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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-06-07
L A N u S A l. S .
PARISH OF ST.

PARISH OF ST. CHARLES.
r. IL Il. 10.
$. Z. quarter section N. Jas, 40
Adjoining Whitehead and others. rear Of
Double Conccssion-6ne timber.
PARISH OF ASSUMPTION.
I. -, 4. 10.
$. W. quarter section SO, bayou Pierre Part. los, 90
Al first ferry, south side Of road.
W: half of ". quarter section No. 4s..::... s1,oo
BAYOU Phelps, on new roa! to licrre.part,
rich high lands. in th.ckly settled neighbour
hoods.
+. u, r. If ard Is f.
Double Concessions TO heirs of Louis Guiiliot. 1887 o.
High valuable lands-Gn" cypress.
+. -. Z. 10 Z. .
". half of y. +. quarter and n. ". quarter
Above and adjoining Superyiellr, On Grand
Pa, ou--lnc c! press.
7. IS. R. -.
Sections IL. "a ana q. 22i,.s
Lake Platte. lass and Lake I'alouIdc-high
md wclhtin1crci.
T. IS. II. l3 F.
T. half of F. half section Neutrality-suspicious.. 10000
:. half Of Y. F. quarter, and y. half of $. E.
quarter section 1Go.C
Tasou FELIX, hiyl, land. n beautiful, wide
md n~avigab!e stream ; settlements adjoining.
7. II, r. II F..
section No, 80. III"
Twenty arlcnts in rear Of Plantations front
ing on canal.
;ection No. 80. -
v. half section $3.50
!. half section 40. 500
On Lake Vc.1et anl Eayou B"urbcaux. high
md >cluahl" for cypress.
7. -. 4 ii F..
" half Of ". half section G.....,........ 1000
T. Is, r. Is Z.
lection No. 50 $3.50
:. half Of y. Z. quarter. +. haIfos y. ". quar- .
ter. and 5. F.. quarter section G0.......... 1921
\. half Of y. . quarter. and $ f. quarter
section ii al 81
In rear Of Iete. Weber, I'ansereau and 9th
rs Brultc Ia EaAie. -
Total area in ~ssumptio isia.:"
PARISH OF LAFOURCHE INTERIOR.
T. II, K. II +.
!. half section No. 10 600
Rear of Tgan,a, Collins, Tucker and others
PARISH OF TEVRFBONNE.
I. 10. X. II f.
,. half section 70: ali section IS. lot i, sec:
V. half of ). W. quarter section ee, ". half Of
W. half section &C.. 23o,f'
North of plantations or north side Of Bayou
bck-hne timberei L.-ldS.
T. is, Il. IS E.
ections 81, IS. SO, ii. 81, 50, and 55........ 1l;e,9
On Bayou Chckalroula, on railroad part
Ugh all valuable for timber.
+. II. r. is F..
Rear of lands on Bayou Black,
+. 20. X. IL F..
ctions Il and is, Point aux Iers Light House 81?
Sc5t.'
PARISH or ORLEANS.
ection No 36. T. Il x l. +.
cctlon No. !. T. Is. r. IL L .--....-- ...,. IL
In rear of 40 arrents adjoining 81" "...">
{ Where.
The foregoing lands will be z"'l "a acc. t~:tsrt.:ir
2rln5. Apply to y. J. lUNiiL. :.
Innali~nnville. Louisiana.
9;J- Business in the different Land Offices of H..
tate. and also at the departments Al Washington Git!
TENDED to with pr"mp,ness by
mar ZG-Gm A. J. O ELL.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-06-07
GOLDMANN-
DEALER IN CLOCKS, WATCHES,
AMI
JeVVo1ry.

HARVEY HOUSE BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA.
EElS constantly on hand, a large and beautiful
Ia assortment of CLOCKS. WATCHES and JEWEL
~ which he oilers to tue citizens Of East and West
haton Rouge aud Vicinity, Oh reasonable terms.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-06-07
JOuN THAN O..

JOH TIIANO O..
'iNiE subscriber respectfully begs leave to inform his
i friend and the public generally, of this and the
adjoining Parishes, that he is now l1sparcd to execute
all work in the above line, i'll the best and most work.
manlike manner.
lie is ready at all times, to make or repair
Steam.
Supply,
Cod water,
Escape
-. Slope Pipes Of
every kind, quality and description.
Brccching,
Tin or Copper Cutters,
Spouts ar Valleys
for lining Cornices, made and put up. Always on
hand, a general assortment Of Tinware, Sugar-house
Lamps, Lanterns, Oil Cans, &c, &c.
e. All orders from the country promptly attended
to. JOHN 11.ANO,
Church Street, Baton Rouge.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
An Act concerning Courts Of Justice and
judicial Officers.

