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AN ACT providing for the apprenticing Of
Minors.

AN ACT providing for the apprenticing o
Minors.
SIC. l. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State Of
Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That it shall. be the duty Of Sherifs, jus
tices of the Peace, and other civil officers Of
this State, to report to the. Clerks. Of the
District Courts Of their respective parishes,
and in the Parish of Orleans, left bank, to
The Mayor of the city of New Orleans, and
on the right bank, to the President of the
Police Jury, ON the first Monday of each
month, for each and every year, all persons
under the age of eighteen years, if females,
and twenty-one, If males, who are orphans,
or whose parent, parents, or tutor have not
the means, or who refuse to provide for and
maintain said minors; and, thereupon, it
shall be the duty Of the Clerks of District
Courts, Mayor. and President of the Police
Jury aforesaid, to examine whether the
party or parties, 80 reported from time to
time, come within the puryiew and mean
ing of this act, and, ifso, to apprentice said
minor or minors, in manner and form as
prescribed by the Civil Code Of the State
of Louisiana; Provided, that orphans COM
ing under the provisions Of this act shall
be authorized to select said employers,
when they have arrived at lineage of puber-
iy, unless they shall have been previously
apprenticed; Provided, that an indenture
OF apprentice and indented servant, made
before Justice Of the Peace and two dis
interested witnesses, and the original de-
posted with and recorded by the Recorder
Of Mortgages for the parish, in book pro-
vided for that purpose, shall be valid and
binding on the parties. And, when made
by the Clerk, shall be, also, deposited with
the Recorder OF Mortgages and all ex-
penses' for passing said acts Of indenture
shall be paid by the employer.
SIC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
persons who have attained the age of ma
jority, whether in this State or any other
State OF the United States, or in o foreign
country, may bind themselves to service to
be performed in this State, for the term of
five years, on such terms as they may stipu-
late, to work on farms, plantations, Or in
manufacturing establishments, which con-
tract shall be valid and binding ON the par
ties to the same.
i SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
In all cases where the age of the minor can
not be ascertained by record testimony, the.
clerk of the District Court, Mayor and
President Of the Police Jury, or Justices Of
the Peace aforesaid, shall fix the age ac-
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NAV be dismissed by his employer; never
.beless, the laborer shall have the right to
IN appeal to q Justice Of tho Peace and
too freeholders, citizens of the parish, one
Of the freehoiders to be selected by himself
and the other by his employer, and their
decision shall be final.
SEC. II. Belt further enacted, etc, That
the provisions Of this act shall apply only
to laborers engaged in agriculture, and the
trades necessary thereto when carried on
on plantations. -
SIC. u. Be 1t farther enacted, etc, That
al laws contrary to or conflicting with the
provisions OF this act be, and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from aud after its
passage.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-12-27

