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Mr. Mills, after the vote, in quiet
way, approached MIR. McCOrmick's
desk and Informed him he would slap
his jaws after adjournment.
MIR. Mccormick was ia the act ut
resenting the atrfont when the
Speaker, observing there was SOME
animation In the appearance 0f the
delegates about Mr.. McCormick's desk,
which would likely produce unpleasant
results, ordered the Sergeant. Arms
TO seat the delegates, which was done.
The articles on general provisions
was taken up.
Mr., Sansom's substitute for the sec
tions providing for. h0mesteads, and to
protect from forced sale certain pro-.
perry OF heads Of families, In effect
repealing the homestead laws, was
tabled
Various amendments Of the home
stead laws were presented, and, pend
Ing discussion adjourned.
AT the afternoon session the article
on General Provisions was taken up.
MIR. Reagan offered an amendment
adding to section 90, "provided no
homestead exemption shall exceed In
value ten Thousand dollars, and the
Legislature shall provide for the dis
position Of any excess over that amount
for the benefit ofcreditors,n Lost,
Mr.. BaIlinger-An amendment to
section II, making II read "lhe
homestead OF u family, notaequired by
fraud, shall be, etc., inserting the
words mot acquired by fraud.p
Mr. Pickett construed the amendent
to imply thai II a nan was IN debt he
could not acquire q homestead.
Mr.. Ballingcr wanted To know II the
Convention wanted to legalize and i'll
wife fraud
On Mr.. Ballinger's amendment the
vote was 90 to 3i--lost.
Mr.. King-An amendment TO sec
ton AZ, by adding the words 'provi-
ding that the public free school laws
shall continue in force until Sept. !,
1862 Lost.
Section 81 was stricken out.
slr. Ford proposed new section pro-
vidinR that the Gavarnor may sell
properly to the United States Govern
ment for forts, Barracks, etc. Adopted.
Mr.. johnson, of Collin, proposed the
following amendment to section 40,
which was adopted, striking out the
last clause and insert mo mortgage,
trust deed, or other lien on the home
stead shall ever be valid, except for
the purchase mpney thereof, or i'm
provements thereon, rs hereinheiore
provided, whether such mortgage or
trust deed or other lien shall have been
created by the husband alone, or to-
gether with his wife, and all pretended
sales Of the homestead involving amy
condition OF defeasnnce shall be void. "
MIR. Ealllggeg proposed a section
1 that the Legislature shaA have power
! 10 pass general and local laws for the
Inspection OF stock and hides and the
regulation of brands. Adopted.
Mr.. Reagan offered the following :
All nsvigable waters of this State shall
forever remain public highways, free
to the citizens OF the State md of the
United States, without tax, imposis or
toll, and that no tax, tolls, imposts OF
wharfage shall be demanded or recelv-
ell from owners Of merchandise for use
of the shores or any wharf erected on
the shores, unless expressly authorized
by law.
The above was made the special or
der for tomorrow morning, and the
general provisions passed to a third
reading. |f1H lH
Adjourned. LIS 4H
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
s,xty.Fourth nay.
AUSTIN, November 49, 1870
IRON the Galveston News'l

Mr.. Brown in the chair -, ,ho
Mr. Darnell moved to take up tne
ordinance extending time to the Texas
md Pacific railroad. Agreed 70 take
I'm nm when the general provisions ar
ticle Is disposed OF. ,,.,ha soct,on
regulating the practice OF me'''0'ne
failed. Nj, nm his pro-
- .sad amendment to the rules 70 re,
pe, ,an 10 effect call ofthe ayes ana
q aaws After some discussion, voting
m ,,ss 'nroceeded with and the amend
ment was defeated. 80
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-22

WHAT rs CLAIMED FOR MoREY's
BILL.-It is not improbable, however,
that this feeling of confidence on the
part of the Radicals will be severely
tested by the letter of Vice President
Wilson. The Morey bill is apparently
IN strict accord with the views of the
Vice President, and under these eircum-
stances the details of the measure be-
come interesting. Its Republican adj
vocates claim that the following advan-
tages will arise from adoption
A. rest for the political parties of the
State, and a truce to their active antag-
onisms;
A firm, frugal and orderly government
of the State;
An abandonment of the purposes
deemed necessary in the organization of
the White League, OfirFegular measures
Of police, bnt fully obviated by a direct
Federal superintendent;
A less violent and invasive method
than q new election, which is adjourned
till the present temper Of parties has
abated In heat, to ensue under the opera
tion of local law in 1876;
The tranquil interval will afford the
State an opportunity to rerestablish it's
Industrial and commercial interests
The provisional Executive will hazard
ms officlal tenure by acts of i~ndirection
and to maintain his good credit must
evlct the worthless personnel from the
public offices.
Such are the advantages which the
author OF the bill and other Republicans
claim for 1t.
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Proceedings of she Police Jury.
opELousAs, January 18th,

