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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29
La darnlare incarnation dc
Butler.

OW&xCIe
Vidocq a laiss6 un grand nom
d la fois dams les annales de la
haute pegre Ut dams celles de la
police de France; ct sill o ete le
plus habile des chefs de police, la
raison en- est peut-etre quill await
Ste le plus adroit des filous. C'est
ainsi que les hommes qui, dams
IN parti, ont commits les plus
lgrands mefaits, sont aussi les
plus capables den devoiler les
Iturpitudes. C'est ainsi encore quill
my o rien d'intol6rant an monde
CONNIE les vieux viveurs ereintes,
que la goutte a forces a prendre
leur retraite, ct qui Sc sont jetes
dams la vertu par rage de ne pou
Ivoir plus pratiquer le vice. On a
bien raison de dire que l'on nest
ljamais trahiSq que par ses anciens
Iamis, ct quill nest pire temoin
d'Etat contre un assassin quo &C.
|lui qui q donne lie premier coup
de couteau.
Nous respectons infiniment NJ.
Ben. Butler, ct mons ne lui ferons
nj rhonneur nj l'injure de lie COM
parer a l'illustre Vidocq,-il men
IA jamais Gu lie talent, ct, apres
tout, il men a jamais en- besoin.
Qaand lei l'honn6te NJ. Butler
mettait la main sur quelque cho-
se, il n'avait pas a go detourner,
a finasser il etait 10 maftre; il
6tait general ct gouverneur /; il
await la force pour lui. Quand lie
c@ur lni en- disait, il n'avait qua
dire: Prenez-moi ceci, OF on le
Iprenait; confisquez-mOi celia, ct
|on le confsquait. Rien de bien
malin la-dedans, ct il n'avait pas
a Sc cacher pour faire ses conps !;
sa qualite de general excusait,
LEGITIMATE tout; ct plus il pre-
matt, plus il sauvait l'U Union plus
i'll commettait de coquineries, plus
ON l'estimait bon patriote. C'etait
lsuperbe. Mais vint an jour on
ll'on trouya que c'etait assez d'ar-
bitraire ct de mefaits, ct, ce jour-
10, il fallut lie rappeler.
On cut tort, c'etait trop tot; on
n'avait pas compris NJ. Butler.
Republican, d'autant plus ardent
quill l'etait de la frafche date, car
c'6tait IN des votants de Davis,
OF il ny q rien de terrible CONNIE
les nonveaux converts. Butler
nous traitait comme nous le m6ri-
tions, en- abominables rebelles
que nous etions, ct il vonlait nous
ruiner, nsns METRE sur la pailla
| ct nous vpler jusqu'a notrs der.
nier sou, pour nous punir d'avoir
Jose continuer D penser comme il
lpensait lui-m6me deux ans aupa'
|ravant. lie plns impardonnable
de tons les crimes, c'est celni qui
nous rappeIle nos pech6s passes
Et il ne faut pas que Ia vertu
d'aujourd'hui ait des remords dc
lses p6ches d'hier.
Butler nous pillait done On ton.
Ice justice /; ct, CONNIE il fant bien
|que Ia vertn ait sa recompense,
ne s'etait converti one pour en-
ltirer profit, Butler mons pillait :
son b6nefice, ct ce qui sortait de
notre poche infame, passait !
l.iuste titrs dams la sienne qui etait
vertueuse.
| Nous savons bien que Butler
passait pour un general ridicule
Iet que Grant So moquait dc lui, le
trOuvanf inepte. Ineute, nous ne
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29

en- Suede, Danemark ct On ALE
magne pour faire des adeptes.
Dams un mois il arFivera encore
six cents mormons venant de la
Suede pour la plupart.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29


