The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-07
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.
Important sutt-Ths metropolitan Police
Hoard Claims for he City RIls $50 OF.


: To the Honorable the Judge ~ the Third bis
triot Court for the parish Of Orleans!
The petition Of WIN. r. Loan, VIM ]. Furnss
WIN; grotty nnd others. whose names are SO
, forth In the list annexed hereto M part hereof
residents Of this parish and State with respect
shows:
! =, That under the provisions Of Legislative ao
No. n. approved September a. 1863 and the w.
; tious acts SUPPLEMENTAL aud subsequent thers.
J 70 creating and establishing a Metropolitan
Police District, Board and Force. and providing
pehses thereof ustlpnsrs were duly appoint
ea' p2mnanisslgnad and qualified ns members d
T ,'s Of ths establishment Of said Msttopoital
Police Board and force and The repeal Of said
laws ny the passage OF act No. rs. approved
March ~. 1877.
Petitioners, show, further that the several
opposite their Respective names. amounting in
the, aggregate 70 slt5,ss0 o7 arc Justly due and
neP ssa hs and s"f Msrsb for fs 2" 20.
forth upon said tableal, and list annesei. and
~ shoan upon the duly certified and anthem
tloated pay rolls Of the Metropolitan Police
Force Tor said months, and that sold amounts
or salaries have not been paid them nor said
DaY rolls satisfied
asnn Justly owing them out Of the Metropolitan
Police fund. assessed and collected under the
law. Tor the year 1877.
Petitioners sbow further that under The pro.
Visions Visions 9f said FIRST mentioned aos. M IA Of
1853. and those supplemental thereto. an es-
said Metropolitan Poies iors re- Tor Tor he year 1a71
vas duly made by the Metropolitan Police
Board ~ The, mouth Of .Deoepbar. 1916 fgr The
year 1877 ana under and pursuant to said laws
and said estimate and apportionpent tho oil
?f New Orleans and the other cities and par
metropolitan Police District through their re-.
| spsctive councils and poliee iuriea levied mud
assessed. hs anthorized and required by law,
| lax. Hhd required tho same to be- collected Il,
meet ana pay tho respective amounts to bs
raised by them under said appo,tionment to
nest ard pay the espenses Of said Metropolitan
iehtioners show further, that tho CITY of New
Orleans has collected and rseaiysd. IA was her
from The other cities aud The parishss within
said Metropolitan Police District, tho said lax
So levied and hsse ssed. to an amount exceeding
$500 900, mn amount than sufficient TO re,,t
| the rlhl nus Ut petitioners against said fund
| Petitioners show further that prior 10 tho
passa,ge Of said aqi NO % of ,s7 and under ths
| ~ New Orleans to turn over, at spsoified ta-
riods to the treasurer Of tho Metropolitan 70.
Hoe Board. the tax so collected rs nfotesaid IL,
meet and pay the expenses Of said Metropolitan
| J. liea force,
That said act No g5. of js77 nbolisbipe said
metropolitan Police board and force, aud the
| official capacity and duties Of tho trsaaurer
thereof; made no provision for. tho disposition
II saih Tux or fund 30 collected end rsoaiyed bv
| nor did IT make any provision for tho payment
or settlement Of tho salnries Of petitioners, duo
of said net. aud that therefore there is no
| ono authorized to receive said moneys and pay
said Claims nor has the CITY Of New Orlenps
possession thereof in derogatiop Of The rights
and claims Of petitioners Your petitioners
h oT ay9r TINT y order t3 and protect
Interest. md to prssery,.. and properly dispose
81 said funds, md to liauida'e The. afrairs 81
force, and TO comply with The requisites Of The
law, tt Ia proper and necessary to appoint and
~ thn ,a exercise Of i's equitable, powers and
rersner who. upon giving proper bond
and secnrlty, and qualifying ms the court may
REQUIRE, shall DO authorized and empowered TO
demand and reeei from the city ri NJ W Orlanns
the, aforesnid Metropolitan Pollcetnx or fund
levied and collected for tho year 1877. to n sum
petitioners. and al other Legitimate raims
against said fund aecruing md duo IN to and
~ tho date OF The phssnge Of said not No. s5 OF
ni1atrH OF snid Metropolitan Police Board snid
fund to be distributed and paid out by such re-.
nelvar un1er hnd according to tho orders and
Judgment of this honorable court.
FetIttonels further aver that H. y. Harrison
WINS npp2inted by This honorable court receivsr
ot eAld tlndH Tor tho years 1874. 1876 md 1916 |
and sugeest him as n proper person to be 40,
pointed under this petition,
Wheretore. the PROMISES and tho Inv copsId- |
ered. petitioners pray that cory Of this rsiiton
be served on the city of New Orleans. through |
The Mayor, Hon. Ed. Pilsbury. md that snid |
city cit Of New Orleans,throu her said Mayor. bs
clted ana ruled to show cause. II any she hive |
on u dry to bo fixed by this court, why !
s an1 ,,, tesei h, should not DO apponted
n receiver be- appoined accordingly. duly |
authorized md empowered after giving bond |
nhd qualifying hs tho court may require TO do
= nj OF rnch and MI Of the ri lea md parishes
continuing the Metropolitan Police District. us
es'n ,.a e. ny tho nf2reshih laws. the Metro,
bOiithn Police tux collected and TO be collected |
under ', me IN, snid npporlonment. levy my asaess
msnt. Tor tho expense and pay Of said Metro
n" r"G' tI brrs 19r inc YER 77 or sun
tfoners. ha SGT forth horefn and liuuidnte the
affairs of the said Metropolitan Police Board
passage Of said net No. 49, to wit: March 81. 1s77.
And petitioners pray for all orders necessary
in NTH, ths premises and for general and equitable
Attorney for Petitioners
DECISION by JUDGE MONROE.
City OF New Orleans, VIZ. J. u. Laville-
beuve.-The city sued Lhvillebeuve for a
certain assessment on his property, levied to
,iefray n portion Of the expense Of she'll
said property fronts, Plaintiff alleges that
his property derived no benefit from snid
work, and therefore he was not Justly in
iebted tor said pro rata assessment. The law
Judge Monroe decided accordingly.
Emile faber ct ais. w. 7. H. Handy, sher-
T-This is n suit to enjon the sheriff from
executing any writ OF fleri facias emanating
rom the late Superior District Court against
plaintfPs property. Judge Monroe made the
Injunction prayed for perpetual, and further
iecreed that the Judgments rendered In suits
Nos. 1862, 52,259 and 70. 2S5, and entitled City
II New Orleans VS.. Mrs. g. Faber be declared
lul and void. Judgment rendered against
defendants with costs, and plaintiffs other
claims recited In her petition dismissed.
NEW SUITS FILED.
J. X. Howell vs., w. 9. Scott, Philip Hcft Va.
Nilhelmna Heft, W.O. Dencgre vs. Isaac s.
Iyams.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.