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The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-10-28

Al,satuieIy safe. Perfectly odnflest. AlNHt4
uniform. fIiunhntlirg 1atliflrs sfptriar % ~.
NuFts M any lamp without dtngrr ~ exldAiina
ar IA lnx Are, Manufactured expressly " dls.
i,ltee llr tlsr n tniallIc and daligfaus oils. ".
Mlr,ilt1 duaIllles. hre uFoyrd ~ ~ continued
tt.e II over giD.nD fintilies.
alllllapk ~ rsllnls hive lsecn snld pnh no ar.
cldrnt .-drftth VT iu,linVtly-shas even oeeiirrtl
from imrninr. sforint ~ h1niIingt.
Tho ninuanrf CnInpaules aud FIRE Iaul.
the Astral NJ the llea safutard Nhrn lamp. are
used. Send for clirular. For sale NJ retail hy
The fgnde nerrfalls. ard " wholesale hy The
ipnpnfofs. .cilASsPnArr q CO., JOS, Fulton
siwri, New lvflA
The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-10-28
oisi: rigIds-obligiDg answers. I.
Begipning 70 lease.-ibe leaves

0tfts ao'NNA@s
BegiBning % leaye--ibe leaves. f
Tie aeroba's of every household
pitcher aud lumber.
A clergyman At Paris. KY. stopped bis
prayer To lead an unruly man out by the
ear, ard went on ]: As was saying. U
Lord
Lately d Western young lady had occa-
sioa to inform young gentleman that
her hand was not lenon. lie wanted
. puueh and had the other 'ingredienees
The sensitive boy lives ID Delaware. He
arose u midnight, footed it half mile
and awOie store clerk aud bought fine
comb, lie didn't want to have suy one
hear him ask fer it.
i tell sou what, said Troy widower,
IS he spit ont of tie wiiklow. 1t seems
awful when | think ssry's dawn IN Tie
ground instead of being around fixing 10
dry afrles.
Gassaway B. Lsniar. died recently in
New York. begueusLing 800. .0O0 f9r tho
erection at Savannah. Ca, of.a home for
aged and iusru negroes.
Gracious hea7ensf exclaimed Mrs.
Narrowfat--the Brooklyn Argus tells the
sfory--dropping the paper FROM her uer-
| sous grasp. and leaning back 10 her chair
| with an expression Of blank astonishmeut
On her couDtenabee. Grssious heavens,
Miltiades. what's q paroxysmal kiss?
Mr. Aafrowfat. assuming sery serious
aspect. observed: A psfcxysnal kiss il
kiss buttered with soul liga,uipg.'
At Plain6sld. y. J.. recently. James
Mclean died after swallowing a mixture
given him by his wife on the DAY on which
be vss to have departed soF Ireland. whero
he recently Inherited small property.
! lis vie hss been arrested on suspicion oe
having poisoned bin.
In a recent number Of Seribber. Mr.
Eiward King has an article entitled
Dovn ,he Mississippi in which lie states
that IN Louisiana planisiion costing S3O.-
COO was offered for 500. and lsni oriei-
nally worth 800 an acre viii not bring
sic; the depreciation he charges upon tho
political complications Of iSs State. +,
INFIDELITY.- IA writer in the currns
number of 10 English periodical says: Ne
hear voices al GROUND as that warn us az
the appfotch of % aee ef infdsl,ty. befors
which the social peace rri happiness of the
country may lallto rnin. As they fell TO rn-
10 10 France a. the end ofshe last certary.
Adsir County. Mo. possesses a very
prosperous cheese factory. The farmers
realize ten cents gallon for their milk.
which equals 81 month for each COW.
Thiny-sonr farmcrs raised the funds ts 4
6Oul among themselves III build the fsc,o-
II, and tho experimsn, has been ~ salts
factory - 10 lead Il ito establishment cf
t're more factories.
A SunTrRRANEAN FonrsT. Mr.. q.
i. Sale. IF this county tE~sexl. ID digging
4 veil recently. a tie dep,h n about thir. .
ty.feei. camc uron the bodies Of large trees
several feet IL diameter. which proved Oh
examination u be cypress. Fearing tho
vatsr would b injured IS the sccd. he de- .
tetmiLci 70 shandaa ikis well and dug an
other some diS.arce on. When he had
reached about The sane depth he assn en-
countered the trees. md hind attc,ppts
II still grcater distance from the 6rs
we'll. still 5roueht him IN contact With this
snbtefranean forest. the trees of wkicllrts
eirrest size snd we'll preserved. - T.is.
w1ier Ia9ts.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-10-28
LnnK APrER rHF EYEs.

