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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-29
No. 20.



To amend and re-enact section one thousand
nine hundred and fifteen Revised Stat
utes at large, relative to summary
docket IN the Supreme Court Of Lou
isiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That section one thousand nine hundred
and fifteen of the Revised Statutes of Lou
isiana, which reads as follows The Su-
preme Court Of the State of Louisiana shall
have docket to be called the summary
docket, on which the clerk of the said court
shall enter, in the order in which they are
filed, all cases involving the distribution of
money or effects in the hands of executors
or other representatives Of SUGGESTIONS;
funds or effects in the hands of a sheriff or
other public officer, received in his official
capacity, or amounts retained out of the
price bid by purchaser at sheriffs' sales;
also funds or effects in the hands of syndics
OF insolvents or receivers appointed by
order of court; also funds or effects in the
hands Of a garnishee or depositary against
the same, and in all cases where the con-
stltutiOnality or legality Of any State, par
ish or municipal tax is called in question,
or in which the collection of any such tax
is delayed or INSTRUCTED by any legal pro-
cess, be so amended as to read as follows
4uC OupIculb COuIG Ol Gu6 DJdJ6 VI LOU
isiana shall have a docket, to be called
the summary docket, on which the
clerk Of the said court shall enter. in the
order in which they are filed, all cases in
vOlving the distribution of money or effects
IN the hands Of executors, or other repre-
sentatives Of SUGGESTIONS, funds or effects
in the hands of a sheriff, or other public
officer, received in his official capacity,
or amounts retained out of the price
bid by a purchaser at sheri1fs' sales; also,
cases involving the validity of wills, or
cases in which parties as heirs claim to be
put in possession Of property. money or
effects belonging to any succession also,
funds or effects in the hands of syndics or
insOlvents or receivers appointed by order
Of court also funds and effects in the
hands OF a garnishee or depository against
the same, and in all cases where the cOnsti-
nationality or legality of any State, parish
or municipal tax is called II question, or in
which the collection of any such tax is de-
layed or INSTRUCTED by any legal process.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall be IN force from and after
its passage.
lSigned o. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) ?. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April "A, 1872
(Sigued) II. c. WARMOTH.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. J. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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together by the board, and notice of such
quarterly or special meeting shall be pub
hshed three days in a paper having the
largest circulation in the city of New Or
leans.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
when land has been acquired and it is pro
posed to distribute the same, the board OF
directors shall cause the same to be equally
divided among the members of the assOcia-
ton, and shall lay the plan Of distribution
thereof before a quarterly or special meet
ing, duly announced, in order that the plan
may be ratified and carried into effect, or
such other substituted as may seem best to
the association.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
tSigned) o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. S. -PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1872
(Signed) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary Of State.
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Alfred Shaw vs.. james Little.

EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
IL of Orleans, No. 7463.-By virtue Of a writ Of
seizure and sale to me directed by the honorable
the Eighth District Court for the parish of Orleans
sell at public auction, at the Merchants
and AuctiOneers' Exchange, Royal street, be-
tween Canal and CustOmhouse streets. in the
Second District of this city, on TUESDAY
June II, 1872, at twelve o'clock NJ, the following
described property, TO wit
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, with the improve
ments thereon, and the rights ways, privileges
and appurtenanees thereuntO belonging or in any
wise appertaining, situated in the First District
of this city, in the square bounded by Gravier
PerdidO, Liberty Gate st. Paul. and Howard Gate
Girodl streets said lot Of ground forming parts of
scT1bed in the surveys Of Joseph Pile, engineer,
dated July %. 1874, and of j. a. D'Hemecourt depu.
ty surveyor, dated June 29, 1866 annexed to act
OF sale of said property by Henry ANTI to Alfred
Shaw passed before P. G. Cuvellier notary pub
lie in this city, on the tWenty-thiTd day of July,
1866, as measuring eighteen feet seven inches and
two lines land in the act by which Alfred Shaw
acquired the same from the succession of Ramon
Faras, passed before Michael Hahn, late notary
public in this city, on the twenty. second day Of
Gravier street, one hundred and two feet in depth
on the side nearest to Liberty street; thence in
the rear on a line running toward Howard street,
thTty-elgbt feet five inches and three lines thence,
on line running toward Gravier street, Ten feet
and one inch; thence on an Obhque line running
to the front on Gravier street, one hundred feet,
all American measure. Being the same property
acquired by the defendant herein by purchase from
plaintiff herein, per act passed before Andrew
Hero, Jr, a notary public in this city, on the
twenty seventh day Of June, 1867.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot
c. S. SAUvINET,
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No. SO.
AN ACT

