The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-03
REPORT or SECRETARY OF STATE.

We have received from Hon. Will A. Strong
Secretary OF State. n copy OF hIs annual re-
port for the year 1879. and find 1t u very IN
tereeting document, full OF valuable statis-
tics. and much more complete than such
reports usually are There Ia tabular state
ment showing tho total number OF registered
voters In each parish. "a returned by the as-
SCISSORS acting ma registrars OF voters. the
number OF native as we'll M foreign-born olti-
xsna, the number Of white and colored voters
who can write and the number OF such who
| cannot.
| This statement Ia necessarily. however, In
complete. owing TO the failure OF several par
shes to make returns. There Is also state
ment Of tho votes cast In each parish for tho
ratification or rejection OF tho debt ordi
nance, which shows the vote In favor OF that
ordinance G493, and against IL 5y932-ma-
jority 10 4s7
Mr.. Strong acknowledges tho receipt from
the Federal government OF n set OF metric
standards md Weights prepared under Joint
resolution Of Congress- July. 1866. La this
connection tho Secretary says.
In this connection will avail myself of t,s
| oppoTtunity to inform you that. aimee tho
celpt Of Theses standards Of Weights aud meas
| UreH ana customary STANDARD weights have
informed the several Inspectors Of Weights and
measures and tho local authorities Ia the aev-
eral Parishes ~ this State. that. under seotlon
made the duty OF the police juries OF the sev-
eral parishes OF this State to he provided
Mt the expense of their Respective parishes
with u got Of walghta and measures and u stamp
eonformably to those herelnbefore set forth.
tho same to be- deposited In the rerorder's Of
s w q S Il emerged ye s S' ps Of
| have complied with the provisions OF thnt law.
II has been impo.sible fer e. The inspectors and
the true standard OF weights aud measures
authorized by law. and. Ia fact. renders tn, ae
officers perfec " useleas There is no doubt
| In the retail business Ia daily practieed by not
having tho Weights and measures inspected
and stamped ~ rennired by law. respectful.
| ly suggest this az asuhjeet matter which should
| receive the consideration OF the General As
| semhy.
This ID d matter deserving tho prompt and
earnest attention OF the Legislature. and n
comprehensive law on the subject will tend to
correct M evil Of long standing. Tho report
contains the net Of Congress authorizing the
use of tho metric system Of Weights and
measures and much valuable Information
concerning that system which Is destined at
no distant day to come into general use, and
which should therefore be carefully studied
by the people 1t large Tho explanations are
made by J. r.. Hilgard inspector of United
States standard Weights and measurea. and
will be found necessary to clear understand
Ing Of the system.
Tho State Librarian reports tho library In
very satisfactory condition. but says that
no literary or scientific works have been
added to the collection for some years, and
that many books arc needed to make 1t what
1t should be. There are remaining In the
library
Volumes.
English books ~ 2s2
French books OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1869
Total exclusive OF dupli aates ......... 1881
Duplicates on hand. 10 ACT
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 Alb
Under the act OF the General Assembly,
approved February 26. 1877, sixty-seven for
eign insurance companies Of various kinds
have filed In the Office OF the Secretary OF
State certified copies of the vote or resou-
tlon OF their trustees or directors appointing
agents to transact business In this city. A
number Of these. however. have failed, and a
number withdrawn their agencies. The re-
port gives the names Of the commissioner OF
deeds for the State OF Louisiana ia tho va
rious States and Territories OF the Union, and
also a full list OF the State, legislative, judi
clal and parish officers elected on the second
Of December last. Mr.. Strong deserves to be
upon the character OF his re-