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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04
LAWS or THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
AN ACT
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
NO, S3.

n o. S3.
AN ACT
To locate the seat of justice of the parish of
Livingston.
WHEREAS, Under act of the Legislature
of eighteen hundred and seventy-one 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-
m0val Of the courthouse from Springfield,
and plurality located the courthouse or
seat OF justice at Port Vincent; therefore
SECTION |. 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, ,, Be it further enacted, etc, That
the president Of thepolice jury Of said par
sh shall appoint three commissioners to
have the buildings necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act erected, and that the
police juBy shall levy tax, to be paid in
currency, equal to pay one-half 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. 4 Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty Of the parish judge of
the parish of Livingston when he is mott
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 the proceeds APP
Piled to pay for the removal IF the public
records TO Port Vincent.
SEC. D. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed 0. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representative
(Signed p. ID. s. PINGHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the 4
Senate.
Approved June A, 1872.
(Signed III, 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, 1872-09-04
No. SO.
AN 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 Iiud, owned by w. Jasper Black
burn Was forcibly entered by mob of dis
orderly and violent persons and the presses
and furniture broken to pieces and the type
and other materials thpwn into the streets;
and
Whereas, 1t cost the said W Jasper
Blackburn large amount of money to reft
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 acJ shall take effect from and after
Signed o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACk.
Lieutenant Governor aud President Of the
Senate.
Approved May 20, 1872.
(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, 1872-09-04
81.
AN ACT

To amend and re-enaet section two of an
act entitled can act to form new parish
to be called the parish Of Red River" APP
proved March 2, 1872.
SECTIoNl i. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Stat
of Louisiana in General Assembly con vened,
That section 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 "Red
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 Lrlmbra to Delats bayou, up Delat's
bayou to Bayou Pierre"
SEC ,. Be it further enacted ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
(Signed) 0. II. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed p. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved July l, 1872
(Signed) H. C. WARMOTH.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. J. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04
SRERIFFS SALES,
Edward McGehee VS.. NJ. A. Grace.

Edward McGehee VS., NJ. A. Grace.
EOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE. PARISH
a of Orleans, No. So 364-By virtue of a writ of
seizure and sale to me directed by the honorable
the Fourth District 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, September d. 1872, at
twelve o'clock NJ, the following described prop
erty, to wit
ONE AND OEETHIRD OF CERTAIN LOTS OF
GROUND, together with all the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, aud all the rights privileges
customs, ways servitudes and appurtenanCes
situated in square bounded by Chestnut ValenCe
Cadiz and Plaquemine streets, in the late city and
parish of Jefferson now in the parish of Orleans in
this State, and designated by the numbers FIVE and
six, on sketch annexed to act of sale from A.
D. DoriocQurt to Alfred Boulgny, pa sed before An
tome DOriOcourt, notary public in this city on the
second day of September, 1882; said lot number six
measures thirty feet front Plauuemine street
by depth, between parallel lines of one hundred
feet one third of lot number five measures ten
feet front on Plaquemine street and adjOins lot
number SIX, between parallel lines OF one hundred
feet in deUth.
Being the same property which was acquired by
John Morris Grace, father of the defendant herein
by purchase from George Weiss of the City OF JEFF
fersOn, per act passed before Pliny Earl Davis
then notary public in the parish of Jefferson, on
the tenth day OF October, 1868.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
G. s. SAUyIEET,
au2O se3 d Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
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au27 SELF % Sheriff of Il



SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
y orleans, No 3746.-By virtue of writ Of aeri
faCias to me directed by the honorable the Sixth
District Court for the parish of Orleans in the
above entitled cause viii proceed to sell at pub
lie auction, at the Merchants and AuCtiOneers'
Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and Qua
tomhouse streest, in the Second District of this
city, on SATURDAY, October 5, 1872, at twelve
o'clock M the following described property, to
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, with all the i'm
provements there on, rights, ways privileges etc
stua ted in falbourg Lafayette in the Fourth Dis
trict Of this city designated by the number twelve
Nayades and Prytania streets, measuring thirty
one feet eleven inches five lines front on Nayades
street by one bundled and seventeen feet one inch
six lines in depth and front on Josephine street.
Being the came property acquired'by the defend
ant herein by purchase from William Irvine, per
act passed before T. 0. Stark notary public in this
city, on the twenty first of November. 1855 Reg
stered in conveyance office book No a. folio abs,
Seized in the above suit.
Terms Cash on the spot.
G. s. SAUVINET,
se3 10 OC5 Sherf of tho Parish of Orleans.
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h
VS.. Daniel Hypohte. Dusuau de la Croix.
EyIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
A Orleans, No. 2251.-By virtue of writ of
teri tactas to me directed by the honorable the
Fifth District Court for the parish of Orleans in
the above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell at
public auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and Gus
t0mhouse streets, in the Second District of this
city, on SATURDAY, September %, 1872 at twelve
O'Clock NJ, the following described property, to
wit
THE UNDIVIDED ELEVEN TWENTY FOURTHS
INTEREST of the defendant herein in and to
certain sugar plantation. situated N this parish
on the right bank of the river Mississippi about
three leagues below the city of New Orleans, hay
Jag hfty-six arpents front the river by all the
depth thereQnto belonging, according to titles
bounded the upper line by the property of A. D.
Rench, or assigns and on the lower line'by prop
erty of G. and D. Where; together with the i'm
prOvements on the same, consisting more partCU-
larly in large twostOry residence, covered with
shingles; said residence having gallery around
cabins, stables stores, engines etc, the whole
one hundred arpents of sugar cane already planted
hundred arpents rattoOns, of one year, two
hundred arpents of rattoOns of two years and
sugar cane in wind rows, supposed sufficient to-
plant sixty aTpents more, thirty-nne mules
twelve ploWs for two mules, six piOws for four
mules, nine carts for three mules five carts hoes
spades etc.
Seized il the above suit.
Ttrm5-Cash on the spot.
C. C. SAUVINET
au27 SELF % Sheriff of the Parish O Orlaaus
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04

AN ACT

AN IN =
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 a body
corporate under the style and title of
the Springfield and Blood River Railroad
Company, and under such name they shall
have a common seal, sue and be sued,
plead and be implicated, and possess all and
seveTally the rights, powers, privileges and
incidents belonging to similar corporations
by the laws OF Louisiana and this charter
shall remain in force for the period of TWEEN
ty-hve years from and after the passage of
this act.
SEC 2 Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
the said company are hereby authorized
and empowered to lay out, locate, contruct,
equip 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. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
for the purposes herein set forth said com
panY shall have the right of way to the dis
lance of, fifty feet on each side of the outer
line Of said railroad belonging to the State
of Louisiana, and it shall acquire right OF
way through private lsnd by gift OF by ex-
preparation as provided by law.
SEC. 4. 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 4, 1872.
CSigned) H. G. WARMOTH.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
K. j. HEBRON,
Sanreta1.r of StatA -
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Widow NJ GaudOz vs. y. l.. DestcZ and
K. II. :Schmidt.
ELEVENTH. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
- OF Orleans, No. 9694.-By virtue Of writ OF
her facias against z. 81. Schmidt to me directed By
the honorable the Seventh District Court for the
parish of Orleans in the above entitled cause
will proceed to sell at public auction, at the ST.
Louis auction Exchange, in the basement rOtundb
of the st. Louis Hotel, st. Louis street, between
Charities and Royal streets in the Second District
of this city, on MONDAY, September 80 1872 1T
twelve o'clock NJ, the following described prop
/. THREE LOTS OF GROUND, with the improve
ments thereon, situated in the Second District Of
this city, in the suburb IRENE, ia the square
bounded by UrsuIineg Prieur st. Philip and john
son streets designated numbers forty, forty-One
and fOrty-twO, on plan drawn BY c. a. de Armas
surveyor, in october, ldb5, annexed to an act
passed before 4, Bogny notary public, il this city,
dated December II. 1860
Lots Numbers forty and forty-one measure each
thirty-Une feet eleven inches five lines front on
Ursulncs street BY ninety eight feet five inches
in depth. Lot number forty-two, adoii6ng lot
number fOrty-one, measures twenty ii i've feet four
inches front on Craulnfs street, sixty feet seven
inches in Width in the rear, by depth Of ninety
eight feet five lines on one side line and buE-
dred and four feet seven inches on the other side
line nearest johnson street all American measure.
Acquired on the seventh Of February, 1866 Title
registered in book No. 81, folio 81.
a LOT or GEOUND, with the improvements
thereon, situated III the Second District OF this
city, designated lot number five of square COM
prised within Ursulines, Hospital Roman and Der
bigny streets, as per plan by Girany & C&staE2
architects on the thrtieth Of May 1880, and depo5-
tied IN the office Of Joseph Li5OOny, late notary
public in this city. Said lot measures thirty TIRES
feet ten inches front on Grsuuneg street te same
dimensions on the rear. line "iuGd separates II
from lot number twelve, one hundred and eleven
feet six inches in depth on one side and the same
measure III depth on the other SIDE dividing il from
lot number SIX. Acquired on the twenty -ninth OF
May, 1866 Title registered in book 81, folio 40.
Seized in the above suit.
rfeIms-Cash or the spot
G. s. SAuvfEET,
lg90 sel4 D Sheriff Of tie Parish of Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04

