cases to be tried a jury shall be drawn and summoned to attend said term, according to law. SEC. 1933. Each court shall keep two dockets-one of cases rela- Dockets to be tive to criminal business, and the other to all civil cases. SEC. 1934. (Duties of the sheriff and coroner when the judge shall not appear on the first day of the term.) See D. 3575. kept. have a seal and SEC. 1935. Each judge may make rules for the regulation of the Each court to practice of his court and the mode of setting causes for trial, which make its own rules shall be hung up in the court room. Act 1870, p. 99, No. 45, sec. 10; Act 1870, p. 119, No. 86; Act 1872, p. 107, No. 59. rules. Courts may orders in cham SEC. 1936. The district judges shall have authority to administer oaths; to grant, at chambers, orders relating to curators of inter- grant certain dicted persons; all orders relating to surrenders by insolvent debtors, bers, etc. and the appointment and administration of syndics; orders of arrest, attachment, sequestration, provisional seizure and injunction, and all orders relating thereto; writs of habeas corpus, orders of seizure and sale on executory process, orders for commissions to take testimony; and generally all orders not required by law to be granted in open court. Act 1882, p. 11, No. 15; D. sec. 1784, 1792, 1746; C. P. 210, 239, 284, 296, 425, 794. SEC. 1937. (To celebrate marriages.) See D. 2207. Act 1855, p. 260. SEC. 1938. Suits in which the right of office is involved, or in which the State, a police jury or municipal corporation is a party, shall have precedence over all others except criminal cases, and they shall take precedence in the order in which they are named. D. sec. 42, 1435; Act 1855, p. 491. SEC. 1939. (Legal process, how served when sheriffs and coroners are interested.) See D. 641. D. sec. 676, 3556. SEC. 1940. (Contempt of court.) See D. 124. SEC. 1941. (What considered a contempt.) See D. 125. SEC. 1942. (Conflict between creditors to be transferred to the court first seizing.) See D. 2903. C. P. 126; D. sec. 2903; Act 1870, p. 119, No. 86. SEC. 1943. (Manner of proceeding to emancipate minors.) See C. C. 385; D. sec. 3829; Act 1856, p. 5. SEC. 1944. (Decree.) See D. 2317. Suits in which be tried by C, C. 386. SEC. 1945. (In what cases a minor having a father or mother living may be emancipated.) See D. 2318. C. C. 387. SEC. 1946. (Expenses, how paid.) See D. 2319. C. C. 388; D. sec. 3830. SEC. 1947. (Criminal cases in which judges may be recused.) See D. 1067. Act 1818, p. 218; Act 1877, p. 35, No. 35; Act 1877, Ex. S., p. 197, No. 129, sec. 4; D. sec. 3191. SEC, 1948. (Powers of the district judge in case of the absence or inability of parish judge.) See D. 3194. D. sec. 2024. SEC. 1949. (Duty of sheriff or his deputy to make arrests forthwith.) See D. 1083. D. sec. 3589; Act 1866, p. 90. SEC. 1950. (Sheriff may call for assistance when necessary.) See D. 1084. D. sec. 971, 3590. SEC. 1951. (Return of writ to be made in ten days. Warrants may be executed in any parish.) See D. 1085. D. sec. 3591. SEC. 1952. (Sheriff may may be fined or suspended by judge for neglect of duty.) See D. 1086. D. sec. 1177, 1637, 3592. SEC. 1953. (Judges to have supervisory control over officers.) See D. 1087. D. sec. 3593. SEC. 1954. (Sheriff and his sureties liable in damages to parties for failure to serve process.) See D. 1088. D. sec. 3594. SEC. 1955. (Neglect or refusal of clerks.) See D. 1089. D. sec. 466, 3595. SEC. 1956. (Forfeiture of fees. Remission of fines prohibited.) See D. 1090, 1070. D. sec. 1520, 2472, 2762; Act 1868, p. 171. SEC. 1957. (Abatement by police jury or common council.) See D. 1071. D. sec. 1521, 2763. SEC. 1958. The judges of district and parish courts shall have the to try mandam- right to try mandamus in chambers during the recess of said courts. District judges us in chambers. C. P. 830; Act 1868, p. 243. SEC. 1959. (Time of appeal after judgment.) Repealed. C. P. 575; D. sec. 60; Act 1868, p. 59. SEC. 1960. (Judges, clerks, deputy clerks, etc., prohibited from practicing as attorneys-at-law.) See D. 117. D. sec. 878; Act 1861, p. 87. SEC. 1961. (Judges competent witnesses.) See D. 3192. C. P. 338; D. sec. 547, 3967; Act 1828, p. 152, sec. 5. SEC. 1962. (Testimony of the presiding judge, how taken.) See D. 3945. Act 1855, p. 352. SEC. 1963. (Judge's charge restricted to questions of law in criminal cases.) See D. 991. Act 1855, p. 151. SEC. 1964. (Change of venue in criminal cases on behalf of the State.) See D. 1021. Act 1876, p. 150, No. 95; D. sec. 1172, 3891; Act 1868, p. 182; Con. 1879, art. 7. SEC. 1965. (Lunatics, how admitted. Duty of the district judges. Duty of the sheriffs. Compensation to sheriffs.) See D. 1768. D. sec. 769, 3574; Act 1855, p. 453. SEC. 1966. (Judge to charge juries in writing in certain cases.) See D. 2183. D. sec. 991, 1963; Act 1855, p. 298. SEC. 1967. (Being members of civil or religious corporations not cause for challenge.) See D. 3190. D. sec. 1076; Act. 1855, p. 335; Con. 1879, art. 105, 112. SEC. 1968. When an interpreter may be