New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-22

7 y u IT
AN ORDNANCE

Concerning the Circuit and District Courts.
established in the State of Louisiana by
the late Government Of the United States.
Tile People Of The State Of Youisiunu in Conypn-
ton assembled do Ordan and it Is hereby ordained
as follows
SECTION |. All acts and parts of acts of the
Congress of the late United States Of America relat-
ing to the organization and jurisdiction of the Circuit
and District Courts established by said Congress
within the territorial limits Uf the State of Lons-
lana and relating to the admins tratOn of Justice
in said Courts, which were in force in this State at
the time Of the separation Of this State from the
said F0ficGrrarv arc hereby reeuacted and de-
carc 10 be in fin force aud effect as laws Of the
State u! Louisiana, far as the same are not in
consistent with any uf the ordinances of this Con-
ycntDn, or iucolupatIhIe with the sovereignty OF
the State Of Louisiana; and al! writ4 and process
from said Courts shan be Issued in the name and
by the authority If TIE Sfai. Of Ig,!li-ina
SuC. >. All Offices held within this state under
and by virtue OF the acts OF Congress aforesaid
shall continue as urganzrd undrr said acts ; and
the functions and duties thereof shall be performed
by the respective officer, who have had charge of
HE same Under the said laws. py0yj,ia3 aaid off
GERS shall recognizes the sole and EXCLUSIVE autbur.
tY of the State Of Louisiana by arreufinr, and re-
cGiviDp commissions from the Governor az officers
of tue State of louisiana and hy taking the oath
of office prescribed nv The ordinance nassad bv
this Convention amrniinp tlIc gO,h article of the
Constitution of this Stal"
SEC g. Shpuld anv upr-0n in chGrrn of any erch
Office refuse to comply with the proyjso to tie fore
going section the said office shall be deemed va
can't and the books records aud effects thereof of
every kind whatsoever thereto anuertaininr or in
any wise belonging shall be delivered to such
other person as the Governor shall commission to
hold aud perform the duties of the said office: and
should any office heretofore held in This State nm
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
CrnOr shall have auh0rity nHd he is hereby d
rrCtcl to commission some cOmnrtcnt and ryDe.
rianced person to perform the dnIes thereof: Pro-
ciicd, that all such appointprs shall take and sub
scribe the oath prescribed in the second section of
this ordinance.
SEC. A. All officers commissioned by the Cover
nor, by virtue of this ordinance Shall, within
twenty DAYS after the dale of ther c0mmissiOn ex-
ecutc, in favor Of the State Of Louisiana bonds
analogous to those which have been heretofore
required to be executed in favor Of the United
States in similar cases aud with like security and
said bonds shall be drpnsi'"d among the archives
OF the State iu the o;r &" The secretary Of State.
And all accounts, Hh-traC1+ tnnd", vouchers 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
trtnsmifcd to said Government, shat. be transmit
ted at the time prcsCribrh nv said laws instIuC-
tinns TO the corresponding Executive Department
of The Government ui the state OF Lyui>iai,l And
The State Of Louisiana doth hereby guarantee and