The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-15
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
EXTRA SESSION, 1878.

No. 271 AN ACT
To authorize and direct the Louisiana Board
Of Trustees OF the American Printing
House for the Blind to pay certain funds
into the State Treasury for The benefit of
the Louisiana Institution for the Educa-
ton OF the Blind and Industrial House for
the Blind; to provide the. mode OF said
money to the treasurer Of said inst tit
tion, and to relieve from responsibility
said Board OF Trustees of the American
Printing House for the Blind.
PREAMBLE.
Whereas, the Louisiana Board of Trustees
of the American Printing House for the Blind,
incorporated under the general laws of the
State, and organized under charter bearing
date --e--- - 1859. did receive cOntribu-
lions to be applied to the establishment at
Louisville. KY, of the American Printing
House for the Blind and
Whereas, said charter provides that ii said
printing house should not be established, as
required by said charter, within limited
time therein fixed, which limit has long since
been reached, said donations should revert
with accumulated interest thereon, to their
original donor; and
Whereas. the State of Louisiana, by act
proved March 10, 1860, entitled San act to APP
propriate the sum of two Thousand dollars
to the Louisiana Board OF Trustees of
the American Printing House for the
thousand dollars to said board for said pur
pose; and
Whereas, said sum with accumulated in
terest Is now in the hands OF said board;
and
Whereas, there remains also In the hands
of said board certain other amounts contrib
uted by private individuals for said purpose,
which amounts are unclaimed by said con-
tl1hutorS, and
Whereas, owing to the small amounts con-
tributed by each of said donors. and the lapse
OF time since said donations were made, it Is
improbable that said donations will ever be
reclaimed by said contributors; and
Whereas, the provisions of said act Of in
corporation have not been complied with,
now then for the purpose OF relieving said
board of trustees of responsibility, and OF re-
aiizing SO far as practicable, the spirit OF said
donation,
SECTION |, Be IL enacted byt Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the State Of Lou
assd,,d, IN General Assembly convened, That
the Louisiana Board OF trustees uf the Amer
lean Printing House for the Blind be and are
hereby authorized and required to pay into
the State treasury the aforesaid sum of two
Thousand dollars with all accumulated in
terest thereon, donated by the State of Lou
isiana pursuant to act No. 1863, approved
March 10, 1860, and all such Other sums as
may have been donated or contributed pur-
suant to the provisions OF the act of incor-
poration OF said board AMI remain at present
unclaimed by said contributors in the hands
OF said board, togeI her with all accumulated
interest on said suns.
SEC. 2. Be II further enacted etc, That the
State Treasurer he and he is hereby author
lied to demand and receipt for all sums of
money, with accumulated interest, within the
contemplation. Of the foregoing section, and
that upon compliance with he provisions Of
said section the aforesaid Board of Trustees
shall be released from all responsibility relat-
i've to any and all moneys thus paid itto the
State treasury, and forever guaranteed ard
protected against all loss or damage growing
out OF or In any manner connected with such
sum or sums of money thus paid into the
State treasury, whether against the original
contributors, their heirs or assigns, or any
other person or persons whomsoever;
SEC. g. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That all
moneys paid into the State treasury pursu-
ant to the provisions of this act shall be and
remain a special and invioable fund for the
sole and exclusive benefit of the Louisiana
House for the Blind, domicled at Baton
Rouge in said State and that said money
shall be paid over by the State Treasurer to
the Board OF Trustees OF said Louisiana In
for the Blind, whenever demanded by said
board, on the warrant of the treasurer there
OF, countersigned by the vice president of said
board.
case any sum or suns, with accumulated in
terest, to be as aforesaid paid into the State
treasury should be hereafter claimed by any
OF the contributors of said sums, or others,
upon making due proof Of said claims before
any court OF competent jurisdiction and OBJ
tanning Judgment therefor, upon presentation
of a duly authenticated copy of said iudg
ment, the State Treasurer shall pay the same
out OF any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated.
SEC. S. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That all
e laws and parts OF laws In conflict with this
act be and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC.6. Be IL further enacted. etc, That this
act shall take effect from and after its pas
sage.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
fSigned) LOUIS A. WILT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate
Approved May ID, 1878.
tSigned) FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary of State