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Some recent experiments have been
made at Berlin to ascertain the effect
which gas has on trees, the roots OF
which are exposed to its influence. Three
trees were chosen for this purpOse-two
lines and a maple. The gas was con-
yeyed in sGbteTanean tubes to within
three or four feet of each tree, and was
dispersed into the soil by holes furnished
by brass gratings, to Obviate the Obstruc-
ton Of the pipes. At the end of two
months the roots were uncovered, and
all the small fibers were found to be
dead. The bark Ofthe strongest roots
were rotten, and even the body part
changed. After two months and ten
days the gas was cut off to zee If the
trees would recover. The mable showed
no signs of life, but one of the lines
again became covered with leaves, but
bore evidences Of i'll health. The poison
manifested itself more rapidly ia that
part of the earth which remained COM
pact. These experiments followed up
during year, leave no dCub. as to the
danger to which trees are subjected
when exposed TO infiltratiOns Of gas near
the roots.
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HAVING been appointed at the July term,
II 1871. OF the PROBATE Court OF shelby
county, Tennessee, Administratrix Of George
s. 6olladay, deceased, this Is 70 notify all per-
sons having claims agains him 10 present
them within ths time prescribed by law.
VIRGINIA GOLLADAY,
Memphis, Tennessee.
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srONrANEoUs CompusrroN.

/ Nearly two years ago, we called at
/ tehuon 10 the discovery made in Paris
that olaek dyed silk, when packed up
IN large quantities, is very subject TO
/ spontaneous combustion. We publish
I ali such and similar items as a warning
/ 10 all concerned, as our chief aim is To
| give our readers that knowledge which. if
not always power, is at least profitable
/ We have now to record the very same
experience recently made in New York.
! Tie report of Fire Marshal McSpeden
| contains the following item: 'On the
eighteenth day Of May last, a fire oe-
Cured in the bonded warehouse, 153 and
l55 Leroy street, in this city. The fire
was discovered shortly after three
O'clock in the morniue. The doors had
been locked by the United States store
keeper in charge of the building, and
the keys retained by aim. The fire
seemed very mysterious, and the im.-
preston was that it was the work of al
incendiaTy. Fire Marshal McSDedon
made an investigation, and pronounced
II to be case of spontaneous combustion.
He ascertained that the fire originated
IN case Of silk twist, packed in a tight
case, while the intense heat of the
weather favored the chances of fspontan-
eOus ignition. Notwithstanding that
the Fire Marshal was positive as to the
origin Of the fire, there were many in
terested parties who were skeptieal, and
did not hesitate to pronounce against
his Judgment in the matter. Similar
cases remained in the stores until
wednesday night, when fire was again
discovered in one Of these same cases of
silk twist, and was beyond question
caused by spontaneous combustion The
Fire Marshal expressed it as his opinion
that goods packed in a similar manner,
whether the fabric be of woolen, cotton.
hemp, or silk, will ignite at any time
when the atmosphere favors. In this
case the goods had become valueless be- !
fore the fire broke out, and the process Of ]
combustion going ON inside the case had
made the silk twist so rotten, that it |
could he broken without effort. The |
Fire Marshal states that he believes 4
many vessels and places of business are
destroyed by fires originating in this
way"
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On Saturday, November %, 1872,

On Saturday, November %, 1872,
within legal hours, the following described
real estate. tO-wit:
A certain tract OF land, situate lying and
being In the county OF shelby, state of Ten
nessee, known and described as follows, to-
wit: Commencing at a point on be new
Raleigh road on the no th side; thence
SIS ln-lao magnetic cOursel feet to a stake /;
thence to the line of The new Raleigh road !;
tlence with the line OF said road l2iO 7-lo0
feet 70 the beginning, being part OF land con-
veyed by keEjamu right to Cuarls : JOnt s.
duly recorded in the Registers Office Of shelby
county, tennessee. in book No. ~, pages S.
and So, being lot No. Z, In Charles Joues's sub
division, a. BY survey made By T.. e.. Burke,
County Surveyor, conta ming 8 -7-l01 Hcrts.
IEKMs-One-third cash. balance on o credit
or six and twelve months: purchaser eNecut-
ing notes with two approved sureties; lien re-
tanned: equity OF redemption barred.
This October q. lsT2.
u. d. 1. sTEWAR'T. tIerk and Master.
L & E. Lehman, solicitors oc2
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As most Of the mineral and metallic
hair dyes ia common use, are deemed
poisonous, tie following from the Sciegl-
tic American, may be acceptable 10
some: Among organic dyes which can
be prepared 10y any one is that obtained
from the green walnut burr, the equicarp
Of the fruit of the .jugiGRs regia. For
this purpose the burrs are soaked in wa
ter and pressed. The liquid thus OF
tanned Is then evaporated and the dye
precipitated as a black powder, which
can be used in any convenient form OF
hair dressing. Dr. KuTtz says that large
quantities are used IN Greece, aud are
also exported thence for this purpose.
The Greeks also make a dye By adding
alum to the expressed juice, aud use this
10 give a dark and marketable color TO
the cattle exported % Marseilles aud
other places where light colored stock Is
at a discount"
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NERnTRHxs
Agricultural & Mechanical
soCrurx.
oneiai drawings for the Improvements
os the Fsir Grounds
MoRNlNe-oLAss NO. $50.

