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Chapter ~

AN ACT concerning the care of abused and ne.
elected Children.
BE IL enacted, DC, "a follows:
SECT. |. When complaint in writing, signed 10y
two more citizens of any town or CITY alle'tn
that any child within such town city, Il willtul
ly neglected cruelty treated by i' pareats, or by
the wful fault of such parents IL not provided
with suitable food clothing or privileges of educa.
ton, or is kept at any house of illfame, or that
such child is an orphan without means of support
or kindred of sufficient ability, who will furnish
such support, shall be made - the municipal officers
of such town or city. sucI municipal officers shall
give notice of time and place of hearing upon
such petition, by serving such notice, with copy
of such petition such parents at least two days
before such hearing, or by publishing copy of
such petition aud notica of hearing in some news
paper in the count whore such child resides, at
least seven days before such hearing. Said munici-
pal officers shall az the time and place mentioned
in said notice, give hearing TO the parties and
their witnesses, and ii they find that the allegations
in the petition true. and that IL Is just and
pedient TO make further provision for the care eu
cation and support OF such child they shall make a
record thereof, signed by them a majority of
them which shall b. recorded BY the clerk OF said
city or town in a book kept for that purpose
SECT. q Upon the making of such record il
shall be the duty of such municipal officers or of
some app )inted by them for that purpose TO
make complaint under oath - any JUICE OF any
court or any trial justice, which shall contain in
substance, the allegations set forth in said petition,
and praying tha- such provision may be made for
the care, custody, support and education of the
child named in said complaint "a justice shall
quire, aud theIeupon the magistrate, before whom
such complaint ia made shall issue his warrant aud
SHAH cause such child to be brought before him and
if upon notice and hearing, it shall appear that the
allegations of the complain true, AMI that JUS
tice requires that such child shall be- supported and
educated away from its parents, ne shall order such
child to such place institution shall be prOvd
ed therefor by such town or city or to such chart
table institution or private person as he shall deem
suitable for the purpose provided such Institution
person shall consent TO receive, support and edu-
cate such child; but such order shall not exte nj be-
y1nd the time when sucN child snail arrive at the
age of twenty-one year. ii a male, at the aga of
eighteen years, If female.
SECT 8. Whenever tho magistrate shall deem il
suitable aud conducive 10 tina public welfare that
sqob child shall be- parl4 laQaT tle Cslt,p &c a4y
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private person he shall first take bond from such
person running to such town city where the chld
resides, in such sum and with such suretcs a he
shall approve conditioned that such person Will hu-
namely treat and properly support clothe and edu-
cate the child, and in case of the non-perf"rmance
Cf said bond, a suit may be commenced thereon,
and the sum recovered upon such bond shall be
paid into Tie treasury of the town city to which
the bond is given. Upon application to any magis-
trate. he shall examine into the condition and wei
fare of the children who have been provided Tor
under this act, ard may at any time make such
further order in relation TO their care custody sup
port and education as Justice shall demand,
SECT. 1. Whenever the municipal officers OF any
town city have reason to believe that any child
will be removed beyond the limits of the state be-
tore a hearing can be had "a provided in this act at
any time after the fling of the petition they shall
have the power to take the child into their custody
and keep the until the hearing before the mag
is rate, "a provided by this act.
SECT. ;. Whenever any child Il in the custody of
any public or charitable institution the parents or
either of them may make application in writing to
any judge of the supreme judicial court 10 have the
custody of such child restored TO them. Such no
tice of the application and the time and place of
the hearing thereon the court -hat. order, shall
be given TO such institution and the municipal oii-
of the town city where the ro'eedings pro-
yided for in this iced, and IL II shall APP
pear upon such hearing that the applicant is OF suf-
cent ability and inclination to suitably provide for
the support and education of such child and Justice
requires that the custody of such child shall h. re-
stored to such applicant. the judge rhal 30 order
and the custody and control OF said Guild shall
thereupou be given such applicant until the further
order of the court.
SECT G. Any town or city mourning expenses
under this act by reason OF tina fault OF parents
who are of sufficient ability t. properly support aud
educate their children, but who W, ongfully neglect
and refuse do go may recover Of such parents in
an action of debt. the amount SO expended for the
support of said children.
Sgcr : Any town or city may make proper pro
visions for the support OF children mentioned in
this act, and such support shall not make such chi
drpn their parents, paupers
SECT 3. This act shall take effect when approved
Approved March Is, ISL
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proved March lG, i,


