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OkOs u. DONkks
Secretary of State.


An ACT RESPECTING IMFRIsoNNESrs AND FINES.
SECTION L. Be Il enacted BY The Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the State Of Louis.
lana in General Assembly conUened, That when.
ever any court or officer exercising Judicial func.
tions In any parish or municipal corporation in
this State shall by virtue Of any law of the State
or ordinance of the Police Jury Of q parish, or
Common Council, or other like municipal legisla-
ture Of any city or town in this State, shall ad-
Judge against any person any term Of imprison-
ment, or any fne. for any offense against the
State, or for any violation of the ordinances of
such parish, city, or other municipal corporation,
it shall not be competent for such court or judi
cial. officer to remit any portion Of such dne or
imprisonment. nor to alter or amend the sentence,
Judgment or order, whereby such fine or impris.
onment shall have been adjudged:
SEC. 2. BE y further enacted, etc, That
whenever 1t shall or may be alleged that any fine
or imprisonment so imposed is excessive, or that
for any reason, the same ought to be abated or
RENTED, in whole or IN part 1t shall be done 10
the case IL be fine or imprisonment imposed
under q law Of the State, In the manner which
may be directed by law, and. If II be q fine or
imprisonment imposed by the ordinances of 9
Police Jury, the same may be 80 RENTED or aba
ted only wnen the Judge Of the parish shall recon-.
mend the same to the Police Jury. and the Police
Jury shall consent to the same and when the
same shall have been imposed under an ordinance
Of any city, or other municipal corporation, then
said fine or Imprisonment may be 90 ahated or
RENTED only upon the recommendation OF the
mayor or other chief magistrates thereof, and the
consent OF the least numerous branch of the mu-
picipal legislative body. and not otherwise.
SEC. 8: BE further enacted etc.. That this
sct ehall take effect and be in force from and
alter its passage.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
Es1tsnsut Governor ana President Of ths SENATE
Approved September 80 lss 3 -
NJ ho Ct,,o = 3
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mo 1861

mo 1861
AN ACT TO TRANSFER CERTAIN CAUSES FROM THE
DISTRICT COURTS EXISTING PRIOR TO THE ADoP-
TIoN OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KIGHTEES HUNDRED
AND SIXTY EIGHT TO TIE DISTRICT coUsTs GRE
ATED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF EIGHTEEN HUN
DRIED AND SIXTY EIGHT.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted bv tie Senate and
house of Representatives. of TIE state of Louisi-
ana IN General Assembly conuened. That all
causes pending in the various district courts Of the
State, existing at and before the adoption of the
Constitution Of eighteen hundred and sixty. eight
and not heretofore transferred by law to the par.
ish courts created under the Constitution OF
eighteen hundred and sixty. eight, be and the
same are hereby transferred to the district courts
created by the Consultation Of eighteen hundred
and sixty. eight; Prouided, That BY virtue Of this
act no suit or cause shall be transferred TO any
court outside Of the parish where said suit or
cause was originally commenced.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, etc., That the
records, books, indexes, papers and dockets re-
ating to the suits or causes transferred by the
first section Of this act shall be transferred with
sad suits or causes, and the said suits or causes
shall be conducted and proceeded with in au
respects the same as II they had been originally
commenced in the courts to which they are herein
transferred.
SIC. s.. Be Il further enacted. etc.. That this
act shall not apply 10 the parish Of Orleans, or
SEC. 4. Be IL further enacted, etc., That this
act shall take effect from and after its passage.
(Siopedl r.... a CHAs. ". LOWELL,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved October Z, ls6s. ~
Governor Of the State Of Louisans
A true copy lrV5fEs 81
-zaes -. Secretary of State.
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rNo. I'LL
AN ACT TO REPEAL An ACT EErrfLED " An ACT
TO TAKE THE SENSE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS
OF TIE PARISH or wTNN As 10 TIE ExrEDIeNcY
OF RKMovMa THE SEAT or JUSTICE FRoN TIE
TOWN OF wIrNFIKLD TO THE TOWN or MONT
GoMRKY, IN SAID PARISH" APPROVED MARCH Is,
1867. ~ ....t {. 81 a.---
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted by tie Senate and
House of Representatives. Of the STATE Of Louisi
ana in General Assembly convened. That the
act entitled An act to take the sense of the
qualified voters of the parish Of VIM a. to the
expectancy Of removing the seat Of justice rom
the-town of WINFIELD to the town Of 4ontgom-
cry, In said parish" approved March Is, eighteen
hundred and sixty. seven, and numbered one hun
dred and two Of he acts Of eighteen hundred and
sixty-s seven, be and the same are hereby re-
peaied.
