New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-03
CITY 0RDINANCES---0FFICIAL
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
MAYORALrY OF NEW ORLEANS.
CITY Hall. April / 1874

City Hall. April i, 1874.
No. 2554-Administratio Series.l
An ordinance indemnifying William s
| Pike and Patrick Irwin az securities upon
bond given on an appeal and writ OF
error, in the suit of Myra Clark Gaines
vs.. the city Of New Orleans, Circuit
Court Of the United States.
WHEREAS, In certain suit in the United
States Circuit Court, entitled Myra Clark
known on the docket Of said court as suit
No. 1886, a decree was rendered on the
twenty first of February. 1874, and signed
on the fourteenth day of March of the same
year, against Samuel Smith, James E.
cunts, John L. Gubernator, Micnal Carwin,
Alfred Philips. executor of Christian Rose
Illus, Charles T. Howard, w. B. Schmidt.
| William b. Letchford, agent of Ably Day
| Slocumb, executrix of Cuthbert II. SIS.
cnmb, James D. Martin and Richard Nc
Cl0skey, executors OF Hugh McCIOskev. as
securities for the city of New Orleans: and
Whereas, The above named parties have
taken writ of error to the Supreme Court
| OF the United States, and have applied for
an appeal to said court, and with view to
cause the said writ Of error and appeal to
operate as a supersedeas, have obtained
two bonds in the sum of sos, 900 each, with
William 5. Pike and Patrick Irwin as Sc
curities; and,
Whereas, Said writ of error has been oh.
tanned, and the appeal aforesaid has been
applied for in the interest of the city of
New Orleans, and it is her desire and inten.
ton to secure the said Pike and Irwin, and
to save them free and clear of any loss or
damage which may accrue to them or be
occasioned by reason of their signature to
the two bonds aforesaid.
~ SECTION l. Be it ordained by the City
Council, That the Mayor of the city of |
New Orleans be authorized and instruct |
ed, and he is hereby empowered, with |
out any unnecessary delay, to pledge to.
and specially deposit with the said Pike |
ana Irwin, in pledge, two hundred and |
ortyseven bonds of the said city, letter P, |
GATED April l, 1871, having ten years to run,
lOr one thousand dollars each, bearing in
terest at the rate Of ten per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually;
ana also, one hundred consolidated gold
bonds, dated July l, 1872, having fifty wears
to run, for one thousand dollars each, and
bearing interest at the rate Ofseven per cent
per annum, payable quarterly in gold.
Ire bonds thus to be pledged and de-
posted are to be held by said Pike and IT.
win, on special pledge and deposit, as secnr.
ity to the said Pike and Irwin, and to each,
ana ootn OF them, against any loss, damage
or cost that may arise, accrue to, or be
caused them, by reason, or, on account of
their signature to the bonds given on appeal
and writ of error as aforesaid; and shall
not be given up, by said Pike and Irwin.
nor be disposed of, to any person or persons
ner shall the interest coupons
thereon be disposed of or collected, as lone
Is the liability of the said Pike and Irwin
II either of them, as sureties upon the bonds
lfOresaid shall continue; nor, until thew
hall be fully Unidentified, and made safe
md free from all loss, injury or cost in the !
premises.
SEC. :. Be it further ordained, etc., That
% an additional security to the said Pike s
md Irwin, AID to each and both of them, Z
he Mayor OF the city of New Orleans is
ereby authorized and empowered to mort G
age aAd hypothecate in favor of said Pike
I'd Irwin, and each of them, the folio wing t
leces OF property or real estate belonging 8 8
the said city, namely: t.
1. The ground and iron building at the q
cad of Canal street. 9
:. The ground and buildags on Orleans, :,
.. ann, Liberty and Iarais streets, used Il
}. PMnh Prison and police Jail.
:. Three lots Of ground in square No. "a. z,
sdlfded ~ Front, Wells, Cressman and p p
safuUAsass stRsess. neasuring seventy