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or road, or either of them, by voluntary
contribution or gratuitous donation of real
or personal property, money or other effects
belonging to such parish city or town; and
any parish city or Incorporated town IN the
State is hereDy authorized to issue five or
ten years bonds, bearing interest at rate
not exceeding ten per cent per annum, with
coupons attached, in favor of said bridge
and road company, and such issue of bonds
by any such parish, city or incorporated
town, when signed by the proper officers OF
such parish, city or town, as hereinbefOre
specified, shall be good and lawful, and
shall not require any other special act Of
the Legislature to permit the same to be
made.
SEC T. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the board of directors Of said company shall
have the right to sell or dispose of any Of
the capital stock of said company not al
ready issued at the time to any person, com
pany. corporation, or other party, on such
terms as they may deem best, and to receive
in payment therefor money bonds of any
incorporation, materials, or other thing, and
at such prices or rates as they may deem to
the interests of this company.
SEC. ID. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signedj o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
tSigned) p. b. S. PINCHBACK,
5deutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved August Is, 1872.
(Signed) III. G. -WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State OF louisiana
A true copy:
\. A. WOODWARD,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
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No. SO.
AN ACT


To amend and re-enact section two of an
act entitled "An act to form a new parish
to be called the parish Of Red River" APP
proved March 2, 1872.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That section second of said act, in lines
nine, ten and eleven in said section as
printed in the official volume of the acts of
1871, which read, after the words cred
river" in line nine, as foIlws: Thence
up Red river to outlet of James river,
up James river to Delat's bayou, up De
lats bayou to Bayou Pierre, F" be and the
same is hereby amended and re-enacted SO
as to read as follows: Thence up Red river
to the outlet of Bayou Lumbra, thence up
Bayou Lumbra to Delats bayou, up Delat's
bayou to Bayou Pierre"
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
(Signed) 0. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
tSigned) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved July /, 1872,
Signed H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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No. 50.
AN ACT

For the relief OF w. Jasper Blackburn.
WHEREAS, On the night of the eighth of
July, 1868, and of the fifth Of November,
of the same year, the printing Office of the
Homer IhGd, owned by w. Jasper Black
burn, was tOrcibly entered by a mob of dis
orderly and violent persons, and the presses
and furniture broken to pieces and the type
and other materials thrown into the streets;
and
Whereas, It cost the said w. Jasper
Blackburn large amount of money to retit
his Office, in order to do the printing which
he was under contract to do for the State
and general government, and to restore his
office to its former efficiency which was a
clear damage to him in large amount Of
money and inconvenience; therefore
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That to repair the damage inflicted
on w. Jasper Blackburn, as set forth in
the preamble to this act, there be and is here
by appropriated the sum of six thousand
dollars out Of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to the said w.
Jasper Blackburn, to be paid to him on his
own warrant on the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts of this State.
SEC 3 Be it further enacted ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after
Signed O. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACk,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved May 20, 1872.
(Sigued) H c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HERON,
Secretary of State.
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SHEhTFFla SAFES.

Michel TOurte .. j. G. Norwood ct nj.
SEVENTH DIsTRIC9 COURT FOR THE PARISH
of 1er facias against g Norwood to me directed
by the honorable the Se9nth District Court for the
parish OF Orleans, IN TIN above entitled cause I
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, ROYAL street,
between Canal and Custonhouse streets, in the
Second District of this city, 0LTHURSDAY, Septem-
Der 10, l872, at twelve O'Clock NJ the following de-
scribed property, to wit
ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE AM INTEREST of the
defendant John c. Norwood in and to a certain
Judgment for three hundred andffty dollars, in.
,terest and costs, rendered in fav4r of John Nor
wood vs. William H. Holmes ct al, being No. 20,4l5
ferred to tae Seventh District Courl tor the parish
OF Orleans, and being No 1882 on the lOeket Of said
court.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
C. S. SAUWNET,
SCI IS t9 Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.
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otherwise appropriated, tor the purpose of
paying her for the services rendered by her
deceased husband as clerk in the office of
registration in the year A. D. 1868, in the
parish of AvoyelIes, the same to be paid by
the State Treasurer. upon the warrant Of
the Auditor of Public Accounts; provided,
she first proves her slams to said money to
the satisfaction Of the State, register of
voters, who, on approving the same, shall
issue an order upon the State Auditor there
for.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after it's
passage, and all laws and parts Of laws
inconsistent Herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
(SignedJ :. o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) p b. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved July !, 1872.
lSigned) H G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
f. j. HERON,
Secretary of State.
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No. 81.
AN ACT