EEo. 2. Be IL further enacted, etc.. That the
town of WINFIELD be and the same b confirmed
a. the seat Of justice for the parish Of Winn and
that ali laws or parts of laws contrary to or In
conflict with this act be and the same are hereby
SIC 5. Be further enacted, etc., That this act
shall take eject from and after it's passage.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL, f
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(6igned) - Oscar J. DUss,
Lieutensnt-G Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved September 80. 1868.
(Signed) n. G. WARxoTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true COPY: GEO. E. BovEE,
art 1air--f-or Secretary Of State.
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AN ACT TO ENLARGE THE CAPITAL AND EXTEND
THE POWERS OF TIE PoSTCHARTRAIS RAILROAD
COMPANY.
House Of Representatives of The State Of louis
lana in General Assembly convened, That the
PoDtchartrain Railroad Company of the city of
New Orleans, incorporated by an act of the Legs-
lature, approved January 20. 1880, be and it is
hereby authorized to increase its capital stock to
the amount of seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars instead of Eve hundred thous and dollars,
at which the same is now fixed, the same to be
divided into shares of one hundred dollars each.
for which certificates shall be issued to subscribers
who may pay the full amount thereof.
SEC. 2. Be ii further enacted, etc., That the
said company having extended its said railroad
from its former terminus at the Intersection of
Elysian Fields and Peter streets, along the curb.
stones bordering the levee to st. Philip street,
thence in the center of Clay street to Toulouse
street. thence on the levee to the Intersection of
Canal and Delta streets, and thence 10 the centre
Of Delta street to their present depot at the head
Of Girod street, be ard is hereby authorized to
maintain, manage and use the came by running
thereon its cars with steam power of locomotion
along the said route, with the necessary side
tracks and with the necessary turnouts along the
said route 10 and from its freight and passenger
depot, located as aforesaid at the head Of Girod
street; Provided, that the said company shall
pave with square block stones the spaces between
the rails of the track as well as the spaces between
the rails OF the side tracks and turnouts and three
feet in width on each side Of said tracks, side
tracks and turnouts, and to keep the same 10 such
condition and repair as to allow vehicles of all
kinds TO pass without obstruction.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That the
said company is hereby authorized to establish
such tariff of charges and rates for the trausp
iation of freight and passengers, and Of wharfage
and tolls as It's said directors may deem advisable,
subject to the revision and control of the Lsgsla-
tuTe.
(eigned) CHAs. W. LOWELL,
speaker of the House of Representatives,.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate
Approved October 6, 1868.
(Sgned) H. @. WARMorH,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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mo. 134
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE LOUISIANA MERcAN.
TILE COLLEGE.
SECTION 1. BE IL enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State of Louisi-
ana IN General Assembly conrened. fhst Adrian
DeYoung HeDriquez, Robert Banster Monteom-
cry, Augustus W. Walker, John b. Murison,
Charles Briggs, Samuel B. Newman, James Des-
ban and Rev. James X. Gutheim be and the same
are hereby declared q body corporate and polite.
under the name and style Of the Louisiana Mer-
camille College, established and domiciliated in
the city of New Orleans, for the purpose Of i'm
parting thorough and complete GO. commercial a;!
themselves OF the same and that by the said name
of the Louisiana Mercantile College they shall be
capable in law to purchase, receive, hold, lease,
sell and otherwise acquire or ALLEVIATE real or per-
sonAl estate, shall have common seal. and may
break or alter the same at WILL and by said cor
porate name may sue and be sued; Provided.
That the lands SO held or acquired shall so be
held or acquired for the proper uses, purposes
and behoof of the said Mercantile College, and
SIC. 2. BE Il further enacted, ETC., That the
affairs Of the said corporation shall be managed
by board of trustees, Of whom the foregoing,
Adrian De Young Henriques aud Robert Banister
Montgomery, shall be respectively president and
vice president and ex-oficio president and vice
president Of the said college, and the said Angus
tbs w. Walker, John B. Murison. Charles Briggs,
Samuel B. Newman, James Desbap, Rev. James
and until their successors are chosen, which shall
be done annually on the fret Monday In Septem-
Der, or as soon thereafter as is practicable the
election to be held ct the college, and all contri.
butors to the capital thereof to the amount of one
hundred dollars, having vote for such amount
and for as many times that amount as they may
have invested in said college. But in case such
election ehall be held, the incumbent shall hold
over until an election shall be held.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said trustees shall aud may, upon
the recommendation of the president and
vice president, and of the faculty OF
said college. confer upon any students therein
who shall have completed q full course of mercan.
tile instruction and have passed satisfactory ex
animation, the degree of Master Of Accounts, and
may execute under the corporate seal of said col
lege and deliver to the said student 80 recon.
mended the diploma of said college attesting
thereto.