E0tic hpOHt vi JHiS Dutttlu IUE tilt l3dEioll
(which he resides. For failure to be at tn
Iappointed placed labor at the usual hou
LOT commencing work, unless in case Of sicI
ness, the employer may deduct twice th
amount of money wages for the time los
to compensate for clothing aud rations, q
well as lost time.
/ XIV. Planters and Others employing Ia
Ibor, will when the nature of their bushes
requires that work be performed at nigh
and on Sundays, during certain periods
distinctly specify in the contract that tn
employees agree to do such work, at sucl
times as it may be required the considera
ton for which must be distinctly stated il
I the agreement. s
! XVI. No restraints or disabilities shall
be imposed upon freedmen that are no
Imposed upon white men. They are amen
| able to the same laws, and can only be re
strained in the free exercise of their right
land privileges, by reason ola violation q
the laws OF the land, as made and provided
for the government Of white men.
AVu. Should the agent deem it neces
sary, he will require the employer to give
security that the requisite amount of proyi
sion to furnish the laborers with the speci
lied ration, shall be on hand, on the planta
tien, from month to month, for issue or sale
to the laborers and their families, as the
terms OF their contract may require. The
rations and clothing specified in the order
will be the minimum that will be regarded
by the Bureau as sufficient food and com.
Portable clothing.
XVIII. Employers can adopt rules fol
Isystematizing the work on their plantation
or elsewhere, which rules and regulations
shall be read in the presence Of the labor.
|ers, previous to contracting and which, il
|assented to, shall be made part of the
agreement, and be binding upon both par
ties. And the parties may agree upon a
system Of fines for violation Of these rules,
which fines shall constitute fund, to be
distributed amongst the laborers who have
not been delinquent, and in case there are
none such, to be paid over to the agent OF
this Bureau, to be applied to the support
of freedmen's schools.
XIX. All crops and property on any
plantation where laborers are employed,
will be held to DO covered by d lien agains::
all other creditors to the extent of the wa
ges due employees, and such lien will fol-
low such crops and property in any and all
hands until such labor is fully paid and sat
listed.
Xxx. For the purpose Of reimbursing to
the United States some portion Of the ex-
penses Of this system, and of supporting
the aged, infrm and helpless, the following
tax will be collected t3S7
For each planter, for every hand employ
ed by him, between the age Of eighteen and
fifty, one dollar per annum.
This sum will be payable and collected
on the first day of June next, and will be
paid over to the Superintendent Of Freed
m mel for disbursement,
By order of
Brevet Major-Gen. A.. BAIRD, U. s..
Vols, Assistant Commissioner Bureau
Of Refugees, Freedmen aud Abandoned
Lands, State of Louisiana.
d. G. FENSo,
LIST. Lieut.. and A, A. A. G.
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! SOUTHERN SENTIMENT ILLUSTRATED
Huchls6e,.'ies as. Hog and Homiay. --Th,
Washington correspondent Of the Giaein
matt Commercial gives the following: "a
| have heard of no better illustration o
the, feelings of the Southern people in re
Igard to the late war, than was given no,
long ago by on ex-rebel General TO some
5ofhis friends in the North, in private cor
versation. On being asked howl the PEG
iple of the South reconciled1 themselves to
the results Of the late war, the Genera
said:
1 can best answer your question by tel
Hing you story; in my State Alabama
| there IRE two sections, Northern and South
ern,; and you may say two races Of people
In the northern parts the inhabitants are
Ipoor--very poor in some places land we
Of Southern Alabama have habit Of plagu
ing them once ina while, by telling them
they live on huckleberries, which | believe
Ito be fact, in Summer time In the
southern part Of the State the people are
better off, and have plenty Of hogs aud
hominy.
remember once q crowd came together
made up Of men from both sections. They
commenced to tease one another, until
finally a fight sprung up between two OF
them, one from The northern part and the
other from the southern part. They had
a regular ''milP' of it, and fought / don't
know how many rounds; but finally hog
and hominy" prevailed, and huckleberries'
had to throw up the sponge. TWAS agreed
by all parties that it was time to9seperate
the combatants and the friends of the buck
leberry man advised him to acknowledge
himself whipped and sayno more about it.
"Well." said he, II am willin'' to do that
proyidin' you'll give me certificate to
take home that I nadea d--n good fight
considerin' / was raised on huckleberries
and the fellow that whipped me was Brought
up on hog and honiny The certificate
was made out, and peace was made and de-
clared between the pugilistic Alabarnians.
Now said the Dixian General IN con-
clusion, "thats how we feel about this war.
We think we've made d good fight consid-
ering what we were raised on, but, hog and
honliny have whipped us at last, though
huckleberries stood out as long as they
could. All we want is certifcat that we
have done well, taking our resources with
the account"
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fNo. COL
an ACT TO punish, in certain cases, ths

An ACT to punish, in certain cases, the
Employers Of Laborers or Apprentices.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Semitic and
House OF Representatives Of the State Of
louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That hereafter any person who shall EN-
ploy any laborer or apprentice who is al
ready under contract for service for any
period of time, to any other person, and be-
fore such time OF service shall have expired,
so as to deprive such first employer of the
services Of such laborer or apprentice, shall
be deemed and held guilty Of misdemean-
or, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be-
fore any competent jurisdiction, be punish
ed by fine Of not less than ten nor more
than five hundred dollars for each and eve
ny offence, or Imprisonment in the Parish
Jail for period not exceeding thirty days
at the discretion of the Court-and shall
be liable for damages to the party injured
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
any person who shall discharge from his en-
ployment any iaborer or apprentice during
the term of service agreed upon between
such employer and such laborer or appren-
tice, or, at the expiration of such term of
service shall, upon the request Of said la
borer Of apprentice, give. to him or her
written certificate of such discharge, and.
upon refusal SO TO do, shall be deemed gull
ty Of misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to the penalties
prescribed in the first section of this act.
SIC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be the duty Of the Judges of this
State to give this act especially in charge
to the Grand Juries at each jury term Of
their respective Gonrts.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall taks, effect from and after its
pasSsga ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-12-27
VIOS TONS0RIAL SALOON.
SHAVING, HAIR DRESSING AND
SHAMPOONIEG

