New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-18
No. 22e
AN ACT

AN ACT
To establish an additional district court fol
the parish of Orleans; to define and limi
tile jurisdiction, and to determine the
powers thereof; to provide for the trans
ter of certain cases now Depending before
certain other district courts for said par
ism to the court hereby created; TO au
thorlze the Governor to appoint a judge
and q clerk for said court, and to provide
a court room for said court; to abolish the
Seventh and Eighth District Courts for
the parish OF Orleans, and to provide for
the transfer of the records and suits in
said Seventh and Eighth District Courts
TO other courts in said parish.
SECTION |. 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-
lished. 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. y 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. mandamuses, quo warrantO, and
| to entertain all proceedings, and to try all
| cases or. actions in which the right to any
| "t1ce, State. parish or municipal, is in any
| way involved The said Superior District
7 CouLt SiIdlA diSO nave exclusive original
| jurisdiction II and for Che parish OF Oileans.
over all cases or proceedings in which the
State OF Louisiana. che municipal corpora.
ton Of the city OF New Orleafso the Board
Of Metropolitan Police. Che Board OF School
Directors for the city of New Orleans. or
amy corporation established by acf'ot the
General Assembly, and Glomiciled IN the
parish Of Orleans, shall be a party, or be in.
terested. where the amount il dispute shall
exceed the sum Of one hundred dollars. ana
said Coart shall have appellate jurisdiction
from the Justices Ok the peace il the parish
Of Orleans III all cases in which the State.
the city of New Orleans. Fhe Board OF Me.
tropol!tan Police. the Board Of Schoo! Di.
:ectors. or any such corporation afore.
said shall! be d party OF be interested.
and snail! have power To issue wTits
OF prohibition, in gnction. man,iamus
and certiorar! in aid OF such appel
late jurisdictions: provided, that nothing u
this act shall! be construed TO in any man
neT limit OF, affect the jurisdiction and
power OF the Supreme, Court Of the
State o! Louisiana to issue. hear and
determin" amy and all writ. or oy!rrs
which by The constitution or by the |
existing Jaws said COurt has authority
to issue, hear and determine: and pro !
vided further. that this act shall not bt. |
construed TO prevent the Second District |
Court FOR the parish Of Orleans from exe;- !
tive OF &C: No. = Of the special session Ut |
1870. approved March l6. 1870, or the Thir,. |
District Court for the parish of Orleans /
from exercising the powers granted IL sec. |
ton seven of said act; and provided still !
further. that this act shall not be held 10 /
deprive any judge or court Of the power TO |!
issue injunctiOns to stay the execution of !
any order of seizure and sale. or any
writ OF execution or possession granted
~ SUCH Judge OF court, and shall not
be held to deprive any such Judge or
court OF the power to issue the writ Of in.
Junction to stay the execution or enforce.
ment OF ally Judgment rendered or order OF
SeHuestration,. attachment Or provisional
SEIZURE, made by such Judge or court The,
power reserved to the Second and Third
District Courts to issue writs OF mandamus
and injunction in aid Of their special iuris-
dIctlon. and the power reserved t" each Of
the district courts to- issue wTjts of iniunc-
ton to stay proceedings il said courts, as
herein set forth. Shall be exclusive of the
Superior District Court herein created.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted. etc. Thai
in any case IN which an injunction shall!
issue from the Superior District Court here !
BY established. against any party OF parlie.
to any suit or proceeding. depending before.
any other district court tor said parish, ex-
:ept the Probate Court. it shall be the duty
u the Judge and clerk of such court ID
" 1850; p - Is u6t ellGIhS.
. ilNhed!ate'F transfer the record o!
'ucn smt or proceeding to Sac
'ald Superior District Court. which shall
De vested with poweT to hear and de.
errllne such cause as If the same had !
cen "fl3ihaIF Drought III sad Superior
'.Sttlct Coufl' 4lnmediatelE upon the
lasSasf OIL Ems ac ct, IL sh3i be the duty OF
ne jItSt% .. me lhlfu, Fourth rum ana
5'A , I,Iet NouLt7 IoF me PARISH OF Or-
'.a aus. ~ - VttLSleE 10 fIe superior District
1"i l2L tiS '"l'5n 81 Ol!eah' an suits or
W. III -, o !. ',G ;J over "hcn T.
y 1l.l7 Ia ~ W. FfSrfd IN sad superior District
our e ne Gn5 saIl oQpfF9r Count Tor the
"tI 7 it,S'iis jaiI oe ana + hefeoy
I;eii 10 o1eL an S5leh SUITS or
he :" 10 oe tLanSierred' ana with
ne an? Po"SI u near ana determine y