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The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
AN ACT to ameud section sos OF

AN ACT to ameud section sos OF
the Code Of 1880. in relation TO ex.
amirg tho assessment rolls and 10
require the assessment Of taxes.
SEC l. Be it enacted by tho Legis-
lature of tho State of Mississippi,
That section 503 Of the Code OF 1880
be 30 amended as to require the
boards Of supervisors OF tue several
Counties to perform oil the dutics Of
equalizer Of taxes, ut the meeting
therln provided for, and said boards
skall have authority to raise, or re-
duce, the valuation OF any property
real or personal, in their respective
couutics; and said boards AFRO hereby
required to 50 cqualiz, the valuation
OF the property Of their several coun.
ties, that al lands and personal
property throughout their counties
D, the tamc value. shall no assessed
ct the same price AZ near.y 30 as
practicable. provided. that said
boards shall not make any order re.
ducil & oil the sss:sments certain
per cent, but each individual as.
sessment shall be raised, or reduced
on its own merit.
SEC. 2 DO it further enacted, That
tho boards Of supervisors OF tho ssv-
era' counties m ~, il they deem it
necessary equalIzo. at tha Angust
rms 1884, OF their respective
boards, in the manner aud under
The restrictions prescribed 10 the
first section Of this act, the land rs
sessments OF the year 1858, provid-
ed that no reduction shall, in any
case be made unles O manifest ipjus-
tice has been done by an excessive
assessment.
SEC. 3. B, IL further enacted, That
all assessms nt roll Of lands, for the
year 1888, which were not returned
ut the proper time, or which may in
other respects be irregular or illegal
DO and are hereby legalized; and any
party who may desire to object to
such assessments, may DO heard ut
the August terms, 1884, Of the
boards oil supervisors and said boards
nay then and there receive srid as.
rolls, and approve the
same; and such receipt and approval
ut the August terms 1881, shall cure
oil existing defects in said ssses,-
ment rolls.
Approved. March Ia. 1884.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
Powers OF Chancellors.

Under the law passed by the last
Legislature, Chancellors are given
great power over habitnal druukards
Tae Raymond Gazette gives very
short and good synopsis, as follows:
Chancellors are given authority to
declare who are drunkards, appoint
guardians for them and their estates
without ordering such drunkirds in.
to confinement, or order them into
coniine mcnt without appoin ing
guardians, or both guardians and
as, luin may DO prescribed by the
Chancellors. ami when confinement
is prescribed i, may be in an asylum
in Or out the State. Upon the OPP
plica.ion Of relatives, or IN the alb.
sence of relatives thea at tho instance
of friends. the Chancellor, can order
q summons issued, to be served on
the alleged drupkard ut least ten
days before trial, aud then upon the
return day therefore the cause can
be hoard. and judgment awarded
accordingly.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
Was II an Intervention of Providence

While the forest fres were raging
with such fury last week In South
Crolina, four churches were saved
in an almost miraculous way, and IL
looks very much like on intervention
Of PrOvid, nee. We copy tho follow
ing telegram fr m Camden, S. G:
Four churches escaped destruction
in an almost miraculous w"y. An
tioch church is surrounded by heavy
pine for SITS, ani Just before the fire
reached tho Immediate vicinity OF the
church il divided and went round il,
joining together on the opposite side,
and sweeping on with its former fu.
~, leaving the church untouched.
a, Mount ZION the fl ,mcs acted in
similar manner, passing close round
tho church, but harming no,hiog.
At Pine Tree Church the fires passed
under and around The building, burn.
ing straw wood and lumber around
l., hut doing 70 injury TO tho church.
A. Study Grove tho fire wen.ihrough
the churchyard, hurLiIg oil The fenc-
ing, railing AMI sheds around it and
the cemetery adjoining tho church,
but doing No injury 10 tho church
itself.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
The Attorney General and Supervision