As witness our hand, az Memphis, this 9th,
day Of October, 1872.
4 rs COLEMAN THOs. H HIITs
TOBIAS WOLFE, W. b. WOODSOS
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HGGNT PITS
and SaYiHss association.

A SUFFICIENT number Of shares having
y already been subscribed H 51stify the
commencement Of operations, g meeting Of
subscribers to stock in the above Association
will be held on SATURDAY EVENING, No
vember Cd, at ~ O'Clock, at Memphis Club
Hail, for permanent organization and election
of officers for the year 1873.
Parties desiring TO subscribe TO tlis success
ful enterprise may call on EDWAhD GOLD
SMITH. az Manhattan Bank; or on L. & Z.
LEHMAN, 20 Madison street. Oc24
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The Academy of Sciences in Bologna
has announced that a prize Of twelve
hundred kre ,forty-eight pounds sterl-
ingl will be awarded to the author OF the
best scientific experimental essay on
galvanism OF dynamic electricity. Es-
saws intended for the competition must
be sent in between July 1, 1873, and
June 30, 1874, and must be written or
printed; but, in the latter case, must
not have been published previous 70 the
two years above mentioned. Each
essay is TO bear a motto, and TO be ac-
companied with an envelope stating the
name Of the author. They must be ad-
dressed 10 the Perpetual Secretary Of
the Academy OF Sciences Of the Bologna
Institution.
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B. HART,
2. W. sEMMEs, ARCHITECT
s54 second St, Irving Block,

rNFFERs hIH professional services to the cit
y liens OF Memphis and the surrounding
country. once lately occupied by the late
Francis Foster se2i
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The Cotton premium

w ILL be awarded on Thursday, October
w 18th. All Cotton entered for the Fair
W. Walker q Co, on Adams street and VIII
be sampled under the supervision Of the fol-
lowing gentlemen, who viii constitute tho
breath, Napoleon HIM. ii cslsns ~ s p Hunt Geo. Geo
Winchester and j. W. Jefferson
ccle LEON TROUsDALE, Secretary.
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DIRECTORS;
e. MCDAvIIrT. President.
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
j. T. FARGAsoN, of FargasOn & Clay, Com
mission Merchants.
JOHN 7. SrRATToN, OF stratton, James & Co.,
Commission Merchants.
NAPOLEON HILL, OF Hill, Foutaine q Co.,
Commission Merchants.
W. A. GOODWIN, Cotton Broker.
NJ. f. COCHRAN, of VI. z. & J. W. Cochran,
Lumber Dealers.
II. f. JACKSON, Of Estes & jackson, Attorneys.
NATHAN ADAMS, Stan on, Tennessee.
TlHIS COMPANY OFFERS EVERY REA-
Il sonable Inducements to insurers. Its losses
are settled fairly and paid promptly, while Its
rates are as low as any solvent company can
afford. SEES
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MEMPHIS
Agricultural and Mechanical Fair,
The Memphis s Charleston Railroad

WILL RUN A SPECIAL TRAIN DURING
w the week between Memphis and the Fair
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Chaneery Sale Of Real Estate
-OS-
SATURDAY.. November %. 1879.

No. SE3-NichOlas Freck ct al. vs.. Jos. Uhl st az.
DY virtue Of an order Of sale entered IN this
ID Cause. viii sell, Al public auction to the
hishes. bidder IN FROM Of the door OF the
second Chancery ouTf- house, on Second
street. Memphis. Teuuess e.
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HER RECORD.

