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SUPPLEMENT TO . THE DONALDSON ILLE CE 1 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THI. STATE OF LOUISIANA AND PARISH OF ASCENSION. LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. Session of 1874. N o. 1. Joint Resolution. Relative to Hon. P. B. S. Pinchback, United States Senator elect from the State of Louisiana. WBrEREAS, This General Assembly, at its sessioF of 18.3, did proceed, as provided in the constitution andI laws, to eiect Ion. 1'. B. S. Pinehback United Slates Senator froei the State of Louisiana for the term begiu ning March 4, 1873; and, Whereas, Certain parties politically and persohally hostile to him have made his claim to a seat in the United States Senate by virtue of said election the occasion of virulntt and malicious personal assaults, using the journals of the country to dis seminate the same to his detriment ; and, Whereas, The repetition of these slanders is a feflection upon us no less than upon Senator Pinchback. As a matter of justice to him, and to the General Assembly. theie fore, helit resolved by the Senate of the State of Louisiana, the House of Representatifres concurring, That we have a full and in abated contidence in the integrity of the lion. P. B. S. Pinchback, Senatoir elect from the State of Louisiana, and that not only as the legally elected Senator of said State, but as a citizen whose manliness and great public service entitle him to all reslect, we urge his immediate admission to his seat in the Senate of the United States. Be it further resolved, That a copy of this resolution be furnished by the Governor to Senator Pinchback, and also to Senator J. IL West, to be presented to the Senate of the United States as expressive of the sense and will of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana. (Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL,, Speaker of the House of lRpresentatives. (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieatenant Governor and President of the Senate. App1roved January 7,1874. (Agned)P WILLIAM P. KELLOGO, iovernor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: P. G. DESLNDE, Secretary of State. no. 2. An Act o. Making an appropriation for the payment d, of the ndleage and per diem and contin gent expenses of the General Assembly of a the State for the regular session of 1+74, o1 describing the manner in which the sAme alll be paid. StcTioN L. Be it enacted by the Selpate 01 and House of Representatives of the State u of Louisiana in GeneralAssemibly convened, That the sum of One hundred and thirty- al eight thousand dollars, or as much therkeof a as atay be necoessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury (not otherwise appropriated) for the payment of the mileage and per dieni of members and contingent expenses 1, including salaries of officers and eluployes t of the General Assembly during its regular session of 1874, said sum to be appropriated a' as follows, to wit: To pay mileage and per diem of members of the House of Repre sentatives, seventy-two thousand dollars; to pay contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, twenty thousand dollars; to pay mileage and per diem of members of the Senate, thirty-four thousand dollars; to pay contingent expenses of the Senate, P twelve thousand dollars. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That it a shalt be the duty of the Committee on Auditing and Supervising the Expenses t the Senate, and of the Conunittee on Con tingent Expenses of the House to issule, when demandaed. and upon presentation of the proper evidence, a certificate certifY'ing the amount due to each member of their respective houses, for his mileage and per (diem, and to each of the otlicers and em ployes of their respective houses his salary, arei to each contingent expense credit the amount due to said creditor ; which certiti cates thus issued shall be approved on the patt ofthe Senate by the presiding otficer, and on the part of the House of Hepresen tatives by the Speaker thereof. AndL the Auditor of Public Accounts shall, and he is heehby directed to issee his warrants for the amount of said certificates on the Treas surer, and the Treasurer is hereby direetad toipay the said warrants; and the Codumit tee on Contingent Expenses of the House, add the Committee on Auditing and Super vising Accounts of the Senate, shall iissue no certificate in excess of the amoupt ap priopriated by this act; and that no war rants, vouchers or other evidence of indebt edness, issued prior to January 1, 1874. shall be paid out of the appropriation made i# this act. