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Postal Telegraph.

hort tine since We alluded I'd an articia
rem tLe }lEJHoI q re TsIssrCpa, the oaiciq,
organ Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
IaHy. ar-a.H- against the adoption OF a postal
telt graph IN this country, aud stating that L1v-
eminent tG!eErapLs abroad ere 1On-pavinc in
st-tUi.ors, expensive Injuries, which OnIT
u0UarcL.cai and personal governments can az
tCrd - indulge in IN support ii this state
msut tGC J.ar7 ID publishes table which n
claims shows deicit OF over i've million d.
. lars in the working or European and A,iatic
Te'e graphs Tor i,1r. On examination Of this
very table, however, Il appears that the receiyts
OF the coln;Tiss uamsi exceeded the ordinary
NCilin expenses b. more thana million dol
lars and ihat N Bavaria, Be!giEm, Denmark,
Italy, Norway. Russia. sweden, SYitzer-
I@nt. Turkey, and Great Britain, the tels-
graz : were worked So a handsome profit
The ttac-t : mad. IT, FIRST, by including s-ca
systems IS Che IndO European and the British In
dla,U llch are ct almost exclusively bv The co..
errIGt rt second, b taking h Increase OF expe0-
SIS "a Germany GIVING 70 tie war, and third bv
AIDING Siv millions Tor :he extraordinary e-,,z.,r.
81 sit.e countries, covering tie extension OIL.
ard opening " new Offices. which expenses Ar
always charged, even by the Western Union
CVlui%nys - capital account, and regarded a.
permanent Investment. Four millions ami ha,f
CT tEIs amount were expended IN Great Britain
alone II gl'Irg the public proper facilities,
which they ha1 never enjoyed under the com
psn.es- ~ simply ;Irosins this sum anu the
million which j, costs the government 70 main
tain tie Indian telesraphS out Of t1a calculation
tLe-e remains proLt on the combined systems
u EuToTe u nearly three hundred thousand
dollars, aiier deductng all their e. ptuses, ordi
NARY and extraordinary. We advise tue westerf.
Union Company to employ a new sts:istiean If
n desires 10 make a case against the Posta,
IeiegraIh by the aid of h.1res
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pBoPosALs FOB CONCRETE STONE.
NEw STATE, wLR ANp NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NEW oIATE, WAR AM NAVY DEPARTMBNr,l
NAsHINGTON, u. O., Angus; 18th, IS72 (
sealea Proposals will be received until the 81 ~
DAY OF AUGUsT, liza at the oce Of the SuperyisiuC
hreLiteet; Treasury Department, Washington. %.
Z fer GOO cubic yards. more less, of Granite,
Limestone. other hssd, durable stone. broken Ia
the eze OF hen EGGS suitable fcY concrete to be de-
yeIed on site Of building. The D oposals 10 be sc
ccmrsried BY sample Of the stone
Proposals viii be made BY the cubic yard and will
o. received by weight, the weight Of yard to be as
certalEec ~ The supeIinterdentb 10y measuring ac-
cCreteiy ara weiGhin the same
ire biis must be inside on the printed form to be
Stlslbeo OF the Supervising Aickitect, Treasury
Impairment, and will be accompanied by n penal
DoId u the sum OF 600 that the bidder will scce DIT
SID perform the coEtra act II awarded him.
All OF the concrete stone needed viii require 10 be
entered into.
4 he risht 20 reject any or all BIDS is reserved.
Pre- % ssis must be iIclOsed in a scaled envelope
ana lDGIIstd PrOpOs ais Ter CJEC.ese Stone New
state, Nsr and Navy Department. v ashinRtoO, ..
e.. and sddr, ssed 10 s. nULLETT, Esl SupeT-
visirg Architect, Treasury Department GuI5-Ilt
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Ssucci jCEnsCn's definition Of "Pariotisr,'
a ~. last resort OF ! rascal would seem % Be
applicable % TIE new Reform, - which appears
% te a City OF Refuge Tor all sorts Of doubtful
Characters. The le-OciOIsiy virtuoas ex-Ssu-
atcr Dooitte no supports the liberal move.
UeEt as tie only hope Tor public morality anG
tie restoration u purity q government. has
beer exposed, n TIE midst Of his Greeley-re-
form speeches, IN a war cotton transaction tina,
Puts LIS words and deed N damaging oypo5!-
ton. lie helped man named C0nat:y 20 get 4
remit from President Lincoln 20 bay 5J.yly
ts'es o. cotton in the So.th. and then demanded
Lat CClatty should give lin share OF the
i1Of-> en- the ground that &c " vas poor man,
20 Ea'! nc- made any money since lie had peUn
ilS..c Eie.' lie then prepared IN lis O,.n
-.-.ivritius the Gr8't Of A letter for C9uatty
d. end hinl, asking him .DO0l.;tie) 20 Gocepy
-touIth o. the TrsE.- from tie speculation
% answer BY DOOlit,le = a tine specinap Of
IA morals, ACCEPTING ''thc In4Cuauiug-Is
...F' a. an act q ",-siLterCstsd fIienI,h!a o,
poo. which Ec says could 10. have accented
d J aided yO1 N tie least, directly or in
ely, !, thought, word, o. deed" D5o.i-tle
20 gave hin strong letter 10 Gen Bant,
-JtLer TeioE mer aLCsC name has been men
ued in connection with cotton SPECIAL aticns
&c he was in the government service n
-lch VIII ASSURANCES Of high personal
AID" he asks General b. to laid In his
oEatty'sJ Undertaking" DColittle, who was
Zen L. :. Senator and member OF the military
'--nIIit'se having influence with officials,
e1eTted himself poteHtiy 10 make the cotton
speculation a success, amt il is estimated ths,
H. realized ircn $40 900 % $4,000 Is his por-
ton of the profits. The Doolittle letters in this
ahAir have been photographed and will m Axe
interesting pictures for exhibition when he mex.
oEatSS IL behalf Of liberal reform.
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AND COMMERCIAL