To incorporate the Springfield and Blood
River Railroad Company, Livingston par
ish, State of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That Peter H. Kemp, Thomas Benton Kemp
and Simpson Kemp, and their associates
and successors, are hereby created a body
corporate under the style and title of
the Springfield and Blood River Railroad
Company, and under such name they shall
have a common seal, sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, and possess all and
seYerally the rights, powers, privileges and
incidents belonging to similar corporations
by the laws OF Louisiana and this charter
shall remain in force for. the period of TWEEN
ty-tye years from and after the passage of
this act.
SEC. 3 Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
the said company are hereby authorized
and empowered tolay out, locate, contruct,
equip and thereafter own maintain and en-
Joy railroad from Springfield to Blood
river in Livingston parish, Louisiana, By
sucbroute as the company may deem most
direct and practicable.
SEC. 3. Be it further enact ted etc, That
for the purposes herein set forth said COM
pany shall have the right.of way to the dis
tance of fifty feet on each side of the outer
line of said railroad belonging to the State
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No. 80,
AN ACT

To incorporate the st. Paul Methodist
Episcopal Church Association of Shreve-
port, Louisiana.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly CON
vened, That Samuel Armstead, Peter John
son, abraham Mitchell John Walker, Viii
liam Harpers Hartweu Swanson and Moses
SterTttt, be and the same are declared a
body corporate and polite, under the
name and style of the st. Paul Methodist
Episcopal Church Association Of Shreve-
port, Louisiana, where the company to be
known az the st. Paul Methodist Episcopal
Church Association will be domiciliated.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
said company 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 corporate name may sue and be
sued; provided that the lands so held or
acquired shall be held for the proper uses
and benefit of said st. Paul Methodist Epis-
cOpat Church Association of Shreveport,
Louisiana.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the affairs of said association shall be man
aged by the board of trustees, the afore-
said inc0rpOratOrs to constitute the board
OF trustees for the first year and until their
successors are chosen, which shall be done
annually on the first Monday in May, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, by the mem
bers in good standing of said st. Paul
Methodist Episcopal Church Association.
SEC A. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the board Of trustees be invested with
power, as it is hereby made part of its
duty, to pass such by laws from time to
time as may be necessary for the proper
government of said association.
SEC. 5. BE it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect and be in for6efrom
and after it's passage.
(Sgnedj o. H. BREWSTER,
Spealzerpf the House of Representatives.
(Sguedl P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved July j, 1872.
(Signedi II. c. WARMOTH,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+ j. HERON,
Secretary of State.
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Secretary of State.
S3.
AN ACT