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.,. That this act shall take effect from and after its passsge. (Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL. ;Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Signedi C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved January 21, 1874. (Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLO(OG. Governor of the State of Louisiana. -A true oopy: P. G. DESLOsNDE, Secretary of State. No. 3. An Act To provide for funding obligations of the State by exchange for bonds; to ptovidec for principle and interest of said bonds; to establish a board of liquidation; to au thorize certain judicial prce.edings agaiinst it; to define and punish violations of this act; to prohibit certain officers diverting funds except'as provided by law, aind to punish violations thereof; to levy a con tinning tax and provide a continui itg ap propriation for said bonds; to make ;~ con tract between the State and holders of said bonds; to prohibit injunctions in cer tain cases; to limit the indebtedness; of the State, and to limit State takes; to; annul certain grants of State aid; to prohihit the m0dilatlon,0a novation or extension of any contract her tefore made for Stateaid; to provide for the receipt of eertalh wdrrants for certain taxes, and to repeal all con flietinig laws. SECTION 1. Be it emated by. the Senate and House of Reprea.eta*ves of tee State of Louisiana in Generil A8eciycoMl velled, That for the purpose of- soliting and !educing the floating and bonded dbht ofthe $tate, the Governor, Lieutenant otoernor. Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary of State,. Speaker of the House of Representatives are hereby authorized to cause to be prepared, and to issue bonds, to be known is " consol idated bonds of the State of Louisia ta," of the denomination~s of or.e hupdred, fi'e hun dted and ouethoasa.pd dollars, to the amount of fifteenmillions of dollars. or so much thereof as may be necessary, all payable forty years freit the first day of January, 1874, and all to be aumbered consechtively, ind ipede payable to bearer, and to ar i terest at the rate of seven per cent. per an num, payable semi-annually, in the city of t New York and city of New Orleans, on the E first day of July and January of each year, and coulpons for such interest shall be an nexed thereto; said interest and principal to t be payable in lawful money of the United States. Sec 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That the parties designated in the foregoing see tion shall constitute a board of liquidation, I and a majority of said board shall elect a 1 fiscal agent for the State, who shall be a member of said board. See. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That 1 the bonds authorized by the section one shall 1 be signed by the Auditor and Treasurer. and L when so prepared said bonds shall be ex- I changed by the board of liquidation for all valid outstanding bonds of the State and all N alid warrants drawn previous to the pas sage of this act by the respective Auditors of Public Accounts of the State on the Treasu rer thereof. except warrants issued by the Auditor in payment of the constitutional of ficers of the State, at the rate of sixty cents in consolidated bonds for one dUllar lin out standing bonds and all valid warrants pro vided that the holder of any bond or ,valid warrant rejected by a majority of said board may apply by petition to the proper court for relief, and if final judgment shall be ren dered in his favor against said board, it shall be the duty of said board to fund his said claim in bonds at the rate provided by this act; and provided further, that if any luenm ber of said board of liquidation shall know ingly audit and fund any illegal elaim against the State, he shall be deemed guilty of a 1)isdenueanor, and shall, on conviction, be tined not less than five thousand dollars and be imprisoned not less than two years at the discretion of the court. And any person knowingly procuring the same to be done shall be subject to the samne penalty. Sec. 4I. Be it further enacted, etc., That the exchange of the bonds or valid warrants authorized by this act shall be effected by said board of liquidation in the cities of New Orleans and New York. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc.; That the consolidated bonds herein authorized shall be held and used by said board ot liqui dation only for the purpose of exchange as aforesaid; said bonds shall be used for no other purlose or purposes than as authorized by this act, and any member of the board of liquidation using or attempting to use, or at tempting to induce any. person or persons to use, saic bonds or any of them for any other purpose or purposes shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars and by imprison ment at hard labor for not less than one year. