JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT-Continued.

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Sessions and practice of courts continued in force, id... . . .
Cases on appeal in Civil District Court from City Court-Const., Art. 151..1933
Recorders elected under Const., 1879 to remain in office-Const., Art. 152..1933
Election of judges and other officers, when held-Const., Art. 153......1904
Vacancies in judicial offices in Orleans to be filled by appointment by Gov-
ernor, etc.-Const., Art. 157....

See "Judicial Expense Fund.''

.1938

1. SUPREME COURT.

Jurisdiction, original and appellate-Const., Art. 85.
Note of Decisions relating to jurisdiction....

..1884

1885 to 1892

Appointment, qualification, salary and term of office of justices-Const.,

Art. 86

..1892

Supreme Court districts, designation of Chief Justice-Const., Art. 87...1892
Sessions, building and library, etc.-Const., Art. 88..

.1893

Three justices must concur to render judgment; may call on judges of
inferior courts to act, etc.-Const., Art. 89.....
Reports of decisions, stenographers for justices-Const., Art. 92.
Justices may issue writ of habeas corpus in certain cases- -Const.,
Art. 93..

.1894

..1895

...1895

Control over inferior courts, writs of certiorari, etc.—Const., Art. 94....1896-
Certification of cases by Court of Appeal-Const., Art. 101..... ..1900
Same subjects-Note of Decisions...

Return days, all parishes, Orleans excepted, Act 92, 1900.

How return days shall be fixed by trial judge, Act 45 E. S. 1870. Sec. 4.. 913
Order of trial, Secs. 5 to 10....

Appeals in criminal cases, return day, etc., Act 108, 1898...

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Adjournment for quorum, Sec. 1909 (see Sec. 13, p. 915)...

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Transfer of cases from court organized under Constitution of 1864, Sec.
1910

916

Preference for cases involving collection of certain taxes, Sec. 1916...... 919
Acts regulating trials, etc......

.919, 920

Cases which may be heard in chambers during vacation, Act 15, 1900.... 920
Recusation of judges of appellate court, Sec. 1922..

JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT-Continued.

3. COURTS OF APPEAL.

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Jurisdiction, only appellate-Const., Art. 98..

.1898

How constituted, designation of District Judges, etc.-Const., Art. 99....
Terms of court to be fixed by law-Const., Art. 100....
Certification of cases to Supreme Court-Const., Art. 101.....

..1899

..1900

..1900

Same subject-Note of Decisions....

1901 to 1903

Number of judges necessary to judgment, etc.-Const., Art. 102........1903
Cases to be tried on original record-Const., Art. 103....

.....1903

Rules of Supreme Court govern Court of Appeal; judges may issue writs

of habeas corpus-Const., Art. 104...

.1904

Salary of judges, how paid-Const., Art. 105....

.1904

Duty of sheriff to attend Court of Appeal-Const., Art. 106.

Division of State into judicial districts, number-Const., Art. 107.......1905
Territorial composition of judicial districts, country parishes-Const.,

Art. 108....

1905

..1906

...1907

Salaries of judges, and how paid, etc.-Const., Art. 109.
Election, qualification, etc., of judges-Const., Art. 109..
Number of judges in any district not to be increased-Const., Art. 110...1908
Appellate jurisdiction of; trials are de novo, etc.-Const., Art. 111......1908
Interchange and recusation of judges, power of Supreme Court to desig-
nate judges in certain cases-Const., Art. 112...
District judges to issue writs of habeas corpus within their districts—
Const., Art. 115.....

....1909

...1910

Sessions of; signing of judgments; grand juries, etc.—Const., Art. 117...1911
Continuation of, under Const., 1879, until election under Const., 1898-
Const., Art. 118.....

Terms of court, etc., Act 163, 1898-

-In districts composed of one parish, Sec. 1....

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931

-In districts composed of more than one parish, Sec. 2.
All proceedings shall be in open court, Sec. 3....
Judges may adopt rules for conduct of business, Sec. 4..
Signature of judgment, application for new trial, Sec. 5.
When judgments become executory, suspensive appeal, Sec. 6.
Repealing clause, Sec. 7.....

Judges have supervisory control over officers, Sec. 1953.
Orders in chambers, Sec. 1936......

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945

Duplicate copies of testimony by stenographers, Act 3, 1894.
Limitation on power to punish for contempt, Act 189, 1898.
See "Clerks," "Costs and Fees."

5. DISTRICT COURTS, ORLEANS.

.1919

..1920

..1920

..1920

..1920

..1923

.1923

Election of judges, civil and criminal-Const., Art. 132.
Jurisdiction, Civil District Courts-Const., Art. 133..
Allotment of cases, Civil District Court, etc.-Const., Art. 134.
Judgments which may be signed in vacation-Const., Art. 135.
Rules, selection of jurors, presiding judge-Const., Art. 136.
Judicial depository of Civil District Court-Const., Art. 138.
Jurisdiction, Criminal District Court, etc.-Const., Art. 139...
Organization of Criminal District Court-juries for Civil and Criminal

Court, Act 98, 1880.....

