New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-08

the next act in the.great drama:
Circuit Court OF the United States, in an
for the District of LOuisiana-In equity
No. 685l.-C. G. Antoine vs.. Il. c. Wal
moth ct ais.
RESTRAINING ORDER.
Whereas, the plaintiff herein has this da,
filed and exhibited his bill OF complain
against the said defendant, II. G. Warmoth
and the other defendants named in saiC
bill Of complaint, and has therein prayet
that injunctions, pendc1lte Htc issue agalns
the defendants therein, and that restrain
ing order be also issued restraining the saiC
defendants, as prayed for ia said BILL from
doing, or permitting to be done, the acts IL
said bill planned of:
Now, therefore, on motion Of j. L. Beck
| with and E. G. Billings, solicitors fer com
plainant, it is ordered that the defendants
named in sand bill do show cause, on the
eleventh day of December, 1872 why in
functions, pe1tdcnte lite, should not be al
lowed as prayed for. 1t is further ordered
that said defendants, each and every one OF
them, be and are hereby commanded and
restrained TO the extent and effect as in said
bill Of complaint prayed The clerk will at
tach 10 this order a copy of the PRAYER fol
injunction as set forth IN said bill Of com
| plant. until the hearing and determination
OF SAID rule for injunction, and until the
further order Of the court in the premises.
(Sgned E. H. DURELL, Judge.
| Wherefore YOUR orator hum bly prays that
your honor will grant unto him all Just and
proper relief in the premises; that you will
| allow and grant unto him the most gracious
! writ of injunction issued under the seal Of
| this honorable court, directed to the said
| defendant Henry G. Warm0th iniOining
and restraining him from in any manner,
| directly or Indirectly, by himself or through
any other officer Of the State, city or parish,
or through any other person, from control
ling or attempting to control, interfering
with or attempting to interfere with the or
ganization of either branch of this General
Assembly Ut the State of Louisiana, called
to assemble on the ninth Of December, A.
d. 1872, Ur that may be called to assemble
at any future day, and from directly or in
directly, either by himself or through
any other person, preventing any per
son claiming to be a member Of said
General Assembly from having full and free
ingress and egress to and from the place.
building and room Of that branch Of said
General Assembly of which he NAV claim
to be q member, or from issuing any written
or oral order or instruction, request or di-
rectiGn. calculated or designed to directly or
indirectly control or intel ftre with theorgan-
ization Of either Of the branches Of said Gen
eral Assembly, or calculated or designed to
thereto. who claims to be a member thereof,
aud from doing any act or from giving any
order, direction, or making any request
which may, dnectly or Indirectly. prevent
or hinder any person from being
present and taking part in the organization
Of said Senate, called to convene on the said
ninth day OF December, or at any future day,
who may be returned as a member
thereof by the board of returning officers.
composed of the said Henry Z. War
moth, George +. BOvee, James Long
street, Jacob Hawkins and John Lynch,
and whose name shall also be transmitted
by the said George E. Bvvee Secretary Of
State, to Charles H. Merritt, tue Secretary
Of the Senate Of the last General Assembly,
and placed ty the said Merritt upon the
roll Of said Senate, SO to he convened, and
from in any manner, directly Or indirectly,
aiding or abetting any person who is not So
returned Ehv said returning board as a
member Ct said Senate, - 10 he con
vened, aud whose name is not so
transmitted as a member elected 10 said
Senate, and is not 50 placed upon the roll
Of said Senate, from participating III the
organization Of said Senate, ami from do
ing any act, or from giving any order, direc-
ton or making any regne>t which may
directly or Indirectly prevent or hinder
any person from being present and
taking part in the organization of said
House, called to convene on the said
ninth day OF December, or that NAV be
called to convene at any tuture day, who
may be returned as q member thereof bv
the board of returning officers composed Of
the said Henry G. " armOth, George f.
Bovee, James Longstreet, Jacob Hawkins
and John Lynch, and whose name shall
also oe transmitted by the said George E.
BOvee, Secretary of State, TO William
NigeTs, the Secretary OF the House Of the
last General Assembly, and placed by the
said William Vigers upon the roll Of said
House 50 to be convened, and from in any
manne~, directly or indirectly, aiding or
abeuing any person who is not 50 returned
by sad returning board as a member of
said House, so to be convened, and whose
name is not so transmitted as a L4ember
elected to said House, and is not 50 placed
upon the roll OF said House, from partci~
pating il the organization Of said House
Except that the said Henry c. NVarmoth |
is not hereby prohibited from participating |
IL the canvass and return foT the members |
elected to the said branches Of said General |
Assembly Sc 10 be convened; provided he do |
the same in conjunction with and in the |
Of said George E. B0yee. James |
Jacob Hawkins and John |
Ly nch, bEt not otherwise Aud that he |
further he ini0ined and restrained from in |
any manner obStruCtng or nindering the |
said William Vigers, Clerk Of the House of |
or the said Secretary
Jf the Senate, Charles H.. Merritt, in
The free and unubstructed discharge Of their
luties, or in full and complete obedience to
he orders Of this COuit and from suspend !
ng, renewing them, or either Of them from
)tiice, or appointing or ordering, or abetting
my other person or persons to perform any
Let which hy law or the orders ot this courtd
lsvolves on either the said Figers. Merritt,
n upon George 4. BOvee, Secretary of
State, and from recognizing any validity in
my act done or performed bF any otler
person or persons pretending 10 act III the
'tlice or capacity Of either OF said officers.
And that d writ of Injunction NAV also |
ssue directed to A. S. Badger Chief of Me-
lop0litan Police, and to each member of
he Board OF the Metropolitan Police, and
0 the Board Of metropolitan Police. en-
Dining and restraining them and each of
hem from interfering III any manner with
he organization OF either branch OF the
'euera! Assembly to be convened on the
inth Of December, a. D. 1872 or a. any
me thereafter, except to preserve the
caCe, and to prevent no person from hav-
lg access 10 either Of the malls of said
ouses who is certified by George E. BOvee
; being a mem Der elect OF the same.
And that writs of Injunction also issue
irected to the said E. Booth. A. Voorhies,
!. j. Lewis. b. L. Jonas. T. b. Stamps, D.
i. Cage, r. c. White. T. {. Anderson, J. NJ.
thompson, K. 4. Weber, a s. Heron,
.obert Worrall, q. II. Brewster Z. NJ. Gra-
am. }. w. Mcdonald, A. H. Leonard, G. J.
F. Puckett. James G. White, J, +. Kelly, |
lioinlng and restraining them, aud each Of
lem, from participating, in any manner, in
le organization OF the Senate to be con
ened On the ninth day Of December. A. D.
~ or at any time rhpraafrap ,r +irC,,, ,3a