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha notice of the adoption of this act shall be published by said board, in qne or more journals of New Orleans, New York, Lon don, Paris and Amsterdam. - Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, etc., That a tax of five and a half mills on the dollar of the assessed value of all real and personal property in the State is hereby annually levied, and shall be collected for the purpose of paying the interest and principle of the consolidated bonds herein authorized, and the revenue derived therefrom is hereby set apart and appropriated to that purpose, and no other. And that it shall be deemed a felony for the Fiscal Agent or any officer of the State or board of liquidators to divert the said fund from its legitimate channel as provided, anti upon conviction the said party shall be liable to inmprisonment for not more than ten years or less than two, at the dis eretion of the court. If there shall, during any year, he a surplus arising from said tax after paying all interest falling due in that year, such surplus shall be used for the pur chase anti retirement of bonds autlhorized by this act, said purchases to be made by the said board of liquidation, from the low est oilers, after due notice; provided, that the total tax for interest and all other State purposes, except the sdpport of public schools, shall never hereafter exceed twelve and a half mills on the dollar. The interest tax aforesaid shall be a continuing annual tax until the said consolidatedt lhnds shall be paid or redeemed, principal and interest; and the said appropriation shall he a con tihuing annual appropriation during the same period, and this levy and appropria tion shall authorize and mnake it the dtiyt of the Auditor and Treasurer, and the said board, respectively, to collect said tax an nually, andti pay said interest and redetlem the said bonds until the same shall be fully Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That the bonds and valid warrants outstanding at the time of the passage of this a·t, shall, as fast as they are received in exchange for consolidated bonds, be cancelled and do stroyed by said board of liquidation, and consolidated bonds purchased aLs provided for in section seven of this act, shall be can celled and destroyed after public notice has been given of the same in the official jour nal of the State, in the presence of as many citizens as may desire to be present, in like minner, and within ten days after such destruction, in each case, a proces verbal of the saume shall be published and a report made to the General Assembly on the first Monday of ,vcry year, by said board. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall he the duty of the Auditor in his next annual report to give a detailed ac count of the proceedings had under this act, including the amount of new bonds issued, the amount of old bonds and valid warrants canceled, the amount of the same outstand ing. and the cost of the exchange ; and an nually thereafter a full and exact statement of the condition of the public debt underthe operations of this act. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That any judge, tax collector, or any officer of the State, obstructing the execution of this act, or any part of it, or failing to perform his of ficial duty thereunder, shall be deemed guil ty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding five years, and by fine not ex ceeding two thousand dollars, at the dis cretion of the court; provided, that this sec tion shall in no wise prejudice or effect the criminal proceeding under section five of this act. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, etc., That each provision of this act shall be, and is hereby declared to be a contract between the State of Louisiana and each and every holder of the bonds issued under this act. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, etc., That all utrailts of State aid heietofore made. whether of bonds, indorsements, subacri lions of stock, or otherwise, which have be come lapsed or forfeited, be and the same are hereby repealed and annulled, nor shall the State hereafter modify, novate, or extend anay contract heretofore made for the giving of State aid in any form or under any pre text. See. 13. Be it further enacted, etc., That the eiqtire State debt, prior to the year of our Lord Hinteteen hundred' ani fourteen, shall never be increased, directly or indirectly, Ie yond the sum of ifteen millions of dollars, hereby authorized, it being the intent and object of this act, and of the exchanges to lbe efM ted thereapder, to reduce and restrict the whole indebtedness of the State to a saun not exceeding fifteen millions ofdollars, and to ag'ree with the holders of the consolidated bonls to be issued t.ertunder that said in debtedness shall not be increased beyond said sum daring said period. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, etc.. That any tax collector who shall turn over any money or warrants by him collected, to any persoelaxcept to the .State Treasurer,, shall be deemed guilty of a n isdenmeanor, ana shall, on conviction, be subject to the penal ties prescribed in section ten of this act, and shall, in addition thereto, be liable in dam ages in double the amount so turned over; and any State officer requiring or demanding that said taxes shall be turned over to him, except the Treasurer of the State, shall be liable, on conviction, to the same penalties as are prescribed in this section. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of this act until the first day of July, 1874, all valid Auditors' warrants issued for debts due prior to Jan uary 1, 1874, shall be received for all back tr xes, licenses and" interest and penalties thereon due prior to said first of January, 1874, except two mills tifor school fund, three mills for levee construction and repair fund, and two mills to the interest fund for the purpose of paying any interest in arrears ac cruing on the bonded debt of the State prior to thu passage of this act. See. 16. le it further enacted, etc., That no court, or judge thereof, shall have power to enjoin the payment of priucipal or inter est of any bond issued under this act, or the collection of the lpecial tax therefor, or to enjoin any officer of the State or parish in recccivingi warrants, as is prescribed in seeo tion niftcn of this act. See. 1. be it further enacted, etc., That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act, or any section thereof, are hereby de elared to be repealed, and that this act shall take effect fromi and afts, its passage. (Signed) CHIAR LES W. LOWELL, Speaker of the House of Representatiyes. (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved January 24, 1874. (Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy : P. G. DESLONDE, Secretary of State. "o. 4. An Act Proposing-amendments to the constitution of the State of Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened (two-thirds of the meub hers of each house agreeing thereto), That the following amendments be proposed and entered upon the respective journals of the Senate and House of Representatives, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and the Scoretary of State shall cause the same to be published three months before the next general Assembly in at least one newspaper in every parish of the State in which a news paper shall be published. And said proposed amendments shall be submitted to the peo ple at said election in such manner and form that the people may vote for or against each amendment separately-i. e., ' first proposed amendment, for approval," or " against ap proval," and in like manner as to the others; ant if a majority of voters at said election shall approve and ratify such amendment or amendments, the same shall be appropriately numbered and become a part of the consti tution, and be proclaimed as such by the Governor and Secretary of State. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU TION. No. 1.-The issue of consolidated bonds authorized by the General Assembly of the State, at its regular session in the year 1874, is hereby declared to create a valid contract between the State and each and every hold er of said bonds, which the State shall by no means and in no wise Inpair. The said bontdd shall be a valid obligation of the Stain in favor of any holder thereof, and no court shall enjoin the payment of the principal or interest thereof, or the levy and collection of the tax therefor; to secure such levy, collection andl payment, the judicial power shall be exercised when necessary. The tax required for the payment of the princilpal and interest of said lound shall he assessed anll collecttd each and every year until the bonds shall he paid, principal and interest, and the proceeds shall be pail by the 'Treasurer of the State to the holders of said bonds as the principal and intcrest of the same shall tall Induc. and no further legis lation or appropriation shall he requisite for the said assessment and collection and for such pa Uent froml the treasllry. No. 2.-W-iiteever the debt of the State shall have been reduced bclow twenty-live million dollars, the constitutional limit shall remain at. the lowest point reached, beyond N% hich the public debt shall not thereafter be increased: and this rule sh:dll continue in operation until the debt is reduced to fifteen million dollars, beyond which it shall not be increased. Nor shall taxation for all State purposes, excepting the support of public schools, ever exceed twelve anti a half mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of the real and personal property in the State, ex cept in case of war or invasion. No. 3.-The revenue of each year derived from taxatiun upon real, personal and mixed property, or from licenses, shall be devoted solely to the expenses of the said year for which it shall be raised, excepting any sur plus renain, which shall be directed to sink ing the public debt. All appropriations and claims in excess of revenue shall be null and v oid, and the State shall in no manner pro vide for their payment. (Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved, January 24. 1874. (Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: P. G. DFSLONI)DE, Scecretary of State. No. 5. An Act For the relief of F. Van Benthuysen and his minor ehildren. SEcTIOs 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and llouse of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in Genorai Assembly convened, That Francis Van ienthuyseu, of New Or leans, be and he is hereby authorized to sell the real estate owned by hlip in said city on which the mortgage of hi minuor children rests, on such terms as a family meeting of said minors, duly convoked, may advise ; and upon lhe ihomologation of such advice by the second district court of New Orleans, thie proceeds or such sale shall become the property of the children of the said Van BentBunysen, and shall be invested as said Ifmily meeting may advise, subject to the approval of said court, in bonds of the Uni ted States ; and when said investment shall be effected, it shall be approved by the said - court on the petition of said Van Benthuey sen, and the said court shall decree that said bonds are the property of said minors, and shall neither he assigned nor transferred I during the existence of the usufruct of said Van benthuvysen of the same. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That the judgment of said court, homologating the proceeding of the family meeting under t whose advice said property may, and the I sale thereof shall, discharge the mortgage of 1 said minors on the property so sold, and the I purchaser of said property shall take the same free from any obligation on the part of 1 said purchaser to look to the investment of the price. t ee. 3. lBe it further enacted, etc., That ( this act shali take effect from and after its I Signed). CHARLES W. LOWELL, i Scalbr of the lotuse of Representatives. (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved, January 24, 1874. (Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: P. G. DESLONDE, Secretary of State. No. e. An Act To amend and re-enact sections two and three of an act entitled "an act to incor porate the Louisiana Worlkinguen's IIome stead Association," approved April 23, 1872. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hotuhe of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That section two of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Louisiana Workingmen's 1uomestead Association, approved April 23, 1872, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows : That the object of this as sociation shall be to scoure by purchase or donation land or lots of ground in this State, and the same shall be distributed in the fol lowiug manner: In shares of tifty dollars, to be paid in such manner as may be directed by the board of directors. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That section three of an act entitled an act to in corporate the Louisiana Workingmen's Homestead Association, approved April 23, 1872, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: That no member of this as sociation shall hold more than five shares, or shall be elected as a member of the board of directors who does not hold more than three shares, and each member, on each and every share of stock'held by him, shall pay to the treasurer such amount on each and every share in such manner as may be directed by the board of directors. Any member desir ing more shares within the number limited than he at first held, shall pay a sum in ad dition equal to the amount already paid by members holding the number of shares de sired by him, with the interest that has ac crued thereon up to the time of his applica tion, so as to make his entire payments pro rata with others. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. (Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved, February 7,'1874. (Signed) WILLIAM. P, KELLOGG, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: P. G. DESLONDE, Secretary of State. No. 7. An Act To incorporate Hope Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 of Franklin, parish of St. Mary. and to provide for the organization and government of the same. SEcrTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That William H. McGregor, Eugene O'Con nior, Wilson McKerall, Thomas Gordy, Peter Osthemier. Walter A. O'Neil!, William D. Trowbridge. Warren H yde, Clayton Sawyer, Simeon S. Hine, Eugene Bodin, Gustave Shumleu, Richard W. Mullen, David Hitter, T. D. Hine, Jr.. Auguste Reuter, Joseph Jacob, Adam Kurtz and M. Blum, Jr., be and they are hereby declared and made a body coporate, tunder the laws of this State, as lolipe Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 of Franklin, parish of St. Mary. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That this company is organized and incorporated for the purpose of preventing and suppress ng tfires, and the preservation of property en.langered by fire within the corporate lim its of the town of Franklin. See. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said corporation shall have and is hereby granted authority : First, to sue and be snued, to use a corporate seal, with such de vice thereon as said company may adopt, and the salme to alter, change, break or re new at the pleasure of said company. Sc ond, to frame a constitution and by-laws, not inconsistent with the provisions of this iact, the laws of this State, the constitution of this State and of the United States, which constitution and by-laws shall be binding on the miembers of said company, with author ity to change, alter or amend the same at pleasure, three-fourths of the members at any regular meeting concurring in such change, alteration, or amendment, and to lay and im pose such fines and penalties as may be by said constitution and by-laws provided to be collected before any court of competent jur isdiction at the suit of said company. Third, to add to the number of its members such other persons as they may choose to elect under their cofistitution and by-laws, as pro vided in this act, this right, however, to be exercised without any discrimination as to race, color or previous condition. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That the domicile of the company shalt be ,rand is hereby declared to be in the town of Frank lin, parish of St. Mary, and all service of ci tations or other process in suits against the colmpany shall be made on or accepted by the president of said company. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted. etc., That the officers of said company sh:ll consist of a president, foreman, assist-ant foreman, treasurer, recordling secretary, financial sec retary, tillernman, and such other officers as saidl company may deem necessary, to be eleted annually on the first Saturday of Decemuber of each year, or at such other times as the constitution,. to be adopted under this act, shall prescribe, and that the said company shall not consist of more than fifty members,. Sec. 6. Be it futrther enacted, etc., That until the election provided for in the pro coeding section shall be held the following named members are hereby declared officers of said comnpany, to holil their respective of floes until the regular election,5an the nuatl iflleation of their successors, viz: Presi.eiitt, Williaml I. McGregor; for*ian, Eugene O'Connor; assistant foreman, William I). Trowbridge: treasurer, Wilson McKerall; reeordiu secAretary, M. llumn Jr; financial cretury?, Walter A. O'Neil; tilleramun, E. Bodin. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, etc., Thai this act shall take effect from and after its (Signed) CIHARLES W. LOWELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives (Signedl) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of thu Senate. Approved February 7, 1974. (Signed) WILlIAM P. KELLOGG, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A tru copy : P. G. DESI.OnDE, Secretary of State. No. 8. An Act. Ceding jurisdiction and conveying title t t all State lands required for the propose, Fort St. Philip ship canal to the govera ment of the United States. sEcrioN 1. Be it enacted by the snat and House of Representatives of the State Louisiana in. Genearl Assembly convencs That the jurisdiction over all territories re quired for the proposed Fort St. Philip ship canal, be and the same is hereby ceded to the government of the United States to take effect on the passage of an act of Congress authorizing or providing for the construction of the said canal. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That the title to all lands owned by the State within the limit of the jurisdiction herein ceded be conveyed at the same time to the United States. (Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL, Speaker of the Hlouse of Representatives. (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved February 9, 1874. (Signed) WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy: P. G. )ESLONDE, Secretary of State. ,o. 9. An Act. Relative to the unlicensed sale of lottery tickets in the city of New Orleans, and conferring on the police courts the power to suppress the same. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and liouse of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That any person who shall within the city of New Orleans, without license of the company now authorized by law, sell, barter, ex change or otherwise disposed of or offer to sell, barter, exchange or otherwise dispose of any lottery ticket or token, policy, com bination, device or certificate or fractional part thereof, in any lottery drawn or to be drawn in or out of the State, shall be liable to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars to the city of New Orleans, one- half of which shall be for the benefit of the informer, and it shall be the duty of any police officer to ar rest any person who may violate this act and take such person before the police court of the district wherein the violation may have occured, and upon due proof being made said police court shall condemn the offender for each offense to pay the fine im posed by this act, and in default of payment to imprisonment for live days. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That the term lottery, used in the first section of this act shall be. construed to apply to any gift enterprise, sale, concert, or any device or scheme embracing the elements of chance. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. (Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL. Speaker of the House of Representatives, (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. A true copy : P. G. DlESLOcDE, Secretary of State. Received in the office of Secretaryof State, February 10, 1874. The foregoing act, hav ing been presented to the Governor of the State of Louisiana for his approval, and not having been retnrned by him to the House of the General Assembly, in which it origi nated, within the time prescribed by the constitution of the State of Louisiana, has become a law without his approval. P. G. DESLONDE, Secretary of State. 