The St. Landry whig., 1845-04-17
n NEW FEE

be entitled to demand and receive. Inc SecoN0
section, prescribes the fees of Sheriffs through
out the State. The third section. requires a CO.
by ofthe bill, in French and English, to be pos
ted up by the Clerks and Sheritfs in their offices,
under a penalty of fifty dollars a month. The
fourth section, regulates the fees of "every No
tary Public and Recorder of Mortgages, and Pa
rish Judge acting as Notary Public or Recorder
Of Mortgages, in this State" The fifth section,
gives to Probate Judges, acting as Clerks OF the
Probate Courts in this State, the same as the
Clerks ofthe District Court as above, 'the said
fees only to be charged once" Section sirth,
relates to the fees of the Parish Judge or other
officers, whenever they shall proceed to the pro-
bate or recording of wills, appointment 9 fadmln-
~istrators, tutors, c%urators, or testamentary execu-
tors, as also the making of inventories, or sales
Of property belonging 10 the State. The seventh
section, enactsthat the Probate Judge ofthe Pa
rish of Orleans shall not be authorised TO make
the inventories or the sales Of any estate, but he
may execute the other duties enumerated in the
preceding section, assisted by the Register of
Wills, and for the said duties shall be entitled to
receive the same compensation as are allowed
to the Parish Judge which compensation shall
be equally divided between the said Judge and
the Register Of Wills, propided, however, that in
any case the total amount Of the fees allowed to
the Parish Judge under this act, shall not exceed
three per centum ofthe amount ofthe inventory
Of sale. The eighth section makes it incumbent
/ upon all Attornies for absent heirs, or persons
appointed by order of the Court, to pay into the
State Treasury, ten per cent. on the salary or
! fee allowed them for representing said absent
r heirs, or afy persons whatever. A ProDiso is
made in thi section, to the effect that the fees
E allowed blythe Judge shall not exceed five per
I. centum on ihe first thousand dollars recovered,
ia . IL .,-,o ,nJ = boIc -, onrf ~ n ~ ~ sum ohovp
/ one thousand dollars recovered. By section nsne,
' it is made the duty Of the State Treasurer to an
\ mex to his report, a copy of certain statements to
be made by the Judge as provided for in section
eight. The tenth section provides, thatthe Mar
Ishai Gfthe City Court ofthe CityofNew Orleans.
shall be entitledto the same fees as those OF the
sherihs, allowed bythis act, for services render
n ed in the Appellate City Court, in the city OF
New Orleans and he shall be entitled to the
il fees named in this section for services rendered
in the Associate City Court ofNew Orleans
a (These fees. excepting one or two items, are on.
r iy one halfthe former rates. For services moi
II enumerated, Sheriff's fees are allowed to the
Re Marshall. Section tweLfih, repoals all laws as
ID sessing tax fees on suits instituted in any of the
Courts of this State, except City Courts Of New
Orleans, and the City Courts Of the City of La.
~fayette. The thirteenth section fines any off.
lCST IEIeutIOHcu al tLlIS CtyENu LIuLl pICSuitl0 I
charge, demand or receive any other, higher OIL
greater fees than are particularly and special,
set forth in this act. The fourteenth section pro
to vides. that the fourth se&aAn ofthis act shall nc
apply to the Recorder q Mortgages in the Cit
le Of New Orleans, to Recorders of Mortgage
l. throughout the State or to the Parish Judges
s, when acting as Recorders of Mortgages, or {
ID the Register OF Conveyances, in the City ofNe'
Is Orleans, or to Parish Judges when acting as
m Register of Conveyances. Section ttaeemt
ur provides, that the expenses of the Court 9th
First Judicial District and of the Commerce.
Of Court of New Orleans, and The salaries of tt
o. Judges of those Courts shall be paid out oftf
nd treasury Of the State. The sirteentb sectio
GA repeats all laws and parts of laws contrary
the intent and meaning of this act.-BuLetin.
q, -
TIE RAccoURc1 Cur.oFF.-The ST. Fra
cisu;He Chronicle, of the goth ult.,, has the fl
I. lowing paragraph 1--WE learn from a CORE
source that the water is running through I
$50 channel from this cutoff, recently made by t
700 State hands, about ten feet deep, and with a |
ere tie assistance in the way Of removing drift wo
ay. and the like Instructions that float in the wa
ere the object of the Legislature would be accoi
rlp- plished. Under existing circumstances, howe
er, the whole thing may fail. 1t would be tot
as interest Of the State to send immediately \
spe- or twenty Of the public laborers, to remain,
ota- the present, on the spot, prepared at a momer
Jni- warning to remove any obstruction that mi!
IN come in the way"
The Point Coupee Tribune, on the contr'
ders ~ a. paaea,.5; .ntsaF IN . canoe
Pic. sa.ilosss - ~ ;astaaa ~ nc mo
,upe running through from the head Of the canal "
the velocity ola mill race, as was expecte
! of would, it has backed up from the mouth, an
nor. perfectly still water all the way
ized "
This Al Present RETURNED. 1t is said that
time Thomas Lloyd. Surveyor of the Port of Ba
tent, more, being very anxiousto remain in office,
al. Gently sent TO Mr.. Polk as a present, a tolerE
It 10 looking nag. The President, however sent
from nag back, and removed Mr.. Lloyd from office
7- 80 49,.
&. pointed Solicitor ofthe Treasury, vice C.
that Penrose, Esq.
y "a Washington letter says that the vote in
Cabinet, on the selection Of a Govemm
No. 1Oggan,'' was as follows:
&c + ForSthe Globe, under Mr.. Blair. Mes
,ho,t Bancroft, Marcy johnson.
,o,,nr For The Mudisonida, under Mr.. Ritc
ssy, Messrs. Buchanan, Mason, Walker.
was Whereupon Captain Polk decided the q
lii ton by giving the casting vote to the "Globe
ence, M D,llas seems not to have discharged
duty of appointing the Senate Committee
such a manner as to win great praise. The
uring respondent Of the N. Y. Express writes
olihy The appointment ofthe committees ofthe
AN OF nate isa matter of some excitement and S
m an marr;mept Mr.. Mappum has been the nj
m ms ding officer ofthe Senate since 184l. He
&c. L.. @ll.kso,G e. that hnan Enrl mo nu az