if the whole section lay in the parish; Provided, That the sale shall be advertised at the courthouses of both parishes as provided by law.

TRESPASSES UPON LANDS BELONGING TO THE STATE.

passing upon

SEC. 2967. If any person or persons shall cut, remove or otherwise dispose of, or be employed in cutting, removing or otherwise 1855-207. disposing of any timber or wood of whatever kind, from the lands Penalty for tresbelonging to this State, or donated to this State by the United States, lands belonging unless duly authorized so to do by order of a competent officer of to the State. the State or the United States, such person or persons so offending and being thereof duly convicted before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding one year.

SEC. 2968. It shall be the duty of the Register of the State, land office to render such information as may tend to convict the aforesaid person or persons.

Duty of register

SEC. 2969. It shall be the duty of the several district judges of the State, at each regular session of their courts, to charge the grand Duty of judges juries specially to inquire into the trespasses upon public lands to charge grand belonging to this State; Provided, That if any person shall cut for his own use, he shall not come under this act.

GRADUATION OF THE PRICE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

juries.

public land sit

graduated.

SEC. 2970. All the public lands donated by Congress to the State of Louisiana, situated in the parishes of Claiborne, Bienville, Jack- 1857-191. son, Union, Winn, Washington, St. Helena and St. Tammany, desig- The price of nated as "swamp and overflowed lands," within the intent and uated in certain meaning of the several acts of Congress relating thereto, which shall parishes, how have been surveyed and returned to and approved by the authority of the General Government, shall have been in market for five years or upwards, prior to the time of application to enter the same under the provisions of this act, and still remaining unsold shall be subject to entry and sale at the price of seventy-five cents per acre; and all the lands aforesaid which shall have been in market for ten years or upwards as aforesaid, and still remaining unsold, shall be subject to entry and sale at the price of fifty cents per acre; and all the lands aforesaid which shall have been in market for fifteen years or upwards as aforesaid, shall be subject to sale and entry at the price of twenty-five, cents per acre; Provided, That this section shall not be so construed as to extend to lands reserved for or dedicated to railroad or educational purposes, or to mineral lands.

Quantity of land

SEC. 2971. It shall not be lawful for any person or corporation to enter in his, her or its own name, or otherwise for his, her or its own that may be enuse, more than three hundred and twenty acres of land under the tered. provisions of the foregoing section.

Lands in certain

SEC. 2972. All lands in the parishes in the United States Land Districts north of Red river, be and the same are hereby included parishes inin the provisions of the preceding sections, except the lands overflowed by the Mississippi, Red and Ouachita rivers.

cluded.

1859-159.

SEC. 2973. The public lands donated by Congress to the State of Louisiana, and which are subject to regular tidal overflow desig- Lands subject nated as "swamp and overflowed lands," within the intent and to graduation. meaning of the several acts of Congress relating thereto, and which have been approved and patented to the State of Louisiana by the

Rate of gradua- General Government as

tion.

1859-112. Graduating

scale for swamp

parishes offered

years, entries

thereo to be

to that scale.

swamp and overflowed lands," shall be subject to entry and sale at twenty-five cents per acre; Provided, That satisfactory proof be shown to the Register and Treasurer, ex officio Receiver of the State land office, that any land sought to be purchased under the provisions of this act is actually subject to regular tidal overflow.

SEC. 2974. All the public lands donated by Congress to the State of Louisiana, situated in the parishes of Bossier, De Soto, Sabine, Claiborne and Natchitoches, designated as "swamp and overflowed lands in certain lands," within the intent and meaning of the several acts of Confor sale for cer- gress relating thereto, which have been surveyed and returned to, tain number of and approved by the General Government, and have been in market for five years or upwards, prior to the time of application to enter made according the same under the provisions of this act, and still remaining unsold, shall be subject to entry and sale at the price of seventy-five cents per acre; and all the lands aforesaid which have been in market for ten years or upwards, as aforesaid, and still remaining unsold, shall be subject to entry and sale at the price of fifty cents per acre; and all the lands aforesaid which have been in market for fifteen years or upwards, as aforesaid, shall be subject to entry and sale at the price Lands excepted of twenty-five cents per acre; Provided, This act shall not be so construed as to extend to lands overflowed by the waters of Red or Sabine rivers, or reserved for railroad or educational purposes, or mineral lands.

from the effects of this act.