AN ACA
To locate the seat Of justice Of the parish Of
Livingston.
WHEREAS, Under act of the Legislature
of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, an
election was held to decide the location of
the seat Of justice for the parish of Living
ston; and
Whereas, A majority voted for the re-
moval of the courthouse from Springfield
and a plurality located the courthouse or
seat Of justice at Port Vincent; therefore
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly CON
vened, That the seat of justice for the par
ish of Livingston Shall be located at Port
Vincent, in the parish of Livingston.
SEC. .. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the president of the police jury of said par
ish shall appoint three commissioners to
have the buildings necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act erected, and that the
police jury shall levy a tax, to be paid in
currency, equal to pay one-half of the ex-
pense OF said buildings, the other half tobe
paid for by subscription.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty Of the collector of par
ish taxes, for the parish of Livingston, to
collect the tax levied under this law, and
pay over the same to the parish treasurer of
Livingston parish, who shall pay the same
to the order of the commissioners OF public
buildings when said buildings are COM,
pleted.
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, etc. That
it shall be the duty of the parish Judge of
the parish of Livingston, when he is mott
fed that the buildings, courthouse, jail and
offices Of recorder, clerk and sheriff are
completed. to examine the same, and if the
houses built, and courthouse, jail and offices
as aforesaid, then he shall order all the
records Of the parish Of Livingston to be
removed from Springfield to Port Vincent,
and the present public buildings shall be
sold at public auction, and the proceeds APP
Piled TO pay for the removal Of the public
records 10 Port Vincent
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) o. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed P. b. S, PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved June 4, 1872
ISigned) III. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
f. j. HEBRON,
Secretary Of State,
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10y G. DE FERRET & CO.-JoHE @
D Monrose, AuctiOneer-0fdce No. 50 Roysi
stI eet-THURSDAT, September 10, 1872 at twelve
O'clock NJ at the St louis Auction Exchange, will
he sold by public auction, by virtue of a iudg
Tnent rendered by the Hon. Louis Duvtgneaud
Judge of the Second District Court for the parish
of Orleans, dated august 9, 1872, and signed Au-
gust Is, 1872 the following described real estate
belonging to said succession
A LOT OF GROUND in the Third District of this
city, in the suburb Washington, quarter Lessep5
forming the corner Of Lesseps and MoTeau streets
designated by the No of square No. D. according
to a particular plan Of said square, drawn by F.
Jacob ROethOUs, Deputy Surveyor General ap-
proved by L. BIiHger, Surveyor General. and de-
posted n the Office of Seghers, notary public, in
book Of plans under No. Ii, which particular plan,
as much it regards the dimensions and the num-
Der Of said lot, is in conformity with general plan
of said suburb deposited in the office OF GustaVe
LIE GardeuF, then a notary puDilc IN Ihla CITY.
Said lot measures, American measure % feet 1roAI
OF LesseBs street by 11Sfeet inches IN depth and
front on Moreau street; together with the build
ings and improvements thereon, WIch consist OF a
frame 0ne.story house containing four rooms,
cabinet and back gallery, Kitchen containing two
raons sbeds: and another frame One-storg house
CONTAINING two rooms, two cabinets and back gal
iery; kitchen containing TWO rooms two cisternss
TermsCash in United States treasury notes.
Act of sale. together with United States interza2
reye1ne stamps attached, before A. DoriOcOurt
notary public at the expense OF purchaser,
auI7 "a 81 ser II l9
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No. so.
AN ACT

Relative to dispensing with the publication
Of legal and judicial advertisements in
the French language in the parish OF
NatchitOches.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That tile publication OF all legal and Judi
cial advertisements in the French language
in the parish of Natchitoches be dispensed
with, unless otherwise directed by the par
ties litigant, and it shall be lawful that all
legal and judicial advertisements be pub
Ished in the English language only in said
parish OF NatchitOChes, unless otherwise
directed by the parties itigant.
SEC. . Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws contrary to or inconsistent with
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC, 3. Be it further enacted etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(signed O. III. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signedj p. B. S. PINCHBACK,
lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved May l8, 1872
lSigned) II. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
K. J. HEBRON
Secrptarv of State.
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- ~~' CHARLES BEAUMONT. Judge.
SHERTFFS SAFES.
Edward IcGenee VS.. NJ. A. Grace.

