Case Name: STATE ex rel. CALADERA v. RESTIVA. In re RESTIVA
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1921-07-05
Citations: 149 La. 462
Docket Number: No. 24535
Parties: STATE ex rel. CALADERA v. RESTIVA. In re RESTIVA.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 149
Pages: 461–463

Head Matter:
(89 South. 425)
No. 24535.
STATE ex rel. CALADERA v. RESTIVA. In re RESTIVA.
(July 5, 1921).
(Syllabus by Editorial Staff.)
Breach of the peace <&wkey; 19 — District court has no jurisdiction to require a- person to furnish a peace bond.
Under Const, art. 109, giving- district court exclusive original jurisdiction in all criminal eases, except such as may be vested in other courts, article 111, giving the district court ju risdiction of appeals from orders of justices of the peace, requiring' a peace bond, and article 128, providing that justices of the peace and constables shall receive no fees in peace bond eases, and Rev. St. §§ 1016, 1046, conferring upon justices of the peace jurisdiction to require any person charged with intention of breaking the peace to furnish a peace bond, a district court has no jurisdiction to order ^ a person to furnish a peace bond; such jurisdiction being in justices of the peace.
Application by tho State, on the relation of Joseph Caladera to require M. Ilestiva to show cause why he should not furnish a peace bond. Application of Rostiva for a rule prohibiting the. district judge from requiring him to furnish such bond.
Rule made peremptory.
Rownd & Hungate, of Hammond, for relator.

Opinion:
O'NIELL, J.
The defendant was ordered by the district court to show cause why he should not be placed under a peace bond, lie contends that the district court has not jurisdiction to order a person to furnish a peace bond.
Article 109 of the Constitution gives the district courts exclusive original jurisdiction in all criminal cases except such as may be vested in other courts.
Sections 1016 and 1046 of the Revised Statutes confer upon justices of the peace jurisdiction or authority to require any person charged with an intention of breaking the peace to furnish a peace bond. The Constitution also distinctly recognizes the authority or jurisdiction of justices of the peace to place a person under a peace bond. Article 111 declares:
"The district courts shall have jurisdiction of appeals from justices of the peace from all orders requiring a peace bond."
And article 128 declares:
"Justices of the peace and constable's shall receive no fees in peace bond'cases."
Our conclusion is that, as justices of the peace have jurisdiction to place persons under peace bonds, district judges have not such jurisdiction.
The rule issued herein is made peremptory, prohibiting the district judge from requiring relator to furnish a peace bond.