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Louisiana's Justice of the Peace: 1956

Laws and History

1956

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ACT No. 199   AN ACT To amend and re-enact Section 2471 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, relative to West Monroe City Court established; civil jurisdiction; taking of testimony.

Approved: July 3, 1956.

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ACT No. 236   AN ACT To amend and re-enact Title Thirteen (13), Section 2385 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R. S. 13:- 2385), a section relative to the powers and qualifications of the City Marshal of the City of New Iberia, his fees and salary, bond, deputies, vacancies, and execution of warrants.

Approved: july 8, 1956.

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ACT No. 257 AN ACT To amend and re-enact Section 1870 of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes of 1950 of the State of Louisiana relative to the salary of a marshall* of a city court.

Approved: July 10, 1956.

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ACT No. 326 AN ACT Relative to city courts and judges of city courts.

Approved: July 10, 1956.

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ACT No. 357  AN ACT Creating the City Court of Bunkie, Louisiana; providing for the necessary employees and officers of said Court; defining the qualifications, powers and terms of office of said officers; providing for the salaries and fees of, the employees and officials of said Court; regulating in general the authority, jurisdiction and procedure in said Court; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith; providing that if any section, paragraph, clause, or sentence herein should be declared unconstitutional or illegal for any reason it shall not affect the remaining portions of said Act.

Approved: July 10, 1956.

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ACT No. 419 AN ACT To amend and re-enact Section 2142 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 to fix the qualifications and compensation of the Judge of the City Court of Crowley.

Approved: July 12, 1956.

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ACT No. 422 AN ACT To amend and re-enact Section 1870 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to increase the salary of the marshal from $2,000 to $3,600 per annum.

Approved: July 12, 1956.

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ACT No. 606  A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Section 51 of Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana to provide that in addition to all other jurisdiction now vested in the City Court of the City of Shreveport, said court shall have criminal jurisdiction of all those portions of the Parish of Bossier which are within, or which may be taken into the city limits of the City of Shreveport.