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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

To fix the terms of the district codrt IN The
Fourteenth Judicial District.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in general assembly con
yeued. That the terms Of the District Court
OF the Fourteenth Judicial District are
hereby fixed and established as follws, viz:
For the parish of Morrhouse: ro"rth
Mondays Of February and November.
or.the parish of Ouachita: Third Mon
DAYS of March and September.
For the parish of Rchland: Third Mon
days Of May and October.
SEC. 9. BE it further enacted. etc. That
any Jury drawn previous to the first term
OF any of the courts as fixed by this act
shall he legal without regard to the time
when drawn if in other respects legal.
SEC. 3. BE it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after ::s
passage.
SEQ J. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with
tins act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
ISigned) GEO. w. CARTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
fSicned) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and Presiden. Of the
Senate.
Approved March 3. 1871.
lSigned) II. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
GEO T.. BOvEE.
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21
Pal of Van Eeten DiscOvered-Extent OF
the FOrgeries.

We copy this from the New York COM
merciaL 4drertiser:
A series of heavy forgeries has come to
light within the past six months but only
during the last week has their author been
unearthed by the exertions of Officers Mae
DOugal and Elder. The perpetrator OF
these bold operations is Thomas Murphy, a
swarthy -cOmpleXiOned man Of about
twenty eight years, supposed to be an assO-
ciate of the notorious Van Eeten, who was
sent to Sing Sing a few days since. 1t
appears that Murphy was arrested in June
1870, on a charge of altering check from
hundred and ninety eight dollars. On this
occasion he called on Mr.. Herman Boxer,
hardware merchant. at No. 30 Cliff
street. and purchased a shotgun for fifty
five dollars, in payment for which he
presented one hundred dollar bill, re-
ceving as change check for forty-tve
dollars on the st. Nicholas Bank.
This check was presented IA the bank, and
duly certified. In few days it was present
ed in payment for $1,000 gold to Mr.. Albert
Frank, "a broker in Broad street The gold
was delivered, but the forgery was detected,
and Murphy was arrested, identified as the
man who bought the gold. and fully com
mitted for trial. Since this time the de
tectives have been quietly working up the
case, and have succeeded in tracing home to
the prisoner no fewer than ten forged or
altered checks. representing an aggregate
of $l0O,OOO. Two of these cases came up at
the TOmbs Police Court this morning. and
are deserving of notice. In the latter part
Of May last, Murphy opened an account in
the Security Bank, under the name of
James Robinson, and deposited check for
$4,000. 1t was subsequently ascertained
that this check had been altered from Sll3,
having been given by Fisk Il Hatch in pay
ment for "a tve-twenty bond. Robinson
represented that he had an office at No. 1872
Nassau street. as an insurance and real
estate agent, but when the officers went to
look for him he had vanished without this
time reaping the fruits of his iniquity. Muir
ply was identified as the man who opened
the account under the name of Robinson.
About the same time the attempt was made
on the funds OF the Security Bank, man
called on Lanman & Kemp, wholesale drug
gists in Water street. and purchased SAG %
worth of oil of bergamot. For this he gave
a 800 dollar note and received check on
the Bank Of New York for S43 -. This
check was adroitly altered to $500. and
with it gold to the amount of $1,000 was
bought in Wall street. The cashier in the
store of Lanlnan 4 Kemp identified Murphy
as the operator in this case also, and Jud &c
Bowling, on hearing the evidence commit
ted the prisoner for trial in default of $40 900
bail.
1t is only due to Mr.. Charles E. Orvis. the
worthy and competent paying teller of the
Security Bank, to say that his vigilance not
only secured that institution against loss.
but contributed essentially to bring the
rascal to justice.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21
No. 81.
AN ACT

Making an Appropriation for each Repre-
sentative Of Newspapers in the Senate
and House Of Representatives.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in general assembly con-
yened, That the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars is hereby appropriated to the
REPRESENTATIVES Of each newspaper in each
house. the same to be paid by the Warrant
Clerk out of the contingent funds.
SEC > BE it further enacted. etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after it's
passage.
sneaker of the House of Representatives.
iSigned OSCAR J. DUNN.
Lieutenant Governor and President o. the
Senate.
Approved March :, 1871.
(Sgnedj H. Z: WAkMoiH'
Governor Of the State OF LouieiaEa.
A true copy:
GEO. T.. BOvEE,
Secretary of State
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21
No. :S&S.
AN A(|T

