New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-21
TPUBLIC-NO. 93.l
AN ACT relating to the supreme court OF the Dis
rIict % Columbia.

An Az relating 10 t!c court OF the DIS
t1ict OF Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatlves OF the United States of America In Con
gress assembled, That the several general terms
and special terms OF the circuit courts, district
courts and criminal courts aut hOrizcL by the act
approved March third eighteen hundred and sixty
three, entitled AN act to reorganize the courts
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,
which have been or may be held, shall be-, amt are
declared To be, seycraliy. terms of the supreme
court OF the District OF Columbia; and the judg
mentS, DEGREES, sentences orders. proceedings. and
acts OF said general terms, special terms circuit
courts. district courts and criminal courts hereto
fore OF hereafter rendered made, or had, shall be
deemed judgments. DEGREES sentences, orders. pro
ceedngs aud acts OF SAID supreme court; Provided
that nothing herein contained shall affect the right
OF appeal as provided By law.
SEC. ? And be it further enacted. That the SUI
preme court of the District OF Columbia STALL here
after consist OF chief justice and tour associate
justices; and for this purpose there shall be APP
pointed by the President by and with the advice
and consent OF the senate, an additional justice OF
said court. with the ike powers to take The same
oaths, to perform the same dtties, and to receive
the same salary as the other associate justices of
the court
SEC. B. And he it further ,enacted, That whenever,
at a session of the court IN general term held b.
four of the justices the court shall be equally di-
vidtd i'll opinion upon the question involved i'll any
cause argued or submitted to the court, such di-
vision OF opinion shall be noted upon the minutes
OF the court and the upon, and within four. days
thereafter. either party in such may file with
the clerk of the court motion in writing to have
such cause reargucd before the i've justices; and
such reargument or reLcaring shall be had as soon
thereafter conveniently may be.
SEC 4. Aud be il further enacted That all the
powers and jurisdiction by law now held and eXer
cised by the orphans court OF Washington county,
in the district OF Columbia shall hereafter be held
and exercised by tine justice holding the special
term of the said supreme coYrt for that purpose,
subject always TO the same provisions as are con-
tanned in the fifth section OF the act of Congress
titled IAN act to reorganlze the in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and FOR other purposes" ap
proved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the
orphans court OF Washington county, District of
Columbia, be, and the same is here BY abolished;
and all laws and parts of laws relating to said
phans court so far as the applicable to
said supreme court are hereby continued i'll force
in respect to said supreme court; and all other
laws and parts OF laws relating to said orphans
court hereby repealed: Provided, however,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
to abolish the Office of register of wills for said
county.
AuDroyed .June 21. 1870