Maltilndes of men aud women bave made
their eyes weaE for lifc BY the too free use
ofeye,igLi, feaaing hae priat aud doing
fne sewing. IN riew Of these things It Is
well to observe the f1liosing rules in the
use Of eyes:
Avoid al sudden changes between light
aud darkness.
Never read by twilight ron very
cloudy day.
Never sleep 50 that on waking the eyes
shall open on the ligh, ofthe window.
DO Dot use eyesigtt BY light SO scant
that il requires On effort 70 Discriminate
Never road or sew directly iu irsnt Of the
light Of the window.
Il is best 10 have tie light from tboye.
OF ohliqusly. or over the left shoulder.
Too much light creates glare. aud pains
and coufascs the sight. Thr moment you
are sensible Of AZ effort to distinguish. TIN,
m msn, stop aad talk. va koa ride.
s,le sky IS blue and the earth green.
it wonll seem that tho ceiling .holld % of
blush tinge. the carpet green. aud the
walls Of some mellow siini.
Tho aiuiit yli are he6nctivcly inclined
@ rub ths eyes, has moment cease to use
tncnr
If,he eyelids are glued together on
waking do not foFcihly open them. but
apply SILVA with tho inger. anl then wash
your eyes and face with warm water.
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Fall plou1hihg should 10 attended u
now. fgcpu crops hro expected nest year.
The soil ncods stirring.
Said d man 10 The May Or of New Lon.
don. whom 10 met * tie State Fair. |
have seen beets il California ~ big a. I
am. beg your pardon. spid thc Mayor.
bu, think That you deceive yourself.
Al an un,i.monoroly convention IL 10.
VA. recently. sumo fellow bawled az the
dior Candidates are requested 10 step
down stair lew minutes Then every.
buiy went down stairs except deaf old Eel
low uho wauicd to 'ruu fot jailer.
Al Eaglisl Clergyman exclaimed. IN .
coinpsuy Of bis fellow proaehers, .Ah.
we'll there Is euly one thug il out minis
lraiions more trying lom me than preaching.
Indeed I they suid, .'and what may that
beg Hearing any one else preach be
replied.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-04-04
LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
session, of Is7A.
No. 4,
Joint Resolution

Relative to Hon. p b. S. Piuchback, United
States Senator elect from the State on
Louisiana.
WHEREAS. This General Assembly, at its
session of 1873, did proceed, as provided n
the constitution and laws, 10 eject Hon.
r S Pinchback United States Senator from
the State of Louisiana for the Term peg
ming March a, 1873 and,
Whereas. Certain parties politically ana
nersonally hostile to him nave maue bis
Lain to a seat in the United States Senate
nv virtue of said election the occasion Iof
yiruient and malicious personal assaults,
,sinp1 the journals of the country to DIS
semiI,ate the same TO his detrment; and,
Whereas, The repetition OF these ISLANDERS
10 n reflection upon us no less than upon
Senator Pinchback, As a matter OF justice
to him, and to the General Assembly: tnefe
fore, q.
of Louisiana, the House of Representatives,
concurripp. That we have a full and IN
ahatAd confidence in the integrity OF fhe
Hon. p. b. S. Pinchback, Senator elect from
the State of Louisiana, and that not only
as the legally elected Senator OF SAID State,
but as o citizen whose manIiness anu great
nnbIic service entitle him to all respect, we
urge his immediate admission to. his seat III
the Senate of the United States,
Re IL further resolved, That a copy OF
this resolution be furnished by the Governor
to Senator Pinchback, and also to Senator
j. RI West, to be presented to the Senate OF
4ha Tinted States AS expressive of the sease
and will of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana.
tSigned) CHARLES w. LOVELY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
fSigned) G. G. ANTOINE, f.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved January :, 1874
lSgned) WILLIAM Z. kELLo6t,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
Aftrue copy:
p. G.. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.
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NO. z.
/
An Act

