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ment wouldtend TO the desired emancipation
of slaves in the unfortunate island OF Cuba,
and that we would see with qualification
and joy anv decided and effective measures
taken by our government to that effect;
and furthermore, thai we feel confdent OF
the support and countenance OF the civil
lied world, as well as the appreciation and
encouragement o. every lover o.
humanity, especially of the people OF the
United States in this our desire to
demand the wip:ng away OF the last yes
tige of slavery now existing on the Amerl-
can continent, as well as to destroy the
odious bonds of slavery in the island OF
Cuba in which thousands of rational be-
ings are now grooming as the victims of
brute force, and the most shameful Grim
inal traffic which the enemies OF liberty
have ever invented.
Be it further resolved, etc, That the
Legislatures OF the several Southern States
where slavery formerly existed be and are
hereby invited to adopt these resolutions.
and that copies of the same, duly authen-
tCated. be at once forwarded 10 then. by
the clerks of our respective houses.
(Signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,.
(Signed) C. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved February l.. 1873.
(Signedj WILLIAM ?. KELLOGG.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
z. G. DEsLONDE.
Secretary of State
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adhesion to or recognizing any usurper
within the contemplation of this law he. fhs
Governor may, IN case such Office ia estah
Iished by the constitution. direct that the At.
torney General or the District ATTORNEY SHAH
take legal proceedings before the court Of
competent Jurisdiction 10 have such forfeit.
IRE and abandonment declared. The bro.
ceedings in such case shall be summary and
shall be had by rule of which the officer 40
charged with having abandoned his offics
shall have notice of one fulllday. The court
shall at once hear and determine such rule
If an appeal shall beltaken by the Stata
or by the party defendant TO such Proceed.
inps, it shall be made returnabe within fen
DAYS, and shall be heard by preference bv
the Supreme Court as N Case of contest fo,
Judicial office.
SEC. t. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
whenever the court OF competent iurisdic.
ton shall declare that any public officer
whose office is established by the constitn.
ton, has abandoned and forfeited his Office
within contemplation of this act, and for
the cause herein given, the Governor shall
ill such office by appointment under the
laws providing for filing vacancies in public
offices.
SEC. ). BE it further enacted, etc, That
whenever the Governor shall ascertain that
anv public officer. whose Office is estab,
lished by an act of the Legislature, has
given adhesion TO or recognized the author
ity of any Usurper within contemplation of
this act. he, the said Governor, may declare
that such officer mas forfeited ands aban
doned his office under the constitution,
laws and government of the State, and he
the Governor, may fill the vacancy in said
office by appointment under the provisions
of the cons titutiOn and laws regulating ap-
pointments to fill vacancies.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
this act shall be and are hereby repealed 50
far as they conflict. and this act shall take
effect from and after it's passage.
(Signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
iSigned) c. G.. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March ;. 1873.
lSignedl WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
?. &. DEsLOEDE.
Secretary of State.
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No. 20.
Az ACT

40 admit American citizens who have
studied law in the legal institutions OF
France, Germany or England and VII"
have been admitted TO practice in the
superior courts Of those respective coun-
tries. to practice n the several courts OF
Louisiana.
SECTION |. Be II enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives. of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vencd. That any American citizen who
qualities IN either of the legal institutions
OF learning of France, Germany or Eng
land Tor admission to practice in the courts
Of judicature of .eithec Of these respective
countries. who shall have been deemed
competent and admitted TO practice law IN
the superior courts OF ether France, Ger
many or England, shall ne admitted TO
practice in the Supreme Court and other
courts Of Louisiana, upon certificate, or
oath, or affirmation that he is an American
citizen. and that he has been admitted TO
the practice of law IN the superior courts
OF either of the aforesaid countries, by
virtue OF his conformity 10 established rules
and regulations.
Sec. >. Be it further enacted. etc. That
all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed, and that this
act shall take effect from and after the
passa re OF the same.
(Signedl CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
(Signed, C.. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved February II, 1873.
!Signed, WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
p q. DEsLOEGE.
Secretary of STATE.
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AN ACT
Is DESIUSDE.
Secretary O! State.

