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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
JOINT RESOLUTION "
70. lG.

Requesting the Senators and Representa-
tiyes in Congress to obtain United
States Judicial District in North Louisi-
ana.
Whereas, That part of the State of Lon
isiana situated north of the mouth of Red
River is upon an average uffve hundred
miles from the city of New Orleans, where
the United States District and Circuit
Courts are held for the entire State, which
makes it exceedingly expensive to those
who have business in those courts, who re-
side in North Louisiana, and operates as a
virtual abandonment of the enforcement of
the laws of tho United States, civil or crin-
NAL, in that portion of the State; therefore
he it
Resolved That cur Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress of the United States
be requested to use their best efforts TO Oh
tain the creation of United States Judicial
District in North Louisiana as a matter of
great public interest to the United States
and the citizens residing i'll that part of the
State.
(Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the Ronse of Representatives.
(Signed) &C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved January DO 1873.
(Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
No. I3.

To amend an act making an appropriation
to nay the mileage aud per diem Of the
members, salaries of the officers and en-
Moves and the contingent expenses OF
the extra session convened and commeuc-
ed December Q, 1872, of the third Gener-
al Assembly of the State ofLou,siana, by
anpropriating and providing for ths s-le
of seyenty-five Thousand dollars OF legis-
lative warrants. and declaring the manner
of discussing the amount realized by
the sale of said warrants or for their re-
deInption approved January 10, 1873.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly conven-
ed That the term of ten days within which
the Auditor of Public Accounts aid the
State Treasurer are to invite sealed propo-
sails for the purchase of warrants issues
under said act be extended to twenty-five
DAYS from the passage of said act, and this
act take effect from and after its passage
(Signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Sgned) c. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved January 20, 1873.
(Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILLIAM Weeks,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That
If any person being an incumbent OF such
Office shall refuse to vacate the same, ana
turn the same over the person 80 commis,
stoned, such person so commissioned shall
have right to proceed by rule before the
court of competent jurisdiction to have
himself declared to be entitled to such Of
fee. and to be indicted therein. Such rule
shall be taken contradictorily with such
incumbent, and shall be made returnabie
within twenty-four hours, and shall be
tried Immediately without jury, and by
preference over all matters or causes de-
pending in such court, or that may De
brought in such court, and the Judgment
thereon shall be signed the same day OF
rendition.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
either party to such rule may take an ap-
neal from The Judgment thereon, but such
appeal shall be applied for within one le-
gal day from the rendition ofthe Judgment
on such rule, and shall be made returnable
to the Supreme Court within two days.
The appeal shall be taken up by the Su-
preme Court by preference over all other
cases, Immediately on application OF either
party, and the Judgment thereon snail De-
come final after the expiration OF one legal
day. whether judicial or not.
Sec. q. Be it further enacted etc, That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this act shall be end are hereby repealed;
SO far as they conflict with this act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, mat
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this act. and all laws on the same subject
matter, be and they are hereby repealed;
and that this act shali take effect from and
after it passage. o,,r,,
(Signed) CHAS; W. LOW ELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) Z. Z; ANiolNE.
Senate.
Approved, January Is, 1873,
(Sinedl WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
T. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary ofStste.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
AN ACT
No. 70.

To fix the term of the District Court in the
eleventh Judicial District Of the State OF
Louisiana.
Section |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly coIven-
en-, That the terms of the District Court in
the Eleventh Judicial District are hereby
fixed and shall commence as follows, t.
wit: For the Parish of Red River. on the
FIRST Mondays of march and September; for
the Parish of DicnvI;iir, %; the third Mon
days of March and September: for the Par
ish Of Union, on the first Mondays of April
and October; for the Parish of Claiborne,
on the third Mondays of April and OCTOBER
for the Parish of jackson on the first Mon
DAYS of May and November.
Sec. 2. Be it further ENACTED, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict or in
CONSTANT with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed, and that this act shall
AXE effect from and after its passage.
(Signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,.
(Signcd) &C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
SSigned) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary of State.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. II.

Requesting the Senators and members Of
the House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana to urge the passage of
civil rights bill, insuring the civil rights
of all American citizens, through Con-
gress.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That the
members of the House of Representatives
and Senators of the State OF Louisiana in
Congress be requested to urge the passage
through Congress Of civil rights bill that
will insure the civil rights Of II classes Of
citizens Throughout the entR land.
(Signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives.
(Signed) C. C.. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President df the
Senate.
Approved January %, 1873.
(Signed) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILLtks WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary of State.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
That Important Testimony.

