New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-15
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the reading Of the journal was dispensed
with.
Mr.. L'Hoste, of Orleans, moved to correct
the minutes relative to the per diem and
mileage OF contestents so as to read as fol-
lows:
That per diem be allowed to members
whose seats are contested from the COM
mencement of the session, and mileage
according to law,
The correction was ordered.
The Speaker announced the following
additional standing committees:
Banks and Banklng-Collins, Of Orleans;
| Abbott, of Concordia; Morris. of Ascension;
Bennett, of Claiborne; Walsh, of DeSoto;
LHoste. of Orleans; Taylor, of West. Fe-
| liciana.
Parochial Affairs-Calhoun. of Rapides:
| Williams, of Madison: Harper, Of st.
Charles; Landers, of Union; Isabelle, of
Orleans; Smith of Pointe Coupee; Esnard,
of St. Mary-two vacancies.
Penitentiary-M Melvin, of Nachitoches;
Hill, of Ascension; lie Blanc, of Avoyelles;
Hanlon, of Orleans; Mathews, of Tensas.
Federal Relations-Isabelle, of Orleans:
Dufresne, of lberville; Buckingham, of
Morehouse; Gair, of East Feliciana; De
Grange, of Orleans; Guidry, of Terrebonne;
Charitable and Public Institutions-Gray,
of st. James; Brewster, Of Ouachita;
Hutchinson, OF St. Tammany; Zoelly, of
| Orleans; Abbot, of Concordia: Alexander,
of Orleans Right Bank; Wren, Of Bossier;
two vacancies,
Railways-Esnard. of St. Mary; Yorke, of
Carroll; Evans, of Jefferson; McVean, of
Caddo; Kent, of St. Helena; Rey, of Orleans;
Morey, of Ouachita
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Kent, of st. Helena, offered the fol.
lowing resolution, which lies over under the
rules:
ReSolued, That the Postmaster be hereby
authorized to procure postage stamps, to be
placed upon the newspapers, public docu.
ments, and letters which members may
desire to send to their constituents; and
| that the amount necessary to carry into
| effect this resolution be paid out of the con.
tingent fund Of this House.
By Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana the follow.
| ing resolution, which was not entertained
| by the Chair. The Speaker stated that if
the vote OF any member was not correctly
recorded in the election held for the War.
rant Clerk, the member complaining should
make it known, and then resolution of
the kind would be considered
Be it resolved by the House of Repre-.
sentatives, That the election of Warrant
Clerk of this House be annulIed owing to
error in the recording Of the votes cast in
said election, and the House at once pro.
ceed to the election of a Warrant Clerk.
Mr.. Rey, OF Orleans, offered the following
resolution:
ReSolUed, That each standing committee
be authorized to employ page.
Lies over under the rules.
Under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Lee, Of st. Bernard, offered the fol.
| lowing resolution, which underwent its
several readings, and was adopted
ReSOlUed, That the Committee of Wavs and
Means be authorized to employ clerks for
the transaction of their business, and hire
an apartment for their use.
By Mr.. May, of Orleans, notice of his in
tention to introduce bill entitled an act
relative to appeals.
Under suspension of the rules,
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, introduced tine fol-
| lowing bill, which was placed on its first
and second readings, 200 copies ordered 10
| be printed and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means:
| An Act relative to taxes on debts due the
| City of New Orleans; and to the Certif.
Gates, or Notes known as City Money,
heretofore issued by said city of New Or
leans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the State of Louisiana in
| General Assembly convened, That the au-
| thorities of the city of New Orleans are
| authorized and required to demand and
enforce the collection Of all back taxes due
said city for the years eighteen hundred and
sixty.one, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
eighteen hundred and siXty-three, and
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, seizures
for which have heretofore been postponed
by virtue of an act OF the Legislature Of this
State, passed in eighteen hundred and sixty
six, entitled an act to postpone all seizures
| for city taxes, and hereafter all taxes,
licenses, and debts coming, belonging, aud
payable to said city OF New Orleans shall
be due and payable at the time regularly
designated by law, and no seizure or legal
| proceedings from the non-paymeEt of such
obligations shall be interfered with or post
| poned under any pretended authority OF the
Legislature of eighteen hundred and sixty
six and sixty.seyen,
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the issue of certificates or notes known as
city money hitherto made by the city oi
New Orleans shall always be received by
the proper officers of said city at par in
compensation aud payment of all taxes,
licenses, and debts due said city.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, moved to sus
pend the rules in order to place on it:
second reading the following bill.
Carried.
Rules suspended, 200 copies ordered to
be printed and bill referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary:
An Act to amend az act entitled an act re
latiye to monitiOns and mode of pro
ceeding.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State of Louisians
in General Assembly convened, That the
eleventh section Of an act entitled an aci
relative to monitions and mode of proceed
Jugs be and the same is hereby amended 81
as to read as follows:
The provisions of the foregoing sections
as far as practicable shall extend to tax
sales; and the Clerk of the District Court
of the parish in which is situated the land
sold at tax sale shall grant the monition
in the name of the State; and the iudg
ment of homOlOgation shall cure all de-
fects, Irregularities, and illegalities in the
proceedings preceding the monition, such
as informality in the assessment, irreg dlar
ity in the manner Of giving notice to pay
\ taXcG, etc.
Be it enacted, ETC., That this act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr., Belot, of Orleans, gave notice Of his
intention to introduce an act relating to the
back taxes due the State and city of New
Orleans. ..t..
Mr.. Raymond, Of Jefferson parish, gave
notice thathe will introduce bill proposing
amendments to the charter of the city Of
Carrollton, parish of Jefferson, Louisiana.
Mr.. Devices, of Bienville, gave notice oi
his intention to introduce bill entitled an
act to establish a Metropolitan Police dis
trict, and to provide for the government
thereof.
By Mr.. Garstkamp, of jefferson, notice tc
introduce bill entitled an act relative tC
the Insane Asylum Of the city of New Or
leans.
/ BY Mr.. Wren, of Bossier, notice Of bill
entitled an act for the Improvement of navi
cation in Lake Bisteneau and Loggy
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