Tie New York market yesterday was unset
TED anc tie Cea.lngs OF a smaller scale than
Wednesday. but free from Ally excitement. IN
The stock market the ieatures ct the d.v y,r1
western I mon and Ere, the former aIvarcinJ
snd The latter declining. The money ma-ksS>
vas easy a. -a3 Per cent. on call. Government
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The star by Mail.

Persons leaving the city for tie summer, or
any portion CT it, can have THa STAR mailed to
their address for such time a. they desire, at ths
rate OF fifty cents per month. Orders, sccorn-
panied ~ the money, should be sent 20 the bust
uesS ice OF the paper
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Senator Sumner must lave been misouotei
by the New York interviewer as saving his
course had been endorsed "by most of the col
ored neE in the capital" The number of coli
ored men who by persistent drumming were
indueed to sign the letter Of adherence TO him
Vas about thirty, only, and of these several
withdrew their names subsequently a. obtained
under false representations. IL is time thrown
away Tor Mr.. Sumner, or anybody else, to labor
70 induce the cOlCred people OF the country TO
seeept the candidate of party who hung their
bio,neIs TO !smI~pOsts in the city of New York
a. i.fe'oly put by Rev Nr. Garrett in his dis
euss-'. IN mat city last night. with the hired
c'ioIs e siHmP SPEAKER, Saunders.
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ID kCP0sALs FOR LOCks.
TREASURY TEPARTNENT,
OFFICE CF INTERNAL REvESJE,

