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regularly moored and made fast to the established wharves adjoining such wharves or landing places of ferries.

SEC. 2. That any master or owner of any craft or vessel violating the provisions of Sec. 1 of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars and in default of payment thereof imprisoned by order of said court not less than ten nor more than thirty days.

SEC. 3. That any person who shall otherwise endanger, impede or harrass the safe passage of the chartered ferries across the streams of this State, or who shall unlawfully cross passengers for hire within the territorial limits exclusively assigned to any such ferry under its franchise or charter shall be liable for each offense to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars and to imprisonment in the parish jail for not less than five nor more than thirty days, or both in the discretion of the court, any such fine so collected to be paid into the treasury or treasuries of the parish or municipal authority or authorities having exclusive or joint control as in the foregoing section described of the place of location of such ferry.

SEC. 4. That this act shall go into effect from and after its passage, and that all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

PROTECTION OF FERRY PRIVILEGES.

Act 68, 1896, p. 101.

AN ACT to protect lessees of public ferry privileges on the Mississippi river and other streams in this State, parish of Orleans excepted, in the enjoyment of their rights; to prohibit the crossing. for pay or hire of persons in skiffs or other craft over said streams, except by ferry lessees, within two miles of any established public ferry landing; declaring a violation of the provisions of this act to be a misdemeanor, and prescribing penalties therefor.

SECTION 1. That it shall not be lawful for any person, not a lessee of a public ferry, to transport for pay or hire any other person or persons, in skiff or other craft, across the Mississippi river or other streams in this State, within a distance of two miles of any public ferry landing, duly established under the resolutions or ordinances of any parish or municipal corporation in this State.

SEC. 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars, and in default of payment of such fine shall be imprisoned not less than ten days, nor more than thirty days in the parish jail, for each offense; provided however that the provisions of this act shall not apply to the parish of Orleans.

SEC. 3. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

FINES AND FORFEITURES.

1508. How Imposed and Collected.-When a fine shall be imposed by any court of justice for the non-attendance of any witness or juror, or for any other cause, it shall be the duty of the clerk to issue, within two judicial days, a writ of fieri facias, as the suit of the State, against the person on whom the fine shall have been imposed; fines shall not be imposed without a rule on the party to show cause, unless the circumstances of the case should, in the discretion of the court, require no delay (Act 56, 1855, 53).

FORFEITURE OF BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES.

1509. Judgment thereon against principal and surety in solido, how and when rendered and how set aside. See Sec. 1032.

1510. Appearance of accused not to exonerate surety, who is not discharged until final conviction or acquittal, but surety may relieve himself by formal surrender of accused. See Sec. 1033.

1511 and 1512. Judgments on forfeited bonds, etc., executed as in civil cases; sheriff's commission. See Secs. 1034 and 1035.

1513 to 1517, inclusive. Conviction does not work corruption of blood, offender subject only to penalty declared by law; person convicted, liable for costs, and if sentenced to pay fine, imprisoned in default of payment, but entitled to benefit of insolvent laws; when discretion vested in court, fine shall not exceed $1000, nor imprisonment two years. See Secs. 978 to 982.

1518. Proceeds of fines, etc., go into treasury of parish, and in Orleans into city treasury. See Sec. 1045.

1519. Fees of district attorney for collection fixed at one-fifth, after deducting fees of sheriff. See Sec. 1044.

1520, 1521. Remission by court prohibited, but where fine imposed under parochial or municipal ordinance, police jury or certain officials of city may abate or remit. See Sec. 1071.

CERTAIN FINES, TO WHOM PAID.

Act 32, 1892, p. 39.

AN ACT to turn over to the La. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children all fines collected as a result of prosecution by said society.

SECTION 1. That all fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed or collected for a violation of any act relating to or affecting children now in force or hereafter passed, must be paid on demand to the incorporated La. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in every case where the prosecution shall be instituted or conducted by such society.

SEC. 2. All laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Act 60, 1894, p. 70.

AN ACT to turn over to the Incorporated Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, "all fines, penalties and forfeitures which may be or have been incurred, and appearance bonds which may be forfeited in cases where the said Society has or shall have instituted or conducted the prosecution of the cause in which they are enforced or forfeited, and to authorize the said Society to collect said fines, penalties and forfeitures in its own name by suit or otherwise, and to repeal all laws in conflict herewith.

SECTION 1. That all fines, penalties and forfeitures incurred, or which may hereafter be incurred, and appearance bonds forfeited, where the Incorporated Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, has or shall have instituted or conducted the prosecution of the cause in which they are imposed shall be turned over to the said Society, and it shall have a right of action to recover all fines, penalties, and forfeitures, and forfeited appearance bonds in its own name in the Civil Courts of this State when the same are not collected in the court in which incurred or the existing laws do not provide for their collection.

SEC. 2. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict or inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Act 81, 1888, Sec. 55, Flnes paid to School Fund, printed at p. 318.

Act 109, 1892, p. 142.

AN ACT to give to Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals a share of fines imposed as penalties for such cruelty, in certain cases.

SECTION 1. That whenever a fine shall be imposed on any person as a penalty for violation of any law of this State or municipal ordinance respecting cruelty to animals, and the prosecution shall have been initiated, conducted, assisted or appeared in by any officer, member, agent, or counsel of any society for the prevention of cruelty to animals in the parish where the offense is committed, incorporated under the general law of this State, being Act 19 of 1888, one-half of said fine shall be paid to such society and the receipt of its Treasury shall be a full acquittance to the officer collecting said fine.

