New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-09
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Inc following Dill IN ChanCery VIII Torn
the next act in the great drama:
Circuit. Court of the United States, in and
for the District Of L0uisiana-Iu equity
No. 685l.-C. G. Antoine vs. II. G. War
moth ct ais.
RESTRAINING ORDER.
Whereas, the plaintiff herein has this day
filed and exhibited his bill of complaint
| against the said defendant, H. G. Warmoth
| and the other defendants named in said
bill Of complaint, and has therein PRAYED
| that iniunctions pendcnte lie, issue against
the defendants therein, and that restrain
| ing order be also issued restraining the said
! defendants, as prayed for ia said bill, from
doing, or permitting to be done, the acts in
| said bill Omplained Of:
Now, therefore, on motion of J. r. Beck
| with and Z. G. Billings, solicitors for com
plainant, it is ordered that the defendants
named in SAID bill do show cause, on the
eleventh day of December, 1872, why in
| functions, pel,dCnte 6te 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 to this order copy Of the prayer for
| 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.
(Signed) E. II. DURELL. Judge.
| Wherefore your orator humbly 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 C. Warmoth, injoining
and restraining him from I'M 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 Of the State Of Louisiana, called
| to assemble on the ninth of December, A.
d. 1872, or 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 may claim
! to be member or from issuing any written
| or oral order or instruction, request or di-
recton, calculated or designed to directly or
indirectly control or interfere with the organ
ization Of either Of the branches of said Gen
| eral Assembly, or calculated or designed to
thereto, who claims to be a member thereof,
and from doing any act or from giving any
order, direction, or making any request
which may, directly 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 C. War
moth, George Z. B0Tee. James Long
street, Jacob Hawkins and John Lynch,
and whose name shall also be transmitted
by the said George Z. Boyee, Secretary Of
State, to Charles II. Merritt, the Secretary
of the Senate Of the last General Assembly,
and placed by the said Merritt upon the
roll of said Senate, so to be convened, and
from in any manner, directly or indirectly,
aiding or abettlng any person who is not 50
returned EbY said returning board as a
member OF said Senate, SO to be con
veueG and whose name is not so
transmitted as a member elected to said
Senate, and is not so placed upon the roll
of said Senate, from participating. in the
organization Of said Senate. and from do
ing any act, or from giving any order, direc-
ton or making any request 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 may be
called to convene at any future day, who
may be returned as member thereof by
the board of returning officers composed of
the said Henry C.. " aTnOth. George f.
Boyee, James L0ngstreet, Jacob Hawkins
and John Lynch, and whose name shall
also be transmitted by the said George E.
BoTee, Secretary of State, to William
Eigers, the Secretary OF the House Of the
L. h Il l. IL.
said William Figers upon the roll of said
House so to be convened, and from in any
manner, directly or indirectly, aiding or
abettiDg any person who is not so returned
by,said returning board as a member of
said House, so to be convened, and whose
name is not so transmitted as member
elected to said House. and is not SO placed
upon the roll of said House, from partici-
pating in the organization of said House.
Except that the said Henry G. Warmoth
is not hereby prohibited from participating
in the canvass and return of the members
elected TO the said branches of said General
Assembly SO to be convened, provided he do
the same in conjunction with and in the
presence Of said George E. BOvee, James
Longstreet, Jacob Hawkins, and John
Lynch, but not otherwise. And that he
further be iDjOlned and restrained from in
any manner obstruCting or hindering the
said William Nigers, Clerk Of the House of
Representatives, or the said Secretary
of the Senate, Charles H. Merritt, in
the free and unobstructed discharge Of their
duties or in full and complete obedience to
the orders of this court, and from suspend |
ing, removing them, or either of them from |
office, or appointing or ordering, or abetting !
any other person or persons to perform any |
act which by law or the orders of this court |
deyOlves on either the said Yigers, Merritt. |
or upon George E. Boxee, Secretary of |
State, and from recognizing any validity in |
any act done or performed bY any other |
person or persons pretending to act in the |
office or capacity of either of said officers.
And that a writ of Injunction may also |
issue directed to A. S. Badger, Chief of Ne |
tropOlitan Police, and to each member of |
the Board of the Metropolitan Police, and
to the Board of Metropolitan Police. en-
joining and restraining them and each of
them from interfering in any manner with
the organization Of either branch of the
General Assembly to be convened on the
ninth Of December, A. d. 1872, or at any
time thereafter, except to preserve the
peace, and TO prevent no person from hav-
ing access to either Of the halls of said
houses who is certified by George E. Bovee
as being a member elect Of the same.
And that writs Of injunction also issue
directed to the said Z. Booth, A. Voorhies.
A. J. Lewis, B. +. Jonas. 7. b. Stamps, D.
5, Cage, r. C.. White. T. C.. Anderson, J. NJ
Thompson, E. s. Weber. A. S. Heron,
Robert Worrall,aO H. Brewster, E. III. Gra-
ham, j. w. Mcdonald, A. II. Leonard, G. J.
.. Puckett, James G.. White, j. 4. Kelly,
and restraining them, and each of
them. from participating, in anv manner, in
he organization OF the Senate to be CON
Feped on the ninth day of Deceln Der. A. D.
672, or at any time thereafter. or from do
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