Making an appropriation for the payment
of the mileage and per diem and eontln-
cent expenses of the General Assembly eff
the State for the regular session OF 1874,
describing the manner in which the same
shall be paid
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the sum of one hundred and thirty
eight thousand dollars, or as much thefeof
ms NAV be necessary, be and the same is
hereby appropriated out OF any money IN
thes treasury mot otherwise appropriately
for the payment of the mileage and per
diem of members and contingent expenses,
including salaries of officers and employees
of the General Assembly during its regular
session of 1874 said sum to be appropriated
as follows, to wit: To pay mileage and per
diem of members of the House OF Repre-
sentatives seyepty-two thousand dollars !;
TO 1oay contingent expenses OF the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES,, twenty thousand dollars !;
TO pay mileage and per diem of members OF
the Senate, thirty four thousand dollars; to
pay contingent expenses OF the Senate,
twelve thousand dollars.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That 1T
sIall be the duty of the ComInittec ON
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses OF
the Senate. and of the Committee on Con
tinyent Expenses of the House to issue,
when demanded, and upon presentation OF
the proper evidence, certificate certifying
the amount due to each member OF their
respective houses, for his mileage and per
diem, and to each of the officers and EN-
pl0yes of their respective houses his salary,
and to each contingent expense credit the
amount due to said creditor which eertlti-
Gates thus issued shall be approved on the
part of the Senate by the presiding officer,
and on the part of the House of Represen-
tafives by. the Speaker thereof. And the
Auditor of Public Accounts shall, and he is
hereby directed to issue his warrants fol-
the amount of said certificates on the Treas
llrer, and the Treasurer is hereby directed
toipay the said warrants; and the Commit
tee on Contingent Expenses of the House
and the Committee on Auditing and Super
vising Accounts of the Senate, shall issue
no certificate in excess of the amount ap
propriated by this act and that mo- war
rants, vouchers or other evidence of irdebt
edness, issued prior to January /, 1874 shall
be paid out of the appropriation made ia this
act.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha
this act shall take effect from and after it:
Isigned) CHARLES w, LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
tSigneiil G. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of thu
Approved January 81, 1874
lSignedl WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
IA true copy:
p. q. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.
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No. ne.
Joint ResoIutioIl.


WHEREAS, A bill has been introduced in
Congress having for its object the establish
ing of a system of national quarantine; there
fore be it
ResoIped, BY the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That this is
prominently wise and just measure, and
that we urge upon Congress the enactment
of a law upon this most important subject.
Be it further resolved, That copy of this
joint resolution be forwarded by the Cover
nor, under the seal of State, to our Senators
and Representatives at Washington, to be
laid by them before their respective Houses.
(Signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
tSigned1 G.. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved February Is, 1874.
(Signed) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.
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No. o..
An Act

To amend and re-enaet sections two and
three of an act entitled San act to incor-
porate the Louisiana Workingmen's Home
stead Association" approved April %,
1872.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That section two of an act entitled an act to
incorporate the Louisiana Workingmen,s
Homestead Association, approved April 70,
1872, be amended and re-enacted SO as to
read as follows: That the object of this as
ISOLATION shall be to secure by purchase or
donation land or lots of ground in this State,
and the same shall be distributed in the fol-
lowing manner: In shares of fifty dollars, to
be paid in such manner as may be directed
by the board of directors.
Sec 2 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
section three of an act entitled an act to in
corporate the Louisiana Workingmen's
Homestead Association, approved April %,
1872, be amended and re-enacted SO as to
read as follows: That no member of this as
ISOLATION shall hold mere than i've shares, or
shall be elected as a member OF the board OF
directors who does not hold more than three
shares and each member, on each and every
share of stock held by him, shall pay to the
treasurer such amount ON each and every
share in such manner as may be directed by
the board of directors. Any member desir-
ing more shares within the number limited
than he at first held, shall pay a SUM in adj
dition equal to the amount already paid by
members holding the number of shares de-
sired by him, with the interest that has ac-
crued thereon up to the time OF his appIica-
ton, so as to make his entire payments pro
rata with others.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after It's
passage.
fSignedl CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signedl G. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved, February 7,,l874
tSignedl WILLIAM P, KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
p. q. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary Of State.
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No. 5.
Am Act