Board of Commissioners, Sec. 1..

Appointment, salary, powers, oath, juries, etc., Sec. 2.
Selection and composition of grand jury, etc., Sec. 3..
Mode of drawing jurors for Civil District Court, Sec. 4.
Selection of jurors for each case, etc., Sec. 5.

Sections of Criminal District Court, Sec. 6...

Vacation of judges, Sec. 7.....

Transfer of causes from certain courts, Sec. 8...

Stenographers of Criminal District Court, salary, etc, Sec. 9.
Repealing clauses, Sec. 10........

Trial of criminal cases, Act 117, 1890.

Shorthand reporters in civil cases, Acts 94, 1876, and 104, 1884.
Terms of Civil District Court, Act 4, 1896..
Preference, dockets, fixing, Sec. 1991....

Transfer of records to Civil District Court, Act 39, 1898.
Stationery for judicial and other officers, Act 132, 1880.
See "Clerks,''"'Costs and Fees," "Judicial Expense Fund.''

6. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Number, election, jurisdiction, fees, etc., of, Const., Art. 126..
Salaries in lieu of fees in criminal cases, Const., Art. 128.
Duty in connection with official bonds, Sec. 353....
Election and term of office, Sec. 2044.

Qualification of, Act 155, 1898....
Number of justices, Sec. 2045.

Commissions, Sec. 2046....

Power to celebrate marriage, Sec. 2048.

May issue writs of injunction, Sec. 2049.

May act as coroner, Sec. 2056...

May employ sheriff, Sec. 2096......

-Or appoint special deputy constable, Act 164 1900...

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964

Defendant and plaintiff may bond sequestration, Sec. 2091.

963

FIRST AND SECOND WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

Office-justice of the peace in Monroe, abolished, Sec. 2118...

969

7. CITY COURTS, New Orleans.

First-Jurisdiction, salary of judges, appeals, etc.-Const., Art. 143....1928

Powers of court, may adopt rules en banc, id....

Allotment of cases, pleadings, must be in writing, id..

Clerk, bond, salary, deputies-Const., Art. 144...

Constables, bond, deputies, etc.-Const., Art. 145..

Election, term of office of judges, etc.-Const., Art. 146.....

.1929

.1929

..1929

.1929

..1930

305

Second-Location, jurisdiction, clerks, constables, etc.-Const., Art. 147..1930

Dockets they shall keep, Act 136, 1880, Sec. 16....
See "Constables, ""Costs and Fees," "Clerks."'

Election, qualification, compensation, etc., of judges, id...

See "Judicial Expense Fund.''

Jurisdiction, etc., Const., Art. 140..

Recorders' Courts-Legislature may establish, Const., Art. 141.

8. CITY CRIMINAL AND RECORDERS' COUKTS.

.1925

.1925

.1926

Transfer of cause, when trial shows crime, District Court has jurisdic-
tion, Sec. 9..

958

Trial, judgment, sentence, etc., Sec. 10...

959

Appeals to Criminal District Court, returns, etc., Sec. 11.
Record for cases on appeal, of what it shall consist, Sec. 12.

JURISDICTION OF COURTS-

When river is boundary of parish, Sec. 987......

When crime is committed on boundary of parish, Sec. 988.

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459

Selection of-number necessary for verdict, Const., Art. 116..

Trial of certain cases, without-Const., Art. 117...

Who is ineligible-Const., Art. 158.....

When charge to must be in writing, Sec. 28.

Of five, Act 35, 1880.....

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218

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.1850

..1910

.1911

..1939

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Semi-annual examination and correction of list, Sec. 6.
Semi-annual selection of grand jurors, Sec. 7....
Judge appoints foreman of grand jury, Sec. 8..

975

976

97

Grand jury may be empannelled in advance of session, Sec. 9.
How petit juries shall serve, Sec. 10.

977

977

Selection of talesmen at discretion of judge, etc., Sec. 11.
Jurors' duty to attend, penalty, compensation, Sec. 12...

978

979

Deposit for jury in civil cases, number necessary for verdict, challenges,
Sec. 13..

.979

Juries in criminal cases, challenges, peremptory and for cause, Sec. 14.... 980
Number of challenges by accused, by State, Secs. 997, 998..
What is not sufficient cause for challenge of general venire, Sec. 15..
When objection to selection, etc., of jury must be urged, Sec. 16..
Repealing clause, Sec. 17.....

JUVENILE PRISONERS-

May be sent to House of Refuge (Orleans), Sec. 1006.

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