In recent editorial on tho sub
ject wo expressed the belief that tho
supervision law would not stand the
test OF the courts and We are borne
out in this by the position taken
by Attorney G neral CAtchings, We
copy as follows from the Vicksburg
Herald Il the 12ih:
Attorney General Ca.chinga, who
is In this city. wrote 70 the Governor
requesting that he employ counsel
to d,fened the injunction against the
II uilroad G mmission. Mr. Citchings
Informs us ho ii ! this for two rea-
sons: first, because ho has no faith
Whatever in the constitutiouality OF
the law, and could not hopefully ar
que the case; second, because il is
no. his duty 10 leave the CIpital for
such business. lie mentioned sew
aral reasons why be is convinced the
law will not stand the test Of the
courts but it is not necessary for us
to refer to these bore. The rien Is
and opponents Of the law will alike
justify the Attorney-General's
cOursp
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
A Correction.

Aftor the killing Of r. b. Rails a
dispatch was published in the Times
Democrat giving this particulars, and
which went or TO s.y in substance
that Rails was the young man who
testified i'll New Orleans that h. had
been supporter aud always vc.ed
for J. p. Matthew'S, leaving an im-
preston that politics had something
to do with tho recent trrgoly enacted
here. Al i is known here that j..
L. Meade is tie reporter for the
Time democrat, n good many
thought no sent tho dispatch, but
such was not tho case, as the follow
ing telegram from Mr.. Meije and
the foot note by tho editor Of that pa
per will show:
HAzLEnuRsr, April l2-The Penn broth
ers were committed yesterday 90 jail without
bail. No testimony was introduced in their
defense. Having been your telegaphic
correspondent at this point for some time,
the impression Il out that sent the dis
patch Of the 9Th instant In relation to the
killing Of Rails. Thisis not correct. HAL
nothing 10 do with raid dispatch. The kill
ling Of Rails had no political significance.
[SorE.-The disp itch alluded to by our
correspondent was -eut 10 Us by the Asso-
cia,ed Press aud was printed Ia tho TIMES
DEMocrAr as an associst ID Press dispatch.
-Ep. .T-D.1
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The Citizens Of Beauregard VIII Re.
nglously Observe the 2snd OF
April.

Al q meeting OF the City Council
OF Beauregard, tho following reao'u'
lions offered by Mr Ed. Cotton were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, IL seems meet nm prop.
ar that as Christian and civilized
pcople We do not pass BY unno'
iiced the anniversary Of tto fatal tor.
! nado which devastated our town and
vicinity on the 22d day Of April, 1883.
but that In humble trust upon the
Divine Power that can a'ono control
the storms, and in memory OF our
dead, and the loving charity OF those
who fastened 10 our relief, We hold
the day rs one suitable for memorial
services and prayer TO GId, and low.
ing praise for that divine charity
with which God quinkens thu heart
of man and which "never. faileta"
therefore be II
Resolved, that We request tho cit.
liens OF the town and npighborhood,
that they recognize Tuesday, April
22d, 1884. as o day OF prayer and
praise; and that the Rev. j. l.. For.
sythe. minister Of the Methodist
church OF Bsanregard he requested
10 announce services In his church f1r
that day.
That committee Ct two members
of this board and three citizens 10
appointed to prefer the foregoing re:
quests, and In the event OF general
acquiesconce, that said committe
with the Rev. j. L. Forsytbe added
ihereto) invite Rev. DR.. johnson. OF
Brookbaven, and tho Rev. Mr..
Woodbridge and the Raw. Mr.. Par
ser, OF Wesson, 10 meet with and as
sis' as in the services OF the day.
That copy OF tho action OF this
board in this behalf be sent by the
committee to each OF the Reverend
gentlemen named, and n'so :" the
papers ut Hazlehurst and Brookha-
ven.
BrAuREoARp, MISS, April 4. 1884,
In accordance with preamble
and resolutions" adopted by the
board OF mayor and aldermen OF tho
town OF B 'auregard, at a regular
meeting held Wednesday. April 10
1884.
We, the undersigned citizens, mer-
chants and men oibu,iness do here
by agree to close onr stores or places
of business on Tuesday, April 22d,
1884, in order that the said day may
be- fully observed as q day OF prayer
and praise, in concurrence with
said preamble and resolutions.
Committe appointed to present said res
olutions: Rev J. L. Forsythe. Hon. ]. II.
Thompson, Mr.. X I. Morris. T. II. Well
man, I'd Cotton, LIE o. Bridewell.
W o. Eldridee. A. Cotton, l.. L. Walker,
A, ]. Lu,k, J. NJ Benton. Moses Lusk, j.
+. Biggs, j. r Halcomb. Is. L. Jones, ID.
NJ. McRsney, s II Perrow, Calvin Hobbs,
J. 7. Bridewell, Q r Eldhge. j. ID. Walk.
or, VIM. Biggs, CD. Walker, Jesse Parker,
f. +. Pierce, q. q. Holloway. Polk Fer
guson, NJ j. Ferguson, n. D., w. j. Bigg',
L. o. Bridswell, Sr., II. Moody; mayor,
James Kelly. ]. G. Hntson. Z. A: Rowan,
4. Owens, ]. H. White, J. NJ Holcomb,
VIM. C. Loving. +. NJ Thomas. A. Wester-
field. W VI. We.thersby, a. w. Mercier.
@. Stark. j s. Dickerson, w. u, Cole, G,
A. Ray, II. II. Hollingsworth.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
A Pertinent Inquiry.

