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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

or road, or either of them, by voluntary
contribution or gratuitous donation of real
or personal property, moneyOr other effects
belonging to such parish, city or town; and
any parish city or incorporated town in the
State is hereby authorized to issue five or
ten years bonds, bearing interest at rate
mot exceeding ten per cent per annum, with
coupons attached, in favor of said bridge
and road company, and such issue OF bonds
by any such parish, city or incorporated
town, when signed by the proper officers OF
such parish, city or town, as hereinbefOre
specified, shall be- good and lawful, and
shall not require any other special act of
The Legislature to permit the same to be
$nadee
SEC o. Be it further enacted, etc, That
Che board of directors of said company shall
have the right to sell or dispose of any of
the capital stock Of said company not al
ready issued at the time to any person, com
9)auyo corporation, or other party, on such
Germs as they may deem best, and to receive
On payment therefor money, bonds of any
Incorporation, materials, or other thing and
at such prices or rates as they may deem to
She interests of this company
Sec 49, Be it further enacted, etc. That
Ghis 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 August Is, 1872.
(SignGd) Fl. G. .WARMOTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana,
true copy:
Y. A. WOODWARD,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10
So.
IN ACT

For the relief of w. Jasper Blackburn,
WHEREAS. On the night of the eighth OF
July, 1868, and of the fifth of November,
of the same year, the printing office of the
Homer IItad, owned by w Jasper Black
burn, was forcibly entered by a mob of dis
orderly and violent persons, and the presses
and furniture broken to pieces and the type
and other materials thrown into the streets;
and
Whereas, 1t cost the said w. Jasper
Blackburn large amount of money to retit
his Office, in order to do the printing which
he was under contract to do for the State
and general government, and to restore his
office to its former efficiency which was a
clear damage to him in a large amount of
money and inconvenience; therefore
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That to repair the damage inflicted
. on W. Jasper Blackburn, as set forth in
the preamble to this act, there be and is here
by appropriated the sum of six thousand
dollars out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to the said W.
Jasper Blackburn, to be paid to him on his
own warrant on the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts of this State.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
(Signed) o. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved May 20, 1872.
p (Signed) 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, 1872-09-10
No. 90.
AN ACT

To amend and re-enact section two of an
act entitled "An act to form a new parish
to be called the parish of Red River" ap-
proved March 2, 1872.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That ection second of said act, in lines
nine, ten and eleven in said section as
printed in the official volume of the acts OF
1871, which read, after the words cred
river" in line nine, as follws: Thence
up Red river to outlet of James river,
up James river to Delats bayou, up De-
lat's bayou to Bayou Pierre, be and the
same is hereby amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows: Thence up Red river
to the outlet of Bayou Lumbra, thence up
Bayou Lumbra to Delat's bayou, up Delat's
bayou to Bayou Pierre"
SEC. Q Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage. -.--.---.
(Signedl o. Fl. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) ?. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved July |, 1872.
Signed H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
b. J. HEBRON,
Secretary of State
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otherwise appropriated, Tor the purpose Of
paying her for the services rendered by her
deceased husband as clerk in the office of
registration in the year A. D. 1868, in the
parish of Avoyelles the same to be paid by
the State Treasurer, upon the warrant Of
the Auditor of Public Accounts; provided,
she first proves her slams to said money to
the satisfaction of the State register of
voters, who, on approving the same, shall
issue an order upon the State Auditor there
for.
SEC. p Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after it's
passage, and all laws and parts of laws
inconsistent Herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
lSigned O. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
(Signed P B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved July +, 1872
&Signed) II. c. WARMOTHe
Governor Of the State OF louisiana
a true copys
F. j. HERON
Secretary Of States
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Of Louisiana, and it shall acquire right OF
preparation as provided by law,
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
ISignedl O. Fl. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CSigned) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved May 4, 1872
ISigned) H. C. 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, 1872-09-10
No. "a.
AN ACT

