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ings, then the sheriff, constable, clerk or other officer, as the case may be, shall select; the newspaper so selected, shall publish said advertisement in a conspicuous manner, each and every advertisement to be in the column or columns, and all under a promient title, in capitals, towit: Judicial Advertisements; should there be no newspaper published in said parish as aforesaid, said advertisements may be posted as now provided by existing laws.

SEC. 2. That said publication in the French language shall be made in precisely the same manner and for the same number of times and on the same terms as by existing laws are required or may be required thereafter for the publication of judicial advertisements in the English language.

SEC. 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith, and on the same subject matter, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect from and after its promulgation.

Act 38 of 1880 (repealed by act supra) is constitutional.

Houston, 35 An. 492.

Davidson vs.

An error in the advertisement in French will not vitiate the sale, where the advertisement in English is correct. Lamothe vs. Hausse, 22 An. 585.

The first advertisement in English appeared April 1st; the first advertisement in French April 2nd. The homologation of the account on the 12th of April was one day too soon. Suc. of Miller, 107 La. 561.

NUMBER OF INSERTIONS.

Act 104, 1878, p. 157.

AN ACT relative to judicial advertisements in the parish of Orleans.

SECTION 1. That judicial advertisements shall be made by publication in a daily paper on three different days before the expiration of the term fixed by law, if the term be of ten days; and for those advertisements for which the term of thirty days is fixed, it suffices if they are published in a daily paper once a week during that term.

SEC. 2. That all laws and parts of laws conflicting herewith, be and are hereby repealed.

A judicial advertisement of property to be sold to effect a legal partition of immovables is legally sufficient when made once a week in thirty days, and Sundays must be counted in computing the period, and an advertisement on Sunday is valid. Schenck et al. vs. Schenck et al., 52 An. 2102. (Many cases from other States are cited in the opinion.)

Eleventh March to eleventh April give thirty clear days. Suc. of Byrne, 38 An. 521.

An advertisement on three successive Tuesdays, followed by one on a Saturday, éleven days later, is a sufficient compliance with the law requiring an advertisement to be made once a week for thirty days. In re New Orleans, etc., 52 An. 1073; Haussen vs. Mauberret, Sheriff, 52 An. 1565.

Want of thirty clear days' advertisement is an informality cured by the prescription of five years. Robinson vs. Williams, 45 An. 485.

See C. P. 655, 667, 670, 968, 969, 991, 1140.

R. S. 27-Act 141, 1894

AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION.

LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND ÌMMIGRATION..

Act 141, 1894, p. 177.*

AN ACT to create a Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration; to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the appointment of a Commissioner of Agriculture anl Immigration; to fix his salary and define his duties and powers; to provide for the expenses of said Bureau.

[Appointment, Object and Powers of Board.]

SECTION 1. That the Governor be and is hereby authorized to appoint with the advice and consent of the Senate one Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration for the State of Louisiana, who, together with the Governor of the State and the vice president of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, shall constitute a Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration, whose duty it shall be to encourage, advance and protect the agricultural interests of this State and to aid and encourage immigration thereto. The said Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration shall have all the powers and be charged with the duties of encouraging, advancing and protecting the agricultural interests of Louisiana by the introduction of improved varieties of seed, by investigations into fruit culture in Louisiana and the determination of the most suitable kinds, by investigations into the capacity and facilities of the State for the production of silk and wool, by investigations of damage to our agricultural industry, by insects and possible remedies, by investigations of the diseases of our grain crops and their remedies, by investigations into the capacity and facilities of the State for the development of the dairy interests, by investigations into the comparative cost of fencing in the State and recommendations as to its expediency, by investigations into the capacity of the State for the production of the better kinds of live stock and suggestions relative thereto, by investigations in the production of the staple crops of sugar, cotton and rice, and suggestions as to their improvement, by investigations in regard to the facilities for and advantages of irrigation in producing staple crops of the State, by the promotion of competitive exhibits of agricultural productions through

* Until the passage of this act there were different commissioners and bureaus for agriculture and for immigration (Acts 41 and 56, 1880, and re-enacted by, respectively, Acts 54 and 53, 1884); Act 141, 1894. establishes one bureau, etc.. for both purposes, repeals all conflicting laws (Sec. 6), and Imposes on the Commissioner all the duties of the commissioner of Agriculture and of Immigration, respectively.

Const., Art. 305 to 308 fixes title, membership, etc., of Board.

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out the State and by all proper means to advance the agricultural interests of the State. The said Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration shall further have all the powers and be charged with the duties of aiding and encouraging immigration into this State. The said bureau shall compile data for the information of immigrants; giving values of land; their excessibility, the facilities for the transportation and sale of crops therefrom, the prices of lands, and all other incidental information that may be desired by immigrants. Said Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration as herein created, shall exercise all the powers conferred and perform all the duties imposed by law upon the Bureau of Agriculture and the Bureau of Immigration, respectively, as they have previously existed under the law.

[May Adopt Rules, Employ Clerk and Stenographer.]

