The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-12


See. Is. Be ii further enacted, de-.
That in all parishes of the State out
side of Orleans, where advertise
ments are required to he made in
relation tn judicial proceedings, or
In the sale of property under Judi
cial process, and in any other legal
proceeding of whatever kind, they
shall be published in ali English
newspaper printed in the parish in
which the proceedings are carried
Oh; and if there he no newspaper
published in the parish the adver-
tiseuents shall be made by posting
them ut or near the front door of
the courthouse, or the place used as
sach, ard 1T two other public places
lii different parts of the parish
preceded, that rs regards Judicial
and legal advertisements under pub
iieatIon when this act becomes
operative, the previous sections of
this act shall not affect the same,
but that it shall be legal to continue
tie advertisements in the paper III
which they are been published, or
in any other daily newspaper pub
lished in English in said parish for
the balance of the time during which
such advertisements should respec-
tiyeiy have to be continued to COM
piete the same according to law.
See. IL. Be IL further enacted, de-,
That where there are two or more
newspapers published in the parish,
the defendant or party invested 10y
law with the proceeding shall have
the RICH. of selecting the newspa'
per in which the advertisement is To
be made, ii applied for within three
days after notice of such proceed
ings, or the seizure made under the
process; should the defendant neg
lect to select, the plaintiff shall have
the right t. do so; and should mel
ther plaintiff nor defendant select,
nor the party invested by law with
the proceedings, the sheriff, cOnsta-
bic, clerk or other officer charged
by law with the carrying out OF the
proceedings shall select
See. is BE it further enacted, de-,
That the cost of such advertise
mehts shall not exceed in the parish
OF Orleans the rate Of seventy five
cents per square, or fraction thereof
for the first insertion, and twenty
five cents Tor each subsequent in
sertion and in the other parishes
one dollar per square, ar fracti"n
thereof, for the first insertion, and
fifty cents for each subsequent in,
sertion. One square to consist of
the space of one hundred words
solid matter. Ii snch newspaper
refuses to publish at the rate herein
specified, the advertisements shalt
he published in the manOer above
provided tor in cases where there
are no newspapers.
Sec. 10. BE it further enacted. de-,
That the police juries and municipal
corporations in all parishes includ-
! ing the parish of Orleans shall not
hereafter order pubic printing OF
any kind unless the same be done
under contract and adjudication to
the lowest and best bidder, under
such rules and regulations rs they
may establish after due public no.
tice of at least ten days, and the
price therefor shall not in any case
exceed the price fixed as aforesaid
TOR Judicial advertisements; and for
other printing or or COB work they
shall ia no case exceed the maximum
price liked for State printing IN tais
act. The said police juries aad
municipal corporations STALL always
nave reserved to them the tight ut
rejecting any and all bids, aid shall
secare adequate security III the par
ls.l from the lowest and best bidder
Tor the complete fuliillment of the
contract resulting from the adiudi-
cation.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker of the House Of Reps.
(Signed) Louis A. WiLiL,
Lieut.. Gov. and Press ut senate.
Approved March IL, 1917.
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