For the relief of f. Van Benthuysen and his
minor children.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State OF
Louisiana IN General Assembly convened,
That Francis Van Benthuysen, OF New Or
leans, be and he is hereby authorized to sell
the real estate owned by hiln IN said city on
which the mortgage OF his minor children
rests, on such terms as q family meeting of
said minors, duly convokesl, may advise;
and upon yhe homologation OF such ADVICE
by the second district court of New Orleans,
the proceeds OF such sale shall become the
property OF the children of the said Van
Benthuysen, and shall be invested as said
family meeting may advise, subject to the
approval of said court, in bonds of the Uni
ted States and when said Investment shall
be effected, it shall be approved by the sad
court ON the petition of SAID Van Benthuy-
sen, and the said court shall decree that said
bonds are the property OF SAID minors, ana
shall neither be assigned nor transferred
during the existence OF the usufruet OF said
Van Benthuysen OF the same.
Sec. :. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Judgment of said court, housekeeping
the proceeding of the family meeting under
whose advice said property may, and the
sale thereof shall, discharge the mortgage OF
said minors on the property so sold, and the
purchaser of said property shall take the
same free from any obligation on the part OF
said purchaser to look 10 the investment OF
the price.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after us
passage. a1,yI,rI
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives,
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shall. on conviction, be subject to the penal
ties prescribed in section ten of this act, and
shall, in addition thereto, be liable IN dam
ages in double the amount so turned over;
and any State officer requiring or demanding
that said taxes shall be turned over to him,
except the Treasurer of the State, shall be
liable, on conviction, to the SAINT penalties as
are prescribed in this section.
Sec 15 Be it further enacted, etc., That
from and after the passage of this act until
the first day of July, 1874, all valid Auditors
warrants issued for debts due prior to Jan
uary l, 1874, shall be received Tor all PACK
taxes, licenses and interest and penalties
thereon due prior to said first of January,
1874, except two mills for school fund, three
mills for levee construction and repair 1und
and two mills to the interest fund Tor the
purpose OF paying any interest IN arrears ac-
cruing on the Bonded debt OF the State PRIOR
to the passage of this act
See. I6 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
no court, or Judge thereof, shall have power
to enioin the payment of principal or inter-
est of any bond issued under this act, or the
collection of the special tax therefor, or to
enioin any officer of the State or parish IN
receiving warrants, as is prescribed in sec
ton fifteen of this act.
Sec IT, Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this
| act, or any section thereof, are hereby de-
cIared to be repealed, and that this act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
(SignedI CHARLES w. LOWELL,
| Speaker of the House Of Representative
lSigned) C. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
| Senate.
| Approved January "a, 1874.
(Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
p. @. DESLoNDE,
Secretary of State
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That the Jurisdiction over all territories re-
auired for the proposed Fort st. Philip ship
canal, be and the same is hereby coded to
the government of the United States to take
effect on the passage of an act OF Congress
authorizing or providing for the construction
of the said canal.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the title to all lands owned by the State
within the limit of the jurisdiction herein
ceded be conveyed at the same time to the
United States.
fSignedl CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
fSignedJ G. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved February 9, 1874.
tsignedl WILLIAM T. hElLLOGG,
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.
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No. g..
An Act.