1No.1e. 19 Be An Act. Ge Relative to crimes and offenses, to declare the rate of illegal lottery tickets or the of drawing of any illegal lottery a misdeo meaner, and to provide for the punish J ment of the same; and to regulate the evi- an dence to be received upon the trial of such li offenses. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State Lip of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That whoever shall sell, barter, exchange, give, or otherwise dispose of, or offer to sell, barter. exchange, give, or otherwise dispose of, either for himself or others, or shall have in his possession within this State with in tent to sell, or offer for sale, or with intent to barter, or exchange, or give, or other wise dispose of any lottery tickets, or share, or fractional part thereof, or lottery policy, or combination, or device, or any other wri ting, certificate, token or device, intended or Te purporting to entitle the holder or bearer or any other person to any prize, or share of interest in any prize drawn or to be drawn in any lottery not now authorized by the an laws of this State, shall be deemed guilty of of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof TI shall be condemned for each oflfnse to im- Is. prisonment in the Parish Prison for a period W not exceeding one month nor less than ten fel days, and to a fine of not less than fifty nor HA more than two hundred dollars; one half oil for the use of the informer, and the other ur half for the benefit of the parish in which ist the said offense is committed. e Soec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That every person who shall set up, or promiote th any lottery not now authorized by the laws of of this State, or shall dispose of any prop- t erty of value, real or personal, by way of co lottery or shall set up any such property to jo: be disposcd of by way of lottery, and every person who shall aid either by printing or tb writing, or shall in any way be concerned so in setting up, promotisjg, managing or draw- p( ing of any' such lottery, or who shall in any of house, shop or building owned or occupied , by him or under his control, knowingly per- at mit the setting up, managing or drawing of fr any such lottery, or the sale of any lottery ee tickets, or share of a ticket, or any other of writing, certiticate, bill, token or other do- le vice purporting or intended to entitle the u] holder, bheare; or any other person to any as prize or to any share of, or interest in any ea prize to be drawn in a lottery, shall be of guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on con- to viction for every such offense be punished st by imprisonment in the parish jail, not less qi than one month nor more than three months, nu and shall be fined not less than one hundred of dolhlrs por'more than two hundred and fifty dollars, one half for the use of the informer a) and the other halt for the benefit of the par- tl ish in which said offense is committed. ri SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That a it shall not be necessary, in the trial of any suit or prosecution under the provisions of ti this act, to prove the existence of any lot- B tery in which any ticket, share or part of a % ticket, device, token or certificate thereof o purports to have been issued, or the actual t signing of any such ticket, or share, device, token or certificate,, therqof or of any pro- t1 tended ticket, or share, or device, tokeo o p certificate thereof of any pretended .le.tery, nor that any ticket, share or intesest, device, token or certificate thereof was signed or issued by the authority of tay manager, or I of any person assuming to have authority as manager, but in all qcues proof of the -sale, furnishing, bartering, giving or procuring of any ticket, share or interest therein or of any instrument purporting to be a ticket, or part or share of any ticket, device, token or certificate thereof, shall be conclusive evi dence that such ticket, share or interest, device, token or certificate thereof was signed and issued according to the purport thereof. 'SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That f this act shall take effect from and after its pastsage, (Signed) CHARLE W. LOWELL, Speaker of the House of BRpresentatives. (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. A true copy; P. G. DESLONDE, Secretary of State. Received in the office of the Secretary of State, February 10, 1874. The foregoing act having been presented to the Governor of the State of Louisiana for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of the General Assembly' in which it originated within the time prescribed by the constitution of the State of Louisiana, has bocoume a law wihout his approval P. G. DESLONDE, Secretary of State. No. ll. An Act; For the relief of Francis Noel of the Parish of Orleans. WHEREAS, It has been customary for the police officers of the-city