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LA Rev Stat § 13:2154.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2154.1. Authority of clerk of court of First City Court of New Orleans to satisfy the docket

RS 2154.1 - Authority of clerk of court of First City Court of New Orleans to satisfy the docket  The clerk of court of the First City Court of the city of New Orleans and/or his designated assistants shall have the authority to "satisfy the docket" or to sign the docket of said court, on behalf of any plaintiff's attorney who has given said clerk his written consent.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 190, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2154.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2154.2. Clerk of First City Court of the City of New Orleans; vacancy

RS 2154.2 - Clerk of First City Court of the City of New Orleans; vacancy  When a vacancy occurs in the office of clerk of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans, the duties of the office, until it is filled by election as provided by law, shall be assumed by the chief deputy clerk. If there is no chief deputy clerk when the vacancy occurs, the governing authority of the parish of Orleans shall appoint a qualified person to assume the duties of the office until filled by election.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 10, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2155. Minute clerks of first city court

RS 2155 - Minute clerks of first city court  Three deputy clerks of the first city court may be assigned to act as minute clerks and shall perform such other clerical duties as the respective judges shall direct.  Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2156. Criers for first city court

RS 2156 - Criers for first city court  The judge of each section of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans shall appoint a crier for his section, who shall be commissioned by the constable of the First City Court as a deputy constable. The criers shall perform such duties as may be provided by law and the rules of the court. Each crier may receive as compensation a salary of three hundred dollars per month, payable by the city of New Orleans, within the discretion of the city council, on the warrant of the judge of the section in which the crier serves.  Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 588, §1; Acts 1962, No. 286, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2157 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2157. Fees chargeable by clerk

RS 2157 - Fees chargeable by clerk  A. The filing or other fees charged by clerks of the city courts of New Orleans shall be as follows:  (1) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount claimed does not exceed twenty dollars, exclusive of interest, one dollar;  (2) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount claimed exceeds twenty dollars, and does not exceed forty dollars, exclusive of interest, two dollars;  (3) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount claimed exceeds forty dollars and does not exceed sixty dollars, exclusive of interest, three dollars;  (4) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount claimed exceeds sixty dollars and does not exceed eighty dollars, exclusive of interest, four dollars;  (5) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount is more than eighty dollars, exclusive of interest, five dollars;  (6) On all suits in which no certain sum is claimed, two dollars;  (7) In all cases in which a writ of attachment, sequestration, injunction, or a garnishment is required to be issued, an additional charge of one dollar shall be made;  (8) For administering oath by the judge or clerk, affixing jurat and seal, for all, twenty-five cents;  (9) For taking testimony under commission, or writing affidavit, for each one hundred words or part thereof, including seal and certificate, twenty-five cents;  (10) For copying all documents, the original of which is in the custody of the clerk, for each one hundred words or part thereof, twenty-five cents;  (11) For filing a suit for the annulment of judgment, the cost shall be the same as in the case of original suits;  (12) For all confessions of judgment filed after original suit, no charge;  (13) For filing petition, or motion and order for appeal, thirty cents;  (14) Where one or more parties take an appeal, the sum of two dollars shall be charged for the preparation of each record of appeal;  (15) For issuing a notice of trial, twenty-five cents;  (16) For issuing a rule on a judgment debtor, twenty-five cents;  (17) For issuing an order or rule to show cause, twenty-five cents; and  (18) For issuing a writ of fieri facias with certificate and seal, fifty cents.  B. No process shall issue or proceedings be had unless the costs enumerated in Sub-section A of this section have been paid in advance to the clerk.  Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2157.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2157.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 131, §2.

RS 2157.1 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 131, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2159 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2159. Payment of costs; recovery, and security for costs

RS 2159 - Payment of costs; recovery, and security for costs  Each party in any cause requiring the official services of the clerk or constable shall pay the costs therefor, but shall be entitled to recover the same upon the final disposition of the cause, as is provided in R.S. 13:1214. The defendant may demand security for such costs as is provided in R.S. 13:1215.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2160 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2160. Application of provisions of R.S. 33:5558-33:5592 to constables of city courts

RS 2160 - Application of provisions of R.S. 33:5558-33:5592 to constables of city courts   R.S. 33:5558 through 33:5592, relative to the costs of the civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans, shall apply to and govern the costs of the constables of the city courts of New Orleans, and the collection thereof.   Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2161 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2161. Cases over three hundred dollars; service of duplicate copy of petition; no additional fees

RS 2161 - Cases over three hundred dollars; service of duplicate copy of petition; no additional fees  A. In all suits filed in the city courts of New Orleans, when the amount involved is over three hundred dollars, exclusive of interest and attorney fees, the plaintiff shall file with the clerk an exact duplicate copy of his petition which shall be annexed by the clerk to the citation and delivered to the constable for service on the defendant.  B. No process or citation shall issue or proceedings be had unless the duplicate copy of the petition is filed in the office of the clerk as herein provided.  C. Fees shall be charged by the clerk for filing the copy of the petition, and by the constable for the service thereof.  Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 593, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2162 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2162. Charges for performance of marriage ceremony and issuance of marriage license

