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[No. 23.]-AN ACT
To amend the Act entitled An Act to create the office of Collector of the State
Taxes on landed property, slaves and vehicles, in and for the Parish of Orleans.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General
Colector of Assembly convened, That the Collector of State Taxes on
taothoa nets landed property, slaves and vehicles in and for the Parish
of sherin'a4col. of Orleans, shall enjoy as such, all the powers now vest-
lector of Taxes. ed by law in the several Sheriffs of the State, as Collectors
of Taxes.
SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, c., That in fu-
Tenpercenton ture, the commission of the Collector aforesaid be ten per
no alow edtect. centum on the amount collected, instead of the commis-
Collector. sion actually allowed, and that all laws or part of laws
contravening with the provisions of the present Act be
and the samo are hereby repealed.
(Signed) WM. DEBUYS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) FELIX GARCIA,
President of the Senate.
Approved, February 28th, 1840.
(Signed) A. B. ROMAN,
Governor of the State of Loulsiana.
[No. 24.]-AN ACT
To make an appropriation for the use of the Pine Grove Academy in the Parish
of Caldwell.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General
Assembly convened, That the sum of fifteen hundred dol-
propriated to lars be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any
Aca- monies in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the use of the Pine Grove Academy in the Parish of
Caldwell, payable on the warrant of the President of the
Board of Directors of said Academy.
SECT. 2. And be itfurther enacted, 5c., That the ad-
ministration of said Academy, shall be required to cause
Indigent chil as many as ten indigent children to be instructed in said
dren to bIn. Acdemy gratis; provided as many as ten can be procur-
ed, and if as many as ten cannot be found in said Parish,
then and in that event, the said Directors shall cause to
be instructed gratis, such number as can be had in said
Parish, not exceeding ten; and it shall be the duty of the
President of said Board of Trustees to select said stu-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsla0223&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)