The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-09
AN Aep relative to drinking houses.

iuries Of the several parishes, the municipa
, authorities of the several towns and cities, ane
t the board of aldermen and asstantant aldermen
f together with the mayor of the city of New
, Orleans shall have exclusive power to MAKE
such laws and such regulations for the sale O
prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors
, as they may deem advisable, and to grant O
withhold licenses from drinking houses ane
shops, within the limits Of any city, ward Of {
parish, or town, as majority of the lega
voters of any city, ward of parish or town
may determine by ballot, and the said ballo
shall be taken whenever deemed necessary BY
the police juries of the several parishes, the
municipal authorities of the several towns and
cities, and the board of aldermen and assistant
: aldermen, together with the mayor of the city
Of New Orleans: Provided, Thatthe said cleo
ton shall not be held more than once a year.
/ SEC. g Be it further enacted, &C., That the
state relinquishes all right to grant licenses in
any town, city or parish, in which it is not
granted by the authorities; whenever any
licences may be granted, the state shall have
power to collect the taxcoming to the state, for
such licensed drinking houses OF shops
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, &c., That it
shall be the duty of the judges of the several
district courts in this state, out of the parish of
Orleans, and the Judge of the criminal court in
the parish Of Orleans, to call the attention of
the grand jury to the laws regulating the sale
of intoxicating liquors at each jury term.
i Sec. 4. Be it further enacted &C., That it
shall be the duty of the police juries of the
several parishes, the municipal authorities of
the towns and cities, to adopt such regulations
as may be necessary for the purpose of carry
mo out the provisions of this act
Sec. s. Be it further enacted &C.. That all
laws contrary to the provisions of this act and
all laws upon the same subject matter, except
what is contained nthe civil code and code of
practice, be repealed.
Approved March II, 1855 z=.f-
AN ENGL1sHMAN's OpIs1oN.-An English
man in New York sends to the Courier and
Enquirer the subjoined article, stating that it
was from one of the coolest heads in ENGLAND
"a member of the aristocracy, and of family
which for antiquity and public service has no
superior in that country. The extract reads
thus: G4.. .
:" You of America know that we have no
army and know no general, that we have raw
militia, at present useless, great want of sailors
and very disconnected public, their brutal
voice crying out for more victims, now when
the Russian power in the Black sea is paralyzed
Tor many years to come. 1t must be strange to
the intelligent regard of foreign countries, that
we should, confessedly play second fiddle with
perfect complacency, allow our marrow to be
sucked out by France, in destroying the naval
power OF our natural friend in the Mediterra- |
mean. The eyes Of other nations must be
closed, not to observe with distrust the two
great naval powers of the world, joined to die
tate, and the possessors of Gibraltar and Malta. |
dlstrustlng the holder of Sebastopol, declaring !
that the acquisition of the Crmea is unjust,
while Alglers is a French possession! We may
expect row about Poland, but what is to be
done with Hungary? We gave away Norway, i
and now talk of taking back Finland! Europe
will either be under the power of a Napoleon
including England, or must become one vast
FEDERAL power !;
Il cannot say that the mob arguments are t
nconsistent.with republican, or rather demo a
ratio propagandism, but they are inconsistent Q
With French or German alliance, and if such l
plnlons may govern our foreign office, no peace .
an be made IN which we are silenced, for we P
ave now demonstrated that we are scarcely $
bird rate power as military nation. -
Gin our external policy we want thrashing, t.
avlng offended heaven in our swagger, while g
home every sign speaks but too significant n
of revolution.' -
SUB MARINE EXPLORATIONS bark Emily :"
tanning, which left this port in December last, p
18th three of the Nautilus Sub-Marne Co.'S Oh
'achines on board, bound on pearl fishing ..
oyage, is now engaged in exploring the wreck Ia
the frigate San Pedro, on the coast of Vene-
lela. This frigate, supposed to have on board h
'me two Or three million dollars, was blown Ill
p at the island of Margarita in 1915 Her W
ern being blown out, the treasure was scat ca
red upon the surrounding sand Some three
undred thousand dollars has heretofore been Ne Ne
ken up, but owing to the ineficiency of the SO
achinery employed, operations were suspend M
|. The company fitting out the E. Banning,
dered her to stop there and the trial descent &c
the first machine, sent down in 66 feet water, of
ought up one hundred dollars-thirty-tw two sil
'llars being found within the first area covered
: the machine, before moving Other articles, M M
copper, &c. were brought up at the same =
ne, The captain finding the advantage of Co
ntinuing the work, Immediately left for the 6 6o
at OF government, to secure the necessary '"
ivilege, which was granted. Letters have SC;
en- received from on board, during the alb tee
nee of the captain, which represent the ope- ed
tors, as "shoveling dollars.' 1t is the in no
1tion of the company to blow the fragments an
the ship to pieces securing the copper, guns, !
OF, &c. The captain writes, s'The bells are ia
they are said to be- One of the engineers the
ties, 81 wish you could look into the bell
zen we are down on the bottom with our the
AIDES, digging for the almighty dollar We cor
n look out of the windows of the bell and sal
the fish looking in at US. We can take the 22c
tom up in the bell, and get out on the sand. qui
d pick up the bell, and run all around where NJ
like Two months it is anticipated, will &c
sufficient to take up every vestge of the San sh.
dro, and the captain reports he has another - Z
ssel near him in the same depth of water 66 ua s
t, with fifty thousand dollars on board in hur
'cie, and another with fifteen thousand dol I
S, both of which he will take up before pro- geo
ding on his voyage. n ,,oe
The CUBAN QUEsroN.-TAe Washington !
Of the New York Courier and arm
qulrer writes on the 10th ult-ssIt is I'M shi
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