PY e. DE FERRET 81 CO.-JOHN G
L9 MOnrOse, Aucti0neeT-O Office No. 50 ROYAL
stIeet-THCRSUAi, September 49, 1872, at twelve
O'Clock NJ, at the St. hOui5 Auction Exchange will
be sold by public auction, by virtue of iudg.
ment rendered by the Hon. Louis Duvigneaud
Judge Of the Second District Court tor the parish
Of Orleans, dated August g. 1872, and signed Au-
gust IS, 1872, the following described real estate
belonging to said succession
LOT OF GROUND in the Third District of this
city, in the suburb Washington, quarter Lesseps,
forming the corner of Lesseps and MORGAN streets,
designated by the No. of square No. O. according
to a particular plan of said square, drawn by F.
Jacob ROethOus DepHty Surveyor General, ap-
proved by L. BIinger, Surveyor General, and de-
posted in the Office of T. SegheTs, notary public in
book of plans under No. Il, 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 suburb deposited in the office of Gustave
LIE GaTdeuT, then notary public in this city.
Said lot measures, American measure, % feet front
on Lesseps street by Il9 feet inches in depth and
front on MOreau street; together with the build
ings and improvements thereon. which consist of A
frame one-stOry house containing four rooms a
cabinet and back gallery, a kitchen containing two
rooms sheds; and another frame one-storT 6ODsa
containing two rooms two cabinets and back gal
lery; kitchen containing two rooms two cisteTns.
prIyits etc.
Terms-Cash in United States treasury notes
Act of sale, together with United States internal
revenue stamps attached, before A. DoriUconrr
notary public, at the expense o. purchaser.
aulT d 81 SCI If e.
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DYFRANcfs FERNANDEZ. ArcrIoNEEI

DY FRANCIS FERNANDEZ, AUCTIOEEER
- and Real Estate Agent, No. 81 Exchange alley,
between Cont and BIenvitle streets-On 6ATCR'
DAY, September 1872, at twelve O'clock NJ. at the
Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal
street, between Customhouse and Canal streets
by virtue and in pursuance of order of the Hon.
Louis Duyigneaud, Judge of the Second District
Court for the parish of Orleans, dated July o. 1872
docket Nos. "a 345 and 81 6 for account of the
cessi0n of Mrs. Ann Flynn, deceased wife of P H.
Flynn, ST.. and OF P H. Flynn. Sr., at public auc-
i. A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND situated, lying
and being in the Second District of this Cityin the
square bounded by Basin, Bieuviue, Franklin and
CustOmhouse streets, and designated as lot No,
on plan drawn by A. De Young, dated March 26,
1858 and deposited plan No. $50 in the Office of
Theodore GuYOl, notary public in this city. The
said lot measures 81 feet Ii inches lines front on
Basin street, the same width in the rear by
depth and front Bienviile street f,63 feet 10
inches lines all American measure, and forms
part of lot No. 3 IN square No 10, on plan drawn
by Joseph Pile on the thirtieth April, 1928 annexed
to an act passed II the office of Felix De Armas,
late notary in this city, on December s, 1928.
The Improvements consist OF a One-StOTy build
ing with four rooms the corner being established
a COtteehOuse two story kitchen with four
rooms out buildings etc, all covered with slate.
Together with the lease, having two years to run,
from October l. 1872 to October l. 1874, at the rate
of : 20 a month, payable monthly.
2. A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with
all the buildings and Improvements thereon,
rights ways and advantages thereunto belonging
and situated. lying and being in the said Second
District Of this city, in the square bounded by
BenviIle. Cont, Bourbon and Dauphine streets,
and designated by the No. Il measuring, iii French
measure 81 feet front on Bieuvile street by 50 feet
in depth.
Che Improvements consist Of a house covered
partly in slate and partly III shingles with four
rooms twO-StOrv brick kitchen, and occupied as
a mattress establishment.
Terms-Cash.
public at tbs expense of purchasers, together with
the stamps. aU2 8 Is u % seq I
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No, So.
IN ~ sOO
AN ACT
To incorporate the Louisiana Working
mems Homestead Association.

