New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-09
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1877.

AN ACT
To establish an additional district court to
be entitled the Superior Civil Court for
the parish of Orleans;" TO deiiue and re-
gulate its jurisdiction and modify and
regulate that of the several district courts
Of said parish, hitherto and now existing;
to reduce the expense of taxpayers and
Of Justice in the city of New Orleans; to
abolish the Sixth and Superior District
Courts for said parish; to fursher regu.
lats corporations and their proceedings
and dissolution and protect the assets
thereof; to regulate juries and jury COM
miseioners relative to said Superior Civil
Court and increase the salary of aaid
commissioner, and to confer additional
powers on the Third District Court for
the parish Of Orleans.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana In General Assembly CON
vened, That there shall be and il hereby
created an additional district court within
the parish Of Orleans, TO be and be entitled
the "SuT eri0r Civil Court for the parish of
Orleans.n As coon a. practicable after the
passage Of this act, the Governor shall ap-
point, as in case Of original vacancy, .
judge and clerk for the said court, and here
after at every election for jud ges Of the dis
frict cOuzee OF or for the parish OF Orleans,
there shall be elected In like manner Judge
for the Superior Civil Court; and ia like
manner hereafter clerk shall be elected
for the same. Until such elections and the
justification and entering into Office of their
respective SUCCESSORS, the said ofHses
shall continue 70 be filed by ap.
poIntments of the Governor, BY aud
with the advice ana consent Of the
Senate, or TO be submitted for such advice
and consent ut the next session OF the Ssn-
ate, Il made within the recess Of the same.
The judge shall receive salary Of five
Thousand dollars per annum, payable on
the warrant OF the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts upon the order Of the Judge The
clerk shall reeeiyo ia compensation for bis
services such fees sc are now liked By law
fog similar servicess excepting Ii city tax
suits, wherein the fee has been hitherto
hxed at two collars. which shall b reduced
TO enc dollar for each suit hereafter brought;
10 matters rot specially regulated By law,
he shall Eec6ive the same fees ae other
clerks Of district courts TEX the parish Of
Orleans.
SEC. 2. BE It farther enacted. sto., That
che State Of Louisiana and the city 81 New
Orleans shall not Be required te make de-
posts oE give security IL advance for any
costa
sEc. B 81 It further enacted, etc., That
TBS said Scp6flqR Civil Court for the perish
Of 0rleene d u 14pe original jurisdiction
in eli clxiI olete y ga'd parish Except pro.
batei brought a said court OF tran6ferr8f
fheroto when the amoaat II aiennte oxceeds
0ne hundred doIiafe, exclusive cf interest,",
and ohaiI have exclusive oHinInnI fariadic
fI11 IL an Stats and 0ieq tax eui1t il TIE
nafI4I of OrIoaua. end Ia 81 civil anslN ~
6ril GI|1t Is which the State 81 X.onIsiana.
the elt4 Of New Orleans. or fho Board %
C5mul eIqns1s Is lhe metropolitan Police.
81 ffe Na1E8 a school UifoosoHe 81 the 6Ite
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