New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-10
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AN ACT relating 10 the suproni ce-.rt OF the Dis
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tlict Of Columbia.
BE- i, enacted by the Senate and House 81 Repre-
sautatves or the litrd States CT America III Con
gress 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 IN act 10 reorganiz" the courts IL
the District o: columbia. and Tor other purposes
which hav, been MAJ he held, shah tc, and are
declared 20 be. S.yeraiiS. terms OF tie supreme
court of the District OF Columbia; and the judy
ncnts DEGREES sentences. orders. proceedings, and
acts OF said general terms, special terms. circuit
courts district courts and criminal courts herr to-
fore O hereafter rendered. made or had shall be
deemed Judgments DEGREES. sentences orders. pro
ce.,iinns and acts OF said supreme court; Provided.
that nothing herein contained shall Affect tie nSht
OF appeal as prov lded by law.
SIC. 2. And bc it further enacted That the SUI
preme court ui the District of Columbia shall here
after consist Of a chic; justice and four associate
justices; and Tor this purpose tere shall or ap-
pointed by the President, by ana WIN me aaFlce
and consent OF the Senate. additional justice OF
said. court. with the Ike powers, 70 take the sane
Oaths to perform the same duties. and 20 receive
til. same salary, as the other associate justices OF
the court.
SIC B. And he il furtbeFenacted, That whenever.
AZ session OF the court III general term htld ~
four the justices, tlt. court shall toe equally dl-
vided in opinion upon the question involved III any
cause argued or submitted TO the court, such di-
vision of opinion shall be noted upon the minutes
OF The court: and tlertupon and within fonrs DAYS
thereafter either party i'll such cause may hc WIN
the CLERK OF TIE court a motion III writing 10 nave
such cause rcargucd before the hve justices; ana
such rcargumcut rehcaTlng sinai. be had as soon
thereafter as conveniently may be-.
Sc. T. And be il further enacted That all the
powers and jurisdiction Ivy law now held and exer-
cised by the orphans court OF Washington county '.
in the district of Columbia shall! hereafter he held
and exercised by the justice holding The special
term of the said supreme court for that purpose.
subject always TO the same provisions AS are con
tanned in the nth section of the of Congress
titled An act TO rcOrgaulZe the courts in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, and tor other purposes, ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three.
SIZE. S. And be 1t 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 or
plans' CONT, far as the same applicable to
said supreme court, are hereby continued i'll force
i'll 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 abos,. The Office OF register oi wills tor said
county
Approved June u 1870.