Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-23

away with unnecessary costs and cxpen-
ses in the canceling OF official bonds.
SECTION I. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly conven-
cd, That sections $50, 800 and 361 of the
Revised Statutes Of the State of Louisiana
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
SEC. $780, The Governor Is authorized to
raise and annul on the application of any
interested party all bonds with security
and all mortgages which have been fur,i-
ished by any public officer who may have
resigned or died, or whose Office may have
expired by limitation, or when dismissed
from Office whenever there shall be no OPP
position thereto received in the Office ofthe
Secretary Of State within one hundred and
twenty days after the retirement in any
manner rs aforesaid, or before the applica-
ton, or demand made for such raising or
annullment.
SEC. $50. Any person, firm or corporation
or public officer having any claim, debt or
calisc of action, or official cause or reason
against the annullment of such bond and
mortgage, shall furnish the Secretary of
State, in writing, with such reason or state
inent of cause within one hundred and
twens; days after the retirement from Of
flee of the ois,.ccr for the faithful perfor-
nance of whose daties the bond in question
was given. x
SEC. 36l. The Governor shall cali upon
the Secretary of Stasa in case of any de-
mand for the raising ahd annullment of a
bond and mortgage, and npon the certiti-
cate of the Secretary Of State that no writ
ten opposition or statement of cause has
been received by him, the Governor shall
order the raising and annullment according
ly. No bond Of any tax collector or asses
sor shall be raised or annulled until the
certificate ofthc Auditor of Public Accounts
of full payment and faithful collection of
moneys, or faithful performances of all du-
ties as required by law, shall have been
furuished.s But the annullnent of the
bond and mortgage and their cancellation
herein provided for shall not exempt the
officer himself, his executors, heirs or as
signs, from personal suit as in case of debt
or damage. IL brought before the period of
prescription thereto applying in law. r
SEC. 363. Whenever, according to the
certificate of the Secretary of State, Opposi-
ton shall have been made, it shall be the
duty of tue Governor, on the demand OF
either party, to refer the matter to any
court of Competent jurisdiction, that it
may decide on their respective rights ac-
cording to law. In the absence ofsuch de-
mand and reference, if the party opposing
or stating cause, fail to bring suit or cause,
the same to be brought within the period
of prescription applicable to claims in ques-
ton, or to notify the Secretary of State
| that he has so done, then the bond and
mortgage shall be raised andannulled, not
withstanding the opposition or statement
of cause previously filed or given.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall have force and effect from and
after its passage, and all laws or parts OF
laws are hereby repealed as far as so con.
ficting.
[Signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL
1 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
| ISigncd1 c. C. ANTOINE,
Lieute nant Governor and President Of the
| CSenatc.
| Approved March 26, 1873.
ESigned1 WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
/ A true copy:
4 p. G.. DEsLONDE,
Secretary ofState.