St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-05
Work of the General Assembly.


our statutes 1879 new acts which have
received the approval of the Governor,
and have become laws. Some of these
ere local or individual in their effect.
The titles OF all thahare general in their
appropriation are published by US and
are as follows:
No. 4. An act to authorize wives, at
the dissolution for any cause OF the
marriage community, to accept the
community OF acquets and gains under
the benefit Of inventory in the same
manner and with the same benefits and
advantages as heirs are allowed by ex-
sting laws, to accept a succession under
The benefit of inventory.
No. 5. An act making appropriation
10 defray the expense of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana );
to pay the actual travelling expenses
and per diem of the members, the sala-
lies of the officers and employees and
other expenses therefor for the regular
session commencing May Sth, 1882.
No. 10. An act to define certain works
Oi public improvements.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That
the construction and maintenance OF
public levees throughout the State
q
public Improvement of the State.
No. II. An act to amend and re-enact
section SGJ of the revised Statutes OF
Louisiana.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
That section S65 of the Revised Statutes
or louisiana be amended and re-enacted
to read as follows, viz That whoever
shall illegally resist, oppose or assault
any officer of this State, while serving
or attempting to serve or execute the
process, writ or order of any court, or
Shall assault or beat or wound any
officer or other person duly authorized
while serving or executing any process,
writ or order aforesaid, shall on con-
yiction be imprisoned not exceeding
two years at hard labor or otherwise, at
the discretion OF the court.
No. 10. An act relative to compound
ing felonies.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
That whoever shall be convicted OF
compromising felony shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment at hard labor
or otherwise not exceeding two years
or fined not exceeding $1,000, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
No, 10. An act to amend and re-enact
article 1862 of the Revived Civil Code OF
the State Of Louisiana relative to prop
erty that can be given to hehusband or
wife by second marriages by either OF
the spouses.
No. II. An act to prevent tresspass
on free school lands known as SIX
teenth sections, and to prescribe penal
ties for violation of the provisions OF
this act.
No. Is. An act to empower district
judges to grant, at chambers, certain
orders in probate manners.
No. II. An act to provide for the
payment Of the judicial expense funds
in warrants in rotation Of month, and
to provide for certain penalties for
violation of this act.
No. 18. An act to amend and re-en-
act article 255, Civil Code.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of louisiana,
That article 255 of the Civil Code be so
amended and re-enacted as to read as
follows:
When the family meeting shall retain
the mother in the tutOrship her second
husband becomes OF necessity the CO.
tutor, who, for the administration of
the property, subsequently to his mar
riage, becomes bound IN soli0o with his
wife, and his estate shall be legally
possibility from the day of the mar
rage.
Provided the evidence of such mort
gage against the said tutor be record
ed according to the law now regulating
the registry OF mortgages against tu-
tors, before the proceedings Of the fami- |
ly meeting can be homologated; and
Provided, further, that if such regis |
try is not so made, then the tutrix and
her husband shall come under the pro-
visions Of the preceding article.
No. 10. An act to amend and re-en-
act article 1927 and article 1923 Of the
Revised Civil Code of the State Of Lou
lslana, in regard to powers Of attorney.
No. "a. An act to amend and re enact
section 100 Of the Revised Statutes.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General as
sembly Of the State of Louisiana, That
section 100 Of the Revised Statutes of
Louisiana be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows, viz:
1t any person, lying in.wait, or in the
preparation or attempt to perpetrate
any arson, rape, burglary or robbery,
shall shoot, stab, cut strike or thrust
any person. with dangerous weapon,
with the intent to commit the crime Of
he shall on conviction thereof
be punished with death.
No. Is. An act to amend and re enact
article SO Of the Civil Code.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
)ly of the State of Louisiana That arti-
lie SO of the Civil Code be amended and
'e-enacted so as to read as follows:
Article 80. Licenses to celebrate
in the parish of Orleans shall
70 granted by the Board of Health and
Judges of the City Courts in and for
he said parishes of the State by the
District Judge.
All marriage shall be issued in dupli-
ate.
No. 26. An act to provide the manner
. which corporations may increase