To incorporate the Louisiana Working
mems Homestead Association.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That Alfred Jones, William II. Green,
Green Curtis, Z. Knight, William Wallace,
Ii. Kenner, S. Haywood, Charles Yigers,
John L. Brewer, James Lewis, Thomas lisa
belle, and all others who may associate
with them from time to time, are hereby
created body corporate under the name
and title of the Louisiana Workmgmen's
Homestead Association. The domicile Of
said body shall be in the city Of New Or
leans. and shah enjoy under this title per
petual succession, and be as such capable
to sue and be sned, to plead and be I'M
pleaded to acquire and possess real and
personal property. and to dispose of the
same; to make and adopt such constitution
and bylaws not inconsistent with the laws
Of this State and Of the United States; to
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Zimmerman g. Co. vs., vi. n. Cumming ham.
DOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
l. of Orleans No, 30, l30-By virtue of a writ
of ier facias to me directed by the hon
orable the Fourth District Court for the par
ish of Orleans, id the above entitled cause.
1 will proceed to sell at public auction, on the
premises hereinafter designated, on SATURDAY.
September IA, 1872, at half past ten O'Clock A. NJ
the following described property to wit
All the Goods, Merchandise, Furniture and Nova
BILE Property, including twenty-seven Sewing Ma
chimes, contained in the premises (ground loOrl
situated at the corner of Camp and Canal streets
in the First District of this city per inventory
which may be seen in my office.
Seized in the above sun.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
c. S. SAUVTNET,
Il Sheriff of fire Parish of Orlaana
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pY ALFRED BOULTGNY, AUCTIoNEER-
e Office No, 10 CarOndelet street.-Wi be sold
at auction WEDNESDAY, September II, 1872, at II
A. NJ on the premises No 26l Rampant street, be
tween UrsuIines and Hospital streets, by virtue
and in pursuance of an order of the Fon. L. Duvg-
neaud, Judge of the Second District Court for the
parish of Orleans, dated August % 1872 No. IS 652
of the docket of said court, the following house
hold furniture belonging to the above mentioned
succession
One Mahogany and Velvet PARLOT SET.
One AIarbie-top CENTRE TABLE.
One large French LOOKING GLASS.
Mahogany Bedsteads Armoirs, Sofas, Crockely,
Kitchen Utensils, etc.
Terms-CaSh sci : IL
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nX pIACInR ]. apEAR. AnCTInNEER

DY PLACIDE j. SPEAR, AUCTEoHEER-
D Office No. As Exchange alley.-M0NDAY Sep
TENDER g. 1872, at twelve o'clock NJ, will be sold,
at the st. Louis Auction Exchange, st Louis
street, between Royal and ChartTes streets By vir
tue of two orders from the Hon. Louis Duvig eaud,
Judge of the Second District Court for the parish
of Orleans, dated July 81, and August s. 1872, for
the above succession, to wit.
Second District OF this city designated by the
No. 4 of square No, 10, comprised between Custom
house, Franklin, IRENE and Canal streets, measrr-
ing Is feet inches 2 lines front on CustomhOuse
street, by ia feet depth, between parallel lines
as per plan Of Bougelol, dated December 4 1883 de-
posted in the office of Felix de Armas, notary pub,
lie in this city; together with the buildings and
improve thereon consisting of a three-story
brick dwelling house, and two-@tory brick kitchen
building.
Terms-Cash on the spot
Act of sale, together with internal revenue
the expense OF the purchaser aus Is % % SEES g
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04
BY Francis Fernandez.

TWO VALUABLE PROPERTIES IN THE sECOS
DISTRICT. CORNER OF BIEEvILlE AND BA.
SIN STREETS, AND BIENvILLE, BETWEEN
BOURBON AND DAPHNE STREETS.