| To incorporate the Louisiana Working
! mems Homestead Association.
SECTION L. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
! OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
| That Alfred Jones, William H. Green,
Green Curtis, L. knight, William Wallace,
! L. Kenner, 5. Haywood, Charles Vigers,
! John l.. Brewer James Lewis, Thomas Isa-
! belle, and all others who may associate
| with them from time to time, are hereby
| created body corporate, under the name
| and title of the Louisiana WOrkingmeu's
Homestead Association. The domicile of
said body shall be in the city of New Or
leans, and shall enjoy under this title per-
petuaI succession, and be as such capable
10 sue and be sued, to plead and be i'm
pleaded, to acquire and possess real and
personal property, and to dispose of the
same; to make and adopt such constitution
and bylaws not inconsistent with the laws
OF this State and of the United States: to
alter and amend or modify the same at
pleasure.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. etc. That
the object Of this association shall be to Sc
cure by purchase or donation, land or lots
of ground in this State, and the same shall
be distributed in the following manner.
In shares of one hundred dollars each. to
be paid in five installments of twenty dol
lars on each share.
SEC. 5. be 10 further enacted, ETC., That
no member of this association shall hold
more than five shares, and each member, on
each and every share of stock held by him,
shall pay to the treasurer the sum Of twenty
dollars on each and every share held by
such member. ANY member desiring more
shares within the number limited than he
at first held, shall pay a sum in addition
equal to the amount already paid. by MEM
bers holding the number of shares desired
by him, with the interest which has accrued
thereon up to the time of his application so
as to make his entire payments pro rata
withthe others.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the officers of the association shall consist
OF president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, with five other persons, who to-
gether shall constitute board of directors,
SIX OF whom shall constitute quorum; and
Jhe above named persons shall be chosen
annually by ballot. The said officers and
BOARD Of directors to be possessed of all
powers and duties incident to like officers
IL similar corporations. The president of
sftld association shall be the president of the
BOARD OF directors, and as such shall have
the night to sue and be sued in behalf of said
ASSOCIATION. The board of directors shall
nave Uhe right TO fix such compensation as
tney May Geem necessary for such officers,
suoJecU 70 Cne approval of the association
at a stated meeting duly convened for that
purpose.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted. etc. That
this association shall meet quarterly. on the
first Mondays Of January, April, July and
October Of each year, and OfteneT if called |
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AWs 0F TNE SILL OF L0UIsIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. 70.
AN ACT
For the relief of A. Valsin Martin, of Lafav.
cite narish


For the relief of A. Valsin Martin, of Lafav.
cite parish.
WHEREAS, A. Valsin Martin, as surety for
the deceased State tax collector for the par
ish of Lafayette had been duly authorized
by law to proceed to the collection of the
back taxes for the years 1865 and 1866 for
the State OF Louisiana, and has settled with
the Auditor of Public Accounts: and
whereas, he has settled for the whole
amount, without dedUcting the sum of two
thousand dollars, which was deposited bv
him in the parish treasury of the parish
OF Lafayette, which sum was DESTROYED in
the contiagratiOn, together with all other
papers, bills and moneys therein deposited,
as appears By the sworn statements fled
with the State Auditor when the above set
Element was made
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the said A. Valsin Martin be and is
hereby authorized to draw on the Treas
urer Of the State of Louisiana, on his own
warrant, for the sum Of two thousand dol
lars out of any funds not otherwise appro-
priated.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Approved April "a, 1872.
tSigned) III. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
F. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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No.37.
AN ACT