AN ACT relating 10 the criminal Jurisdiction OF tie
Superior Court for the County OF kenue3ec.
BE u enacted, dc, As follows:
SECT. /. The jurisdiction in all criminal matters
conferred upon the superior court, within aud
Tor the county OF kennebec By the provisions Il
chapter ten OF the public laws OF the year cghern
hundred and scventy-cight :, hereby restored, and
SAID superior coart on aud after the passage Of this
ACT SHAH hav" and exercise jurisdiction in all crim
nal matters IN said county OF kennebec
SECT. . All acts aud parts OF acts ncons istcut
herewith are hereby repealed
SECT. 3. This act shan taxa effect when approved.
Approved March Is, lssl.l
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Chapter "a.

AN ACT concerning Public Parks and Squares.
Be Il enacted DC. a. follows:
Scot. l. Any town or city, containing more than
one thousand inhabitants, upon petition In writing
signed by ct least thirty the citizens thereof, who
are tax payers directed TO the municipal officers, d."
scrong he 3nd to be taken a herein provided and
the names OF the owners thereof, 50 far ~ they
known y legal meeting OF such town or Of the
mayor a.tttiH-e arj t.ty council %! -utA lt2 !..Y
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CHAPTER ~.

Az ACT to amend chapter two hundred and six Of
the Public Laws OF eighteen hanared ana eiahty,
Jurisdiction of Trial Justices.
r. n enacted, DC, "a follows
Cbanter two hundred and six of the public la VS.
~ oigb,eap hundred and eighty i hereby amended
hv adding thereto the following words, and no tri-
Al instice or Judge Of any municipal or police court
before whom such suit is brought, shall be deemed
iocompatant to try the same by reason of his resi-
dance n tho town assessing said tax, that said
chapter shall read "a follows:
Wv collector of taxes, or any executor or ad-
,,inistrator of a deceaSed collector of taxes, may
after due notice sue In his own name. for any tax
IN INV cour, competent TO try the same, and no tri
al Justice or Judge of any municipal or police ourt
hafore whom such snt is brought, shall be deemed
incompetent II try tho sama by reason OF MS resi-
dence In the town assessing said tax
Approved March Is, ISL
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HAPPIER S3.

AN ACT to amend sections Il xty-six, -ixty-seven
and sixtyeight OF chapter six of the Revised Stat
utes, relating 10 the assessment and abatement Of
Taxes.
Be II enacted. dc. "a follows
SECr l. Section sixty.six of chapter six Of the
revised statutes is hereby amended 80 As 10 read a
follows
SECT &c. II any person after such no;ica docs
not bring in such list the assessors shall ascertain
othe rwiee nearly may be, the nature, amount
and value of the esat, real and personal, tor which
in their judgment such person il liable lie taxed.
and he shall be thereby barred OF his right 10 m axe
application to the assessors or the county commits
-ioners abatement OF his taxes, unless he OF
fers such list with his application and satisfies them
pointed
SECT .. Section 81 Nty-seyen of said chapter six.
Is hereby amended so a. Ia read a. follows
SECT. 81. The assessors or either OF them may
require the person presenting such Ii, TO make oath
TO its truth, which either OF them may admi lister,
and either of them may require such person Ia an
all proper inquiries in writing 10 the nature,
situation and value of his property liable 10 be
taxed in this state, and refusal or neglect TO an
swer such inquiries and subscribe the same, shall
bar the right of such person To appeal to the
county commissioners, but such lists and answers
shall not be conclusive upon the Assessor
SECT. 3. Section siNty-ei ght OF said chapter six,
is hereby amended so a 10 read ~ follows
SECT. IS. The assessors for the time being, on
written application, stating the ground. therefor.
within two years from the assessment, may ma Ike
such reasonable aoatement IS they think proper.
They shall! keep in suitable book form, brd OF
sucn abatemeuts with the reasons TOR each ab tt--
ment, and shall! report the same 10 the town a. is
annual IN Getting, and to the mayor and aldermen al
cities, or before the first Monday In M4rCA oi
each yeaS' Approved March IT, loSl.l
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happier ~.