OPELoUsAs, January 18th, 1875.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present: F. Savoy, President; r. Fl. Littell, a
Guidry, H. ]. G6illory and VIM. Tate.
The minutes of the previous meeting were reao
and approved.
The committee appointed to examine the
index of the book Of Records from 1855 TO 1865,
reported through r. III. Littel, that it was only
necessary to have the same rebound. Wnefe-
upon motion of Mr.. Tate, Resolved, that the
sum OF ten dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, be and is hereby appropriated, to
have the said index rebound, under the super
vision of the Parish Attorney.
On motion of MI. Littell, Resolved, that all
CLAIMS hereafter to be presented to the Police
Jury, must come through the hands of the Par
ish Auditor, whose office is open for five days
from the last Monday in each month, and he
shall examine and report on the same.
On motion of Mr.. Littell, Resolved, that the
Clerk is hereby instructed to charge John Roy,
with the sum of one hundred and eight 50I100
dollars, amount which he in his report acknowl-
edges to have collected for the Parish.
On motion of Mr.. LitteH, Resolved, that Fl.
Eddy be allowed until the LIST January 1876 to
pay the balance due by him on the Port Barry
Ferry, say the sum of one hundred and sixty
dollars.
The Treasurer proceeded to settle with the
Police Jury for the collection of the delinquent
tax of 1873, amounting to five thousand seven
hundred and twenty eight 50I100 dollars he
produced the warrants collected by the c0llec-
tor, which they examined and found correct,
with the exception of being fifty min 57100
dollars short, which amount the Treasurer
charges the collector with whereupon motion
of Mr.. Littell, the Police Jury proceeded to
destroy the warrants by burning.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
THURSDAY, January 18th 1876.
The Police Jury met ursuantto adjournment.
Present: T. Savoy, President; r. H. Littell, A.
Guidry, VIM. Tate and FL. j. Guillory.
The Treasurer submitted the following state
with the vouchers:
OF THE PARISH TREASURER FOR
THE YEA 1874.
To am'nt reed from the tax collector S24, TAI 90
!" " sale unbrd cat1 81 90
Total rec'ts in parish treasury in 1874 $24,s 38 96
- u nIrnrrnn-nrr,rrr =
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SUCCESSION SALES.
Estnte Oh Cennire Lnaenr.


RY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON.
orable Probate Court, OF the Parish of st.
Landry. there will be sold ut public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned admin
triitti& or by Il public aucti0necr, at the last res
idenee of tife deceased, near Vile Plate, in this
parish, on TUESDAY, january 26th, 1875, the
following described property, belonging to the
estate of CeSaife LafieHr, deceased, t0-wit:
/. A tract OF prairie land, containing fifty ar
penis. bounded north by other land belonging
to the estate, east by Augaste Soileau, south by
the Don Manuel tract, and west by Andre Des-
hotels, Jr.
Q. A tract of wood land, situated near the
above mentioned prairie land, containing TWEEN
ty-tive arpelds, bounded north by other land OF
the succession, south by Philemon Chapman,
west by Auguste Bordelon, and east by EIoi
Vidrine.
3. Twelve head Of gentle horned cattle, ono
mare and colt, one black horse, one Creole mare,
one lot of sheep.
Terms and Conditions.-0ne third of the pllr-
chase price for cash, and the other tWo-thiris
payable III two equal i~nstallments, the first, one
year after the day of sale, and the other, two
years after the day of sale, purchasers furnish
ing two solvent securities, to the satisfaction of
whom the right, and the land to remain specially
mortgaged unto said estate until full and entire
payment of principal and interests which may
accrue. Each installment, IL not punctually
paid, to bear eight per cent. per annrlffl interest
from maturity until full payment.
EMILY GUfLLORY,
dec 25-yv Administrative
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Among politicians the belief is enter
tanned that no charge will take place in
thepresent attitude Of parties until after
the coming of the subcommittee, and
probably not until some action is had in
Congress. The objects to be pursued
by this new subcommittee are d con-
slant source OF speculation. No two
persons on either side seem to- fully agree
as to What the committee will do. On
the Democratic side the tendency of
belief IN, that the committee will devote
itself to the work of adjustment and set
Element. Republicans believe otherwise.
Little by little the Republicans drop ii
out that the late anti-Grant committee
was an adr0itly managed game DE 4
Presidential aspirant, who deemed it
necessary to break Grant in order To.
further his own interests, and t0do chat
consented to let the Louisiana cat ont
OF the bag. The result, say they. iii III
effects on public sentiment proved more
disastrous than was expected. Not alone
Grant, but the entire Republican party
went staggering to the wall; and now
the new subcommittee comes ia the
hope OF being able to present d c0unfar
report calculated to repair the damage
fearfully sustained BY that party,
Upon this view OF the case conclusion
is irresistible that the committee viii
chiefly devote its time to questions re-
lating 90 the late eleetion.-ENew Or
leans Times.
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The following is a special telegram to
the New Orleans Times:
Washington, Jan. 15.-It was agreed
last night in Republican caucus that a
bill should be drawn Immediately and
mands North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Alabama and Arkansas to the same CON
dition as when first reconstructed, and
gives Louisiana q provisional govern
ment. The Democrats hope by filibus-
tering to be able to prevent its passage.
Thurman says he will fight it to the
death.
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SUCCESSION NOTICES.
Estate Of Martha M. Neiu-on.-No.

