The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-07-29
A Specimen Of Radical Legisla-.
tion.

tion.
We give the following bill introduced
In the Legislature by Scalawag Morey,
Of Cuachita. under the title 'tto regulate
the publication of Legal Notices, the
Journal of the Legislature, and the
laws enacted by it," We will simply
remark, that the least infamous parts
of this more than infamous Bill, sup
ported by an equally infamous and cor
rupt set of men, il THAT the prices al
b0wed are double the former rates, and,
instead of one State Journal we are to
be saddled with Eve, one in each Con-
gressional District; and Tycoon War
moth is to designate these. This last
portion alone will increase the price
the State will have to pay for printing
tentold. But then these pauper scala
wag sheets, who can never have enc
hundred subscribers, must be supported
and tho people must be bled for it,
Will Warmotfl, who writes 80 prettily
and does not intend to be partisan, veto
this infamous and thievisg project =
Nous reyroMs. But to the infamy of in
famies, the pet project of scalawagism:
SECTION I. Be It enacted ~ he Senate
ana House Of Representatives. y Tie State of
L0wisiaxa N General AssembIy cesreaed,
That it shall be the duty Of the Governor,
npon the passage of this act, to designate
one newspaper IN each and every Parish in
required by law to be made In . ncwspa-
per, viz: Orders Of publication attach
ments and non residents notices. sales Of
lands by DEGREES, executions, mortgages,
and for taxes by sherihs, clerks, ana an
other officers, together with all other id.
vertisements (required by law to be msdo
and published in newspaper) Of whatev-
er nature. shall be published, which news
paper shall be printed and published in the
Parish in which it shall be designated, and
that in case there is no loyal newspaper
case all the legal notices shall be published
in loyal paper most convenient to said
Parish. to be designated by the Governor
for the publication Of legal notices.
Sec. 2. Be further enacted etc.. Tnae
each newspaper 90 designated shall be the
official newspaper for the parish, or parish
es, for which said newspaper shall be 20
designated, in which al the legal advertis-
ing Of such parishes shall be made, as re-
quired by law. And il shall be the duty OF
the editor or ;ablisher of such newspaper
upon the payment of the printers fee, to
iie in the clerk 3 office Of the court having
Jurisdiction, his affidavit, with the printed
& n. ~&S< L.,
pended, together with his receipt for the
payment of the printers fec, paid by the
party at whose instance, or for whose bene-
fit, such advertisement shall have been
made, and to be collected as other costs.
The said afidavits shall give the date Of
the newspaper in which the advertisements
appeared. and be fled and recorded by the
clerk as legal evidence OF the publication
ofthe same to be read, or certified copy
thereof, in all courts Of law and equity
and any such publication made contrary
to the provisions of this act in districts
where newspapers are 30 designated shall
be null and Of no effect.
SEC. 3. Be itfurtker enacted, ETC., That the
compensation to the publishers of Dewspa-
pers in this act shall be one dollar ard fifty
cents per square for the first insertion and
seventy.five cents for each subsequent in.
sertion Of the publication of the notices
hereinbefore mentioned ono square being
ten lines solid agate.
SEC. A. Btn Jruthcr enacted, etc., That
no such paper SO designated shall become
an official newspaper for the publication Of
the legal advertising for any parish for
which it may be so designated, unless such
appointment shdll be confirmed by the
Senate.
SEC. S. Be IL further enacted, etc., That
the Governor is hereby directed to desig-
nate at least one paper, and not more than
two, in each congressional district in tho
State for the publication OF the journal Of
the two Houses Of the Legislature, and for
the publication of the laws enacted dy them.
The fees to be charged for the publication
of the journal one dollar per squsre.-
The measurement Of the journal and the
laws to be the same % that specified in
section three for legal advertisements.
SEC. 6. Be itfarfber enacted, ETC., That
all acts, or parts Of acts, not consistent
with the foregoing. are hereby repealed.
SEC. Z. BE II farther eaacted ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and alkes its
passage.