New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-12
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for Monday next, to-wit
IAN act relative to juries in the parish Of Or
leans.
al motion of Mr.. Palfrey the rules being dis
nsnsed with the Senate took up for its third read
ing. the bill entitled
IL ACT 10 establish an internal improvement dis
tr;et 10 provide for the election of commissioners
nd other officers therefor, and to authorize the
leyyinc and collection Of taxes for internal i'm
provements therein. f
And Eithithe assent of two-thirds of the Senate,
the samesSenator moved to amend the thirteenth
section Of said bin, which reads as follows: NJ
Il That the tax on land levied BY the Board of
Commissioners by virtue Of this act shall be lien
on the land on which the same is chargeable, IN
the same manner and with the same effect as the
lien established By law on lands in case of State
taxes
BY striking out of the second line the words !" on
land = by striking ont the word 9 land /" in the
fourth line, and inserting the word j. property
and striking out. in the seventh line, the words
.son land, 2 which amendments were adopted.
Z On motion 81 the same Senator, the fourteenth
ssscHon Of said bin. which read as follows:
That the said Board Of Commissioners shall be
authorized to cause the said tax to be collected BY
tie sheris Of the different parishes in which the
lands sotaxed are situated or BY collectors ap-
pointed By themselves I; P,orided, however, that
said sheriff or collector in each parish shall give
bond, with good and sufficient security, to be
judged Of BY the said board fcr the faithful per-
Torrance Of his duties as Of said tax, and
for the prompt and faithfA payment q me same
to the treasurer of said board; L VI N n ~
Was amended by Inserting in the fifth line, after
the word lands, the words land other property
/ real Or personal
NIL. Brnsle moved to amend the twenty first sec
| ton, whichreads as follows:
1 That Ae members Of said Board Of Commission.
ers shs1 receive for compensation for their ser.
vca six dollars per day for each day Of actual at
tsndance on said board, and mileage at fifteen
eents per mile to be paid out Of the funds Of their
| treasury
BY striking out, i'd the third line al after the
word Il for, n and inserting the following: the
same compensation for their services as that paid
the members Of the General Assumbly. \ II.
Which amendment was adopted.
And Oh the question for the final passage Of the
bill, MI Newton Of Morehouse called for the yeas
and nays, which resulted as follows
Yeas Messrs. Abney, Anderson, Armstrong,
Dell, nTuWulGbt BSpSps
Cooley Duvigneand, Ellis, Foute, Gibson, Gordon,
Hough, Kayanangh, Kenner, Lapeyre lott, Mum
day, Nelson, Palfrey, Poche, scruggs, Taylor and
Welch-27 Senators.
Nays Messrs. Newton Of Jackson and Newton
Of Morehouse--2 Senators.
The bill consequently passed.
sThe Secretary was directed to request the con.
currence Of the House therein.
On motion Of Mr.. Bell, the Senate took up at its
second reading the bill entitled
An act to license the vending of lottery tickets.
! The first section whereof was under discussion
yesterday at the time Of the adjournment.
| The first section was read and adopted without
amendment. n t. 'sSs ,sS4 NJ
| Mr.. Lapeyre moved I'd amend the second section,
which reads as follows
That every individual firm, partnership assoeia-
ton Or corporation who shall make sell Of offer to
sell lottery tickets parts thereof or any token
Icertifcate or device representing or intended to
represent lottery ticket, o. any fractional par
thereof, or any policy Of numbers in any lottery
or shall manage any lottery, or prepare schemes
for lotteries, Oh superintend the drawing Of any
lottery shall be deemed lottery ticket dealer
within the meaning Of the provisions of this act.
Byfnserting at the end Of said section the fol
lowing: =
ss The keepers of all establishments where pur-
ehasers are melted BY means Of gifts, known as
gift sales gift enterprises, shall be assimilated
to lottery ticket dealers.
Which amendment was adopted and, on motion,
the section was adopted as amended. 5 Is Il
The third and fouyth sections were read and
adopted without amendment.
Mr.. NOLAN moved to amend the fifth section,
which reads as follows:
That if any person Or persons shall exercise or
carry on the business of lottery ticket dealer, or
do any act appertanng to said business as defined
BY this act without having paid the tax and taken
out the license and having said tickets stamped
d signed 81 required by the provisions Of the
preceding sections, he she they shall for every
such oense, besides being liable to the payment Of
the tax, be subject to Imprisonment for i term not
IeSceeding two years nor less than six months, or
a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars nor less
than five hundred dollars, or both at the discre-
use Of the State Of Louisiana, the other moety Il
the use Of the person who shall first give informa
ton of the fact whereby said forfeiture was in
curred.n .4s 3ts6 s34.sss45,
BY striking out the word tile Z before the wore
i da GQHIb, duu INSULTING lHc WoTu n ANY, anu Ill
serting after the word court the words I" O.
tcompetent jurisdiction,
i Which amendment was adopted, and, on motion
/ the section was adopted as amended.
1 II The sixth, seventh and eighth sections were
adopted, without amendment.
Il Mr.. Munday moved to amend section ninth
l which reads as follows:s tjtt M 5fS X ga5
& That the funds arising from the licenses, taxes
per centage for stamping Or signing lottery tick
cts, fines and forleitures collected under the pro
Visions Of thisact, shall be devoted to the supper
and maintenance Of the Charity Hospital of thu
city OF New Orleans, and shall be paid to til,
Treasurer Of such Charity Hospital, upon his owl
i warrant approved by the Presidentof the. Beart
lof administrators of said hospital, whenever til,
same may be demanded Of the Treasurer Of til,
State, after collection; =
4 II l2rousded, That not more than fifty THOUSAND
ldollars shall be paid to said hospital in any ons
4 year land that after the payment of fifty theisahc
dollars as aforesaid, the excess arising from sucl
collection, shall be appropriated for the benefit
the wounded and disabled Louisiana soldiers d
i the widows and orphans Of such Louisiana sol
ldiers It shall be the duty of the State Treasure
4 ia make aareturn 70 the General Assembly, ut eac
session thereof, showing the amount Of regenu
collected under this act, and the amount paid i
said Charity Hospitals"
Ivy striking out the words :. appropriated for til
benefit Of the wounded and disabled Louisan
soldiers Or the widows and orphans of such LoI