Number of acres allowed to be

ent red by each individual or corporation.

1857-192.

Right to appeal from the decision of the register.

SEC. 2975. It shall not be lawful for any person or corporation to enter in his, her or its own name, or otherwise for his, her or its own use, more than three hundred and twenty acres under the provisions of this act, so far as it relates to graduated lands.

APPEALS FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE.

SEC. 2976. In all conflicting claims of preference of right to any land granted to the State by acts of Congress, after they shall have been decided by the Register, and after he shall have assessed the same to the person first locating or settling thereon, the claimant aggrieved by the decision shall have the right, within six months the appeal may after the decision of the Register, to appeal from the same to the district court of the parish in which the land is situated.

Time in which

be taken.

when applica

SEC. 2977. As soon as an application for an appeal is made to Dnty of re later the Register, it shall be his duty to deliver to the party applying for tion for appeal such appeal a certified transcript or copy of all the proceedings had is made. in his office relative to the conflicting claims, and such party shall forthwith file the same in the office of the clerk of the parish in party appealing. which the land is situated, and give security for costs as in ordinary cases, and the matter shall be tried by the court de novo.

Duty of the

of courts.

SEC. 2978. As soon as such transcript is filed, together with an Duty of clerks accompanying petition, in which the alleged errors of the Register must be set forth, it shall be the duty of the clerk to issue citation to the other party according to existing laws, and all proceedings had subsequent thereto shall be the same as in ordinary cases.

tried by jury.

SEC. 2979. In all appeals taken before the district court, the Appels may be parties shall be entitled to trial by jury as in other cases; and, from judgment rendered by said district court, they shall have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court, upon strict compliance with existing laws on the subject.

Appeals to the Supreme Court ¿ranted, etc.

SEC. 2980. As soon as a final judgment shall have been rendered

clerk after final

by the district or Supreme Court, upon appeal, it shall be the duty Duty of the of the clerk of the said district court to forward a certified copy of judgment has said judgment to the Register, and the same shall be filed in the office been rendered. of such Register, and when so returned and filed, it shall be final and

conclusive between the parties.

United States

SEC. 2981. An act of Congress of the United States, approved 1869-2. July second, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled "An Act Accepting grant donating public lands to the several States and Territories which of land by may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic for b nefit of arts," and the grant of land and land scrip thereby made, be and the colleges. same is hereby accepted on the part of the State of Louisiana.

SEC. 2982. The said grant of land and land scrips hereby accepted for the purpose and upon the conditions in said act of Congress specified, and the assent of the State of Louisiana to the several conditions and provisions in said act contained is hereby signified and expressed.

to receive land,

SEC. 2983. The Governor of the State, together with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and a commissioner to be duly Commissioners appointed by them, are hereby appointed commissioners to receive scrip, etc. from the Secretary of the Interior, or other officer of the United States, the land scrip to which the State of Louisiana is or may be entitled under the act of Congress aforesaid, and to sell and dispose of the same, and upon said sale being made by said commissioners, they are authorized to appoint one person to assign said land scrip in accordance with the rules of the Department of the Interior.

Sale of public

SEC. 2984. The officers of the State land office are directed to suspend the sale of such public lands as have already been entered 1866-50. by any parties since the outbreak of the late civil war; and in all ands sus cases where a second entry has been made before the promulgation pended. of this act, to suspend the issuance of the patent in the name of the State for said second entry.

SEC. 2985. The offices of State Surveyor General and of Register 1866-48. and Receiver of the branch land office at Winnsborough, Louisiana, Land office at Winnsborough are abrogated, and the records and duties thereof transferred to and abolish d devolved upon the Register of the State land office.

State Printer, how appointed......2986 Compensation for newspapers..

2994

Manner of rendering accounts.....2997 | Certain books to be stereotyped...3002

1868-8.

State Printer,

SEC. 2986. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House of Representatives, or a majority of them, shall be and how appointed. are hereby authorized and directed to contract with such person as they may deem proper, in the interest of the State, to do and perform all the printing and publishing of whatever nature shall be necessary for the use of both Houses of the General Assembly, for the executive departments of the State, and for the Supreme Court. Such person contracting to do and perform such printing as provided in this act shall, for purposes of reference herein, be termed the State Printer, and the terms, provisions and conditions of the contract with him executed shall be as hereinafter provided. The newspaper in which he shall publish the journals of the two houses of the General Assembly, the laws of the State, and other official matter as herein provided, shall be known and designated as the Official Journal of the State.

