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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL NArrRE-No. Al

An act to change the times for holding cir
cult and district courts of the United
States for the western district of Virginia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That, in
stead Of the times now fixed by law, the
circuit and district courts of the United
States for the western district of Virginia
shall hereafter be held as follows: At Dan.
vile, on the Tuesday after the fourth Mon
day of February and August; at Lynchburg.
on the Tuesday after the third Monday OF
March and September; at Harrisonburg, on
the Tuesday after the second Monday Of
April and OCTOBER and at Abingdon, on the
Tuesday after the fourth Monday of Nav
and October. And'all recOgnisances, indict-
ments, or other proceedings, civil or crimi-
nal, now pending in either of said courts,
shall be entered and have day in court, and
be heard and tried according to the times
OF holding said court az herein provided.
Approved, February /, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
Approved March S, 1872.
GENERAL NATyRE-No. %. !

An act to repeal the paragraphs of Schedule
G of the internal revenue acts imDogiD
taxes on canned meats, fish, and certain
other articles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Housg
OF Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That from
and after the passage of this act so much
OF Schedule of the internal revenue acts
as imposes tax on any "Can, bottle, or
other single package containing meats, fish.
shell,,tish, fruits, vegetables, sauces. sirups,
prepared mustard, jams, or jellies, " be-. and
the same is hereby, repealed.
Approved March 5, 1872,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL EArURE-No. m

An act to remove political disabilities i'm
posed be the fourteenth article of the
amendments Of the Constitution of the
United States.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America IN Congress assembled (twO-thirds
of each house eoncurring thereinl, That all
political disabilities imposed by the third
section of the fourteenth article Of amend
ments OF the Constitution of the United
WhOmsoever, except Senators and Rapre-
sentatives of the Thirty-sixth and Thirty
seventh Congresses, officers in the judicial
military end naval service of the United
States, heads of departments and foreign
ministers of the United States.
Approved May %, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
[GENERAL NATURE-NO. q. !

An act amending the act approved July
twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight, entitled AN act relating to
pensions"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
second section Of the act Of Congress APP
proved July twenty seventh, eighteen hun
dred and sixty eight, entitled ''An act re-
lating to pensions, be amended by insert
section, the words cor was at some naval
station"
Approved March 5, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL NATURE-No. 261
An act to create an additional land dis
trict in the State of Nevada.


trict in the State of Nevada.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
that portion of the State of Nevada en-
braced in the following described limits, to
wit: commencing at the corner common to
townships twentyfOur and twenty-five
north, range fOrty-fOur and fOrty-five east,
Mount Dlable base and meridian thence
running Que east to the eastern boundary
line of the State of Nevada; thence north
on said eastern boundary of said State to
the north boundary of said State thence
west on said north boundary of SAID State
to the eastern boundary of the Carson land
district thence south along said eastern
boundary of the Carson land district to.the
place OF beginning, shall constitute a separ-
ate land district, to be called the ElkO land
district, the Office of which shall be located
at ElkO, in ElkO county, State of Nevada;
Which location may be changed by the
President of the United States from time to
time as the public interest may require.
sec. .. That the President shall appoint,
by and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, or in the recess Of the Senate, a
register and a receiver f-public moneys for
said district, and said officers shall reside in
the place where said land office is located,
and shall have the same powers and receive
the same emOluments as the same officers
now receive in the other land districts in
said State.
Approved March u, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL NATURE-No. %. I

An act authorizing the President of the
United States to re-establish the Monroe
land district in the State of Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President OF the United States be, and he is
hereby authorized, if in his judgment the
public interests would be subserved there
by, to re establish the Monroe land district
in the State Of Louisiana, with the same
boundaries thai existed before the CONSOLE
datiOn OF said land district with the land
district at New Orleans.
Approved 1MarCh I6, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL NATURE-No. ~

