New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-16

Orleans, approved March II, 1859, and to
regulate tho collection of said taxes. was
taken up and read.
On motion of Mr.. Bacon the bill was
ordered to be printed, and was made the
special order of the day for Wednesday
next.
Senate bill No. 103 an act to amend the
trst section of an actentirled an act to in
corporate the town of Monroe In the parish
of ouachits, and to provide for the govern.
ment oftne same, approved March Is, 1866,
was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Ray
recommitted to the Committee or the Judi
ciary.
Senate bill No. q, an act for the relief of
William Pearson, of Union parish, was taken
up and read.
Gu motion of Mr.. Ray the rules were sus.
pended, the bill put on its third reading,
and adopted with its title.
Senate bill No. 81, Nd act giving juriadic-
ton to the Third, Fourth, Fifth, sixth, and
Seventh District Courts TO try certain cases,
reported favoiably upon by the Judiciary
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill Was consid.
cred engrossed, the lies suspended for
third reading, and the bill fnally adopted
with its title.
Senate bill No, 81, an act for the relief of
Charles o. Hardy and a. F. Wrotnowsky,
reported favorably upon by the Committee
on Claims, was taken up and read.
On motion Of Mr.. Hara it was cousid-
nTnl ho
third reading, aud the bill read aud finally
adopted with its title.
Senate bill No 81, an act relative TO the
tutotahip of the minor children of L. W. and
S. l.. Goodwin, deceased, reported faYora-
bly, upon BY the Judiciary Committee, was
taken up and read.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was consid-
cred engrossed, the rules suspended for a
third reading. and the bill finally adopted
with its title.
Senate bill No CO, an act granting to Ga
brial Mullen the exclusive right to build
toll bridge across the Amite river, reported
favorably upon by the Committee on Corpo.
rntions, was taken up aud informally passed
over for the time being.
Subsequently the bill was or motion of
Mr.. Thompson, of St. Helena, consider.
ed engrossed the rules suspended for
third reading, the bill flally passed, and its
title adopted.
Senate bill No. 1I6, an act to amend the
charter Of the city Of New Iberia Was taken
up aud read.
On motion Of Dir. Ray the bill was consid. |
cred engrossed, the rules suspended for q |
third reading, and finally adopted with its
title.
nserate bill No. lis, an act to incorporate
Vigilant Fire Company No. l, of the town Of |
New Iberia, WAS taken up.
Gu motion of Mr.. Ray tie bill was laid
on the table, subject to call.
Senate bill No. g., an act to incorporate
the n rth Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Company, favorably reported by the
Committee on Internal Improvements, was
taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Blackman the bill was
taken up section by section.
Sections one to twenty.three inclusive
were read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Blackmau the bill was
considered engrossed, under suspension of
The rules, read a third time, and finally
adopted with its title
Senate bill No. l04, an act to provide pen
3ions for the veterans of ISIA-I5, according
10 the requirements of article one hundred
and twenty-four Of the constitution OF 1868,
vas taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the blank was filed
lp with $3.50 "a Year,
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was con.
idered engrossed, the rules suspended for
. third reading, aud the bill finaily adopted
With its title.
House bill No. a, an act to re.establish
he burnt records of the parish of VIM,
vas taken up, and on motion Of Mr.. Raw
ecommitted to the Committee on Judici.
ny.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
pHara presented the report of the,Com-
nittee on Claims, reporting favorably upon
enate bill No. S8-an act for the relief of
Edmonston.
The President appointed as members of :
he Joint Committee on the part of the {
enate, to examine into the accounts of the 6
Ioard OF Registration, Senators jerks and !
'utch.
Senate bill No. 50, an act relative to the in.
pectlon OF weights and measures in that 8
ortion OF the parish of Orleans situated on
he right bank of the river Mississippi, was : :
lken up.
On motion Of Mr.. Packard the bill was c
lade the special order of the day for Sat. Z
rday the fifteenth instant.
Mr.. Ray called up House bill No. 56-an ?
ct relative to the New Orleans, Mobile, and e
chattanooga Railroad Company.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was taken 8
p section by section. .
Sections one to fourteen inclusive were .
ken up and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was con. n
dered engrossed, the rules suspended for G.
Iird reading, and the bill finally adopted a
it'll its title. Il
The following is the bill as passed: o.
4 act relative to the New OrIeanz hrohiIo 8,
and Chattanooga Railroad Con,ntnv a fe
corporation OF the State of Ainbrrns c,
and authorizing and empowering said ii
company 10 exercise and ehiuy its COR b.
porate powers aud franchises In the | nj
State of Louisiana. Ii
SECTION |. Be 1t enacted by the Senate n
% House OF representatives Of the State Of
Louisiana In General Assembly Convened
lat the New Qrleans, Mobile, and Chatta' a,
'oga haiiroau Company, corporation in. IN
rpOrateu, organized, aud existing nndrr AZ
"a by virtue OF Its act of incOruoratlon ~
lly enacted by the Legislature of the q,
ate OF Alabama, entitled az act to moor n,
rate the New ogleans, Mobile, and Chat ht
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