|toutes les fois quill cut la malen-
Icontreuse idee de Sc mesnrer avec
IN ennemi quelconque, et,comme
yictOire, nous ne trouvons q son
actif de general qu'une hideuse
pendaison. Mais, pour savoir IT,
rer parti dune situation au pro.
lit de SO poche, il en- aurait re-
Ivendu a Grant, qui dependant ma
ljamais crach6 sur rargent, toutes
les fois quill lni en- est tombe
dams la main; mais 81 Butler
await jamais tyouve Ia bonne au.
baine dune double pr6sidence,
CONNIE Grant, il en- aurait autre-
ment profite que lui ct serait qua.
tire fois plus richie, quoique Grant
ne soft pas pauvre.
Tout ceci indique assez claire
ment que, en- fait d'intrigue, de
tours de passe.passs don't l'argent
est le but ct l'instrument, NJ. Bu-
itler est pass6 maftre. Nourri
dams le serial, il en- connaft les
detours; ct toutes les fois quill
trouvera son int6r6t a METRE q
Inn quelque turpitude cachse,
quelqu'intrigue souterraine, vous
pouvez lui confer Ia besogne; il
LA conduira snrement q bien. II
nest pas de meilleur juge din
strnction quinn ex.escroc repenti.
Les democrates ent done bien
|fait, le trouvant sous la main, de
Sc servir de lui pour d6brouiller
les intrigues qui ont about q Pin
tronisation de M. Hayes, ct il
|leur o etc fort utile. En- a-t.il fait
voir de cruelles q Get h0nn6te
Darrall, notre digne representant
Republican,, le forcant q avouer
quill await voulu obtenir une pla.
ce dune autorit6 usurpatrice, ct
que c'etait precisement pour OBJ
tenir cette place quill await aide
. la perp6tration de l'usurpation.
Un des plus curieux ct instructifi
Iinterrogatoires que nous ayons
Ilus. Croyez done, apres celia, . Ia
vertu de nos patriotes republi
Gains.
Par exemple, il Went de Sc faire
battre, en- plein comit6, par une
femme, aussi outrageusement
que quand il etait, pour d'autree
on dirait ! Ia tete, pour lui il faui
dire q la queue de son armee, pal
la fameuse femme q la lettre du
secr6taire Sherman. II voulait
faire poser Mime jerks, ct c'esi
ellie qui Ia fait poser ct 81 nous
n'avions pas une 81 haute idee de
ll'esprit de notre hSros, nous di
rions carrement qu'elle s'est mo
|qu6e de lui.
| Cest quill manque quelque
|chose d reducation dintrigue ds
lB. Butler ; il ne comprend pas Ii
Iroperie feminine ; IL ma pas etc
|r6Gole des femmes il ne salt pal
lies prendre, parce qu'il ne les res
1pectB pas. II lui en- cult de lei
1avoir insult6es q Ia Nouvelle. Or
Ileans, ct elles lui ont fait une rs
lputation do malotru, de brut.
don't il ne Sc relevrs jamais, o
Iqui rempechera toujours de reus
lsir aupres d'elles. Les femme'
'Itripotent autrement que les hom
mes CONNIE n. Butler, Nine Jenk'
Went de le lui apprendre.
/ Mais tout celia n'explique pas
notre titre: Ia derRiere iaacGrna
tioa de Batter.
| Qui, diantre, peut done bier
pousser maitre Butler qui est uI
Isl excellent r6pnblicain, on qu
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29

- Les abonnes du Pioanier, qui ne
,xecevraient pas regulierement leurs hume
ros, nous rendront IN grand service en- nous
signalant sans delai toute irregularite.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29
PIERRE KLOPMAN,
AVOCAT,

Exerce 80 prodessEon dans La paroisse
Ascension.
Heures dc bureau: de "a M.A7P.
Il Eaison de Cour.
- Une attention toute ap5sials ser2
dounee aux aEaires crimineiIee.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29


