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TPuBL1o-No. 29.I

the Postofhce Department during the nsoai
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
gress assembled That the following sums be ana
the same hereby appropriated Tor the service %
fhrtieth eighteen hundred and sSty-nlne, out OF
any moneys the treasury arising from me revenue
M mo said deparment in conformity 70 the ACT OF
the second Of July, eighteen hundred ana tnlr.!s
For inland mail ~ Ten N
million i've hundred and twsn'y-siA 'nous'uu uO'-
laT E Frs;s TRANSPORTATION four hundred and
twenty tho1sand dollars under the act approved
March third, eighteen h9nueI s Ii laws NV ca
For ship, steamboat and way letters, eight thou
or to postmasters four million two
hundred and afty thousand dollars, ,,,
FoT clerks for postotices, two million dollars
For payments to letter carriers, seven hundred
and ffuy thousand dollars.
FOR wrapping paper. seventy thousand dollars.
For twtne titteen thousand dollars
Tor letter balances, three thousand five hundred
For comps nsation to blank agents and assistants.
eight thousand i've hundred dollars
For offOe furniture three thousand dollars.
For ADVERTISING fifiy thousand dollars Provided,
That no part q this sum shall pc pai9 @ any pspeTs
dvertising mad routss in Virginia and Maryland
For postage stamps and stamped cave opes' tooF
For mall depredations and special agents, one
For aail bses ana NAH bss eatehsrs. one hundred
For mail locks. keys, and stamps, thirty thousand
dollars.
three hundred and fifty thousand dellarf. -.
For miscellaneous payments, inei1oing ssss7
TO Dostmasters for rent light fuel nktqre3'
cry Envelopes and so forth, three hundred anu seN-
enty, five thousand dollars. -. a. : s,t
$40 q And be IL further enacted inAt tue toii0W-
ing sums or 20 much thereof as mag PC hsesss.,sA,
b and tie same are hereby apprqp tlata9 lot tne
year ending June thirtieth, eifntesn aanoIsa ~
aSt,s nine, out Of ans. money u the treasury not
s service between san Flsnelsoo
5apan, aad China tiye hundred thou and dollars IS
IA, a,aarnsbip service between the United State
and Brazl, enc hundred and h1ty thousand dol
5ssr stasmship service between san Francisco and
the sandwich Islands, seSentg live thousand dol
no For preparing and publishing postSoute maps.
f.Fautv thousand dollars.
sVt q And be Il lurthor enacted That If the rev
enues Of the Postofhce Department shall DO insuih-
gent to meett apprppr1t q this act then the
sum o. eight hanefed thoaaand dollars, o. 90 much
hsraot "a uzy be NeqgsaNIy, be and the same is
hereby appropriated, 40 be paid out Of any money IN
the treasury not uthofWiso dppfopr ated. 20 supply
dedcionciot in the revenue Of the Po5toce Depart
psnt 0l TIE eaF ending thirtieth Of June. eishteen
hundred aud siEtg-uino.
Approved March 30, le66.
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bJHUYLER COLFAN
Speaker Of the House Of Repressnsatis
[PrBLrc REsoLrr1oN-No. Il l
JOINT RESOLUTION requiring certain moneys OF
the United States to be paid into the treasury,

