New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-26

parishes of Jefferson, st. Charles, st. John,
st. James, Latourche, and Terrebonne.
| The Third Congressional District shall
| comprise the parishes of st. Mary, st. Mar.
tin, Assumption, Ascension, Yermillion,
Calcasieu, Lafayette, st. Landry, Iberville,
East Feliciana, East Baton Rouge, and
West Baton Rouge.
The Fourth Congressional District shall
comprise the parishes of West Feljciana,
Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, RapiGe5, Sabine,
Natchitoches, Desoto, Caddo, Bossier, and
Winn.
The Fifth Congressional District shall
comprise the parishes of Claiborne, Bien.
vile, Jackson, Union, Morehouse Carroll,
Ouachita, Madison, Caldwell, Franklin,
Tensas, Catahoula, and Concordia.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this
act De and the same are hereby repealed;
AID that this act shall be in force and take
eject from and after its passage.
Yeas: Abbot, Alexander, Antoine
4 olphe, Belot, Collins, Calhoun, Carr
Cuney, Devices, Dufresne, Dupart, Evans,
Faulkner, Guigonet, Garstkamp, Gray, Gui-
dry, Hin, Honore, Harper, Hutchinson, Isa-
belle, LIE Blanc, Lee, Leroy, Lott, Morris,
Mollere, Mahier, McMillen, McVean, Man
sion, Morey, Morand, Mathews, Pearce
Page, Raymond, Reese, Rey, Smith, ,Sterrett,
Taylor, Walsh, Wren, Umphrey, VIM. G.
Williams, H. Williams, Yorke, D. Young
81 yeas.
Nays: Bennett, Buckingham, Barbee, Ber.
geron, De Grange, Kent, McCullen, May,
Magee, Noble, Pratt, Pierce, Wilson, Wa.
ters, N. Young-l5 nays.
Bill adopted and ordered to be sent to the
Senate foB concurrence.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita:
An act relative to the division Of lands
under legal sales.
BY Mr.. Noble, of Orleans:
An act permitting the corporation of the
city of New Orleans to release contractors
from their obligations under certain cir
cumstances.
By Mr.. Lott, of Rapides:
An act to repeal the ninety.fifth article of
| the civil code OF the State of Louisiana.
By Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles:
An act authorizing the State Auditor to
employ (2) two additional Clerks and two
Messengers.
By Mr.. Leblanc, of Avoyelles:
Joint resolution preventing the passage of
any act by the Legislature until the militia
| bill shall have become law.
| By MIR. Lee, of st. Bernard:
An act extending jurisdiction of Parish
Judges.
BILLS on FIRST READING.
By Mr.. Garstkamp, of jefferson:
House bill No, IL
WHEREAS, j. Madison Wells, resident of
Jefferson City, parish of Jefferson, State of
Louisiana, alleges that he has a certain
just claim against the State of louisiana
therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in General Assembly
convened, That ]. Madison Wells is hereby
| authorized to bring suit against the State of
Louisiana in any District Court of New Or
| leans of competent jurisdiction, and service
of citation on the Attorney General shall be
/ O pipDf nnfiNa 10 U fp fbo
Notwithstanding.
By Mr.. Pierce, of Livingston:
House bill No. 69-An act granting to
Gabriel Mullen the exclusive right to build
a toll bridge across the Amitc River.
By Mr.. May, of Orleans:
| House bill No. 69-An act relative to ap.
peals.
Under suspension of the rules the
following
House bill No. 10, passed its first and
second readings, referred to the Committee
on Judiciary, and $50 copies ordered to be
printed.
An act t9 organize the Supreme Court, and
to fix the terms thereof.
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
ofLousiana in General Assembly convened
That the State shall be divided into four
districts; from each of which districts one
associate justice of the Supreme Court shall
be appointed by the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate; the
districts to be as follows;
First District-The parishes of Plaque
| mines, st. Bernard, that portion of the par
| ish of Orleans on the right bank of the
| Mississippi river, and that portion of the
| City OF New Orleans which lies below the
| line extending from the river Mississippi
along the middle of Julia street, until it
strikes the New Orleans canal, and thence
| down said canal to the lake.
Second District-That portion OF the city
of New Orleans which is situated above the
! line extending along the middle of Julia
| street until it strikes the New Orleans ca.
nal, and thence down said canal to the lake;
| ana the parishes of Jefferson ST. John the
Baptist, st. Charles, st. James, Ascension,
| Assumption, Lafourche interior, Terrebonne,
| West Baton Rouge, and Iberville.
Third District-The parishes of st. Tam
many, Washington, Livingston, st. Helena,
| Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Tensas,
Concordia Lafayette, Yermillion, st. Mary,
| St. Martin, and St. Landry.
Fourth District-The parishes of Cal
casieu, Rapides, Sabine, Natchitoches, De
Soto, Caddo, Bossier. Claiborne, Bienyille,
Caldwell, Union, Ouachita, Morehouse,
Jackson, Franklin, Catahoula, Madison,
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted etc, That
| the Chief Justice shall be appointed from
the State at large by the Governor with the
| advice and consent of the Senate.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the Supreme Court shall hold its sessions in
| New Orleans from the first Monday of
| November until the close of the month of
June, at Monroe commencing on the second
| Monday of July, at Alexandria on the
| second Monday OF August, and at Opelousas
on the first Monday of September OF each
year.
appeals from the parishes of Orleans, Jetler-
| son, st. Charles, St. James, st. John the
Bantist Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche,
| Terrebonne, Plaquemines, st. Bernard,
| Iberyille. st. Helena, Washington, St. Tam.
MANY, Livingston, East and West Baton
| Rouge, East and West Feliciana, Pointe
| Coupee, Coneordia, Tensas, Madison, and
Carroll shall be returned to the Supreme
| Court at New Orleans.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
appeals from the parishes of St. Mary,
st. Martin, st. Landry, Lafayette, Yer
million, .Calcasieu, and Avoyelles shall be
returned to the Supreme Court at Opelousas.
SEC. 6, Be it further enacted, ETC., That
appeals from the parishes of jackson, Union,
Morehouse, Catahoula, Caldwell, Ouachita,
| Franklin, Claiborne, and Bienville, shall be
retarned to the Supreme Court at Monroe.
SEC. I. Be it further enacted, etc, That
appeals from the parishes of Rapides,
| Natchitoobes, DeSoto, Sabine, Bossier, Cad
do, and Winnie shall be returned to the Su-
preme Court at Alexandria.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
appeals from the parishes of East Feliciana,
West Feliciana, East Baton Rouge, Living
ston, st. Tammany, st. Helena, and Wash
| ingtOn, shall be returnable on the fourth
| Monday of February Of each year.