Edward NIcGehee VS. NJ. A. Grace.
EvOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
n of Orleans No. 33354.-By virtue of writ of
seizure and sale to ne directed by the honorable
the Fourth District Court for the parish of Or
leans. in the above entitled cause, + will proceed
to sell at public auction at the Merchants and Auc-
tiOneeTs' Exchange, Royal street, between Canal
and CustOmhOuse streets, in the Second District of
this city, on SATURDAY, September 81 1872 at
twelve O'Clock NJ, the following described prop
erty, to wit
ONE AND ONE-THIRD OF CERTAIN LOTS OF
GROUND, together with all the buildings and i'm
proTement5 thereon, and all the rights privileges
customs ways servitudes and appurtenanc5s
situated in square bounded by Chestnut, Faence
-C&diz and PlaQuemine streets in the late city and
parish of Jefferson now in the parish of Orleans IN
this State, and designated by the numbers five and
SIX OIL a ske .ch annexed to act of sale from A.
d. D0rlOG0urt to Alfred BOuligny, pa sed before An
tome Don0cOurt, notary public in this city on the
second day of September, 1882 said lot number six
measures thirty feet front on PlaGuemiue street
by depth, between parallel lines, of one hundred
feet one third of lot number five measures ten
feet front on Paquemiue street and adiOins lot
number six, between parallel lines Of one hundred
feet in deuth.
Being the same property which was acquired by
John Morris Grace, father OF the defendant herein
tor ana in the name Ofsad defendant, then amnOr
BY purchase from George Weiss of the City of JEFF
ferson, per an act passed before Pliny Earl Davis
then notary public in the parish of Jefferson on
the tenth day of October, 1865
s. Ized in the above suit
Terms-Cash OIL the spot.
G. s. SAUyINET,
au20 se3 81 Sheriff of the Parrish of ORLEANS
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COTTAGES N TIE FOURTH DISTRICT.
SUCCESSION OF TOBIAS DRUM

