New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-31

other Judges of district courts. The clerk
of said court shall have the same powers
as other clerks of district courts, and shall
| receive the same em0luments The Judge
! of the Superior District Court shall have
the right TO name the minute clerk of said
court, and may appoint 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 court
| such salaries as the judge OF said court
| shall fix.
SEC. /. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the act of the General Assembly, approved
| March 6, 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the same is hereby repealed, in so far as it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 and 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 Court
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
parish of Orleans, and the said suits or pro
ceediugs 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
trict Court, whether determined or not.
and not hereinOefOre transferred to said
Superior District Court, are hereby trans
1erred 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 said court, in the same manner as if the
same had been commenced originally in
said Fifth District Court for the 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 dependingi in said
Seventh District Court for the parish Of
Orleans, which are not by the provisions of
this act transferred to the Superior District
Court hk rein established, are hereby trans
ferred TO the Fourth District Court for the
parish OF Orleans, and the said Fourth Dis
triet Court is hereby vested with jurisdic-
ton 70 hear and determine such suits
originally brought in said Fourth Dis
trict Court, and the said suits or pro
eeedings are declared to be pending
in said 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
said Fourth District Court, and |
all proceedings so transferred shall |
be proceeded with in said Fourth |
District Court and tried and determined, |
and process and judgment issued and exe- /
cuted therein and by said Fourth District |
Court, in the same manner as if the same |
had been commenced originally in said !
Fourth District Court for the parish Of Or
leans.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with
this act be and the same are hereby re-
1ealed, so far as they are in conflict, and
his act shall have force and effect from and
after its passage.
(Signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
(Signed) A. B. HARRIS,
President of the Senate and Acting Lieu
tenant Governor.
Approved December II, 1872
(Signed) ?. B. s. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor
of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. Z. BovEE,
Secretary of State