Estate Of Martha M. NeiIson.-No. -
CTATE OF LOUIsIANA.-PARIsH COURT,
" st. Landry.-Whereas, George v. Dodez, of
the parish of st. Landry. administration of the
estate of Martha NJ. Nelson, deceased, having
filed a tableau of classification of debts and dis
tribntiOn of funds of said estate, accompanied
by his petition praying for the homologati0n Of
the same;
And, whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of court, bearing date
December 18th, 1874.
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau in writing at my office in the town OF
Opel0nsas, within the time required by law, why
the said tableau should not be hOmal0gated and
confirmed. W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
~ SJna &c -fn E
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SHERTFF'S SALES
Citizen" Bank of Louisiana va, IT,.

OASA~0MH AS0Rk OF Louisiana Wa.
A. Cook.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH on sr
dfy'-,N0. 124S6.-By virtue of n writ q : A
amu saie, issued out of the Hon. the EiSbfsbe '7Nre
!rlcJ Court, in and for the Parish of a. + Dis
IN Ihe above entitled suit, and to me di, naHnuIy,
NH proceed to sell at public auction etttea, |
niSnest bidder at the Courthouse of said q tne
e ~ .de Town Of Opelousas, on sATUPDAlYY fI tn,
ON gay OF February, 1875, at eleven o,,Iont. The
NJ; the following described property. to. Utt A.
"a certain tract OF land, situated in tko NJ
VI 81. Landry, and lying on the east ham, p :
payou Beuf, bounded on the upper side b ~ the
tan9 OF Noise Hebert, and on tile lower az ~ me
dne lana OF William Wikoff, containing tiT Sat I eny
uten ana twenty superficial arpents. nrIreb nul,
aI inherent times from the United Sfatos ase9
~ appUrtenances thereto belonging, to%ot anu
WIN one hundred and forty shares Of moSteaaer
etoeA Vi Said citizens Bank thereto attacheS y" 10
'Ie properly above described vi
seized III the above suit.
Ierms-The purchaser to furnish n stook
LOT fourteen hundred and forty (Sl44M dn,i ho1e
lalllhg que on the first of December. 1sTs "E
according to the charter of fbo' c INV
1Gils Bank or Louisiana, and the balance oohaIt-
ine pufcaser to assume all the OhIirations 'aasan5;
responsibilities of a Stakeholder of fhp SitiranG
SANK, ana the stock note so furnished 10 rs
neItlfied with the acts of mortgage Of tba y" NC
Vi April, 1887, and oath of February, Is3s t nn5
VITA the Sheritf's deed of sale in this ease "hu
~" Z. I. DUSON, Sheriff,
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Death would be Impossible if the pro
CARNATIONS of the alcoholic nostrum-mongers
were true. But, alas! their terrible excitants
send thousands staggering to the grave. Instead
of adding fuel to the fire OF disease with such
deadly compounds try the cooling, renovating,
purifying, and regulating effect of that inestim-
able combination of herbal juices and extracts,
DR.. Walkers California Vinegar Bitters-the
sole specific for Dyspepsia, Physical Debility,
Headache, Bilious Collie, Liver Complaints,
Gout, Rheumatism and Chronic Constipation.
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A UCTION SALE.