She was married TO her first husband,
William M0wbray, a labOrer al Murton
Callisry, at 81. Andrews Church, New
a.af fl-6u-Tvne, and LEFT the neighb0r-
hood and went to reside at Plymouth,
and arerward at various other places
in the south Of England, then returned
.o south HettOn, after an absence OF five
wears from that part Of the country. On
their return the prisoner stated that she
J. al four children whilst away, but they
baS an died. Mowbray obtained en-
p.oyuent at South HettOn as foreman
al the eOIliery, and remained there seve-
raj year-. On the twenty-fOurth OF
June. 1850, child died, named
Mary Ann, four yearsof age. Mr..
Br0adbeut, surgeon, at South Het-
ton. Says she died Of gastric
fever. Shortly after this MOwhray ana
fhe prisoner, with their children, went
20 live It Hendon. He obtained en-
DlOyment a. fireman on board a steam
vessel. On the twenty-secOndo Of SepteHl-
's-f. isG4, asOn, named John Rob
1T William, about one year old,
Jfe.i, and on the second Of May,
1855. = daughter namedi Mary
Iara lied The two last named were
aftended 4 IN their illness by Mr.. Gam
rrsaua- EIl fLHLIs l-uuNtEAduAs MllO tLANtr
trsf tbe,- both died Of gastric fever.
ViIliam Mowtray aud his family were
IN insured IN the British and Pruden-
tfsl Insurance Office, and on the death
N her husband ihe prisoner got thirty
i've pounds, and some smaller amounts
IN lie death Of the children. She then
obtained a situation in the old infirmary
al sunderland, and remained there
.bost six months, when she became ac-
1-1airted with an inmate nameo George
tg9rd He married her, and they went
-, reside in Grey street, Sunderland,
,,,bere he died on the twenty-first Of
,1cfober. 1866, aged thirty-three years,
~ Cammage attended him, and al
-, tioYgi, be was an ailing man he con-
sidered tiaat he
DROPPED OFF VERY SUDDENLY
From tue dealh Of Ward 70 70 ths I,e.',E tweil- E
,,cf5 If December !; Is said the prisoner
feI a loose life, but she then obtained u q
sitrafiCu a. housel1eepeE 20 one }: koD-
inson. a foreman 10 a ship 9ultdiDg Z
vard al P.,llion. In Jgne, 1867, h2 mar
Tied her, ssd they continued 70 nessas
fopsfher at PalliOn. When hoDiilsou
married the prisoner he was q Wicorei ~
viii i've children, aud the prisoner hau
one little giL about nine years OF sge.
she lived with Robinson untai tee laItei
.art Of December, 1867, and during LhAl
inc there died in his hOnse JOln BOD
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CERTIFICATES FOR SALE

At Memphis and Charleston RailrCld once,
27s Main street; Louisville Railroad once.
81 Main street; Boyle & Chapmaus;
Leidys Hat Store; Exposition
Bulldlng, and all the Agen-
Giles Of the Society.
GENERAL OFEICE, s45 SECOND ST.
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Whole Certificates, So; Halves, $3.50;
Quarters, s1.s5,
Which admits the Holder to the Fair on


Tne drawing OF the Agricultural Society
commend Themselves 10 parties desiring 10
invest In such schemes. for the following rea-
sOns: They are cond led BY well-knOWn
gentlemen, who have 10 interest Y hatever in
IhS result; Therefore, ttay are ..arfectly fair.
The schemes are liberal Tie prizes are
never scaled down, T" but always paid in fun
Lhere Ia never any PEST ponemeHt, hut n
drawings invariably take place al the tim
and In the manner advertised. Besides al
this, the money received for tickets goes
toward the Improvement OF a home insfItu-
ton, In which every citizen Of the county
should feel an interest
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Administratrix Notice.