To incorporate the Springfield and Blood
River Railroad Company, Livingston par
ish. State of Louisiana.
Section l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives. of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That Peter H. Kemp, Thomas Benton Kemp
and Simpson Kemp, and their associates
and successors, are hereby created body
corporate under the style and title Of
the Springfield and Blood River Railroad
Company, and under such name they shall
have q common seal, sue and be sued
plead and be implicated, and possess all and
severally the rights, powers, privileges and
incidents belonging to similar corporations
by the laws OF Louisiana and this charter
shall remain in force Tor the period OF TWEEN
tv-ive wears from and after the passage Of
this act.
SEC. ?. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
the said company are hereby authorized
and empowered to lay out, locate, contruet
eauip and thereafter own, maintain and en-
10y a railroad from Springfield to Blood
river in Livingston parish, Louisiana, by
such route as the company may deem most
direct and practicable.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
for. the purposes herein set forth said com
pany shall have the right Of way TO the dis
tanee of fifty feet on each side of the outer
line of said railroad belonging TO the State
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AN ACT


To locate the seat of justice of the parish of
Livingston.
WHEREAS, Under act of the Legislature
of eighteen hundred and seventy-0ne, an
election was held to decide the location of
the seat Of justice for the parish Of Living
ston; and
Whereas, A majority voted for the re-
moval of the courthouse from Springfield,
and plurality located the courthouse or
seat Of Justice at Port Vincent; therefore
SECTION t. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the seat Of justice for the par
ish of Livingston shall be located at Port
Vincent, in the parish of Livingston.
SEC, 2 Be it further enacted, etc, That
the president of the police jury of said par
ish shall appoint three commissioners to
have the buildings necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act erected, and that The
police jury shall levy tax, to be paid in
currency, equal to pay onehaf of the ex-
pense Of said buildings, the other half to be
paid for by subscription.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty Of the collector of par
ish taxes, for the parish of Livingston, to
collect the tax levied under this law, and
pay over the same to the parish treasurer OF
Livingston parish, who shall pay the same
to the order of the commissioners of public
buildings when SAID buildings are com
pleted.
SEC l. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty Of the parish judge OF
the parish OF Livingston, when he is noti-
fed that the buildings, courthouse, jail and
offices of recorder. clerk and sheriff are
completed, to examine the same, and if the
houses built, and courthouse. jail and offices
as aforesaid, then he shall order all the
records Of the parish Of Livingston to be
removed from Springfield to Port Vincent,
and the present public buildings shall be
sold at public auction, and tue proceeds APP
piled 70 pay for the removal OF the public
records to Port Vincent.
SEC. >. Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
Signed ON. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
tSigned P. B. S, PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate,
Approved June 4, 1872
jSignedl H. c. WARMOTH.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
f. J. HEBRON,
Secretary Of State.
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No. SS
AN ACT


To incorporate the St. Paul Methodist
Episcopal Church Association Of ShreVe-
port. Louisiana.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That Samuel Armstead, Peter John
son, Abraham Mitchell, John Walker, Will
liam Harper, Hartwell Swanson and Moses
Sterritt be and the same are declared a
body corporate and polite, under the
name and style of the st. Paul Methodist
Episcopal Church Association of Shreve
port Louisiana, where the company to be
known as the St. Paul Methodist Episcopal
Church Association will be domiciIiated.
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, etc, That
said company shall be capable in law to
purchase, receive, hold, lease, sell, and
otherwise acquire or ALLEVIATE real or per
sOnal es tate; shall have a common seal, and
may break or alter the same at-Will; and
by said corporate name may sue and be
sued provided that the lands so held or
acquired shall be held for the proper uses
and benefit of said st. Paul Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church Association of Shreveport,
Louisiana.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the affairs Of said association shall be man
aged by the board of trustees, the afOre-
said incorpOratOrs to constitute the board
Of trustees for the first year and until their
successors are chosen, which shall be done
annually on the first Monday in May, or as
soon thereafter as practicable by the mem
bers in good standing of said St. Paul
Nethodist Episcopal Church Association.
SEC. /. Be it further enacted, etc, That
Che board of trustees be invested with
power, as it is hereby made part of it's
duty, to pass such by laws from time to
time as may be necessary for the proper
government of said association.
SEC s Re it further enacted etc That
Shis act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
(Signed O. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. s. PINCHBACK,
S.ieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved July l, 1872.
oSigned) H G. WARMOTH,
GovSnor of the State of LouAianao
q Srue copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10
NO. so.
AN ACT