SEC 4. BE further enacted, egc., That this act
shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(SiNned) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved October l, 1868.
(Signed) II. G. WARM0TH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
GEo. e. BovEE. Secretary of State.
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mo 1871
AN ACT PRovrDrSG FEE BILL FOR CLERKS IN
CRIMINAL GASES, AND THE MODE OF COLLECTING
TIE SANE.
House of Representatives. of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly conuened. That the clerks of
courts Of this State shall be entitled to charge the
following fees, and no more. in all criminal
cases
For ding affidavit and registering same. ten
cents.
For fling appearance bond, ten cents.
For fling testimony, ten cents.
For fling Information, ten cents.
Orders bringing accused into court and remand
ing from court to prison. In each case, for one
more accused, twenty-five cents.
For arrsenment OF one or more accused, and
entering the several pleas in each case. fifty
cents.
For notice of trial to principal. twenty-five
cents.
For subpenas to Witnesses copies and seal, ar.
teen cents. afH
For attachments to bring witnesses, twenty-five
cents.
For calling, presenting, swearing and inpan.
elins petit jury, in each case. fifty cents.
For copy of indictment or information and jury
list, to be served on accused when required by
Law, In each case, one dollar.
For swearing Witnesses. i've cents.
For reading Indictment, or information and plea
10 jury, twenty five cents.
For receiving. reading: recording and ding in
dictment OF grand jury, ffty cent.
For Dotice Of arrsgnment to principals and Sc
curfy, twenty-five cents.
RFor issuing cspias, Afty cents.
For emit ring sentence or Judgment. ffty cents.
For copy Of sentence, with certificate and seal,
fifty cents.
For calling. forfeiting and entering Judgment on
appearance bond. one dollar. D il-ll
For notice of judgment, twenty-five cents.
For calling and continuance, In each case, ten
cents.
For each and every order Of court entered on
the minutes, not otherwise provided, ten cents.
For each commitment nfty cents.
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mo. l4L.l


AN ACT TO AMEND AND RE ENACT THE FORTY EIGHTH
SECTION OF AN ACT ENTITLED " AN ACT REL ALIVE
TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS" APPROVED MARCH
FoURTFEN, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FfvB.
SECTION j. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of Tie State Of Louisiana
IN General Assembly conue,sed, That the forty
eighth section of an act entitled " an act relative
to criminal proceedings" approved March four.
teen, eighteen hundred and ff.y-five, be and the
same is hereby amended. and re.enscted 30 as to
read as follows: That upon the application of
the attorney general or any district attorney or
district attorney pro tempore of this State, the
judge shall, in any criminal prosecution, change
The venue in behalf of the State, and the judge
of any court exercising criminal Jurisdiction In
this State shal Of his own accord have full power
to change the venue in sny criminal prosecution
when in his judgment competent jury Of the
parish cannot be had, and in either case the venue
shall be changed to any parish in that or any ad
joining district when in the opinion of the judge
a competent jury lie likely to be obtained.
SEQ. 2. Be IL further enacted, etc., That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage.
tSigned) CHAs. W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OsCARJ. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved October 6, 1868. rtl
(Signed) H. @. WARMorH.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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AN ACT FURTHER DEFINING THE JURISDICTION OF
THE PARISH COURTS IN SUCCESSION CASES.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the state of Louisi.
ana IN General Assembly concerned, That all suits
for debts against SUGGESTIONS may be brought in
the parish courts of the several parishes in this
State, although the amount claimed may exceed
five bundled dollars or be less than one hundred
dollars. FanHrr
SIC. 2. Be IL further enacted, etc., That this
act shall take effect from and after its passage.
(Signed) CHAs. w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR ]. DUSH,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved October 6. 1868.
ii. G. WARMoTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary Of State.
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mo 1851

mo l35l
AN ACT TO LIMIT AND CONTROL THs ASSESSMENT OF
PARISH AND MUNICIPAL TAXES IN THE PARISH OF
EAST BATON ROUGE.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of tie State of Louis.
lana IN General assembly conuened, That 1t
shall not be lawful for the Police Jury Of the par.
ish Of East Baton Rouge, nor for the Board of Sc
lectmen Of the city of Baton Rouge, in the assess
ment of parish and city taxes to place q higher
valuation upon the property Of said parish and
corporation than that assessed by the State, nor
shall il be lawful for the Police Jury of said par
ish to levy q higher rate of taxation than three
fourths Of one per cent.
SIC. 2. Be Il further enacted, etc.. That all
laws or parts of laws contrary to or nconsiste at
with this act be and the same are hereby repeal
ed and this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Sgned) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
(Signed) II. G. WARMoTH,
Approved October l, 1868.