An act to constitute Shreveport, in the
State of Louisiana, port Of delivery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That
Shreveport, in the State of Louisiana, shall
be, and.is hereby, constituted a port of de-
livery, within the collection district of New
Orleans; and there shall be appointed O.
deputy collector of customs, to reside at
said port, who shall receive salary to be
determined by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars
per annum.
Approved March l, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL NATURE-NO. III
An act to create an additional land district
in the State of Minnesota

in the State of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the UWted States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be, and he
IS hereby, authorized to establish an add
tiOnal land district in the State of Mime
sofa, embracing all that part of the present
Alexandria land district which lies north of
township number one hundred and thirty
SIX north, and west of range number thirty
five west of the fifth principal meridian,
and to fix from time to time the boundaries
OF thereof, which district shall be named
after the place at which the office shall first
be established; and the President shall
have power to fix from time to time the To-
cation of the Office for such district.
SEC. .. That the President is hereby author
lied to appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate register and receiver
for said land district, who shall be required
to reside at the site of the land office for
said district, who shall be subject to the
same laws and responsibilities, and whose
compensation, respectively, shall. be the
same as that now allowed by law to other
land officers in said State.
Approved March II, 1922
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL NArURE-No. ISL

An act extending the time for the compile
ton OF the Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay
and Lake Michigan ship canal, in the
State of Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
time for the completion of the Green Bay
and Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship
canal be, and the same is hereby extended
to the tenth day of April, ammo Domint
eighteen hundred and seventy-four.
Approved March /, 1872,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24

dwelling house upon each of the islands of
st. Paul and st. George, for the use of said
agents, the cost of both not to exceed six
thousand dollars,
SEC. 3. That the said agents be, and they
are hereby, empowered to administer oaths
IN all cases relating to the service of the
United States, and to take testimony in
Alaska fOE the use of the government in
any matter concerning the public revenues.
Approved March ), 1872
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
Approved, February 6, 1872.
[GENERAL NArUREENo. 681

An act to regulate the salary of the consul
at Ten Tsin, China
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
salary of the United States consul at Ten
Tsin, China, shall, from and after the pass-
age Of this act, be thirty-fve hundred dol
lars; and the laws regulating the duties Of
salaried consu!s shall govern said consul.
Approved, May Il, 1872,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24

MS discharge, but to be forfeited unless he
shall have served honestly and faithfully TO
the date of discharge "
SEC. 4. That enlisted men now IN the ser-
vice shall receive the rates of nav estsh-
lished in this act according to the Isngtb Of
their service, and nothing contained in fbiS
act shall be construed as affecting the addj-
tional monthly pay allowed for re-enlist-
ments by the act pf August fourth eight
cen hundred and tfty-f0ur
Approved Nav Is 1870
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
[GENERAL NAruRE-No. 76.I

An act to create an additional land district
in the State Of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be, and he
Is hereby, authorized TO establish an addi-
eopal land district in the State of Mime
sofa, embracing all that part Of the present
New Tim land district lying north of the
North line Of township number one hundred
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL NATJRE-No. Q5.1

AN act for the relief of George w. Morse.
ne u enacted by the Senate and HOusa
OF Representatives. the United States of
AmeFlca IN Congress assembled, That the
Commissioner of Patents be, and he hereby
is, authorized to entertain and exereiss
jurisdiction over petitions of GEORGE w
Morse Tor the extension of two lettePs-nat
ent granted to him on the twenty eighth iav
OF october eighteen hundred and iftv-siT
Ior further term of seven years from the
Jay on which such extensions NAV be
granted, and to hear the testimony of tba
applicant and determine upon the said nett
lions IN the same manner and with tho same
effect as II the original terms of said patents
or OF any foreign patents covering the same
inventions, had not expired, and to grant
or refuse such extensions upon the Same
principles, otherwise, that govern his de-
cisiOn5 upon such applications when made
under the law of July eight. eighteen hun
dred and seventy; provided, that no per-
son shall be held liable for the Infringement
of said patents, if extended, for making use
OF said inventions since the expiration Ofthe
original terms of said patents, and prior to
the date of their extension: And provided
further, That any person, firm, or corpora
ton now engaged in the manufacture of
and using said invention, shall be
entltlod to use the machinery made or CON
'tructed by them for manufacturing the
same since the expiration of the original
terms OF said patents, without liability dur
ng the term of said extension,
Approved March IL 1872
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
GENERAL NArrRE-No. OH

