New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-08
THE COURTS.
Case OF the Board OF AssessOrs-Cross
IntunctlOns.

John W. Swords, Henry L. Rey and JOSEPH
Mansion, bring q suit for an injunction ii
the Eighth District Court, in which they
allege that they compose the State Board @
| Assessors for the city OF New Orleans bJ
| appointment of Governor WarmOth, John
w. Swords being President of said board.
| They represent that they are in the active
discharge Of the du ties OF their offices, and
are proceeding with tie assessment as re
| quired by law.
They aver that James O'Neal, John Grayer,
| and Emily BoZonier, are claiming to be the
| assessors of the city or New Orleans, assert
ing that they were elected bv the people in
| April, 1868, to continue 10 office until Nov
| ember, 1870. and under such pretention are
| constantly harras sing petitioners, and have
| gone so far as to sue OuG q writ OF Injunction
| IL the Sixth District Court to prevent peti-
! TONERS from interfering with them as
| assessors.
Now, petitioners aver that since their ap-
pointment they have never recognized de-
tendaDts as assessors, and, therefore. could
| not have interfered with them as such.
Petitioners ask that defendants be en-.
, joined from acting as assessors, and from
suing out any process of court that would
nterfere with them in the discharge of their
duties as officers aforesaid in the assessment
Of property in the city Of New Orleans.
Judge Dibble issued the Injunction, fix
ing the bond at one thousand dollars. S.
Belden, attorney for petitioners.
second Blstrict COurt-SucceAsinno OF WILL
liam Henderson.
The will of the late William Henderson,
who died suddenly on Sunday, the first of
May, 1870. has been admitted to probate by
Judge Duvigneaud.
II is an Geographic will, being entirely
written. dated and signed in the handwTit.
ing of the testator. 1t is written on an Or
dinary sheet of letter paper, and on the
envelope is inscribed: "My las. Geographic
will and testament. to be opened after my
death.-William Henderson"
I, William Henderson, of the city of New
Orleans. State of Louisiana, being sound in
both body and mind, do make this my last
Geographic will and testament
desire my estate, both real and personal,
to be settled agreeably to the laws of the
State of Louisiana, aud o this end appoint
my wifi. Eleanor Ann Henderson. and my
suns, Il. J.. Henderson and William Henry
Henderson, to be eXecutrix and executors
OF MY estate.
| desire them to act as my executors with.
out bond or security, as I have full conf
dence in them.
To carry Out fully my wishes and inten-
tions, hereby give my execu.riX aud eX-
ecutors full possession and seizure Of all my
effects, both personal aud real, and to remain
in full possession until the final settlement
Of the estate.
wish my executors to pay to my sisters,
Mary Hillman and Sarah bennett, the sum
Of two hundred and fifty dollars each. to be
sent to them, One-half Of the amount on
the first Of January and first OF July of each
year.
Given under my hand, the seventeenth
day Of October, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and slxty-six, in
the city Of New Orleans. State OF Louisiana.
W. HENDERSON.
Eighth Dlstrict Cours.
Metropolitan Police Board VS.. s. n. Bur-
bank. In this ease. on motion of the attor-
ney for plaintiffs, Judge Dibble ordered that
defendant show cause On Monday, the ninth
instant, why he should not be imprisoned
for ten days, or until he complies with the
demand OF the petitioners to deliver up the
books aud papers belonging to the board,
the Imprisonment for the same length OF
time to be repeated until he complies with
the order.
James 5. Young VS.. the Magazine Stree
Railroad.-In this case plaintiff took out an
Injunction, restraining Peter Kaiser and
others from interfering with him in his
alleged rights, arising from his purchase of
the Magazine Street Railroad, SO far as that
road is located in the former City Of Jefer.
son. A previous suit touching the same
subject matter, had been previously insti-
tuted in the Distric: Court of the parish of
j Jefferson, and this case having been trans
ferred to the Eighth District Court, Judge
Dibble has ordered that the two be consoli-
dated, ard ten days allowed to counsel to
prepare them for trial.
B. Rex Warner W. Mary Ann Hinckley,
his wife.-ln this case Judge pibble ordered
that plaintiff deposit in court $40 for
which certain furniture, belonging 10 de-
Iendant, was sold to be used by her in the
payment of costs incurred by her III con-
iuct!Dg her defence, Or so much Of said sum
as may be necessary.