Governor of tn, State of Loisianua.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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mo. l45.1


AN ACT TO FIX AND DETERMIsE THE SALARIES OF
TIE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT
UNTITLED AN ACT TO EsABLIsH A BOARD OF
POLICE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS, APPROVED JULY NINTH, ONE THoUs-
AND Right HUNDRED AND sixty KIGHr.
FRICTION l. Be II enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF the STATE
OF Louisiana an General Assembly cOnuened.
Whereas by the act Of the Legislature of the
State Of Louisiana, approved July ninth, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty eight, creatiog
Board Of Police Commissioners for the city of
New Orleans, no salaries for services performed
by the members of said board were fixed and de-
termined.
SEC. 2. BE 1; further enacted. etc.. That the
president of said board with his associates shall
be entitled to the following amounts, payable
monthly upon their own warrants upon the
treasurer of the city of New Orleans, and who is
by this set authorized and required to pay the
same when presented. The said salaries to COM
mence from the ninth Of July, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eght, the date of the organiza-
ton of said board, and to end when superseded
by appointments made under the provisions of an
act to establish metropolitan police district and
10 provide for the government thereof, approved
September fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred
ard sixtyeight, viz: The president OF said boa.d
shall be entitled to and shall receive the sun Of
three shousand five hundred dollars per snnum,
and each other member of said board the sum Of
three thousand dollars payable as above.
SkC. >. be JufWcf eHdcteu, ETC., mat IL
shall be the duty of the secretary appointed by
said board to keep fair and correct account Of
tie proceedings of the same and submit them at
any time to the said board or a committee of its
own appointment whenever required, aud for
his services shall receive the sum of two thousand
i've hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly
upon bis own warrant upon the treasurer Of the
city of New Orleans, TO be approved by the pres-
dent of the board the said salary to commence on
the ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred
and-sixty- eight, the day of the organization of
said board, and to end when superseded by ap-
pointments made under provisions of an act to es-
tablish metropolitan police district, and to pro-
vide for the government thereof, approved Sep
tember fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty.
eight.
SEC. 4. BE IL further enacted, etc., That this
act shall take effect from and after the ninth day Of
July, eighteen hundred and sixty. eight, and all
acts in contrsvention hereof be and they are here
by repealed.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR ]. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the Senate.
Approved October Z, 1868.
(Signed) q. G. WARMorH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
GEO. e. BovEE,
Secretary Of State.
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of Louisiana be and is hereby authorized to pur.
chase one hundred copies Of Hsnnen's Digest of
the decisions Of the Supreme Court Of the State
Of Louisiana, last edition, provided they dc not
which fifteen hundred dollars q hereby sppropri-
ated ont Of any funds in the treasury not o.hef.
wise appropriated. to be paid on the warrant Of
the librarian. .
SEC. 8. Be Il further enacted, etc., That this
act shall take effect from and after It's passage.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNK, -
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved October l, 1855. ~ -
(bigned) H. G. WARMorH,
9 Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy
il GEO. e. BovRx, 80 a 1g-NFwEA w
Secretary Of State.
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mo. l43.l .r FL
AN ACT TO REPEAL AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO
POSTPONE ALL sEIzCREs FOR CITY TAXES.
SECTION 1. Be ii enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives. of tie State of Louisi.
ana in General Assembly conuened, That the act
entitled an act to postpone ell seisures for city
taxes, adopted on the sixteenth of March, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty.six, be and the same is
hereby repealed. 49, NIX s.sa ts. ,.g
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That this
act shall take effect from and after Its passage.
(Signed) l1 CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Sgnedj OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Sen ate.
Approved October 6. 1858. ~
(Signed) au C-T H. c. WARNoTH,
Governor of the State of louisiana.
A true copy:
Gko. E. BovEE, wrHH
Secretary of STATE.
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mo. l3ol
JOINT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES, FROM LOUISIANA IN CONGRESS-
TO PROPOSE AN ACT REPEALING ANY LAWS NOW
IN FORCE BY CONGRESS PROHIBITING THE STATE
FROM ORGANIZING A STATE MILITIA.
Be Il resOlued by the Senate and House of
Representatives of ne State of louisiana In
General Assembly Convened, That our senators
in Congress be instructed and our representatives.
be requested to propose and support an act to re-
peal any law now in force by which the State of
Louisiana might be prohibited from organizing
State militia.
Resolued further, That the governor of the
State be directed TO forward a copy OF the fore
going resolution to each of our senators and rep.
sentatives in Congress.
Adopted in General Assembly In the city o. Z
New Orleans, the first day of October. 10 the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight.
(Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR ]. DUsN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved October 6, 1868.
(Signed) II. G. WARMoTH.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
GEORGE E. BovEE.
..-t - Secretary of State.