IN
BY virtue of an order of the honorable Pro.
bate Court, for the Parish of st. Landry. there
will be sold at public auctfonby a duly Qualified
auctioneer, at the last residence of Frederick
y. Brand, near OpelOusas, in this parish, TO the
highest bidder, on WEDNESDAY, the Sd day of
February, 1875, the hereinafter described nova
bic property, owned in indivision between the
minors, Willie Archibald, James Walter, Anna
BeckmaI, and Alfred BeckInan Brand, said
sale being made to effect q partition between
said minors, viz:
/. One mule, branded %.
z. one creole pony, branded f. B. 3.
y. one sorFel creole pony, same brand.
= One black three year old heiffer, same brand,
8. One three year old, branded II. B.. b.
g. One two year old brindled heifer, same
4. One brown OK.
9. One lot of plow gear and collars.
Y One horse wagon.
10. Two bald plows.
Ii. One cultiVat0r.
II. Two subsgil plOWs.
~. One running gear of old hack.
u. One cow and calf.
10. Lot Of household furniture, consisting nj
one table, sIdebOard, beds, chairs, dc.
Terms-Cash.
JN0. N. OGDEN,
81 A~uctieneer.
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MARRIED:

MORRIs-sUDDARTH-On the 7th inst. Mt
Eranklin, KY. Capt. Jonathan L. Morris, of
Opelousas, and Mrs. Mamie NJ. suddarth, ofthe
former place.
PHILLIPS-BLACKSHEAR-On the Goth
INST, by Rev. r. S. Trippett, at the residence of
the brides father, y: e. Blackshear, in this par
Blackshear. 7
CLARK-LEVY-At the Methodist church in!
Opelousas, on the 21st inst, by Rev. r. S. Trip
pett, MI. Arthur F. Clark and Miss Mollie f.;
Levy.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Tx ENMORE UNIVERSITY
HIGH SCHOOL,.
Amherst @. H. Viroir;o

HA. STROBE, (Math. Medalist. U. Va Prin.
clpal. ana Instructor in Mathematics, Engineer.
ing and Natural Sciences. n. c. BROCK. IB,
Ilt2 Y. Ya.y recently Asst. Prof. Latin, U. Va
instructor IN Greek, Latin, French and Ger,
man. One of the leading High Schools of the
state. New term commences Feb. list 1875
Gnarge $50 for board and tuition. Reference
all applicants. w
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Eaanfe az .Ienenh H4eer.

MEETING OF CREDIToRs.-BY VIRTUE
w Of an order Of the Honorable Parish Court
of 81. Landry Parish, q meeting OF the creditors
of the estate of Joseph Leer, deceased, will be
held before the undersigned, Notary Public, at
his Office in The town Of Opelousas, on Monday.
the 18th day January, 1875, for the purpose OF
determining Of the disposition to be made of the
property of said estate.
LAURENT DUPRE,
ian 1-3t Notary Public.
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THE PROVISIONAL SeHEME.-Private
adyices received by the Republicans are
to the effect that Mr.. Morey would on
Monday introduce his bill to provide for
a provisional government in this State,
to be followed by an election in Novem-
Der, 1876. The Radicals allege thathis bill
ssimplyintendedto antagonize Buffers
new election billand Mr.. Morey's letters
are quoted to that effect. The matter
howeverappeaTs tohavea deeperfound-
alton, the plan having been so gravely
considered as to lead the further con-
sideration asto who shouldin that event
be named asprovisional Governor. Gen.
i. "a. Sheldon, at the Federal capital
at least, seems to have the call for that
place, although it is apparent he is not
so faVoFably regarded here among his
whilOm Republican friends. Among
the adherents OF the present State gov
eminent no consideration, or at least
very little, is given to the Morey bill,
Almost without exception they declare
the opinion that the present administra-
ton will be definitely recognized by
Congress and upheld by the President
New Orleans Times.
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Estate Of Marie Oger.-No. a77s.