IUENENAL NATURE-NO. u.
An act to amend section thirty-fve of an
act entitled Gan act to reduce internal
taxes, and for other purposes"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
Of America, in Congress assembled, That
the privileges of the act entitled IAN act
to reduce internal taxes, and for other pur-
poses" approved July fourteen, eighteen
hundred and seventy, be, and are hereby,
extended to the port of Toledo in the State
of Ohio.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
III. CONSULATES.

Schedule Cs-Aux Cages. Bahia, Batavia
Bay of Islands, Cape Haytien, Gambia,
Cape Town, Carthagena, CeylOn, Cobija,
Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fayal, Guaya-
quill, Guaymas, Maranham, Matamoras,
Mexico, MontevideO, Omoa, Payta, Para,
Paso del Norte, Piraus, Rio Grande, Saint
Catharine, Satiago lCape Yerde) Stettin,
Tabasco, Tahiti, TalcahuanO, Tumbez,
Venice, Windsor Nova Scotia), Zanzibar.
And there may be appointed consul at
Windsor, Nova Scotia, at an annual salary
of one thousand dollars.
". COMMERCIAL AGENCIES.
Schedule C.-Amoor River, Apia, Gaboon,
Saint Paul de LOanda, Lauthala, Sabinilla.
V. COMMERCIAL AGENCIES.
Schedule B.-Madagascar, San Juan del
Norte, Saint Domingo.
For interpreter to the cOnsulates in China,
Japan and Siam, including loss by exchange,
hye thousand seven hundred dollars.
For marshals for the consular courts in
Japan, including that of Eagssaki, and in
China, Siam and Turkey, including loss by
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-26
Fer the LeginBasmre.

J, NJ. Unlisted, authorizes us to announce,
him as a candidate for the State Legislature. at
the election i'll November next.
We are authorized to announce ISAAC +,
LITTELL, as a candidate for the lower branch
of the Legislature, at the next election.
J. j. BEAUCHAMP authorizes tbs tn announce
him rs a candidate for tho Legislature, from this
parish, Mt the election In November next.
| am q candidate for the next Legislature,
House Of Representatives, and If elected viii
do my duty. b. r. CAN'T.
We are authorized to announce JONATHAN
L. MORRIS as u candidate for the Legislature.
JOSEPH CHENIER, authorizes us to an
nOuncc him as a candidate for the State Irnis-
lature, at the election in November next.
A. /, DURTO authorizes us to annnNMnre him
as a candidate for the State Legislature, from
this parish, Mt the election In November next.
We are authorized to announce 7. III. THOMP-
SON, IA Il candidate for the lower branch of the
legislature, at the election in November next.
We are authorized to announce IUCIEN
DARBY, MS q candidate for the Legislature, st
the ext election.
CORNELIUS DONATE authorizes ns'tO mn
noHnce him as n candidate for the Legislature.
GAIT. LEWIS D.. PRESCOTT authorizes uS to
announce him rs q eandidatc for the Legis-
lature.
DIR. J. A. MCMILLAN authorizes Tia to an
nOuncc him "a 81 candidate for the Legislature.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-26
Fer Police .BmPy.