Declaring it crime TO- usurp a nubiic
oihcG and providing the punishment for
such ofense; providing that if any nphIic
officer shall adhere to or recognize anv
usurper, his office shall be forfeited ana
considered abandoned, and directing and
regulating legal proceedings to have such
abandonment and forfeiture declared: All
LnorlHlhg the Governor to declare such
'orleIIufe ana abandonment in certain
cases ana To remove such officers and to
ment.
SECTION 7. BE It enacted BY the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the Stata of
LOUISIANA IN General Assembly convened
ihat II any person shall assume or prtend
10 De an officer of the State, executive
judicial, or legislative. without authority
Oh an election declared by the RETURNING
BOARD constituted By law. or without an
'nority OF commission from the Governor
81 Ihe State, In case the laws require such
othcer to be commissioned, such person so
Illegally assuming or pretending TO he :"
PuDhc officer shall be- deemed a usurper,
J! any such usurper shall attempt to eyer.
c,se ehe functions of a public officer, and
snati interfere with any pIb ic officer in the
0lsCharge OF his duties, such usurper so in
lerleElng shall be deemed to be guilty of a
CRIME, and upon conviction NAV be fined mr.
imprisoned at the discretion of the conrt or
both. ''-' W % W
sec, ?, BE it further enacted, etc. That if
any puolic officer. whether State, parish OF
municipal snail give adhesion to, or in auy
manner recognize the authority OF any per.
son VINO may be usurping public office
within contemplation OF this law. such n,b
,ic officer so giving adhesion to or reco9ni1
ng such usurper shall be deemed to have
f1yfhited and abandoned the public off;.o
held by him under the constitutions, the Ia uUs
arc the government of the STATE 7"'
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc. That
Whenever the Governor of the STATE shaM
oe informed that any public officer has
forfeited and sbaadoned his Office BY Siyia~
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whose commentator for official services or
EMPLOYMENT therein is fixed by the constltu-
ton or laws thereof, who shall cnarge OF
receive or take, directly or indirectly, any
mere than the said lawful compensation LOT
said official services or employment, snaii
be deemed guilty of eNtortlon ID o1nce, anu anu
shall be punished in the manner nerelnalGeL
prescribed IN this act; PROVIDED thaI 'no
provisions of this act shall also De mane 10
apnlv and extend to all officers and EN-
pioyes of parishes, judicial and other as
tricts. and of cities and towns incorporated
or having governments authorized py law.
SEC, > Be il enacted. etc, Ihat any
officers or persons violating the pro'lSlon'
OF This ACT shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeauor, and. upon ConvlCtlon theTeui ~
a court of competent jurisdiction, 5hail 10
liable 10 pay d fine of not more IMAM one
thousand dollars and 10 an imprisonment
for term not exceeding five years, al the
discretion OF the court: and any Pe5soH
aggrieved or injured by the acts OF sald OF
fender shall, independent Of any crlhiipfi,
proceedings. be entitled TO MAINTAIN C1sH
action against the same tor damages VI liz
iuIie- sustained, and verdict IN FAVOR Vi
the party injured, or a conviction OF such
offender, shall ipS0 j1cto operate . vacation
of the office or functions Of sad offending
official or employee. NV
SEC. De IL lux tiItA F.lt1N - -
this act shall take effect and be in force
from and after It's passage, ard all conflict
ing laws herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
lSigned5 CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Sneaker of the House Of Representatives..
!Signed) c. {. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved February Is, 1873.
HI Il tn,tr
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
j. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary OF state.
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Rev. NIyron w. Reed.

Inc Watertown Democrat reports the FOL
lowing relating to Rev. Myron W. Reed,
formerly of the Prytania Street Church. in
New Orleans:
The lecture of Rev. Myron W. Reed, az
che Congregational Church last Monday
evenings on the Life and Discoveries of
Father Marquette, wac a polished gem in
its way. Ii was truthful brilliant aud in
teresting, sparkling with fine points and H.
Illustrated with many romantic incidents
The discoverer of the Mississippi was de-
iineated as one of the most remarkable of
Jesuit pioneers who visited the west 200
years ago, and this is the view the best his
torians have taken of the modest, fearless.
3ervent missionary, who was the first Euro
pean to find his way through immense diff
culties. from the great lakes to the great
FiVar
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-08
.TOINT RESOLUTION
, u. EDESIDNDE,
Secretary OF state