4 Bill for In .4ct to amend on act entitled I'm
.fct concerning the CoUrts of Jastice Of f4lS
State and Jadiciai OBicers, passed .liay 1914.
1858.
The people of the State Of California, repre-
sented in Senate aud Assembly. do enact as fol-
lows:
SEC. /. Section G7 Of an act entitled all act
concerning courts of Justice in this State and
Judicial officers. passed May 10th. 1888. is amend
ed so as to read as follows: 'Secti0n 81. Justi-
ces courts shall have jurisdiction of the following
actions and proceedings: First of an action arl-
sing on contracts for the recovery of money only.
if the sum claimed. exclusive of interest does not
exceed two hundred dollars. Second. Of an ac-
ton for damages for injury to the person. or for
taking or OBTAINING personal property. or for in
turing real or personal property, if the dana ge@
claimed do not exceed two hundred dollars
Third, of an action for fine, penalty. or torei-
ture not exceeding two hundred dollars, given by
statute or the statute of an Incorporated city
Fourth of an action upon bond conditioned for
the payment Of money not exceeding two hun
dred dollars. though the penalty exceed that sum
the judgment to be given for the sum actually
due. When the payments are to be made by in
stalmcnts, an action may be brought for each IN
Stallment as it becomes due. Fifth. of an action
upon a surety bond or undertaking taken by them.
though the penalty exceed If the amount does
not exceed. two hundred dollars. Sixth. of an
action for the foreclosure of any mortgage, or the
enforcement of any lien on real or personal pro
"perty, when thc.debt secured does not exceed cX-
elusive Of interest, two hundred dollars. Seventh
of an action to recover the possession Of personal
property when the value of such property does
not exceed tv hundred dollars. Eighth, TO take
and enter Judgment on the confession Of a deien-
dant when the amount confessed do not exceed
two hundred dollars. Ninth, Of an action for a
forcblc or unlawful entry upon, or a forcille or
unlawful detention OF lands. tonamentS or other
possessions. Tenth, Of an action to determine the
right to a mining claim and for damages for
injury to the same. when the damages claimed do
not exceed two hundred dollars. Eleventh, Of
proceedings respecting yagrauts and disorlcrly
persons.
Section ,. Section Gs of said act is amended so
as to read as follows: "Scctoa GS The iurisdC-
ton conferred by the last section shall not extend
however First, to a civil action in which the IL
tie to real property shall come in question Sec
ond. nor to an action or proceeding against ships
vessels or boats, or against the owners or masters
thereof when the suit OF proceeding is for the re-
coverv of scamans wages for a voyage performed
in whole or in rt. without the waters of this
State. Approved April 18th, 1856.
razg-
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

Sec Q. The holder of such lien filed as afore-
said on payment thereof shall enter satisfaction
of the same Of record at the request of any one
interested in the property charged with the lien
within ten days after such request on the payment
of the costs OF such entry: and on failure to enter
such satisfaction. shall forfeit and pay the party
aggrieved the sum of fifty dollars per day until
such satisfaction shall be entered, to be recovered
in the same manner as other debts are recovered.
Sec. 10. Any mechanic. or artisan. who shall
make, alter or repair any article OF personal pro-
pertv at the request of the owner or legal posses
sor of such property shall have lien on such
property so made altered or repaired for his Just
and reasonable charges for his work done and
materials furnished and may hold and retain pos
session Of the same until such Just and reasonable
charges shall be paid; and II not PAID Tor Withih
the space of two months after the work shall have
been done such mechanic or artisan may proceed
to sell the property by him so made altered or re-
paired. at public auction, by giving three week :
public notice Of such sale, by advertisement in
some newspaper published IN the county in which
the work may be done: or if there be no such
newspapers then by posting up notices of such
sales in three of the most public places in the town
where such work was done. And the proceeds OF
such sale shall be applied. first to the discharge OF
such lien. and the costs and expenses OF keeping
and selling such property: and the remainder, II
any, to be paid over to the owner thereof
See. IL. Nothing contained in this act shall be
deemed to apply to or affect any lien heretofore
acquired, and AN Act to provide for the Lien OF
Mechanics and Others" passed April 18th 1870,
and all other acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act, are hereby repealed.
Sec y. When any person shall make an eX-
press contract. in writing. with the owner OF any
lot or lots, in any incorporated city or town. to
grade or improve the same. or the street in front
of and adjoining the same, and shall go on and
complete the said grading, or improving OF said
lot or street adjoining the same, it shall be con
sidered as an Improvement upon said lot or lots,
and the same provisions OF this act shall apply
thereto as would apply if it were a building
erected on the said lot or lots.
Sec. 13. When any person shall make an cX-
press contract, in writng, with the owner or own
ers of any lot or lots in any incorporated city or
town, or with the person who was at the time OF
such contract, and had been for more than one
year the next preceding in the actual possession
of such lot or lots by himself or themselves, or
tenant or tenants. under bona fde claim or owner
ship. to grade, fill in. build upon. or otherwise i'm
prove the same, and shall 90 on and complete
such grading. filing building or other useful i'm
provcment, he shall have lien upon such lot or
lots for the amount contracted to he paid; and all
the provisions of this act, respecting the mode OF
recording. securing and enforcing mechanics liens.
shall apply thereto.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
The Greatest Discovery Of the Age.

