New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY, AUGUST o 1884


Sec. 2. The corporation shall furnish bonds
to the Auditor in the sum of fifty thousand
dollars as security for prompt and punctual
payment OF the sums set forth in the pre-
ceding section.
ART. vi. The Board Of Directors shall
nave power to establish as many agencies
as may be necessary, aud to appoint Pres
ldent, superintendent, Secretary, Treasurer,
ana such clerks and agents as may be re-
CURED, and may remove them at pleasure;
nix the salaries Of all officers and employees
oil the corporation, and the amount of the
securities; and shall make and establish
such rules and bylaws for the proper man
agement and regulation of the affairs Of the
corporation as may be necessary and proper.
A majority of said board shall be necessary
TO constitute q quorum, as also to elect or
remove any officer or employee. The board
shall have power to fill any vacancy that
may occur by death or resignation.
ART. VII. Each stockholder at all meetings
for the election of directors. or for other pur-
poses, shall be entitled directly, or by
proxy, to cast one vote for each share of the
capital stock held by him. All transfers of
stock shall be made on the books of the cor.
poration.
Art. VII. The aforesaid named persons in
section two of this act shall be and are here.
by constituted the first Board of Directors,
who shall, al their first meeting appoint one
Of their number president, and the said
Board shall serve for two years from the
first of January, 1863, and thereafter until
their sue 'essors are elected and qualified, at
the expiration of which time a meeting of
the stockholders for the election of Board
of Directors shall be held, and day fixed
for all elections thereafter. A two-thmd
vote shall he necessary to constitute an cleo
ton, and if no election is had the meeting
shall adjourn over for one year.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted ETC., That
any person or persons selling or offer
ing or exposing for sale after the thirty first
day of October, 1868, any lottery, policy
or combination tickets, devices, or certifi-
Gates or fractional parts thereof, in viola
ton of this act, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding Eve thousand nor less than
one thousand dollars for each offense.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| this corporation shall be and continue for
and during the term of twenty-five years
from the first day of January, 1869, for
which time it shall have the sole aud exclu-
| sive privilege of establishing and authoriz.
ing lottery or series of lotteries, and sell
ing and disposing of lottery Tickets policy,
| combination devices and certificates, and
| fractional parts thereof.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
at the expiration of this corporation, three
con missioners shall be elected by the stock
| lOAutl D "nOsG uuby IL bldll DC 10 liQuludle
| its affairs OIL such terms and in sucn man
ner as shall be determined by a majority Of
| stockholders voting.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That the
| following acts be aud the same are hereby
repealed, viz: An act entitled an act to license
| the vending OF 10 terry tickets, approved Feb
ruary II, 1866; also an act entitled an act Il
authorize the sale of stamps to vendors o
lottery tickets, approved March %, 1866
also an amt ndatory act entitled an act u
amend section one of al act entitled an &C
to authorize the sale of stamps to vender
OF lottery tickets, approved February %
1866, and all other laws or parts of law
inconsistent with or contrary to the pro
visions of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec T. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
this act shall take effect from and after it
passage.
Mr.. Blackman moved to adjourn.
There being a tie vote, the motion to az
journ was lost by the casting vote of tn
President.
Mr.. Ray called up Senate bill No. 50, a
act to determine the mode of filling vacan
cies.
Mr.. Blackman moved to postpone tn
bill to Friday at one o'clock.
The motion to postpone prevailed.
MI DldCh uldu uUNGu 10 duJOuTus
Mr.. Braughn called for an executiy
session.
The Senate then went into executiy
session.
The executive session having been raised
two messages from the Governor were rea
informing the Senate that he had approve
of and signed the following bills:
Joint resolution requesting the Presider
of the United States to furnish the civ
p authorities of the State such force as ma
be necessary to secure peace and good ordC
in the State, and an act to provide for tn
removal of causes from the Supreme Coul
under the constitution of 1864 to Ii
Supreme Court under the constitution
1868.
The Senate then adjourned.
CHAS. H. MERRITT,
Secretary of Senate.
Thirty Fourth Days Proceedings.
FRIDAY, August Z, 1868.
The Senate was called to order by IL
President at twelve o'clock.
The roll was called, present the followiI
members:
} Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Blackma
Braughn, Campbell, COPELAND, Day, Egal
: Foute, FRANCOIS, Futch, E, L. Jewell, +.
5 Jewell, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, 0ffutt, Pac
, ard, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray, Smith, Tod
White, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, al
!. Wittgenstein-30.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turne
: On motion of Mr.. Ray the reading
: the minutes was dispensed with.
Mr.. Raw, from the Committee on the il
: dietary, reported favorably upon Sena
bill No. so, an act regulating the collecti0
. of taxes in the city of New Orleans; and
3 vorably upon Senate bill No. 81, an act
, amend an act entitled an act relative to IL
! adoption of children, approved Marc
90, 1865.
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on Ele
tions, reported majority and minority r
G port of the Committee on Elections in ii
t case of George W. Nader, David Wilson
and Solomon r. Moses, contesting the sea
of NJ. A. Foute, G. H. Braughn, and R.
: Ogden.
} Mr.. Foute, from the Committee on L
ternal Improvements, reported favorab
upon Senate bill No. "a, an act to inco
porate the North Louisiana and Texas Raj
: road Company.
Mr.. Ray from the same committee, 7
ported substitute for Senate bill No. 10, q
] act to establish a Board of Public Works #
the State OF Louisiana.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the substitute wi
ordered to be printed and made the speci
Z order of the dav on Monday newt