New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-25
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TRE
UNITED STATES.
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
ROsALIE MAENHAUT Er AL. va. CITY OF NEW
Orleans ct al

Orleans ct al
vu,rHE UNDERSIGNED T. wHARToN COLLENS
Il has been appointed special master to maze
report OF the matters hereafter mentioned By
decretal order Of the cour; sfo.ssaa vi1 rms
hibi.s and affdavits, dled and UPON mO-iel Dy
the plaintiff to refer to mastsr Of this court to
rep RI upon the subject matter of the BILL and tho
court, upon consideration, Directs the Master
herein afterward.
l. Named to ascertain and report.
The amount and number OF the bonds issued oy
the CITY OF New orleans by authority Of the thirty.
seventh section of he oct of the General Assembly
s,ao ect to conao idate the city Of New orleans
and provide for the government ana admInist;a-
ZION thereof" and prom uiga.ed a. NO. ~ OF tne
acts OF tt at year which remain unpaid and ae
charge upon the fund provided for in that section,
and alsO The Eames OF the holders OF these BONDS,
the default made thereon IN the payment OF sas
The measures providt d in the sa.d act for the re-
dempton of the pr ncipal aad interest have been
enforced by the corporate authorities OF the CITY
>. The master will further inquire and report
whether the sinking fuud provided Sy tle thirty.
regularly collected and applied by the corporate
AUTHORITIES of the CT ty Of New Orleans and If any
what faults have been ade a,d the extent o;
the defaults and the cause Of the same, and
whether the cause is permanent or translt0rv,
and whether the city authorities pirties "
any impeachment to the COLLECTION or Application OF
the taxes arising from the provisions OF the saio
section. $3.50
3. Toe master viii fur >het inquire ara ropOIt no
to the ability or disposition OF the corporate au-
tho,ities TO assess collect and appropriate the
take, provided for by said act; and in case OF Q
ia; lure to assess and collect the taxes spe hed IN
the said thi. ty seventh section whet her there ee
any other and what resources under the control
OF the said city adequate to the fulfil ment OF the
OBJ ig atoms created Oy the act Aforesaid.
4. Leave is gwen to the holders Of the BONDS
issued under the said section OF the act OF lSo1 TO
propou. d their claims as suca ana to become
parties to this suit, either ~ panlins or de1eno
arye or to appear by . committee appointed oy
them selves 20 act for the common benefit
5. The master will inquire and report " hetlt
the conditions of the liberty section OF the
act of 1852, have been violated by the issue OF
other bonds or eviCe ncs OF debt BY the city OF
New O1l-ans AID in wnat manner, under waat
clrcumstar ces, and by what authority, II any.
The mas er III ~ re- ceive from tie holders o. such
laet mentioned issues such evidence and such
arguments as will enable him to make his II port
It is pro ,ded in the said order that the hoilera
of bonis Is .ued under the thirty-sevenSh section
of the act of 1852 to the city consolidated
debt NAV become parties to the suit and Obtain
the benefit Of the decree in the case.
The holders of the bonds so issued may OBTAIN
n.o-u alton of the mode OF proceeding by Ia
curry from the undersigned.
The undersigned will hold sessions on Mon
DAYS Wednesdays and Fridays, at room No. s
ground floor City Hall, from $50 to 4:3o P. NJ
to make The INQUIRIES, aud to raKe the proofs re-
y I. WHARTON COLLENs.
Special Master IL Chaneery.
New Dreams May 2a. 1876 mS23 AZ