New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-27
THE COURTS.

The Fourth District Court holds session
to day, Paul E. Theard, Judge.
The Fifth District Court holds session to
day, c. beaumont, Judge, and in the order
Of business are several suits for alimony
growing out of divorce suits, and also rules
for contempt Of court The issue of con
tempt arises from disObedience of the
order of court fOrbidding the divorcina
parties from mOlesting and interfering with
one another.
Sixth District Court.
The application of William Tor Shang)
Mclaughlin for a writ of habeas corpus
was granted, and the keeper of the CITY
Workh0use was ordered ''tO bring his body
into court this morning. The prisoner
was committed on charge of vagrancy by
Assistant Recorder Draper.
Eighth District Court.
A rule nisi, returnable Wednesday, was
issued, calling upon the Auditor to comply
with the demand Of Henry c. Warmotf1,
Governor of Louisiana, the relator, or
show cause to the contrary. The demand
is that the Auditor be commanded to audit
the warrants of relatOr, and issue his war
rants tor the amount on the Treasurer of
the State. The following is the prayer for
nandamus:
To the Honorable the Judge of the Eighth District
Court for the Parish Of Orleans:
The petition of the State Of Louisiana on
the relation Of Henry C. Warmoth, respect
fully represents: That relatOr is and has
been Governor Of the State of Louisiana
since 1868, and that he has exercised the
prerOgatives and functions Of that Office
from thence constantly to the present time,
and that he is entitled to pay from the State
in such capacity at the rate of eight thous.
and dollars per annum; that relatOr has
salary due him from May 6, 1871, to Nav ~,
1871, and from June 26 to June 30, 1871, in
elusive OF the first and last DAYS of said
periods, and that he drew a warrant there
for on James Graham, Esq, Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts Of the State Of Louisiana. on
the twenty-third day Of September, 1871,
and caused the same to be presented for
payment, but that the said Auditor, with
out any legal or valid reason, refused to paw
the same alleging as an excuse that relatOr
was absent from the State during the period
Cor which said warrant was drawn, and
that being absent, the duties, prerOgatiyes
and salary OF the Office Of Governor afore-
said devOlved by the constitution of the
state upon Lieutenant Governor Oscar j.
Dunn during the whole Of the two periods
specified above. and that the pay and salary
due relatOr, as claimed herein, for this
reason should not be paid to him, but to the
said Oscar j. Dunn, Lieutenant Governor !
of the State of Louisiana, who claimed to |
absence.
Now, relator alleges that he was not alb
sent during the two periods above men.
toned, within the meaning of the law, and |
that he did not forfeit the right to exercise
the prerogatives and functions of his office
as Governor of the State Of Louisiana, be-
tween the dates above mentioned. or anv
part thereof, as set up by the Auditor:
wherefore relatOr is entitled to be paid the
amount Of the warrant hereto annexed, and
made part Of this petition. dated Septen-
per 20, 1871, for the sum of four hundred |
and sixteen dollars and forty-tive cents;
and lnasmuch as relator is without remedy
by the ordinary proceedings. he is entitled
10 sue out writ Of mandamus against the
his rights in the premises.
wherefore, petitioner prays that said
James Graham. Auditor of Public Accounts |
D1 the State OF Louisiana, may be cited to
answer the demand; that writ OF man.
uamus may issue against him. directing
and commanding him to audit the annexed
!" arraht OF reiator, and to issue his warrant
lor the amount thereof on the Treasurer of
ne state IN favor OF relatOr, as the law re-
iuires him to do; and petitioner prays that
RUE hlsl may be granted directing
respondent to show cause. on a dav 10 he
,xed, why the prayer of this retitiOp |
houid not be granted, and petitioner pravs
or all general relief in the premises and
Osts OF suit.
COPY OF WARRANT.
New ORLEANS. September %. 1871
ames Graham, Auditor of Public Accounts of Lon.
isiana: '0
Pay to the order OF myself, four hundred
md sixteen dollars and forty five cents. il
icing the amount due me as Governor of
he State, for salary from May to Nav 10.
81. and from June 20 to June 80, 1871, and
his shall be your warrant for the same.
H. c. WARMOTH.
In the case of Lynne and Fernald, clerks
f the Eighth and Fourth District Courts
gainst the city. known as the tax suit CON
wherein Judge Cooley, in the
ighth District Court. rendered decision
rder!ng the tax suits to be brought in the
'Ourth and Eighth District Courts, D. c.
'yerly. clerk Of the Third District Court,
lOved tor suspensive appeal, which was
{ once Overruled. ,
What are known yet as the Slaughter
ouse cases are the principal sensations in
curt. The new phase this litigious con-
any has presented consists in resisting to |,
he death several applications for an injuno-
on to stop the removal from right to left
ark. A rule nisi, returnable yesterday.
as issued. calling on the Crescent City
laughterhouse Company to show cause 9
i an INJUNCTION applied for by sylonin i
iOnson should not issue to restrain the e
'mpany defendants from removing any q
ling erected on the right side of the river. a
he petitioner claims that he, as butcher. Z
invested, by law, with the right to
aughter animals in the aforesaid place.
his, with the demand of Stafford and the II
her suits similar in terms, were taken | :.
der advisement. h