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scribers to the stock shall pay into the
hands Of the cashier twenty dollars upon
each share subscribed. Assessments on the
stock shall be made thereafter at such
times as the directors may determine; but
no assessment shall be made of over ten
dollars per share; or at intervals of less than
sixty days. Stock on which any assessment
has been due and unpaid for sixty days
may, after personal notice has been given
to the owner be sold, and the proceeds ap-
piled to paying the assessment.
ARTICLE VII.
The following named persons, B. Da
Silva, B. L. Brown, G. II. Fayerweather, +.
j. KunhOltZ and NJ. Lara, are hereby con-
stituted the first board of directors, in
whom and their successors are vested all
the corporate powers of this corporations
they shall hold their Office until the first
Monday in May, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-three.
On the second Monday in April, eighteen
hundred and seventy-three, and annually
thereafter, there shall be elected four direc-
tors. Fifteen days notice of such election
shall be given in two of the daily papers Of
the city of New Orleans, and the directors
then elected shall take their seats on the
first Monday in May following.
No one shall be eligible to the position of
director unless he is the owner of twenty
h.
The cashier shall be ex-oficio a member
of the board of directors.
ARTICLE VIII.
On the first of January and July. in each
year there shall be made statement of the
condition of the bank, setting forth in de-
tail its assets and liabilities, and said state
ment shall be verified by the oaths of the
president and cashier, and be accessible to
any depOsitOr or stakeholder.
ARTICLE *
All pledges not redeemed on or before
the expiration of the time for which
the loan was made, shall be consid
cred forfeited to the bank, and, after
ten days notice, either personal or in
two daily papers of the city of New Or
leans, shall be sold at public auction, and
the proceeds, after paying the principal Gin
terest and expense of sale, shall be placed
to the credit Of the party pledging the same,
but should the same not be claimed within
one year from the date of such credit, then
one-half thereof shall be paid to the Hatha-
way Home and the other half be paid to the
Charity Hospital.
ARTICLE X.
At the expiration of this charter, if the
same is not renewed, there shall be com
mittee of three chosen by the stockholders
to whom shall be entrusted the liquidation
of the affairs of this corporation.
(Signed) 0. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
(Signedj P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved April "a, 1872.
(Signed) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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No. 81.
AN ACT

u
To incorporate the Laborers' Protective
Benevolent and Mutual Aid Association
of New Orleans, Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly CON
vened That Alfred Jones, j. W. Edwards,
Samuel Carter, Foster Chase, John Tore
ganO, P. Carriere, Alfred Mitchell, Eugene
Duplessis, j. NJ. Brown, Eugene Clairville,
A. Smith, W. III. Green, and all others who
may from time to time associate themselves
with them, be and the same are hereby Gre
ated body corporate under the name and ii
tie of the LabOrers' Protective Benevolent
and Mutual Aid Association of New Orleans,
Louisiana, to be located in the city of New
Orleans, and shall, under this title, enjoy
the right of perpetual succession, and be,
as such, capable to sue and be sued, to ac-
quire and possess real estate and personal
property by purchase or donation, inter
UigOS or morris cGUS0, to acquire and possess.
and also to dispose of all real and personal
property obtained by any legal title and
acts, to grant and receive contracts, to
make and adopt such constitution and by
laws, not inconsistent with the constitution
of this State or of the United States, as they
may think proper, and to alter and amend
and modify the same at pleasure, to use a
common seal, and change the same.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the funds of the association shall be en-
ployed in the promotion and protection Of
its members, education of its members, to
provide for and nurse their SICK the burial
of their dead to the relief of the widows
and orphans of its members, and for all
things necessary and legitimate to the car
rying out of their humane and benevolent
purpose.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the officers of this association shall consist
OF one president, one vice president, secre-
tary, assistant secretary, treasurer, eOun-
selor and sergeant-at-arms, who shall be
chosen annually by ballot by the majority
meeting.
SEC. l. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all the apowers Of the association shall be
vested IN board of administrators, to be
composed OF the officers of the association.
ana the president thereof shall have the
right to sue and be sued in behalf of the
association. Said association shall have
the right to establish and organize branch
bodies under the above title, provided said
branches shall strictly conform with tbe
laws of this State and of this act.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etc., That
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hands of a garnishee or depositary against
the same and in all cases where the con
stitutionality or legality of any State, par
ish or municipal tax is called IN question,
or in which the collection OF any sucn TAX
is DELAYED or DISTRACTED by any legal pro-
cess, be SO amended as 20 rsau as aSil :
The SuDreme Court of the State OF Lon
isiaua 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
vOlying the distribution of money or effects
in the hands of executors, or other repre-
sentatiyes of SUGGESTIONS, funds or effects
in the hands of sheriff, or other pubhe
officer received in his official capacity,
or amounts retained out of the price
hid bv a purchaser at sberitfs sales; also,
cases involving the validity OF wills, or
cases in which parties as heirs claim to be
nnt in n0ssessiOn of property. money or
effects belonging to any succession also,
funds or effects in the hands Of synulcs OF
insolvents or receivers appointed oy order
of court; also funds and effects In the
hands of a garnishee or a depository against
the same, and in all cases where the consti-
nationality or legality of any State, parish
or municipal tax is called IN 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. r,v-,,,e,.r,,
(Signedj y. ii. Blk" eIEh,
Sneaker Of the House of Representatives.
fSionedl P.B.S S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved April "a, 1872.
ISignedl II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
T. j. HEBRON,
SECRETARY of State.
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~ o. az.
UT
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 /. 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, 1876,
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 90 pay money; to sue Tor 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 I'M 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 came,
and no longer"
SEC. 3 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. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signed) 2. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved april 25, 1872.
(Signed) II. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-21
No. 20.
AN ACT

