New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-19

of the Superior District Court shall hav
the right to name the minute clerk of sale
| court, and may appoint a stenOgrapher
| who with the minute clerk, shall be under
the immediate direction OF the Judge. The
| minute clerk and the stenographic writer
| shall be paid by the clerk Of said cour
such salaries as the judge Of said court
| shall fix.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the act of the General Assembly. approved
March Is, 1870, entitled ''an act to establish
an additional district court for the parish
of Orleans, to define the jurisdiction there
of, and TO reorganize and determine the
jurisdiction of the existing seven district
courts for the parish of Orleans" be and
the same is hereby repealed, in so far as it
establishes ard organizes the Eighth Dis
trict Court for the parish. of Orleans; it
being the intent and purpose of this act to
abolish the said Eighth District Court for
the parish Of Orleans, and the said Eighth
District Court for the parish of Orleans be
and is hereby abolished. All suits or pro-
ceedings, and the records thereof, now de-
pending in said Eighth District Cou t
for the parish of Orleans, which are not
by the provisions of this act, trans
ferred to the Superior District Court herein
established, are hereby transferred to
the Fifth District Court for the
ceedings are declared to be pending in said
Fifth District Court from and after the
passage OF THIS act. The records of all
suits heretofore brought in said Eighth Dis
tTct Court, whether determined or not,
and not hereinbetOre transferred to said
Superior d strict Court. are hereby trans
ferIed TO said Fifth District Court. All
suits or proceedings so transferred shall be
proceeded with in said Fifth District Court,
and tried and determined and process and
judgment issued and executed therein, and
by sand court, in the same manner as if the
same had been commenced originally in
said Fifth District Court fJRkhe parish of
Orleans.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Seventh District Court for the parish
OF Orleans be and is hereby abolished. All
suits and proceeding now depending in said
Seventh District Court for the parish of
Orleans, whil h are not by the provisions of
this act transferred to the Superior District
Court h, rein established, are hereby trans
ferred to the Fourth District Court for the
parish OF Orleans, and the said Fourth Dis
trict Court is hereby vested with iurisdic-
ton TO hear and determine such suits
or proceedings as if the same had been
originally brought in said Fourth Dis
trict Court and the said suits or pro-
ceedings are declared to be pending
in sand Fourth District Court from
and after the passage Of this act. The |
records Of all suits or proceedings hereto
fore brought in said Seventh District Court,
whether determined or not, and not herein |
before transferred to said Superior District !
Court, are hereby transferred to |
aid Fourth District Court, and |
III proceedings SO transferred shall
De proceeded with in said Fourth |
District Court, and tried and determined. |
md process and judgment issued and exc
uted therein and by said Fourth District
court, IN The same manner as if the same
lad been commenced originally in said
'ourth District Court for the parish Of Or
cans.
SEC. 9. BE il further enacted, etc, That
II laws or parts of laws in conflict with
bis act be and the same are hereby re-
called so far as they arc in conflict, and
his act shall have force and effect from and
tier its passage.
(signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL.
peaker OF the House of Representative.
(Signed) a B. HARRIS,
resident of the Senate and Acting Lieu
tenant Governor.
approved December II, 1872
(Signed) P. b S. PINCHB&CK,
lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor
of Louisiana.
a true copy:
GEO Z. B0TEE.
Secretary Of =