Every one here at all posted, or interest
ed in the exciting topics of the day, is per-
fectly aware who is meant, and pointed
ct by the Democrat in its last issue, as a
gentleman from Rapides, man of wealth
high social position, well known, possess
ing great influence, &c, &c, who was in
terviewed and reported by a correspondent
Of the Circirrati Times and Chronicle, on
the Colfax massacre, and other engrossing
subjects of general discussion. We happen
TO be in a position TO assert positively to
our own knowledge, and the fact can be
corroborated by fifty others at least, that
the correspondent alluded to never inter-
viewed the gentleman in question, on the
day he says he did, viz, the 2sth of April
last, for on that day the latter was in Ra-
pides or near it On Red River, whilst the
former was In New Orleans, and having set
out with misrepresentation, he is indebt-
ed to fancy and exageration more than Go
fact, for many of his statements or rather
report, of statements-which he gives as
he goes ON. Circumstances lead us TO believe
farther that this ''lucky fellow" not only
did not interview the subject of his pani-
gyrics on the 2sth of April, but also did not
do so on any other day previous ~ subse-
quent, and that the whole of his report or TO
nance, was drawn from having heard in
person or second hand of conversation, be-
tween the Rapides gentleman and Governor
Kellogg, which occurred on the afternoon OF
Saturday Goth, considerable portion Of
which we heard ourselves.
In this portion which was, as may natur-
ally be presumed, similar in tone and senti-
ment to'what had preceded it, and which
we did not hear, Mr.. - did not once
use the very extreme language attributed
to him, and whilst he was severe and de
mandatory, he blamed both sides alike
We recoIleot particularly, that he told Gov
ernor kellogg, the Grant or Colfax outrage:
were the natural result of the chaotic con
. dition in which the country had been per
mitted to fall, and the omissions of precan
tons, which il was evident to all should
have been taken. This conversation As w
said took place in Governor Kellogss par
. lor, some time after noon, perhaps half-pas
two or three o'clock on Saturday 26th o
April, and besides several gentlemen whom
we knew, there were Others in the rOon
: whom we did not know, one of whom nigh
i perhaps have been the correspondent ofth
= Times and Chronicle, who after digestin
I the conversation and his meals tie bsianc
of the day and the next, sat himself down o
d Monday morning, the 25th (the day whic
: tho Rapides gentleman got back to h
: home,) to give the version of the story q
he recollected it, his recollection being {
course tinged, and influenced by his particl
lar sentiments and ideas.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17

leaas, fer eaca justice Of tie pea.s vssa.

leans, fer eaca justice OF tie peas ward.
Sec. Q. Be il further enacted, etc, That
section eight Of act No 81 Of the session OF
ls,.g approv ea twentieth OF November. 1872.
be re-enacted rs follows:
That the election at voting or polling
places shall be presided over By three com
mis- -ioners of election, residents of the par
ish for at least twelve months next proceed
ing the day Of election. who shall be appoint
as provided FOR in section one Of this act
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
any perso on dnly appointed commissioners Of
election, and duly hotifed by the State
supervisor of registration, OF any assistant
supervisor of registration, who shall fail 70
attend the election and perform the dutiee
Of commissioner as herein provided, except
in case Of sickness, shall forfeit the sum Of
one hundred dollars to the parish, to be TO
covered before any court of competent jur-
cuted by the district attorney. or district
attorney pro-teinpore, who are hereby d.
| iected to proceed to collect such fines when
it shall be brought to their knowledge.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
al laws or parts Of laws IL conflict with
this act be and the same are hereby repeal
ed, and that this act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
| lSigned CHAS. W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the Honse of Representatives.
! -1Signed1 c. ANTOINE;
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
A true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
NO. 10.
AN ACT

To amend and re-enact an aet entitled an
act re-organizing the police juries of the
State, prescribing the number thereof
and the fcode Of election and fixing their
duties and compensation, approved April
"a, 1871.
Section 1. Be 1T enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana is General Assembly conven-
ed, That the words, sand jefferson" in the
eighth line of the first section of Act No.
sc approved April "a, 1871, be and the same
are hereby stricken out
Sec. 2, Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the parish of Jefferson shall have one
police juryman for tbeleft bank Of tho His
aissippi river.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
Governor KelIogg's Address.

