The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-21
1890, as required by article 16 of the

All ACT making appropriations ZOE tLle
purpose of supplying citizens of the
State who lost limb or limbs in the
Confederate military service with sub
stantiaI artificial limbs. Approved
July 10.
Concurrent resolution, providing for
Communication of sentences for good be-
haylor of convicts in the Penltentiary
and parish prisons of the State. APP
proved July IL.
An act to regulate the practice of
pharmacy, to regulate the sale of CON-
pounded medicines and drugs, prepara-
tions and prescriptions; to regulate the
sale of poison; to create State Board
of Pharmacy, and to regulate the fees
and emoluments thereof; to prevent the
practice of pharmacy by unauthorized
persons; and to provide for the trial
and punishment of the violators of the
PROFESSIONS of this act by fine or i'm
prisonment. Approved July IL.
An act requiring all common car
riers in the State to transport prompt
ly and comfortably all State troops,
together with their necessary arms,
equipage, stores, etc. Approved July IL.
An act to repeal Act No. % of the
regular session of the General Assem-
htaEof the State of Louisiana for the
year 1880, approved March 8, 1880, en-
titled tAn act authorizing the Cover
nor of the State of Louisiana to employ
counsel to assert the rights of the State
to lands donated to the State by the
Federal government, or to recover the
value of the said lands in money or
scrip" Approved July IL.
An act authorizing justices of the
peace throughout the State to employ
either the sheriff or his deputy in cer-
tain cases. Approved July l2.
Concurrent resolutions, relative to
the bridging of the Mississippi river
below the City of st. Louis, and re-
questing our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress to use their influence
to protect the best interests of this
great waterway. Approved July IL.
An act to authorize and empower the
Cit5-f New Orleans, acting through
the stard of Liquidation, to issne bonds
not exceeding $4,000, 900, payable at
thirty years, bearing interest at 4 per
cent per annum, etc Approved July
12.
Requiring the assessors in their re-
spective parishes throughout the State
to render schedule list by wards of
all persons subject t the payment of a
poll tax to the scht Dl board of their
respective parishes sy the first Satur-
day in October, and requiring the
sheriffs and tax collectors to return a
list (of which the list abose mentioned
shall serve as basis) of all the poll tax
to said board by wards, showing those
who have paid and those delinquent,
on the first Saturday of February, each
year, and to show cause in each ms
tance of nOn payment, and why said
tax is not collected. Approved July
12.
An act providing for the holding of
the terms of the Third Circuit Court OF
Appeals i'm and for the parish of Aca-
dia. Approved July IL.
An act entitled "An act requirin 9
public carriers to settle at the point OF
delivery for all freight they may fail,
refuse or neglect to deliver, or for all
damages done TO such freight while in
transit, and comforting upon courts at
the point of delivery, or the courts OF
the domicile of the public carrier, juris-
diction, at the option of the party
bringing the suit, in all suits for the
recovery of freight that they may fail,
refuse or neglect to deliver, or for
damages arising from such failure, rel
fusal or neglect, or for damages done to
freight while in transit. Approved
July 10.
An act to provide for the sale ol
property bid inlor and adjudicated to
the State for the taxes of 1880 and sub
sequent years to provide how the
property shall be advertised, and for
the manner in which said sales shall be
made to establish the effect of the
deed of sale and the validity of sales
under this act; to establish the prescrip.
tions of all actions to annual sales IN.
der this act, and to limit the RESPONSE
bility and guarantee of the State for
the refunding of the price of sales un
der this act; to provide for the pay.
ment of all costs out of the proceeds O.
sales and to limit the responsibility OF
the State to the amount realized from
the sales; and provide how and when the
| tar collector shall make returns of said
sales, and when he shall pay the
amount into the State treasury. Ap.
proved July 12.
An act to amend and re-enact section
8 of an act entitled San act refative te
the powers and duties of clerks of dis
trict courts and their deputies through
out the State, the parish of Orlean
excepted being Act No. 43 of 1882
| approved June 26, 1882. Approved
July l2.
An act making the slandering or de
famation of persons of good repute
without probable cause, a misdemeanor
providing penalties for violations 0
this act, and defining in what cases in
/ fractions of this act shall be justi6able
Approved July 12.
An act to authorize the cTimina
sherifs of the different parishes of th
State, the parish of Orleans included
to employ in the performance ofmanua
labor upon the public roads or levees
or streets, or public buildings andsim
/ proVements, any prisoner sentenced t
the Parish Prison for any crime or Of
| fence; provided, the consent of th
prisoner be first obtained. Approve
July 12.
+ An act creating privilege in favG
of all managers. mechanics or laboreg
employed and working in sawnnill
planning mills, sfingle mills, and sasl
door and blind factories Approve
July IL.