New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-11

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aforesaid capacity, and your orator fears
| and charges that unless restrained by the
the order of this court, the aforesaid George
| K. Bovee, in his said capacity of Secre-
tary of State, or the said P. G. Deslonde,
should he be installed in said Office, will
| afix the seal of the State and issue 70 An
| tome said commission.
| And your orator believes, and so charges,
| that said Charles II. Merritt, +. +. Herwig,
Allen Greene, T. Il. Stamps. I. A. Cage, A.
j. Sypher, f.. L. Weber. j. IL. Burch, "
| W. Wharton, Robert Worrell, Curtis Pol
| lard 0. H. Brewster, w. J. Blackburn,
| William Harper, RafOrd Blunt, George \.
KelsO, p. f. Herwig, A. T. Barber, y. IL
Ingraham, Edward Butler, l.. b. jerks. II.
II. Twitchell, L. II. holland, J K. Alexander
J. A. Mascot II. l.. Swords intend 10 Co
operate With the said Antoine in his des'gu
| 10 obtain said office of Lieutenant Governor.
and to that end, unless restrained by the
| order of this court, they will recognize MN
| a. Lieutenant Governor and President OF
| said Senate, will deliberate and hold session
| az Senate under the presidency OF said
| Antoine.
And your ora or shows that the said acts,
| Goings, conduct and designs OF SAID An
| tome, and of those cooperating with and
| aiding him in his said unlawful designs, are
| contrary to equity and good conscience,
| and tend to the manifest injury Of your
| orator.
And your orator, further complaining.
| shows that be fears that said b. r. Jonas,
| Albert VOORHEES,, Edward Booth, and said
| persons returned as Senators by said
| Mitchell, SOuthmavd, Thomas, FOrman,
Hunsaker and Todd, should they obtain
seats in the said Senate, and said o. f.
Hunsaker. w l.. McMillen, Hugh j. Camp
bell, T. C. Anderson, f. Daigle, 8. IN.
Thomas, s. NJ. Todd. will recognize said
Antoine az Lieutenant Governor and Preei-
dent of said Senate.
And your orator, further complaining,
fhows unto your honors that the aforesaid
statements required by law 10 be made by
the commissioners of the said election and
by the supervisor of registration. showing
the names Of the persons and offices voted
for at said election, the number of votes
for each person, the number of ballots in
the boxes, daily signed and sworn to by
said commissioners and supervisors, to-
gether with ali the memoranda and tally
lists used in making tho count and state
ments of the votes cast at said election
and now In the possession of said
Archibald Mitchell, u. L. Forman, +. A.
Southmayd. s. NJ. Thomas, o. +. Hunsaker
and s. M. Todd, that the said statements,
memoranda and tally lists are necessary
evidence, and absolutely essential TO aid.
support and make effectual the suit of your
orator to enforce his title to said office;
that he also desires TO take evidence con-
corning the said returns of said Bovee,
LOugstreet, Lynch and Hawkins, and to
show that said resurns are false, and touch
ing tho subject of this bill.
And your orator further shows that the
salary of said office is $4,000 per annum, and
that he was elected for tsur years.
And your orator, further complaining.
i = ,-nt,
will sustain by the issuing of commission
to said Antoine as Lieutenant Governor,
and by his being recognized, treated and
dealt with as Lieutenant Governor by the
said lSeuate, said w. p. Kellogg, 2. Il. s.
Pinchbaek, A. j. Harris, Z. G. Deslonde
and said George e Boyee, will be done and
oonsummated, and said Antoine will be in
stalled as Lieutenant Governor, and Will
have appropriated the salary thereof, all 10
your orators serious injury and prejudice,
before your orator can obtain any relief
from judicial proceedings to enforce his
title TO said Office of Lieutenant Governor,
unless your honor will grant unto your ora
tor the requisite restraining orders and IN
functions in the premises.
