New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-19
certain powers to Parish Judges, report
favorably. -..---.
P. HARPER, Chairman.
B. O. WREH,
A. L. LEE,


W. L. McMILLEN.
And the House bill No. 8, reported by the
committee was on motion of Mr. McMilleu,
Of Carroll placed on its third reading and
final passage as follows
An Act granting certain powers to the sew
eraI Parish Judges.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Represe natives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
That the several Parish Judges shall have
the power in the absence of the District
Judge from the several parishes or when he
IS interested, 10 act in cases before the Dis.
trict Court in granting orders of arrest or
attachment. sequestration, provisional seiz-
ure, order of seizure and sale, to issue writ
of possession and distringas; to grant orders
setting aside sequestration and fixing the
amount of bonds therefor; to grant iniunc.
tions in all cases, and to fix the amount of
the bonds, except in cases where it is now
fixed by law; to grant appeals and fix the
amount of bonds thereof when the same is
not fixed by law; to issue commissions To
| take testimony of witnesses residing out
of the parish, and in the parish where
1t is made to appear that witness is about
to depart or where from other cause
the party desiring his testimony may have
cause to apprehind that he will otherwise
be deprived of it; and to appoint commits
sion to execute the same; and to FIX the
| return day thereof and to appoint curators
ad hoe in all cases. and that Parish Judges
are empowered to grant these orders OF
wrlts when application is made to them in
| proper form according to the laws of this
State therefor, and when the party or his
attorney make oath that the District Judge
is absent from the parish or that being in.
| terested, he is unable to give the order.
SEC. 2. Belt further enacted, ETC., That
| all laws or parts oflaws in conflict with this
| act be and are hereby repealed.
Do aNr n .
| this act shall take effect from and after its
| passage. y.
The Committee on Enrolment made the
following report, which was received;
To the Honorahe Speaker and Members of the
| House of Representatives
Your Committee on Enrolment respect
| fully report that the following bills have
| been duly eugrossed viz
An act No. 26, making a new division of
| the State of Louisiana into five Congress
sioDal districts; and
An act No. 2l to facilitate parish officers
in furnishing bonds, and for other pur.
| poses.
Chairman Committee on Enrolment.
The Committee on Contingent Expenses
made the following report, which on motion
was adopted;
Rooms Of Committee on Contingent Expenses
| New Orleans, La, July 10, 1868.
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Represeu
| tatives.
GHNTLEMEN-Your Committee on Contin.
| gent Expenses having considered the reso
| luton offered by the member from St.
| James, authorizing the Committees OH
| Charitable and Public Institutions, Inter
nal improvements and Parochiai Affairs to
| hire suitable room outside of The House
| for the use of said Committees, beg leave to
report favorably thereon, provided, that
the rent of such rooms will not exceed fifty
dollars per month.
Chairman of Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses.
Mr.. Lott, Chairman of the Select Commit.
tee, submitted the following report;
REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE TO VISIT THE
AUDITOR
Your committee report that the difficulty
lies in the apparent Withholding of the
Governors signature to the bill transfer
ring certain funds from the special to the
general fund.
Your Committee are of the opinion that
the Governor did sign the bill, and that his
signature was afterward withdrawn,
HARRY LOTT, Chairman.
BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING.
The following bill passed its third reading,
and was adopted and sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
House bill No. 81, an actto facilitate par.
ish officers in furnishing bonds, and for
other purposes.
The following bill on motion of Mr.. Nc.
Vean, of Caddo, was referred to a special
committee of five, one from each Congress
ional district:
House bill No. 26, an act making new
division of the State of Louisiana into FIVE
F Congressional districts.
SENATE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE.
. rAI,
; ing bills passed their first and second read
ings:
A Joint resolution relative to the appoiSt-
ment of Joint committee to examine fnto
the accounts vouchers, ETC., of the Offices
of Auditor of Public Accounts and Treas
urer of the State. $50 copies ordered to be
printed.
Senate bill No. Is An act in relation tc
the trial of contested election cases. l5C
copies ordered to be printed.
Senate bill No. l4-An act relative to the
First and Second District Courts for the
parish and city of New Orleans.
Under q suspension of the rules:
Senate bill No. 17-Entitled an act t
transfer all causes now pending before the
courts of the parish of Orleans under thu
, constitution of 1864 to the courts created by
the constitution of 1868, passed its first
second, and third readings, and notice
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
BILLS ON THEIR SECOND READING.
BY Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson:
/ House bill No. S0-Referred to Committed
on Charitable Institutions.
By Mr.. Devices, of Bienvllle;
! House bill No. 3l-Referred 10 Committee
|, on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. May, of Orleans
House bill No. 32-Referred to Committed
on Judiciary.
By Mr., McMillen, of Carroll.
House bill No. S3-Referred to Committee
on Commerce. $50 copies ordered to be
printed.
By Mr.. Reese, of Lafourche:
) House bill No. 94-Referred to Committee
on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Wren, of Bossier:
House bill No. 36-Referred to Committee
on Internal Improvements.
By Mr.. Rey of Orleans:
House bill No. 81.
By Mr.. Quincy, of Rapides
House bill No. 38-Reterred to Committee
on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Hutchinson, of st. Tammany:
House bill No. 40-Referred to the Com
mittee on Internal improvements.
BY Mr. Harper, of st. Charles:
House bill No. 41-referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
By Mr., Quincy, of Rapides;
House bill No. 42-Referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. !Guigonet, of Avoyelles:
House bill No. 4S-Referred to the Judici.
ary Committee.
By Mr.. Melvin, of Natchitoches:
House bill No. 44-Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Melvin, of Natchitoches:
I nsg1 NpaEa- - H.