New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-19
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
THE COURTS.
More Injuncti0ns Asked for Against the
Slaughterh0use Company.

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More Injunctions Asked for Against tn
Slaughterh0use Company.
The following petition has been fled
the Eighth District Court:
John Larrleux, resident of the parish
State of Louisiana. respectfully represent
that he is by profession butcher in an
for the parishes Of Orleans, jefferson an
st. Bernard, and is doing business in sa
capacity by slaughterins animals for foo
and to be sold. generally in said parishes
at the markets thereof, and otherwise
That by virtue of an act of the Genera
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana. entitle,
''an act to protect the health of the city O
New Orleans. to locate the stock landing
and slaughterhouses, and to incorporate tn
Crescent City Live Stock Landing an,
Slaughterhouse Company" approved Marcl
s. 1869, with all Strengthening animals, a
aforesaid. were required under penalty t,
slaughter ut such place as might be located
by said company, under the requirement.
and restrictions Of said law.
Now petitioner represents that said Cres
cent City Live Stock Landing and Slaughter
house Company located the stock LANDING
and slaughteriouse on the west bank of The
Mississippi river. in the parish Of Orleans
below the present depot of the New Orleans
OpelOusas and Great Western Railroad
Company, known as Morgan's Opelousa;
and Texas railroad: that said company com
pleted said stock landing and slaughter
house on or before the first day of June
1869, and at the said date, by public notice
on said date Of its completion, required the
slaughtering of all animals intended for
food in the parishes of Orleans. Jefferson
and St. Bernard to be done at said place
from said date.
Now petitioner represents that in obetli-
eEce to law he did his slaughtering in said
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company has removed many things neces-
sary for the siaughtering Of animals from
said slaughterhouse, to what is known as
tie Cavaroc Slaughtt rhOuse Company. To-
Gated on the east bank of the Mississippi
river, just below the United States Barracks,
ia the parish Of Orleans and that said COM
pany is about to remove all facilities for
slaughtering at said places on the west
bank of the Mississippi river, is about to
tear down the buildings and compel an
abandonment Of slaughtering a. said place.
Petitioner represents that said acts on the
part Of said company he believes to be not
only without authority Of law, but in direct
violation Of law, as well as in violation of
petitioners right to slaughter in said slaugh-
terhouse, and to be provided with every
facility and transporting meat across the
Mississippi river. Petitioner represents that
the acts of said company have already
caused him loss and if permitted to con-
summate its purpose as aforesaid would
result in damage to him in at least five thou
sand dollars.
Petitioner further represents that he is
entitled by law, and asks to be maintained
in said right. OF slaughtering on the west
bank of the Mississippi river in the parish
of Orleans. the place located by said Cres-
cent City Live Stock Landing and Slaugh-
terhouse Company.
Wherefore petitioner prays that the an
90,
d writ of injunction, do issue, directed to the
said Crescent City Live Stock Landing and
Slaughterhouse Company, through Charles |
CavarOc, president, enjoining and restrain |
ing it from the removing of anything |
whatsoever erected or attached to or belong |
ing to said slaughterhouses on the west |
bank of the Mississippi river. tor the pur- |
pose OF slaushtering animals or landing and |
yarding them, as required by law. and from
removing said slaughterhouse buildings and |
yards or landing places, and that it be
further enJolned anu restrained from inter-
fering with. nlolesting or hindering your
petitioner from slaughtering animals on the
west side OF the Mississippi river and every
act necessary for the maintenance of his
rights herein.
He pravs that petition and Injunction be
served. and said company be cited to appear
and answer the same as required by law,
and after due and legal proceedings had.
that there be Judgment in favor OF plaintiff
and against said defendant. making the
said injunction herein prayed for perpetual,
with costs of suit and for general relief |
Judge Emerson has ordered ,ule nisi. re-
turnable Tuesday. nineteenth September
The following petition was filed in the |
Eighth District Court Saturday evening:
To the Honorable the Eighth DistTc. Court OF the !
parish Of Orleans
The petition of the Crescent City Water.
works Company. duly Incorporated under
The laws Of this State, and domiciliateI at
,he city Of New Orleans, and George n I
Penn, president Of said company, and L. :
conway, secretary of said company, in :
heir Representative capacities and as citi-
ems and taxpayers residing in the city,
espectfully represent that under and by )
-irtue of an act Of the Legislature, entitled
an act to incorporate the Crescent City /
Naterw6rks, to define its rights and duties. =
o punish offenses against the franchises Of :
aid company and public health being act . =
10. lug OF the general session of 1870 and !, !,
y 1, your petitioners acquired and became | X
ossessed Of certain rights and interest in =
no to the property and franchises known y
the WaterwOrks of the city of New Or r
ans; that each and all of your petitioners y
ave an interest in maintaining their rights =
nd preventing their being intertered with: u
nat Ihe city OF New Orleans, corporation | :,
uly incorporated under the laws of this ! :.
tate, nave attempted. are attempting and -,
nay carry into execution the transfer of | y. y.
aid property, together with all their right a, a,
no franchises, without valuable consid- - sa
ration, and to the injury and detrllnent of 81 81
our Petluoners, to certain person or persons =.
nknown to your petitioners. w "
= Anat' 10 the great injury and dctriment 80
your petitioners and their rights. the said lN
ty OF New Orleans are about burden;n~ OF
ie sa'a property known as the said Water ~, ~
ofKs Win mortgage of some two mil vi
ons and half dollars, thereby interferiru
ith their rights in said COMPANY. and to 70
lelr @ great injury as taxpayers and citizens. au m
Inat all OF the acts above charged against 81
le city OF New Orleans and the Admins an
ators thereof are illegal and unwarranted. as
consummation of which might interfere ~ ~
lo uepflVe them OF their rights in said ~ ~,
mpany, and cause loss and ininrv tn +ba,,, tol
residents and taxpayers. IN,
Petitioners further represent +bo+ Tho sol
egal transfer OF said property, or its he | ~ ~
g mortgaged, would cause loss to them Oc
at least one hundred thousand dollars
d that as individuals and taxpayers nf at Po
ast six hundred dollars. raj
wherefore your petitioners pray. tbe @eoi @
emises considered, that a writ of iniunc. E. Eel
n do issue. commanding. prohibiting and 81. S.a
the said city Of New Orleans cn' M
IN transferring to any person or persons. e.
latsOever, from mortgaging, hypothe ;".s
ing or burdening the property rights. ms
nchises, belonging to, or otherwise ap- pa.
raining to the property known as said f,a y
aterwOrks, or doing or performing any on,
to the prejudice or injury Of your petit irn inc,
lers. .IS
hat the said city of New Orleans, through nrl ral
Mayor. B. +. Flanders. be cited. and fin+
er due legal proceedings had, they have Ra