New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-06

pfoVlue Ior the payment OF Ihe COntlnBent eS
penses of the General Assembly," which bill
thereupon received the signature of the Presden
of the Senate, and were. by the Secretary, re
| ported to the House of Representatives.
| HOUSE AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN.
| On motion of Mr.. Lott, the rules were suspended
and the Senate proceeded to the consideration o
| House amendment to Senate bill entitled an &C
to regulate the sale of property seized under al
order of seizure and sale or writ of feri fdcids,
and the same was taken up.
The amendment being to strike out in the secont
line of the second section, the words Z" or on 8
judgment when the appraisement has beer
varied,' and to add at the close of the same sec
tion the following words, viz: After an ap
praisement as in the first offering"
| Onmotion of Mr.. Lott, the Senate concurred in
said amendments, and the Secretary was directed
to inform the House thereof.
| REPORT OF AN ENRoLLED BILL.
Mr.. Brusle, from the Committee on Enrolled
Bls reported as correctly enrolled Senate bill
| titled an act to regulate the sale of property
seized under an order of seizure and sale or writ of
.fe,i facias."
And the Secretary was directed to request the
signature of the Speaker of the House thereto.
| MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
i Mr.. 7. L. Maxwell, Clerk of the Hsuse of Re-
presentatives, informed the Senate that the
Speaker of the House had signed Senate bills
entitled
An act providing for the election of district and
parish officers throughout the State, on the first
Monday of May, 1885,
An act to regulate the sale of property seized
under anBorder Of seizure and sale and writs Of
yferi facias.
Which bills thereupon received the signature of
the President of the Senate, and were, by Mr..
Brusle, on behalf of the Committee on Enrolled
Bills, submitted to his Excellency the Governor,
for his approval and signature.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
Hon. Victor Burthe in the Chair.
On motion of Mr.. Duvigneaud, the rules were
suspended, and the Senate proceeded to the con.
sideration of Senate bill entitled
An act relative to juries in the parish of Orleans
SECTION l. Beaenacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly conpened, That every white
male citizen of the United States who has been
resident of this State during year, and of the
parish of Orleans during six months, and who is
not exempted by existing laws, and who shall
have been put upon the general jury list, agreea-
BILE to the following sections of this act, shall be
qualified to serve as juror in the several courts
of the said city and parish.
On motion of Mr.. Duvigneaud, the first section
was amended by adding at the close thereof the
following proviso:
Provided That no one shall be excused from
jury duty on the ground that he belongs to fire
company unless he certifes under his oath that he
is an active or exempt member of said company
And the first section was adopted as amended.
The second third and fourth sections were read
and adopted seriatim.
Sec. S. Be ii further enacted etc., That in
making said selection the said sheriff and clerks
shall choose, firstly, those who, on the State as
sessment rolls, for the taxes of the current year,
are assessed for the highest amount of taxes, or
for the highest licenses And, secondly, those who
enter as owners or lessees, occupy distinct house,
room, or other tenement to reside by themselves
OF with their families. And, thirdly, should suf.
cient number of the two preceding two classes not
be known to the board, or to any of its members,
or be otherwise discovered by the board, then the
number required shall be completed by selecting
from among the qualified voters of
the parish.
On motion of Mr.. Duvigneaud, the 5th section
was amended by adding at the close thereof the
following words, to wit: Whether registered or
unregistered in the books of the office of the regis
try of the voters of the city of New Orleans. And
the 5th section was adopted as amended.
The 9Th, 7th, sth, 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, 18th,
14th, 18th, 16th 18th, 18th and 10th sections were
read and adopted seriatim.
On motion of Mr.. Duyigneaud the rules were
further suspended and this bill underwent its Sec
ond and third reading. 1t passed. and the Secre-
tary was directed to request the concurrence of
the House thereon.
On motion of Mr.. Abney, the rules were sus-
pended, and the Senate proceeded to the consider
alton of House bill entitled
An act to organize the Supreme Court and to fix
the terms thereof:
Pending the consideration of which, on motion
Of Mr.. Kenner the Senate adjourned until Monday
next at II o'clock N.
HENRY B. KELLY,
60 I, c..