S2efative 20 dispensing with the publication
Of legal and judicial advertisements in
Che French language in the parish OF
Satchitoches.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
end House Of Representatives Of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the publication of all legal and judi
Gial advertisements in the French language
81 the parish Of Eatchitoches be dispensed
qgth unless otherwise directed by the par
gies litigant and it shall be lawful that all
legal aud judicial advertisements be pub
lished i'll the English language only in said
parish of NatchitOches, unless otherwise
directed by the parties litiganto
SEC. ;. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws contrary to or inconsistent with
this act be and the same are hereby Ge
Sealed.
o SEC. 8 Be it further enacted, ete.o That
this a& shall take effect from and afteg its
passage.
(Signed) 0. II. BREWSTER.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) ?. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved May IS, 1872.
(Signed) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
F. j. HERON,
Secretary of State
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

by C. E. GIRARDEY & CO., AUCTION
No, II Exchange place.-SATURDAY, October 5.
1872, at twelve O'Clock NJ, at the Merchants and
ANCtiOneers' Exchange, on Royal street, by virtue
of an order from the honorable the Second Dis
triCt Court for he parish OF Orleans dated August
81 1872 will be sold by public auction for account
TWO LOTS OF GROUND, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, in the Fourth District
of this city, in the square bounded by st.
Thomas, Rousseau. SOrapuru and First streets,
and designated as lots Nos l03 and l09.
l. Lot No. 1903 measures 80 feet inches front on
st. Thomas street, by 800 feet inches 5 lines in
depth, between parallel lines; the improvements
comprise q neat One-stOry frame cottage
2. Lot No. 109 measures % feet inches lines
front on st. Thomas street 80 feet inch lines in
width in the rear, by 100 feet inches lines in
depth on the line of LOT No. 1893 aid 800 feet luch
prOvements comprising neat one story frame
cottage.
Terms of SaIe-FOr the property first described,
the of S 1900 in cash, the purchaser to assume
the payment of a mortgage note due February TO-
1873 for $780, interest costs, etc; the balance in
two equal annual installmenrs at one and two
years credit from the day Cf sale.
For the property secondly described the sum of
s 1000 in cash. and the remainder of the purchase
price payable in one and two years from the date of
sale.
The said credit portions to bear interest at
uLtil fl al payment, with the penal clause OF five
per cent attorneys fees, in event of suit to enforce
payment The Improvements to be Kept fully in
suted and policies transferred to holders of notes
Purchasers to assume payment over and above the
amounts of their bids all taxes for the year 1879.
pense Of the purchasers before R. J. Ker, notary
public sci Is D 90 OC5
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By George Pearson.

