New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-22

certificate and seal.
For making. partitions, twenty cents for
every hundred words, including recording
the sam", and twenty-five cents for the GER
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., That it
shall be the duty Of the Recorder or Notary
Public, if required by the person having the
services performed, as described in the fore.
going section of this act, to giyean explicit
fee bill receipted to such person on his pay.
ing the fees for all services performed,
which shall be evidence of payment.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was read
section by section.
Mr.. Ray said this bill was reduction Of
the former fee bills of these officers. Its aim
is to give these officers fair and just COM
pensation fortheir services, and no more.
Upon the reading of the first section Mr..
Ray moved its adoption.
Adopted.
Section two was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to amend line ninety-three
by striking out sixty and inserting
forty" . ''
Amendment adopted.
The section as amended was then adopted.
Sections three and four were read and
adopted.
Section five was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out lines fifteen
snd sixteen, and the word case in line
seventeen. l
Amendment adopted. .g.I a,-'.,. .....
Section five was then adopted as amended.
Section six was read. 1a} -'la
Mr.. Ray moved, in line four, instead of
the word "suits." to insert the word "wIitsn
The amendment was adopted.
The section as amended was adopted.
Section seven was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out from the
word ''it' in line ninety-fve to the end of
the section.
The amendment was adopted. M.
Section seven was adopted. a. T
Sections eight and nine were read and
adopted.
Mr.. Ray offered an additional sections as
section ten.
The section was read and adopted.
Mr.. Ray offered an additional section as
section eleven.
The section was read and adopted.
Section twelve was read.
Mr.. Ray moved to insert at the end of
line two, Recorder or Notary Public
The amendment was adopted.
Section twelve was adopted as amended.
Section thirteen was read.
Mr.. Ray moved IN line six to strike out
The word and and after the word
eighteen to insert the words " and
nineteen.n
The amendment was adopted.
The section as amended was adopted.
Section fourteen was read and adopted,
On motion of Mr.. Ray the vote on section
two was reconsidered, and the words Eek
cept the parish Of Orleans" inserted at the
end OF line u.
The amendment was adopted, and the
section as amended was adopted.
The bill was then adopted as whole.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was consid--
cred engrossed, and the rules suspended for
g third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was finally
adopted.
An amendment to the title was adopted and
the title adopted.
Senate bill No. 50, all act providing for the
election of Justices Of the Peace, and pre-.
s!ribing their powers and duties in all the
parishes of this State except the parish of
Orleans, was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. O'Hara the bill was
made the special order of the day on Thurs
day next.
Mr.. Blackmau called up Senate bill No.
l2G, an act to incorporate the Louisiana and
Arkansas railroad company,
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was taken
up section by section.
Section one was read.
Mr.. Blackman moved the adoption Of the
FIRST section. a
The section was adopted.
Sections second, third, fourth, and fifth
were read ard adopted. r
Section six was read -la.1a
Mr.. Egan moved to insert as names of
commissioners E. h, McGinty, a. B. Reagan,
and R. B. Williams, Of the parish CT Vim.
Adopted. a
The Chief Clerk OF the House Of Repre-.
sentatives appeared with message from
The House asking concurrence in the follow
ing bills:
House bill No. IS, an act for the emanci-
patton of George Crockett Phillips.
House bill No. 81, an act providing that
the flag of the United States shall wave over
ell public offices and institutions. =,
House bill No. 70, an act fixing the salar-
les Of District Judges in the State.
) House bill No. %, an act to amend an act
entitled an act, and the amendment thereto,
concerning the town Of Bastrop in the
parish of Morehouse.
Sections rs ., 10, II, u, 10, IA, were
read and adopted an additional section to
be adned. % f
Mr.. Egan offereda substitute for section
fifteen, which was read and adopted.
Sections sixteen to twenty.three, inclusive,
were read and adopted.
onmotion of Mr.. Ray, the bill was adopted
as whole. @
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the bill was con
sidered engrossed and the rules suspended
for a third reading. l r4
On motion of Mr.. Ray 1.-THE bill was finally
passed and the title adopted.
5ir. Campbell called up bill No. 70, an act
to establish metropolitan police district
and to provide for the government thereof,
on its third reading.