JOINT RESOLUTION requiring certain moneys OF
the United States to be paid into the treasury,
and for other purposes.
Be it resolved BY the senate and House of Repre-
sentAtives of the United States Ok America in Con-
gress assembled, That all moneys which have been
received by any officer or emp'oyeel of the govern
ment, any department thereof from sales Of cap
tured and abandoned property in the late insurrec-
tonaTy districts under under color OF the several
acts Of Congress- providing for the collection and
sale Of such property, and which have not already
been actually covered into the treasury, shall imme
diately be paid into the treasury Of the United
States, together with any interest which has been
received or accrued thereon.
Sc, And be il further resolved, That II any OH
person having the custody, possession, con-
troll Of any money derived or arising ON the sale or
other disposition of any such property mentioned in
the preceding section shall convert the same to his
use, or shall refuse neglect for the space Of
thirty Gays next after the passage Of this resolution
TO pay the same into the treasury Of the United
States, shall in anywise pay away dispose OF the
same otherwise than by paying the same ipto the
treasury aforesaid, shall be deemed and held
guilty Of embezzinR the public money OF the United
States and shall be punished therefor by lmprlson-
ment for term of not more than ten years. and
shall pay fine equal TO the sum 50 embezzled-
SEC .. And be it further resolved That sum Of
the proceeds Of such sales not exceeding seventyvo
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the pay
ment Of the airy expenses incurred By or under
the authority of the Secretary Of the Treasury for in
eidenal expens in acting under the laws respect
ing the collection and disposition of captured and
abandoned property ana for the necessary expenses
OF defending in the discretion OF the Secretary q
the Treasury, such suits have been brought
against him or his agents in the premises and for
prosecuting suits in the United States for the
cry of such properly, and for providing for the de-
respect to such property in the Court Of Claims.
Approved March 50, is 8.
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AFFATRs IN NEW ORIEANs.-The volumin-
Gus petition 10 General Grant, signed by the
most respectable citizens Of New Orleans,
relative to local affairs, was duly presented
by Mr.. Fred. A. johnson, Of New Orleans,
on the 30th ultimo. The general promised
to refer the same TO General Buchanan,
commanding fifth military district We
have not yet heard the result, but will coon
be able to learn the tenor Of the petition,
and other facts connected with the same
relativeto affairs In New Orleans - National
lntelliqealoef. I. o. -
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A little boy had lived for some time with
q very penurious uncle. who took good care
that the chid's health shouldnUt be injured
BY over-feeding. The uncle WAS one day
walking out 1.-THE child ct his.sidel, when q
friend accosted him, accompanied by. grey
hound. While the elders were talking the
little fellow, never having seen . dog OF so
slim and slight texture, clasped the crea.
tnre round the neck. with the impassioned
cry; "0h, d0ggie, doggie and did We live
With your uncle, too, that YOU are 50 thin =
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sTkNDAKD QUOTATIONS.

4 al give thee all, I can noi-MoRE.
a. }ampus man was RObinf--Hoop.
off / were king Of France, or far bet.
terl'-P0PE or ROME.
s'The plowbay is whoopingH -ANoE.
"a poet could not but ber--GAy.
HAdd SO does M. r-JoHNsoN.
at was Friar Of ordersH-GRAY.
1.-TWO Of Trade can Never Agree. This
does not apply 70 gin and bitters,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-12

FUNNY.-The New Orleans REPUBLICAN
publishes the new Constitution for the
purpose Of assisting IN its adoption, while we
publish it for the sole purpose of defeating
It. Both use the same weapons, but hope
Southeastern.
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Attest

NEW ORLEANS, La, March II, 1858.
I certify that the foregoing is correct
copy of the constitution as taken from the
official records OF the convention.
HUGH J. CAMPBELL,
H4 4 Minute Clerk.
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j. w. FORNEY,
gapretary of the Sem

Is TIE HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIyEs. Y. s. }
March q, 1888 !
The House of Representatives having proeeededs
in pursuance Of the constitution, TO reconsider the
bill entitled IAN act ITO amend an act entitled An
act to amerd the Judiciary act, passed the twenty
fourth Of September, seventeen hundred and
eighty.nne' returned 10 the Senate by the Presi-
,.,,i ~ -, T:sca States with his nhaeetinns-
and sent by the Senate to the House Of Representa-
tiYes with the message Of the President returning
Resolved That the bill do pass. twothirds of the
House Of Representatives agreeing to pass the
ht5est: EDWD. MCPHERSON,
Clerk of the IL. r. U, s.
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CERTIFICATE oF ELECTION.

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.
The following delegates having received
the highest numbers of votes cast were
duly elected to compose the board Of regis
tration created by ordinance passed by the
Louisiana constitutional convention at its
session of February Is, 1868, to-wit:
Messrs, 8. B. PACKARD,
N. UNDERWOOD,
]. H. INGRAHAM,
J. S. HARRIS,
W. JASPER BLACKBURN,
O. H. HEMPSTEAD,
G. W. WICKLIFFE.
New,Orleans March II, 1868.
JAMES G. TALIAFERR0,
President.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-12

BOARD OF REeIsTE4TIoE.

New orleans March "a, le65.
At q regular meeting of the board, held on
Friday, March p, 1865, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
"On motion, resolved that the final settle
ment of the tax collectors and sherifs
throughout the state with the state treas
urer, as fixed in the original tax ordinance
adopted by the constitutional convention
December q, 1867, section 4, be extended to
the frs. day of May, 1862
By virtue of the above ordinance, ap-
proved March 9, 1868, / hereby notify all
tax collectors and sheriffs throughout the
state that they continue to collect the con-
vention tax up to the first OF May next.
They are further instructed that the
penalty imposed for non-payment OF said
tax, which penalty was revoked until after
March 90 will be enforced from that date.
alaa. S. B. PACKARD, Chairman.
I
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IPuBL1c-No. 26.l