LARGE SALE OF ELEGANT ROSEWOOD AND
Black Walnut Furniture, Plate Mirrors etc.
DY GEORGE PEARSON, AUCIIONEER-
ID Office No. II Commercial place.-WiEl be sold
on the premises No. 43O Magazine street, between
Robin and TerpsichOre streets, on FRIDAY, Sep
tcmbeT 10. 1872, at 1880 a. NJ.
ALL THE FURNITURE contained in said resi-
dence, consisting Of one elegant Rep ParOr Set IL
oiled walnut, one Rosewood Etegere with plate
mirror. Monte and Pier Mirrors, one large fine Oak
Diningroom SET made to order, one Walnut Mar
ble-top Sdeb0ard, Walnut and Mahogany Bedroom
Furniture. Hair and Moss Mattresses Wheeler 4
Wilson Sewing Machine, all the Gas Fixtures IN
Guiding one pair Brass Chandeliers, also an assort
ment OF Household Effects.
One fine Upright Rosewood Seve1.oGtaye Piano:
Terms-CHsh9 % se3 %
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DY CHARLES E. FORTIER, AUG.
ID tioneer-No. 81 Exchange alley.-SATURDAY,
September IA, at twelve O'Clock NJ, at the Mer-
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, on Royal
street, between Customhouse and Canal streets,
by virtue of an order from the Hon. Louis Davig-
neaud. Judge of the Second District Court for the
parish of Orleans dated August 7, 1872, will be sold
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, situated in
the Second District of this city in the square
pital streets, measuring american measure) 81
feet inches lines front on Roman street, by 81
feet inches in depth, between parallel lines.
Terms-Cash in United States treasury notes
Act of sale before JOS Cohn, notary public, at the
expense of the purchaser, including stamps
aug L 81 SELF
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anl5 50 sel5 sheriff Of tGe Paris6 d orleans.


EIGHTB DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
~ of Orleans, No. 3657.-By virtue of writ of
Eighth District Court for the parish of Orleans, in
the above entitled cause, will proceed to sell at
public auction at the Merchants and Auctoneers
Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and Gus
Toulouse streets in the Second District of this
city, on SATURDAY, October II, 1872, at twelve
O'clock NJ, the following described property, to
wit
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in square
bounded by Music, Lafayette Rampant and ST.
Claude streets.
Seized i'll the above SUIT.
Terme-Cash on the spot.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10

DY G.. DE FERRET & CO.-JOHN
ID Mourose, AuctOncer-Ot No. 50 Royal
stleet.-THURSDAI, September 10, 1872, at twelve
o'clock M at the st. Louis Auction Exchange, will
be sold by public auction, by virtue of iudg
ment rendered by the Hon. Louis Duvigneaud
Judge of the Second District Count for the parish
of orleans dated august 9, 1872, and signed Au-
gust Is 1872, the following described real estate
belonging to said succession
A LOT OF GROUND in the Third District of this
city, in the suburb Washington, quarter Lesseps
forming the corner OF Lesseps and Moreau streets
designated by the No of square No. 2, according
to a particular plan of said square, drawn by F.
Jacob RoethOus, Deputy Surveyor General, ap-
proved by L. BIinger. Surveyor General, and de-
posired in the Office of T. Seghe' notary public in
book of plans under No. IA, which particular plan,
as much as it regards the dimensions and the num-
Der of said lot, is in conformity with general plan
of said suourb deposited in the office of Gustave
LIE GaCdeur. then a notary public in this city.
Said lot measures American measure, % feet front
on Lesseps street by ll9 feet inches in depth and
front on M0reau street; together with the build
ings and Improvements thereon, which consist OF
frame one-stOry house containing four rooms,
cabinet and back gallery, kitchen containing TWO
rooms sheds; and another frame one-story house
containing two rooms, two cabinets and back gal
lery; kitchen containing two rooms, two clsterns,
pTlvits etc.
Terms-Cash in United States treasury notes.
Act of sale. together with United States internal
revenue stamps attached, before 4. DoIi0cOTt
notary public, at the expense Of purchaser
auI1 "A 81 SCI IA l9
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The foregoing act, received at my office
July |. 1872, having been presented TO the
Governor of the State Of Louisina for his
approval, and NOT having been returned, by
him to the house of the General Assembly
in which it originated within the time pre-.
scribed by the constitution Of the State of
Louisiana, has become law without his
approval
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90.
ACT