of New Orleans to kill dogs afflicted with hydrophobia upon the public streets of said city, in pursuaace of the orders of the public authorities there in; and Whereas, Francis Noel, while standing in the door of his residenee, No. 388 Dauphine street, in said city, on the day of May, A. D., 1872, was shot in tn .eye -(ac cidentally) by a policeman in the act of shooting a mad dogr and whereby said Francis Noel has oompletely lost the use of his right eye, and - Whereas, Said Francis Noel has been put to great expense to save his life and the re maining eye, therefore S.rnon 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That the Board of M opolita Poee Com missioners shall pay to Frais Noel the sum of five hundred dollars out of any fade in the possession of said board arising from the provisions of section 2267, Revised Statutes of 1870, commonly known as the Metropoli tan Police Fund. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ete., That this act take effect from and after its pas sage, and that all laws or parts of laws in conftict with this act are hereby-repealed to the extent of the .e t of this act. (Signed) CHARLE W. LOWELL, Speaker of the House of Reesntatives, (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. A true copy : P. O. Draso~er, Secretary of the State. Received in the effee of the Secretary eof State, February 10, 1874. The foregiag act having been presented to the Governor of the State of Louisiana fo his awproval, aad not havi ,beel returned by-him to the house ofthe General Assembly in which it originated within the time prescribed by the constitution of the Stats of uislans, has beceque a law without hi. . L~TE, P. G. Ii.ELONDE, Beretary of State. iNo. 12. Joint Reasolution. Wagasms, A bill has been introduced in Congress having for its bject the establish ing of a system of national quarantine; there tore be it Resolved, By the Senate and House ot Bepresentatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That this is pre-eminently a wise and just measure, and that we urge upon Congress the enactment of a law upon this most important subject. Be it further resolved, That a copy of this joint resolution be forwarded by the Gover nor under the seal of State, to our Senators and Representatives at Washington, to be laid by them before their respectve Houses. (Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL, Speaker of the House of Representatived. (Signed) C. C. ANTOINE, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate. Approved February 18, 1874. (Signdd) .WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy : P. G. DESLONDB, Secretary of State. No. 1.L An Act. To incorporate the First Baptist Benevolent Association of Shreveport, La. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That for the purposes hereinafter speciaed, Isaac Carter, Aaron Gascon, .' Reed, O. Webster, John Hicks, 0. Morgan, Jack Jef fers Samuel Smith, John Gibeon and I-sa Ha, are hereby, with their saucessors in office, constituted and created a body politic under the name and style of the First Bapt ist Benevolent Association of Shreveport, Louisiana. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That the officers of this association shall consist of one president, one vice-president, secre tary, assistent secretary, treasurer and counselor, who shall be chosen by the ma jority of the members. Seec. 3. Be it further enaoted, etc., That the officers of this association or their suteea sors in office are hereby authorized and em powered to nurse, provide for and take cai of their sick, bury their dead, azid tor this purpose are fully empowered to make aid adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations from time to time as to them may seem neo essary and epedeit, not acnsistegi with or opposed to the object hereint namd ; to levyta or onipo nt o $btlio upon their members and to collect the same as the majority of them may deem neces eary; to sue' and be stied; receive donations of money, food, clothing or real estate, and to rent or purchase, buy of sell and hold such grounds and buildings as may be re, quired for their use, and to do all things necessary and legitimate to the carrying out of their humane and benevolent purposes. See. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That all the power of the as.ociation ia placed in the president thereof, who will have the right to sue and be sued in behalf of the association. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, eta., That the constitution. and by-laws of the First Baptit Benevolent Asociation of Shreveport wil be strictly in eonffmity with the laws of the State governing charitable 'aseoia tions. Sec. 6. Be it farther enacted, etc., That this act shall tai e.et from. and after its (Sigued) CBHALES W. LOWELL, ere of the S.oes of~Rees.s.tve. (S)g~ed} C. C. ANTOINE, Ietnant Governor and Pres s of the Approved Pebru rO, 1874. (signaed WIlaAM P. KEiLLGG, overnor of the State oloit na. A true copy: secretary of State. Get your clothing at Mars IsraePl' emporiam, where durable goods are sold at low prices.