WASHINGTON, August 6. IsT2
The Undersigned, having been appointed a Com
mltite 10y the Commissioner q! Internal EeVcuue -
invite proICsss fer turn sLiuR Locke, with with
cur seals, Use at GistiI,eT hereby fge notice
IhSt Eeal,u grr Pcsals OF This character will be
received AZ this Office until = clock m, SEPIEM
Der II. 1872.
frccosa.s, 70 secure consideration, must he I'D
GTts>td Ccf9T.fsgTtr a. Intern Al Re- emu, Wash
L cfCn II c." Endorsed Proposals for iCcss:r
a-d lie atcomysuied ty s.uIles IF the articles
ia,eI dcd 20 be turUished, distinctly marked IN order
q prev ent Mists ke5
-. al sLl pNI ss1it On lock' or loch ana
with 'eal aitaC rert furnished are 10 be Inspected
- this incc aLd such Is ore found t. be imperfect
viii be rejected
tcDrlactcrs will he REQUIRED 70 receive back, AZ
and seals
The Commissioner reserves the right to annu
any oETe' ment or contract ~ any time when in
bis opinion the interests OF the public service
L ay demand.
,.,., =, x X !. f s%f#H.ssEnAA Committee.
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SMEDIClH PVIsONS en- THE EISF.


The Natriafchs took no mercury, 10 bismafb. no
lCd-7e 10 tTlmi.e Of sCtas stun, no strychoria M
guiniae. EsPPy oli geutlomenI they did not c-ep
iroV 0i ms eN's.eLcc Of th-,e specifies" and vet
'hcy iSsi Until Il seemed II Death had rorpoee1
iLe!n. Their medicines were herbs and roots They
Lave ei nis fact on record, aad toe world seems 20
Re now tablu mote Gf II ard returning 20 the first
principles " Medication. Hoststtar-s Stomach
BiusTs. the 2ure.t and Inrst eficlc!ous vegetable
Thousands # parsons who only fen years ago be
HeVtG implicitly N al the PoisoIs which figure in
ne pEarH aco. pa, now pronounce this palatab,s
tonic aud Alternative all sufficient remedy for
iyspt PEA, nervous debility, ccn5i cation bilious
eoI Tiaints, headache Intermittent levers arf all
Il ordinary disturbances of The stomach, the
liver the dlfCHaTgirg organs and the brain
te time is Lot ier distant when most OF the pover
hi and VenGEous drugs now 80 rscklessly admins
tered ty practitioners IT the - heToic' school, in
cascs tG8; T. "a easily be controlled
Dert, WILDE Ut,e-l discarded Ly eli phiIosoplica
Physicians A. II s the thinking public, who ara
generally abs al e :he professionals have already
Pat tie dangerous preparations ASIDE AMI adopted
EctteiirIs Enters ia their stead as q safe AID
excellent E'ussEo.i medicine, ADAPTED to Amos
every silHeEt except ale organic AM deadly con
tagi,r- diseases. Fer mere thar twenty years this
sfut rs TestCras.vs and preventive has been an
nualiy str6ugtScEirg its hold upoE the public con
rdeLCe ard 1t now takes the lead CT every al
V-riised rlGGieiae maLu TactuIo Cd in this conn
ny. eGl2 eu3. kW
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Tie '-i'ain Of the mail steamer uYon which
FREQ douglass Was excluded from tbs ,a,Ie
while returning from the Santo Don,i--o. 90
mission is an ardent Greeley man. AMI - "a
his friends to 7ote for Greeley. win NJ, So,
Ter please make = mental note Of this
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fSsPKCIAL NOTlCE-The members NJ IN,
~ st NIhCKNr DE PAUL and YOifNt,
"a lEoL!t tRikNES SOOIETI Els are hereby No.
Iited . stteci the funeral OF a decreased nefobar
Ri SBEGuET ENNIS, frrm bis late residence, +
stietf. between 18th and 1871, on SsTI-RDtY
hOESlhG. August nth, ~ 81. ocl ,ck lts
nS EOTlCE-THRRE WILL BIZ MEET
~ Ing ., IN" Citizens % tie Ninth District at
AstErJ hal.,CorpFT llth ALd u streets, northwest
81 o clock THIS Friday EN ESING. for tie rTr
pose o. = :o'nE nLJ reTma1e1TIy ORGANIZING L. he
r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-16

GRANTEES and Greeiey.tes unite in Szeleonir.
tie rain that oco.s the air. Anything to bea,
Cd Sci.
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RAILROAD BOND
A RAILROAD BOND
AND
Il l. l. ATE esORrS 92
COMEisstGs.