We are authorized to announce VAUCHERES
BOUTTE as q candidate for the Police jury,
frem the First Ward.
lam acandidate for Police Jury Of The Second
Ward. JEAN CASnIbI+Ec
the Police Jury, from the Fifth Ward.
BENJAMIN AVANT Ia n candidate for tho
Police Jury, from the Fifth Ward.
Mn, EDTTOR-At the solicitation OF numerous
friends and voters, you will please announce me
ms "A candidate for the Police Jury, from the
First Ward. DON EDULS RlCk4At%D;r
The Fifth Ward authorizes IT'S to announce T.
G.. CHACHERE az q candidate for the Ponce
Jury, from said ward.
The Fnurth Ward authorizes MS 10 annOttIce
THEOPHTLE s. FONTEN0T as a c~andldate ZOE
the Police Jury, from said ward.
we are requested to announce JOHN as
a candidate for the POliceJury, fFOhfthe second
Ward. A..
| Police ,Jfrv Ward, DR.. J. L. ESTQRGE has con-
sented 10 run ~ q candidate Tor the Police jury
from 'H''' i NUMBERS OF VOTERS.
REM s. MUDD ia q candidate for the Police
| Ttrv. from the Third Ward
VI are aataSFlSSta to to an ann ln1Ina 1a Ho4 srG1;
DTRI0 n q eanNtOate Iofthe fohee JuFy' irOhi
| fha Fourth Ward,
We are authorized to announce DALLAS B.
HAYES rs IL candidate for the Police Jury from
the Fifth Ward.
D. II. OUfRK Ia a candidate for the Police
Jury, from the Third Ward.
DIR, W. Il, REYNOLDS liz n candidate Tor inc
| Police Jury, from the Third ward.
| THEODULE FONTENOI ~ q cannl0tate AoE
the Police Jury, from the Third NaFa.
! VI. Z. JOHNSON Of COulfe CfOche, mas con-
snntpd, mt the solicitation NJ his friends, 10 pc
come Il candidate for the Police jury, from the
Second Ward,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-26

RY virtue of the power in me vested by law, I
~ will proceed to sell at public auction, for
cash, without the benefit of appFaisement, ut
my office, in the Court House Of the Parish of
st. Landry, in the town of OpelOusas, on satur-
day, the End day of November, 1872, commencing
at II o'clock a. NJ, and continuing from day to
day, if necessary, the following property, seized
by me to satisfy debts due to the State Of Louis
lana, by delinquent Taxpayers of the Tax Roll
of 1870 and 1871, with all cost and penalty, to-
wit
Sixteen LOTS of ground assessed in the name Of
b. T. French, situated III the TownOf Opelousas
and bounded as follows:
Four lots, bounded north by Madison street,
south by FRANKLIN street, east by Main street,
and west by Court street.
-Four lots, bounded north by Madison street,
south by franklin street, east by Union street,
and west by Main street.
Four lots, bounded north by Madison street,
south by franklin street, east by Lombardy
street, and west by Walnut street.
-Four lots, bounded north by Madison street,
south by Franklin strert, east by Park street,
and west by Lombardy street.
State Taxes of 1870 and ST1............ $50 "a
b d. SITTiG, Collector.
oct, sat .s~' =
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-Aarien RsrIfn ". Pan1aell seesr.

Is Aariem AseAiB Tss PaEaRaekl Sc0aFs
,nIsTRTCT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Lam
IL dry.-N0. 1226A-By virtue of a writ of fieri
facias, Issued out of the honorable the Eighth
District Court of the State of Louisiana,
in and for the Parish of ST. Landry, in the above
entitled suit, and to me directed, 1 viii proceed
to sen, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
at the Courthouse ct said parish, in the town of
Opetonsas. on SATURDAY, the 7th day of De-
eember, 1872, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, the follow
ing described property, t0Wlt-
ton, situated in the Parish of st. Landry, State
Of Louisiana, measuring about three hundred
and ninety-three acres, bounded gu the north ny
land belonging to the estate of Damonville
D9jpan, east by land belonging to e. G. Pickett,
south BY lands of Mrs. 8. NJ. Billiard, and west
by lands of Jean Bite. Roy, with all the build
ings and improvements thereon.
q. A tract of two arpents OF wood land, bound
ed north by lands formerly belonging to LanlO-
rambler and now to , south by lands for
meriy belonging to the estate Of LaZafette, and
now belonging to Mrs. S. NJ. Billiard, west by a
little bayou, and east by lands f5f1nerly belong.
ing to Widow Knox, now to the heIrs and W1daW
OF said Knax.
8. Al tract Of land situated near Washington,
in the Parish Of st. Landry, and fronting on the
read having two arpeuts front and running back
TO the Bayou Caron or TGche, containing sixty
| two sDgIn6 arFgnfa, bounded on one side bylands
| of Mrs. yanlilie and on the other sid by lands
| OF Francois L. Pitre, and d~esignatedas let's Mes
8 and i, on Il plot flied with the sale of the said
lands from Mrs. Celeste Garland, on the 4th day
of April, 1883.
Seized in the above suit.
Tcrms-Cas1l ON the spot.
Z. o. HAYES. Sheriff.
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Justices of 2AePeace.