AN ACT to amend an act entitled An act to
amend the judiciary act, passed the twenty
fourth Of September, seventeen hundred and
eighty nine"
sentatiyes Of the United States OF America in Con
gress assembled, That final judgments in any cir
cut court of tine United States in any civil action
against a collector any other ot1cer OF the rev
for any act done by him in the performance OF
his official duty for the recovery of any money
exaoted paid to him, which snail have been paid
into the treasury of the United States may at the
instance of either party, be re-eXamined and re-
versed or affirmed, in the Supreme court OF the
United States, upon writ of error, without regard
to the sum value in controversy in such action
SEC. a. And be it further enacted, That so much
of the act approved February i've, eighteen hund-
red and siyty-seyeu, entitled An acE to amend An
act to establish the judicial courts OF the United
States approved September twenty-four, seventeen
hundred and eighty-nine," as authorizes an appeal
from the Judgment OF the circuit court 10 the ku-
preme Court the United States the exercise OF
any such jurisdiction by said Supreme Court on ap-
peals which have been or may hereafter be taken,
be and the same is hereby repealed.
SCHUYLER OOLEAN4 .
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
B f. WADE,
President of the Senate Iro tempoTe-
liz SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
March Z6, Lees.
The President of the United States having return
ed 10 the Senate in which it originated, the bill en-
titled AN act to amend an act entitled AN act
to amend the Judiciary act passed the tWentyfourth
with his objections thereto the Senate proceeded in
pursuance Of the Constitution, to reconsider the
Resolved That the said bill do pass, two-thirds Of
the Senate agreeing to pass the same.
Attest w EOpNpv
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WILLIAM vIaERs, Secretary.

In accordance with the foregoing ordi.
nance and resolution. the board Of registra-
ton adopted the following:
On motion, resolved that all official min
utes of the proceedings of this board, to-
gether with all proclamations, resolutions,
and other legal notices be published in tho
New Orleans REPUBLICAN, the New Orleans
Advocate and the Homer Ilidd.
On motion, resolved that the official pa
pers of this board be required to publish
the constitution in their regular issues until
the days of election, inclusive, to be paid at
the regular rates fixed by the convention.
S. B. PACKARD, Chairman.
r q RrcuARnSON Secretary.
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BOARDING.

A-slAar-f .s-sf-~1r-
t1oonEa AWn nOARD.- PLEASANT
II Hoous and Board for iasnihes and sinsla gen
dsrisn AN IS ahtainsd ~ immadiAts apDdeatlon e
n julia street -
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President
C. @. ANTOINE,
L. W. BAKER,
S. BELDEN,
A. BERTONNEAU,
w. JASPER BLACKBURN,
0. @. BLANDIN,
HENRY BONSEIGNEUR,
EMILE BONNEFOI,
WILLIAM BROWN,
DENNIS BURREL,
WILLIAM BUTLER,
W. K. CRANE,
r. l. CROMWELL,
SAMUEL E. Quincy,
A. j. DAMAREST,
CHARLES DEPASSEAU,
P. G. DESL0NDE,
JOSEPH DESLONDE,
AUG. DONATE, JR.,
DAVID DOUGLAS.
GUSTAVE DUPART,
ULCER DUPART,
G. B. H. DUPLESSIS,
]. B. ESNARD,
LOUIS FRANCOIS,
HENRY w. FULLER,
JOHN GAIR,
r. G. GARDINER,
LEOPOLD GUICHARD,
PETER HARPER,
JOHN S. HARRIS,
o. H. HEMPSTEAD,
W. Fl. HIESTAND,
J. II. INGRAHAM,
r. II. ISABELLE.
THOMAS ISABELLE,
GEORGE H. JACKSON,
SIMON JONES,
GEORGE Y. KELSO,
JAMES H. LANDERS,
VICTOR n. LANCE,
CHARLES LEROY,
J. B. LEWIS,
RICHARD LEWIS,
JOHN LYNCH,
FREDERICK MARIE,
THOMAS NJ. MARTIN,
]. A. MASSICOT,
WILLIAM R. MEADOWS,
BENJAMIN MCLERAN,
w, L, MOMILLEN
MILTON MORRIS,
S. r. MOSES.
WILLIAM MURREL,
JAMES MUSHAWAY,
THEOPHILE MAHIER,
J. P. NEWSHAM,
JOSEPH G. OLIVER,
S. B. PACKARD.
JOHN PIERCE,
p. B. s. PINGHBACK,
ROBERT P0INDEXTER,
CURTIS POLLARD,
GEORGE W. REAGAN,
DANIEL II. REESE,
FORTUNE RIARD,
D. D. RIGGS.
J. A. II. ROBERTS,
L. RODRIGUEZ,
N. SCHWAB,
CHARLES SMITH,
SOSTHENE SNAER,
HIRAM r. STEELE,
CHARLES a. THIBAUT,
ED. TINCHANT,
NJ. ii. TWITCHELL,
NAPOLEON UNDERWOOD
p. F. VALFROIT.
JOHN B. VANDERGRIEFF,
MICHEL VIDAL,
RUFUS NAPLES.
G.. NJ, WICKLIFFE,
HENDERSON WILLIAMS,
DAVID WILSON.
WILLIAM VIGERS
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Posrorr1cr DEPARTMENT, /
[PUBLIc REgoLur1oN-No. al


