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GENERAL NATuRE-Nn. Sc. /
An act for the relief Of certain officers o
the nns.rr,r

An act for the relief of certain officers OF
the navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That in
conformity with and to carry into effect the.
recommendation and conclusions of the
board of officers organized in pursuance of
the " Resolution for the relief of certain
officers of the navy" approved July first,
eighteen hundred and seventy, the Presi-
dent of the United States be, and he is
hereby, authorized, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the Senate, to restore
Commodore Joseph f. Green to his original
position on the navy list, next below Rear
Admiral Boggs; to promote Commodore
John De Camp to his original relative posi-
ton as rear-admiral on. the retired list; to
promote Commodore Charles w. Pickering
to the grade of commodore on the retired
list, with the retired pay of his advanced
rank; to advance Captain Egbert Thomp-
son in rank next below Captain Thomas G.
Corbin; to promote Commander Samuel r.,
Franklin to take rank next after Com
mander James s. Thornton; to restore Com
mander Edward Y. MeCauley to his orr
ginal rank, next after Commander w. %,
Whiting; to restore Commanders John Isl.
Russell, A.. w. johnson, P. G. johnson,
John Walters, A. L. K. Benham, Austin
Pendergrast, and w. P Mccain. respect
lively, to their original places on the navy
list
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FOR building sink, repairing and PAINTING
/ lars. ~ NoA-
| thousand dollars. 7A'"AS' ~
For miscellaneous and contingay.A o.
penses: For gas, coal oil for TpStSno, A. A.
academy, cadet barracks, mess hall hos s,.e
pltal Offices, stable and inside walks f1,,z-
Thousand dollars; water pipes, plambiro~.
and repairs, two thousand dollars; cleani1sess
PuDhc buildings mot quarters), five hun.
oreo and sixty dollars; brooms, brushes,
9a,Is, tubs, aud cloths, two hundred
uollars; chalk, crayons, sponge. and
states for recitation rooms. one bnT.
dred dollars; compensation of chanel
organlst, two bundled dollars. for od,o-
pensatlon OF librarian, one hundred and.
twenty uollaEs: compensation of non-eoYn-z
mlssioned ofleer IN charge of mechanics.
fifty. dollars; compensation of soIdier
writing in adiutant's office, tiftv dol
lars; pay OF engineer of heating ans
yentlIatlng apparatus, cadet barraekse
chapel and philosophical acadamy, includ-
ing the library, one thousand five hundred
dollars; pay OF assistant OF same, seven
hundred and twenty dollars; pay Of five
1nremen, two thousand two hundred dol
lars; increase and expense of the library.
books, magazines, periodicals and binding,
two thousand dollars.
t'or REIN bursting cadets for losses in
CURED by their efforts in extinguishing
fire in their barracks, in the year eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, six Thousand
eight hundred and eighteen dollars and
cents.
:, For pay of librarians assistant, ono
thousand dollars,
For contingencies for superintendent of
the academy, one thousand dollars.
For furniture for cadet hospital, one hun
dred hospital
For repairing and opening roads and
paths, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For ice house and an additional store.
room and servants room, seven thousand
five hundred dollars.
For coal house, five thousand dollars.
For recovering south wharf, two thou
sand five hundred dollars.
Approved May %. 1872
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Approved May %, 1872.
GENERAL NAruRE-No. 84.T

An act to create an additional land districs
in the State of Kansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of America, in Congress assembled.
That all that portion of the Republican
land district, in the State of Kansas, living
and being situated west of the first guide
meridian west of the sixth principal me-
ridian be, and hereby is, constituted new
land district, to be called the Northwestern
land district.
=, SEC; 2. That the President, by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate, Is
hereby authorized to appoint register
and receiver for said district, who shall
discharge like and similar duties, and re-
ceiVe the same amount of compensation
allowed to other officers discharging like
duties in the other land offices of said State,
Approved May %, 1872.
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[GENERAL NATuRE-No. e. /