Ii. Il. 10 Cold Bonds tbs So,thern Paci1o Rail
.ost Company furnishes TO the public sD f., ost-
meat security which comtiues the ready negotia-
billy, the conve nience, and the high credit OF
hrstolsss railroad bond with the soldty and safety
Of = real estate mortgage on LAID worth at Iesst
twice the amount loaned.
They are offered q. par IN currency, sad yield Q
HANDSOME PEOFIT 70 those exchanging acs.
The bonds are q frst and only mortgage on the
road, It's equipments and earnings, and also on a
land 81 ant which, the completion OF the road win
average - LOO acres to each mile of track.
They are issued In denominations from 800 TO
S1OOG Coupon and 9l00 to $40 coo Registered, have
thirty years to bear interest OF 70 per cent.
in gold, and are Exempt TEOA UNITED
STATES TAX to the no
The semi annual In terest the Registered Bonds
IN psid with GOLD CHECKS, sent to the post once
address Of the holder.
All marketable Stocks and Bonds received in ex.
change, without expense to the investor, at their
tishest current prices.
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- z VI ID I Z ID
EEun 402 70 a..
IRIS Il REEf, SEAB Z,
VIZ. BALLaSCNHE-

where, w:th sreaily Increased scccmm gds,ions, I
shail le Es.py to see NY friends and patrons.
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9OO BEAL RAIR BRA Ids, at reduced prices
u7-~ g. HELLEE's. IT'S HARRIET SPACE.

"Ho FOB CAMP MEETING"
All soir9 10 attend should cal, at
nj. q COPSLASDS',
GAS boeisishA sN-a ue enc deer east Of 7th street
ard secure from his new and extensive stock their
TENTS.
PAHNESS. iSos ~
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NJ Y o F F / c E
JUAN BOYLE & CO,

VI
JUAN BOYLE q CO,
REAL ESTATE HERS.
No. 1l3 FTTEENTH sTREzT, PLANTS BU.Ip. &c
FOB SALE
HANDSOMELY II hStSEED HOUSE on
: ath a street, between "a ari 81 streets with
Uie ntdeIn imprUl eIneI.ts. small casE payments
AID iCTg time e. balance
,sfxelai FARMS, small and large, on tie line -
the folnt q hOcks Tsilroad, within feR minutes
Nsih OF the depot. within thirty miBuses Of Wash
iLstCu. Terms easy.
Also, ere If two hundred acres, ar the same roai
40 same distance from pit, imprOved by Hcase,
Six LOTS near Capitol, fronting IN New Ie-sey
~ enne. One OF the fnest sit Cstious In the civ
hsudst me COUNTRY SEAT OF s. acres one
mile above Georgetown.
handsome HOUSE, on corner 2lst ard "a
streets, with every modern Improvement, lDps time
payments. $500
line LOT on street 8 r., betV cen u ard Sd
Two LOTS OF 81 street, between G. and 10 :
Several LOTS en- j. street, bet. u aud % y n
Three handsome HOUSES IN ths est Epi
Also, BUJSES and LOTS in All parts OF the CITY
Two haRosome HOUSES 81 9th street
MONEY To LOAN
IN scns Of from Sl-OO0 10 sl0-UD on real entate.
mATsly
S50,OOO..pp!AiIRT.Es IN NEW YOsX,
hioNe amount In suitable sums. j ) BLANK
NAN, Attorney At Law, Plants Eriltng. Is.h
street AID New York venue. wilkins
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BOOKS. sTAGIossay AND SCHOOL FURNI
IL

N THLsJTRFNs COURT or THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA
bi HILL W. MORGAN =: AL q 40, FIui;y Doc H.
his cause las been referred 10 ne o. state the
lIUsf,e decount Of sales, AID . report o proper
clsuibulfon OF TIE proceeds thereof. Creditors and
81 parties intel egftt are notified 70 SMEAR aud
rtove Their claims before Lle, On THURSDAY, Au-
Soungs Law Building.
anti 81 A ). cox, Auditor
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FOR SALE.