Last Sundays Republican contains an
address from their Governor to the people
of Louisiana, which occupying nearly three
columns of tine paper in which it "a pub
lished, is too ,oug for reproduction or even
extended notice. Referring to existing diff
entities and contentious, Governor Kellogg
asserts positively, that repeated offers of
compromise have been made by She Re
publican party, which have been rejected
and also that Cae or two proposed by the
fusionists themselves, were after being ac-
cepted by the Republican side and in pro-
cess of arrangement, were prevented Torn
being ratified by new and impracticable
concessions being demanded--among others
that the expelled Senators sbould be re-
admitted We cannot particularise farther
and must conclude by copying the conclud-
ing paragraph, the last words of which,
passing events prove contain no idle or
even impotent threats.
IL is my earnest desire to establish a just
and economical government, to restore
public credit, to reduce the present taxa
ton, and to promote the interna. improve
ments which the State so much needs. L,
therefore, appeal to all good citizens to
support me in the execution of the laws,
the preservation of the peace and the sup
preston of that lawless violence which has
SO injuriously affected the interests OF the
city and State TO this end, am deter
mined TO employ all the resources OF the
State, and to invoke, if necessary, the pow
er of TIE general governments
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
/ L.,,-nrno r Of nnisiana.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
No. %.
An ACT v
Fur tie relief of the State Printer.
Assistant Secretary OF State.

Fur tie relief Of the State Printer.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
Uonse of Representatives, OF the state OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
That the sum of twenty Thousand dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated out OF
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated TO supply deficiencies in the
annr.;nriation for compensation TO the State
=. inter for the year lo72, and to pay for
pri6tip. md Advertising performed ~ the 70
State Officers during the extra session Oh
1872. 81 -. rbaA
Sec. 2. Be it further enaS. etc, uss
payments under this act shall p> ih,uo -.
the manner prescribed in section twe,ste es
act No. =. entitled an act relative to pSoits
printing, approved July "a, 1853.
Sec. g. BE it further enacted, etc., That
this act shall take effect and be IN force
from and after its passage.
(Signed) CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Sionedl &. G.. ANTOINE,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved February z, 1873.
| (Signed) WILLIAM r. KELLOGG,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
P..u. pEsLoSpE,
Secretary Of State.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
NoAl9v
AN ACTD

To amend sections seven, eight and seven
ty of an act to regulate the conduct and
maintain the freedom and purity of the
elections, to prescribe the mode of max
ing the returns thereof, to provide for
the election of returning officers and de-
ining their powers and duties, to pre-
scribe the mode ofentering upon the rolls
of tho Senate and House of Representa-
tives, aud to enforce article one hundred
and three of the constitution.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly cOnyen-
ed, That so much of section seven of act No.
81, of the session of 1872, approved Novem-
Der 20, 1877, be and is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
Each parish in the State, except the
parish of Orleans and Jefferson, are hereby
liked as an election precinct and the assis-
tant supervisor of registration shall direct
what number of polls shall be established
in each precinct, shall fix the place of hold
ing the election and appoint commissioners
| Of election for each poll or voting place.
For the parish of Orleans each ward IN
tie city u New Orleans shall constitute an
election precinct and the State Super viso,
Oh registration snaii nx tie voting places
each precinct and appoint commissioners
20 hold the election for each voting place
For the parish OF Jefferson there shall be
two election precincts, one ON each side Of
the Missi sippi river, the precinct OH each
side embracing that portion of the parish
ON the same side of the river.
The assistant supervisor of registration
for the parish of Jefferson shall fix the
number of voting places and appoint tht
commissioners Of election; provided, thai
there shall be as least one voting precinc'
for every parish. except the parish Of Or
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
No56.
AN ACT

To provide additional regulations for tho
board of school directors of the city Of
New Orleaus; to provide a permanent
revenue for said schools: to prevent liN-
CATION against the school fund; to fund
the school debt to regulate the employ
ment preachers, and to direct the Coun-
ell of the city of New Orleans to levy
school tax and perform other duties in
connection with the public schools
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened !,
That the board of school directors for the
city of New Orleans shall be in future com.
posed of twenty directors, to-wit one
from each representative district, as at
present constituted, aud one additional di-
rector for municipal district, the Adminis-
traitor of Finance of the city of New Or
leans, who shall be eX-ofiicio member,
and the superintendent OF the sixth divi-
sion, who SHALL be ex-officio meIaber with
the right to speak but not vote in the
board. The State Board of Education shall
appoint the directors from the municipal
districts as soon as practicable after the
passage of this act, so that two shall retire
annually, the said State board to determine
by lot the succession of their retirement
They shall require the said director to
possess the qualifications OF an elector IN
the city of New Orleans and the necessary
! fitness and capacity for the office, and each
new director, before taking his seat, shall
take the oath of Office prescribed for State
officers.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
as soon as practicable after the passage of
this act the board OF directors for the city Of
New Orleans shall adopt an estimate Of
debt and expenditures for the year 1873,
and thereafter, during the month Cof] De-
tober in each year the board shall in like
manner adopt and communicate to tho
Council OF che city of New Orleans an esti-
mate for tho year commencing on the first
of January next ensuing.
Sec. 3. lie it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be [the] duty of the city of New Or
leans to keep in good repair, through tke
proper department all school houses, fen
ees, grounds and apartment buildings be.
longing to the city, aud the Council shall
see proper carrying out o. this requirement.
end make due provision therefor 10 the
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
No,G2S
JOINT EESOLUTloS.A