40 amend and re-enact section one thousand
nine hundred and fifteen Revised Stat
qtes at large, relative to summary
docket in the Supreme Court of Lou
isiana.
SECTION 1. 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 Lon
isiana, which reads as follows: The Sn-
preme Court of the State of Louisiana shall
have docket to be called the summary
docket, on which the clerk of the said cont
shall enter, in the order in which thew are
fled, all cases involving the distribution of
money or effects IN the hands of executors
or other representatives of successions.
funds or effects in the hands of 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 svndics
OF lnsolyents or receivers appointed by
order OF court; also funds or effects in the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-21
Secretary of State.
No. 90.
An ACT

AN ACT
To incorporate the Citizens Savings Bank.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Louis
lana in General Assembly convened. That
the following persons, B. Da Silva, B. L.
Brown, N. P, Rice, f. J. Kunholtz, G. H.
Fayerweather, William Hire and NJ. Lara.
are hereby created body corporate under
the name and title of the Citizens Savings
Bank, with powers and privileges of doing
a general banking business, under and pur-
suant to the general laws now in force, and
also with the rights and powers as set forth
in the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
The dOmicile of this corporation shall be
the city of New Orleans, and said corpora
ton shall exist for a term of TWENTY-FIVE
years from the date of the passage of this
act.
..... ARTICLE II.
This corporation is hereby authorized and
empowered to receive on deposit from all
persons money in all sums from ten cents
and upwards, and to pay out the same by
check or otherwise, and for which interest
shall be paid in accordance with this act
and the bylaws of this corporation: also, to
receive for safe keeping valuables of all
kinds, and to rent safes for the purpose of
keeping valuables.
Deposits shall draw interest at the rate
OF six per cent per annum, and the interest
shall be placed to the credit of the deposit
Ors on the first of July and January of each
year. A higher rate of interest may be paid
by special agreement, and all deposits shall
be paid on demand.
ARTICLE III.
For the security Of the depositors in this
bank, all money therein deposited shall be
invested onl in first mortgage on improved
property in the city of New Orleans. In
stocks and bonds of corporations of the
State of Louisiana, the market value of
which Is above par, or upon pledge of such
stocks and bonds, or on pledge of United
States bonds, bullion, silver plate and dia-
mOnds; but no loan shall be made for a
greater length Of time than one year, or
upon property that is not worth One-third
more than the amount loaned thereon, and
at rate of interest not exceeding four per
cent a month. Other funds of the bank
may be loaned in the same way and at the
same rate of interest.
ARTICLE ".
To facilitate the Ioaning of money. as
specified In article three, full authority is
hereby given to execute and issue certif-
Gates Of pledge upon all kinds of movable
and to do and perform every act
and thing pertaining to the lOaning of money
upon the security of pledge.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock shall be one bpnlro5
thousand dollars, divided into one tbonsanG
shares OF one hundred dollars each, and the
same may be increased to t wO bun5raS
dollars by a vote of two.tb irIo OF
the stock. H-a 40 U
ARTICLE VI.
Upon the organization of this bank, sub
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-21
No. 80.