An act to provide for holding the United
States district court in the city of Toledo,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That there
shall be two terms Of the United States dis-
trict court for the northern district of Ohio
held in the city of Toledo, Ohio, in each
year from and after the passage of this act,
the time and the length of the terms to be
fixed by the judge OF said court.
Approved NAV %, 1879.
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GENERAL NATURE-No. 86.J
An act to regulate criminal practice in the
federal courts


federal courts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled That in
every case where demurrer is interpOsed
thereof, or to any information in any court
of the United States, and such demurrer
shall be overruled by the court, the iudp-
ment thereupon shall be respondeat-ouster;
and sthereupon trial may beordered at this
same term, or a continuance may be or
dered as justice may require.
Approved May %, 1879.
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For this amount, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, to purchase subsistence
and clothing for the Teton and other bands
of Sioux in the vicinity of Fort Peck, Mon
tana Territory, and for such other objects
as the Secretary of the Interior, with the
approval Of the President, may deem neces-
sary and advisable, to promote the ciyiIiza-
ton and Improvement of said Indians, five
hundred thousand dollars. But this appro-
priation shall be expended for the benefit
OF such portions of said bands only, and
for such time as they maintain friendly re-
lations to the United States.
UNPoUAs (cow CREEK BANDl.
For ninteenth Of twenty installments, in
blankets, clothing, provisions and stock,
per third article treaty of September nine
teenIh, eighteen hundred and 6fty-three,
i've hundred and City dollars.
uMPouAs AND cALAPoorAs OF UMPoUA VAL
LEY, OREGON.
Fer third of five instalIments, of the
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and fhsseourt shall. at the same time and ii
the same judgment, order the delinquent
parties to pay five per cent in addition to
the amount assessed to pay costs and cOun.
sci tees.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
no compensation shall be allowed 20 said
commissioners for their services, lat they
shall have the right to appoint and employ
such officers and employees as they deem
proper, aud fix their salaries and cOmpen-
satiOn.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the lands reclaimed under the provisions of
this act shall be exempt from taxation until
the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage, and that all
laws or parts of laws contrary to or in any
wise conflicting with the provisions of this
act be and the same are hereby repealed.
(Signed) 0. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Sigued) P. B. S. PINCHBACk,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved April %. 1872.
tSignedl H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. J. HEBRON,
Secretary of State
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No. 80.
AN ACT
Secretary of State.