Duration of contract.

uments

SEC. 2987. Said contract shall be entered on and concluded for the term of the existence of the present General Assembly, and until a further contract shall be consummated, as provided in this act or otherwise.

SEC. 2988. The State Printer shall print each bill, report or other Legislative doc document that may be delivered to him by order of either house of the General Assembly, in the order in which it shall be numbered and delivered to him; and shall return them in like manner, so that no subsequent number shall be printed and returned until all previous numbers shall have been first returned, unless otherwise specially ordered.

Time allowed.

lic officers.

SEC. 2989. All bills, reports, or other documents which may be ordered for printing, shall be printed and returned to the House which may have ordered them within three days after the delivery of the copy of the same to the State Printer, unless, on motion, a longer delay be granted.

SEC. 2990. All officers of the several departments of the State Report of pub- who, by existing or future laws, may be required to make reports to the General Assembly, shall cause the same to be printed by the State Printer for the use of the Legislature, and shall present the ame within the first week of each session.

ed in sixty days

SEC. 2991. The State Printer shall furnish and have ready for Laws and jour delivery the acts of the General Assembly and the journals of both nals to be print- houses of the Legislature within sixty days from the time when after delivery of copies of the same shall have been delivered by the Secretary of distribution. State, under pain of forfeiting and paying the sum of ten dollars for each and every day he shall be in default after expiration of the time. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to deliver to the State Printer within thirty days next after the adjournment sine

copy; mode of

die of both houses of the Legislature duly certified copies of all the acts passed during the session, under penalty of twenty-five dollars. for each and every day he shall be in default after the expiration of the time. The Secretary of State shall forward to each member of the Legislature one copy of the journals and one copy of the acts of the Legislature.

SEC. 2992. The State Printer sha'l publish the journals of each Daily journals. day of both houses in the official journal, within two days after the same shall have been read and approved.

the Secretary of

journal.

SEC. 2993. The State Printer shall deliver to the Secretary of State copies of his official journal containing any of the laws or Shall urnish resolutions of the General Assembly of this State which shall have State with copies been hereafter enacted or agreed to, immediately after the same shall of his official have been published therein; and as soon as practicable thereafter the said Secretary of State shall cause the said official journal to be sent to the judges and clerks of courts, and it shall be their duty to preserve all copies of the official journal so received carefully in their respective courts, for the use thereof, until they shall have received the copies of the laws in pamphlet form.

SEC. 2994. The State Printer shall receive sixteen dollars for every compensation three hundred papers delivered to the Secretary of State, as directed for newspapers. by the preceding section.

SEC. 2995. All printing for the State, or for any department of

the State government, or for the Supreme Court, or for the corpora- Compensation tion of New Orleans, shall be performed by the State Printer, who for printing. shall execute the same according to the specifications, and at the prices set down in the following items:

Item 1.-The laws shall be published in the English language only, with a list of the acts, the date of their promulgation, and an index The laws. thereto attached; they shall be printed upon good, strong book printing paper, in long primer type, solid, each page twenty-four ems pica in width and forty-seven in length, including the running title, and white line under it, and foot line, with marginal notes in nonpareil, five ems pica in width, to be added thereto. The same to be stitched and covered with colored paper, and delivered to the Secretary of State within the time fixed by law, for which there shall be allowed six dollars per page for five hundred copies, and fifty cents per page for each hundred copies ordered in excess of five hundred.

Item 2.-The journals of each house shall be printed in the English language only, in book form, in minion type, and made up from the The Journals. journal matter as published in the official newspaper, the pages to be forty-five ems pica in length, including head and foot lines; the book to be covered and stitched in the same manner as the laws, and delivered to the Secretary of State within the time fixed by law, for which there shall be allowed three dollars per page for two hundred and fifty copies, and for each additional hundred copies ordered, fifty cents per page.

Item 3.-Bills and resolutions shall be printed on foolscap paper, in pica type, leaded with pica slugs or reglets, to be sixteen ems Bills and resolu pica in width and sixty-five in length, and printed broadside; the tions. Îines and sections to be numbered. Two hundred copies shall be printed, one hundred and fifty to be furnished the House, and fifty to the Senate. For the two hundred copies, five dollars per page shall be paid, and two dollars per page for each additional one hundred copies.