New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-19
No. So.
a ~ ACT

To be entitled an act to prevent conflict Of
jurisdiction between the several courts Of
this State, and to punish the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of keprese ntaiives of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That whenever q suit or judicial proceeding
is instituted in any of the courts of the par
ish of Orleans, III this State, where such
court has jurisdiction, al parties to such
suit shall be confined exclusively to such
court for the trial of al issues or matters
that may arise in the course Of such litga.
ton, or out of the judgment rendered III
such litigation. and no other judge shall
have jurisdiction 10 grant orders OF lDjunc'
ton, sequestration, provisional seizure, ar
rest, prohibition. quo warranto, or any other
order by which the proceedings N such iit,-
CATION or Judgment rendered therein, or the
property IN liJlg ton, or persons OF the par
ties in the litigation, shall be stayed or IN any
manner iuterIered with or interrupted, n1r
shall any other Judge grant any CT the above
orders III favor OF any party not party to
such litigation or judgment, claiming to
have an interest therein or to be affected
thereby, bat tpat all such orders shall be
granted by the judge before whom the orig
luai salt or Judicial proceeding was irStltu-
Ted; provided that TO provision III this Sec
ton shall apply to the supreme Court or the
judges thereof
whenever any judge shall grant any order
which is in c0ntraventlon or in violation OF
the first section OF this set, and the came
shall be brought TO his know edge eX parte
or otherwise, he shall forthwith revoke and
annui such order, either 10 chambers or
open court, and cause the officer in charge
or the eYecution OF such writ to be notl-
fed Of such reJoCatiOn, whose duty it shall
be 10 return such writ ct once; and if any
judge who has granted any such orders, aud
70 whom knowledge has been brought that
1t is il violation OF the frs. section of this
act and he fails or refuses to grant an order
sunuling it as directed by this section, ana
it shall be necessary by writ of prohibition
or appeal IN SUI h cases, or resorJng TO any
legal remedy to compel him to Issue sUch
order, and he is directed 10 annul the same,
rs is required by this section, such judge
shall be fined in the sum of two thousand
five hundred dollars (S2500), and it shall be
the duty of the Attorney General TO sue 70
recover such fine before any competent
court, and no other proof Of the liability to
the fine than the Judgment ordering him TO
set aside snch writ issued in violation Of this
act shall be received to tx his liability, and
the notification of such judgment for the
ine to the Auditor OF the State. He shall
d duct the amount Of Judgment and costs
out OF the salary Of said judge, frst liable 20
be drawn after such notification, and cause
the same TO be paid to the proper authori-
ties OF the Charity Hospital at New Or
leans.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted. etc, That
all laws and parts OF laws ia conf c, with the
provisions of this act shall be and are hereby
repealed.
SEC. 4 Be it further enacted. etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after It's
passage.
{si{ned) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
true COPY:
GEO. T. BoVEE.
Secretary Of State.