New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-30
A NEEDED REFORM,

leans, and by a division of labor will
greatly facilitate the dispatch Of business.
saving thereby considerable outlay in the
shape of costs. In fact, it is probable that
two courts can lie carried on at less tax
to the public than one; for by the latter
system the docket frequently becomes
crowded, postponemelt Of causes
rendered necessary, aud bills Of
costs and tees-as unfortunate suitors
have practically been made aware-swol-
len to most oppressive figures. Fully one
half the bankrupt cases now pending be-
fore Judge Durell weuld be thrown into
the new district court, besides many others
which have been instituted under alleged
violations of the civil rights bill.
The regret we feel that our friends on
the Old Levee street side of the custom.
house building will be deprived of many
fat pickings and shorn of long enjoyed
emoluments. is mitigated by the reflection
that the interests of the people at large
must be subserved, and that the new court
will have a wholesome tendency to repress
| lawlessness in the rural districts. The
bill will undoubtedly become law next
! oepteluDeT, So lual Jne court may De pre-
pared to protect citizens within its jurisdic-
ton during the height Of the campaign
exeitements:
| A hill for toa hntte, oroanizotion Of +ba
| District Courts of the TEnitrd states win.
| in tLa state Of ,onisiaDa
| Re If enacted nv the Sanat, and TTorso
| of Renrespntatives of the United States of
| Ar7a,iCa IN Congrass oIsn,,7bied rTbat for
| The more cna77tenient tranSsction IF
bnsipess in The courts of fbe TTni+cd
| Sto+.s ygitbir, tba State Of 7 Louisiana tGo
| aid state shall Le and the same is hereby
| diyidpd into two fudicial Districts in ia
! manner fnIi0Winn In wifi. The marshes If
| Ps-,,das NstchifoCbas z sabine M So
| Csldo Bossier BienviIlp VIM Claiborne
| Jackson. Union. Norehousr Onarhito
| caldwell Catab0nla Franlylin CoHror5iS
Trnsas Madison ond CqrroT sbaIi -,
nose ono district IN he caI{nd Tho TortLC ,+,
| District Of Touisiana, and tLe rnmainin~
| nart Of +la Steta IN ali cornrosa onotbcr AZ
itrict to be called the Fastern District of
I nnieiape. and all criminal o. tin,s ~, ,i,,iI
snits aitberfI Ia " N. eauitvv bich bavoa,isen
| i'm fbp northern district or araInst rorsons
| ,.n.i4iro thnrai,r or rnpC6rri,,C.F Ill
eifnet"3. therein togetber Win Ill nrocoss
| vr,i+s rncomnizqrCeS and rcrnrds bdlaDg,i,,r,
thereto SHAH be- transferred 10 tbn nortbarT
district. an5 oil civil suits har. e.. -
stituted AGAINST nersOI,s residing in said
nnrtbarn district or sI,ifs conrar5inrr Is,51
situated i'm the same. in the courts Of Tho
TT,ifnd Sta+ae .hsU he in ga distvict. ~
tbare sbgIi he LaId apnfl1lI, in sajJ d,s+riot
| Two statNd sessions IF Inc carrt a. eaC1 ~
| the foIlOUing rlares 70 U.if. NatC6itorbas
/
| her in eacb vpar Tor the marshes Of Poni,Ii,s
| Natcbitocbes Saline he Soto Cad5a r.
| sier RienvilIn ana VIM. M NTonrno or
tbr irst Nondavs ,f Mo-, md Not,n+. 10 s
zach var for' tha noTisbTs crsCIaibo.,, "a
IgcitsSSn TDion 6Torehonse oGochit.'
Caldwell, C.tahouia, Franklin, Con
oor,iia To-, SiaSiso,' - -
And a ncrson learned in tbe Law, rasijina.
in SAID northern District shall Ia annnis ?
cd bv tbe President Of fha T-nitaf Sta}as H.,
oud with tbn gd,ira oTd crnsa,-t oF az
senate Judga +hcrnof With g soIal.,, 81 e.
Thousand fya bnndraa dollars 80 oI,r ~
navshIe semi.anruaIIv witb M same 1,oIr-,
ays and d,iias os tho Dis,rint I,d,,o ~
TToited states for tha DietriCt ~ T7o,,isio'-a
ss if now evisfs and suCb "a arc Co,'far,oj
r,,,, Kin, ~. rol,iTJ ~ tfr, 81
ajho Is re@nir.j n boI5 soia ~. $50, 49,
and artbnrize6 and re1nirad -
bniJ enariaI eassiors t1F az
aaid op17yt in tho csi5 ~ ortborp 1;s4ri,4 g.,
tb +rioi f I'LL aDJ criy,i,oi ui'5t ~ lol
ever he nav 5eer1 il e,,naliort. tba. III
nrorasses Jprits and recoorilo, 80 GU
every kind whether rasracti5, ;nr,;oS 81
nessSs hail Nv otbarr,yi5a ~ ~ -"
cases io he tried ot eaiS snanjaI IglatG "
shall he considered as beongioo 70 said ,'
sions in the same manner 90 r tb 9eIy' Ma
bean iss1ad ON taI-en With rofara,, ,neJ nau
+bat - eeoio .assi oiICe IIleIg'
ionrnad tn 9ny tin,a or ti,S,s Ho ~
The newt stated maeting Of ,ba d I1Va ~
cont for said Iistricts. that OF hus;,
Dending for trial at any snecisl court sboiI
At the close thereof he considcpeJ as ~
corraa ramoved To The navt stetaS +orn, ~
the court. that tba district cn ~ ~
i'm said northern district shall 80
form ali The dnties and noIsoss
ali the mowers Of Cirnnit Courte ~ Tho fSnito5
States for the state of T,onieieno eycont H.,
cases of appeal ana writs of error. on5 AZ a
said Judge shall appoint a CIerx OF of the tne
Court in the northern district fo,. cor rlooo
where the Court ats who sbsII residdp ID
yeen the records Of tba Co1rt a. .i'at i Gnu
and shall recaive for tba sort; a.. .tat pIace
nv them HE same foes and co,i .,ltis
that are aIlowed To the CiarI ~ Ia 1Nnt
holding its sessions in Nav opieans a SO th
same State and shall he snhiact T. ~ a,, o.Is
respect To the same restrictions and +asnoryI
sibiiities. And the District Court tor az
eastern district shall be held in New Or Or.
ne Tor a NasaAl