| To fix the compensation of certain 'Oftlcers
| of the General Assembly. for the extra
session thereof, begun December ., 1877,
and authorizing the payment thereof and
Tor other purposes.
| WHEREAS. Under existing laws there ID
no provision made for the payment OF the
| salaries of the Secretary of the Senate, the
| Chief Clerk OF the House OF Representa-
| tives, the assistant secretary of the Senate,
| assistant clerk Of the House, the minute
clerks and their assistants. and the Ser
geant-a farms, for services rendered Dy
| them at any extraordinary session of the
General Assembly; and
Whereas. During the late extra session
the said officers have faithfully discharged
and performed the duties incumbent upon
them respectivel Y: and
Whereas 1t is but Just and reasonable
that said officers should receive for said
services rendered adequate compensation
therefor.
SECTION l. Be il resolved fby the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That the officers hereinafter named
shall be entitled TO and shall receive the
amounts hereiCafter specified in full COM
pensati0n for their services during the ex-
ira session of the General Assembly, begun
December 2. 1872, and ending January =,
1873 to wit:
The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief
Clerk of the House of Representatives
shall each receive the sum Of i've hundred
dollars.
The Assistant Secretary of the House
shall receive the sum OF three hundred and
seventy five dollars.
The Assistant Secretary of the Senate
shall receive the sum ot three hundred and
seventy-tive dollars.
The minute clerks of each house OF the
General Aesem bly, ana each of their assist
ants shall each receive the sum OF three
hundred and seventy five dollars.
The Sergeant at Arms Of each House shall
each receive the sum OF five hundred dol
lars.
And the Committee on Auditing and Su
perViaing the Expenses of the Senate, and
the Committee on Contingent Expenses of
the House, as the case may be, are hereby
authorized and required to issue 10 said
officers certtcatee for such payment afore-
said, in accordance with the requirements
of act No. 10, approved January 10, 1873,
and the payment thereon shall be made i'll
the same manner and from the same fund
as Is provided for the members, officers. EN-
ployes for the extra session of the General
Assembly.
SEC. >. Be ii further resolved. That this
resolution shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage.
!Siqnedt CHARLES W LOWELL.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
:Signedj C.. G ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF me
Senate.
Approved. February y, 1873
tSignedJ WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
Governor o! the State OF Louisiana
4 true copy.
WILLIAM WEEKS.
Assistant SPcrer9r, ot' STATE
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The Ames Cannon Claim.

This is Washington special to tia ST.
Louis Republican:
WASHINGTON, March 3.--The following
suits we're commenced to-day in the Su-
Dreme Court of the District of Columbia:
Charlotte l.. Ames, Administrative of the
estate of HOratio Ames, deceased, vs.. Cakes
and Oliver Ames amount claimed $4,000.
with interest for one year, and the same vs..
William II. Barnum: amount claimed $685.
100, with interest. II may be remembered
that HOratO Ames had claim against the
Navy Department FORECAST ironlcannOn!used
sn experimenting at Fortress Monroe.
cor the payment OF which. an appro.
ariation was made. Pending its set
tlement Horatio Ames died. his widow
was appointed administrators Of Che
estate, and as such demanded that the
money be paid to her. filing the necessary
evidence that she was entitled to receive it.
Dakes and Oliver Ames then came forward
pretending to be the true representatives of
their deceased brother, and induced the
Secretary of the Navy to suspend payment
TO her until the courts should decide be
tween them and the widow. Subsequently,,
and while the question was pending in the
courts of Connecticut. Cakes Ames pre-.
scented 70 Robinson letter written by the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court OF that
State setting forth that there was no doubt
that Cakes and Oliver Ames were the true
representatives of the estate and that the
court would so decide. Upon such war.
rant as this. yielding to the impor.
:unities of Cakes Ames. Mr.. Robin.
son paid him the money. Notwith
atanding the opinion Of the Chief Justice
the court decided to the contrary, declaring
in favor of the widow, plaintiff in the above
causes. This left Mr.. Robson in rather
embarrassing position. Cakes and Oliver
refused to return the money, and the Sec.
rotary wac put to his mettle to arrange the
matter to the satisfaction of Mrs Ames A
settlement, however, was patched up by
which she recovered a portion of the
money in consideration of looking to
Cakes and Oliver for the remainder
$4,000. The suit against William II. Bar
mum, a resident of Connecticut. is ex-
plained by the fact that the Ameses turned
this money over to him Immediately upon
ats receipt from the government.
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IMPORTANT CIRCULAR,

