New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-12
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General Orders No s.
Andrew s. Heron, Attogney General
state of Louisiana; John 7. Monroe, Mayor
ofcity of New Orleane, aud Ecwuud Abel,
Jud of First District Court city Of New
Orleans, are hereby removed from their re-
spectlye offices from 10 N. to-day, and the
following appointments mad TO take effect
from the same date, viz: +. L. Lynch, to
be Attorney General State Of Louisiana;
Edward Heath to be Mayor Of city If New
Orleans, and W. w. Howe, TO be Judge of
First District Court, city OF New deans.
Each person removed will turn over all
books. papers, records, etc. pertaining to
his office TO the appointed thereto, and the
authority Of the latter wtlbe duly respected
and enforced
By command of Major Gencralp. H. sher.
Csieaed) GEORGE LH4RTsUFF,
A. .A.G.
That your relator entered upon and has
to this date, in obedience 70 and as author
ized by said general orders, performed and
discharged the duties of said Office Of Mayor,
receiving therefor yearly salary at the
rate Of $1,000 per aunum.
That under color of orders issued out Of
the headquarters Fifth Military District, by
command of the commanding general Of
said district, an election of municipal off
GERS for eaid city was held on the seven
teenth and eighteenth days O, April, 1868,
and one John h. Conway has been declared
elected Mayor Of said city at said election
by special orders No. l25, ssuilg out Of
headquarters Fifth Military District, New
Orleans. Louisiana on June 1853, by com
maud OF Breyet Major Geng.a. L. c. Bu-
| ChaBau,
Now your relator represgl's that said
election, to wit; the election FOX municipal
! officers for the city of New Orleans, held AS
aforesaid on the seventeenth CgdeiLhtecuth
days of April 1868, was aud is gn Illegal
election; that the said election neither was
| nor IS provided for, or prescriual. or in any
| way authorized by the Coust .g1on or laws
| of the United States, or by the constitution
| or laws of the State of Louisiaba; that said
| election was aud is void and Of ID effect, aud
! that the persons declared a. aiorestid to
| have been elected at said election to the
municipal offices of said city, ui especially
! said John r. Conway, have nc gal right to
/ the several offices to which they we're, as
aforesaid, declared 70 have Ueel elected.
| And your relator shows htJ lie has
~ interest in the eaid Office Of
mayor Of said city, aud in the
| salary pertaa aiug TO said Office; that
| the said John r Conway is Illegally claim
ing and seeking to usurp (Aud bis usurped)
the said Office Of mayor ofsaid ci.y, and to
| illegally obtain possession Thereof and to
| exclude your relator therefor al of which
is contrary TO the laws of TIE Uiei States
and TO the constitution and laws Of the
State Of Louisiana, whereby, uulesa the
said Conway is forbidden to 60 ou-urp aud
/ illeg ally obtain possession OF aid Office Of
nayor If eaid city by the mandate Of this
/ honorable court sour TelatOr will suffer
great and irreparable injury.
! Wherefore, the premises Considered, your
relator Edward Heath, Eay or0f the city
New Orleans, prays Chat writ Of quo
warrauto Issue. from this Honorable court,
directed TO the said John r. Conway, in
quiring BY what authoriN he claims said
Office Of Mayor of New Orleans, and that
after due proceedings had, there be judg-
ment against said John r Copwty declaring
him not entitled and not Qualfed to take
and fill the said Office of Mayor Of said city OF
New Orleans, and forbiddihg hin to perform
| the duties and to receive tie emoluments OF
said Office, and further declaring your re
lator, Edward Heath 20 be the lawful
Mayor of said city of New. Orleans, until q
legal election for said oftcs of mayor shall
have been held, and the person elected
Hereunder as said Mayor shall have been
properly qualified.
Your relat0r further prays for costs and
for all general relief,
(Sigled) WHITAKER & RICE,
For Relator.