New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-02
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AUGUST 2, 1868.
the police juries of the parishes of Livings-
ton and East Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, offered the follow
ing amendment: .
move to strike out the words all other
persons prohibited from building q bridge
five miles above or below
On motion of Mr.. Pierce, of Livingston,
the amendmentwas laid on the table by a
rising vote of yeas 2s, nays 25.
On motion of Mr.. Pierce, of Livingston,
the bill was considered engrossed, placed |
on its second and third readings and final
passage. ...
The bill was ordered to be sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles, chairman of |
the Judiciary Committee, submitted the
following report, which was received, ac'
cepted, and agreed to
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Room, |
August /, 1868 5 I
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Represent
GENTLEMEN-Ycur Committee on Judicia.
~ having considered House bill No 81, an
act to repeal article COL of the Louisiana
Code of Practice, report unfavorably.
And having also considered House bill No.
81, an act to organize the police juries of the
State of Louisiana, beg leave to report unfa-
vorably. P. HARPER,
Chairman Judiciary Committee;
c. B. PRATT,
B. WREN.
The same committee reported as follows:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ROOM
August l, 1868.
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Represent
atives:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Judi.
ciary, having considered Senate bill No. Z,
IAN act to provide for the removal of causes
now pending in the Supreme Court under
the constitution of eighteen hundred and
sixty.four to the Supreme Court established
under the new constitution" beg leave to
concur in the same.
P. HARPER,
Chairman Judiciary Committee.
The bill was placed on its third reading
and final passage, and notice ordered to be
sent to the Senate.
| REPORT or THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC LANDS
AND LEvEEs.
Mr. Reese, chairman of the above com
mittee, submitted the following report
which was accepted:
Rooms OF COMMITTEE \
On Public Lands and Levees.
House of Representatives, {
New Orleans, July %, 1853
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Reprepentatives
GEKTLEMEN-Your Committee on Public
Lands and Levees, to whom was referred
House bill No. So, entitled IAN act to au-
thorize the Governor of the State to ap-
point Provisional Board of Levee Com
missionersn after having taken the matter
into careful consideration have come to the
| conclusion that in order to give the people
a fair representation in the proposed Board
of Levee Commissioners, it will be proper
and necessary to divide the State into
leYee districts as nearly equal as may be,
and allow each district one commissioner;
with this exception the main features of the
bill above referred to are Incorporated in a
bill which your committee have drawn up,
entitled IAN act 20 create Board OF Levee
Commissioners, to define their duties and
, fix their compensation" all of which is
respectfully submitted,
D. H. REESE, Chairman
w. S. CALHOUN,
WILLIS PRESCOTT,
T. MAHIER.
The bill passed its first treading and placed
on the calendar.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate appeared and
asked concurrence in Senate bill No. 50.
/ On motion of Mr.. MoAIillen, of Carroll
House bill No. &C was recommitted.
,. NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Lott, of Rapides:
An act to exempt certain amount ot
property from seizure.
BY Mr.. Hutchinson, of st. Tammany:
An act to suspend the collection of State
, and Convention taxes in the parish of st.
Tammany.
BY Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell:
An act to establish the fees due witnesses
who are duly subpenaed before the several
House committees.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
I By Mr.. Hill, of Ascension:
House bill No. 72, joint resolution to
provide for the payment of the supervisors
of election appointed by the Board OF Regis
! tlation.
Read a second time and referred to tht
. Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr.. Hill, of Ascension:
House bill No. 95, an act making eight
hours legal days work.
Placed on its second reading and referred
| to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr.. Brewster, of 0uaehita;
House bill No. 90, entitled an act provid'
, ing for the indenture of all persons under
} the age of eighteen years convicted of any
crime not capital, before any court of Grim
inal jurisdiction in the State.
By Mr.. Demarest, of st. Mary;
House bill Nc. 97,entitled an act to incor-
. porate hook and ladder company in the
town of Franklin, parish of st. Mary.
Passed its first and second readings, and
D referred to the Committee on Corporations,
! By Mr.. Molere, of Assumption:
House bill No. 9S, entitled an act for the
relief of necessitous taxpayers whose lands
have been overiowed in 1865, 66, aud '67.
By Mr.. Leroy, of Natehitoches:
House bill No. 100, entitled an act relative
to the observance of the Sabbath.
By Mr.. Buckingham, of Morehouse:
House bill No. 80, entitled an act tc
amend an act entitled an act, and the
amendment thereto concerning the town Of
Bastrop, in the parish of Morehouse.
SENATE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE.
Senate bill No. 10. entitled an act to or
ganize the Parish Courts of this State, and
fixing the duties of sherifs and Clerks,
passed its first reading and $50 copies
ordered to be printed.
i Sanate hill No u entitled an act to in