New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-27
fPUBLIC-No. 95.
AN ACT relating to the supreme court of the Dis
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Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives OF the United States of America i'll Con-
gress assembled, That the several general terms
and speca. terms OF the circuit courts, district
courts and criminal courts authorized by the act
approved March third, eighteen hundred ana sixty
three entitled An act to reorganze the courts in
the District of Columbia, and Tor other purposes
which have been or may be held, shall be- ana are
declared to be. severally, 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 c.rcult
courts, district courts and criminal courts hereto
fore hereafter rendered, made, or had. shall be
deemed judgments. DEGREES, sentences. orders pro-
ceedinss and acts OF said supreme court Provided,
that nothing herein contained shall affect the light
of appeal as provided by law.
SEC. 2 And be it further enacted, That the SUI
preme court OF the District OF Columbia shall here
after consist of Chief Justice and four associate
justices; and for this purpose there shall be APP
pointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate 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
SEC g. And he it furrherenacted That whenever,
at session of the court in general term held 1y
four of the justices the court shall be equally di-
vided in opinion uponthe question involved in any
cause argued or submitted to the court, such di-
vision of opinion shall be noted upon the minutes
of the court and thereupon, and within four days
thereafter either party i'll such cause may file with
the clerk OF the court motion IN writing to have
such cause Teargued before the five justices; and
such reargument or rehearing shall DC had as soon
thereafter conveniently may be-
SEC 4. And be II 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 the justice holding the special
term of the said supreme court for that purpose,
subject always to the same provisions are con-
tanned in the fifth section Of the act of Congress
titled AN ac: to reorgaulze the courts in the Dis
tricr 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. be- and the same is hereby abolished;
and all laws and parts of laws relating 10 said
phans court, far as the same applicable to
said supreme court, are hereby continued III 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 tor said
county.
Approved, June 81, 1870.