IN ~ tue !ttONelttlit OF AILTslrs
Meadow and Swamps.
b II enacted, dc, A. follows
SECT l. When any meadow. swamp, marsh,
beach other low land is held by several pr oI rIc
tors, and Il j. necessary useful TO drain o r Now
streams leading theretrom, such improvements may
be effected der the direction OF Commissioners in
the manner herein provided
SECT. . Such propretorS, or 4 una p5ity Of them
in interest may apply 10y petition 10 the supreme u-
dical court sitting in the county where the lands or
any part of them lie, setting forth the proposed im.
provementS and the reasons therefor; aui the court
shall cause notice of the petition be given In such
manner a. 1t may Judge proper, 10 any proprctors
who have Joined in the petition, that they may
appear and answer thereto
SECT. 3. II upon hearing the parties, il appear,
that the Improvements proposed Will be the gen
eral advantage OF the prOpretor,, tho courtna ap
point three suitable persons a. commissioners. who
shall be sworn 10 the faithful discharge of their du
ties shall view the premises, notify parties CON
cerned. hear them "a TO the best manner of making
the improvements, and prescribe the measures 10 ~.
adopted for that purpose.
SECT. T. They shall according to the tenor Of
the petition and the order OF court cause dams or
dikes TO he erected on the premises at such places
and In such manner a. they shall direct may order
the land 10 be flowed thereby for such periods of
each year as they shall deem most beneficial; and
cause bitches 10 be opened the premises and OBJ
strucuons In any rivers streams leading heretrom
to be removed and they shall meet from time TO
Tune a. may be necessary, 10 cause the works 10 be
completed according TO thor directions
SRCr. D. They may employ suitable persons 70
efec' ii" daui OF dkgs 81 perform The o.le5 work
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Chapter 30.

An ACT relating to the Pauper settlement OF In
mates of the Bath Military and Naval Orphan
Asylum.
b. ii enucted &C. as follows:
No child shall be- held to have acquired pauper
settlement in the city of Ba h, by of being
an inmate of the Bath military and naval orphan
asylum, situated In Bath.
Approved March 10, ISL
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In, to show cause why such review should not be
granted, when such review il granted, the justice
NAV prescribe the time in which the respnndo nts
defense shall be made. Reviews may also be grant
ed on petition, whenever without tault OF the party
arainst whom decree ordered by fraud, accident
or mistake Justice has not been done prov ided the
petition therefor shall be filed within six years after
final decree, and notice may be ordered and served
with like rights of stay supersedeas herein pro-
vidcd. Upon granting the review, the court may
fix time within which the next proceeding shall be
had.
SRCr 26 Nothing herein contained shall abrdge
the power the court to hold all intorlocuorv or
ers and DEGREES subject to revision mt any time be-
lore final decree except when they shall have been
decided appeal
SECT % Ii shall be the duty of the court to
MAX all proper rules tor the regulation OF the prac
tice In equity necessary To simplify proceed
inrs discourage DELAYS and lessen III" expense of
litigation and shall have full power for that pur
pose but rule OF court now existing Is repealed
berchv rxcept 50 far a. II Is inconsistent herewith
seer. IS. This act shall not affect pending cases
SECT. ~. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
IApproVed March 10, lSSl.l
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CHAPTER GO.

An act 10 amend section three of chapter severn
tv.two of the Revised Statutes relating to Probate
Bonds
y, II enacted, DC, a. follows;
That section three of chapter seventy-two of the
rcyised statutes be and is hereby amended by strik
ing out the words after six years from its date,
and in 4ert instead thereof 'n the exercise of Just
discretion 20 that said section when amended shall
read follows:
SECT 8. On the application of any suret in
-uch bond the Judge OF probate, on due mott ce te
all parties ntere sted may, in the exercise of jt
discretion dis barge him from all liability for any
subsequent but OF for any prior breaches thereof
and require a new bond of the principal, with
ties approved by him.
4Approved March u, ISL
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Four Duces Against a Full.
[St Louis Republican. I