DARIsH COURT, ST. LAEDRY-WHEREAs,
4 Don Diegue Lafieur, 0 fthe Parish of st. Lam
dry, has applied by his petition to be appointed
administrator of the estate of Marie Oyer,
deceased, late of the Parish of st. Landry.
Therefore, any person intending to make OPP
position to said appointment, will fle the same
In writing i'm my Office, in the tow of OpelOusas,
within ten DAYS from the present notice.
w. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
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Rnmor reaches us from seemingly an
authentic sOurce Observation-Disclosures
trouble Is unprecedented It'd the Red River
parishes, andthat unless stems
are taken to- remedy an evil which at
present exists, bl0Gdshed nav result.
Our informantstates thatquite recent
~ Gen. Sheridan received aIenatbv "a
port from Major Merrill. commandant
of the Red River district, III which II is
related that FIVE hundred negro laberers
whom Merrill alleges we're discharged
at the commencement Of the year, with
their families making LID the aggrepata
two thousand persons, arc new with0nf
the means of subsistence. and for davs
have been gaininga livelihood Nv nra-
dat0ry lRr0adS upon the store housas
chicken coOps and vegetable gardens ST
planters residing In their neighb0rh0n1
Such q course very naturally excited
indignation, and it III reported tic plan-
tiers now threaten summary venaeanen
unless these lareenies are abated.
Major Merrill, NE hear, asks whether.
under the circumstances, it would be
proper TO issue Tati0ns until some other
arrangement can tie made, or the par
ties can find employment. We are told
the matter ~ 10 be made the theme for
another report TO Washington. which
will be characterized by the usual aeri-
nl0ny.-TNew Orleans Times.
M 4
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President rantha has signedthe Finance
Bill, which provides for the resumption
of specie payments ON the first of Jan
nary, 1879.
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ITO PARENTS.-MRs. RUDOLPH MAY
H er begs to announce that She Dnrnases omen
ing a school at her residence, Union and Main
streets, Opelousas, on Monday the 9th inst. The
course OF instruction will be i'll English and
French, and pupils committed to her care shall
receive sound, practical instruction in these
languages. Special arrangements may be made
for German, Music and Drawing.
Terms for tuition in English and French, So
per month. Small children at lower rates.
nov 6-ff
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Sarah Il. Wright, Widow, VS.. Mathew
V Siuplatnu

'. GIlTTGTUH.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Ian
- DRY.-No. 12+2G.-Byv virtue of Il writ OF fieri
%facias, issued ont of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, of the State of Louisiana. In and
for the Parish OF st. Landry, in the above en-
titled suit, and to me directed, / will proceed
to sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
at the Courthouse of said parish, in the townof
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 9Th dayRof
February, 1875, Mt eleven o'clock A. NJ. the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
A certain tract or piece of land, sitrlatedin the
parish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana, known
and designated as follows, to-wit lying on the
left descending bank of Bayou Crocodile, with q
front of fifteen arpents on said Bayou, bounded
on the north by lands of the estate of Talbot, on
the south by land formerly owned by DR.. Bal
lard, said tract containing six hundred and four
arpents, more or less, with all the rights, priv
ileges and appurtenances thereto belonging.
Seized in the above suit.
~Terms-Cash on the spot.
dee 25 q. G. DUsON, Sheriff.
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One Fl. G. Levy of New Orleans has
boon arrested under the bribery act, on
two charges for attempting to bride
members Of the legislature to absent
t~hemselvesin order to break the quorum.
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LOUISIANA CONFERENCE METHODIST
E. CHURCH SoUTH.-The both session
of the Louisiana Conference was held
in Alexandria, January Gil, Bishop
Paine presiding. The session was a
very pleasant one.
The following is a list of the appoint
ments for the Opelousas District for
1875:
OpeEoas0S DistricJ. E. Cobb, P. E.
Opelousas-J. F. Scurlock.
Westinghouse. s.. Isbell.
VermilionVille-. V. Pointer.
Abbeville-A. Hoffspauir.
New Iberia-B. il. White.
franklin. w. Medlock.
Pattersonville and Brashear-R. A.
Davis.
Lake Charles and Sugar Town.. j..
Rillingsley.
Grand Cheniere-S. FL. Cooper.
Chicot and Vile Plate-Fred White.
Evergreen and Big Cane-J. M. john
stOn.
DR.. Trippett is appointed to Monroe
Station, the coming year.
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II. W. Thoms, Dat. Test. Executor
PROBATE COURT, ST. LANDRY-No on,
by, virtue of u writ of f1eri faeias, issnad pa IA
OF inc honorable Probate Court, i'm and for 4nG
PaIlsn OF st. Landry, in the above entitled sn 1it0
ana 10 me directed, I will proceed to sell ~
House OF said parish, in the town of OpeIo Huut'
on the 9th day of FehrmsrSss'
1872, at II o'clock A. NJ, the following dcss'
cr1bed property, t0-wit: ues-
A certain plantation situated ON Ravon pn,s
bounded north by Bayou Buuf, south nv m, ~
domain, east by land of the estate of r. 4 Ely
person, deceased, west by land of R. W. sandee.
more or less, with all the buildings and imnnsnn.ss'
ments thereon. improve"
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-CashO on the spot.
JAM c. c. DUSON, Sheriff