Elimination Of StPRW Pressure on Towing
and Freight Boats Oh The Mississippi
ard its Tributaries.
The following circular has just been dis.
srjbutcd 70 customs officers ut all ports of
@utlv;
TrEAsURY DRP hRrnENT.
Washington February b, 1878 }
20 Collectors of Customs, Inspectors of Steam
Vessels and Others:
Your attention is hereby called to the
aIpth section Of an act, approved DeCem-
Der Il, 1872, entitled ian act to authorize
abe construction of bridges across the Ohio
river and to prescribe the dimensions OF
the same" which is here published for the
information and guidance Of all concerned:
Where no good reason exists for object
lug, supervising inspectors will grant the
hermit mentioned therein.
SEC .. That the provisions of an act en-
titled IAN act to provide Iior the better Sc
,urity of life on vessels propelled III whole
or in part by steam etc, approved Febru-
AIRY %, 1871, 40 far as they relate TO the
limitation of steam pressure OF steamboats,
used exclusively for towing and carrying
freight on the Mississippi river and its tribu-
tares, are hereby so far modified as to sub
stItute for such boats $50 pounds of steam
pressure in place of ITO pounds, as pro-
NTded in said act for the standard pressure
upon standard boilers Of fortv-twO inches
diameter, and of plates of one-quarter of
an inch in thickness; and such boats may
on the written permit of the supervising
inspector of the district i'll which such boats
shall carry on their business, for period
of twelve months from and after the pas
sage Of this act, be permitted to carry steam
above the standard pressure of one hun
dred aud ten pounds, but not exceeding
che standard pressure Of one hundred and
fifty pounds to the square inch
Approved December II, 1872.
GEORGE s. BOUTWELL,,
Secretary of the Treasury.
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No. ~,
IN ps -
JOINT EESOLjTEON


Asking Congress to CIV. its material assist
auce IN the suppression of slavery in the
island OF Cuba.
WHEREAS. The island Of Cuba he. beer
and is now struggling for Independence.
based on freedom OF all, without regard 10
race, color or previous condition: and
Whereas. The Spanish government sc-
tains the war against the Cubans wish d
view to keep IN force the institution of
slavery and the slave trade, and
Whereas, Their representatives ir that
unfortunate island have forced into slavery
again more than fifty thousand men who
were set free by their former owners (the
Cubansl, and that they force into slavery
all coloret prisoner. O: war who wera or
had been set free by the Cubans; ana
Whereas, The Spanish authorities in Cuba,
regardless of the dispositions of the Spanish
Cortes ordering that the newborn eUl0red
persons are to be considered free, do allow
and give their sanction to che of said sale
infants regardless and in defiance of the
humane and philanthropic sentjmenta Of
all civilized people, and
Whereas. The government Of the tGIted
States, for reasons which we can not con
ceive, have, against the desire Of The ma
iority OF its people, gwen 20 the Spanish
government material aid against the Ga
bans, thereby aiding and assisting Z he
continuation of said barbarous instig 10.
OF slavery at our own doors. with great
prejudice 20 our trade; aAd
Whereas, The people OF the United
States have Suffered during fclr long gear,
the calamities OF terrible internpcine war
for the abolition Of said institution and
Whereas, We che free peuUi,. -! til"
United States can not Sc, with nd ference
the brutal, cruel and int"man condition OF
our fellow men suffering Tor the sane cause
the most atroei"us prosecutions: the. fore
be -
Resolved by tho Senate and Houss %
representatives. OF che State .. I ,u.slaaa ii
General Assembly con sened, Ac' l.-9.i ~.
animated by The rOst Noble aGl human
sentiments, consider it their duty :" ,rEe
Ipon Congress- our desires that tn-l: eIIorts
-hould be put forth looking 20 ape IL sap
PRESTON of slavery IN the island - Cuu,,
md furthermore, that We consider that Z.
Allowance to the Cuban governner. BY thu
government OF the United States Of .aa came
privileges allowed to the Spanish g.yer2-
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q. 20.