There Is a Congressman from
Georgia named Nicols. He is prob
ably a man who is fond OF joke
He has introduced q resolution in
his House r. guessing tho Sherman
Danvilio ard Copiah smelling com
mit.ee TO proceed at onco as organ.
ized to inves'igats Cincinnati. No
doubt, Mr.. Nicols Intended that for
grim joke. Indced without the
fun of it, Mr.. Nicols' resolution is
pertinent. II Congress. or either
branch OF il, cal invade State, and
in defiance Of s ate prerog .tives can
hold M inquest, calling for persons
and papers, about crime and violence
committed in a S uthern State, why
not in q Northern? But they say,
We investigate these Southern cases
because they nro political, and that
gives Congress Jurisdiction. How
10 thoy know, for instance, that any
violence committed ia Copiah, is
political, in advance OF IN inveSti-
gatiou2 FroE hearsa,p That's it.
rney have heard that wrongs have
been done TO the negro abont his
ballot, and that Gets Republican
Senators in q rage, and forthwith
they organic, committee to 60. in
disregard OF the jurisdiction of State
courts and'enquire into it. 1t is o
grim Ike, Mr.. Nicols has perpe,ra-
ted. They won't investigate Cincin-
natl, in accordance with his resolu-
ton, bat it may have one effect for
good. 1t may Get some Northern
people to right lhinking-to thinking
OF the folly and wickedness OF these
inves,ig atoms. We have had such
here in Mis>issippi before now. Law
decency, and sovercing rights have
usually been set a. naught by them.
Really, the protext that Southern VI
olence is necessarily always political,
is Il msey. There is never anything
in them that Safe Courts are not
competent aud duly inclined 10 zeal
with. II Mr. Nic,ls could get the
committee to investigate Cincinnati,
they would fnd upon fair ipvestiga-
ton that the State courts are more
inclined TO aud moro to be relied up.
to do justice where violence has been
committed, than the Cincinnati
courts, whether tinged with politics
or purely red. We think Nc. Nicols
Joke is about tho size and shape az
here stated. aud wo think Mr. Sher.
man won't thank him for II, for every
joke pcrpetrate ed OF his expense
about Cincinnati puts him further
and further out Of the Presidential
race. In fact. after what has hap.
pened, an Ohio man is out OF the
question. Meridian Observer. :
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
TIL, Railroads vs. the Commission.