demolition du parti republican, Z
Oe pourrait 6tre Ia IN mystere
pour bien des gems, 81 Pom ne sa-
vait pas que Butler est de Ia re.
ligion de ceux qui adorent le So
leil levant. Sottes gems que ceux
qui restent fideles d une fol qui
sen va ct qui ne peut plus gueres
rapporter. Vive le success /! vivent
les parts qui s'6lAvent, ct qui
peuvent, en- s'elevant, yous re-
hausser vous-m6mes ct foin du
patriotisme qui ne rapporte nj
honneur nj profit!
Butler, avec le fair du remord
qul cherche une proie, a vu poin-
Dire a phorizon un nouveau parti
compose de gems qui ne sont pas
des plus ron6s dams les chooses de
la pOlitique. II s'est dit quill y
await Ia quelque chose d faire !; ct,
brisant avec le republicanisme
use iuSou'a la corde, il s'eSt iete
dams lie parti des travailleurs, ou
|socialiste, qui semble ayoir Fave
mir pour lui. Democratic, repu.
blicanisme, communisme, c'est
tout un aux yeux de maftre Bu.
tier, qui No volt dams Ia politiqne
qu'nn moyen de s'6lever, une es.
|pece d'ascenseur qui vous porte
an pinnacle. Et VOLTA comment
maitre Butler, apres avoir etc
successiyement democratic ct re-
|publicain, So fait aujourd'hui Pa.
vocat du parti des travailleurs.
Calculez done. Maftrs Butler a
de l'ambition, une ambition bieu
|l6gitime, ayant jusqu'ici vol6 suf.
Ifisamment pour pouvoir jouer le
role d'honn6te homme, OF SO faire
nommer gouverneur d'Etat, EN-.
lploi qui memo q tout, meme d Ia
pr6sidence, CO r8ve don't est
hant6, depuis ses gloires militai.
res, l'esprit de Ben Butler.
Mons nous rappelons pourtant
une epoque on Ben Butler n'6taii
pas nm grand d6fenseur des ira,
vaillenrs. C'etait quelque temps
apres la guerre, alors que notre
heros, faisant un honnete usage
| du bien vole, donnait du travail
chez lni, et cherchait a donner dc
| la valeur q ses noavelles propri6
| ties 81 honorablement acquises. Il
lturlupinait un excellent ouvrier,
| IN bon jardinier, croyons-nous,
| let, D force d'etre turlupine, lie ira.
vailleur en- question finit par Sc
facher. Ces gens-la ne sont pas
toujours parlementaires /; ct,
lquand on les ennnie outre-mesu.
re, ills finissent par cogner. Cs.
lui.ci cogna, en- effet. 81 bien qu'il
administra a maitre Butler une
voice 81 bien conditionnee Que Il
sauveur de l'Union sen ALA rou
Ter dams les plate-bandes dc sa
lpropri6te.
On on rit besucoup alors, Ell
lmaitre Butler sen fnt bien ven
Ig6, sill pavait pu; mais le moyer
'Ide Sc commettre devant les tri
bunaux avec un vulgaire hommt
de peine, lui, l'illustre preneur ds
|villss sans defense, lie gl0rienl
lenfonceur de portes Ouvertes
'|Qui eut dit alors quill Sc ferai
nn patronage de Ices m6creant'
Iqu'il employait 4 tant la journee
let qui pretendaient Sc faire res
|pecter meme par maitre Butler
i Majs alors les travailleurs ne
talent rien on peu de chose an
Iiourd'hui, lis menacent de fair
|la loi ]; ct, CONNIE de juste. N
Butler Sc fait leur avocat, leu
IrepFesentant. III cOnsentirait me
lme, tant il les porte dams sol
1celr, d deyenir leur gouverneu'
ldors uorf char Fiat f3U Moaaaehsy
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29

Ls Ferry Store de Napoleon
vile o rebuilt le prix de tous les
produits de l'Ouest de so pour
A
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29

rHoN. Jos. 81 ACKLEN,
le titulaire actuel, est candidat pour
une reelection au Congress dams lie
Troisieme District Congressional, d
l'6lection de novembre proclaim.
Sa candidature est snjette d larati-
,hcation de la Convention Democra-
.tiuue-C Conservatives de l'Etat.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29

Un bien triste accident Went
d'arriver . notre ami n. Baptiste
AAucoin. Ilrspassait son couteau
snr une de ses bottes, 10 points
s'est casse ct 9 6te s'enfoncer pro-
fondemeat dams Yeil. Le DR..
Mcneil, appsle : la hate, l'a ex-
traite desnite; mais Peil de NJ.
Aucoin sara tres probablement
perdu.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29

Les amis de M. Pierre J. Gil
bert, tres nolnbreax dams notre
paroisse ct qui lui sont fort de
vones, ont mis- sa candidature on
avant pour Ia place de sheriff
CONNIE on peut le voir par nne
carte publi6e en- tete de nos co
tonnes. III. Gilbert est un de nos
concitoyens des plus instruits ei
des plus actifs, ct il possede tou
les qualities requises pour fairs
un excellent fonctionnaire.
Sa candidature, bien entendu
sera soumise d Ia ratification dt
Ia convention democratique, qui
tres probablement, pacclamera
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pRIx DEs ANNoNcEs:

Un carre de dix hgnes. reinsertion. 81 Sc
Chaque insertion suivante..... rs cents.
!Cartes de Profession, par an. ........$l2 81
Annonces de Candidature...... -. l2 Sc
rTout avis indiciaire devra etre payt
lie darnier jour de Ia publication ou le JONI
de Ia yente.
uPour lettres, journaux, eehanges, &c
addressez an .Pi0sEIER,a Napoieonyille
Line.
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Pour le Congres.
THor. Jos. II ACKLEN.

