The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-25

should be published in the official paper, by in
sorting one day." Carried.
Mr.. Ray then moved that the bill be engrossed
for third reading.
Mr.. JEWELL am opposed to this whole bill.
can see 10 necessity for it. 1t seems to be de-
signed TO carry out an article In the Constitution
which carries itself out. IL seems TO give another
Interpretation to the article. II seems to be de-
signed to cause men to disgrace themselves and
commit judicial crime. The Constitution pro-
vides that this recantati0n shall be voluntary.
Everybody has right to give his own interpreta-
ton 10 the constitutional article. am entitled TO
give my own Interpretation OF the act "a the
Jews, Catholics, Protestants and other sects have
Alright TO interpret the Bible. l claim to say that
the rebellion was morally and politically wrong,
because il has failed. The constitutional act pro
vides for all that is necessary.
Very few men had failed TO register under tn
reconstruction acts, but not one out of one hun
bred of them would avail themselves Of the
benefits Of this bill as they were called.
Mr.. Blsckman was opposed TO the bill only be-
cause IL was useless.
Mr.. Rsy-The bill is q necessity il provides
that the secretary of state shall furnish the
sary certificate, and also fixes the number of days
the recsntstion shall be published.t
The bill was then passed finally.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
An act relative to the appointment OF deputy
clerks Of the district courts authorizing judges
TO appoint their minute clerks.
Messrs. Bacon and Br4ughn spoke in favor of
the bill, and made some earnest illusions to the
ignorance of many of the minute clerks of our
courts an Office which was Of the most i'm
portant character, and should be filed only by
competent persons.
The bill was passed finally.
By the judiciary committee Substitute to
amend and re-enact an act to regulate the bonds
OF parish and State officers.
The minority report provides that parties giving
bond shall be required to furnish security residing
in the State, instead of his own parish.
The amendment WAS adopted.
The bill Was then, with some other minor amend
m-nts, put through its several readings and
passed finally.
The bill provides that bonds given by all par.
ish and State officers, Except the State treas
urer and auditor, parish recorders and clerks
OF district couris) shall, when the securities
reside in the parish where the officer Is to exer-
else bis Office, be accepted by the parish re-
corder, the clerk Of court and president Of POI
lice jury. When the securities reside out of the
parish, then the bond is to be approved by the
same officers Of the parish in which the securi-
ties reside. If either of the officers who are to
approve the bonds is absent from the parish
then the parish judge the judge of the district
court shall act IN his place. When the securities
reside in New Orleans the bond shall be approved
by the recorder Of their district and the dnance
committee Of the Board of Aldermen; and on the
night bank Of the parish of Orleans by the justice
Of the peace and three members of the police Jury
to be appointed by the president thereof. Bonds
shall be executed within 80 days after the date of
commission. All persons required to give bonds
10 furnish security residing IN any parish OF the
State. Bonds to be attested and suthe nticated by
two witnesses and the recorder Of the parish Ia
which the securities reside, and marked ia sep
srste book, and also registered in the mortgage
office OF The parish where the officer giving bond
exercises his Office. The bonds, when registered,
shall operate as a mortgage all the real estate
Of thep rlDcipa obgor thereon 10 the parish where
he exercises his Office.