A dispatch from Aberdeen says
the case Of the Illinois Central Rail
road against the Mississippi R'ilraa !
q mmission came up before Jadse
Hill, Of the United Safes District
Court on last Thursday, and nearly
the entire day was occupied by the
argument Of Judge james Fentro's,
Of New O.loans. The Argument in
tho case was concluded Friday even
ing. Judge Frntress and Harris &
Harris, of Jack on, representing tie
railroad company, AMI Judge j. W.
q. Watson. Of Holly Springs, ap.
peard for the commission Jndge Hill
reserved his opinion until tho case
VI the Mobile aud Ohio railroad,
which is similar in MI essential re-
spects to that Of the Illinois Central
Ii heard, which WI be this week.
Many prominent lawyers OF tho State
have been attracted TO the federal
court at Aberd,en by this case, and
great interest is manifested on oil
hands in the result Of tie Injunction
suit.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
ITEMS FROM wEssox.
p,cxrp UP AND CONDEMNED BY OUR
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

what IL Transpiring In and Around tho
City---socIety Notes and Views Upon
! Fasting Events.
Owing to o scarcity Of work there
was abont ton or .welve long faces
on our carpenters last Monday.
DR.. Rowan, Mr. Boom aud Others
are extensively engaging in tho to-
IN ITO business this year. We WISH
them much success.
Sjms of oar young mon are turn.
ing from the error OF their way
McComb city will lose one Of her
f,irest young ladies.
Lust Wednesday was pay day,
when some $1,000 in cash was issued
out to horny handed workmen and
t, our industrious girls.
Wrsson has real live genuine
dirt, who thinks it just fun to please
tho boys; look out boys. for that swell.
ling in the breast you never eau feel
again.
Tue Mills tower ia now receiving
the embellishments il has 80 much
needed TO give it q finished appear
ance. 1t wall have flag furled to the
breeze 200 feet high. the browning
work Of This great enterprise.
Something less than 100 cyclone
pits. cellars, they call them, have
been constructed 10 Wesson this
Spring. Still u large number OF
our population contend that "what's
to be- will be-" whether it ever hap
pensor not.
Smallpox all over in Wesson and
the pest-houso in B,auregard burn-
cd last Monday. This winds 1t up,
aud We hope for always too; in both
places We have had AZ cases. and at
an expense to the county Of less than
80 90 per capita.
A Thanksgiving service will be the
order Of the day at Beauregard on
the 22nd OF this month. The bust
ness houses are all to be closed aud
thanks returned to Almighty God
for preservation last year. Prof.
JOHNSON and Mr.. Forsythe are OK.
pected to be present.
Tue public school Is progressing
finely under the management OF Mr..
Il. s Iiayni 1t numbers l50 pupils.
Misses Wilkerson, Rcdus aud Block
are his assistants. With Mr.. Hay
MES energy, aud style of keeping
school eight hours per day we ex-
pe,t great good W DO accomplished.
Tuere Is no II Iyal road' or four
hour process to geometry.
The Mites reorganiz,d and passed
a p easant evening at Mrs. Hamil-
tons last Friday. The smallpox
scare in connection with the season
for cyclones. came near sapping it's
vitality beyond the revivifyipg agen-
cy OF tho warm Spring rains and CO.
NAL sunshine, but there is life 10 the
young mites yet. ADJUSTMENTS this
week, a dance at Mrs. Aylward's,
aud some talk Of q picnic.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
A SENSIBLE VIEW.
What the vicksburg Herald and Nat.
chez Democrat Think OF tho
Location OF the Female
College.