JOINT RESOLUTION appointing managers of the
National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, and for
other purposes.
sentatives of the United States of America in Com
gress assembled, THAI Erastus B. Waleott Of WIS
consin, John II. Martndale, Of New York. and Hugh
L Bond of Maryland BE-, and hereby are, appointed
managers of the National Asylum for Disabled Sol
ders, under the provisions and conditions OF the
third section of act approved March twenty
third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, from the
twenty first of April, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight and that Hugh L. Bond of Maryland; be, and
IS hereby appointed manager to out the unex-
PRED term of Horatio g. Stehbins, of California,
resigned.
SEC T. And be it further resolved, That the Sec
retary of War be authorized furnish from the cap
tured ordnance such ordnance with their imple-
nents as he may deem proper to the several ma
tiona asylums Tor the purpose Of firing saiutes; and
also suoh small arms and equipments IS may be
necessary for the purpose of guard duty q the
hsylums.
SCHUYLER CoLFAN
Speaker Of the House Of Repressn.atisaa.
u. +. WADE,
President of the Senate ~ tsE ute.
Endorsed by the President; RsTaFef Mir
18th 1868"
NOTE ny THE DEPARTMENT OF ~ kT7 ffhei
going resolution having been prs Hlteg the y
dent Of the United States for hi6 ~ .ft, 81 OF
having been returned by him 70 4llcs1He o. Con
gross in which it originated ga Uhe time pre-
scrbed by the Const tuition of fis Z y States,
has become law without his app YlL
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day Of November. A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty.
bsEAIl JOHN A. KAssoN.
Special Commissioner etc, etc.
lsEAL GIO. BATTI6TA TANTESI0,
Commissioner Of Posts.
POsToFFICE DEPARTAf ENT,
Washington, November g. 1861 !
Having examined and co sdered the foregoing
articles Of tai convention for the modification
ct the convention executed between the United
States of America and the Kingdom Of Italy under
date Of 9Th July, 1853 which were agreed upon and
signed in duplicate at Florence on the eighth day Of
November, one Thousand eight hundred and sixty.
seven, by the Hon. John A. Kass1n, special
commissioner, ETC., on behalf Of this department..
and by Chsvalier Advocate Giovanni Battista Tante
so chief director of the postoce de Dartment of the
kingdom of Italy on behalf Of his department, the
same by hereby ratified and approved, by and
United States
n In witness wheroofI have caused the seal of the
Eos1oInoe Department to be hereunte athxed, with
ny signature, the day and year first above written.
uSAALl ALEXAMBEh w. RAND ALI
Pos master General United States.
49,, WASHINGTON November 80, 1867.
hereby approve the aforegoing Fention, and in
99SHiiilhony thereof have caused the seal Of the
IsE4EEl p..,, ANDREW JOHNSON.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD
Secretary Of State
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WM. VIGERs, Secretary.

