New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-29
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1874.
Superior District Court.
The following petition was filed:

Superior District Court.
The following petition was filed:
State of nouisans va Louisiana National Build
me Association and c. c. Antoine, Lieutenant Gov
srnor, and Charles W. Lowell, Speaker Of House o
the honorable the judge of the Superior Distric
Court IN and for the parish Of Orleans: The petit
ton Of the State OF Lonisans BY A. P. Field Attor
ney General. respectfully represents that C. C
Antoine: Lieutenant Governor. and Charles VI
Lowell, Speaker Of the House Of Representative
sA 81 to act
half Of ssid State. did, on the seventeenth dav ot
APRIL, april 1874, without any legal or valid authority
and with corporation called and STYLED "The
National Building Association" q copy Of which
said contract of lease is here with filed and made
part of this petition, by the terms of when ssid
Antoine and Lowell, pretending and claiming to be
| commissloners on behalf of the State Of
Louisiana afOreeaid, under and by virtue of a
provision OF an act of the Legislature Of said
State, entitled IAN act making appropriations for
ths of dav fne sss for the
1874 being act No. SO of the last session of the
legislature, BY which they assumed to bind and
Louisiana National Building Association for the use
and occupancy ofth6 building situated in said city
ing, the sum Of $50 600 per annum for the term of
nineteen years.
That the said contract Of lease above described
said Louisiana National building oa. and ID
duly recorded in the office of - and
bears s the date the seventeenth day of April
1873. The State Of Louisiana alleges and charges
that said section and clause of the act of the Log
isature known as act No. entitled an act making
St sStppIoprauons ior the general expenses Of the
De 1ssans s undss tSe hhIty nhSyS
said Antoine and Lowell acted in signing said
tOnal and void being in violation of article ia of
the said constitution, and that said contract of
TaS Sndbs on the and is null and
debt against the Stale of $3.50 in violation Of
the amendment of the State constitution limiting
tne ae9t o. the state to $25 ESQ., 600, which now
In consideration Of the premises the State of
Louisiana prays that the Louisiana National Build
Of this State, and domiciied in the CITY Of New
Orleans be made party to this suit that citations
and Charles W. Lowell, Speaker OF the House OF
also against the Iorans Sstonai suildins ana 4s
to appear and answer this petition, and after due
prOceedings had, that said contract of lease
null Be and 2S of ths
be Cancelled and the said State released
and discharged from all liability under the
tome and Lowell be enjoined and prohibited from
giving any order on the Auditor OF Treasurer for
tne Paymeut OF money or installments Of money,
lease to the said Louisiana National Building AS.
sociation aforesaid, and from doing any act OF
tract; and that Charles Clinton, Auditor Of Pubic
Accounts, and Antoine Dubuclet, State Treasurer.
be enJoined. restrained and prohibited, the Audi.
any warrant or order on account of any install.
ment or any 'sum Of money claimed under said
lease, executed as Aforesaid to the said associa.
tOn, or any person acting for them
A. r. FELL. Attorney General.
.ss Order: Let this petition be filed and citation
Issue as prayed for. without bonds, the State
being dispensed from giving bond;
New Orleans, April %, 1874. " '''-''' 0us''
Citizens Bank vs.. F. A. Ducros.-Inter:
ventiOn of Marco Giovanovich filed,
First District Court.
NOLLE PROsEQUI ENTERED.
, Assault and battary-J. NJ. Ariole, Julia
Lewis, Thomas Connolly.
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
Larceny-Amos Ray, Charles Noble, John
Hennessy.
vERDICTs.
State VS.. John Williams and A. Harris
Larceny. Guilty.
GUILTY.
State VS.. Paul Young-Larceny. Guilty.
State VS.. Henrietta Hall = Larceny,
Guilty.
Larceny-Edward Brown, one year;
Frank Paul, one year; Joseph Victor,
Carving concealed weapons--Jules Lam
alion, S..
Second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS of Bernard Stoltz, Andreas
Hillman, Jean Marcelin, Henry Giessmann.
Edward Heilbuth Jean Arostegny, Mary
Holmes, Thomas X. Finlay and Samuel c.
Jones, Jr., opened. r.
Amanda Jean Roy. Edward Stoltz and
Maria A. Ida Wilt pray to be emancipated. |
Fourth District Court F |
The following petitions have been filed:
Alexander E. Barber Vs. Louisiana Jockey !
Club; RadtOrd r. Davis VS.. same.-The |
allegations in these petitions are that |
plaintiffs are citizens of the United States,
residents of New Orleans; that defendant |
Is corporation Of the city, part Of it's |
business being the holding of races where |
,he speed of horses is tested that the place |
8 one of public resort; that April IA race |
was held; that the price of admission to the |
quarter stretch was $l2; that petitioners ap-
,lied to purchase ticket, and were refused |
md were totally excluded; that they are of |
African descent; that the refusal was for
his cause, and in violation of natural right |
md the constitution and laws of Louisiana,
md pray for judgment of $4,000 damages.