~ All
To incorporate the Natives Benevolent
Association of New Orleans. Louisiana.
SECTION J. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
vened, That AdOlph Barbarin, Jules Hol-
land, Michel BIache, Arthur Meye. Charles
Kramer, Chederic Camel, Louis Ferrand.
John Alexis, Pierre Hilliare, Joseph Gas
ard, and others, have organized themselves
into body known as "The Natives Benev-
olent Association of New Orleans, Louis
lana" the same be and is hereby incorpOr-
ated as q charitable association, to be organ
lzed IN the following manner, to wit
SEC. 2. BE 1t further enacted, ETC.. That
the officers of this association shall consist of
president, a vice president, treasurer, secre-
tary and grand marshal
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted. etc, That
all the power Of the association is placed in
the president thereof, who will have the
right to sue and be sued in behalf of said
society.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the constitution and bylaws of the Natives
Benevolent Association of New Orleans will
be strictly in conformity with the laws of
the State governing charitable associations.
SEC. D. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
lSigned) o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1872
(Signedl II. q. WARMOTH.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary Of State.
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Tn. Imbert VS.. JOseph Graves,

ENOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
Il Of Orleans, No. rs, 792.-By virtue of a writ of
seizure and sale, to me directed by the honorable
the Fourth District Court for the parish of Orleans
in the above entitled cause, viii proceed TO sell
at public auction at the Merchants and Aue.
Canal and Customhouse streets, in the Second
District OF tins city, TUESDAY, June IL
1872 at twelve O'Clock M, the following de.
scTlbed property, to wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon situated in
the First District Of this city, designated by the
numbers three and nine of square number forty.
eight which is bonded by UlOa, DHemecOurt and
solomon streets and CaTrOlltOn avenue, on a plan
by L. Relzenstein, late surveyor, dated the twenty
fourth OF February, 1860. Lot number three rueas-
ures, per said plan thirty-three feet front on
feet in depth, between parallel lines Lot number
nine forms the corner of D'HemeCOurt street and
CaTrOlltOu avenue, and measures thirtV-siX feet
one inch and six lines front on CarrOlltOn avenue
by depth and mont on DHemecOurS street of
one hundred and twentvfour feet eleven inches
feet eight inches and seven lines on the side line
dividing it from lot number ten.
Beng the same property acquired by Joseph
Graves, defendant herein the sole and only heir
at law OF his deceased brother, William Graves
and as such put in possession Of all the propertv
order from the Second District Court for the parish
OF Orleans, in the matter of the succession of Will
liam Graves, signed on the seventeenth of April
1869, and being No. 80 284 of the docket of said
court And the said William Graves had acquired
said lots with others from Mrs. Bertha Dessouer
Madden, then notary public in this city, on the
seventeenth Of April, 1865.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
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No. ~.
AN ACT