GREAT BLESSING TO MANKIND INNO-
VI CENT. BUT POTENT!-Dr. l.. j. Czapkay s
Prohlactcum, (sclfdisniecting agent,) sure
preventive against gonorrhna and syphlltic dis
eases, and an unsurpassed remedy forall venerial,
scrofulous. gangrenous and canccrous ulcers. ice
It'd discharges from vagina uterus and urethra,
and all cutaneous oruptions and diseases. AS
innoculaton is preventive against small pox,
so is DR.. l.. J. Czapkays Prophilactcum pre-
ventive against siphiitical and gonorrhoal dis
eases; harmless in itself, it possesses the power
of chemically destroying the syphlitic virus, and
thereby saving thousands from being infected by
the most loathsomc Of all diseases. Let no young
man who appreciates health be without DR.. Cap
kays prophilacticum 1t is in very convenient
packag ges and will be found convenient to use,
being used as a soap.
1t has been administered by the Doctor in many
thousand cases, and has yet to find the first in
which it has failed to subserve the purpose for
which it was administered. Price 50, Full d-
rcctons are attached to each package. In cases
whore the Phrophactcum is used as a curative,
Dr. L. J. Czapkay will furnish gratis prescrp-
tion for ha Blood Purifier,
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
TO the LADIES as CALIFORNIA

DOCTOR l.. J. CZAPKAl. Physician Sur
ii goon and Accoucheur, invites the attention
of the sick and afflicted females, lahoring under
any of the various forms Of Diseases Of the Brain,
Lungs. Heart Stomach. Liver. Womb. Blood Kid
ncys and all diseases peculiar to their sex. The
doctor is efiectng more cures than any other Ply
sician in the State OF California, Let no false
delicacy prevent YOU but apply Immediately, and
save yourselves from painful suilcrings and pre-
mature death. All married ladies whose delicate
health or other circumstances do not allow to have
an increase in their families. should call at DR.. l.,
J. Czapkay's Medical Institute. Armory Hall, cor
ncr Of Sacramento and Montgomery streets. and
they will receive every possible relief and help.
The Doctors Offices are 50 arranged that be can be
consulted without the fear Of molostation. Il de-
sired. Dr. c. will visit the ladies in their resi-
dences All consultations hy letter or Otherwise
free. Address to DIR. L. J. CZAPkAN.
Medical Institute Armory Hall,
Corner Montgomery and Sacramento streets
icg-my San Francisco.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
AN ACT
To authorize the Board Of Supervisors


To authorize the Board Of Supervisors Of Placer
County to iery Special Iar
SEC |. The People of the State of California
represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as
follows: The Board of Supervisors for the county
of Placer shall have power, and it is hereby made
their duty to levy special tax, annually in addi-
ton to other taxes provided for by law. upon the
taxable property in the county. OF not more than
one per cent and said tax shall be collected at
the same time and in like manner as other taxes
are collected in said county.
SEC. ?. The special tax provided for in section
first of this Act. shall be appropriated as follows:
one half of said tax shall be subject to the order
of the Board of Supervisors in payment for sta
tioncry. books. fuel, lights, board of prisoners,
furnishing and repairing of public buildings OF
said county, public printing, and in payment OF
the sum of twenty-tour hundred dollars to Muir
pby Il Holmes due them for labor and material
on the County Jail of said county. and the re,
naming one-half shall be paid into the General
Fund OF said county and become part OF the
same.
Approved March II, 1856.
J. NELLY JOHNSON
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
SoNoRA. May IS, 1S5j.