Secretary of State.

To incorporate an independent fire com
paDy in the city of Thibodaux, parish OF
Lafourche, 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 Silas I. GrisamOre, Emile E. Leblanc,
Hudson w. Tabor, HOnore Champagne,
Ulgere Badeaux, Tilvere Navarro and Au-
rehen Barr, and their associates, citizens OF
the city of ThibOdaux, are hereby moor
pOrated as an independent fire company,
by the name and style of the "ThibOdaux
Fire Company No. l." 1t shall be the
duty of said company to keep their engine,
hose, etc, in good order and repair, and on
the alarm of fire to proceed thereto with all
possible dispatch, and to assist in extin-
gushing the same. The said company shall
consist of not less than fifty officers and
members.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That
majority of said company, as soon as
thirty names shall have been subscribed,
shall have power and authority to form and
establish such rules ana bylaws. not incon.
sistent with the laws of the State, for its
government as such majority may think
proper, and that such fines and penalties
as they may prescribe for the government
of its officers and members NAV and shall
be enforced and collected before anv Justice
OF the peace within the city of Thibodaux,
or any court Of competent Jurisdiction.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the said ThibOdaux Fire Company No. l,
and their successors, shall be capable of
suing and be sued, pleading and being i'm
pleaded in any of the courts of this State.
and In their corporate name shall be capa-
Ole OF purchasing, conveying and owning
any estate, real or personal, for the use Of
the company.
SEC. d. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the officers and members of Thibodaux Fire
Company No. l shall, at all times, be ex-
empted from serving on iuries and from
military duty; and it shall be the dntv of
the foreman of said company to furnish
annually to the sheriff of the parish of Ia
tourche, and to the officer COMMANDING fine
militia, If such there be, list of the names
OF such officers and members.
SEC. D. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That
the officers Of said company shall consist of
president, foreman, first assistant sec-
Ond assistant, recording Secretary. treas
urer, and such other officers as NAV he
thought necessary or advisable.
SEC. .. Be 1t further enacted. etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage. anu a. O0A 1''
lSigned) oh. BREWSTER
speaker OF the House of Representatives
Signed T. B. S, PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved April %, 1872
tSlgned) H. c.. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HERON,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-21
Homicide at Biloxi.
II 1IHIHNNNV1N - ANEHa19Aa
The HandsbOro Democrat says:

he HandsbOr0 DeWoer0t says:
We regret to learn Of the unfortunate
difficulty which occurred at our sister town
of Biloxi last Monday evening, between
Andrew J. Bennett and HypOlite Stout, re-
sulting in the death of the latter. The
particulars are as follows, so far as we can
learn: Bennett and StOut's step-father had
some difficulty and Stout took it up, and
knocked Bennett down once or twice,
whereupOn Bennett drew his pocketknife
and stabbed Stout, cutting his heart liter
ally in twain, death ensuing instantaneously.
Bennett was Immediately arrested, and
after preliminary examination before a
Justice OF the peace, was admitted to bail in
the sum Of $500
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-21
No. 90.
AN ACT