The other evening after the race .
number of distinguished colored gem
tlemen, among them Pinchblack Of
Louisiana and Bob Harlan of Cincin-
matt, assembled at the residence of
the Rev. Mr.. Tanner, an orthodox
-colored clergyman, on Morgan street.
Poker does not seem to be unorthor-
dox from this good minister's stand
point, and so q game of poker was
commenced. Whether the clergy
man participated does not appear,
but Pinchback did to. his sorrow.
The game was unlimited; he held
three queens and a pair Of aces,
which is considered a good hand in
Louisiana-worth $1,700 at the low
est estimate. He is at present 81, 100
out of pocket, victim of four duces,
and colored society is all sgog over
the little event, thinking that if the
Louisiana Senator backs his judg-
ment in such reckless fashion the
Rev. Tanner may have to raise
enough by subscription among his
congregation to defray his expenses
home.
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On Wednesday, 18th inst. as the
U. s. mail from Alexandria to Colfax
was being crossed over Red river. at
Corinne, in q small fat or batteau,
the boat was run upon a snag and
capsized. The mail rider. who was
ferrying himself over. his mule and
the mail bag, ! were all turned ont
into the water. The mail rider, a
young negro about twenty, who is an
expert swimmer, succeeded in getting
hold of the sack, but, owing to the
swiftness of the current, was obliged
to turn it loose to- save himself.
The negro and mule reached shore
all right, but the mail bag was lost
By some unusual cause it Fortunately
happened that there was but one
letter and a few papers in the bag
At least, 80 says report, and let Ut
hope it is true.
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We call attention to the fact that
railroads and spectators are COB
bling allsthe best vacant lands in the
State. Parties who have settled up
on vacant lands with the intention Of
homesteading them had better take
the necessary steps at once, or else
some day they will wake up to find
that the lands they have improved
belong to somebody else:
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LOCAL DOT s

Subscribers ioiu notice a series o.
numbers after their names on The paper.
These numbers indicate to chat date
your subscription is paid. The first
number denotes the month, the second
the dan, and the third the gear. For
instance, If your name is folloioed By
l-l-82, it indicates that your subscrip-
tion is paid to Jan. |. 1882. # your
name is follo,oed by 5-2l-s1, your sub
scription expires May 81, 1881.
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SUCCESSION SALE.
In the matter of the Succession of Mere
dith Calhoun, deceased.

BY virtue of commission issued from
the Twelfth Judicial District Court in the
parish Of Grant, and to me directed, COM
handing me "a Administrator of the Sue
cession Of Meredith Calhoun to sell for
cash. to pay dehts, all the real estate be-
longing to said succession found in the
parish Of Grant, dated ON the l4th day of
May, 1881, under an order Of sale granted
and signed in said Court on the 10th day
of May, 1881, in the town of Colfax. State
Of Louisiana, parish aforesaid, will offer
for sale, at public outcry, at the door of
the Court House, in the town of Colfax,
State and parish aforesaid. ON
SATURDAY, the 9th day of August, A. d.
1851,
between the hours prescribed by law, all
the real estate belonging to the Succession
of Meredith Calhoun, deceased, situated in
this parish. consisting of the following
described landed property, to-wit:
The sw quarter of the sw quarter of sec.
IS, containing 40.09 acres.
The &c quarter of sec IS, and. the sw
quarter Of the ne quarter, and the ne quar-
ter of the sw quarter, and the sw quarter
OF Sec IS, containing 400. 81 acres
The south hall, and the 90 quarter, and
the west half of the NV quarter. and the
80 quarter Of the sw quarter of sec. 81
containing 596.42 acres.
The west half of the, sw quarter of Sec
ton IS, containing 1885 acres.
The east half of the ne quarter of Sec
tion 50, containing 1886 acres.
The south half Of the ne quarter, and
the Sc quarter of tine my quarter, and the
20 quarter sec. "a. containing 260 acres.
The sw quarter of SEQ. rs, containing
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If anyone win take the trouble to
get up about an hour before day
break, they win be rewarded BY the
sight Of very bright comet in the
northeastern heavens-so we were
told, and got mp to look for it; but
found it delusion and snare to
the unwary. When you can zee a
frst-class comet at early candle-light
like the one hat has appeared in the
north for the past week. we will not
advise any such early rising.
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It is q matter of common remark
among the hill people that they can
now buy goods in Colfax at as good
figures as in, Pineville and Alexan-
dria. At the new store of Teal &
Wilmut they find ready-made cloth.
ing sold at New Orleans prices. and
all other goods at the most reason.
able figures.
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A Bullaezer's Cheap Glory.