By z. J. BLACK, D. @. and n.
Young q Mallory, sols. for eompln' locl5 Il
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letter, Salt Rheum and all Skin Diseases
cured by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Disco
yery.
The Peoples Stamp OF value.-The Co
vernment endorsement, which legslizes the
sale Of PLANTATION BITTERs, is not the only
stamp affixed to that famous VEGETABLE
TONIC. 1t bears, in addition to that official
sanction. the sT1LL MORE VALUABLE STAMP OF
PUBLIC APPROPRIATION This inestimable vouoh-
er OF it's rare properties as Tonic. CoRREor.
I'VE AND Alternative, is OF much earlier date
than the Government oredential; for millions
OF sick persons had pronounced it the GRAND
SPECIFIC OF THE ACE long before Congress
thought Of taxing proprietary medicines. It
is unnecessary to repeat, in detail, the pro-
perties Of this wonderful Vegetable Invigo-
rant. The best reference that can be offered
to those who desire the full particulars OF it's
virtues, is the GENERAL PUBLIC. Ask thoee
who have tried it as . remedy for dyspepsia.
conetipation, biliousness, Intermittent fevers,
nervous debility, rheumatism. sea sickness,
low spirits, or loss of vital power, what Plan
tation Bitters has done for them, and be 60
yerned by the response they mako to your
inquiries. J20t3
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It is recorded as notable fact that,
when Grant was nominated at the Phi
ladelphie Convention. only one or two
of the 800 editors and correspondents
present manifested the least enthusiasm.
While the @hc!e house boiled with a
mania of excitement. singing, shouting
and yelling like madmen, the 800 editors
sat as impassive and stolid as though in
the retirement of their own sanctuns.
When we come to reflect TINT the ma
jority of them had been for months past
drearily grinding out the old worn-out
tune in praise of Grant, we can easily
understand the sense of relief felt. It
was the dropping OF the green curtain
on the farce. The show was over, and
they carried no courage with them out
into the campaign.
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Honse-P Springston, Red Bank; W John
son, T johnson, Abbeville; T p Branch.
wife, child and nurse, Ca; j Il Chatham, He
lena; w Stone, Charleston; B McCaw, Hiss;
F Howard. Richmond; Miss + e McGowan.
Miss E Perrin. Mics Il G Cothran, George q
Perrin, 6taunton.
Columbia Hotel-H Johnson, Columbia; @
Gilbert, Oharleston; E 81 Hayes. Lexington;
II James and wife, Atlanta; G p Cotohett,
So Ex Co; II D Gilbert, Wilmington; 8 D
Dunavant, A 2 r; Il L McGownen, DR. John A
Barksdale, Dr. VIM Anderson, Laurene; J A
Bomar, " d A r Il; E q Green. A + r; J @
Whitner, W F Hayles, Ga; Place, Camden;
W Shear. Y; Aass, N O; Kahn. Pa; F
Perrie, Nd; Miss E O Polk, Holly 6prlngs; L P
Davis, N G; w A Bradley, Oharleston.
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No THIRD CANDIDATE. E.-It would seem
from intelligence from all quarters that
even the semblance Of organized Demo-
cratic opposition against the Cincinnati
Liberal movement no longer exists. The
New York Commercial Aduertiser, IRE
publican,) which has signalized itself by
it's hostility to Mr.. Greeley. says. with q
woeful attempt at pleasantly, that it is
"pleased to know that it is becoming
clearly manifest that Greeley and Brown
will be endorsed by the Baltimore Con-
vention," and that "the World begins to
see this. and to trim its sails according
ly." The New York Herald isays: "There
can be no longer any doubt that the
great Democratic party is drifting to the
Independent Liberal Republican num-
bers. The probability is that more than
the traditional majority of delegates will
meet at Baltimore pledged to endorse
the Presidential ticket of Greeley and
Brown" The Northwest seems to be
united with the South in upholding the
Cincinnati nominees. The Democracy
of each of the States of Kansas, Iowa,
South Carolina and Florida. in State
Convention assembled. early last week,
declared for the Cincinnati candidates
in their delegates or in their instructions
to their delegates to Baltimore The
Vermont, Missouri and Indiana Demo-
cratic Conventions have since done the
same; Indiana, without regard to Mr..
Voorhees' previous opposition, Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts, New York, Con-
necticut, New Hampshire. Rhode Island,
Maine. North Carolina, Virginia. Geor-
gia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Nevada, Ore.
gon, California, West Virginia, Mime
sofa, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and
Wisconsin are all moving in the same
direction. New Jersey is as yet unde-
cided. and game little Delaware has an
anti Greeley delegation for Baltimore.
but no doubt she will gracefully yield to
superior numbers. Maryland is un-
doubtedly for Greeley. Baltimore Sun
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the President had better keep bright
lookout on his carpet-bag Governors, or
they will get him into trouble when he
least expects, and compel him, in this
warm weather. to come back from Long
Branch. A new speck-no bigger than
mans hand, but possibly pregnant of
mischief-is Visible ii the Northern sky.
It seems that, day or two ago-and for
this we have the authority of journal
high in favor with the State Department,
and trusted with all secrets-Sir Edward
Thornton called. on the Secretary and
presented voluminous documents bearing
upon the abduction of an American
named Ruins Bratton, ut London, Upper
Canadn, by our Government officials, on
charge of robbing post Office at Hills
boro, N. c.. and forcibly took him to
Detroit, in violation Of the extradition
treaty. All the facts relating to the oh
duction are plainly set forth. and the
British Minister makes q demand that
he shall be returned to London and set
at liberty; aud if the United States has
any demand upon him, they must pur-
sue the course laid down in the treaty.
Such ia the account given by the New
York Herald, on which we have only to
remark, that "robbing q post Office" is
a crime not provided for by any existing
treaty. and hence the story is improba-
BILE, and, if it be true, puts the Federal
authorities, il they committed the act,
in still more awkward position. The
other story, which has found currency,
and is therefore uncontradioted, is that
the kidnapped man was fugitive from
South Carolina, suspected of ''Kn Klux-
isn1," and diffident of Judge Bond and
his packed juries; that armed detectives
were sent after him by Governor Scott,
who secured linn at night on British
soil, ironed and norcOtized him, andAin
that condition carried him off. frat to
Detroit. where they evaded Judicial
scrutiny, and thence South. We have
no opinion to express ss to which STORY
is most probable, though we incline to
the Ku Klnx version. But be this as it
may, the issue is perfectly certain. The
man will have to be sent back, unless he
be- treated as Secretary Seward and Ad-
miral Porter did the Florida at New
Port News-put out Of the way. Not
only was the search on British soil per Sc
an outrage-and if applied to us we
should have thought so-but if the al
legged offence be political, one, as Ku
Kluxism certainly is, the question of the
right of asylum arises to make matters
worse. There is fixed rule in all such
cases. Some eleven years ago, two ''in-
famous rebels" parents of Ku Klux,
we're rather uncer moniously taken from
the protection of the British flag and
brought within this Jurisdiction. What
happened all recollect. It occurs to us
that the streets and houses OF an inland
English town, for such is Canadian Lon
don, are at least as sacred as the quarter
deck of q West India steamer, and that
Gen. Grant and Mr.. Fish will have to DO
precisely what Lincoln and Seward did.
We trust that there will be no prelimi-
nary fuss, but that everything will be
done decently and in order.
Baltimore Gazette.
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ExEOUTIyR MANeIoN.