DR.. L. J. CzTKAY- IfAE eu-I very nucl re
gret that had not called upon you sooner for !
had been suffering man! months. during which
time | passCd a miserable cAistuce. When
called uIon you few weeks since. had Lat lit
tie hope of being so speedily recovered cannot
depict the suhcring Of mind which ] endured,
whilst my bodily infrmitios made me hnrthen
to my friends. The confusion in ny brain, timid-
ity. the nervousness when | would get the least
cHcitcd or alarmed. the love Of solitude tn" want
of appetite and weakness generally. lUt part.cu-
larly OF MY limbs have all disarIealcd. as have
the nocturnal omissions. and de Il mains OF an
old disease that MY folly brought on me. For all
this feel truly thankful for to your medicines
and advice ! am indebted for the restoration OF my
health If you think any enc would Lc Lenehtted
ly putting ibis letter in the lorns, you are at
liberty TO do so. Believe me cytr q1atcuil! yours,
ABRAHAM LCKING.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
GREENMoon. Feb. 1lth. 1856.

Dear Doctor: Having studied medicine myself
at the University Of Tavia, in Italy, l suppose
know enough to be believed when declare here
by that you are the best Physician ! ever met
with in California. This declaration is founded
on what | have seen You do. and heard from
everybody. when resided at Mormon Island. |
know of many persons to whom you have saved
life and limbs. after they had been completely
given up by others. and who will at any time
come forward and testify to the truth of this, and
your science.
Wishing you. for the future, the same success
which has attended you thus far, l remain truly
you2s, I. tx.
TO Dr. Heinimann, San Francisco.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
PLACERyILLE, May rs. lS55

DRJC. YOUNG: DEAR SR-W ords cannot ~.
IL press the gratitude feel is due to you for ~.
benefit have received from your truly invaluaLo
course of treatment of my case while prescrihino
for me. | think | cannot justify myself witbnnss
giving this small token of my thankiulness onS
esteem for you have been the means Of sor;,',-
mn jfe and restoring to me that health wbiof
| had so long despared of again enjoying heI
for a long time Oour ycars,) been troubled VIII
that most dreadful scourge of young people SOM
inal weakness or nocturnal emmissiOns, which co
weakened me, both body and mind that voa
obliged to give up mining altogether consnl,
Cd one of the best physicians $50 calledD in n.
mountain districts, and after a careful eyamin
alton of my case, he gave me medicines con-
tinued under his treatment for three mon,
without receiving any benefit, in fact grew worse
from week to week. until at last got discourar.6
and asked him for his opinion. ! told him NOT ,c
fear to tell NE the whole truth, for should ran,
or know the worst at once than to live in sns
nensc. had lost about thirty pounds of flesh
and knew that he at least could not cure me ana
| as | was then going on. death must soon count no
as one of its victims. This physician then t0I
me that my case was incurable; that had better
not take any more medicines He said was in
decline which was fast tending to pulmonary con-
! SUMPTION
then despaired of obtaining any relief and
! saw that unless something done TO mtoae
| the complaint that | should be numbered with tbe
| dead. or what is worse be raving maniac. Ham,
pening to see one of your books, the Pocket Es
culapius made up my mind at once to call and
consult you with the determination of trying
once more to get relief if you would undertake
the ease. Oh how thankful am for that deter
mination! | commenced taking the medicines
prescribed by YOU and | am now, through their
| healing powers restored to perfect health. ,bar
not fail to recommend you to any of my friends
that require assistance, for man that can cure
4 case as bad as mine was, can cure every disease
that flesh is heir to- if there is life enough left in
the system to build upon.
Receive my most sincere and heartfelt thanks
and esteem. D ". RElGllLEA.
iulVlImy
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

A CoNFEss1oN.- American Organ,
published at Richmond (Va.,) says of its
party, that mot single Northern State stands
upon the Philadelphia Platform" and that
"to insist upon the adherence by the party
to a platform which three-fourths of the
American party has rejected is to insist upon
dividing and destroying the party.
Ifthis confession Of the Metropolitan Organ
of the Know Nothings be true. then southern
Know Nothings have come to the jumping
off place
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
MEDICAL.
PORTLAND, Oregon. May Is, Is