10 provide. for and regulate the clerical
force II the Auditors ChCe. to Tx their
salaries and to provide for The manner
and conditions unde, which the chic .
clerk can ACT ~ A.dltc.. and tor other
purposes
SEcTinH |. Re it enacted by the Senate
ard House OF Representatives of the State
c. Louisiana IN GeDera; ASSEM- b V convened.
That for the better organization and more
etficien. working Of the Stat" Auditor =
office. the clerical force allowed therein.
and the compensation ~ each clerk or as.
sistant in sd!d othCs. shall be and the same
Is hereby constituted "a follows:
One Auditors so.ieitD:. ;OIy thousand five
hundred dollars.
One chief clerk, three thousand dollars.
Ore inspector. two thousand two hun.
dred and fifty dollars
one first book keeper. ~" thousand one
hundred dOllars
One assistant bOok-L-eVr- "nr Thousand
sight hundred dollars.
Two assistant book -te"p':s. three :hou.
sand dollars.
One voucher and coupon .ic:a. one thou-
sand eight hundred dollars
One corresponding clerk. one thousand
eight hundred dollars
One tax and assessment :Olls clerk. one
thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
WIS st2lSlLtE anu " Aduk tltlhs tut
Thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
One bond and general clerk. one thou
sand two hundred dollars.
One messenger and porter. seven hun.
ured and twenty dollars.
SEC. >. Be it further enacted. etc. That
whenever it shall become necessary. by rea-
son of sickness or otherwise. that the State
Auditor should be absent from his Office.
ne may deputIze his chief clerk - act in his
stead, and sign his 1.-THE chief clerk's) name
as acting auditor, and such act shall be as
valid Dis if signed by the Auditor himself
provided, that the Governor and State
Treasurer shall be notified of such author
ity vested in the chief clerk. which
shall not exceed ten days at
any one time. unless permission for
an absence Of longer time is granted by
the Governor: and provided further. that
the CHIEF clerk so deputl2ed to act shall
have given his bond III the same amount
and in the same manner as IS now required
by law to be given by the Auditor of Public
Accounts: and provided, said chief clerk,
while acting as Auditor of Public Accounts.
shall not be entitled to receive any addi-
tional compensation therefor.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted. etc, That
all laws or parts Of laws i'll conflict or in
consistent with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed. and that this act shall
take feet from AMI atto. It's passage.
(Signed' CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker % tt" I. use OF REPRESENTATIVES.
iSignedj G. - AN .DINE.
Lieutenant 'iO.~rlO. AID President Of the
.enatr.
Aa.,-,ed February :. iS-.;
t>igGed, ~: LIAM p. KELLOGG.
'.uvt.'.r2: =. tL.. stare Of Louisiana.
\ '.u- copy:
WILLIAM TtEKs.
Aa-I-'Ari Nt,-n.ar. a. :..;n
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AN SETs I'VE -Nus

To provide additional regulations Tor ,,.
board of school directors OF the sitp .f
Ne" Orleans; co provide a perna4ers
revenue for said schools; to prevent ,itiyas
ton against the school fund to fnnd tho
ochool debt; to regulate the emplovnens
"f teachers. and to direcs the Come, 81
me city OF New Orleans to levy a schooi
TAX and perform other duties ia cor,uuge
ZION with the public schools.
o, 1hT u l.: BE it enacted by she Sersss
aeo House OF Representatives Of the St..
Oh louisiana Ill General Assembly r..,r.s
yeneh, That the board eli school diTac-ora
tor Ine city OF New Orleans sh IL! '.e 81 "a
lure composed OF twenty directors, to sg;a:
one from each representative di,r.io.. as ax
present constituted, and on" adGi.ion.., dE.
rector Tor each municipal dlstria,. III. 4 ..
mtnlstrator OF Finance of the citv of N,.,v
orleans, who shall he OK ctficic ~ n!er,...r.
and the superintendent If the 18th div.
sion, who shall be ex-oficio nlez b =. eSi a
the right to speak but not VOTE, IN n.
board. The State Board of Eduoa.r,h - ar
appoint the sueotsss from the Esasi,inai