Nous sommes autorise q annon
Ger que
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ge gianmisr.
PARArT ToUs LES sAHEDIs.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-05-03
-LN2CS---G General.

securities. in all cases where said claims accrued
prior 10 and including the year eighteen hun
dred and seventy-fye, and whether said claims
be now in the form Of judgments or otherwise,
and for the purpose OF closing all such cases,
the Com .troler is hereby fully authorized to
compromise the same by abating the interest
that has accrued, or any portion thereof, or any
part of the principal debt, in his discretion, so
as to best subserve the interest of the State, and
shall grant discharges to the said parties and
their securities upon the payment into the treas
ury of the amount required by him to be paid
in the settlement, as aforesaid provided, holc-
eOer, that the Governor and Treasurer, for the
time being, shall each approve in writing of any
such abatement before the same shall be effect
i've; and, provided, further, that no discharge
or acquittance under this Act shall be effective
unless the party or parties to be benefited by
The same shall first pay the States Attorney,
who shall have the case in hand the legal fees,
and all fees of clerks or sheriffs.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
FETTER S, HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Apprt we'd March 20, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL
Governor.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a cor
rect copy of an act of assembly passed at jan
uary session, 1878.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-05-03
ICHAPTER 40.l
APPEALS.
AN ACT

To add an additional section to Article five, of
the Code of Public General Laws, entitled
appeals"
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland That the following addi-
tional section shall be added to Article five of
the Code of Public General Laws, entitled
Appeals"
Sec 3 And be il enacted, That whenever
any writ of error or appeal shall be brought
upon any judgment, or any indictment, infor-
nation, presentment, inquisition, or conyic-
ton in any criminal case, and the Court Of
Appeals shall reverse the judgement for error
in the judgement, or sentence itself. ii shall be
the duty of the Court of Appeals TO remit the
record to the court below, in order that such
court may pronounce the proper judgement
upon such indictment, information, present.
ment, inquisiiion or conviction provided,
however, that il shall be the duty of the court
in passing any sentence under the provisions
Of this section, TO deduct from the term Of SEN
tcnce the time already served by the prisoner
under the previous sentence from the date OF
his conviction.
See. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date Of its passage.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate
FETTER S. HoBLlTZELL,
Speaker Of the House OF Delegates.
Approved February Dist, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor Of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy Of an act passed the General
Assembly of Maryland at the January sea-
sion, 1878.
49, - AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
State, proved Sscre'aiy VI he Teaa'e'
! : Fea' insurance AaTos y KIpP' ...rer
Clerh House
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-05-03
[CHAPTER l72.
CRIMES AND IoUNISHMENTS.
ANACT

AN ACT

To add an additional section to article thirty of
the Code of Public General Laws, entitled
"Crimes and Punishments,' subtitle IRE
hypothecaton."
Section /. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland That the following section
be, and the same is hereby, added to the thir-
tieth article of the Code of Public General Laws,
to be arranged so as to form subsection of sec
ton ffty-two, of the same article, and to follow
five of said article, and to be en-
titled "Rehypothecaton."
Subsection 6. 1t will not be lawful for any
person or persons, bank, building association or
to re-pledge or rehypothecate any
stock bonds or other security, or securities, the
title to which passes by delivery or endorse
ment received or held by him, or them, as se-
curity for any money lent or advanced to the
owner or holder of snch stocks, bonds or other
securities during the continuance ofthe contract
of pledge or hypothecation without the consent
of the pledger, and every person, or officer of
such bank, building association or corporation
who shall SO re-pledge or re-hypothecate such
STOCKS, D0nuS OF Otner Secullu SO received or
held, without the consent of the said pledger so
given, as aforesaid, shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be SEN
fenced to pay fine of not less than five hun
bred dollars, nor more than five thousand dol
lars, or to Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not more than five years, or to both, in the dis
erection of the court
Sec 2. Be it enacted That this Act shall
take effect from and after the date Gifts passage.
FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
Approved this 9th day of March, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor Of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a cor
rect copy of an act of assembly passed at Jan
uary session, 1878.
MLToN y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAy,
Secretary of the Senate.
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LGaCS---GenerUL.
[CHAPTER l73.
NOTARIE,S PUBLIC.
AN ACT

