New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-18
!PUBLIC-No. o.
AN ACT relating 20 TIE supreme court OF tie Dis


t:ict OF Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
senta-iyes o. the United States OF America IN Con-
gress assembled That the several -,,''cl al terms
and special q: tl!e circuit courts: district
courts and criminal courts autho;l4tt pS tnr act
approved March third eighteen hundred and sixty
tliec entitled IN act 10 reorganih the courts III
the District OF Columbia AID Tor other purposes,
which have been nay he he'd, shall he; anG ar"
declared 10 be se-elailv terms OF tnc;supretne
court OF the District OF Columbia: and the judg.
melIts. DEGREES, sentences orders, proceedings. and
acts OF said general terms, special terms, 'llt llt
courts, district courts and criminal courts hereto
fore or hereafter rendered made, or mad, shall toe
deemed Judgments, DEGREES sentences, orders p;9-
ceedings and acts OF said supreme conrt ProFla"d
that nothing herein contained shall affect lie GIT
of appeal as provided by law.
SEC. 2 And lee IL further enacted, IllaL the SUI
prene court Of the District OF Columbia shah here
after consist OF chief justice and four associate
justices: and Tor this purpose there shall be ap-
pniIltcd by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate au additional justice OF
said court. with the ike powers, 10 take the same
oaths. to perform the same duties and 10 receive
the same salary IS the other associate JusticeS Oh
the court.
SIC g. And he it furtler,enacted That whenever
al Il session OF the court IL general term held ny
four Of the justices the court shall he equally d-
vided III 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 thcreupon, and within four days
thereafter, either party III such cause may me WIN
the clerk Of the court a motion IL writing 10 have
such cause learguCd before the five lustlcc-: and
such rcarglment or rehearins shall oe had Is soon
thereafter as conveniently may be.
SEC. 1. And he Il further enacted mat all the
powers and Jurisdiction by law now held and eXer-
clsed by the orphans court OF Washing Oh county
in the District of Columbia shall hereafter be held
and exercised ny the justice holding the special
term of the said supreme court Tor that purpose,
subject ALWAYS 10 the same provisions con
tanned in the fifth section of the act OF Congress en-
titled AN act to Teorganlze the courts III the Dis
trict of Columbia, aud Tor other purposes, aI-
proved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three. ,
SEC 5. And he it further enacted, That the
orphans court of Washington county, District OF
Columbia, be, and the is hereby abolished;
and all laws and parts of laws relating to said or
phans' court, so far the same are appllcahle 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 orphaus'
court are hereby repealed: Provided, however.
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
to abolish the Office of register of wills for said
county.
Approved, June2 1870