To amend article six hundred and forty
four Of the Code Of Practice.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That article six hundred and forty
four of the Code of Practice be amended
so as to correspond with article one thou
sand nine hundred and ninety-twO Of the
Civil Code, and so as to read as follows:
The sheriff can not seize the linen and
clothes belonging to the debtor or his wife;
nor his bed, nor those of his family; nor his
arms and military accOutrements: nor the
tools and instruments and books necessary
for the exercise of the calling, trade or
profession by which he makes a living;
nor shall he in any case seize the rights OF
personal servitude, Of use and habitatiOn,
Of usufruct to the estate OF minor child;
nor the income of dOtal property; nor
money due for the salary OF an officer; nor
wages; nor recOmpense for personal ser
vices; nor house or kitchen furniture to the
value of six hundred dollars.
(Signed) 0. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
iSigned) P B. S. PINCHBACk.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1872.
(Signed) H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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credit of the railroad sinking fund; to be
applied to. the redemption Of the parish
bonds as before stated.
SEC. q. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the stockholders of said company shall, at
any time, have the right to have all stock
held by any parish or incorporated town OF
city transferred to the company whenever
and to the extent that said company shall
repay or reimburse said parishes, towns OF
cities, the amounts paid by them on thelr
bonds issued to said company. Ana IN re-
imbuTsing said parishes, towns OF cltIes' Ihe
said company shall have credit Tor the luII
amount Of any and all taxes LEVIED upon
and collected upon the property OF san ralI-
road company by said parishes, towns or
cities; and TO the extent OF such taxes L1e
said parishes, towns or cities shaIl ANNUALLY
transfer their stock to said company.
SEC. %. Be il further enacted, etc, That
the parish treasurers into whose custody
the railroad funds may pass, as aforesaid,
shall. in addition to the bonds required by
them as parish treasurers, and as further
security for the money to be raised as
aforesaid, give a special bond for such
sum as the police jury may direct paya-
BILE to the president Of the police jury, for
the use of whom it may concern, and the
parish shall be considered as guaranteeing
and shall be responsible for the fidelity of
such treasurer and the safe keeping Of the
money in his charge.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the president of this company shall have
the power to call meeting Of the stock
holders whenever he thinks their interest
may require it, to deliberate on the affairs
Of the company; and the president and di-
rectOrs shall have the powers and authority
conferred by the Legislature on similar
companies in this State, where the same is
not specially conferred in this charter.
(SignedI o. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1872.
lSigned) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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transcript Of the record of the. case before
his fees for preparing the same have been
paid.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with or
contrary to the provisions of this act, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
lSignedl o. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Siened) P B. S. PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved April 6, 1872.
(Signed) H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
F. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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State of Louisiana VS.. 1Irs, Martin FeeHy >
vIOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISE
Il of Orleans No. 26,690.-By virtue of a writ es
teri facias to me directed by the honorable ths
Fourth District Court for the parish of Orleans 3
in the above entitled cause, will prOceedtO sell
at public auction, at the Merchants and Auction
GERS Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and
CustomhOuse streets in the Second District of this
city on FRIDAY, May TO- 1872 at twelve O'clock
NJ. the following described property, to wit
ONE LOT OF GROUND, situated in the EirsE
District of this CITY in square number two hundred
and thirty-nine, bounded by ETatO, Clio, BarOnn6
and CarOndelet streets, measuring sixty four feet
front ETatO street by one hundred and twenty
eight feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
c. s. SAUVTNET.
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sHRRIFFS SALES.
w. w. Crniue vs.. EIizabetb Diars.

w. w. CrRine VS.. Elizabeth DiRgs.
TNIRST JUSTICE COURT FOR THB PARISH
II of Orleans No. l73l.-By virtue of an alias
writ Of feri facias to directed by the honorable
the First Justice Court for the parish of Or
leans in the above entitled cause, will proceed to
sell at public auction, at the Merchants and Auc-
tioneers Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and
Customhouse streets. in the Second District of
this city, on SATURDAY, June J. 1872, at twelve
o'clock NJ, the following described property, to
wit
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,
surveyor. of date of --; said lot measuring
twenty six 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,
notary public in tins city, on the twenty nth day
of February, 1868.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot. -
C. 8. SAUvINBT,
mv1 Is ie1 Sheriff of the Parish of ORLEANS.
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TOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
Il ofOreans No. 80 Ol7.-By virtue of writ of tieri
facias 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 AuctiOneers' EK-
change Royal street, between Canal and Custom.
house streets in the Second District of this CITY,
on FRIDAY, May a. 1872, at twelve o'clock NJ,
the following described property. to wit
FIVE CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together
with all the buildings and Improvements thereon,
situated in the Sixth District of this city desg-
mated lots numbers sixteen, seventeen eighteen,
nineteen and twenty in square number twenty,
bounded by Nashville avenue. Live Oak, ATabella
and Laurel streets, as per sketch attached to an
act of sale of the heils of A. P. Gray to defendant
dated twenty third December 1870, before 4. Hero,
Jr. notary public in this city. Said lots measure
each thirty feet front on Nashville avenue by a
depth of one hundred and five feet between paral-
lei ines lot number sixteen forming the corner OF
Live Oak street and Nashville avenue.
Also, A STRIP OF GROUND thirty feet wide eX'
tending in front of said lots.
All according TO original plan drawn by Buls-
son, surveyor de ted March L. 1887, when the tract
Of land known as Hurtsville was laid in squares.
said plan deposited in the Office OF William Boswell,
then a notary public in this city.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
c. S. SAUVTNBT,
ap23 my8 "a Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
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NO.23.
AN ACT

