New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-25
f~PUBLIC-No. &.1
AN ACT relating to the supreme court OF the Dis
trict of Columbia

Re il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentativeso OF the United States Of america IN 1oh-
rress assembled, That the several general terms
and special terms of the circuit courts, district
courts and criminal courts authorized by the ACT
approved March third, eighteen hundred and Sixty
three, entitled An act to reor%aniZe the courts III
the District of Columbia and Tor other purposes
which have been or may he hcld, siiaii oe' anu are
declared to be, severaliy, terms OF the supreme
court Of the District of Columbia; and the juds-
ments, DEGREES, sentences, orders, proceedings. ana
acts OF said general terms. special terms, circuit
courts, district courts and criminal courts hereto
fore or hereafter rendered, made, Or had, shall be
deemed judgments, DEGREES, sentences, orders, pro-
ceedin.s and acts Of said supreme court; Provided,
that nothing herein contained shall affect the right
OF appeal as provided by law.
SIC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the su-
preme court of the District OF Columbia shall here
after consist OF a chief justice and four associate
justices; and for this purpose there shall be ar-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice.
and consent of the Senate, an additional justice of
said court, with the like powers, to take the same
oaths, to perform the same duties, and TO receive
the same salary, AS the other associate justices OF
the court.
| at a session of the coirt il general term held by
four of the justices, the court shall be equally d.
vided in opinion upon the question involved III any
cause argued or Submitted TO the court, such d.
vision OF opinion shall be noted upon the minutes
of the court; and therenpon, and within tour, days
thereafter, either party in such cause may file with
the clerk OF the court a motion III writing TO nave
such cause rear.ued before the five justices: ana
such reargument or relearinG SHAH be had as soon
thereafter as conveniently may be.
SIC. 4. And be it further enacted That all the
| powers and Jurisdiction by law now held and exer-
cised by the orphans court OF Washington county,
i'll the District Of Columbia. shall hereafter be held
and exercised by the justice holding the SPECIAL
I term OF the said supreme court for that purpose,
subject always to the same provisions as are con
tanned i'll the fifth section Of the act Of Congress en-
titled IAN act to reOrganlze the courts i'll the Dis
trict of Columbia, and for other purposes" ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three.
SEC. s. And be it further enacted, That the
orphans court OF Washington county, District Of
Columbia, he, and the same is hereby abolished;
| and all laws and parts of laws relating to said or
| phans' court, SO far as the same are applicable to
| said supreme court, are hereby continued in force
in respect to said supreme court; and all other
laws and parts of laws relating to said orphans
court are hereby repealed: Provided, however,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
to abolish. the office Of register Of wills ior said
| county.
Approved, June q, 1870.