Be it ordained by the constitutional con-
vention OF the state of Louisiana, That the
board of registration created by ordinance
adopted by the convention February 10,
1868, shall have authority to enforce the
collection of the taxes levied by the several
ordinances of the convention, and TO per
form any and all duties appertaining to
the same.
Adopted in convention this third March,
1868.
JAMES G. TALIAFERRO,
President.
Attest:
WN. YIGERs, Secretary.
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ART. 1871. Returns shall be made in dupli.
cate, sworn to by the commissioners hold.
ing the election, and forwarded within three
days thereafter to the registrars Of the par
ish or district. The registrars shall immedi-
ately forward one copy of said returns to
the chairman of the committee of seven,
appointed by this convention, who shall,
within ten days after the last return has
been received, make proclamation Of the
result of said election.
ART. 1853. All civil officers thus elected
shall enter upon the discharge OF their du-
ties on the second Monday after the return
of their election shall have been officially
promulgated, or as soon as qualified accord
ing to law, and shall continue in office for
the terms of their respective offices herein
prescribed, said terms to date from the first
Monday in November following the cleo.
ton.
ART. 159. The general assembly, elected
under this constitution. shall hold its first
session in the city of New Orleans on the
third Monday after the official PRONUNCIATION
aforesaid, and proceed Immediately upon its
organization to vote upon the adoption of
the fourteenth amendment 10 the consti.
tuition of the United States, proposed by
congress, and passed June thirteenth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six; said general
assembly shall not have power to enact any
laws relative to she per diem of members,
or any other subject, after organization, I'M
til said constitutional amendment shall have
been acted upons
ART. 160. All registrars and commission
ers appointed under this constitution
shall, before entering upon their duties,
take and subscribe the oath Of office pre-
scribed by congress, approved July second,
eighteen hundred and sixty.twO, entitled
Gan act to prescribe an oath of o!ice;' the
said oath of Office shall be administered to
each registrar by the chairman Of the com
mittee of seven and to each commissioner
by the registrar appointing him.
ART. 161. All registrars, commissioners,
and other officers necessary to carry into
effect the provisions of this ordinance, ex.
cept as otherwise provided for by the re.
construction acts of congress, shall be paid
out of any funds raised by virtue of the tax
ordinance adopted by the convention, De
cember twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-seYen, not otherwise appropri-
sted.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-29
THE ELECTION.

We have received buivery imperfect returns Of the
recent election in this ii as but enough 10 shsw that
the new Csnstitu,iss has besn ratified BY q pretty
large majority, ssd that w. W. Holden has been
elected Governor Of the State. The Republicans will
have ssjsrisy in both Houses Of the Legislature (;
probably 10 in ,he ssns,s and 20 in the House and
consequently will be able to elect the tive U. s. sens-
.as. The Republicans have elected their esssidsss
or Congress 10 the iH, H. Sd. 9Th ssd 9Th Districts
the 9Th, the Conservatives have elected The Hon.
Nat. Bsyden.
10 Orange county, The Conservatives elected their
entire ticket.
Gesrgs Laws was elected Superior Court CLARK BY
sbssi 100 majesty.
Jshs Turner, Sheriff, By about 1000.
Josiah Turner, Senator, 562.
John Laws, Register Of Deeds, about 500.
The majority agains. the new Constitution was
$50.
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TsxssuRE REcoyERED.-The /" Richmond
Enquirer of the 18th says: q" A widow
lady, rssiding near Ashland. recovered, last
Saturday, n treasure valued at over 81 300.
During the latter part Of the war, when
Hanover vas So frequently visited BY
raiders, this lady placed in an earthsrn pot
three gold watches. with chains attached /;
Eve plain gold rings, two brooches. nine
sleeye buttons, a gold snuf-box, one dozen
silver table spoons. one dozen tea spoons,
a silver urn, teapot, cream jar aud sugar
dish; and several hundred dollars in $50
gold pieces. The jar was buried At night,
very hurriedly, snd the place marked.
Since the termination Of the war every Ell.
fort 10 resprrsct the treasure has proved
unsuccessful until last Saturday, when the
hidiag place vas discovered By dog, Who
ran q mule into a hole which led directly
TO the earthen jar. Oar informant states
that there was . great rejoicing 10 the
hau.eh"Id Saturday, particularly when u
was discovered that the article we're all IN
a good state OF preserTatios." .s
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b The Right Reverend Cicero s. Hawks, Bishop Of
the Diocese Of St. Louis died a tina, city on the els,
inst, in she SD year Of his age He was the brother
Of the we'll known slergymen, the late IT, Francs l.
Hawks. He was elected Bishsp In 1874, position
which he ably and worhily filled. for twenty -fsur
years. ~c II a&~@:" "~
WIN. C. Rives. former U.s. Minister to France,
and at one time Senator frsn Virginia, died on sa,
turaay. aged rs.
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GENERAL HANCOCK sgB HIS Nav Cox
n.Sp.-A Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore "Sun" writes:
The assignment Of General Hancock to
the command Of the new department OF the
Atlantic has caused quite futter IN RAD
cal circles. and gives new iGpetus 10 the
munchauseh manufacturers Who 50 abound
in this city. All sorts Of improbable stories
are being sent OF az to the dssisn Of the
President in :his movement, AID ithas been
deemed Of Sufficient Importance to eail forth
a resolution Of ipqairy fran the Senate a.
10 the authority Of the Executive for bis
action in the premises. The authority Of
the President ia create military depart
ments is under bis general PAYERS as the
cous,itstioaal eonmaader.in.chisf and has
been invariably exercised from the FONDA.
ten OF the gsvemneut until now. withoa'
rFy question Of his rigat 50 70 do being
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