To repeal section %, of article So, of the Sde
ofPublic General Laws, title Fees of Oficd''
subtitle 'Notaries Public" and to re-eet
the same with amendments and to legse
acts of Comptrollers Leonard and Woolfa,
so far as they appertan to Notares PuDlSf
the city of Baltimore.
Section l. Be it enacted by tn. General
sembly Of Maryland, That section twenty-f.
of Article thirty-eight, of the Code of Pub
General Laws, title 'Fees of Officers" sub-ti.
repealed and re-enacted, so as to read as follow
Section 25. The three last preceding sectioI
shall not apply to Notaries in any of the coul
ties unless the fees ON protests in any one yea
shall exceed the sum of three hundred and fftl
dollars, nor to Notaries in the city of Baltimor
unless the fees on protests in any one year shall
exceed the sum Of five hundred dollars an(
whenever the fees, as aforesaid, shall exceed il
any of the counties the sum of three hundred
and fifty dollars, or shall exceed in the city O
Baltimore the sum of five hundred dollars-one
half o fthe surplus shall be paid to the treasure
of the State.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the acts O
Comptrollers Leonard and Woolford in allowinl
the Notaries Public of the city of Baltimore t,
retain five hundred dollars per annum befor
accounting for the one-half the fees to the State
under their construction of the act of 1868, no
repeating the act of 1864, SO far as it appertaneC
to Notaries Public of the city of Baltimore, b.
aed are hereby ratified.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate
Approved March 9th. 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is q cor
rect copy of an act of assembly passed at Jan
uary session, 1878.
Milton Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate
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L0aCS---Ge3aerOL.
lCHAPTER 330.]
Levy FOR STATE PURPOSES.
AN ACT

AN ACI
To regulate the levy for State purposes for the
year eighteen hundred and seventy eight and
for subsequent years.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Geaeral AS
sembly of Maryland, That the County
Commissioners of the several counties of
this State. and the Mayor and City
Council OF Baltimore City are hereby d.
rected 10 levy the State taxes for the
year eighteen hundred and seyenty-eight and
annually thereafter 10 be collected according
to law, and 10 be appointed as follows. A tax
OF five and one-halfcents on each one hundred
dollars, to meet the interest and to create
mixing fund for the redemption Of the defense
: bounty loan; tax Of three-fourth of one
mt on each one hundred dollars to meet the
crest and create a sinking fund for the re-
option of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
tax of one cent on each one hundred
bIleet the interest and create sink
br the redemption Of the Mary land
oan; lax uf ten cents on each
Dirsd dollars 10 aid in support of the
oDols, 10 be distributed according to
altimore and a tax of one and one-half
cvIts on each one hundred dollars 10 meet the
interest and create a sinking fund for the re-
demption of the Treasury Relief Loan max
ing an aggregate Of eighteen cents and three
iourths of a cent on each one hundred dolIais;
and the Comptroller of Tie Treasury shall levy
the same States taxes On the shares OF capital
stock Of all Banks, State and National, and
other incorporated institutions and companies
OF this State; the shares Of whose capital
stock ale liable, by law, to assessment and
taxation.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts or
parts Of acts inconsistent with the provisions
y Of this act be- aid the same are hereby, re-
pealed'
Sec 3. And he it enacted, That this act
shali lake effect from The dale Of its passage.
FErTER S. HoBLlTZELL,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
EDWARD LLOYD,
President Of the Senate.
Approved This 9th day OF April, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor of Maryland,
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is cor
rect copy of an act Of assembly passed al
January session, 1878.
MILTON y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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CHATTER 343.]
TO ESTABLISH "A OUSE OF REFUGE
AN ACT

TO ESTABLISH "A HOUSE OF REFUGEE
AN ACT
To repeal Section one, of an Act passed at the
January Session of eighteen hundred and fifty
three, of the General Assembly of Maryland,
entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an
Act to establish a House of Refuge for Juve-
nile Delinquents, and supplements thereto, so
as to reduce the number of managers thereof,
and to re-enact the same with amendments, 50
as to read as follows:
Section ]. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That section one, of the
act passed at the January session of eighteen
hundred and ffty-three of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, entitled an act 10 amend an
act entitled an act to establish a House of Refuge
for Juvenile Denquents, and supplements there
to, so as TO reduce the number OF managers
thereof, be and is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments, SO as to read as follows:
Section /. And be it enacted, That the num-
Der Of managers Of the House Of Refuge shall be
fifteen, instead of twenty-four, as now prescribed
by law, and of whom five shall be appointed by
the Governor by and with the consent OF the
Senate five shall be elected by the members of
the association and FIVE shall be appointed by
the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore, in
the manner, and at the times prescribed in the
act of the General Assembly Of Maryland, pass-
ed at December session, eighteen hundred and
thirty, chapter sixty-four, entitled an act to
establish House Of Refuge for Juvenile Delin-
quents, seven OF which said managers shall con-
stitute "A quorum for the transaction of BUSH
ness.
Section ?. And be it enacted That this act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President Of the Senate.
FETTER S. HQBLlTzELL,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
Approved April !, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor Of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing Is a
correct copy OF an act passed the General
Assembly VI Maryland, at the January Ses-
sion, 1873.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAr,
Secretary Of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.