New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

proved April %, 1872 But said board
shalli not Fave power to bind him relative
to the special jurisdiction or authority OF
the said Superior Civil Court.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
the Superior Civil Court herein created
shall have power to issue writs of proh1bl-
ton, injunction, mandamus and certiorari
in maintenance or aid of its original luris-
diction, aud of it's appellate Jurisdiction
from any Justice of the peace of or within
the parish of Orleans or city Of New Or
leans.
SEC. 9. 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. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
pending proceedings to ascertain or decree
the forfeiture or suspension of the charter
of RnV 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 recelv-
ers or managers for the time being, and
shall be empowered to require bond with
good and sufficient surety, in favor of the
| OUNbEuOE VI buo CIhbOs Ghu my Hhu OH pei
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 ii INSULT
cient 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
| stallments. 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 !of forfeiture, dis.
solution or liquidation, one or more liqui-
dators shall be appointed by the court to
| act under it's directions and according to
law, and not otherwise. And the court
shall be empowered to dismiss or superse6e
theEsame for cause, and to require, increase
cor new bonds with surety. And any ap-
peal from such order of dismissal or super
cedure, or concerning bonds, shall be de-
| volutive only.
SEC IL. Be it further enacted, etc. That
in suits now or hereafter brought within or
under the exclusive original jurisdiction of
the Superior Civil Court aforesaid, or made
| hereafter cognizable 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 OPP
| position thereto.
| SEC 10 Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Sixth District Court for the parish of
| Orleans shall be and ia hereby vacated, dis
continued and abolished. All the records
and suits of the same, except such as are
herein transferred to or made cognizable in
the Superior Civil Court, shall be tranterred
to and heard and determined in the Third
District Court for the parish of Orleans,
which said Third District Court shall, in
addition to the jurisdiction thereto remain
ing under this and previous acts, shall have
such further and like concurrent jurisdic.
ton as 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 Legis-
lature convened December 9, 1872 which
act creating the Superior District Court for
the parish of Orleans, was approved De-
cember H. 1872, be and is hereby repealed;
that said Superior District Court be and is
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, that nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to impair the
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clerk of the late Superior District Court.
SEC IA. Be it further enacted, etc., THAI
: the said Superior Civil Court shall adopt
f | such jury terms as may appear necessary
and convenient, and shall have authority
: to require at any time drawings of suot
, number of jurors as it may order from the
+ Jury commissioners of the parish of Orleans
and from the number 80 drawn to form {
! Jury list not exceeding one hundred, WHIT
| shall serve for one month from the compile
4 | ton of the panel. unless discharged; and i
: may complete any petty jury by summon
A ing talesmen, as is usual in such cases.
4 The salaries of the jury commissioner
I for the parish of Orleans are hereby in
3 creased to one thousand dollars per annum
: each, payable quarterly, by the Admins
traitor of Finance of the city of New Oh
{ leans.
q SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha
/ the Judge of the Superior Civil Court shsl
a select from the rooms and offices lately oC
4 cupied by the Superior District Court AM
r Sixth District Court, and from any Othe
rooms in the courthouse not hitherto OcoU
. pied as court rooms and offices, suitabl
y apartments for said Superior Civil COur
y and its officers; provided, the court ma
il remove at any time or occupy any othe
II location assigned by the Council of the cit
\ of New Orleans, and approved by tn
u Judge; and the Council, on the order of tn
~ Judge, shall be required to procure sue
eligible location and due furniture for th
> court and cause the same to be taken car
!, of and supplied with fuel and attendants
70 for the use of the court.
. SEC. IT, Be it further enacted, etc., Ths
y in any case when the Judge of the SuperiC
. Civil Court may be recused, and when b
:, is not personally interested in the matter
n in contestation, he shall select lawye
~ having the qualifications required for
!, , Judge of his court, to try such Gases An
when the judge is personally interested
:, the suit, he shall call upon another distri(
I, Judge of any district in the State to try th
I, case, In all other cases of absence, I'M
a bility, declensiOn to serve or temporary vi
y eaney, original OF otherwise, he may in lib
u manner call on, or the Governor may a
y sign, district judge of the State to act
70 the case or cases, or for the time being.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., This
- the civil sheriff of the parish of OrleaI
o is charged with the duties of sheriff of th
u Superior Civil Court, and with Openin
said court on the order of the Judge Their
at to appointed or temporarily assigned.
10 case of his inability or neglect or refusal I
sr perform any such duty, the judge NAV ca
1t upon any coroner or appoint sheriff pI
pt tempore tor said court, and the GovernC