10 TX the salaries of the Chief Justices and
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in general assembly convened.
That from and after the first day of Janu-
airy, one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty ono. the salary of the Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court shall be ten thousand
dollars per annulE, and o. each Associate
Justice of said court, nine thousand five
hundred dollars per annum. payable quar-
tcrly, on their own warrants respectively
this act shall take effect from and after lis
passage.
(SiSned) GEO. w. CARTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Stgned) OSCAR j. DUNN.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate. -'
Approved February 81, 1871.
tSlgned) II. c. WARMOTH.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
GEO. f. BOvRE,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21
No. 3 l..

] go. r. DVN r =.
Secretary of state

To compensate John Ray for snperintend-
ing the printing OF the Revised Civil Code
and Code of Practice. and compiling a dl-
rcst of the statutes Of the State of "a gen
eral character under the appointment OF
the General Assembly for that purpose
by the section two of the act No. % OF the
regular session of 1870, approved March
It, 1870.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in general assembly convened.
That to compensate John Ray for superln-
tending the printing of the Revised Civil
Code and Code OF Practice. and compiling
d digest OF the statutes of the State of a
general character for which service lie was
appointed and authorized by section TWO OF
act No. % of the regular session OF 1870.
approved March 10. 1870. the sum
OF twenty thousand dollars bc and
the same is hereby appropriated our ri any
moneys i'll the State treasury not otherwise
appropriated. to he paid on his own warrant
Oh the Auditor of Public Accounts.
SEC. :. Be it further enacted. etc. That
this act take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
iSigncdl OSCAR j. DUNN.
Lieutenant Governor ami President oI the
Senate.
y true copy
GEO. T.. BOvEE.
Secretary OF State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

A story is told of prominent man living
near Deiavan, Wisconsin, who. thinking his
wife on her death bed, made propositions TO
widow, who had disinterestedly dropped
in to comfort him in his sorrow, looking to
their speedy union after the anticipated fun
eral. Unluckily, however, the sick woman
heard the conversation, and the effect it had
upon her was most wonderful Her anger
rose and so did she. Jumping ont of he'd
she told her astonished husband that she
was not dead yet. "No, not by no means. ;,
and she has left no occasion unimnroved
since then of convincing her unhappy hus-
band of the truth of her assertion.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

gage it's corporate property and franchises,
except that the said company shall not
have power to make any mortgage or create
any incumbrance upon said main line Ut
railroad within the State OF Louisiana which
shall have priority over the said second
mortgage to any greater extent than twelve
thousand five hundred dollars, in coin or
currency, or two thousand five hundred
pounds sterling and the interest thereon,
at a rate not exceeding eight per cent per
s.nnum, upon each and every mile OF the
entire length of said main line of railroad
within the State of Louisiana; and Ill case
OF IA foreclosure OF any mortgage upon the
said main line of railroad before the whole
of the said main line of railroad shall have
been completed, the State OF Louisiana may.
through its Governor. require that part OF
said main line of railroad within the State
of Louisiana which shall have been con-
structcd. and III respect OF which
the State OF Louisiana shall have guaran-
teed second mortgage bonds. be sold and
proceeds of the part 80 sold together with
its due proportion of the proceeds of the
cars, engines, and personal property of the
company. shall constitute a fund upon which
the first mortgage shall be a first lien to the
extent only of securing first mortgage
bonds to the amount OF twelve thousand
five hundred dollars i'll coin or currency, or
two thousand five hundred pounds sterling
per mile for every mile of constructed road
thus sold. with the arreartges OF interest
thereon. and after paying such amount of
first mortgage bonds and interest out of the
said fund the surplus, or as much thereof as
shall he necessary. shall he applied to the
payment OF the said second mortgage bonds
guaranteed OF the State of Louisiana. and
all arrearages Of interest thereon or i'll ease
such sale shall be made under the SAID
second mortgage. the sale may be
made subject to said first mort
gage. and the portion sold
shall be released and discharged from the
said first mortgage, and the lien and opera
ton thereof. on the surrender by the pHr-
chaser to the trustee under SAID first mort
gage. of first mortgag bonds to the amount
of twelve thousand five hundred dollars. or
two thousand five hundred pounds sterling.
and the unpaid coupons thereunto apper-
tanning for each and every mile of SAID rail
road SO sold, or on the payment by the pur-
chaser to said trustee Of sum sufficient 70
discharge "A like amount of the first mort
gage bonds and the coupons i'll arrear
thereon.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted. etc. That
this act shall take effect and be i'll force
from and after its passage
(S.2ncd) GEO. W CARTER.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
OSCAR J. DUNN.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
true copy:
GEO. +. BOvEE,
Secretary OF State.
The foregoing act having been presented
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21
No. 3s.
AN ACT