Last week we published adenial
of the rumor that one Henry Pruett
had "made the CHRONICLE layout
take WATER regarding our charge
that Pruett had behaved in very
rowdy manner ut q sunday-school
celebration, some time in May. We
made the denial as mild rs we did,
because we were not certain that he
had made the statement, as it came
to us in roundabout way. We now,
learn that while on his way to town
on Friday, June "a, in charge OF
Deputy Sheriff Lacroix, he said to
Mr.. Lacroix that he had given us the
lie in the interview referred to-; and
that we must undertand that we
we're mot after old man Nicely now"
We are fully aware Of the fact that
we are not after an honorable gentle
man like old man Nicely, but that we
are dealing with low-down fellow,
the extent of whose courage is to gil
his hide full of mean whisky, and go
to q gathering of small boys and
little girls and pull down the flowers
and evergreens with which they had
decorated the house Of God. That
Pruett is guilty as we charged. is
proved by his being indicted by the
last grand jury; and be has been ar
rested and has given bond for his
appearance at court. Now, as to his
statement that he gave rs the lie.
He came into our Office, and the fol.
lowing conversation ensued: SWELL
I see you have been going for me in
the paper" "Well, yes, ! have
"Where did you get the informa.
ton ?" "If you want to raise row
with the parties, / will not tell you.
"Well, it don't matter. ! know who
it was, anyhow, and I'll sue him fol
it, and won't employ any lawyer
either" That was the whole CONVEX
sation. not only from our recollection
but also from that of other parties
present. We pronounce the state
ment that be even limited that on
publication was untrue to be q will
ful falsehood, and he knew it to b
such when he uttered it. After W
had left our Office and gone to tn
country on the evening of June 24tl
Pruett, who had been in town nearl
all day and had seen Us leave, cam
to our Office and inquired of on
assistant where we were, saying b
! wanted sto devil ne little" If b
will call while we are in, we will con
vince him that soaring party {
{ little boys and girls by HE drunke
brutality is o much safer bushes
than undertaking to bulldoze the ed
tor of newspaper.
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Mr.. Mcknight, who has the con-
tract for building the court house,
has had a number Of large rocks
deposited on the block on which the
court house is to be built. He will
use them for foundation in build.
ing. These rocks can be had in large
quantities at point about mile
and half above Colfax. and will one
day be valuable for building purpo
ses. We also learn that the lumber
which is to be used for the couri
house is being deposited on the land
ing at Montgomery, preparatory T.
shipping 70 this point
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Reeds eilt Edge Tonic res.0res appetite.

On Saturday last. at eleven o'clock,
Mr.. W. s. Calhoun, stepped upon the
gallery OF the court house and, after
reading . notice from the attorneys
OF the creditors Of the succession Of
M. Calhoun, that the advertisement Of
the sale of the lands of such success
sion was insufficient and not in &C
cordance with the law, announced
that he would make no sales, bui
would advertise sfresh. See adver-
tisement in another column.
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Notice of Final Proof.
LAND orrcR At New onLEANs. La. /

LAND OFFIcR AT New ORLEANS, IA.
Y May "a, 1881
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
IL ing named settler has fled notice Of
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will
Be ma le before the Judge or 81 TX of court
At Colfax, La, on the 9th of July, 1881, viz:
John voientine, Homestead No. 2252, for
the s. I of s. w. I, sec. IS, T. z, N. 1. w,
Louisiana Mer. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of. said land, viz:
John E. Smith, Martin Smith, A. T. Curry
and w. P. Guynes. of Grant Parish, Louis
lana. GEO. BALDEY,
jess Register.
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Last Sunday DIR. Deal ate his first
watermelon, and during the past
week he has revelled in canteloupes
and watermellons every day. Come
to time. you quill drivers Of the State
press. and let Us know if any Of your
folks had MELONS to eat by the 25th
of June.