SEC. 2. That said Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration is empowered to make all necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the intentions of this act; and is authorized to employ a clerk at not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) per annum, and a stenographer and typewriter at not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month.

[Term of Office and Salary of Commissioner.]

SEC. 3. That the said Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration shall hold his office for the term of four (4) years and until his successor is qualified; he shall take the oath prescribed by law for other State officers; he shall keep his office in the State Capitol at Baton Rouge; he shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500), to be paid monthly upon his own warrant upon the Auditor of Public Accounts.

[Expenses of Operation, How Paid.]

SEC. 4. That for all expenses incidental to the operation of this bureau the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to direct the Auditor to draw his warrants upon the Treasurer for such amounts as the bureau shall deem proper, but in no event to exceed the amount which may be appropriated for this purpose, such vouchers for said expenses to be marked Agricultural Fund for said expenses incident to agriculture, and to be marked Immigration Fund for such expenses incident to immigration.

[When Act Goes Into Effect.]

SEC. 5. That this act shall go into effect on the third Monday in May, 1896, when a Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration shall be appointed to serve until the third Monday in May, 1900, and until his successor is qualified, who shall take the places of and discharge all

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the duties now incumbent upon the Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration respectively.

SEC. 6. That all laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed.

DUTIES AND POWERS RELATIVE TO AGRICULTURE, ETC. Act 53 of 1884, p. 73.

SECTION 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Louisiana, who, together, with the President of the State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Professor of Agricultural Chemistry of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, shall constitute a "Bureau of Agriculture," which shall provide for the proper and careful distribution of any seeds that the government of the United States may desire to introduce into this State, and shall make arrangements for the importation of seeds that may be deemed of value to the State, and for a careful, proper and judicial distribution of the same; also for the exchange of seeds with foreign countries or adjoining States for seeds from this State, and their distribution in a proper manner shall be entirely under the supervision and control of the bureau. First-Said bureau shall have under its special charge the study of the various insects that are injurious to crops, plants and fruits of the State, their habits and propagation; and the bureau shall at various times, as it may deem proper, issue circulars for distribution as to the proper mode of their destruction, and any information upon said subject that it may deem of interest to the planters, farmers and horticulture of the State. Second-Said bureau shall examine into any question that may be of interest to the horticulturists and fruit. growers of the State, and use all endeavors that it may deem proper toward encouraging those industries. Third-Said bureau shall have under its special charge the diseases of grains, fruits and other crops of the State, and it shall at various times report upon the remedies for the removal of said diseases, and any useful information upon said subject that it may deem of importance to advance the purposes of this bureau. Fourth-Said bureau shall report upon any other matter connected with the productions of the dairy that it may deem of importance to the interest of the people of the State. Fifth-It shall be the duty of the bureau to investigate and report upon the culture of wool, silk and agriculture, the utility and profits of the same, and to procure all information on these branches that it may deem important. Sixth-Said bureau shall investigate the subject of irrigation, and how the State can be most benefited thereby, and procure all informa

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tion upon this subject that it may deem important to the people of the State. Seventh-Said bureau shall give attention to fencing and hedging, and to the forests and timber of the State, and report upon the best manner of preserving the same; also as to the best time for felling trees to be converted into lumber for agricultural purposes, and shall suggest and report, from time to time, anything which may aid in developing this agricultural industry. Eighth-Said bureau shall inquire and report upon any improvements in the staple and culture of cotton, and the manufacture of sugar, and the central system of sugar manufacture.

DUTIES AND POWERS RELATIVE TO IMMIGRATION.

Act 54, of 1884, p. 75.

SECTION 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one Commissioner of Immigration for the State of Louisiana, who, together, with the President of the Cotton Exchange, President of the Sugar Exchange and the President of the New Orleans Maritime Association, shall constitute a Bureau of Immigration, who shall have power to appoint one or more agents in various parts of Europe and other places, at their discretion, for the purpose of encouraging and directing immigrants to this State; to make contracts with the railroad and packet companies, and other companies and persons, and to perform such other functions as are necessary to secure the ends aimed at by the act; and that said commissioner be authorized to contract with the owners or proprietors of tracts of land or plantations, for the purpose of obtaining and securing temporary or permanent homes and employment of the immigrants settling or desiring to settle in this State; provided, however, that said Bureau of Immigration or its agents shall not under any consideration, involve the State in any indebtedness or expense in amount exceeding the sum which may be appropriated for such purposes.

SEC. 2. That the Commissioner of Immigration shall each year collect and compile for publication and distribution, all statistics and facts relating to the character and resources of this State, to be issued in pamphlet, circular or other forms, as he may judge best and necessary to further the objects of this act. Said Commissioner shall keep in his office an accurate account of all moneys received and expended by him, and report the same, together with the progress and results of his office to the Legislature, during the first week of each regular session, or at any called session of the Legislature, if required by that body.

SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of said Commissioner to keep in his office a register of lands for sale in the State of Louisiana, and the