To amend an act entitled IAN act inoorpOr-
ating the Southeastern Railroad Com
pany,' approved March fifteenth U5), one
thousand eight hundred and tifty-five
uS55), and granting aid thereto.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the State Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

A printer had a boy who was an incurable
bluierer in spelling. lie made many efforts
to teach him, and after threatening and
scolding to no effect, ordered him to boil a
dictionary in milk and eat it for supper
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

w;,b;n thirty DAYS after the specified time
of n,vmrnf. the board of directors shall
have the right of causing any share or
shares. upon which any installment may De
dine to be sold at auction, or 10 1or1eit
said shares, or to compel by sht inc pay
ment of such installments as the board may
deem advisable.
ARTICLE XIII.
The President of the company is hereby
constituted the officer on whom ali citations
may be served. ~,
SEC .. Be it further enacted. etc. Ina,
the Governor ut the State OF Louisiana sH!"
subscribe to the capital stock OF the MISSES
sippi River Packet Company, III the name
of the State Of Louisiana, Twenty-Five nun
,Ired shares of one hundred dollars eacfi'
the said twenty-five hundred shares to be
paid upon the organization OF sad eoh'-
pany Tho,
Sc. 3. BE il further enacted. etc. L NAT
the Treasurer of the State of louisiana Is
hereby authorized and required to pay the
comuapy the nstallmcnts OF the suhscrlp-
tious made as aforesaid as they become due
and payable on the rcquistion OF the Gov
ernor out of any moneys III the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. nv
SEC. !. Be it further enacted. etc. lhat
the Governor shall be required to deposit
with fine Treasurer of the State of Louisiana
the certificates Of said shares. for safe
keeping and the Treasurer shall! he respon :
sibl, to the General Assembly for the same.
SEC. D. Be it further enacted. etc, mat
the State of Louisiana shall be entitled I"
three (3) directors on said Mississippi River
Packet Company. and they shall he ai'-
pointed by tie Governor OF the state ny
and with the advice and consent VI the
Senate and shall have the same rights ami
privileges that any other director may have.
SEC. d. Be il further enacted. etc. mat
this act shall take effect from and after Its
passage.
(Sisned) GEO. w. CARTER.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
(Sirned OSCAR J. DUNN.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
A true copy:
GEO. f.. BOvEE.
Secretary OF State.
NOTE EY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.-
The foregoing act having been presented
to the Governor of the State OF Louisiana
for his approval. and not having been re-
turned by him to the house of the General
Assembly i'll which it originated within the
time prescribed by the constitution OF the
State of Louisiana, has become /. law with
out his approval
GEO. f. EONEE.
Secretary OF state.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21
No. :f:5.
AN ACT
Secretary of State.

