New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-02-26

AN oKpnNANcE

Concerning the Circuit ana District Courts
established In the state OF Eouisla,sfs. by
the late Government OF the Utsfteh S{afcg.
The People of The State Of Louisiana. III Conyen-
ton assembled, do ordain and ills hereby ordained
as follows:
SECTION l. All acts and parts of acts of the
Congress of the late United States Or America Telat
ing to the organization and jurisdiction Of the Circuit
and District Courts established by said Congress
within the territorial limits Of theSate of LoIis-
lana, and relating to the administration of instice
in said Courts, which were in force Ill this State at
the time of the separation Of this State from tho
said CohtedGracy, are hereby reauactetl and de-
cared to be in full force and effect as Laws of the
State of Louisiana, far as the same are not ID
consistent with any Of the ordinances of this Con
yention, or incompatible with the soyefaignty Of
the State of Louisiana; and all.writa and process
from said Courts shall be issued ia the name and
by the authority Of the State Of Lonsiana
GEc. 2. All Offices held within this state under
and by virtue of the acts Of Congress af1resaid
snail continue as organized under5sad acts; and
the functions and duties thereof shall be performed
by the respective officers who have had charge of
the same under the said laws: Pf0gideo said off
GERS shall recognize the sole and exclusive author
lty Of the State Of Louisiana, by accepting and Ee-
ceiving commissions from the Governor as Dfssessrs
of the Stnte of Louisiana, and by taking the fsash
of Office prescribed by the ordinance passed by
this Convention, amending the Goth article OF the
Constitution of this State.
SEC. 3. Should any person in charge of any such
office refuse to comply With the proyiso to the fore
going section, the said Office shall be deemed va
cant, and the books records and effects thereof, Of
every kind whatsoever thereto appGrtaining, OF in
any wise belonging. shall be delivered to such
other person as the Governor shallconmission to
hold and perform the duties Of the said Office and
should any office heretofore held in this State ur-
der and by virtue Of the laws Of the United States
mentioned in the first section of this ordinance be-
come vacant from any cause whatsoever, the Gov
ernor shall have authority, and he is hereby di-
rected to commission some competent and expe-
rienced person to perform the duties thereof Pro.
Uided, that all such apponteeB shall take and sub.
scribe the oath prescribed in the second section Of
this ordinance.
Sec 4. All officers commissioned by the Cover
nor, by virtue of this ordinanee shall within
twenty days after the date Of their commission ex-
ecute, in favor of the State of@Lonisiana bonds
analogous to those which have been heret0fore
required to be executed in favor of the United
States in similar cases and with like security and
said bonds shall be deposited among the archives
of the State 10 the Office of The SacfefafY 0f State
And all accounts abstracts, funds, vouchers or
ports OF any kind whatsoever required hy the laHs
of the United States, or by Instructions from the
Executive department OF the Government. to be
transmitted TO said Government sliaf. he tr4nstnit
ted at the time prescribed by said Wi OF nstruc-
tions to the corresponding Executive Depaftgnent
OF The Government Of the state sf Ilonisata. And
ihe state of Louisiana doth hereby guarantee and
indemnify ali the officers who COMPLY with the pro-
visions of this ordinance against alIelAifls and de-
mands OF the United States arising out Of such
compliance.
SEQ 6. That all suits, actions or proceedings az
any description whatsoever pending in saa courts
at the time the Ordinance OF tSecesson was passed,
shall continue, and be carried on MS 1T no interrupt
ton to the businesG of the said Courts had taken
place, and in all cases pending in the Circuit Court,
mentioned in The first section of this Ordinances
wherein q final Judgment Or decree Has been Of
may be rendered, from which judgment or decree
writ of error or appeal w0uld IL, under the pro-
visions of the acts hereinhefore described, las also
in all cases in the several Oourts Of this Stare from
the Judgments or deerees ia which a writ Of error
would lie TO the Supreme Gourt0f the United
States under the intorGe. AZ aforesaid exeeu-
tion upon the said judgments or DEGREES shall be
stayed; Provided the party desrous Of apply
ing for writ Of error or appeal, shall, with
III ten days, exclusive of Sundays, after the
rendition Of the Judgment or passing the degree
complained Of, file bis petition addressed 10 S6e
said Court, stating his intention for writ
OF error or appeal, as the case may requre, to
have the said cause r6eSamined blythe Court to be
constituted for that purpose; aud sha within thirty
days alter the organization Of said Court. perfect
his said application and provided, further that
The said party shall give bond, with good and
sufficient security conditioned, 10 perfect and /.
prosecute said writ Of error or appeal, with
such either conditions ana ia sEch amount as are
prescribed in similar cases by the laws hereby re-
enacted. 8g
SEC 6. That ail suits and actions pending in the