EJB sAbk-r~7 I-rSe yr-rE HVks.scN
T. ,-.s. 81 LH6
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Government s.cur,,,~x-

jay cc gse = 70. furnish the following
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-02

the Droner4v Of fine said bridge and rOa(
company shall he e3empt from State anC
municipal taxation for the full period of it;
charter. and in consideration therefor the
said comnanr aqrees to nav into the treas
ury of thd CHARITY Hosnital at Shreveport
the sum of one hundred dollars, to be paid
within fFtaan dava from January in each
YEAR for nanb 3n5 every wear during its
term of incornora+ion
Spr IN RI il further enacted. etc. That
tbis oomronT sLo1i bova the right nv IFS
oren+s s 80 arginears and emnl0ves
te9 antar - MOI al Ends and +enements
+bro1gb rbinb - nov conclude to make
sncb TToad ana sI,rroT a. berainhefore nro-
v;Iaa onJ iar oIT+ on1 cons+r,,c+ +ha same
Tha+ whan sIcb roa6 wav mr. route shall
Tr1n +b b ab onv lands h~ealnn oing to the
| Sto+a Of T9onisia3a The said connanv shall
have tba righ+ Of wav ami the land where
on +ba said comnany siroad shall he CON
e+r,nto5 md for he disS+ance nf eiob+v rods
On eocb a;Ga of said road If srnb Lands are
tba nranar+v If +ba S+atao If To1ieiana shall
| he and arc aa hRoTahT oran+ed to said comnanv
for rbnir gsn and haneft 10 and in the CON
eTrrctian Ind maintenance ofaaid road
SIC n Pc = +nr+Lar anaotaI a+c Tbo+
anv Darisb oitT town or incornoratad vii
10 ~ 70 - - H. So, 'I bo ~ - bo~aI- or+bor-
| lied to aid said companv in the construc-
ton of it's bridge and road, or either of
them, by contributions, or by subscribing
for its stock, or by purchasing its bonds, or
by issuing the bonds or warrants of said
| parish, city or own in favor of said com
pany; and that for the purposes of carrying
out the provisions of this act. the police
juries of the several parishes shall repre-
sent the same parishes respectively, and
the MAYOR and council. or board of select
men, or board of aldermen shall represent
the said cities, towns or Incorporated vii
lagos. And it shall be lawful at any time
or times for any parish, city or town to aid
in the construction of the aforesaid bridge
or road. or either OF them, bv a voluntary
contribution or gratuitous donation of real
or personal Dro1erty m0nevor other effects
belonging to such parish. ciity or town; and
any parish, city or INCORPORATED town in the
State is hereby authorized to issue five or
ten wears bonds, bearing interest at a rate
not exceeding ten ner cent per annum, with
coupons attached. in favor Of said bridge
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-02
81.
AN e

To provide for the construction of a shell
road in the parish of Jefferson by the
police jury of the left bank Of said parish,
and for the payment thereof; for the
keeping Of the same in repair. and to au-
thorize said police jury to levy a special
tax for said purpose.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly CON
vened, That it shall be the duty of the
police jury Of the left bank, parish of Jetfer-
son, and it is hereby authorized and en-
powered to pass and adopt, within ten DAYS
from the passage of this act, the necessary
ordinances and resolutions for the constrnc-
ton within one year from the adjudication
of the contract, OF a shell road extending
along the Metairie ridge in said parish Of
Jefferson, from the New Orleans canal west
as far as the Labarre road, and
at the option of said police iurv
along the Labarre road to the river Misssis-
sippi; said road shall be in all respects a
frst-class shell road, and shall be built in
accordance with the specifications to be fur
nished by the surveyor of the parish; and
it shall be the duty of the police iury 10
cause the surveyor Of said parish. or of some
other, III case there be no such officer. to
furnish the necessary plans, lines, grades,
levels, curves, etc, and to take the general
superintendent, in accordance with the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-02
NAGT
No. 90.

