New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09
plantations, beg leave to report favorably

and accepted:
House of Representatives, !
New Orleans, August 6, 1868 |
To ths Hon. Charles W. Lowell, Speaker, House Of |
Representatives:
Your committee have the honor to report |
that the following bills have been duly |
engrossed; to wit:
i. An act to organize the Parish Courts of
this State and fixing Clerks and Sherifs
duties.
2. An act to regulate and establish the
salaries of Clerks, officers and employees OF
the Gene@al Assembly Goint resolution.)
8. An act to provide for the destruction
of certain issued bonds.
4. An act to authorize the issue of bonds
in exchange for certificates OF indebtedness,
Auditors warrants, matured interest cou-
pons, and State bonds, and to provide for
the payment OF the principal and interest Of
said bonds.
g. An act to provide means necessary for
the relief of the treasury of the State.
6 An act to prohibit the formation and
continuance of military organizations, ex.
cept such as are established by law and
that form part of the Safe military.
z. Joint resolution guaranteeing the rights
of free speech TO all the citizens of the
State.
s. An act levying special tax to provide
for the payment OF the past due interest on
the bonds OF the State, outstanding war
rants, certificates of indebtedness, and Con-
vention warrants.
o. An act to amend an act entitled an
act to transfer all the causes now pending
before the Courts ofthe State, under the con
stitution of 1864, to the Courts created by
the constitution of 1868.
10. An act to provide means for the relief
of the treasury of the State.
Respectfully submitted,
0. H. BREWSTER,
Chairman Committee on Enrolment.
REPORT OF THE sERGEANT.AT.ARMs.
HALL or THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
rNecutve Building s ate If Louisiana, I
Office Sergeanta Arms. New Orleans, Aug. g. 1868
10 The HoROTsbe Speaker and Members Me- Of the
sembly of the State of louisiana;
GEETLEMEN-ln obedience to instructions
from your honorable body, as per resolution
adopted on Friday, thirty-frst ultimo, in
strUcung the SergeanJaV.Arm to inquire
upon what terms and for what length OF
time the St. Louis hotel, or some other suit
able building could be leased tor the pur-
pose of holding therein the meetings of this
Assembly and its various committees, and
to report them to this House as soon rs
practicable, | most respectfully submit the
accompanying letter from Mr.. o. L. Hall,
proprietor of the St. Louis hotel, which is
a response to my inquiry in the premises.
And have further to report that after due
and diligent search and inquiry | can not
iud any other building in this city suitable
for holding the meetings of the General As
sembly and its various committees.
| have the honor of subscribing myself
your most obedient servant,
GEO H. DUNF0RD,
Sergeantat'Arms, House of Represent
atives.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL.
New Orleans, August 1868 :
GEORGE II. DTNFORD, ESD, sergeant at Arms,
House OF Representative s OF LOUISIANA
DEAR SIR - In reply to the proposition
you made me yesterday IN behalf of the
Legislature to know the terms on which
would lease the st. Louis hotel for five
ten years for q State House, / will now
say thai will lease it for the above period
and purpose for the sum of seventy-fve
thousand 1915 000) dollars per annum, pay
bile annually, and payment fixed for Janua-
ry l of each year.
Very respectfully yours,
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr. HeidenhaiD, of Orleans;
A joint resolution relative to city notes.
By Mr.. Wren, of Bossier:
An act for the relief of the city of New
Orleans.
By Mr.. Melvin, of Natchitoches:
An act granting the right to F. Luchina
to build a wharf at Grand Ecore, in the
parish of Nathitoches, and to collect wharf
age for tine same.
BY Nr. Gray, of St. James:
An act relative to the Supreme Court, and
to regulate the term thereof the proceedings
therein, and the appeals thereto, and process
against sureties on appeals and bonds.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Carr, of Orleans:
House bill No. Is.
By Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson:
Honse bill No. 1Is.
By Mr.. Reese, of Lafourche:
House bill No. ll9.
Under suspension of the rules, the fol-
readings, and $50 copies ordered to be print
ed and referred to the Judiciary Committee:
By Mr.. Morey, OF Ouachita: -7l
House bill No. ll6, an act relative to life
insurance and for the protection of widows
and orphans.
BY Mr.. Garstkamp, of jefferson:
An act to amend an act entitled an act
relative to the inspection of tobacco.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, August 1853
70 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
Transmit for the information and action
Of the House of Representatives the inclosed
resolution of the authorities of the city of
New Orleans in relation to the finances OF
the city. H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, In the present condition of the
city finances 1t becomes necessary to adopt
| some means to restore the credit of the city,
and to redeem its issue of notes, thereby the
better to enable the city authorities to COM
mence and carry out . healthy system of
retrenchment
Rescued, That in the opinion of the Com.
mon Council of the city of New Orleans it is
necessary for the immediate and permanent
relief of the city that the Legislature now in
| session be and they are hereby requested to
pass such acts as will enable the city to en-
force the collection OF all taxes past due;
to issue bonds to the extent Of five millions
Of dollars, payable in forty years or less, and
70 lay special tax on ali of the real and
personal property Of the city sufficient to
meet the interest on said bonds, and 10 pro-
vide sinking fund for the final redemption
RESOLVED That the Mayor be and he ia
hereby requested to forward a copy OF the
foregoing resolution to his Excellency the
Governor, and TO che presiding officer OF
both branches of the General Assembly,
(Sgned) ALFRED KEARSY,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
(Slgned) THOMAS MARKEY,
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved August 6, 1868.
JOHN r. CONWAY, Mayor.
A true copy.
JoHN W. OVERALL, Secretary.
Communication referred to the Commit.