Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-02-20
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURES.
SENA TIE.
FR1pAY, February 10th, 1886.

FRIDAY, February 10th, 1856.
The bill relative to tho registry of quail
! fed voters in New Orleans was passed
4 This bill provides that the Clerk of the
Charity Hospital and the sections of every
i cemetery shall make monthly returns OF
| the deceased white males ertwenty zone
years of age, with their places of residence
i ifgpraeticaDle. Tho returns shall be made
to tho register OF voters, whose duty it
shall hogto enter the word "dead" opposite
the names Of every deceased voter. =
The penalty for neglectng to comply
with this act, for the Clerk Of the Hospital
and tho sections is fixed at fine and i'm pris-
onment or both at the discretion Of the
FCourt. The fines not to exceed $40, and
the imprisonment not to exceed thirty
days. .-,.se-4f-.,
Default Of this imposed duty, by the
Register Of Voters is to be punished with
dismissal from Office, A fine Of not less
than $500 and imprisonment of not more
than five years. z EE
Persons convicted at having voted on
the certificate Of deceased persons, shall be
sent to the Penitentiary for not moro than
five years, or DO subject to a fine of not over
$l000-nor less than $3.50 or both, at the
discretion of the Court,
ing District and ParochieF elections was
called up, but Mr.. NOLAN Directing, on the
ground that the entertainment Of the bill
would stultity the action of the Senate of
the previous day, II was agreed to postpone
the consideration Of the bill. 81 .la.rGa
joint resolution from the House was
amended TO the effect that the sum of
$1,000 is appropriated for each Of our rep
resentatives elected at the last election or
by the General Assembly who went to
Washington. }
.tsJ House. S. ar
An act, introduced by Mr.. Elan. to
amend an act entitled an act providing for
he election Of District and Parish Officers
throughout the State passed ON the 18th
day Of February, 1865, was, under suspen-
sion Of rhe rules, passed finally and sent to
the Senate.
q By this act the election is deferred until
the second Monday in April. 1t further
gives to the original bill an additional sec
ton, providing "that this act shall take
effect from aud after its passage"
The Senate bill relative to the sale of |
public lands, was finally coueurred in by |
the House, This bill stops all claims on |
public lands sold during the war cit her |
by the governments ut Shreveport or New |
Orleans, until tho courts shall have de- |
cided upon those claims.
On motion Of Mr.. Couvillon, the bill |
Mrs. Boon the privilege to estab-
lIsh ferry on the Atehhfalaya, ut Sims
port, was taken up and passed at its sec
ond reading with an amendment, which
provides that the bonus, received from
his ferry, shall be used as a fund for keep
ng the roads leading to the above ferry
IN good repair. A motion to suspend the
'ules with a view Of finally passing the
pill was laid upon the table. ...A=5
On motion Of Mr.. Austin. the act de-
lining the duties and fixing the com pensa-
ion Of The Stale printer, was called up rs
he SPECIAL order Of the day and passed at
Is second reading. The bill was laid over
lnder the rules and made the special or
Ter of the day for to day. 90
On motion Of Mr.. Eustis, the act pro-
'iding for excavatinR the mouths of the
river was called up and passed
t its second reading. On motion of Mr..
Walker, the bill was made she special Or
or OF the day forW ednesday next.
The bill, making an appropriation to
ag the expenses of our Representatives, to
Congress- was coneurred in as amended by
be Senate. .-...