RS 2162 - Charges for performance of marriage ceremony and issuance of marriage license  A. For every marriage performed in the courthouse by any of the judges of the first and second city courts of New Orleans during office hours, there shall be a charge of $5.00. In all other cases the charge shall be fixed by agreement between the judge and the contracting parties.  B. In all cases where the judge issues the marriage license, there shall be an additional charge of two dollars for the license and one dollar for its recordation.  Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2163 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2163. Sheriff, constables, and deputies; powers of peace officers; exemption from liability

RS 2163 - Sheriff, constables, and deputies; powers of peace officers; exemption from liability  A. The sheriff for the parish of Orleans and his deputies, are hereby granted the powers of peace officers when carrying out the duties of the court, and are authorized to require incarceration of the subject involved in any of the city, parish or state prisons, precinct stations, or houses of detention in the parish of Orleans. They shall be exempt from liability for their actions in the exercise of this power in the same manner and fashion as liability is excluded generally for peace officers of this state and political subdivisions.  B. The constables of the First and Second City Courts of New Orleans and their deputies are hereby granted the powers of peace officers when acting under the direction and control of the constables and when carrying out the duties of the court, and are authorized to require incarceration of the subject involved in any of the city, parish or state prisons, precinct stations, or houses of detention in the parish of Orleans. They shall be exempt from liability for their actions in the exercise of this power in the same manner and fashion as liability is excluded generally for peace officers of this state and political subdivisions.  Added by Acts 1964, No. 381, §1; Acts 2015, No. 461, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2164 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2164. Clerk of first city court; bond

RS 2164 - Clerk of first city court; bond  Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the clerk of the first city court of the city of New Orleans shall give bond in favor of the city judge in the amount of twenty thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and for the discharge of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity. This bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the fault of the clerk in the discharge of his official duties.  Added by Acts 1964, No. 374, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2165 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2165. Judicial depository

RS 2165 - Judicial depository  A. The judges of the first and second city courts of the city of New Orleans, sitting en banc, a majority of said judges constituting a quorum, shall by a vote of a majority of those present, designate a solvent bank, or banks, located within the parish of Orleans, as the fiscal agent or agents, as a depository of any and all monies received by the clerks of the said city courts. The said funds shall be so deposited and held subject to the orders of the court, and in accordance with all laws or parts of laws now or hereafter enacted governing any such funds so held and deposited.  B. The bank or banks so designated as fiscal agent for such funds shall furnish adequate security, satisfactory to the said judges, to secure the return and payment of any such deposited funds.  C. It shall be the duty of the judges to endeavor to receive interest on all monies so deposited, and if, for any reason, the fiscal agent, or agents, so designated are unable or unwilling to pay interest on such deposit, the judges of the said city courts are hereby authorized to purchase certificates of deposit, and/or other forms of certificates of indebtedness bearing interest, or they may purchase short-term United States bonds, treasury notes, or certificates.  D. Any and all interest received on all such monies so deposited, or from any certificates of deposit, certificates of indebtedness, or United States bonds, treasury notes, or certificates, shall be used for the general operating expenses of the city courts.  Acts 1991, No. 802, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2166 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2166. §§2166 to 2483.17 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961

RS 2166 - §§2166 to 2483.17 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.1. The City Court of Leesville, Louisiana

RS 2485.1 - The City Court of Leesville, Louisiana The offices of justice of the peace and constable in Ward 1 of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and the Mayor's Court in the town of Leesville, Louisiana are abolished, and there is hereby established a court to be styled "The City Court of Leesville, Louisiana", the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout Ward 1 of Vernon Parish, in which the town (or city) of Leesville, Louisiana, is located. This court shall be composed of a city judge, a city marshal, and a city clerk. The offices of city judge and city marshal shall be filled initially at an election to be called by the governor to be held on or before January 15, 1963; provided, that the parish executive committee shall meet and issue its call for the first primary for the nomination of candidates to be held on the same day as the congressional election in 1962 and shall, if necessary, call a second primary to be held on December 11, 1962. The officers elected in such election shall take office as soon thereafter as is permitted by law and shall serve until the congressional election in 1964. Their successors, elected in 1964 and thereafter, shall serve for terms of six years and shall be elected at the congressional election. If for any reason the election herein provided for is not called by the governor, then the initial judge and marshal shall be elected at the general state election to be held in 1964 and shall serve until their successors are elected at the congressional election in 1966, and the judge and marshal shall be elected at the congressional election every six years thereafter. Acts 1962, No. 122, §1; Acts 1999, No. 259, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.2. Qualifications of judge and marshal

RS 2485.2 - Qualifications of judge and marshal  The city judge must be licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana for at least five years previous to his election and a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election. The city marshal must be a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.3. Salary and fees of judge

