New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-24

town of Algiers and on the right bank; for
firearms furnished to many special deputies;
/ for refreshments supplied on various occa-
| slons to officers on duty at night, and for
other incidental expenses necessarily In
Toured.
In view of the exertions of your petition
| err, and the actual disbursements which
the extraordinary state of affairs compelled
him to make (and which he feels q cured
were effective in tending to allay excite.
ment and restore the city to its wonted
quiet and orderly condition), your petition
or prsys this honorable body to allow him
the sum of i've thousand dollars ($5000) as
compensation for the services and expen-
ditures hereinabove set forth.
ana your petitioner will ever pray, etc.,
TH0S. Il. MAXWELL,
Sheriff parish of Orleans.
Mr.. Camp moved to lay the petition of
Sheriff Maxwell on the table.
Lost.
nance Committee.
The yeas and nays being called, resulting
in the adoption of Mr.. FarrelI's motion:
Yeas: Messrs. Rose, Athens, Walker,
Montgomery, Fisher, Wynne and Farrell.
Nays: Messrs. Pemberton, Camp, Grand
pre-, Morphy and Breen.
The following resolution from the Board
of Aldermen was read, and on motion OF
Mr.. Montgomery laid on the table with the
following vote:
| Yeas: Messrs. Athens, Walker, Camp,
Montgomery, Grandpre, Morphy and Pan
dely.
Nays; Messrs. Rose, Pemberton, Fisher,
Wynne, Farrell and Breen.
Resoleed, That any and all holders of city
/ money shall be permitted during sixty (60)
i days after the PRONUNCIATION of this resolu-
ton to deposit said money in treasury Of TIE
city, for which the Treasurer shall give his
receipt and report to the Controller on
each and every day the amount so deposit
ed, and by whom deposited, and in exchange
| for which receipt he or they shall be enti.
| tied to receive certificates of Indebtedness
bearinginteresta at the rate of five(0per cent
| per annum. Said city money shall be clip-
| ped or stamped like bank checks in pres
ence of the depositor and before the issuance
| of the receipt.
The resolution prohibiting the treasurer
fIom receiving city money in lieu of taxes
after the first of January, 1869, was re-
ceived from the Board Of Aldermen con-
| CURED in.
/ The Secretary announced the action of
the Board of Aldermen on the resolution,
when Mr.. Pandely raised the question of in.
formality in the passage through this Board
of the resolution in question, stating that
they were adopted on their several readings
as sections and not as a whole, which &C
ton might impair the validity of the bill.
| Mr.. Pandely stated that the minutes would
carry him out in his assertion, and called
for the reading of that motion referring to
this subject.
After the reading,
Mr.. Fisher stated that the minutes were
incorrectly recorded, alleging that the reso-
lutions were separate and distinct, and
were acted upon as such, and moved that
the entire minutes Of that December l5)
meeting be read with view to correction.
Mr.. Pandely rose to point of order, con.
tending that, as the reading of the minutes
had been dispensed with, they stood ap-
proved.
The Chair decided that to be approved,
| they must first be read, and then adopted.
Mr.. Pandely appealed from the decision
of the Chair, and called for the yeas anG
nays, resulting in the Chair being sustained
by the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Rose, Walker Pemberton
Camp Grandpre. Fisher WynAe. Farrell
.5 D.,
"nu DleeH'
Nays: Messrs. Athens, Montgomery, Nor.
ply and Pandely.
Mr.. Pemberton then repeated the motion
of Mr.. Fisher to have read the minntes al
the last regnlar meeting with view N
correction which motion wos mt ond GOV,
r;ad
Inc minutes were then read ana aItei
having inserted the date, December To-
1868 y IN the report of the Finance Commit
600 +hat nortion of thon, ,o4o,,ri,,, - 80
Vee' 'I"' poi'lon vi slelh telerIlns " az
ton on the resolutions 1nstructing the
Treasurer and others receiving money fol
the citv of New ORLEANS to racaiva in nav.
~ F"'
meht Oh taxes etc., only United states cur
rency, and providing for the destruction Of
all CITY money in the treasury was so
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% w ie"u do i'iio"s'
Resotued That from and after the first oil
January 1868, the treasurer and all Others
collecting or reclvlng money for the city Of
New Orleans are instructed to receive in
payment of taxes, licenses, or any other
only U Thst states states fIs
PRONUNCIATION of the foregoing resolntion al
Of the money then in the city treasury
known as city money shall be counted ant
GesrroSe1 , III tne manner MAJ Prescrloea IN e1
BY forbidden to bay y out sny Of said money sy
I on any account whatever.
Mr.. Pandely, Directing to the adoption
of the above resolution, Offering the follow