& THE public are informed that this favor
ite Saloon has been removed to the
II ClE H OUSE H0TEL
10 the hassment Story, where the Propri-
etor viii always be found on hand And ready
to attend to bis friends and customer.
Give him call and you viii leave his
Saloon = Ct rival to Count D'Osay and
Bcaux Hickman. q
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REGULAR WEEKLY PACKET,
LIz1IE TATE.
CHARLES E. MARSHALL, MASTER

THE STEAMER LIZZIE In :
j TATE, c. Il. MARSHALL.
Master, will make regular weekly trips be
tween New Orleans ana Alexandria, tht
balance of the Low WATER season.
She will leave New Orleans every Tues
day evening at o'clock, and Alexandria
every Saturday morning at 10 G'clock.
Being Of the highest draught, fonly draw.
ing Is inches) the LIZzIETAI'E will be
regular and puDcthd in her trips f
For freirht or passage. apply on board, OF
to ISAAC LEV 7, and a. : !
F,A.,B IOSSAT, ssA's
December 9th, 1866, II. Z. I
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SOUTHERN LAND, EMIGRA-
TON AND PRODUCT
COMPANY.

NO. III BROADWAY, NEW YORK !.
Organized for the Purpose u Introducing
CAPITAL MECHANICAL SKILL
And EMIGRATION
# INTO THE souTHERN STATES.
For the Sale or Lease of
COTTON, FARMING AND NINE.
RAJ LANDS,
Stationary all1d
Portable Elng1nes.
COTTON GINS AND PRESSES AND
.eAf LABoRsSAVING IMPLE-
MENTS, &c.
|. SASH DOORS AND BLINDS.
SAML BARD, AGENT.
Al Union Street, New Orleans
Correspondents will address Box 1855.
December 9Th, 1866, 3m; xs
80 ReWard--Strayed or Stolen.
[CTRAYED Or stolen from me in Pine.
[k vile on Sunday the 10th ,ilt, BAY
Hor years old, shod all round, sore back,
hind feet white and branded on the left
shoulder with j B with the fgnres,55 imme.
diately under the lettersj the J being en-.
|clo-ed in the form of a diamond. will
give the above reward for the delivery Of
said horse to me 10 Pinesllle
Dec. 2o-3ts. -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-12-27
Election Notice,

AN Election will be hold in The Town Of
Alexandria on the first Monday tlst day. Of
January next for Five ConnciImen for the
Town.
And on the frst Wednesday I'D day. o,
January next, an election will Be held foe
Mayor OF the Town.
r. NJ. FITZPATRICK,
Clerk 9th Dist. Court.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-12-27

MARRIED. AT the Christian Church ii
CheneyyiIIe, on the 2lst inst, by the Rev.
VIM. FL. Stewart, Mr.. EDWARD SrAPLEroN,
JR., to Mrs. MoLLrE SMITH.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-12-27

- -
SINGULAR LoGIcAb Consequences OF Mr..
SUMMERS B1LL.-,The National Intelligent
Ger has the following criticism:
The bill introduced by Mr., Sumner into
the Senate ito carry out the principles of
republican government in the District OF
Columbia" offers curious example Of the
old maxim that "extremes meet" Those
of our following citizens who have hereto
fore feared that the distinctions of color
would be totally abolished in the District
of Columbia, so that there would be no diff
ference what color judges, lawyers, Jurors,
etc, should have, will learn with satisfac-
ton that the opposite principles is to have
the powerful support Of Mr.. Sumner, who
il not only in favor Of preserving the dis
criminatioil by law, but Of fixing it in the
very sanctuary ofjustice, the jury box, to
which Mr.. Burke said all the constitutions
and laws Of England were but accessory.
j One section Of Mr.. SINNERS bill, in con-
formity to the principle OF abolishing all dis
elimination on account of color, would make
it illegal to know whether q voter was
white or colored, and in order to enforce
this obligation of the distinction, another
section that the jury who are to try the vio-
lation, shall be half white and half colored.
That is, to- deny the distinction Of color we
shall affirm the distinctions ofcolor; that
the law may ignore the difference, the law
shall recognize the difference; that color
shall cease to be known in court, color
shall enter into the very constitution Of
the court. q
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IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY CouRrEsY.--
Family intimacy should never make broth
ers and sisters forget to be polite and SYM
lpathizing to each other. Those who CON
tract thoughtless md rude habits towards
theemenbers oftheir own family will be
rude and thoughtless to al the world. But
let the family intercourse be trne, tender,
and the manner of all uniformly gentle and
|considerate and the members Of the family
thus trained will carry into the world and
society the habits Of their childhood. They
will require in their associates similar quail
ties; they will not be satisfied without mn-
tnal esteem and the cultivation Of the best
affections and their own character will be
sustained by that faith in goodness which
belongs to mind exercised in pure and
HIGH thought.
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| Judgnlent- 9
Emeline 9. Haynes, District Court
.sA w. Parish Of RRpi1H.

