year 1915, and
their respective duties shall alternate
annually thereafter.
Third-The Judge of Section B shall
during the months of January, Febru-
airy and March of the year A. D. 1915
hold and preside over Civil Court and
appeals from Justices of the Peace alone
in and for the parish of Rapides. Dur
ing the months of April, May and June
he shall hold and preside over Criminal
Court and Juvenile Court appeals from
Recorders in and for the parish of Rap
ides, and shall hold and preside over
both Criminal and Civil Courts in and
for the parish of Grant. During the
months of October. November and De-
aember he shall hold and preside over
Civil Court alone in and for the parish
of Rapides. Beginning January, A. d.
1916, his duties shall be as are above
prescribed for the Judge of Section a
during the year 1915, and their respec-
tive duties shall alternate. annually
thereafter.
Fourth-Court shall be held in Grant
parish the first Monday of each month.
Jan. l, 1915, for one week
for the transaction of all business, civil
and criminal, that may be brought be-
fore it.
Fifth-The grand jury terms for the
parishes of Rapides and Grant shall re-
main as they are now fixed, to-wit:
Rapides, fist Mondays of May and No
1ember. Grant, first Mondays of April
and October of each year. 4
Sixth-All persons in Grant parish
lrrested and on bond, under indictment
'r who are prosecuted under informa- .
ion, shall report on the first days of
ZACH Court, so as to have their cases
lxed for trial. On failure to answer
when called their bonds will be for
cited.
The present rules of the 18th Judicial
district Court shall stand as adopted
y the Bar Association, and the follow.
ng addition made thereto: I
when a suit is filed the clerk shall
ave right to demand bond and Sc
urlty for costs in reasonable sum.
nd unless it is furnished the clerk
hall not be required to file or do any,
hing with or in suit
Seventh-The Judges of Sections A
nd B may interchange in the holding
any term or part of term whenever
ley so desire or the dispatch of bust
sss requires, or they may both try
lses on the Civil Docket if not other
Use engaged.
Eighth-The Judges shall adopt such
lies for the government of the Court
Grant parish as they see fit.
Nlnth-There shall be kept a Civil :
ocket and Criminal Docket and a
parate minute book for each section
the Court in Rapides parish, and the
ERIK of the Court of Rapides shall pro-
ne Tor minute clerk and stenogra- -
er IN Section B, also in Section A. II
Ienth-Whenever a suit is dismissed
plaintiffs or defendants cost, the
'rk will make no minute of the same
til the judgment is written and sign
by the Judge.
clerk of each section i
Court IN Rapidss and clerk of court
Grant parish win record these rules =
the minutes of the Court and have N