New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-20
Terms of SubscrlptIen.
Ons year. S5: six months, 81 50.
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1875.

Yesterday Judge Hawkins refused to re,
aside the injunction granted to Tim Doherty
against the city of New Orleans, application
for rule having been made by the city
was the owner and agent for other parties
OF metropolitan Police warrants to the
amount of $1,000 and upward: that as agent
for and by authority OF the following personf
he made tender of payment of city licenses
for h75, to Edward Pilsbury, Administra.
tor of Finance. in Metropolitan Police " ar
rants: Jules krost 500 for sale of beer
wine and liquor; St. Cyr Fourcade. drug,
gist, $50; John Bruno, barroom, 800; that
these tenders were refused on the ostensible
ground that the licenses were not ready:
out the real reason, as petitioner believes,
was an int ntlon not to accept police war
rants as required by law in payment, and to
further act in accordance with an ordinance
OF the City Council, providing for the more
efficient collection of licenses for 1852
petitioner represents that there is a vested
right created by the statute of the State
IN his favor as holder of such
warrants, and in favor of the persons
named and others, who have made tenders
as described, and further represents that
SAID ordinance has tendency to evade the
law requiring city and local treasurers to
receive metropolitan warrants, and remoy.
ing them from office in case of refusal. by
Illegally selling and subrogating purchasers
TO the claim OF the city for licenses Such
sale is Illegal in any event, delegating the
power OF taxation and imposing and collect
ing licenses without authority of law. Petit.
toner prayed for writs of Injunction as the
only adequate remedy to preserve his own
ana the rights of others, without which
they you'd sustain irreparable injury: also
that Charles J. Leeds, Mayor, and Edward
filsbury be cited TO appear and swer and
Cnat s:he Wrlts issue to them restraining
Them fha uolliv H.
city for collection or executing the
ordinance complained Of Petitioner prayed
Tor perpetual injunction. and it was
granted on the fourteenth instant.
M. "A. SOuthwOrth VS.. Louisiana Levee
Company and J. G. Gaines ct al.-P!aintiff |
sued for annullment of resolution credit |
ing-twenty per cent annually of the earn
ings of the company to preferred stock. and
asks that eighty per cent, remainder Of the
earnings, be credited to ordinary stock
-pdTt passM with such credits allowed to the
transferred stock. The relator does not
guarantee such an annual dividend Plain
uil also sued for $22 go for illegal issue of
except in his favor, and also $4,000 dam
ages aor injuries resulting from illegal ad.
mlnistratlOn of the levee board and its |
members. Evidence does not show that he |
was entirely unacquainted with or made
Inc transactions OF the board subject of
complaint; on the contrary, ne resigned to
preclpltate some such arrangement, The
affairs of the company were public. and a
Vloiation OF law could scarcely occur with
our his cognzance. There was q way to
nave interfered and prevented a wrong.
Judgment for defendant, with costs.
W.. =; woodbridge vs. New Orleans, Jack
son ana Great Northern Railroad. -This. an
sustained, caused by accident on this road
was decided by jury in favor of defendant.
Sixth District Court.
The petition of James Il. Vaughn. who ia 4
citizen OF the State of Louisiana, and re-.
'ldes IN the parish OF Wynn, in this State q
respectfully represents: that on the fourth
lay OF January, A. d., 1875 he was lawful. ;,
y and peaceably present, in the State =
iouss building, IN the room set apart for q
ne House OF Representatives; that the
curtin OF January was the day appointed a
~ law, and the House assembled on that -
lay to organize at the room aforesaid: that | al
he hour for assembling arrived, and the
lemDers were there to perform their duty: a
etltioner was there for the purpose Of II
eacefniiy and lawfully claiming his seat in HI
he said House, and without objection
'om the same, or of its presiding officer. d
al that doing so lawfully in the said place n
!olating no law of the State, Philip H. az
herldan, in this parish, but a citi, til
an of Ohio; W. H. Emery, in
us parish, citizen of the State | st
Maryland; p r. De Trobriand, in
lis parish, a citizen of 1.-The State of New =,
ork William Pitt Kellogg, Hugh j. Camp
I'll, citizens of Louisiana, did unlawfully. 81
olently and forcibly make an assault upon
and eject, expel and thrust him ST
1t from said place, contrary to the consti-
ton and the laws of the United States
ID of the State of louisiana agains.
Q peaca and dignity OF the State
Louisiana; by tho acts aforesaid
titioner has suffered damage in the h
M OF 100000; wherefore petitioner q
avs that Judgment be rendered in his IA sci
r and against the defendants in solido: Inc
It citations issue, requiring them sever NJ.
Y and respectively to answer interroga- !,
les and articles subjoined, and for SUCH boz
er relief as is consistent with equity and SIR 'n
ID conscience of the laws of the State. -
PENDANTS ordered to answer under oath, a d.
writing, within legal delay, the inter sait
atOries herein on facts and articles. n n,t
unl
1NFORMATIONs FILED. the
ntering shop in the night time, etc DEN
Jordan. may
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NoLLE PROsEQUI. rede
,sault and battery-George Stephens, a snd
Holmes, Ian Green. upol
CONTINUED. fe
Fulbrath, Peter Smith, Stat.
5 Laps, Indefinitely, discharged or