Appropriating twelve hundred dollars or
go mach thereof as may be necessary, 10
provide Office ropm for the Attorney Ten
eral.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State of Louislapa
in General Assembly convened, That the
sum Of twelve hundred dollars, or 80 there
OF as may be necessary, be and the same is
hereby appropriated, out of any money In
the state treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted, to lie paid To A. p. Field, Attorney Gen.
eral. on his own warrant, TO provide office
room for eighteen hundred and sevoaty..
three, in which TO transact the business Of
the State.
(Signsd) CIIaS. W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) C.. (. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved February 10, 1873.
(Signed) WILLIAM Z. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of louisiana
A true copy.
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
No. IL.
AN ACT

To regulate proceeding in contestatioms be-
tween persons claiming judicial Office.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisian2in General Assembly convened,
That any case in which person may have
been appointed to the office Of Judge of any
court in this State and shall have been
confirmed by the Senate and commissioned
thereto, or shall have been elected, and in
pursuance of such election shall have been
commissioned. such commission shall be
prima facie proof of the night of such per-
sons to Immediately hold and exes cre such
Office
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17

r;c,OTiIi.-Thc New Orleans Herald
which seems 30 be aiming at eclipsingeyen
the ricayuue, in It's foundations and SIAN
.G@re Of Rcpublicanism and Republicans
generally, iii the last n1mber or rather
Plumbers We have received (for it seems to
think 4 good thing will bear repeating
has commenced tho pictorial dodge, la
Mitraill,use, though we think the success
cf that experiment did not encourage imi-
tation. The Herald explains that its ale
corical illustration Of Louisiana robbed
carrC;"d and about to be fettered, is meant
for an answer to the question of 'Why
don't they keep quiet" As to TIE picture be-
ing palmer than printing we have some
ionht, but that it with other teachings
from sheets of similar spirit, will make
the question M least q superfuous one to
ask. now seems probable
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
Counter Evidence

Counter EvidcHce.-The New Or
leans Herald ofSunday last, in aparagraph
relating 10 that distinguished son of Rapi-
des, who his created such an excitement
latterly, u-es the following words which as
evidence from such high fusion authority,
against an ultra Radical orgaU, should GER
tGinly have some weight in this conmuni-
t..
Colonel - OF Rapiies, .sn qncicnt, and m
practicable Democrat, who opposes pretty
Iuuch all the parties in the State, left last
evening for his home, after appearing and
tcstifying before the Grand jury which
District Attorney Beekwith has had in
hand for some. time past TO lind bills against
the citizens Of the Red River parishes, an
der the Enforcement acts of Congress. Col
onel- has ioughtthe last ditchers very bit
tcrly, and il was presumed that he would
throw some light on the Colfax affair. Bot
hcdeclincd to turn informer, and not much
information " ~ derived from him.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
PARTICULAR NOTICE.

from this time until further notice, all
Judicial Advertisement and other public
matter viii be set mp in BREWER type, eight
lines oil BREWER constitute a square. and
tine space occupied by the heading aud sub
scripiion Of Judicial Advertisements count
a. full lines. All printing fees viii DC
.neciiied below the body of the advertise
ncnt. and arc due after first insertion, and
,ciu not be continued i not then paid, so par
ties Interested may govern themselver &C
c0rdingly. "a the rule will not be deviated
frnIH IL any case.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
All Quiet upon the Teche.-ThC

latest intelligence from the Attakapas
country reports every thing almost quoted
down, Col. DeBlanc and his com,a and hav-
ing dispersed or disappeared, and General
Badger being engaged unopposed in install
ing Kellogg officials in tine different posi-
lions to which they were elected, for il
must be recollected that in that region,
both returning boards returned majority
If Republicans
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Snc. 3. Be IL further enacted. etc. That


in all other respects the powers. duties and
eruolumcnts of said police jurors shall b,
the same as prescribed for police juries 10
act No. 81, paproved April "a, 1871.
Sec. 4. Be il further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts Of laws in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. S. Be il further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
(Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House Of RepresenIat1Ses'
(Sipned) A. B. HARRIS,
President of the Senate, Acting Lieutenant
Governor.
(Signed) =. b. 3: PiNChBACh,
Lieutenant Governor, Acting Governor o
the State of Louisiana.
A true copy
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary Of State.