St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06

Total for eight years ...........:....... $337 @ .
being an average Yearly of s43 ,135.
1t is true it has been urged that the
contract for the State printing, un,t,
the provisions of the act ot 1877, is not
necessarily Hhjn,ticHttd to lhr lowest
bidder, but the rates fixed as Il maxi
mum in that act are iehSnllabir, amt
were fixed after much examination ana
scrutiny. Before the WHr the Stl!s
printer waS elected ty the General A.
~rnhlv, and i system largely similar /.
that created I,y the act at 1877 exists IN
either. Stat of the Unlust--sny III Ala
t'ama, A.'kal~,r, D,IaNarr, Florida,
Conln.riitnt. Iowa, Kentucky. Minm :
in, New .Irlsry, Oregon, Missouri,
mississippi. South CarnIlna. rrnurss...
RnItr island, NlSruI,>in-tWru,y States.
In addition t" the printing proper o,
The State, the Gust OF printing ll., ie
l,nrtS Of the Supreme Count, " lich was
annually between $1,000 and $4,000, t..
III. ast nf 1877 is a. ,iItiy saved. tn,
copyright beng adju'iratrd and giving
to the State an actual huu,lS.
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION.
Al! the ckrrti"n laws nf th.. State
have lurn ". isru, new, honest ant
simple machinery created, and the
vnre of the people secured All unqnr>-
tiunrh expression. Proper pi">i~i"i,
has been made for contest III the courts,
and the COSTS uf Il, rtiun> In:,fs tiniiy de
creased. The estimated saving to tho
State annually is $4,000. The whole
registration has i'tr, r,.-tnas ted IN the
country, certificates ut registration
ahnilSl"l IN the city simpler pr"vi-
nf the saving tn the State alone iy tile
new registration law amounts tn
$4,000
| r'Iiryr, Mr.. President, after con-
siderable. examination, 40 faIrcr rlrriiu,
aud registration laws exist in this Uuinl
than The ones placed upon the statue
book by this General A~Scmhly--law
drawn with the sole ,jrrt of allowing
il free expression and just ;,scertainmrn1
ot the will ot the people.
JERIEs.
The jury system, of the State has l4i
revised and security thrown around tn.
selection at jurors so us to purify an,
facilitate the administration nf Justice.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS.
This USELESS office has been aI,olist4.,
III he country parishes, aud in the cis,
of New Orleau> the fees have hmrl
materially cnr,ailrd and all the. odIou
features OF the former law l.. moved.
i BONDS.
The laws providing for giving bond
have htru rr-enactc,i. The Securtc
ut par0chial or municipal officers at
| compelled to reside iu the parish fo
| which the officer is elected on APPOINTED
The cancellation of bonds has beer
| provided for, and giving nf bonds zen
! .tritd compulsory hy proper legislation
| Whilst thus lesi~lattng, maly mlinu
| laws have been repealed, too nun,rrnu
to mention, such as the law pruvi.lin;
| for the calling ont nf the police fierce "
| New Orleans as militia for the division
OF land. i'll ease of sale. into lots of no
less than ten lnl more than forty acres
| IL is Irue no general reform has beer
established in the purely civil law, hu
this subject, s,s HE acts of the hast ant
/ this wear show, has moi l'f.tt.l farGottcr
The law Of privileges, of provisions,
seizure, al siiTotce% of sale ut st,rccs
sion property, al appeal, oft sale %
property, of tax oh foreign heirs, ant
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