AN AL
To repeal section seven of an act entitled
IAN act to renew the corporation of the
town of Farmerville, and to provide for
the government of the same"
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That section seven of an act entitled IAN
act to renew the corporation of the town of
Farmerville in the parish of Union; to pro-
vide for the government of the same, and
to repeal all laws heretofore existing on the
same subject matter, approved March six
teenth, eighteen hundred and seventy
which reads as follows:
Be it further enacted, etc, That One-half
of the taxes assessed by the parish on the
property within the limits of the said cor
poratiOn, and One-half of the licenses as
sessed by the parish within said corporation
be paid over to the treasurer of said cor
pOratiOn tor the use of the same; provided,
that these taxes, together with such other
taxes, levied under the provisions of this
act, do not exceed one thousand dollars
be and the same is hereby repealed.
(SIgned) O. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1872
tSigned) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
f. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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n.
AN ACT

AN AL
To amend the fifth section of an act en-
titled IAN act recognizing and granting
certain rights to the Beuf and Crocodile
Navigation Company" approved March
%, 1867.
SECTION ]. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the fifth section of the act entitled
IAN act recognizing and granting certain
rights to the Beuf and Crocodile Naviga-
ton Company" approved March %, 1867,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows, viz:
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted etc., That
this charter shall be deemed forfeited il the
work shall not be begun according to the
interests and purpose of the charter, within
six months of the date thereof, and finished
within eight years of said date"
SEC. 3 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. PINCBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April "a, 1872.
(Signed) H. G.. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
F. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-21
Saws the Cincinnati E,,n,,irer.

Senator Ferry, of Connecticut, has op-
posed nearly all Of Grants measures in
Congress. As candidate for reelection
he was defeated in the Republican Legisla-
tive caucus by General Hawley. He was
the choice Of the Liberal Republicans who
were in the Cincinnati movement, He was
nominated by the Democratic caucus. He
was elected by coalition of Liberal Re-
publicans with the Democrats over the
Grant candidate. The Liberal Republicans
in Norwich and New Haven fred hun
bred guns in each city in honor of his cleo
ton. He was congratulated upon his sue
cess by Senators Trumbull, Schurz and
others of that political stripe, who are for
Horace Greeley.
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-AWs 0F TRE sTATE -OF- LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. 81.
AN ACT

No. 81.
AN ACT %
To allow William Schaffer to change his
name TO William Schwan, and authOriz-
ing Valentine Schwan, of st. Mary par
ish, to adopt him as his son and heir,
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That William Schaffer, of st. Mary
parish, is hereby authorized to change his
name to William Schwan, and Valentine
Schwan, of St. Mary parish, shall have
power to invest him with all the rights and
privileges of a son and heir guaranteed and
established by the laws of this State.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage, all laws and parts of laws to the
contrary Notwithstanding
(Signed) 0. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative.
(Signed) p. b. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1879.
tSigned) II. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HERON,
Secretary of State.
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ms REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY. MAY 2l, 1872.

this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
tSigned) O. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signedl P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved April 49, 1872.
(Signedl H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
F. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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ma Vickshurp 1Fmes OF Saturdf

-V'.0IV q
Captain Blessing, deputy United States
marshal, has had a warrant for the seizure
of the steamer Carrie V. KOuntz for some
eleven months, she being required to an
swer libel made against her by w. l..
Crecy ct al, for wages as labOrers in pulling
her of when she was aground in a chute
somewhere above here in this district. He
has been unable to get aboard Of her until
yesterday, when he boarded her on the
point above town through the assistance of
atug. Captain A. II. Shaw, her commander,
surrendered the boat and returned to this
point and gave bond in the sum of $4,000 to
answer the libel; the sureties upon which
were Captain A. d. Mattingly and Captain
A. II. Shaw himself.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-21
No. AZ.
AN ACT

AN AZ 4
Making Shroye Tuesday, or Mardi- Gras, a
legal holiday.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
vened, That the day known as Shrove
tuesday, or Mardi-Gras, be and is hereby
declared legal holiday throughout thu
State of Louisiana.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after irs
passage.
(Signed1 o. H. 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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The Feiciana Republican,, Of ST. Francis
vile, says:
The Mississippi commenced falling at this
point about a week ago, and since that time
has receded fully five feet. During the past
forty-eight hours the fall has been about
twelve inches. The water has all run out
of the swamps, and large lots Of timber that
have been cut will remain in the woods IN
til next season, unless we have another rise
in the river, which is hardly anticipated
4his sumu7pr