The following article we take from
the vicksburg Herald. 1t takes
o sensible view OF the matter In ques
ton:
Referring TO the location Of the
State Female College, for which there
nre many competitors, the N.tchez
d mocrat INDUCES in the following
truthful remarks:
While We would bs glad 10 81 o any
of the institutions OF tho State fnd u
horne in South western Mississippi, we
arc inclined to tho belief that the ei-
forts OF both Faye,te and Port Glib.
sou will prove in vain. Tuis section
OF the State meets with but little
consideration A the hands Of the
State Governmen Tue Southwest
ern counties seem td&e looked upon
as outlying provinces Which are only
useful for the taxes they pay into the
treasury. 1t may bs that the people
Of these Counties are not 30 clamor-
Gus in asserting their claims, but at
all events they do not have many Of
the honors or emolument OF the
State forced upon them.
We do not know whether the new
asylum for the insane, near Meridian.
has been located north or south OF
the v. & NJ. II ,ilro,d. but with this
exception, every public building eret /.
ted by the State has been located
North OF that road.
North Mississippi has tho Univsr-
sity at Oxford. Northeast Missis-
sippi has the A. and M. College a.
Siarkville, while the mighty East"
has tho new Asy lum for the insane
near Meridian.
The system OF aucti ouing of tho
site for public building to the
highest and beat bidder, is utterly
contemptible, and the proposition to
locate the Female College upon that
plan is something worse. II the
State proposes 10 establish College
or her daughters, 1t should be loca
led at the most desirable place, and
In determining that point, access.
Utility, cheapnsss Of living, the
healthiulness OF the location, with
the moral and refining In funces sur.
rounding the place, should alone be
considered. The sordid consider
alton OF money, OF how much the
State can make, or save by putting
up the concern at "public vendne,"
like OF spawned horses or.sorebacked
mules, should not DO entertained for
q moment. The only considerations
should DO the one We have indicated,
and the Slate should be ashamed to
engage in the business Of huckster,
and selling for filthy lucre the loca.
ton Of o college for the education Of
lie daughters.
II NJ sslssippi is too poor 10 estab-
lish q college for girls ct the place
best suited in every respect for such
an institution, let her throw up the
sponge and retire.
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Democratic Conservative State Con.
yentiOn.
R)oMs STATE DEM. Co.'s Ex Con- |
JACKSON Miss. hpIil 0. 1881. [

R)oMs STATE DEN. Co.'s Elk Con-
JACKSON. MISS. april 9. 1854.
The Democratic. Conservative State
Executive Committee have named
Wednesday, juno 1lti, 1884, at ii
o'clock a. m, in tho City Of Jackson,
as the time aud place for holding u
State q invention to appoint delcg gates
10 tue National Democratic Conven>
ton, and to nominate Presidential
electotal ticket. All Democratic
Conservative citizens OF Mississippi,
irrespective Of past political asset
ations, and differences, who can unite
with Us Ia the effort for pure. eco.
nomical and constitutional govern.
ment are cordially invited to ioin in
sending delegates 10 the Convention.
The basis OF representation will b.
tn, same as heretofore fixed, unless
Otherwise ordered by the Convon-
ZION, viz: Fash county will be emit
tied b. double the numuer OF DELE
gates that il has Representatives 10
tie lower hoase OF the Safe Lcgis-
la'urc. Tho commit o. recommends
Saturday, May 3ls', 1854. n the day
upon which tho county shall hold
their c.nveaiious, unless tue Gu ntv
committees shall otherwise order. II
is reqle.ted that thorough orcan-
IL ,tion of the einocratic Cpuserva.
tive patty, be effected in each coun-
ty. preparatory to tho November
election.
W. L. HTNNGw Chairm n.
d. p. PORTER, M. SMITH. Ses'ics.
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Whilst A mob of 10000 men were

Whilst mob Of $4,000 men were
battering down The doors OF the Gin
cinna,i jsil-whilst the temple Of jos
tice OF that beautiful city was in
mes,-whilst tho militia OF the
great State of Ohio was shooting
down the rioters, and the rioters
were clubbing and brickbatting the
militia, old John Sherman, one Of the
Senator's from Ohio, was sitting in
the q ,mmitteo room OF Washington,
trying to prove to the world, BY me-
gro witnesses, that tho people OF
Dannlle, Va, aud Haz,ehurst, Miss,
were o set Of lawless scoundrels.
Now let him investigate the Cincin-
natl riot, aud soc II he cant prove
that John Sherman and his political
henchmen are responsible for that
outbreak Of popular indignation
Brandon Republican.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17
wesson STRAY shots.