8~@E
The following extract from " Cow
EMS Treatise is Jude COgen's opinion
Is d the requisite Qualifications of a
Justice Of TIL Peae
It's (Justiss's Court decisions daily
affect the important rights OF citizens.
That its proceedings should be correct,
and its judgments wise and lawful,
must certainly be the wish of every
well disposed man.. That courts of jus
tice should be conducted without rule,
and decide without established prin-
ciples, is of all speculations the most
pernicious. To substitute, in the place
Of settled law, the Whim, the caprice,
the affections, the inclination, or what,
nine times out of ten, is the same thing,
the conscience of the judge, is to un-
hinge the long established rules OF prop
erty, andtO launch into adeceitful, fuc-
tuating and dangerous sea. To a SUI
perficial observer, the forms of pro-
ceeding, and rules of law observed in
our courts of justice, appear futile and
u~nmeaning. productive of delay, and
the most IuinOus prOcrastinatiOn; at the
same time indulging q shameful and
contemplate chicanery. But to a re-
t1ecting mind well acquainted with the
use and foundation of judicial proceed
ings and principles of law, they appear
indispensable guards, established tor
the security OF property, and prOtec-
ton of personal rights.
A generous, honest, candid mind, I'M
| acquainted with the refined arts OF de-
signing and unprincipled men, and
not sufficiently appraised of the force
Of passion, affection, antipathies and
even sympathies, by which all men are
more or less influenced, is very natu-
rally led to believe, that in case two
men have o controversy, they have
nothing more to do than to state their
case to a third person, who, to all ap-
Dearance, stands Indifferent between
them, and that he, governed by no
rules but his innate sense OF Justice, is
every way competent to judge their
cause. But q man better acquainted
with the human heart, possessing a
knowledge of the world, and in the
least degree cOnversant with Judicial
proceedings will at once tell you, that
that the bias and affections Of the UNI
Dire win. in q large majority OF cases,
have an insensible influence on his
mind, which nothing but the established
rules of law O restrain ; that al art
full, designing, insinuating mOckery,
viii approach him under every possible
guise, and by wicked and deeeitful
means, raise a spurious and delusive
equity, which the solid rules of justice
will at once put down; but which, ope-
rating on no rule, governed by his own
inclination, affected by prejudice,
wrought upon by friendship, or influ-
enced by passion, will continually lead
him into error. He who hasnever been
called upon to decide questions of in
terest, where his friend or his enemy il
concerned, knows not the difficulty in
separating the abstract justice of the
case, from the feelings and affections
of the heart. z.sehs u.'= #
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by virtue of the power in me vested by law, I
- will proceed to sell atpublic auction, fOrcash,
without the benet1tO OF appraisement, ut my office,
IN the Court House OF the Parish of St. Landry,
in the Town of Opelousas, on Saturday, the 2nd
day Of October, 1872, commencing at II o'clock,
a. NJ, and continuing from day to day, il neees-
sary, the following property, seized by me to
satisfy debts due to the State of Louisiana and
payers of the Tax Roll of 1870 and 1871, with all
cost and penalty, to-wit-
A certain tract of land assessed in the name of
D. j. Adams, situatedin Bellevue, measuring 355
acres, pounded north by lands of W. T. Phillips,
south by lands of Hudson, and west by lands Of
Chaunccy Seymour, together with all the build,
lnSs and improvements thereon. -
State and Parish Taxes for 1870 and 1871 1854 16
33 D. G. STTTIG, Collector.
oct. 12-4t.