New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01
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Concerning the Circuit and District S,o,xs.s
established in the Stute of Louisiana, III
the late Government Of the United Sintes
The People Of the State of Io1tisfaua in Topvaa.
ton assembled, do ordain and il is hereby ordainss
as follows: t'ssA
=, SECTION |. all acts and parts of acts 81 TIA
Congress OF the late United States of america reis
ing to the organization and jurisdiction of the Cirrn
ana District Courts established by said Congress-
within the territorial limits of the State Of Lon;s
iana ard relating to the administration of Justice
III SAID courts which were in force In this State N
the time OF the separation of this State from ths
| SAID Coaederacy, are hereby reenacted and AZ,
cared to be in full force and effect ID laws If m
state o. Louisiana, so far the same are not ia.
consistent with any of the ordinances of thia fton.
yentlon, or incompatible with the soyersigntv n
| the State OF Louisiana; and all writs and process
from sald Courts shall be issued in the name and
| oy the authority OF the State Of Louisiana.
sEC. z. All offices held within this STATE nndar
ana by virtue OF the acts of Congress aforesaid.
siial CONTINUE as organized under said acts and,
the ,uhctons ana duties thereof shall be performeGs
by the respective officers who have had charge az
Lne same under the said laws: Provided said Off
GERS small recognize the sole and exclusive authar
lty OF the State of Louisiana by accepting ana Hi.
celVIng commissions from the Governor az offiesA
OF me state OF Louisiana, and by taking the JosW
VI once prescribed by the ordinance passed BIZ
TINS Convention, amending the Goth article of It'd
Constitution of this State 7Ts ID =E
Pee. .: should any person in charge of any such
once refuse to comply with the proyso to the fore.
gong seclloh, The said Office shall be deemed va
cant, and the books records and effects thereof Of
every Kind whatsoever thereto appertaining. OF in
any wise belonging shall be delivered to such
other person as the Governor shall as1mmission /,
no'h anu perform the duties Of the said office and
should any office heretofore held ia this State IN.
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.
erhor shal nave authority, and he is hereby di.
rected to commission some competent and expe.
int fhppe P3.a.
o10ea, that all such apponees shall take and sub,
scribe the oath prescribed in the second section oil
this ordinance. u Il
SEC. 4. All officers commissioned by the Cover.
nor, by virtue of this ordinance, shall. within
twenty days after the date of their commission, ex-
ecute, in favor of the State of Louisiana bonds
analogous to those which have been heretofore
required to be executed in favor of the Tinted
States in similar cases and with like security and
said bonds shall be deposited among the archives
of the State in the Office of the Secretary of state
ana All accounts, abstracts, funds vouchers or re-
ports OF any kind whatsoever required by the laws
of the United States or by Instructions from the
Executive Department of the Government to be
transmitted to said Government, shal. be transmit
ted at the time prescribed by said laws or instruc-
tons to the corresponding Executive Department
OF the Government Of the State of Louisiana And
the State of Louisiana doth hereby guarantee and
indemnify all the officers who comply with the pro-
visions OF this ordinance, against all claims and de-
mands of the United States arising out Of such
compliance.
SEC. 5. That'all suits, actions or proceedings Of
any description whatsoever pending in said courts
at the time the Ordinance of Secession was passed,
snail continue, and be carried on, if interrap-
ton to the bnsiness of the said Courts had takeh
place. and in all cases pending in the Circnit Court,
mentioned in the first section of this Ordinance,
wherein a final Judgment or decree has been OF
may be rendered, from which Judgment or decree
a writ of error or appeal would lie, under the pFo-
visions of the acts hereinbefore described, as ALSO
in all cases in the several Courts of this State, from
the Judgments or DEGREES in which u writ Of etfo.
would lie to the Supreme Court of the United
States under the act in force, as aforesaid, eXegu
ton upon the said judgments or DEGREES shall ~
stayed; ProUided the party DESTROYS OF Apply
ing for writ of error or appeal, shall, Wisii
i'll ten days, exclusive Of Sundays after the
rendition of the judgment or passing the deerse
complained Of file his petition addressed to t
said Court, stating his intention TO apply for q HT
of error or appeal, as the case may require, "a 4
have the said cause reexamned by the Court 70 70
constituted for that purpose; and shall within lh1l
days after the organization OF SAID Court pefssot
his said application; and provided, further tna S
the said party shall give bond, with good ara
sufficient security conditioned, to peftect AN
prosecute said writ Of error or appeal VIII s
such other conditions and in such amount as are
in similar cases by the laws hereby re-
Z H.
SEC 6. That all suits and actions pending in the