New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-25
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Concerning the Circuit and District courts
established In the State OF Louisiana by
thc iatc Government of tlae United States
1he FeopSe Of the State Of Louisiana, in Conyen.
uoh assembled do ordain and 1t il hereby ordained
as follows:
SECTION |. All acts and parts of acts of the
Congress OF the late United States Of america relat
ing the organization and Jurisdiction of the ircnit
ana District Courts established by said Compress
within the territorial limits of the State of fonis.
iatla, and relating to the administration of nstine
IN Bald Courts which were in force in this State at
ING time Of the separation of this State from the
said Cnntederacy, hereby reenacted and de-
clqred to be IN full force and effect as laws of the
state OF louisiana so far as the same are not in
consistent win any OF the ordinances of this Con-
Vehtiof, or incompatible with the sovereignty of
tht state OF Louisiana; and all writs and nrGcess
from SAID Courts shalt be issued ia the name and
b% the authority OF the State Of Louisiana
FEC. Z. All offices held within this STATE under
atd ny virtue OF the acts of Congress aforesaid.
Shall continue "a organized under said meta and
,nF uhcI'otI5 ana dulles thereof shall be performed
~ 'tiG reSpeG'Ve officers who have had charge of
the same under the said laws: P,orj9ed a1i5 offi
GERS snail recognize the sole aud exclusive anthor
ny u Tue stare OF Louisiana, by accepting and re-
cglVihE commissions from the Governor as officers
OF the State OF louisiana and by ia kny tha nrthl
OF office prescribed by the ordinance na.Sod = f
tI5 Convention, amending the 90th article Of th,
Constitution of this State, ~
s2tc, ): should any person in charge of any such
ONCE refuse 10 comply with the prUyiso to the fore
gplng section, the said Office shall he 1eemad ve
CAM, ana tle DOCKS, records and effects therenf of
every KIND whatsoever thereto appertajniDp. or in
any wise belonging. shall he Delivered ~ onoh
other person as the Governor shall cn,yniysion ~
ilold and perform the duties Of the said uIre. and
should any office heretofore held in Ma cTataa "iu
ueF ana oy virtue OF the laws Of the United States
mentioned IN the first section of this nrdinanca 10
come vacant from any cause whatsoever Tho Gny
phor snaIl nave authority and h" il hereby di.
rected 10 Commission some Competent and eyne.
Tenced person tn perform the duties tteranf. p.1
ULHSL, That all such
scribe the oath prescribed in the second srr1inn If
this ordinance. 0A' e'''ion Vi
SEC, 4. All officers commissioned by asha Cover
nor, ny virtue. of this ordinance sh,I y;th;n
twenty days after the date of their com,nisain, NV
fchte, III faVor OF the Stale of I.pui-iaIm hnnds
Analogous to those which have been hpretnrora
EtqnTed TO ne executed in favor Of the United
States IN similar Cases aud with like securi,v. and
Sald bonds shall be deposited among The archives
p the State IN the office Of the Secretary or Siata
ANA all accounts, abstracts, funds vouchers or re-
ports OF any Kind whatsoever required nv the lawa
OF the UNITED ~tafeS, or by Instructions frnm tho
Executive Department of the Government to he
transmitted to slid Government shat hp ,ranamt
teu dt Tue I'me prescribed nv said laws or nstruc-
IONS TO the corresponding Executive Department
OF me Government of the stale of Ipuisiann And
me Stale of Louisiana doth hereby guarantee and
| Indemnify all the officers WIN comply with Lie nro-
nrs"l9 Vi tItS rn''iiire, against all claims and de-
mahds OF the United States arising out of such
c0mpiiance. . -
oEC-5. That all suits, actions or proceedings Of
any description whatsoever pending in said cnurts
at the time the Ordinance of SecpssIon was uassed
shd'l contllne, aud hr Carried on if no Interrupt
tioh TO the business OF The said Courts had taken
place. and in NIL cases pending in the Circuit Court
mentioned IN the first srGon of this Ordinance
wherein u final judgment or decree has been or
may be rendered. IRON which Judgment or decree
II wftt OF error ar appeal wuud e. uudrr the PRO-
visions OF the acts hrfrinbrfDrt described as also
IN al Gases IN the several Ourts Of this STATE from
the Judgments or DEGREES in which writ of error
WtuIu lie 10 Inc SUUrrmH Court OF the IJnita6