To rerulata the payment of the costs Of ap-
peals to the Supreme Court.
Srr-1ox1 Re If enacted by the Senate
and HoDse of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con
yened. That in all cases of appeal to the
supreme Court, the party appellant shall
be primarily liable for all costs occasio :, d
by said appeal, and the party plaintiff, Il
appellee, snail never be called on TO pay
said costs unless he shall have been con
demned therefor by Judgment on said aP-
peal.
Sec Be further enacted, etc, That the
clerk Of the court from which an appeal is
taken shall not be required to deliver the
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G. s. SAUVLNEI,
ap9 30 myIO Sheriff of the parish of Orleans.
I,afftte, DufflhO &, Co. vs.. Arthur FOrstaU

Laftte, DufilhO 81 Co. vs.. Arthur FOFstaIb &.
EOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
e Orleans, No. 33O79-By virtue of writ 81
seizure and sale to directed by the honorable the
Fourth District Court for the parish of Orleans in the
above entitled cause will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the st. Louis Auction Bxchanee, 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 SATURDAY, May
II, 1872, at twelve o'clock NJ, the following de-
sCribed property, to wit
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND with the improve
ments thereon, the fights ways and appurtenances
thereuntO belonging or in anYwise appertalnlng5
situated in the Second District of this city, IN the
square bounded by Royal, Barracks, Charities and
Hospital Streets measuring in American measure
forty five feet three inches and three lines trent on
Royal street, by one hundred and four feet hYe
inches and two lines in depth between parallel
lines, bounded on one side by property formerly o.
F. Ito on the other side by that of Mr.. PTOyOstyy
or assigns and in the rear by that of James Hop
kins, or assigns.
Being the same property which was acquired b.
the defendant herein from o. L. Bercier and vie
per act of sale executed before A. Ducatel notary
public in this city, dated May II, 1866.
TIE improvements comprise One-stOrY and
attic brick dwelling house, slate rooted, No. 5t's
Royal street twO-stOry brick kitchen covered
with tiles, OuthOuses, etc.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms--Cash on the spot.
G. s. SAUVIEET,
o. ,F ~ Ssh ofO
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OFFICE OF UNITED STATES MARSHAL,
lit If I mi atnrn

OFFICE OF UNITED STATES MARSHAL, }
District of Louisiana,
New Orleans. April d, 1872.
WNHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT ON THE
i twenty second day of April, A. D. 1872 warrant
i'll bankruptcy issued against the estate OF
Sgphie BOutrOu of New Orleans. in the parish of
orleans and State OF Louisiana, who was
adiudgpd a bankrupt on her own petition; that
erty belonging to such bankrupt TO her, or for her
use and the transfer Of any property by her, are
forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors
choose one or more assiguees OF her estate, will be
held at Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the
CustOmhOus- building. in the city of New Orleans,
Louisiana before G. s. Kellogg Register, on the
fifth day of June, A. D. 1872 at nine o'clock A. NJ.
s. s. PACKARD,
United States Marshal. District Of Louisiana
3
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TOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
10 of Orleans, Nos. 81 697 and 33097.-By virtue of
two wrts of feri faclas directed by the honor
able the Fourth District Court for the parish of Or
leans in the above entitled causes, will proceed
to sell at public auction the premises hereinat
ter designated, on WEDNESDAY, May g. 1872, at
halfpast ten o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, to wit
THE GOODS. MERCHANDISE, FIXTURES, and
all movable property contained in the premises
situated No $50 Magazine street between Felicity
road and st. Mary street in the Fourth District Of
this city as per inventory which may be seen in
my office.
AlsO-The lease of said premises, expiring on the
thittieth of September next (l872) at the rate Of
thirteen hundred and twenty dollars per annum,
payable monthly; a copy Of said lease can now be
seen in my office.
Seized in the above suits
Terms-FOr the goods, merchandise, etc, cash on
the spot; and for the lease, the purchaser TO pay
the rent according to the terms of said lease, and
for the surplus, if any, cash on the spot.
C. =. SAUVTEET,
aT,I7 mv3 z Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
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William Wood VS.. Denis ct EreviIIe VIII