And your orator shows that be believes
that the acts and doiHgs and purposes Of
the said Antoine, aud the defendants CO.
operating with him and aiding him in the
tHlDe, as ret lpItE ntItliit anu sD1bI1 Will Il
view to defeat the right Of your orator to
said office, and to further the said unlawful
scheme of said Antoine to obtain posses
sion thereof by and through said false and
fraudulent returns; and your orator fears
and believes that unless your honors will ut
once, upon the fling OF this bill, grant unto
your orator restraining orders restraining
The parties from the acts, doings and con-
duct sought to be enjoined by this bill, be
In Aatgv :, N.,E,
rule for an Injunction. said Antoine will be
commissioned az Lieutenant Governor in
stalled in said Oi6ce, and his said unlawful
designs will Oo contaminated.
Wherefore your orator prays that your
hOnOrs will allow and grant unto him the
most gracious writs OF injunction under
the seal of this court, directed TO said
Caesar G. Antoine, enjOining and restraining
him from applying tor or receiving . com
mission as lieutenant Governor, or from
acting or pretending to act as presiding
officer Of the Snnate Of the State, or from
acting or pretending to act III any manner
whatsoever as Lieutenant Governor of this
State, or FROM demanding or receiving the
emOluments aud salary Of said Office or
from setting up, claiming or exercising any
right or preteBsiOH whatever under the re-
turns Of the election held on the fourth Of
November, 1872 made by eaid George K.
Jacob Hawkins, as returning officers; that
q writ OF injunction may also issue
to said George Z. Bovpc, p. G.. Dos
lOnde, W. Z. Kellogg, z. Il. 8. Pinch
back and A. b. Hurts, prohibiting and
eniOining them end each of them, from issu-
ing, making Or signing or suffering to be
issued a commission for said office OF Lieu
tenant Governor to said Cesar e. Antoine,
or from recognizing the said Antoine in any
manner as Lieutenant Governor Of this
State; that writ Of injunction also issue
to Charles IL. Merritt, o. +. Hunsaker
Samuel nj. Todd, j. L. g. Pinchback, A. 3.
Harris, j. i. Alexander, George Y. Keiso
Raford Blunt. William Harper, w. j. Black
burn, Allen Greene, .. II. Brewster, Curtis
Pollard, Robert Worrru, w. w. Wharton,
J. II. Burch, 4. L. Weber, h. +. Herwig. T.
C. Anderson, A, J. Sypher. T. A. Cage, I. b.
Stamps, Is. i. Jonas, A. VOORHEES,. Edward
Booth, =. +. Hervig, A. Z. Barber, J. II.
EdW Butler, +. Daigle, l. B.
jerks, NJ. II. Twirchell, T. II. holland, A. j.
Lewis, Il. c. White, j. NJ Thompson,
A. s. Heron. +. NJ. Graham, j. W.
Mcdonald, A. II. Leonard, C. j. c.
Puckette, James G. White, s. III. Thomas,
II. L. Swords, III. j. Campbell, W. J.. Me
Mllen. j. +. Kelly, ID. s. Cage, j. A. |
Masicot, prohibiting them and each of |
them from recognizing or treating the said |
Cesar Z. Antoine in any manner WhRtso- |
ever as the Lieutenant Governor of this |
this State, or from recognizing or treating !
said Antoine in any manner whatever aB |
The President of the Senate OF this State. |
and prohibiting aod eniOipiug them and |
each Of them from sitting, celebrating or |
acting in any manner whatsoever rs the |
Senate under the presidency of said An
tome or from recognizing any claim or pre-. |
tension OF said Antoine based upon the re- |
turns Of the election Of the fOarth of No |
vember, 1872, made by G Z. Bnvee, James !
Longstreet, John Lynch and jacob Haw-
kins as returning ofticers or from recog- |
nlzlng, considering as Senators, or in any
manuHr giving ttinct 20 Rnih raturns 80 fsr