AN ACT
To amend the second section of an act enti-
tied ." An act incorporating the Grand
Lodge of the State Of Louisiana and for
other purposes" approved March eigh-
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixteen.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana IN General Assembly con-
vened, That the second section of the act
entitled " An act incorporating the Grand
Lodge of the State Of Louisiana and for
other purposes" approved March is, 1916.
be amended and re-enacted so as to read, as
follows:
"SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, etc, That
they shall have full power and authority,
under the style and name Of the Grand
Lodge of the State of Louisiana, to take,
hold and enjoy real and personal property /;
to sell, mortgage, or otherwise incumber
any species Of property; to borrow money
on mortgage Of real estate or on pledge of
personal property; to issue bonds or other
obligations 20 pay money; to sue for and
recover all such sum or sums of money as
now are or hereafter may become due to the
said Grand Lodge, by any name or style
whatever at any court of law or any tribu-
nal having jurisdiction thereof and the
rights and privileges of the said Grand
Lodge IN any court or at any tribunal what
ever; to defend, and also TO receive,
take and apply requests or donations as
may be made to and for the uses and
purposes intented by the said institution;
and that these powers shall attach to all
the regular lodges which have heretofore
been, or shall hereafter be, constituted by
the said Grand Lodge, so long as the said
lodge shall remain under the power and ju-
risdictiOn of the said Grand Lodge, and in
all things abide by and conform themselves
to the resolutions and bylaws of the same,
and no longer"
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws and parts of laws contrary to or
inconsistent with the provisions of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
(Signed) o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) ?. B. s. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April 25, 1872.
(Signed) H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
4. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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John 2. WaIrnoth vs. .Gohn G. stevenson.

John p. WalmOth VS.. John G. Stevenson
CIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
- or Orleans, No. 20,556.-BY virtue. OF writ Of
neri facias in favor of John G. Stevenson against
William W. Wilson and John Seller, war
rantOrs, to directed by the honorable the
Sixth District Court for the parish OF Orleans in the
above entitled cause will proceed to sell at public
change, Royal street, between Canal and Custom
house streets, in the Second District Of this CITY,
on SATURDAY, June %, 1872, at twelve o'clock NJ,
the following described property, to wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, situated in
the Fourth District of this city, in the square
bounded by Seventh, Eighth, Camp and Magazine
streets, and designated by the numbers twenCv-ope
the corner of Seventh and Camp streets. Lotuum-
Der twenty-One measures twenty-five feet i've
inches and one line front Camp street, by q
depth of one hundred and nine feet nine inches,
between parallel lines, and twenty-five feet i've
inches and one line in width in the Lot num-
Der twenty-five measures twenty-five feet i've
inches and two lines front on Camp street BY a
depth and front on Seventh street of one hundred
and nine feet nine inches, the same depth on the
side line of lot number twenty. one and TWENTY-FIVE
feet five inches two lines in width in the rear.
Together with the buildings and Improvements
thereon.
TWO LOTS OF GROUND, in the SQUARE bounded
by st. James, Market Religious and ST. Thomas
Streets designated as lots numbers seven and
eight. Said lots adiOm each other, and measure,
each, in American measure, thrty-One feet eleven
a depth of one hundred and ffty-nine feet ten
inches and three lines, between equal and parallel
lines. Together with the buildings and improve
ments thereon.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
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mv2a iela % Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans.
George l.. LaughIand VS.. Louisiana Canal
and Land ImnrnVamenr COmnanN.

GCGEBE lAAAl$ NBs IUNkHAtLAAd Ctltitl
and Land Improvement Company.
EoURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARSE
II OfOrleans, No. 80 l88.-By virtue Of writ OF fer
facias to me directed by the honorable the Fourth
District Court for the parish of Orleans, in the
above entitled caEse, viii proceed to sell at public
auction, at the Merchants and AuetiOneers' Elk.
change, Royal street, between Canal and Custom.
house streets in the Second District Of this city,
on SATURDAY, June g. 1872. at twelve o'clock NJ ,
the following described property, TO wit
ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST of the
defendant the Louisiana Canal and Land Improve
ment Company, in and to the lease by the same
defendant, by act before G. W. Christy, notary
public in and for the parish OF Orleans passed en-
the twenty-frst December, 1870, acquired for the
space and term Of thirty years from the date of
SAID act, from the Barataria and LafOurche Canal
Company number two, of all and Singular the Bara-
taria and LafOurche Canal and ali the property,
rights, privileges and franchises OF said company
number two, the lessor, Of every nature and de-
scriptiOn Whatsoever.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms and COnditlOns-Cash in lawful current
money of the United States at the time of adjudi
dieation. The purchaser or adjudicatee 10 assume,
besides all the obligations undertaken by the said
defendant lessee by the said act of lease to be
made by me at the time Of sale.
@. S. SAUVINET,
my2S iel3 % Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
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Peter sieber vs. Lacob b. Balfz.


TUFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
Il Orleans, No. 3470-BY virtue of writ of seizure
and sale to me directed by the honorable the
Fifth District Court fer the parish of Orleans in the
above entitled cause will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the st. Louis Auction Exchange in the
basement rOtunda Of the St. Louis Hotel, st. Louis
street, between Charities and Royal streets in the
Second District Of this city. on FRIDAY, June Z
1872, at sgelve o'clock NJ. the following described
property, TO wit
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, with all the
buildings and Improvements thereon, situated in
the Third District Of this city, in the square
bounded by Frenchmen, MOreau, Elysian Fields
and Victory streets, measuring, in English meas
ure, tWenty-three feet, more or less front on
Frenchmen street, by sixty-six feet, more or less
in depth according to plan drawn by J. A. Celles
late surveyor. on the sixth of May 1864, and de-
posted in the office of A. Barnett notary public in
this city. Being the same property acquired by
the defendant herein from plaintiff herein per act
passed before Joseph COhn. notary public in this
city, on the seventeenth of May, 1867.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot
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w. W. Crnine VS.. Elizabeth Digs.

HURST JUSTICE COURT FOR THE PARISH
II of Orleans. No. I73l-By virtue of an alias
writ of eri facias to me directed by the honorable
the First Justice Court for the parish Of Or
leans in the above entitled cause IwiI proceed to
sell at public auction, at the Merchants and Auc-
tOneers' Exchange, Royal street between Canal and
.Customhouse streets in the Second District Of
o'clock NJ, the following described property, to
wit
A LOT OF GROUND, situated in the Fourth
District of this city in the square bounded by Lib
erty, ST. David, First and Second streets desig-
mated as lot number eleven on plan of B. F. Nichols,
twentysix feet six inches front on Liberty street,
by one hundred and fifty feet in depth, between
parallel lines, as per act passed before A. Hero,
of February, 1863.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
@. s. SAUVINET,
my Is lisl Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans
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my16 e11 Is sheriff of the Parish isl Of ofieana
stephen HumpIlers Vi. tIle Zion Congrega.

tiOnal Society, called also the African MeIhO-
dist Episcopal Zion Society,"
TNlFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
Il Orleans. No. l85l.-By virtue of writ Of seizure
and sale and also by virtue of order Of date May
Z, 1872 both to me directed by the honorable The
Fifth District Court for the Parish Of Orleans IN the
above entitled cause viii proceed to sell at pub
lie auction at the Merchants and AucCiOneers' EX-
change, Royal street, between Canal and Custom
house streets, i'll the Second District Of this civ
on TUESDAY, June 4, 1872, at twelve o'clock NJ
the following described property, TO wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, situated n
the First District of this city, designated by the
numbers fourteen and fifteen, in square number
twenty, bounded by PerdidO. GTavieT, johnson and
Prieur streets, as per plan drawn by Louis BTngeT
late surveyor general, the twentieth April, 1889
and deposited in the Office of David L. AIcCay, late
a notary public in this city. Said lots measure
each, in American measure twenty whine feet seven
inc and seven lines front on Johnson street BY
depth of one hundred and fiftyoue feet three
inches. between parallel lines, together with al
and singular the buildings and Improvements
theron, rights ways, servitudes, privileges, and
all other advantages thereuutO belonging or in any
wise appertaining, without exception or IeservR-
ton. The above described property belongs 70
said society, by means of the purchase II made
thereof from Caroline Williams, as appears by an.
act passed the twenty fourth day Of Septenlbe
1856, before William J. Casten notary public n
this city.
Sliced in the above suit.
Terms-C2sh on the spot
c. S. SAUvISET
q 81 CT. -.