William Wood vs.. Denis ct ErevilIe VIII
lere.
nANS LA COUR DE CIRCUIT DIES ETATS-UEIS
- pour le Cinquieme Circuit ct District de la
Louisiana, No G625.-En veTtu dun Ordre de heri
facias moi adresse daus affaire ci-dessus intitu
lee, je precGdeTai a vendre au plus haut encheris
seuT, SAMEDI, le premier jour dc Jun 1872, d midi
la maisOu de cOdr de Ia parOsse st Bernard, Etat
DE la Louisiana Ia pr0priGte cidessOus dGcrite,
vOiT-
TN LOT DE TERRE, faisant partie de cette Gten-
due de- terre sItUee dams Ia paroisse St-Bernard
en- Get Etat la rive gauche du heuve Missis-
sippi. a uue distance denvirOn six miles en- Oas
de la vile, ct aneiennement comm sous le nom
dhabitatiOn LacOEte, mesurant Is arpents, plus GU
moins de face sur le heuve Mississippi sur une
profUndeur de 40 arpents, tOus les drOlts sur
uue autre prOfOndeur, cOnfOrmtment aux titres
suivants Les dts lots sOnt desgnts, sur I'm plan
depOsG au bureau de Jules Messy, reinforcement
uoare pubiC en- cette Vile sous le No. p du Livre
de Plans No. l. par les Nos l. 2 s. g. g. g. TO- II, y,
&c ct g. de celui la ettre A; ct par les Nos 3,
l. 81 g. g. 10 H. Il. Is il ct IS, de Cette portion
de teTre desgnee lie dit pan la lettre B. ct
aussi TinteTet du dit William Wood dams cette
etendue de teTre en- arrieTe des des deux portions
de teTTe ct B, acquls par lul par ses deuN actes
de vente savOiT: De William c. Milne, par acte en-
date du ONE Ftv-ier, 1854, fait par H. B. Cenas,
reinforcement uOtaIre Cette vile ct de Jean
Slidell par acte par devGRt le meme uOtaIre, en-
date du deuN JUN, 1857.
Saisi dams 'affaire Ci-dessus.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sur les lieuL.
Bureau du Marshal DIES EuatsDni NOuvelle Or
leans, &c trentitme jour GAvril. l612.
mvl 6 Is p iel Marshal des Etats Unis
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q, S. MARsHAL,S SALES.


William Wood VS.. Denis and EreViIle
Where.
IN THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT FOR
Il the Fifth Circuit and District of Louisiana, No
6525.-By virtue of writ of feri facias to me di-
rected in the above entitled suit will proceed to
sell 70 the highest bidder, on SATURDAY, June
J. 1872 at twelve o'clock NJ, at the courthouse, in
the parish OF st. Bernard State of Louisiana, the
following described property, viz
LOT OF GROUND, forming part of that tract
of land situated in the parish of st. Bernard in
this State on the left bank OF the river Mississippi
at adistance of about six miles below the city, and
formerly known as the LaCOste plantation, meas
uring l6 arDents, more less, front on the Mis-
sissippi river, by depth of 40 arpents, with all
the rights to a further depth, according to the
preceding titles. The said lots designated, on
a plan deposited i'll the office of Jules Messy, late
a notary public i'll this city, under the No. "a of
Book Of Plans No. J. Nos. l. 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, II,
r. l3 and IS of that under the letter a; and Nos B.
A. g. g. TO- H. Il, -, Il and Is, of that portion
of lands designated the said plan under the let
ter B; and also the interest Of the said William
Wood 10 any extent OF land in the of the said
two portions of ground A and B. and acquired by
hm by his Two acts of purchase, to wit: From Viii
liam G. Milne by act dated February II, 1854, ex.
ecuted before H. B. Cenas late notary in this
citv and from John Slidell by act before the same
notary, dated June 2, 1887.
Seized in the above suit,
Terms-Cash on the spot
United States Marshals Office, New Orleans,
thirtieth day OF April, 1872.
United States Marshal