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 l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
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 Delat's bayou, up De-
lat's bayou to Bayou Pierre" be and the
same is hereby amended and re-enaeted 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. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives..
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved July /, 1879.
(Signed) III. C. WARMOTH,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
Y. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-02
no. SO.
AN ACT

Relative to dispensing with the publication
of legal and judicial advertisements in
the French language in the parish OF
Natchitoches.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the publication of all legal and judi
cial advertisements in the French language
in the parish of Natchitoches be dispensed
with, unless otherwise directed by the par
ties litigant, and it shall be lawful that all
legal and judicial advertisements be pub-
llshed in the English language only in said
parish of Natchitoches, unless otherwise
directed by the parties litigant.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc. That
all laws contrary to or inconsistent with
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after it's
passage.
(Signed) o. Fl. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,.
tSigned) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
approved May 18, 1872.
(Signed) FL. C. WARMOTR,
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
4 true copy:
b. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-02

clear damage to him in a large amount o.
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 andis 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
it's passage.
(Signed) O. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signedl P. 3. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved May 20, 1872.
(Signed) II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.
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AN ACT 90
10 locate the seat of justice of the parish Of
Livingston.

~ ioodIe the seat OF justice of the parish of
Livingston.
WHEREAS, Under act of the LepisIaturo
OF eighteen hundred and seventv-one an
election was held to decide the I]o9cation #
stOn; and FND "a A1SlhS-
Whereas, A majority voted for tho %
moyal OF the courthouse from Snrin afa1J
ana a plurality located the courtho1ae ~
seaI OF justice at Port Vincent; therefore
9hnIloN 1. be 1t enacted by the Senate
anu mouse OF Representatives of the STATE
VI LOUISIANA in General Assembly CON.
Vehed' That the seat of Justice for the mar.
1v2 w. o y shall be located at Port
vincent, In the parish of Livingston.
SEC. 2. Be itfurther enacted, etc Tbot
NE She president Of the police jury of said mar.
ISL shalI appoint three commissioners In
n@Fe one pulldlng s necessary to carry ont the
provisions OF this act erected, and that Tbe
ponce jury shall levy a tax, to be maid in
currency, equal to pay one-half of the ex.
paid for by subscription, W 10
SEC. s. Be it further enacted a+o rp
- shall be the duty of the collector Of nar.
, taxes, 1or the parish of Livingston to
coneet the tax levied under this law anS
Ply over the same to the parish treasurar Of
tin9oIoh parish, who shall nav the sauna
= Sne ofdef OF the commissioners of nnh1ic
pleted. cummings are COM
= s SEC 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
~ sha1 be the duty of the parish ind 90 "f
me parish Of Livingston, when he ia 5ot y
dlea that the buildings, courthouse. fai, and and
oinces OF recorder, clerk and sbeJr %f @ an
completed, to examine the same. and + f re
muses. quilt, n courthouse, iaii and oficog
as aforesaid, then he shall order r ali TIl tSa
records OF the parish of Livingston 70 'b ho
reInoyed from Springfield to Port Vin ~ = pe
ahd me present public buildings shall h. =
s9io at public auction, and the groceeds w 70
pied to pay for the removal Of the n1Ib Il,
records to Port Vincent. p"0ne
E c 5. Be it further enacted. e+c Tba4
passage. anu d1Vef It's
Signed Q. H. BREWSTER
Speaker Of the House of Responsibilities
toigned) P. B. s. PINCHBGS@TSIKEeS'
Lieutenant Governor and President a. ~.
Senate. -''A"onC OF tha
Approved June 4, 1872,
toignedl Fl. c. WARMOTH.
Governor of the State Of Lonisiana
A true copy: - louisiana
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.