SEC. 2. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Act 5, 1896, collection of bail bonds, printed at p. 289.

FRENCH LANGUAGE.

1522. Acts Which May be Executed Therein.-Any act containing the obligations of giving or performing any thing or paying any sum of money, any contract of any nature or kind whatsoever, which may be made or executed in the French language, shall be as legal and binding upon the parties as if the same had been made or executed in the English language (Act 272, 1855, p. 333).

Const., Art. 154.

GARNISHMENT.

1523. Under Fieri Facias, see C. P., Art. 246, part 2.

1524. Garnishees May Be Held to Bail.-In case a garnishee acknowledges himself indebted to the defendant, it shall be lawful for the judge to order the said garnishee to be held to bail in the same cases as if he was the original defendant, unless he prefers depositing the money in court (Act, 1826, p. 176).

1525. Garnishee must be served personally. See C. P., Art. 246, part 3.

TIME WITHIN WHICH GARNISHEES' ANSWERS MUST BE TRAVERSED.

Act 73, 1884, p. 96.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact an Act No. 27 of the Extra Session of 1877. approved March 28, 1877, entitled "An Act to limit the time within which the answers of garnishees may be disproved or traversed and to repeal all laws or parts of laws in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

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SECTION 1. That Act No. 27 of the Acts of the Extra Session of 1877 entitled "An Act to limit the time within which the answer of garnishees may be disproved or traversed, and to repeal all laws or parts of laws in confiict with with or inconsistent with the provisions of this act," approved March 28, 1877, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: "That hereafter in all cases in which a party has been garnisheed, as soon as the answer of the garnishee has been filed, the clerk of the court shall give the plaintiff, or seizing creditor, notice in writing of the answers of the garnishee, which notice shall be served on the plaintiff, or seizing creditor, in the same manner that citations are served in ordinary suits, and in all cases where the plaintiff, or seizing creditor, desires to disprove or traverse the answers propounded to a garnishee under a writ of attachment or of fieri facias, he shall, within twenty clear days after service of the notice of the filing of the answer by the garnishee has been made upon him as aforesaid, file a rule in court or institute other proceedings against the garnishee for the purpose aforesaid, and upon the failure of the plaintiff or seizing creditor to file a rule or institute other proceedings as aforesaid, any property, rights or credits in the hands of said garnishee shall, by the mere fact of said failure, be considered as released from seizure under said writ of attachment or of fieri facias, and no proceedings of any nature in said suit shall thereafter be allowed to subject such property, rights or credits in any manner to said writs, except after a new seizure and the service of new interrogations. Provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed so as to deprive the plaintiff or seizing creditor of the right, at any time, to hold the garnishee liable under the answers made by him to the interrogatories."

SEC. 2. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with or in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect from and after its passage.

C. P., Art. 264.

The judge may have the power to compel a garnishee to answer orally in open court, but the creditor is without right to require the judge to take such action. State ex rel. Sintes vs. Judge, 49 An. 704.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

1526. Election of members. Superseded by Constitution, Arts. 191, 22.

1527. Governor shall order elections to fill vacancies. See Sec. 1578.

1528 and 1529. Vacancies in General Assembly, how filled. Superseded by Act 137, 1896, Sec. 4, printed at p. 356, Constitution, Art. 21.

1530. Vacancies in State, parish or municipal offices, how filled. See Sec. 2606.

1531. Oath of Members.-At the first session of the General Assembly, after every general election of Representatives, the oath or affirmation required by law shall be administered by any member of the House of Representatives to the Speaker, and by him to all the members present, and to the Clerk, previous to entering on any other business, and to the members who shall afterwards appear, previous to taking their seats. The same oath or affirmation shall be administered to every President of the Senate by any member of the Senate, and by said President to the Secretary, and to every Senator who shall be elected, previous to taking his seat (Act 326, 1855, p. 451).

Const., Art. 149.

1532. Speaker of the House of Representatives.-The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to receive the sum of eight dollars per day, in addition to his pay as a member, to be drawn on a warrant signed by himself, attested by the clerk, and approved by the Chairman of the Committee on Contingent Expenses (Act 8, 1864, 14).

Const. Art. 27.

1533. Sergeant at Arms, Salary.-No per diem or extra pay shall be allowed to either the Sergeant at arms of the House of Representatives or Senate, but their salaries shall be in full compensation for the services required of them annually.

1534. Duties of Sergeant at Arms.-The Sergeant at arms of the House of Representatives, during the recess, shall have charge and be responsible for the safe keeping of the public buildings and property of the State, except the senate chamber, furniture and rooms attached thereto, and such as may appropriately belong to or be under the charge of other officers; and the Sergeant at arms of the Senate shall be charged with the safe keeping of the senate chamber, and rooms and furniture appertaining thereto.

Superseded by Const., Art. 27.
Papers, etc.-Either House shall

1535. Mileage of members. 1536. Power to Send for have authority to send for persons and papers, and to compel their attendance or production whenever necessary in the investigation of any matter before them. The chairman of any committee of the Senate or House of Representatives, or of any joint committee composed of members from both branches of the Legislature, or the person acting as chairman of such committee, shall be authorized to administer the oath to any witness who may be called before them to testify in relation to any subject under their consideration to them referred by their respective Houses (Act 326, 1855, 451).

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