J0nn ~. DOriand, NO. ~.
In this suit the Plaintiff having established
his claim and the law and evidence being in
her favor, it is, therefore, ordered, adjudged
and decreed that she. recover from the pos.
session Of John y. Dorland, her husband,
thlrty.fve'head Of hogs and one mare and
colt, as her separate parapherual property,
and that she have the entire control aud ad.
ministration other paraphernal and separate
property free from the contIol Of her said
husband.
It Is further ordered that che be separate
in property from her husband and that de.
-fendant pay the costs Of this suit to be
taxed.
Done and signed in open Court, this 24th
day of October, A. d. 1865.
NJ. RYAN, Judge. y
District Court, Parish Of Rapides, Filed
October 24th, 1866. a. f
r. NJ. FITZPATRICK, Clerk. &
(-l A True Cory. Clerks or
( l. S.aI fee, Alexandria, Louisiana, De.
-~- cember 10th, 1865.
Il. M. FITZPATRICK, Clerk,
Dec 9th, 3t. Printers fees &l2 CO..
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m FL w c. @ CD s.!
TINE undersigned has opened q fine Dis.
y sortment Of good goods which will be
sold at low aud regular prices. Give me 3
call and Judge for yourselves Il s
Dec, n, IS, I'll - $, w. HENARIR y
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FOR SALE, RENT, OR LEASE
MY Plantation on Bayou Rapides, three
AL miles aud q half from Alexandria, One
Thousand acres cleared. there are five negro
cabins, the fence mostly destroyed, there are
5000 new rails and plenty Of rail timber on
the place. For terms apply to Judge Man.
ming, Or the undersigned,
Dec. ~, 65, tt. q. II. MADDOX.
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THE Policy OF r EsroRArloS.--In reply
to an article in q Washington paper, the,
Memphis Bulletin, Of the ] 18th, says:

sTHE Policy OF r RESTORATION. repl.
to an article in q Washington paper, tht
Memphis Bulletin, Of the llth, says:
i We can well appreciate the necessity fa1
Thorough restoration, If war with France
and Mexico be contemplated; bat happen
Ito know, that such was the effect, upon
Southern soldiers, Of Shermans, Grants
Lincoln's and .Johnson's hberalitY to the
South, in their proposed terms Of adjust
ment, that three brigadiers with colonels
and subordinate officers Of Forests COM
mand, proposed to join Jaurez with two
Thousand men; and aid in the expulsion Of
1.-THE French.
+ The plan was not consummated simply
because Jaurez's representative in South
ern city had no money, and Forests men
and officers were penniless. These facts
are Of our own knowledge.
->-~~~>-s-0>~--~>~>~-
h AN ExrRAoRDINARY APPLE TREE.--T The
Richmond Enquirer INDUCES in the follow
ing bit of pleasantly:
A gentleman inst from Appomattox
Court House informs us that "there is moth
ing left Of the apple tree under which Gen.
Lee surrendered, but red hole in the
ground, and it is feared that unless the hole
is fenced in, that also will be removed by
curiosity seekers" Its a subject worthy
Of notice, too, that the apple tree alluded
TO was the largest tree in the world, being
at least forty times the bulk of the celebra-
ted California oak, which was about the
size Of the citadel Of Ham. About nine
hundred and seventeen cords Of this apple
tree have already been distributed over the
United States in the shape ofwalking canes
fishing poles, umbrella handles, policemenis
clubs, work boxes, sewing machines, writing
desks, vest buttons, corks, charms, lead pen
ellis, pen handles, teddy muddlers, tooth
picks, tobacco pipes, and snuf-boxes. The
number of persons! felicitating in these he
roic relics is estimated at about twenty
eight millions, which is equivalent to the
number of rebels killed, wounded and mis-
sing III the late war, according to the pub
lished statements of Northern newspaper, j
from statistics gathered at the time. In,
fact this apple tree enjoys as wide q circu-
lation as any bogus medicine in existence,
and, but for the fact that Gen. Lee didn't
surreaader under any apple tree at oil, IL
might beuppropTisstt y placed, photograph
cally, among the historic archives Of the
country, as the greatest Tree In oil exis-
tence.
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EXECUTION SALE,
Margaret B. Carnai,
Henry G. OarnA and
Bette I. Carnal,
Smith 3 Carnal.