Relative to the unlicensed sale of lottery
tickets in the city of New Orleans, and
comforting on the police courts the power
to suppress the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That any person who shall within the city OF
New Orleans, without license OF the company
now authorized by law, sell, barter, ex-
change or otherwise disposed of or offer to
sell, barter, exchange or otherwise dispose
of any lottery ticket or token, policy, com
bination device or certificate or fractional
part thereof, in any lottery drawn or to be
drawn in or out of the State, shall be liable
to pay fine of twenty-five dollars to the
city of New Orleans, one half of which shall
be for the benefit of the informer, and it
shall be the duty of any police officer to ar
rest any person who may violate this act
and take such person before the police court
of the district wherein the violation may
have occurred, and upon due proof being
made said police court shall condemn the
offender for each offense to pay the fine inn
posed by this act, and in default of payment
to imprisonment for i've days.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the term lottery, used in the first section of
this act shall be construed to apply to any
gift enterprise, sale, concert, or any device
or scheme embracing the elements of
chance.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
lSigned) CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
tSigned) G. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
A true copy:
P. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.
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No. s.
An Act

To provide for funding obligations of the
State by exchange for bonds; to provide
for principle and interest of said bonds;
to establish a board of liquidation; to arl-
tholize certain judicial proceedings against
it; to define and punish violations of this
act; to prohibit certain officers diVerting
funds except as provided by law, and to
punish violations thereof; TO levy q con-
tinuing tax aud provide continuing APP
preparation for said bonds; to make h con-
tract between the State aud holders of
said bonds; To prohibit injunctions in GER
tain cases; to limit the Indebtedness OF the
State, and to limit State taxes; to- annln
certain grants of State aid to prohibit the
modification, noYation or extension of any
contract heretofore made for Stateaid; to
provide for the receipt of certain Warrants
for certain taxes, and to repeal all con-
fiicting laws.
SECTION /. Be it enated by, the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened;
That for the purpose of consolidating and
reducing the floating and bonded debt OF the
State, the Governor. Lieutenant G0Felnor,
Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary OF State,
Speaker of the House of Representatives are
hereby authorized to cause to be prepared,
and to issue bends, to be known as '.Iconsol.
dated bonds Of the State OF Louisiata, OF
the denominations of ole hundred, five hum
dred and one Thousand dollars, to the amount
Of fifteen millions OF dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, all payable
forty years from the first day of january,
1874. and all to be numbered consectltiyely,
and made payable to bearer, aud to bear IN
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No. IA.
AnAct.
To incorporate the First Baptist Benevolent
Association of Shreveport, La.

To incorporate the First Baptist Benevolent
Association of Shreveport, La.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That for the purposes hereinafter specified,
Isaac Carter, Aaron Gascon, G. Reed, G.
Webster, John Hicks, o. Morgan, Jack JEFF
fers, Samuel Smith, John Gibson and Isaac
Hail. are hereby, with their successors in
office, constituted and created body polite
under the name and style of the First Bapt-
ist Benevolent Association Of Shreveport,
Louisiana.
Sec. 9 Be it further enacted, etc., That
the officers of this association shall consist
of one president, one vice president, secre-
tary, assistent secretary, treasurer and
counselor, who shall be chosen by the ma
jority of the members.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the officers of this association or their success
sors IN office are hereby authorized and EN-
powered TO nurse, provide for and take care
Of their sick, bury their dead, and for this
purpose are fully empowered to make and
adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations
from time to time as to them may seem nee
essary and expedient, not inconsistent with
or opposed to the object herein named to
levy or impose such tax or contribution
upon their members and to collect the same
as the majority of them may deem neees-
sary; to sue and be sued; receive donations
Of money, food, clothing or real estate, and
to rent OF purchase, buy or sell and bold
such grounds and buildings as may be re-
quired for their use, and to do all things
necessary and legitimate to the carrying out
of their humane and benevolent purposes.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all the power of the association is placed in
the president thereof, who viii have tine
right to sue and be sued IN behalf of the
association.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the constitution and bylaws of tho First
| Baptist Benevolent Association Of Shreveport
| viii be strictly in conformity with the laws
of the State governing charitable associa-
/ tons.
| Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act SHALL take eject from and after its
(signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL,
/ Speaker Of the House of Representatives
tSignedt c. C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF TIE
Senate.
/ Approved February 90, 1874
i tSignedl WILLIAM z. KEblOGG,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
/ A true copy:
P. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary Of State.
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