New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-05


such suit or proceedings may be made by
the civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans in
any part Of the State, or by the sheriff OF
auy parish within the State, wherever such
party or parties may have dOmicile or be
found.
SEC I. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Judge of said Superior Civil Court
shall be member of the Board of District
Judges for the parish of Orleans. organized
by act No. SO of the sessions of 1872, ap-
proved April %, 1872. But said board
shslll not have power to bind him relative
to the special Jurisdiction or authority of
the said Superior Civil Court.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
the Superior Civil Court herein created
shalt have power to issue writs of prohibit
ton, I'M unotiOn, msndamus and certiorari
in maintenance or aid of its original iuris-
diction, and of its appellate jurisdiction
from any Justice of the peace of or within
the parish of Orleans or city of New Or
leans.
SEC. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
said Superior Civil Court shall further
have exclusive original jurisdiction over all
suits and proceedings in the parish of Or
leans for possession of immOvable prop
erty under sale of the tax collectors, or
transfers under tax titles, whether from
the State or city of New Orleans, or di-
rectly involving the validity of tax titles
in any manner whatever.
SEC. TO- Be it further enacted, ETC., That
pending proceedings to ascertain or decree
the forfeiture or suspension of the charter
of any corporation for waste, fraud, viola
ton of law, expiration of charter or other
cause, on due showing or complaint by one
or more officers, creditors or stockholders,
the court may appoint one or more receiv-
ers or managers for the time being, and
shall be empowered to require bond with
good and sufficient surety, in favor of the
Governor of the State, and any and all per-
sons interested; such bond may be sued
upon at any time in said Superior Civil
Court by any such person interested,
and increased or renewed if Insult.
eient or the security be or become I'M
satisfactory. Such receivers or mana
gers may, on the order of the court.
be empowered to collect debts, and levy
and enforce the payment of dues and in
stallmente, and to transact business re-.
quired by the proper interest of all par
ties concerned, in lieu of the usual officers
or directors. On decree iOf forfeiture, dis.
solution or liquidation, one or more liqui-
dRtOrs shall be appointed by the court to
act under its directions and according to
law, and not otherwise And the court
shall be empowered to dismiss or supersede
the same for cause, and to require, increase
or renew bonds with surety, And any ap.
peal from such order of dismissal or super
cedure, or concerning bonds, shall be de-
vOlutive only.
SEC ii Be it further enacted, etc., That
in cults now or hereafter brought within or
under the exclusive original jurisdiction of
the Superior Civil Court aforesaid, or made
| hereafter eOgnizable herein, by proceedings
taken in the Superior Civil Court or in the
court previously entertaining such suit or
suits, the Superior Civil Court shall hear
and determine and have Jurisdiction on all
\ the other questions involved, as well as all
| those giving it exclusive jurisdiction; and
| all suits in other district courts so becoming
cOgnizable, now or hereafter, in the Supe
/ riOr Civil Court, shall be ipso fdcto trans.
| ferred thereto; such transfer shall be made
and the record in such suits shall be deliV-
| cradle on the demand of the clerk of the
| Superior Civil Court or the order of the
| Judge Of said court, and the civil sheriff of
the parish shall enforce such order if op-
| posed in every case or suit transferred by
or under this act. And no order of any
| judge of the court from which such record
is demanded shall be of any validity in Op-
position thereto.
Sec. 10 Be 1t further enacted, ETC.. That
the Sixth District Court for the parish Of
Orleans shall be and is hereby vacated, dis
continued and abolished. All the records
| and suits of the same, except such as are
herein transferred to or made cognzable in
the Superior Civil Court shall be transferred
TO and heard and determined in the Third
District Court for the parish of Orleans,
which said Third District Court shall, il
addition to the jurisdiction thereto remain
/ ing under this and previous acts, shall have
| such further and like concurrent iurisdic
| ton az the Fourth and Fifth District Courts
| for the parish of Orleans shall hereafter
| possess.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
act No. ? of the extra session of the Lepis
lature convened December 9, 1872. which
act creating the Superior District Court fol-
the parish of Orleans was approved De.
cember ii, 1872, be and is hereby repealed
| that said Superior District Court be and il
hereby abolished, and that all the records
of the said Superior District Court, whether
in cases finally acted upon or still pending
shall be transferred to the said Superior Civil
Court for the parish Of Orleans, which il
hereby vested with jurisdiction in the prem
ises; provided, thai nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to impair the
claim or lien and privilege for costs of the
clerk OF the late Superior District Court.
Sec. Ia. Be it further enacted, etc., THAI
the said Superior Civil Court shall adopt
such jury terms as may appear necessary
and convenient, and shall have authority
to require at any time drawings of sucI
number of jurors as it may order from the
| jury commissioners OF the parish of Orleans
and from the number so drawn to form
| jury list not exceeding one hundred, who
| shall serve for one month from the compile
ton of the panel. unless discharged; and il
may complete any petty jury by summon
ing talesmen, as Is usual in such cases.
| The salaries of the jury commissioner
/ for the parish of Orleans are hereby in
creased to one Thousand dollars per annum
each, payable quarterly, by the Admins
traitor Of Finance Of the city Of New Or
leans.
SEC Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
the judge of the Superior Civil Court shall
select from the rooms and offices lately oc
cupied by the Superior District Court anC
Sixth District Court, and from any othei
rooms in the courthouse not hitherto oceu
| pied as court rooms and offices, suitable
| apartments for said Superior Civil Cour
and its officers; provided, the court maI
| remove at any time or occupy any othel
location assigned by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, and approved by thu
| judge and the Council, On the order Of thu
Judge, shall be required to procure suci
eligible location ana due furniture for the
/ court, and cause the same TO be taken carr
Of and supplied with fuel and attendance
for the use of the court.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc., Tina
in any case when the Judge of the SGperio.
/ Civil Court may be recused. and when b,
| is not personally interested IN the natter
in condensation, he shall select q lawyer
having the qualifications required for
judge Of hts court. 70 try such cases. AND
when the judge lie personally interested ii
the suit, be shall call upon another distric
judge Of any district In the State to try thu
case, 10 all other cases Of absence, ina
0ility' deolension to serve or temporary. va
eaney, original or otherwise, he may In likl
| mannnr call an mr. fha f&avaruaP nav a.