| -. 1870 - ssss'- olo 51NV. uo.-DlStI1ci
i Bette L Carnal, Court Rapides Par.
| Smith ! :; c.n.,. 'sn'
|DY virtue Of q, feri facias issued from, the
I I Ninth Judicial District Court ID and
for the Parish Of Rapides, aud directed ID
me, Sheriff Of said Parish, In the above en-.
Titled and numbered suit, + shall sell at tbs
Court House door in the Town Of Alexan.
dria, on SATURDAY the 81 day Of FER.
RUARY next (l866) the following DIES.
cribed lands belonging to the Defendants in
said sait, all situated 10 the Parish Of Rap
ides, viz:
"A tract Of land, situated and fostisg ~.
on Bayou Baaff, bounded above BY plants
| ton Of William Polk (foru,erly Charles
Mulhollan) and below by lands belonging tu
Estate Of ". G. g. G. Martin, and runiliru.
back t0t6you Lamourie, containing sever
hundred and twenty {720) acres, being land
acquired by Defendants from Reuben Gar
nal. One tract Of eighty l80) acres adpin-
ling the above.
A tract Of wood and swamp land, on the
opposite side OF Bayou BeuG, bounded
above by lands Of w. Polk, and below by
lands Of Estate Of VIC. q G. Martin, con-
taining about Eve hundred $500 acres. A
tract Of pine land, known as : Hardscrabble,'
containing one hundred and twenty (l2O)s
acres, together with about seventeen hun.
|dred (l7OO) acres in the Pine Woods ad.
joining "Aardscrabble,' which was entered
by S. A. Smith, and by Smith & Carnal.
a tract Of pine woods lard, containing three
hundred 1900 acres, purchased by Defeud-
ants Of Lewis Thompson, being The north
western portion Of the back concession to
DR.. Ballerd.
Tie sugar mill on the Bayou land has
been burned, and fences d; stroyed. Tbs
Quarter is in most part preserved.
Seized in the above suit to satisfy the
Judgment rendered therein, and the vendors
lien.
Tssxs--CAsH With the benefit Of appraise.
ment. ,s
JOHN RoUTH WILLIAMS,
Sheriff.
sherifrs Office, Alexandra, pecsmbsr
9th, 1865. : "
Zee a':!;, IDS. Printers fees $50 Is.
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vyWleeSsss~S.,s SsS ,ssr. 81

Charleston papers of the 23d are received
The following, in the clause of the Cons,i-
tuition, as adopted BY the Convention, by a
vote of 9S to s: the slaves in South Carolina
having been emaneipated by the action % tie
United States, neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except as punishment for crimes
whereof the party shall have been duly con-
Ticted, shall ever be re established in this
State.
An ordinance to repeal the ordinance Of
secession was then ratified :, the session ON
the I'D Q ya.e vas taken on the proposition
to make the basis of representation of the
State rest upon the whole population, ire
spective of color. and it was rejected by a
large majority, leaving the clause as reported
by the committee, ION the white people alone
the basis of representation.
A correspondent of Charleston Courier,
writing from Sumter saws, ''the late struggle
has unquestonably entaied upon us and our
prosperity long train of evils. We are now
upon the threshold of terrible experience,
which will be protractcd into coming years.
The loss of the public records may be classed
among the almcs. irreparable disasters. In
this PARTICULAR South Carolina has greatly suf.
fered. State records and papers Of import
ance are gone forever. Some Of the districts,
Clarendon, for example, have had the entire
contents of their district Offices destroyed, IT,
ties, deeds. wills judgements, DEGREES, have
disappeared in the flames of war, and how
much of litigation, how much Of perplexing
embarrassment, and, perhaps, af injustice
and fraud may not al THIS involve