New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-24
j. H. McYEAN,
Chairman on Claims;
W. POPE NOBLE.
JOHN GARSTKAMp.

The Committee upon Ways and Means
through its chairman, Mr. Lee, of st. Ber-
nard, reported on the following bills:
Joint resolution rendering the thanks of
the General Assembly of Louisiana to the
chairman and members of the Board of
Registration, favorably.
On House bill No. 40 favoraby, with the
following amendment: Sl0o 900 instead of
$3.50 900.
On the petition of the Southwestern Bible
society by the pcu act, which passed its
second reading.
Be it.enacted, ETC., That whereas the South.
western Bible society of New Orleans, in.
corporated in 1850, is an institution for
purely religious and benevolent purposes,
and as such is supported by the voluntary
contributions of the public, and makes no
profit in the sale of its Bibles and Testa-
ments which constitutes its stock, but dis
poses of them at cost, or by actual dona.
tion,
SECTION l. That the bill of assessment of
taxes now collected to the amount of
STA 20, and the daily increments thereto on
the convention tax to date hereof be and
the same is hereby remitted.
SEC. 2. That the property of said society,
to wit: their house and lot at No. l63 Camp
street, New Orleans, aud the stock of B bles
and Testaments usually kept on hand for
the purposes above recited, be and the same
are hereby exempted from taxation under
any and al of the provisions for assessment,
any law or color of law to the contrary not
withstanding.
The Committee on Pensions, through
its chairman, Mr.. Antoine, of Orleans, re-
ported as follows:
PENSION COMMITTEE Room
New Orleans, July %, 1865.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of representatives.:
Your Committee on Pensions beg leave to
report, and do recommend the passage of
fort bn ali liafn ~ . ha
Veterans of 1914 and 1915:
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the sum of two hundred dollars be and
is hereby donated annually to each of the
surviving veterans of the war of 1914 and
1915 being residents of the State and in ne,
cessitous circumstances for any amount in
the State treasury not otherwise appropli-
ated.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
whenever any person claiming to be vet
eran of 1914 and 1916 shall show proper
vouchers to the Auditor of the State, he is
entitled according 10 the provisions of the
first to the amount thereof donated. The
Auditor shall issue a warrant to the said
applicant for the same.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) F. G. ANTOINE,
Chairmsni
E. S. WILSON,
w. @. WILLIAMS
P. GUIG0NET.
The report was received and accepted and
the bill therein recommended and placed on
its first reading.
The Committee on Judiciary, through its
n1, NJ. .EC OF
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ROOM
July %, 1858.
To .Ae Honorable Speaker and Members of the
Ho.s5 OF Representatives:
Gentlemen-YOur Committee on Judicia-
ry having considered the bill herewith re-
turned an act entitled an act to fix the terms
of the District Court in the Third Judicial
District, report the same favorably.
And having considered the bill herewith
returned entitled an act declaring, coDstitu-
ting. and making the clerks of the District
Courts in the several parishes of this State
ex-oficio clerks of parish courts, report the
P. HARPER,
Or. Chairman.
The bill reported favorably by the COM
mittee entitled an act to fix the terms of the
District Court of the Third Judicial District
passed its first reading.
WMr. Morey moved to postpone one week
from Saturday next the consideration ofthe
bill reported and amended by the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means, relative to the ne
gotiatiun by the Governor of loan of
Sl0O, 900 instead of S250, 900.
Carried.
lN0FIcEs OF BILLS.
The following notices of bills were given.
Bills liesover under the rules:
By Mir. Demarest Of st. Mary:
An act to remove obstructions, and i'm
prove the navigation Of Bayou Teche, Lou.
isiana.
By Mr.. Gray, of ST. James:
An act to authorize certain persons to in
stitute proceeding in foTTnG pduperis.
By Mr.. Walsh, of DeSoto:
Joint resolution authorizing the Parish
Judges TO enforce article I3O of the State
constitution.
BILLS ON THEIR FIRST READING.
Mr.. Isabelle, of Orleans, called up his
bill No. 60, entitled an act relative to costs
aud fees, and under suspension of the
rules 1t was placed on its second reading.
Under suspension of the rules bill No.
81, introduced By Mr. Gray, Of st. James,