Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-03-20
LEGISLATURE Of Louisiana.
ABSTRACT OF THE PRoCEE

tABSIAAS1 II AAE
Baron ROUGE, March 10.
Citizens Bank Bill was passed to-day. over
the Governors veto, by the constitutional ma
iority, and it is therefore a law. The vote III
the House was 10 to 20, and in the Senate 20
to 8.
BAros RoueE, March II.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
Resolution introduced by Mr.. Summers cal.
ling upon tile Adjutant General to furnish the
cost of singing up the arms of the State now
in the arsenal at Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Sever introduced a bill to protect the
lives of passengers travelling on board s:eam-
boats navigating the Mississippi river.
Bills passed:
An act to abolish weighers ofhay. This bill
rescinds all laws in relation 10 the appointment
of weighers, and throwsi it open 10 any person.
An &C, to exempt the property belonging to
the society for the relief of destitute orphan
boys from taxation. H.
The act to repeal the militia act of March 18th,
1916.
An act to exempt from municipal taxation
the Odd Fellows Hall in New Orleans.
An act to ascertain the amount of fees OF
the various State officers in the parish of Or
leans. (This bill requires every State officer,
sheriffs, constables, justices, registers, clerks,
recorders, &C., to keep n record Of every fee re-
ceived, and to make a sworn statement every
monthly
The Senate was occupied all day on the Free
School bill, which resulted in its rejection.
They passed a bill exempting the property
of the Commercial Bank from taxation, provi-
ded they furnish water to all charitable institu-
tons free of charge.
BATON ROUGE March IL.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Bills passed
An act relative to the Orleans Navigation
Company. This is abill introduced by the
committee to which was referred the Govern
or's veto.) !
An act to prescribe the mode o~fdisposing Of
the lands of delinquent taxpayers.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to pro-
vide for the assessment and collection of taxes
in this State, approved March 81, 1850.
An act to repeal the tax on capital and mon
loned on interest.
An act to reduce the salaries and fix the con-
tingent expenses of State officers.
The House then adjourned to 5 o'clock.
Euening Session.-The House passed the
Appropriation bill. (This bill includes all the
usual appropriations for the charitable assocla-
tons same as last year.)
They also passed the bill to abolish parish
superin'endants of public schools.
The House then adjourned untH 9 o'clock,
morning.
Baton ROUGE, March l3.
The Senate to-day concurred in the act es-
.abIishing a seminary of learning near Alex
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A large amount of business was done in the
House today.
The following bills ware passed:
An act prescribing the mode of disposIng of
he lands of delinquent tax payers.
An act to change and regulate expenses of
prosecutions. , This act provides that
zach parish in the State and each corporation
Jay its own expenses.
An act relative to New Orleans Navigation
Company; an act providing for assessment and
of taxes; an act authorizing the Po-
ice Juries and Municipal Corporations to levy
for payment of criminal prosecutions; an
ct authorizing Common Council of New Or
cans to have made a book Of plans for the use
t the Board OF Assessors, and a%ppropriating
5000 to pay one half of the expenses.
The House concurred in the Senate's bill, re-
ucing the salary of the Governor and other
BATON RoueE, March Is.
The Governor signed Yesterday the bill for
s-districting the State. The House passed
a third reading the Senare Bill, relative TO
wamp lands; the bill appropriating FIVE thou
md dollars for medical institutions and the bill
six thousand dollars for the me-
lanic's institution, were passed also.
The Senate rejected.yesterday, the bill abol.
hing usury loans. : p
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