The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-08-23
AN ACT.
No. GS.l

To amend and re-enact Sections $50.
:}60 and :36I of Revised Statutes, aud
10 DO away with unnecessary costs
and expenses in the canceling of Of
fetal bonds.
Section. /. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the State Of Louisiana in General
Assembly convened, That sections $50,
800 and 36l of Revised Statutes Of the
State of Louisiana DE amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:
Sec. $50. The Governor is authorized
to raise and annul on the application of
any interested party ell bonds with Sc
curity and all mortgages which have
been furnished by any public officer who
nay have resigned or died, or whose
office may have expired by limitation
or when dismissed from Office when
ever there shall be no opposition there
to received in the office of the Secre-
tary of the State within one hundred
and twenty days after the retirement
in any manner as aforesaid, or before
the application, or demand made for
such raising or ennullment.
Sec. 800. Any person, firm corPo-
ration or public Office: having any
claim, debt or cause OF action, or Off
cial cause or reason against the annull-
ment of such bonds and mortgage,
shall furnish the Secretary of State, in
writing, with such reason or statement
| of cause within one hundred and TWEEN
ty days after the retirement from Office
of the officer for the faithful perform
ance of whose duties the bond in ques-
ton was given.
Sec. 36I. The Governor shall call
upon the Secretary Of State in case of
any demand for the raising and annull-
ment of Il bond and mortgage, and upon
the certificate ofthe Secretary of State
that no written opposition or statement
of cause has been received by him,
the Governor shall order the raising
and aunullment accordingly. No bond
of any tax collector or assessor shall
be raised or annulled until the cer,fi-
cate of the Auditor of Public Accounts
of full payment and faithful collection
of money, or faithful performance of all
duties as required by law, shall have
been furnished. But the annullmeni
of the bond and mortgage and their can
collation. herein provided for shall not
exempt the officer himself, his execu-
tors, heirs or assigns, from person al
suit as in case of debt or damage, il
brought before the period of Prescrip,
ton thereto applaying in law.
Sec. 362. Whenever according, 10
the certific ate of the Secretary of State,
opposition shall have been made, il
shall be the duty of the Governor, or
he demand of either party, to refer
the matter to any court Of competent
jurisdiction, that it may be decide on
their respective rights according to
law. In the absence of such demand
and reference, if the party opposing
or stating cause, fail to bring suit "l
cause, the same to be brought within
the period of prescription applicable
TO claims in question, or to notify the
Secretary of State that he has so done
then the bond end mortgage shall be
raised annullpd. notwithstanding the
opposition or statement Of cause preyi
ously fled or given.
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted. etc
That this act shall have force and effec
from and after its passage, and all law:
or parts of laws are hereby repealed a:
far as so conflicting.
tSigned) G. w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House Representatives
(Signedl c. G. ANTOINE.
Lit. Governor and Pres't of the Senate
Approved March %. lS73.
(Signedl w. 2. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
L. g. DESLOEDfs,
Secretary Of State.