PORTLAND, oregon, May 10, 1000
DR.. CzArKAY-SIE-1 our medicine has been
taken according TO directions. teela little WeaN
yet; in every other way / am almost entirely re-
covered and think in a short time | shall be as
well as ever. Everybody that knows me IS won
derng what made such q change, for some friends
thought l had consumption. and others said was
going crazy. Wen, don't know but they were
both right. as | felt a good deal both ways, and
thought if | mt die soon ! would Ike to. am
not troubled any more with emissions. and the
pain in my head and back, and tie weakness III
my limbs nave left me. and so has the dIzznoss.
tmidity and tie wish always to lie alone. am
not afraid to 60 in company and am not 50 easily
scared as | used to be- when any little thing would
set me trembling. l hay &c lcen al work this week:
which is the first have done for six mouths, and
the thought Of it don't discourage me like it used
TO. Indeed. feel like another man. and it is all
owing to your medicine and advice 1ou may
publish this if you want to.
Yours, &c. JCSLlH EAIH.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

CoLoMA, June lst. 1853.
DR.J. C. YOUNG: DEAR SIR-It is with feel.
-U ings more easily felt than described, that
pen this letter. informing you of my entire rccOy.
cry from that dreadful scourge, seminal weakness
BY application to your book you will lind ny
name and case. Only two short months since
when | applied to you. | could scarcely walk
so weak was my whole system. Dcbilitatcd end
melancholy wished for death. had tried sey
eral pretended physicians but daily grew worse
By chance came across one of your valuable
medical works which, upon reading, instillcd
new hopes into my detected mind and resolved
to try once more. and thank God for that resolve
| am now we'll man. rejoicing in perfect health
and daily growing stronger. Dear doctor, shall
not fail to tell all my friends of your skill and
if you wish you may publish this letter, shall
stop at Coloma short time and then away to nv
claim. Enclosed please find twenty-five dollars
as a remembrance. / will send you a good spec
linen soon. Yours as long as life lasts
CHAS. i. WATSON
P S.-Dcar Dr., if vou publish the above please
add this as p. S.-Take my advice. all young
men. if You require medical assistance, no matter
what your case may be, 90 to DR. J. c. Young, and
voU can rely upon perfect curc-and not doos
| did. run to every doctor without knowing
whether he was good or bad. Dr. Young cured
me. and ! wish every one afflicted to receive the
benefit Of his scientific skill. CHAS. F. ".
DIR. YOUNG'S Office is at the corner Of Mont
gomrry and California streets. over Wells Fargo
4 Co.'S Expires. Office. San Francisco. iulyl4uy
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
MArYsvlLLr. JrNn lOth. ls55.

DR.L C. YOTUG. Dear Sir: Please send n"
~ some of the medicine you prescribed in my
case. have friend here who is troubled in cX-
actIy the same way that was He has nightly
emissions. ringing noise in the head, weak back
and loss of memory and is generally debilitatedi
be is discouraged and has not confidence enough
to enable him to call and see yo'l, told him how
was and my friends all said was in consump-
ton. and the doctors up here gave me up and ad
yised me to 20 home TO die, bat instead Of going
hom" called upon You. and here ! am as well as
any of them and likely to live long time yet.
with strength enough to work with the strongest
of them. Doctor | will send one to you that looks
to me as though he needed physician. 1t shall
not be fault If any one dies for want Of medical
treatment will DO ! can to keep the afflicted
away from those pests Of society, yclcpt proics-
sors aud high sounding titled men, who, if the
facts were known, are men who left their coun-
try for their country good" Publish this letter
doctor. if You wish. and hope some Of those that
humbugged me may see il and sleep bad Tor one
night. Ir0ly yours.
GEO. DAVIDSON
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

SONORA, May 30th. 1855
DR~ YOUNG--l am the happcst man in this
~ country. and yet. only three months since, |
had dcspaired of ever being a well man. You
will recolect that i'm March | called upon you, a
discouraged and almost broken down man, al1lict-
ed with complaint brought on by masturbation
and aggravated by the remains Of an il-treated
vcnereal disease, so depleted that could do no
work and had no wish to live. Away from friends
and home my suherings were intoeralle AS a
last release | called to see you, and your encour-
aging advice gave me some hope. although it was
small at that time. At any rate determined to
try. for had every thing to gain and nothing to
lose in the way of health; for die must as then
Now mark the cbange-from day to day
grew gradually better, until now enjoy perfect
health-and although | am not so strong as |
could wish, yet am gaining strength every day.
| can do now my days work in the mines with
most of them. | introduce to your favorable
consideration the bearer of this note; he is trou-
bled in the same way although not so bad os was.
Cure him rs you have me and he will thank you
as fervently as do, and let me tell you that the
blessings of an honest man is worth more than q
dozen fees. Give my respects to Little Co.,
and say to them that I send my thanks for the
able way they prepared the medicines You pre-