Providing for the Improvement of the navi-
CATION OF Bayous ID 'Arbonnc and Corne
and making an appropriation therefor.
SECTION |. BE ii enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in general assembly convened,
That the sum of seventy five thousand dol
lars or SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary. is hereby appropriated out of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise an
proprlated Tor the purpose of removing
such distractions as there may he to navi-
CATION in the Bayous D'Arbonne and Cor
ME. and also Strengthening Bayou D. Ar
bonnie by cut-Otis, as far as practicable be-
ginning the work at the mouths of said
bayous respectively. and contnuin. to the
head of navigation.
SEC. >. Be it further enacted, etc. That
III order 10 insure the completion of said
work as soon as possible the parish au-
thorities for Union parish are hereby au-
thorized to employ an engineer to be
selected by the Governor to examine said
streams at once and prepare plans and
specifications OF the work necessary to be
done. making the same so as to show the
necessary work in convenient sections. with
estimates of the proper costs ol each section
and the entire work.
Upon the receipt of said plans and speci-
ticatons the parish authorities aforesaid
are hereby authorized to contract with some
person or persons to have said work done
They shall require bond with good security
from sad contractor or contractors. condi-
toned that said work is done according to
the plans and specifications.
SEC. ). BE it further enacted etc, That
the amount to be paid for said work shall
be paid by the treasurer out of the general
fund of the State, upon the warrant of such
person as may be designated for the purpose
by the authorities of said parish of Union.
upon the Auditor of Public Accounts.
SEC !. Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after IT'S
passage.
(Si.ned) GEO. W. CARTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Sisncd) OSCAR j. DUNN
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
\ true copy:
GEO. f. BOvEE,
Secretary OF State
The foregoing act having been presented
to the Governor Of the State o: Louisiana
for his approval, and not having been
returned by him to the house of the General
Assembly III which it originated within
the time prescribed by the constitution of
the State of Louisiana, has become a law
without his approval
GEO. f. BOVEE.
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

The oregoing act having been presented
to the Governor of the State of Louisiana
for his approval. and not having been re
turned Ivy him to the house Of the General
Assembly i'll which it originated within the
time prescribed by the constitution of the
State of Louisiana, has become Il law with
out his approval.
GEO. +. BONEE.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21
No. 80.
AN ACT

To form q new parish, to be called the par
ish of Red River.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

atcly thereafter Deposited in the treasury
of the STATE. and the number and amount OF
each and every bond SO surrendered to the
sinking fund shall he entered by the trustee
and by The treasurer of the State OF LouisI-
ana, iii books to he kept by them for that
purpose. which books shall at all times be
open to the Inspection OF the officers of the
company. But the interest on such surren-
dcrcd bonds shall be payable as it accrues to
the sand trustee according to the tcnOrot the
coupon and become part of the sinking fund
and shall be deemed secured hv said mort
gage i'll like manner as if said surrendered
bonds were still outstanding, and such pay
ment and interest on the surrendered bonds
shall continue until the sinking fund shall
amount to a sufficient sum to pay all the
second mortgage bonds outstanding The
trustee shall not apply said sinking fund
nor any part thereof to the purchase of said
bonds at any greater price than par and ac-
crued interest The mort gage securing said
bonds shall contain suitable provi-
sions for advertising for sealed proposals
to the trustee to surrender bondS for the
purpose OF the sinking fund. and the trustee
shall give the preference to the proposals
most favorable t. the company: provided
they do not exceed nir;iud accrued interest
Ii, On ans occasion sealed proposals are not
Received by ihc uu>te, within rhe time lin
itCd by the :tiVcrtiS tntni, Tor the requisite
numh"r III bonds. within he aforesaid limit
OF pace 10 atI,Tl, til" whole a'nnant of sink
ing md On hand, tie trust % snail, within
thrc" days thereafter Nv "a certificate in
writing. specify the uln'rnt ri bonds so de
tcieilt. and appoint three commissioners to
draw ~ tot tnn requisite .lmoGEt Of bonds
to supply ,hc deficiency. The said com
m>sioneIs shall forthwith, after their ap-
pointment. draw by lot from the numbers of
all tue second mortgage bonds then out
standing numbers OF bonds to an amount
sufficient to supply such deficiency, and
shall make and sign report specifying the
attach to their report an affidavit sworn
to by each of them, before some officer of
the State of Louisiana authorized to ad
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-11
THE RUTLAND HEhALD
MONDAY, MAY o. 1911
T,. Legal Tender Act.