RH c. e: EIRARDEY 81 CO., AUCTION.
= 7soTs-Sicholas ]. Hoey, Aucti0neer-Ot Office,
no, Il exchange place.-SATURDAY October S,
!oi1I at Twelve O'Clock M at the Merchants and
AscbIohe9Fs, exchange, ROYAL street by virtue
OF an otuef from the honorable the Second Dis
IriGJ court tor the parish OF Orleans dated August
81, 1877 VIII be sold by public auction for account
OF said estate ~ " 'U
TWO LOTS OF GROUND, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, in the Fonrth Distrief
OF this city, in the square bounded by st
Thomas, Rousseau, Sorapuru and First streets
ana designated as lots Nos l03 and l09
|, Lot No. lO8 measures 80 feet inches front on
vt. Thomas street, by 100 feet inches 5 lines in
depth, between parallel lines; the improvements
comprise neat one story frame cottage.
=. Lot NO. 100 measures 25 feet inches lines
front on st. Thomas street 80 feet inch lines in
width IN the rear, by I2O feet inches lines in
depth on the line of lot No. l08 and l20 feet Inch
s lines in depth Oh the opposite side line the i'm
proyements comprising q neat story frame
cottage.
Terms of Sale-For the property first described
the sum OF S 1900 in cash. the purchaser to assume
the payment OF mortgage note due February 10,
1873, for S5U0, interest, costs etc. the balance in
two, equal annual instalments at one and two
years credit from the day cf sale.
FOR the property secondly described the sum of
$1,000 i'll cash, and the remainder of the purchase
price payable in one and two years from the date of
sale.
The said credit portions t, bear interest at
eight per cent per annum rom the day of sale
uutli ii. al payment, with tn penal clause OF five
per cent attorneys fees peYent of suit to enforce
payment. The improvements TO be kept fully in
sured and policies raDfeIred to holders of notes.
Purchasers to assume 'Syment over and above the
amounts of their bidsot all taxes for the year 1872
Acts of sale and Uited States stamps at the ex-
pense of the purchasers, before R. J. Ker. notary
public. sci Is % % Oe5
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by FRANCIS FERNANDEZ, AUCTIONEBR
- ana zeal Estate Agent, No. 81 Exchange alley
between Cont and Bienvitle streets-On SATUR-
DAY September I, 1872, at twelve o'clock M at Ths
Merchants and AuctOneers' Exchange RouaI
street, between Customhouse and Canal streSta
by virtue aud in pursuance of order of the Hon
Louis Duvlgneaud, Judge of the Second District
Court for the parish of Orleans dated july d 1872
docket Nos "a 345 and 35 36 for account Of the sc
cess1On of Mrs. Ann Flynn, deceased wife of P H.
ton, will be sold
/. A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND situated, lying
and being in the Second District of this city in the
square bounded by Basin, Bien vile, Franklin and
CustomhOuse streets and designated as lot No q
plan drawn by A. De Young, dated March 26
1858 and deposited plan No $50 in the office of
Theodore Guyo notary public in this city. The
Basin street, the width in the rear by a
depth and front on Bienville street of 60 teef 10
inches 5. lines, all American measure, and forms
part OF lot No D IN square No. 10, plan drawn
by Joseph Pile on tho thrtieth April 1923 annexed
to an act passed IN the Office of Felix De Armaa
late notary in this city, on December g. 1923.
The improvements consist of a one-ssOry build
ing with four rooms, the corner being established
as coffeehouse; two story kitchen with four
rooms, out buildings, etc, all covered with slate.
Together with the lease, having two years to run,
from October |. 1872, to October 1874 at the rate
of $50 month, payable monthly.
Q A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon
rights, ways and advantages thereuntO belonging
and situated lying and being i'll the said Second
District of this city, in the square bounded by
and designated by the No. Al, measuring in French
measure so feet front Benvile street by So feet
in depth.
partly In slate and partly in shingles, with tour
rooms, two-stOry brick kitchen, and occupied as
mattress establishment.
Terms-Cash.
Acts of sale before Amede Dueatel, ESQ.,, notary
public, at the expense OF purchasers together with
the stamps. al2 Is u % seq 7
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Dfs f Al w DAVIS VS. succession OF
Thomas Hale, deceased.
GIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
~ OF Orleans No 373a.-BY virtue of a writ of
seizure and sale to me directed by the honor
able the Sixth District Court for the parish of Or
leans, N the above entitled cause will proceed to
sell at public auction, at the Merchants and Auc-
tloneers' Exchange on Royal street. between Ca
nal and CustOmhOuse streets, in the Second Dis
tTict of this city, on TUESDAY September 10, 1872
at twelve O'clock M, the following described prop
/. THE UNDIVIDED 0NE-HALF OR MOIETY OF
CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, together with
all the buildings and Improvements thereon, the
rights, ways, privileges servitUdes and appurte-
District Of this city, in the square bounded by
Camp, st. Charles, ST SOseph and Delord streets
and IIvoh circle, forming the corner of Camp and
DelGrd streets, and measuring ninety-ivp feet
eleven inches front Camp street by one hun
dred and twenty seven rect teniuches six lines in
depth and front Oh DelOrd street, between parallel
lines, all American measure, in conformity with
plan drawn by j. A ID Hemecourt, deputy survey
or, dated the fourth day of February 1850 and
then deposited in the Office of Felix Gr1ma, notary
public in this city.
ANOTHER PORTION OF GROUND, together
with the buildings aud improvements there0u
and appErtenanCes thereof, situated in the dis
trIct and square aforesaid, adjoining the above
six inches front DelOrd street, about seventy
feet along the curve fronting TivOli circle sixtv
feet in depth on the other side line perpendicular
to DelOrd Street and about seventy feet the rear
line parallel with Delord street, all French meas
+. Being the same property. acquired by the late
Thomas Hale deceased, by purchase from John
Andrews, as per act passed before Felix GriIna
notary public in this city, on the twentieth or
March, 1866
Seized iii the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
aug "a seID Sheriff of tn. Parish Of orleans