New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-31
COURT RECORD.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 80, 1875.
Superior District Court.

| PETITIONS.
| The State of Louisiana, upon the relation
of the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship
| Canal Company. prsys that an alternative
writ OF mandamus may issue, directed to
the Mayor and the several Administrators
composing the Board OF Administrators OF
the city Of New Orleans, requiring them,
and their attorneys and employees, to do
whatever it may be in their power to do to
enforce the prompt collection Of the drain
age tax and drainage judgments now due
and unpaid in the first, second, third and
fourth drainage sections or districts in the
city! OF New Orleans; TO cause writs of
tieri faciaa. to be issued. within the
shortest practicable delay, upon all
final Judgments rendered upon the homolo-
| CAT ion OF the tabieaux of assessment OF as
sessment rolls, OF each and all OF the drain
| age districts, and to push and prosecute
such writs to speedy and full realization
| and collection, go that the Board of Admin
| istrators will be in a condition to pay in
| cash for the work contemplated to be done
under and by virtue of the several acts of
| the General Assembly of Louisiana referred
| TO-, at the time and in the manner therein
set forth, or to show cause to tha contrary;
that upon hearing the parties, should
| such. hearing be rendered necessary
by refusal on the part of the
defendants to comply with the writ of
alternative mandamus applied for, then,
and in that event, peremptory writ Of
manlamus may be directed to issue, order
ing and requiring the Mayor and Board of
Administrators to do the things required of
them in the alternative writ; thai such
alternative writ may be made absolute,
peremptory and final; that the several de-
PENDANTS may be ordered and condemned
to pay jointly and severally all the costs Of
this proceeding. and that petitioner and
relator may have such other and further
order as may be- suited to law and the
nature of the case. Mandamus granted as
prayed for.
The Citizens Bank of Louisiana petitions
for judgment against Armand COmmagere,
on promissory note Of 5000, with interest.
costs, etc.
JUDGMENTS.
Davidson B. Penn We. the Citizens Bank
OF Louisiana - Judgment for defendant.
This suit involved the Pecan Grove planta-
ton, parish of st. Mary, and the improve
by the Citizens Bank. Plaintiff asked for
judgment of $4,000, interest and costs.
Sixth District Court.
This morning Judge Saucier allowed the
petitions of Generals Philip III. Sheridan,
w. II. Emory and P. De Trobriand, de-
PENDANTS Ill the suit of Thomas II. Vaughn
vs.. Philip II. Sheridan ct all, for damages
for election from the State House January
4, 1875. Judge Campbell, attorney for
plaintiff, Withdrawing opposition. Their
cause is. therefore. transferred to the
United States Circuit Court, to be held on
the fourth Monday of April next. Cover
nor Kellogg and General Hugh Campbell,
being citizens of this State, probably can
not claim the privilege of transfer, and
their cause will be tried in this court.
First District Court.
PLEADED GUILTY.
Wounding less than mayhem, and as
sault and battery-John Malone.
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
Larceny, knowingly receiving stolen
goods, etc.-Martin Livingston, Joseph
Landry, G. L. Lambert, Charles Foster,
James Robinson and Dennis Henry-re-
handed.
Second District Court.
Francisco p Martinez applied for enamel
patton.