The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-02-10
New Rules Of Court.

Henderson the present rules governing
the holding of court i'll the Second Ju-
dicial District have been operative since
1892, and the same all these twenty
nine years, except for one amendment
during 1905. So it would seem, in view
of the changed conditions of the day,
that new rules for the Court might
well become effective. Judge Roberts
has just compiled Il new ret Of rules,
and committee of Minden lawyers
Judge l.. X Watkins, Mr.. s. w. Stew
art and Mr.. c. M. ROberts-were called
to Judge Roberts office in consultation
and to offer suggestions and amend
ments as to the new rules before they
We're ordered written into the minutes
of the Webster and BOssier District
Courts The new set of rules reads as
follows:
RULE 1.
The Clerk is required, not later than
one week previous to the opening of
each term of court, to fix all cases at
issue on the docket for trial some day
during the ensuing term and to notify
the parties or their attorneys, and also
to post said fixings in the Clerks Office.
All appeal cases standing over from
the preceding term will be fixed by the
Clerk for some day during the term.
Cases not at issue at the opening of
the term of court will be fixed as they
are put at issue. Cases once fixed, if
continued on motion of counsel, will be
continued to the next term of court.
Preliminary defaults may be taken
at motion hour on any day Of court.
After defaults mature they may be
| made final on Tuesdays and Fridays at
motion hour, which are fixed as motion
days. On the last day of any term of
court defaults may be made final at
any hour of the day.
RULE II.
Cases are to be tried in the follow
| ing order:
/ That character of cases which the
law requires to be placed on the sum-
mary docket will be given preference.
| State cases will have preference over
| others; jury cases over nonjury cases.
Cases are to be tried in the order of
their fixing under Rule I, except that
a civil case, though fixed. will be srls-
jury case for Il jury case.
RULE Ill.
Argument on the merits of case
are limited to one hour: on motions
for new trials and exceptions, one-hal1
hour, and on adnlissibility Of evidence
to ten minutes to the side.
RULE ".
The proceedings of the Court will be
conducted with decOrum. But one per
son must have the floor or speak al
one time. No Interruptions will be al
lowed. No smoking, except by permits
sion, and then outside the bar OF thu
court room.
RULE "
transcripts in appeal cases must b.
filed within the first three days o.
court to which they are returnable, ex
cept in cases tried in the justice cour
after a term of this Court has begun
then in which event the appeal may b.
, made returnable from the time til,
judgement becomes final. Exceptions
answers to and motions to dismiss ap
peals must be filed within three day
: after the filing of the transcript.
: RULE VI.
Pleadings filed in court must be OF
! not less than a sheet of legal cap paper
must have the title of the case and tn
) name or character of the pleading en-
dorsed thereon, and must be called on
; in an audible voice by the attorne
, making same.
RULE VII.
Instructions to the officers Of til
Court and all agreements relating t
causes in court must be in writing. III
less made in open court and entere
OIL the Court minutes at the time.
; RULE VIII.
e Court records cannot be withdraw
q from the Court. But IL copy of all pleai
) ings when filed must be left with til
Clerk to be handed to opposing counse
RULE TX.
+ Opposing counsel have the right I
p claim until the following motion hou
r to try any issue made by answer 9
exception filed.
= RULE x.
Cases remaining on the docket fl
one year without any apparent effol
! to try them, will. ON motion, be tran
!. ferred to the dead docket Such cast
a may be reinstated on the trial dock,
}. after ten days notice to the .opposil
II party.
Y RULE II.
e Jurors. witnesses and all person
o at interest must remain In the cou
!. | room Y1nIaSc pthay.Nrira ipcfc,.afad !