New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-24

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REHEARINGs REFUSED.
NO. 1856. Philip Drumm VS.. Hanna Hid.
chester
No. 4756. Mrs. Elizabeth Evans vs. sau-
vinet. ~
I No. 463l. City of New Orleans vs. Sala.
mander Insurance Company.
No. 1924. Mrs. A. N. Jennings vs.. Mrs. A.
F. NJ. McConico.
No. 46O8. State of Louisiana ex rel. f. A.
Monroe vs. Meunier.
: REHEARING GRANTED.
No. 4629. Citizens Bank VI. Dubuclet.
Superior District Court.
Judge Hawkins issued the following
order:
State ex rel. H. w. Benjamin, John Raw,
lntervenor, vs.. Antoine Dubuclet, State
Ireasurer.-RelatOr's mandamus set aside
That of john Ray made perpetual, and the
defendant ordered to paw from the fund
collected under act No. 80 Of 1870, to pro-
vide for the payment of work done on the
levees, the two warrants amounting to
$l515, and the surplus be used for the pay
ment OF salaries and expenses of the State
government for 1873, which are not en-
jOined in the case of Robert Ray vs.. Charles
Clinton ct al
The following petition has been fled:
State ex rel. f. Mallerich We. John A.
O'Brien. clerk of the Sixth District Court
Petition alleges the fling of suits July 8,
aud December Is, entitled Max Eallix VS..
T.. Mallerich based on alleged Judgments of
TIE parish court of jefferson: that the said
court has no jurisdic ton; that relator has
made demand to have the cause transferred
to this court, and been refused. Wherefore
q writ of mandamus is prayed for which is
issued commanding transfer to be made
or cause shown July 5, 1874. .4-.
Citizens Bank VS.. Louis Muh.-The bank
being authorized to call on the stock hoiders
for contributions on stock to assure the
prompt payment of the interest ON State
bonds issued in favor of the bank. Levied an
assessment of 81 per share. Defendant
owned 3f2 shares. secured by mortgage,
and is therefore alleged to owe 1854 to the
bank. Wherefore judgment is prayed for
that amount, with preference out of the
proceeds of the sale of the mortgaged
property. 49,. .-
: American Bank Note Company VS.. Com
missionels New Orleans City Park-Suit
for $l75 40 TO- work done and ma erials
furnished.
BOgart & Collier w. Same. Shit for $4,000
salary de engineers and five per cent on
amount expended for Improvement Of the
park.
First District Court.
g.. NoLLE PRosEQUI ENTERED.
State vs.. Hugh SheriGan-Larceny
State VS.. Jean Bonhomme-Assault and
battery.
ARRAIGNED.
State We. Charles Williams-Carryingc con-
cealed weapon. Plea of guilty.
State VS.. James Brown and Charles Will
Misunderstanding and entering q dwelling
house. Plea OF not guilty by Charles Viii
liams.
State VS.. Robert Miller-Malicious mis-
chief. Plea of not guilty.
State vs.. Adolphe Hollander-Embezzle-
ment. Plea of not guilty.
BAIL REDUCED.
State VS. Charles Miller-Larceny and OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. Bail
reduced to $1,000.
ON TRIAL.
State va. Norman Whitney-Arson.
Second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS Of Robert Toll, Alfred Rous
get, J. b. De Gruy, Samuel Alan Blan-
chard and Balthazar Stock opened.
Fifth District Court.
/ Octavie Henbeight, wife of Manuel de-
Aragon, va. American Mutual Insurance
Association of New Orleans.-Plaintif sues
to recover $500 due on policy issued by
the company on building No. 3Ol Baronne
street. used as grocery. Petition asks the
appointment of q receiver on the grounds
that the company is unable to pay lie losses,
which amount to S30, 900: that only 1--WE per
cent of the capital stock has been paid in;
that one-fourth of the stockholders refuse
to pay their second installment.
| State of Louisiana OK rel. Mary Williams
VS. Edward Webb.-Application for habeas
corpus. The decision Of Judge CGllom in
the above entitled case was published 10
the REPUBLICAN of November 3d.. 1t de
cided that General Mower, before whom ar
ticles OF apprenticeship of the plaintiffs
child had been entered into, had no Juris-
diction of the case, and did not comply
with the laws of Louisiana. Before render
ing the decision Judge Cullom wrote to the
War Department., requesting information
of the regulations OF the late Freedmens
Bureau in such cases. The reply did not
arrive IN time to be noted in the decision,
but, as the copy below indicates. it fully
accords with the doctrine announced by the
court.
WAX DEpARrnsNr,
ASjutant Generals Ode, ,
Washington, DC, December IL, 1873. }
Z. North Cullona. Esq., Judge of the Fifth District
Court for the parish Of Orleans, New Orleans,
Louisiana:
SrR-In answer to your letter Of the
eleventh ultimo, requesting lnforma-
ton in regard to the regulations of the
late Freedmen's Bureau for the ap-
prenticing of minors and orphans of
freedmen, in order that you may be en-
abled to decide a case brought before
you involving the legality of said appren-
ticeship, have to state that circular let
ter of instructions, issued by the commits
sioner of that bureau, under date of October
A, 1865, provides that:
Estate laws with regard to apprentice
ship will be required by this bureau, pro
vided they make no distinction of color, or
in case they do go, the said laws applying
to white children will be extended to the
colored. =. -0-.
Assistant commissioners will draw up
specific instructions applicable to their re-
spective States in accordance with the tore
going principles" -.-----
The following extract from circular
dated October 81, 1866, by the assistant
commissioner tor the State of Louisiana,
contains the regulations provided by that
officer pursuant to the foregoing instruc-
tons:
I'll. The agents of this bureau may make,
with good and Responsible persons. agrees
ments of apprenticeship or services for the
minor orphans of freedmen. But they
shall not have the power to bind or appreh-
tice minors whose parents are living, with
out the consent of such parents. These
agreements or contracts must provide that.
in return for the services to be rendered by
the orphans so apprenticed or bound, they
shall receive comfortable clothing, board,
medical treatment when sick, reasonable
amount of schooling, and permiss ion to at
tend church each Sabbath. At the end of
the term of apprenticeship or service, they
shall be allowed to retain all their articles
of personal apparel. All of such contracts
shall expire for males when they are eight
cen, and for females when they are fifteen
years of age"