In the Supreme Court of the Uni'e'
States, Mr.. Justice Clifford has an
nounoed the following decisions IN hno'
~ Lee. and Parker vs. Davis In thes'
49,, oaso. two questions were argued:
Ey,,t-Is the act of Congress known al
the legal tender act constitutional as tx
contracts made before its passage?
Seconds it valid as to transactions
since its passageS
These questions have been considered
by the Court, and both have been decided
in the affirmative. The decree of the
Supreme Justices Court of Massachusetts,
in the case Of Parker VS.. Davis is therefore
affirmed, and the judgment of the Cir
cult Court of the United States for the
western District of Texas is also affirmed.
Chief Justice Chase with Associate
Justices Nelson, Clifford and Field, dissent
from a majority of the Court upon both
propositions, and the result reached
They hold that the act of Congress, so
far AS applicable to contracts made before
its passage, Is repugnant to the Constitu-
tn and void. They also hold that it
ia rem, Vnant to the Constitution and so
n as appl,' liable to contracts made since
II. passage il Y, i'd. The opinion of the
Court, and the reasons for dissent will be
read before the close o. the adjourned
term.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-11

DIR. LIYINGsTON-The gratifying in
formation is received from trustworthy
sources that the reported safety of DR..
Livingston, the distinguished African ex-
porer, is confirmed, and it is also stated
that his immediate wants have been pro-
yided for. 1t is to be hoped that ere long
this dauntless explorer will be restored to
civilization, and the world soon be al
lowed to reap the rich harvest which he
has been laying in store during the years
of his arduous and self-dsnying labor in
the cause of scientific and geographical
knowledge Not among the least notice
able features of his researches has been
the peaceable and friendly manner in
which they have been conducted. IN
like the history of most other pioneers in
discovery, bis xSorations have been con-
Quoted in an amioable spirit, and the path
of his progress has not been marked with
the stains OF blood. 1t is no slight evil
deuoa of the advancing civilization of the
aye, that the inhabitants of the mys-
terious region of Central Africa should
Nave made their first acquaintance with
= enlightened portion of the world in
''' ~on of a patient, self-denying
ln' POI issionary, whose life was in
0' ~ire for conquest, but by
Sp'''u ~ - L;.;o \ to effect the ameliora-
'.' monR all the pioneers
I4''it VI MS hihN- n b. C.
of travel, it would he d. .,.~,. -
so noble, so truthful and so o;-;,fr.,
pose as DR.. Livingston. l. -,
portion of both hemispheres "
anxiously for his return.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-11

DEATH OF OLD PEOPLE. - Samuel
Sumerville, aged one hundred years, died
in Johnsburgh, Warren County, N. "
last week. He came to America in 1899,
and was one of the earliest settlers of
Johnsburgh. Sally Wing Ferris, the old
est inhabitant of Glen's Falls. died on the
7th ult., aged ninety years. She removed
with her father from Duchess county to
Glen's Falls when she was only Fix weeks
old. She was a woman of great courage
and in her tenth year had quite an ad
venture with bear, which she frightened
awsv with her boldness. Both these ageo
persons retained their mental faculties t.
| the last.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-11

The RIGHT TALK.-The present Score
t4rv Of State in Mississippi is Rev. James
Lynch, a colored man of standing and
even temper. who has for some time been
presiding elder of the African branch of
the Methodist Episcopal church of that
State. He has recently issued a circular
letter to the colored people of his charge,
IN which, after expressing regret at the
t,,uhles in Meridian, he says:
ESrt yourselves each and every one of
vau IN restore peace, order and good will
berg ~ persons Of all classes. 1t can, II
NINA. be done Indulge no Telling of re-
v.uge l. will do no good. IL will only
mike things worse You have right tc
ba protected. Demand protection. Give
no ufFance to anv one, and seek immedt
atplv. ,hrnugh lawful authority, protec
ton when offences are committed agains
Won; and if you do not get 1T let 1t b
known. Do not encourage ill-feeling be
tween white and black, though you ma.
have been wronged Make the best o
things; pursue the even tenor of you
way, as though nothing had happened
Do not leave your homes; stand you
ground throw yourselves on the majesty
If the law This storm will not las
long; the calm will come, and though
patience. filth and prayer you will ye
have good times.