For the relief of Mrs. p J. Norwood, and
for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
vened, That the sum of eighty-four dollars
be and the same is hereby appropriated out
of any moneys in the State treasury not
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selo25 ocI2 Sheriff of the Parish OF Orleans,


state of Louisiana VS.. y. AngIadO.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
Il Of Orleans, No. 26,29l-By virtue of a writ OF
Fourth District Court for the parish of Orleans IN
the above entitled cause, will proceed to sell at
public auction, at the Merchants and Aqc tLohtsIa
tomhou6e streets, in the Second District OF thls
city, on SATURDAY, october Il, i"'Z, al L|elEe
O'Clock NJ the following descrioed property 10
VA CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, in the
square bounded by Basin, FfankiIni y ROD and
steers and measuring thirteen feet front by one
hundred and twenty feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot.
.. S. SAUTINET.
Ss5l 81 ac55 Sheris5 cS the g&~lsh OF Orleans.
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sel0 "A ocl2 Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.


OtFElREaH "A sLEtM vs. z4EtX LHMOHLa
T7IFTR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
Il of Orleans No 3686.-By virtue and in ODE
dience to an order of sale rendered August
Il, 1872, to me directed by the honorable the
Fifth District Court for the parish of Orleans
in the above entitled cause will proceed to sell
at public auction at the Merchants and Auction.
GERS Exchange, on Royal street, between Canal
and CustomhOuse- streets, in the Second District
of this city, on MONDAY, September Is, 1872, at
twelve O'Clock NJ, the following described proper
ty, to wit
THE UNDIVIDED ONE-FOURTH INTEREST of the
defendant, Alex Lamont, in the steamer BannOCk
City, now lying at Algiers III this city.
Seized in the above suit
Terps-Cash on the spot
c. s. SAUVIEET
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se10 Is ocI2 Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans

White, captain OF steamer Katie, and owner
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
= of Orleans, No. 3395.-By virtue of writ Ct
tieri facias to me directed by the honorable the
Sixth District Court for the parish OF Orleans,
in the above EMIT tied cause will proceed to sell
at public auction, on SATURDAY, September 81,
1872, at five O'Clock P. NJ, at my warehouse, No.
II st. Ann street, betweeIrsRoyai and Bourbon
streets in the Second District of this city
ONE PIANO.
Seized in the above suit.
TeIms-Cash on the spot,
C. s SATVTNET
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DY C. E. GIRARDEY q CO., AUCTION
- GERS Nicholas J. Roey, auCtiOneer-Othce No.
II Exchange place.-SATURDAY, october II, 1872,
at twelve o'clock NJ, at the Merchants and Auc-
tioneers Exchange, on Royal, between Canal
and CustOmheuse streets, in this city of New Or
leans, by virtue of judgment of the honorable
the Second District Court for the parish Of Or
leans rendered August 6, 1872 will be sold by pub
lie auction for account and risk of former pgr-
chaser, Frank Sharp who failed to comply with
the terms of the adjudication made to him on the
eighth day of June, 1872, the following described
property, to wit
A LOT OF GROUND. in the Fourth District of
this city in the square bounded by SOrapuru Philip
TchouPitoulas aud Rousseau streets. designated
as lot No. 3d. and measuring 81 feet inches front
Sorapnru street by about ll9 feet 10 inches and
lines i'll depth. The improvements comprise one
and twOstOry wooden teneThents, known as No. Is
SOrapuru street and fronting the SOrapuru Market.
Terms-One-third cash; remainder at one aid
two years credit, in notes of the purchasers Sc.
cured by special mortgage and vendors lien, and
bearing interest of eight per cent per annum
from GATE of sale until final payment with penal
clause of five per cent attorneys fees in event of
suit, and improvements to be kept fully insured
and policies transferred to holders of the no ties,
and purchasers to assume payment of all taxes for
1872
Acts of sale and United States stamps at the ex-
pense of purchasers before Octave MOrel, Esq,
notary public seI0 81 % Oc5 10