New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-19
No. IA
AN ORDINANCE

Concerning the Circuit and District Courts
established In the State of Louisiana. Nv


| Concerning the Circuit and District Courts
established In the State of Louisiana nv
the, late Government Of the Ualted states,
The People Of the Stale Of louisiana ia Conyea-
ton assembled, do ordan and it is hereby ordained
! as follows:
SECTION l. all acts and parts of acts of the
Congress of the late United States of America reat-
ing to the organization and Jurisdiction of the Circuit
and District Courts established by said Congress
within the territorial limits of the State of Ioais.
lana, and relating to the administration of Justice
in said Courts, which were in force In this State at
the time of the separation Of this State from the
said Confedcracy, are hereby reenacted and de-.
cared to be in full force and effect as laws Of the
state OF Louisiana, SO far as the same are NOT in
consistent with any Of the ordinances of this Con.
gention, or incompatible with the sovereignty or
| the State of Louisiana; and al! Writs and process
| from sad Courts shall be issued In the name and
by the authority of the State of Louisiana.
| SEC. O. All offices held within This State under
and by virtue of the acts of Congress aforesaid
| shall continue as organized under said acts and
inc functions and duties thereof shall be performed
6y the respective officers who have had charge Of
the same under the said laws: PROVIDED said off.
GERS shall recognize the sole and exclusive author.
ity OF the State of Louisiana, by accepting and re-
ceiylng commissions from the Governor as officers
OF the state of Louisiana and by taking the oath
Of office prescribed by the ordinance passed BIZ
TINS Convention, amending the 9Oth article of the
Constitution of this State.
SEC. ): Should any peraon in charge Of any such
once refuse to comply with the proyso to the fore
gong section, the said office shall be deemed va
can't and the books records and effects thereof of
every kind whatsoever thereto appertaininp or II,
any wise belonging. shall be delivered to such
otner person as the Governor shall commission to
mold and perform the duties of the said office and
should any office heretofore held in this State, I'M
ger ana ny virtue of the laws of The United States
mentioned IN the lirss section Of this ordinance be-
come vacant from any cause whatsoever the Gov
erhof snail have authority and he is hereby di-
rected to commission some competent and expe.
rehced person to perform the duties thereof: Pro
nin4a Hal.
this ordinance. " n -
Sec. 4. All officers commissioned by the Cover
nor nor by virtue Of this ordinance shall, within
twenty Gays after the date of their commission ex
ec1te, IN favor of the State of Louisiana bonds
analogous to those which have been heretofore
required to be executed in favor of the United
sad bonds shall be deposited among fha archives
OF the state in the office of the Secretary Of State
AND all accounts, abstracts funds vouchers or re-
pSts 81 any 5lna whatsoever required by the laws
OF the United States, by instructions from the
Executive Department of the Government In he
transmitted to said Government, shal. be transmit.
eo at the time prescribed by said laws or instrucs
os 70 tae corresponding Executive Department
OF me government of the State Of louisiana And
!ne STAG OF Louisiana doth hereby guarantee and
indemnify all the officers who comply with the pro
visions OF this ordinance against all claims and de-
compliance.
SEC. .. That all suits, actions or proceedings Of
any description whatsoever pending in said courts
AT Inc time the Ordinance of Secession was passed.
snail continue, and be carried on as ifno Interrupt
uon to the business of the said Courts had taken
place, and in all cases pending in the Circuit Court
mentioned IN the first section Of this Ordinance,
wherein final judgment or decree has been OF
may be rendered, from which Judgment or decree
writ of error or appeal would lie, under the pro-
visions of the acts herenbefore described as also
in all cases in the several Courts OF this State from
the judgments or DEGREES in which writ of error
would lie to the Supreme Court of the United
States under the acts in Forces as aforesaid execu-
ton upon the said judgments or DEGREES shall be
stayed; Provided the party DESTROYS Of apply
ing for writ of error or appeal shall with
in ten days, exclusive Of Sundays, after the
rendition of the Judgment or passing tie decree
! complained of, file his petition addressed to the
said Court stating his intention to apply for q writ
Of error or appeal, as the case may require. to
have the said cause reexamined by the Court to be
constituted for that purpose and shall within thirty
days after the organization Of said Court, perfect
MS said application; and, provided, further, that
the said party shall give bond, with good and
sufficient security conditioned, to perfect and
prosecute said writ of error or appeal, with
such other conditions and in such amount as are
prescribed in similar cases by the laws hereby rs
enacted.
Sec. 6. That all suits and actions pending in the