A Heidelberg letter-writer, speaking
of the ability of the German students to
consume beer, snys:
"a few evenings ago, one of the
Corps were drinking at their club
houre. aud one OF the members came in
ali the clock WAS about to strike IL, and
bet that he could take twelve glasses of
beer during the twelve strokes of the
clock. Accordingly. the beer was laid
before him, and, much to the astonish-
ment of even the students themselves, he
did it. The same evening, one of the
students drank 100 glasses of beer on q
bet, and was hardly affected at all by it,
These are really wonderful things to do,
when you consider that one of these
glasses contains almost two pints of
beer"
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SOUTHERN CLA1Ms.-Congress having
made an appropriation for the payment
Of the awards made by the commission
appointed to audit Southern claims.
these claims are to be audited by the
Third Auditor, and paid as soon as the
accounts can be adjusted.
Four Vice Presidents of the United
States have been reelected to the Office.
They were John Adams, George Clinton.
Daniel D. Tompkins aud John G. CAL
houn.
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The NEWEST SLATE.-At the Willard
the ' foIiowins % Sta State ticket % yas s'1nng. nom;
mated: A: J. Willard. (Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Oourt,) Governor; W.
B. Nash. (oolored Senator from Rich
land,) Lieutenant-Governor; E. J..
Adams. (colored preacher,) Secretary OF
State; F. L. Cardozo, (colored Secretary
OF State State Treasurer; r. Tomlinson,
(ex-S State Auditory Comptroller General;
J. N. Hayne, (colored Representative
from Barnwell,) Adjutant- General; A. M.
Warren, (teacher in the Avery Institute, J
superintendent Of Education. AS four
OF these nominees are colored men, the
projectors of the new movement have
not stuck to their promised "'arf and
'arf" plan.-C Charleston Mews.
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EXACT STATUS OF THE CorroN TAX

EXACT STATUS OF THE CoTroN TAX
B1n1.-In response to many inquiries
upon the subject, from parties both
North md South who are interested in
the bill. the Washington Republican says
it is still pending in the Ways and Means
Committee, and will be reported by them
early in the December session. Both
houses have been committed in direct
manner to it's passage, and particularly
to the unconstitutionality of the tax.
The defeat of the Morrill, Amendment to
the deficiency bill was the first indica.
ton OF the feeling In favor of the propo-
sition to refund. The great bulk of the
cases brought before the Court of Claims
are cotton claims. and the fight against
the amendment was made directly in the
interest of the cotton producing class.
The next, or second, and most conclu-
sive evidencecbf the feeling in the pre-
misses, is to be found in the fact that the
amendment to the omnibus bill prohi-
biting the Secretary Of the Treasury
from collecting the two cents per pound
on cotton judgments obtained before the
Court of Claims, was passed by the al
most unanimous vote Of both houses,
both political parties accepting and COM
mitting themselves to the position origi-
nally taken by Mr.. Dawes and others
when the tax was first imposed, that it
was not constitutional.