RS 2485.3 - Salary and fees of judge  The city judge shall receive an annual salary payable monthly in equal proportions by the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of Vernon parish, Louisiana, upon the following basis:  (1) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is less than 10,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $3,600.00.  (2) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or more, but less than 20,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $4,800.00.  (3) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 20,000 or more, but less than 40,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $6,000.00.  (4) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 40,000 or more, but less than 100,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $7,200.00.  In addition to salary the judge shall receive the same fees as are payable to the justice of the peace in all civil cases where the amount involved does not exceed $100.00, exclusive of interest, and the same fees as are payable to the clerks of district courts in all other civil cases. He shall not receive any fees in criminal matters, including peace bond cases. Acts 1962, No. 122, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.4. Judge ad hoc; compensation

RS 2485.4 - Judge ad hoc; compensation  A. In case of absence, incapacity or recusation of the city judge, a judge ad hoc shall be appointed under the applicable provisions of Articles 4841-4847 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.  B. The compensation of the judge ad hoc so appointed, which shall be proportionately equal to that of the city judge, shall be payable in the same manner and from the same source as the compensation of the city judge and, except in cases of illness or of recusation, shall be deducted from the compensation of the city judge.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.5. Marriage ceremonies

RS 2485.5 - Marriage ceremonies  The city judge may perform the marriage ceremony within the territorial jurisdiction of his court.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.6. Bond of marshal

RS 2485.6 - Bond of marshal  A. The city marshal shall be a resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties he shall give bond in favor of the city judge conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the legal adjustment of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity.  B. Except as provided in R.S. 13:1882(B), the amount of the bond, the premium whereof shall be paid by the governing authority of the city or ward in which the court is domiciled, shall be $1,000 where the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or less. In all other cases, and except as otherwise provided by law, the amount of the bond shall be $5,000. This bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the marshal in the discharge of his official duties.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.7. Marshal as executive officer; deputies

RS 2485.7 - Marshal as executive officer; deputies  A. The marshal is the executive officer of the court. He shall execute the orders and mandates of the court and, in the execution thereof, and in making arrests and preserving the peace, he has the same powers and authority of a sheriff.  B. The marshal may, with the approval of the judge, appoint one or more deputy marshals, having the same powers and authority as the marshal, but the marshal shall be responsible for their actions.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.8. Temporary marshal; vacancies

RS 2485.8 - Temporary marshal; vacancies  A. When the marshal is absent or unable to act for any cause, the judge may appoint any other person who is a resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court to serve as a temporary marshal.  B. In case of vacancy in the office of marshal because of death, resignation, or otherwise, the judge may fill the vacancy by appointment if the unexpired term is less than one year, and in such case he shall also fix the amount of the bond.  C. If the unexpired term is for a longer period than one year, a special election to fill the vacancy shall be ordered by the proper legal authority under the general election laws.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.9. Salary of marshal

RS 2485.9 - Salary of marshal  The marshal of the city court shall receive as compensation for his services a minimum salary of $3,600.00 annually, payable monthly on his own warrant and which, except as otherwise indicated, shall be paid in equal proportions by the town or city of Leesville, Louisiana and the police jury of Vernon parish, Louisiana.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §9.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.10. Population as determining clerk

RS 2485.10 - Population as determining clerk  If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or less, the judge shall be his own clerk. If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or more, the judge shall appoint a clerk to handle both civil and criminal matters, who shall serve at the pleasure of the judge and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §10.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.11. Determination of population

RS 2485.11 - Determination of population  The population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court shall be determined by the last regular federal census or special census, conducted as otherwise provided by law. In the event of deactivation of Fort Polk or if for any other reason there is a serious or substantial depletion in actual population within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, the governing body of the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of the parish of Vernon, Louisiana, may adopt a proper resolution or ordinance requiring the city court, insofar as the salaries of its officers are concerned, to revert to and be governed by the population as determined by the last regular federal census. Acts 1962, No. 122, §11.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.12. Powers and duties of clerk

RS 2485.12 - Powers and duties of clerk  The clerk shall keep the minute entries of the court and a docket of all proceedings had in both civil and criminal matters. He may sign, under the seal of the court, all writs and processes in civil and criminal cases, including citations and subpoenas, and may make and take affidavits for the issuance of arrest warrants in criminal cases and for the issuance of peace bonds, and for all other purposes connected with the functions of the court, but he shall not exercise any judicial powers.  The clerk may also certify to all official documents of the court and administer oaths, and his acts, as such, as well as the certificates issued by him, shall be given the same effect as those of clerks of district courts.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §12.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.13. Qualifications of clerk; bond

RS 2485.13 - Qualifications of clerk; bond  The clerk shall have been a qualified elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for two years. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the clerk shall give bond in favor of the city judge in an amount to be fixed by the judge at not less than $1,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the discharge of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity. The bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the fault of the clerk in the discharge of his official duties.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §13.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2485.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2485.14. Deputy clerks

RS 2485.14 - Deputy clerks  The city judge may appoint one or more deputy clerks with the prior consent and approval of the governing body of the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, to serve at the pleasure of the judge. Deputy clerks shall have the same qualifications, shall post the same bond, and have the same powers and duties as the clerk.  Acts 1962, No. 122, §14.