deemed necessary by the The judge may judge he shall receive the sum of two dollars for each suit in which appoint an inhe may be called on to act, to be taxed with the costs. D. sec. 511, 2002, 2003, 2004; Act 1855, p. 303; C. P. 784. terpreter. Transfer of SEC. 1969. All causes pending in the various district courts of the State, existing at and before the adoption of the constitution of eigh- causes. teen hundred and sixty-eight, and not heretofore transferred by law to the parish courts created under the constitution of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, be and the same are hereby transferred to the district courts created by the constitution of eighteen hundred and sixtyeight; provided, that by virtue of this act no suit or cause shall be Proviso. transferred to any court outside of the parish where said suit or cause was originally commenced. Act 1863, p. 184. SEC. 1970. The records, books, indexes, papers and dockets relatBooks, records. ing to the suits or causes transferred by this act shall be transferred etc., to be transferred with causes. with said suits or causes, and the said suits or causes shall be conducted and proceeded with in all respects the same as if they had been originally commenced in the courts to which they are herein transferred. SEC. 1971. The provisions of the two preceding sections of this act Not applicable to New Orleans. shall not apply to the parish of Orleans or the courts therein. SEC. 1972. (Tax on professions. Duty of judges, justices and recorders.) See sec. 3235. D. sec. 1174, 2683; Act 1869, p. 146. SEC. 1973. (Right of continuing cases given to attorneys who may be members of the general assembly.) See D. 126. Act 1858, p. 6. SEC. 1974. (Right to appeal from the decision of the register. Time in which the appeal may be taken.) See D. 2976. D. sec. 53; Act 1857, p. 192. SEC. 1975. (Duty of register when application for appeal is made. Duty of the party appealing.) See D. 2977. D. sec. 54. SEC. 1976. (Duty of clerks of courts.) See D. 2978. D. sec. 55. SEC. 1977. (Appeals may be tried by jury. Appeals to the supreme court granted, etc.) See D. 2979. D. sec. 56. SEC. 1978. (Duty of the clerk after final judgment has been rendered.) See D. 2980. D. sec. 57. SEC. 1979. (Appeals when securities are refused on official bonds.) See D. 352. Act 1855, p. 31. SEC. 1980. (Mode of proceeding against defaulters.) See D. 1127. SEC. 1981. (Courts in certain cases to declare the office vacant.) See D. 1128. SEC. 1982. (Persons not to discharge duties of office pending appeal.) See D. 1129. SEC. 1983. (Judges to charge grand juries.) See D. 1213. Act 1855, p. 178, No. 126; D. sec. 2463. DISTRICT COURTS FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF SEC. 1984. (First and second district courts open the whole year. Repealed. Act 1877, p. 72, No. 56; Act 1835, p. 14; Con. 1879, arts. 128-147. SEC. 1985. (District courts of the parish of Orleans, when open.) Act 1872, p. 107, No. 59; Act 1869, p. 13; Con. 1879, art. 128-147. SEC. 1987. (Cases continued shall not have preference.) Repealed. Act 1868, p. 55, No. 47, sec. 3; Act 1972, p, 107, No. 59. SEC. 1988. (Continued cases put at the foot of the docket.) pealed. Re Act 1863, p. 55, No. 47, sec. 4; Act 1872, p. 107, No. 59. SEC. 1989. (Concerning testimony and exception thereto.) Repealed. Act 1872, p. 107, No. 159. SEC. 1990. Judges shall not allow counsel to consume time unnec- Unnecessary delay prohib. essarily when the question is plain and they are satisfied that there ited. is no need of further argument or authority. Act 1868, p. 56, No. 47. of cases; what cases; what tried summari docket. SEC. 1991. Cases shall be tried in their order. There shall be no preference cases, except State and city cases, promissory note cases and Order for trial injunction cases, which shall be placed, as soon as they are at issue, are prefereno on one trial or call docket, to be called "the summary docket," and cases shall be shall be called in their order. All jury cases, as soon as they are at is- ly; what cases are to be put on sue and the jury fee has been deposited, shall be placed upon another the ordinary call docket, to be called "the jury docket," and shall be called in their order. All other cases shall be placed as soon as at issue on another call docket, to be called "the ordinary docket," and shall be called in their order. The clerk shall call cases from said dockets and announce, in an audible voice, the days on,which they are fixed for trial, said cailing to take place in accordance with rules of court. The clerk shall not fix nor refix cases without calling them as aforesaid, and shall fix those only which he is directed by counsel to fix, or which have been marked "fix" on the call docket by counsel, except cases which have been already called and fixed, but which for want of time were not reached, which cases shall be reassigned for trial without being again called. All cases called and not fixed shall be placed immeately at the foot of the docket in the order in which they stood before, |