Last Saturday we made trip Of
short duration to Wesson. We wero
informed that business has improved
considerably, and tho citizens arc in
much better spirits. Some improve.
men's are going on, notably cottage
residences for tho use Of the factory
emplo,G. Mr., S. p. Bloom was al
s,ft on visit tn hii fathor-in.lDw,
Mr.. Bail,r, Oh Silver Greek. who has
been q,ite i'll. Mr.. l.. d. Smith has
oro Of the noai,st stores on this
road, and his we'll selected stock il
displayed 10 good advantage. The
smallpox has run its course, md the
town is now in comparatively
healthy cordi,ion. Yesterday was
pay day. and consequently tho NOR.
chants are quite busy making month
ly settlements wi h their customers
aud the clerks have their hands full
in waiting upou buyers. We did
net stay long enough to mako many
ob'ervations-o or TO pick up any notes
Of interest. We did notice, however
a decided change in the appearance
81 the popular book.keeper OF Messrs
Earns & Lyell, land we will add,
quite an improvement.) F. NJ. Me-
lutosh, for number Of years book
keeper for Thompson & Co. OF b au.
regard, is now behind the counters o.
the above firm ss salesman. Wo
trust no more misfortunes will come
TO that town in the way OF sickness,
aud that her people may enjoy the
greatest prosperity.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17

The educational bill recently p:ss-
cd by congress will give to Missis-
sippi about three hundred thou
sand dollars for the first year.
This will have to be met by the State
by IA appropriation of one.third as
much. Senator Lunar aud George
were very earnest in advocacy OF the
hill
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17

John II. Hull has acted promptly
upon the advice given him by our
"little game cock" Ho marched in.
to Republican meeting Monday
evening like o little man, and made
himself quite at home, though the
chairman thought 1t Necessary to
ask him what right he had ia a
Republican mesting2' He was duly
enrolled among the faithful as del.
egate to the County Republican Con.
yentiou. -Yicksburg Herald,
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17

John. l.. Sullivan, tho prize fgh-
ter has been given sparring exhibi.
t;ons at the 5. Charles theatre, in
New Osleans. Tho papers inform
us that every seat WAS sold. 1t is u
poor commentary upon the taste
aud morals of the Crescent City. We
presume, however. the audioace was
composed Of the rough class Of So
ciety.
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THE STATE FEMALE COLLEGE.
Letter From "a Mississippi Woman"

HAzLEuuasr. Mss, April A. 1884.
Hos. WM. BUCHANAN.
Dear CJusin:-In refer
cree to the | cation Of tho State Fs
male College, allow me to say j want
IL located il accordance with the
provisions Of The Bill, 10 s,me acces.
sable p.ac,. for the good OF the school,
aud Tor the c'nvenieaci OF oil por'
tons Of the State Our people here
at Hazlehurst want it, aud various
other places tosides Brandon, are
competing for IL. The trustees will
doubtless consider Nil claims impair
TALLY, and locate the school 10 accor.
dance with the bill, without regard
perhaps to individual preferences.
| remember with gratitude that you
voted for q State College for girls in
the Legislature OF 1882.
Very truly your consin.
ANNIE @. PEYTON.
Mrs. Poyton prefers her own home.
Hazlehu,st, but has written to prom.
inout citizens OF several towns iavit-
ing competition in the location OF the
college. /. would be graceful
compliment TO Mrs. Pcyion should
tho trustees decide upon Haz'ehurs..
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17

Gen. Grant has written letter to
Gen Gordon, Of Gsorgia, stating
that the movement to establish n
home Tor disabled confederate sol.
diers would receive his hearty sup
port, financially and otherwise.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-17

The directors OF tho illinois Cen.
trail R,ilroad held meeting recent
ly, and elected the following officers:
Col. j. G. Clarke, president; S.uyvo-
SAINT Fish. vice president; l.. V. f.
Randolph, treasurer. and VIM. J
Mauriac, secretary.