The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-07-05
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, JULY 5, 1865.

r. Wimbish, r. Fl. Kyland, Joseph
D. Smith, Charles n. Gibbons /; w.
NJ. Fletcher Constable First Ward.
Parish Of Cadao John Il. Erwin,
Assessor Police Jurors, B. K. Bick-
ham, o. NJ. Ford, Isaac Mexico, VIM,
Thatcher a.. J.. Pickens, sJoseph
Baird, W. D. Browning, Noah Tyson.
Parish Of Assumption r. 0.sMel-
aheon, Sheriff Alfred Tete, Clerk Of
Court; Camille Carmouchey Recorder |;
Simon AaTruxilo, Assessor Amedee
Tete, Justice ofathe Peace, Fifth Dis
trict; John b. Aucoin, Constable Of
the Fifth District ;iJ. b. L. Dugas,
Justice Of the Peace Ninth District !;
Jules Blanchard, Constable Of athe
Ninth District; Police Jurors Octave
WIS, MaFernandez, 2. NJ. Melaucon,
W w. Pugh, D. A. Tete,a P.L.# Cox,
L. Ganthreauz, EaE. Kittfidge,s j. D.
Dogas, "a. Landry, o. Blanchard,
Charles Thiac, " w. Ivy, q. Ben
throp. aA92s
Parish of Vim. --John L. Walker,
Clerk Of Court; Richard B. Williams,
Recorder; John G. Brown, Sheriff,
Parish Of Carrols. Henry Shaw,
Recorder; j. S. Cheatham, Clerk of
Court; R. Moore, Assessor Police
Jurors, S. P. Bernard, DR.. Bagley, NJ.
Bacan, ?. L Morgan. Daniel Hall,
@. Ell P. Keilar.ia u s
tParisa4ef ST. Helena ID. w. Dodd,
Sheriff; H .4R. Strickland Assessor ;
j. j. Thompson, Recorder; Robert
Williams, Clerk of Court.
Extra Pay to Certain Volunteers.
OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Attorney General Speed has deliy.
cred an important opinion relative to
the proper construction Of the act Of
Congress Of March Sd, 1866, concern.
ing the allowance Of extra pay to
certain volunteer differs continuing
in pay to the close Of the war. Mr..
Speed is Of opinion that veterans who
|re-entisted are persons who enlisted
iii the armies Of The United States,
aud who may be honorably mustered
Eoutb reasonliof the Government no
longer requiring their, services before
The expiration Of their term Of enlist.
ment, are entitled to the bounties
promised them as volunteers accepted
and mustered into service under the
statute Of July 6, 1854, whether for
| the term of one, two or three years.
If they are mustered out of service
for reason mentioned before the expi-
ration Of the term Of service forwhich
|they7are enlisted, theyare entitled
to receive only in proportion the
bounty allowed by the statute,
| whether one half or two.tllirds there.
Of, which had actually occurred be.
lifore the data of his discharge. If he
lis discharged, on the next day after
| the expiration Of one-half Of, his term
Of enlistment, the second siinstalment
Of bounty is due and payable I'd hin.
1.-The Government cannot reclaim it il
| if it. has been paid, nor withhold it i
it remains unpaid, But the discharge
precludes bin from receiving thethird
instalment. That only is due a vol.
funteer who may have served through
1.-The whole term for which he enlisted
The right ef commissioned officers
| to receive allowance under the act d
March IS, 1865, depends upon the de
termination ofthe point whether they
Have continued in the service to The
lclose Of the war. If such an Officer
continues in the army till be is hon
brably mustered out, and because his
military services are no longer need
lei and till the. Government thus de
clares it inolonger requires him t
perform any duty onits behalf pndel
his commission, then he is within The
/ provision Of the stathte. In itslcon
Temptation he Has been continued ii
military service. to- the close dftht
war. Solar as be is concerned ii
| his capacity as, an officer he has per
formed his duty and bis entire dnt,
/ to The Government and the cause fol
(which lie drew his sword! When his
|. country, byiits appropriate organ
/ commands himIto return his sword II
| the scabbard and relieves him honor
ably from its service, he is entitled t
receive three months pay proper.
/ aea- III Paris, which has q, popula
llatfon Of L, 100, 0ee, the police cost
I'M 9O3, 1874 francs Ins st. Peters
/ burg there is a sergeant ofpolice fo
Ievery 214 inhabitants, and the, cos
Iof. the whole corps, IN q population g
1880, 900, is s, 400 Gee, francs.