The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-02
Loeusrs.-Besides the seventeen year To-

Il LoeUsrs.-Besides the seventeen year 10
Gusts. Cicada Septemdeeim, already announce
/ in the Baltimore Patriot to appear this spring
, IN Massachusetts, eastern shore of Maryland
: from Baltimore to Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
portion OF Kentucky, and portion of wester
, VIRGINIA there will be several extensive dis
| tricts of the southern family of locusts tha
i will appear this spring. These southern io
| Gusts only require thirteen years to complet
5 their existence, and their name, l suppose
should be Cicada Tridecim. have on M
register the location and dates of ten district
{ of this family, some of them very large an'
one or two very small The districts that vii
| be occupied this year BY them are as follows:
South Carolna-Chester and adjoining dis
tricts. extending into North Carolina.
Il Georgia-In Newton, Cobb, Coweta, Car
roll. Heard, Merriwether, Campbell, Fayette
i DeKalb. Gwinnet, and Murray counties.
Alabama.-In Greene, Sumpter and Ma
rengo counties.
Louisiana.-In Union, Caddo, Claiborne
and Ouachita parishes.
| Mississippi Jackson, and probably
all adjoining parts of the State.
/ Arkansas-In Union, Lafayette, Hampstead
/ ana Caiine cOuHHes.
Tennessee.-From Nashville to the Misss-
sippi river, and extending into portion of the
south westrn part of Kentucky, probably as far
up as Louisville.
In the extreme south the insects begin to
appear about the 9Th of April, and some may
appear about the LIST of that month Their
appearance is later and later as We come north,
about week for every hundred miles, until
the most northern win appear from the 1st to
the 10th of May. should be glad if persons
in the south where the locusts appear this year
would inform me of the fact, stating the exact
time of their first appearance, and the coun-
lies occupied BY them.
There is no difference between the southern
locusts and the northern insects. except in the
time occupied By them in completing their e1-
istence.
The districts of the northern loeusts extend
far into the territory of the south in many
places; and so do those of the south extend
far up into the northern territory, lnterlocklng
and tapping over each other sometimes for
more than a hundred miles. This has caused
great confusion in tracing out the true history
of the insects, and the family and districts to
which each visitation belonged. North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, and Arkansas appear to be the
middle ground between the two large families,
and nearly the whole of those States are occu-
pied alternately by the northern and the south
ern insects, interlocking each other, DC.
Yours, GIDEON B. SMITH
Az ACT to regulate and define the duties and powers
of administrators. executors, curators and syndics
SEC l. Belt enacted By the senate and house
Of representatives of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That all suits
brought against curators and other adminstra-
tors during the time of their administration,
shall, after the expiration of their time, and
even after they have rendered their accounts
to the heirs, be continued and tried without any
additional Formally, except that of making the |
heirs parties, which shall be ordered by the t
court on motion of any one of the parties or on
application of such heirs themselves.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, &c, That all /
executors, administrators, curators and syndics,
hall deposit all moneys collected by them, as
;oon as the same shall come into their hands,
n one of the chartered banks of this state, or
n one of their branches, allowing interest on
deposits, if there be one in the parish. They ,
hall keep bank book in their official name, {
nd shall on no account withdraw the deposits l.
r any part thereof, until a tableau of dstribu-
ion shall be homologated, or unless ordered !
y a competent court, and then only to pay such I
ebts as may be ordered for payment.
On failure to comply with the provisions of |
bis section, they shall be condemned jointly
nd severally with their securities to pay, to q
be use of the estate, twenty per cent interest !
er annum, on the amount not deposited, or t
without authority, besides all special
amage suffered and shall be dismissed from !
flee
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, &c, That any /
reditor, or other person interested, may atthe :
ocular sittings at the courts in New Orleans, =
nd in the country, as well during the vacation !
5 the sitting of the court, having jurisdiction 9
lie in the clerk S Office motion to know whether
ny executor, administrator, curator or syndic. I
as any funds, and he shall be bound within :
m DAYS to file true statement of his accounts d
nd his bank book if he has one, showing the
mount of funds collected by him, and on T
allure so to do, shall be dismissed from Office, I
nd pay ten per cent per annum interest, on t
ny sums for which he may be responsible. u
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, de-, That they :
nall at least once in every twelve months rem /
er to the court from which they received their 8
ppointment a full, fair and perfect account of En
leir administration. and on failure so to do | !.
lall be dismissed from Office, and pay fen per i
mt. per annum interest on all sums for which U
ley may be responsible from the date of the 7
EXPIRATION of the twelve months aforesaid z
SEC. 5, Be it further enacted. &C., That they /
lall continue in Office until the estate shall be n
nally wound up. Any creditor or person in u
rested shall have the right to require that .
ley shall give new or additional security, for IL
lie faithful performance of their duties, as often
) once in every twelve months, and oftener if p
e court on motion to that effect, may Judge it I,
be necessary. Ia
SEC 6. Be it further enacted, &C., That p
representatives. of SUGGESTIONS shall have the 4
ght to cause sales of the property admins :
red by them, to be made either by the sheriff Il
!, by an auctioneer, or to make it themselves,
ut in the event of making the sales themselves p
ley shall receive no commission therefor. e
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, &C., That Il
henever the testamentary executor or any 4
her administrator of a succession shall suffer ~
n days to elapse, after his confirmation or ap- ~
ointment. without having either qualified or t b