New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-20
No.2.
AN ACT

AN AZ L
| To establish an additional district court fol
the parish of Orleans; to define and limi
! the jurisdiction, and to determine thu
| powers thereof; to provide for the trans
| fer of certain cases now depending before
! certain other district courts for said par
ish to the court hereby created; to au
tborize the Governor to appoint a Judge
and clerk for said court, and to provide
a court room for said court; to abolish the
| Seventh and Eighth District Courts fol
the parish of Orleans, and to provide fol-
| the transfer of the records and suits il
| said Seventh and Eighth District Courts
to other courts in said parish.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State OF
| Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That there shall be, and is hereby estab
lish6d, an additional district court for the
parish of Orleans, which shall be known and
designated as the Superior District Court
for the parish of Orleans
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Superior District Court hereby created
shall have exclusive jurisdiction in and for
the parish OF Orleans, to issue Writs of in
functions, maDdamuses, quo warranto, and
to entertain all proceedings, and to try all
cases or actions in which the right to any
office. State, parish or municipal, is in any
way involved. The said Superior District
Court shall also have exclusive original
jurisdiction In and for the parish of Orleans
over all cases or proceedings in which the
State OF Louisiana, the municipal corpora
ton Of the city of New Orleans, the Board
OF Metropolitan Police, the Board Of School
Directors for the city of New Orleans, or
any corporation established by act OF the
General Assembly, aud domiciled in the
parish of Orleans shall be party, or be in
terested, where the amount in dispute shall
exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, and
said court shall have appellate jurisdiction
.rOn8 the justices of the peace ID the parish
of Orleans in all cases in which the State.
the city of New Orleans, the Board of Me-
trOpOlitan Police, the Board Of School Di-
Tectorsy or any such corporation afore-
said shall be party or be interested,
and shall have power to issue writ8
.. prohibition Injunction, mandamus
and certiorari in aid of such appel
late jurisdiction provided, that nothing IN
this act shall be construed to in any man
neT limit or affect the jurisdiction and
power of the Supreme Court of the
determine any and all writS or orders
which by the constitution OF by the
. Xisting laws said court has authority
to issue hear and determine; and pro
"ided further, that this act shall not be
construed 10 prevent the Second District
Court for the parish Of Orleans from exer-
clSlng all the powers granted by section
five Of act No. Of the special session of
1870, approved March Is, 1870, or the Third
District Court for the parish of Orleans
from exercising the powers granted IN sec
ton seven of said act; and provided still
further. that this act shall not be held to
lteprJEe any judge OF court OF the power to
issue !njunctions to stay the execution of
any order of seizure and sale, or any
writ OF execution or possession granted !
by such judge OF court and shall not
be held to deprive any such Judge or
court Of the power to issue the writ Of inc
nent OF any judgment rendered or order Of
5cquestratiOn, attachment or provisional
seizure, made by such Judge or court The !
1oweT reserved to the Second and Third !
District Courts 60 issue writs OF mandamus
md Injunction in aid OF their special iuris.
ilctl0ns and the power reserved to each Of
ne district courts to issue wrtts of iniunCe |
ion 70 stay proceedings an said courts, as
herein set FORTH Shall be exclusive If the I
,u9eg!o! District Court herein created.
SEE. $. BE it turthey enacted etc.o That /
u ANY ease in which an injunction shall |
'S!e from the Superior District Court here
y established, against any party or parties
. any suit or proceedings depending before
my other district court for said pas ISL exc
.pt the Probate Court, it shall be the duty !!
y -" judge and clerk Of such court in
WINCH such suit or proceedings is depending
J" Immediately transfer the record Of
uch suit or proceeding TO the
aid Superior District Court, which shall
'e %ested with power to hear and de,
crmine such cause as if the same had
'een originally brought in said Superior
District Court. Immediately upon the
assagc of this act it shall be the duty Of
be judges Of the Third, Fourth, Fifth and !
sixth District Courts for the parish of Or
ans 10 transfer to the Superior District
curt for the parish Of Orleans all suits or
; this law. vested in said Superior District
ourSo The said Superior Court for the
ariSh OF Orleans shall Ie and is hereby
"sJcd with Jurisdiction over all suck suits sr
Toc"edlnGS so to be transferred. and with
he auls power 60 hear ard determine
icH cults and proceedings SO 80 be
sn'i.tredo as il the same had been origi.
'IS Hrodght in said Superior District
Uugt. ~! suits or proceedings DEFENDING |
/ 'Ac Seventh and Eighth District Courts
): the parish OF Orleans. The jurisdiction
vi which is bv this Law vested in the Su-
eEl'f I)istuct Court for the parish OF Ore
'anSo whether determined or not, arc
rfehS transferred and declared Ia Ie
ending ID said Superior District Cour5
rom ana after the passage Of this act Tie
/; 5.d SUPERIOR District Court is hereby de-
!"teN l" De and Is hereby vested with iuris-
lctlon ever all such suits and proceedings
II tHey h&d been originally brought in said
uperior District Court, and shall be pro
eedeu with IN sai5 Superior District Court.
nd tried and determined. and process.
sued and executed therein and bv sid
}urt in the same manner as il such suits 7
r proceedings had been commenced orig !
aLy in SAID Superior District Court fG-
lpeuuI District Court for tile parish If +,
liaaus shall have power and authority. at
e instance Of any party interested. or at $
C Instance OF the Attorney General of the
ate, to direct writs cf maudamus and iu- !
notion to the clerks of said other district
urts. To the parties to any suit or
its and their attorneys, or to
" person or persons interfering, i'll all
ses in which it may be necessary or expe-
M TO protect the Jurisdiction Of said Sd
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