New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-15

tee of the Senate to whom this bill had been re-
ferred being to strike out in the third line of the
second section the words, composed OF two clti-
Gems and insert in lien thereof the words, "under
the charge of citizen" and to strike out in the
fourth line all after the word Louisiana" and to
insert in lieu thereof the words, who shall be
titled the chief of bureau"
On motion of Mr.. Gibson, the amendment of the
committee was adopted, and the section was
adopted as amended
| Sec 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That the
members of said bureau of immigration shall be
| appointed by the Governor of the State, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate for the
term of two years, and the salaries Of each of them
except the mayor of New Orleans, shall be the
sum of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum, to
be paid quarterly on their own warrant on the
State Treasurer approved by the Auditor of Public
Accounts.
q The amendment proposed by the committee
being to strike out in the first line of the third sec
ton the word g. Members and to insert in lieu
thereof the word /" chief:''
To strike out in the fifth line all after the word
''years," down to the words, hundred dollars, y
and to insert in lieu thereof the words, ''whose
salary shall be thirty-fve ~
And to strike out in the ninth line after the word
quarterly on" the word their and insert in
lieu thereof the word "the;"
On motion of Mr.. Gibson the amendment of the
committee was adopted, and the third section was
adopted as amended.
Sec. a. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That it shall
be the duty of the commissioners of immigration to
collect and have published in English, French and
German, and such other languages as they may
think proper statistical information setting forth
the advantages of soil, climate and productions
which Louisiana presents to the enterprising immi
grant; to publish and distribute abroad in the
aforesaid languages, and such others as they may
select, this act of the General Assembly and all
other acts thereof may relate to the encourage
ment of immigration, and the protection of the
immigrant; to appoint agents of immigration in
foreign countries, whose salaries shall not exceed
the sum of Ave hundred dollars each per annum
and whose members shall not exceed fve to assist
any and all immigrants from said countries who
may desire to settle in Louisiana, by giving coun-
sci and information in making contracts
for public means of transportation to
bring to the port of New Orleans at
the lowest rates of passage possible such i'm.
migrants as may elect to come to said port, and
to make arrangements with steamboats,, railroads
and other means of transportation, to convey i'm
migrants who may select to settle in louisiana to
their places of destination in comfortable man.
ner, and at the least expense possible to use
every effort to inform advise and assist immigrants
to Louisiana in order to protect them against i'm
position or false information, to negotiate with any
steamship company to place q line of two or more
steamers between New Orleans and Bremen, and
other foreign ports from which large numbers OF
persons emgrate to the United States, to visit and
examine all vessels landing at the port Of New Or.
leans which have immigrants on board, and to make
a register of such immigrants, showing names
ages, places of birth, sex, profession, trade and
destination, which register shall be filed in his
Office to report to the bureau of immigration oil
the United States, at Washington city, all infrac
lions of the passenger act of the United States to
make a report annually to the General Assembly
of the State of the number of immigrants who
have arrived, with a tabular statement showing
ages, places of birth, sex, trade, profession and
destination of all immigrants who may have ar
rived during the year at the port of New Orleans
together with such information and recommends
tons as in their opinion may promote immigration
to the State of Louisiana, together with full
statement of the expenses and operations of the
bureau. Provided nothing in this section shall BIZ
so construed as to make the State liable for the
passage money of any immigrant coming into the
State.
The amendment proposed by the committee
being to strike out in the second line of the fourth
section the word " commissioner" and to insert in
lieu thereof the word -" chief of bureau"
On motion OF Mr. Gibson, the fourth section
was adopted, as amended.
Additional section proposed by the committee,
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be II FURTHER enacted, etc., That the chief
| OF bureau shall have power to appoint one or
more clerks, as may be found necessary, not to
exceed three, at salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars each, per annum.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson, the additional section
offered by the committee was adopted as the fifth
section OF the BILL
DEC. D. be u Jn'tfeef enacted, etc., That the
| N!y,-Dr ~ -, r.. s.. VI 'ne 'o'i'l'ie
OF SAID bureau, 10 De PAID outof any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
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