New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-11
ALFRED KEARNY,
A. MARY,

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Chairman:
ALFRED KEARNY,
A. MARY.
FINANCE OoMasIrrEE Room,
Chy Hall June Q, 1855
With reference to the plan proposed by
Mr. Avegno for the payment OF the currency
debt of the city by means of lottery, the
undersigned being unable to concur with
the majority of your committee beg leave
to submit the following minority report:
We believe that lotteries are not pro.
motive of good, and that they are very
ready mode of procuring money from the
poor and the adventurous. The whule
civilized world through their governments,
with few exceptions, have abolished lotter.
les as State institution, and we do not be
lieve it true policy for the city of New
Orleans at this time to attempt to vie with
Baden Baden or the valleys Of the Black
Forest.
Our city. with its wealth and favorable
position for commerce, can pay its debts in
a legitimate manner, and We think its Citi-
Zens do not desire to stain her credit at
home and abroad, which the proposed slot
terry plan in our opinion, will do. The
proposed adventure will keep cloud over
the credit of the city for ten years, and
should the city desire to 60 into the market
to sell its bonds, hnanciers would see in the
adoption of such scheme little save pecun-
larry necessities, which must have rendered
our city well nigh despicable.
The scheme is not only unWise but is un.
lawful. The statutes of 1885 aud ls4l (see
revised stats. P. 40 and 1907 forbid not
only lottery but the vending Of tickets of
lotteries legally established elsewhere, and
1t becomes the duty of the criminal Judge to
call the attention of the grand Jury to the
act at each term Of the court.
In lsGG (see acts OF legislature, p. 80,
chap. 81 an act was passed permitting the
vending Of tickets by paying a license fee
of ten thousand dollars. The argument
used in this case was, that tickets II the
Havana and other lotteries were secretly
and unlaWfully sold, and that if the State
put on q heavy license fee the result would
be to either drive the business out of the
State, or in case one or two parties should
pay the license fee they would be a police
in themselves to prevent others from engag-
ing in vending lottery tickets.
By the eleventh section Of said act the
Legislature say
Nothing contained in the provisions Of
this act shall be construed to authorize the
establishment of any lottery in this State.n
Thus it will be seen that if the city of New
Orleans enter into the proposed lottery they
are not only violating the principles Of mo-
rality 9nd expectancy but the statutes of
our State, and in our opinion every citizen
indictment by the grand jury.
We are therefore of the opinion that the
plan proposed by Mr.. AyegnO should not be
adopted. J. P. SULLIVAN.
A resolution accompanying the majority re.
port resembling the contract between the city
and J. H.Kellar relative to the Eellar mar
ket with an amendment by Mr. Chadwick
was recommitted.
The following resolution from the same
committee was lost by vote of . to 9:
Be Il rssoired, That whereas the City Con.
troller has Informed this Board of the fail
ure of Walter Henry to comply with the
acquisitions Of the contract for paving
Blenville street with brick banquettes, etc,
the said Controller be directed to advertise
anew the same contract in the same
manner and upon the same terms as we're
proposed in the last publication as per
ordinance sos.
Mr.. Sullivan obtained a suspension Of the
rules to Offer the following resolution,
which was adopted by the following vote
and sent up to the Board of Aldermen;
Yeas: Messrs. Chadwick, Scott, Sullivan,
Perkins, Mary, Thezan, Dunn, sterry, Jou-
bert, Shields.
AAl~1Aos AA0lA eAha AANoA
Mf. Shields gave notice of reconsidera-
ton Of the above vote for the next meet.
ing.
The President declared Mr.. Shields out OF
order.
An appeal from this decision being taken
the Chair was sustained by vote Of 9.to 8.
Resol0sd, That the Board of Aldermen
are hereby Invited t9 meet the Board ., e.
ayersrs, fo tbe r,,yrosa ~ aincs;., ,htrsaan
Commissioners Of the House Of Refuge.
An ordinance accompanying the majority
report Of the Finance Committee vas then
taken Nd. pending the reading Of which the
Board Of Aldermen entered. and the Conn.
Cd went into
Jstnt session.
Present-Board Of Aldermen: 1rr. james
| Graham Presidept, ana Messrs. woolaev
| burbank. Tucker. Kellorc. and zacharie
Present-Board 81 Assi.tant Aldermen.
Air. =. II. Chadwick. Prssident; and messrs.
scott s,,I,r.n a,,s -, ets,.
Mary, Bresn. Thezap Dunn strairht,
sterry, sauvinet, and Joubert
az. Graham announced the object Of the