State ex rel. City of New Orleans v. Judge of the Second City Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Bermudez, C. J.

This is an application for a mandamus, to compel’ the defendant to sign and issue process in a case before his court.

The defense is, that the stamps required by law were not affixed to the claim and that, until such stamps have been attached, the judge is-prohibited from acting.

It appears that the city of New-Orleans brought suit by rule, against-a party for a license, claiming $50 and that stamps for $1.50 wore-placed on the claim filed.

The city judge contends that the city ought to have affixed stamps: for $3.00; that the Act of 1877,…