New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-20
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AN ACT relating to the Supreme Court of
the District OF Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
several general terms and special terms OF
the circuit courts, district courts, and crimi-
nal courts authorized by the act approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three. entitled IAN act to reOrganize the
courts in the District Of Columbia, and for
other purposes" which have been or may be
held, shall be, and are declared TO DC; seV
orally. terms of the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia; and the Judgments,
DEGREES, sentences, orders, proceedings, and
acts of said general terms, speclal terms,
circuit courts, district courts, and criminal
courts heretofore or hereafter rendered,
made. or had, shall be deemed judgments,
DEGREES, sentences, orders proceedings. ana
acts of said Supreme Court Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall affect
the right of appeal as provided by law.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the supreme court Of the District of Column
bia shall hereafter consist of chief justice
and four associate justices; and for this pur-
pose there shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent. 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 re-
ceive the same salary, as the other associate
justices of the court.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
whenever, at a session of the court in gem
eral term held by four OF the justices, the
court shall be equally divided in opinion
upon the question involved in any cause
argued or submitted to the court, such diyi-
sion of opinion shall be noted upon the min
utes of the court; and thereupon, and with
in four days thereafter, either party in
such cause may file with the clerk OF the
court a motion in writing to have such
cause reargued before the five justices; and
such reargument or rehearing shall be had
as soon thereafter as conveniently may be.
SEC. A. And be it further enacted, That
all the powers and jurisdiction by law now
held and exercised by the Orphan's Court OF
Washington county, in the District OF Col
umba, shall hereafter be held and eXer-
cised by the justice holding the special term
of the said supreme court for that purpose,
subject always to the same provisions as are
contained in the fifth section Of the act OF
Congress entitled Gan act to reorganize the
courts in the District of Columbia, and for
other PURPOSES" approved 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 to said orphans court, SO far
as the same are applicable to said supreme
court, are hereby continued in force in re-
spect to said supreme court and all other
laws and parts of laws relating to said or
phans' court are hereby repealed. Pro-
vided, however, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to abolish the
Office of register of wills for said county.
Approved June 81, 1870