New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-20

concerning the Circuit and District Courts
"S'abliAhed Ia the State of Louisiana nv
me late Government of the United SlnteS
Ihe I'eop!' Of III" STATE Of Ioui$iana, in CoDvpn.
l'on assembled, do ordain and it is hereby ordained
as follows:
SECTION |. All acts and parts of acts Of the
Congress of the late United States of America ralat
ing to the organization and Jurisdiction Of the Cirrm
and District Courts established by said Congress-
within the territorial limits of the State of L0nis
lana, and relating to the administration of insti,a
IN sad Courts, which were in force in this State at
tue time OF the separation of this State from The
SAID ConfedcraCy, are hereby reenacted and do
ciarcd to be IN full force and elect as laws Of the
state OF Louisiana, 50 far as the same arc mot in
| consistent with any Of the ordinances of this Con-
EehtIon, or Incompatible with The sovereignty Of
chc state Of Louisiana; and all writs and process
rom Sdid courts Shhll be issued in the name and
! by the authority Of the State of Louisiana,
| sEC = All offices held within this State. under
ana ny virtue OF the acts Of Congress aforesaid
slali commune as organized under said acts and
the functions and duties thereof Shall be pcrti,I1ueJ
ny the respective officers who have had cl,r,,I, RI
the same under the said laws Prorjdrd said ON
GERS SlaIl recognize the sole and exclusive author
| ty OF the State OF Louisiana by Accepting and re.
celVing commissions from the Governor AZ offrnrs
OF the State Of Louisiana, and by taking the oath
| OF once prescribed by the ordinance passed bv
| this Convention amending fine Qn,b ortinIn ~ ~
| Constitution of this State - ~
SEC. ). Should any person in charge Of anv snnb
Office refuse to comply with the proyisD 10 lie frrr
gong section, the said Office shall be deemed VA
EdflL, hnu tle DOCKS, records and
every KIND whatsoever thereto appcrtainno ar in
any wise belonging, shall be delivered to such
other person as the Governor shall commission 10
hoId ana perform the duties of the said office: and
should any office heretofore held in this Statn IN
der and by virtue of the laws of the United Stotea
mentioned in the first section of this ordinance he
come vacant from any cause whatsoever, the Gov
cfhor snail have authority, and he il hereby III.
rected to commission some competent and eyne.
rlenccd person to perform the duties thernot. pr0
6tde0, that all such appontees shall take and sinh
scribe the oath prescribed in the second section of
this ordinance. VI
SEC. 4. All officers commissioned nv tho CAVIAR
nor, by virtue Of this ordinance, Shall, within
twenty days after the date Of their commission ny
ecnte, 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 and with like securitv. and
SAID bonds shall be deposited among the archives
OF the State in the Office of the Secretary of Satn
And all accounts, abstracts funds vonrhnre ar ro
ports OF any kind whatsoever. required by The laws
OF the United states, or by instructions from tha
Executive Department OF the Government to ho
transmitted TO SAID Government, shat. be transmit
ted at the time prescribed by said laws or instrnc
tons to the corresponding Executive Department
OF me Government Of the state of louisiana And
me STATE OF Louisiana doth hereby guarantee and
indemnify all the officers who comulv win Tho ,r
visions OF this ordinance against all claims and de-
mahds oil the United States arising out of sucb
compliance. 1-'
SEC. 5. That all suits, actions ar nrooood;poo -
any description whatsoever pending in said c0nrts
AT Inc time the Ordinance of Secession wac naoenI
Sall continue, and be carried on as if no Dterrnn
tioh to the business Of the said Courts had tokan
piace, ana IN all cases pending in the Circuit Can't
mentioned in the first section of this Ordinance
wherein final Judgment or decree has hppn ~
may be rendered. from which Judgment or dnrroa
writ OF error or appeal would lre under the nro
visions OF the acts hGreinbetorc described nc aiso
IN all cases in The several Courts of this State rrorn
the Judgments or DEGREES in which a writ of error
would lie to the Supreme Court of the United
States under the acts in FORCE as aforesaid eyp~n.
ton upon the said Judgments or DEGREES shall ha
stayed; P'0vmed the party DESTROYS of AMY.
ing Tor writ of error or appeal shall, witb-
III ten days, exclusive of SUNDAYS, after tha
fehdltlon OF the Judgment or passing the drcrae -
complained of, file his petition addressed TO tGe
said Court stating his intention to apply for A writ
OF error or appeal, as the case may require to
nave the SAID cause rGeXamincd by the Court to he
constituted for that purpose; and shall within hrtI
DAYS alter the organization OF said Court. perfect
ms sad application; and, provided further, that
me sad party shall give bond, with good and
sullcent security conditioned, to perfect and
said writ of error or appeal with
such other conditions and in such amount as are
enacted. NN'0Dy IT,
DEC: r. That all suits and actions pending in the