New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-15

elusive control of all free public schools in
the city aforesaid, subject to the provisions
of this act"
And in section seventeen, in line -,
after the words said board, insert the
words 'of Algiers and Jefferson.'
And insert in the title, after the Worn
Louisiana, the words "and the city OF
New Orleans"
Respectfully,
Secretary of the Senate.
House bill No. 81, an act to provide tor
the payment of the floating debt OF the
city of New Orleans.
Bill returned from the Senate with the
following amendments:
Senate amendments to House bill NO. "a:
Amend the title by aiding 1T the end,
after the words New Orleans, the follow
ing, land to regulate the keeping and dis
bursement Of the funds of said city
In section first strike out all after the
word depository. in line twenty, to the
end of line twenty three, and insert In lieu
thereof the following, Including the
bonds enormously issued to the McDonogh
school fund and Fink Asylum fund, reserv-
ing enough to exchange for certificates
bonds, and which are now outstanding
In section four, in lines seven and eight,
strike out the words Is first day Of January,
1870" and insert in lieu thereof the follow
ing, 'date of the passage OF this act"
Insert the following as section nine:
Be it further enacted, etc, That the city
of New Orleans is hereby authorized 20 levy
an equal and uniform tax, for the
purposes of this act, upon all property
al m
ments thereof to be made in the manner the
said Common Council shall prescribe, and
to provide for its collection, but said tax
added to the consolidated loan tax, and to
the special tax tor the payment of the an
nual interest on the bonds issued by the
city for subscription to the stocks or the
New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western
Railroad Company, the New Orleans, Jack.
son and Great Northern Railroad Company,
and the Pontchartrain Railroad Company,
and the interest Oh the ten per cent bonds,
and the interest the seven per cent bonds
issued by the city of New Orleans, shall not
in the aggregate be more than one dollar
and seventy-tive cents on the one Dundreo
dollars of valuation annually, except in case
of invasion or Instruction: Provided, 1t be
sufficient to pay the interest on the cons0ll-
dated debt aud railroad bonds issued by the
city of New Orleans.
Make section nine of the original bill
| section ten.
Strike out "section ten" and insert the
| following IS ''section eleven':
Be it enacted, ETC., That the Treasurer
shall deposit daily all moneys, bonds and
| notes received or collected by him for ac-
| count of the city, or for the McDonogh
| school fund, and other trust funds. IL the
bank selected by the Common Council as the
| depository; and he shall open and keep IN
| said depository rs many special accounts as
| there are items of expenditure. in the de-
| tailed estimate known as the budget. And
he shall deposit daily as aforesaid, to the
credit OF each of said several special &C
counts, its due proportion of the daily re-
| ceipts, in the ratio which each of said items
| shall bear to the total amount OF the bud
| get, less the items of interest on the funded
debts. 1t being hereby required that Ill
| collections of whatever character for ac-
| count Of the several funded debts be de
posted with the Fiscal Agent.
! Insert the following rs seclo twelve:
! Be it further enacted, etc, That moneys
| so deposited to the credit of any one OF saC
| several special accounts be exempt from
| seizure in any court of claims not pertain
| ing to the item represented by such special
! account.
Make section eleven of original bill sec
| ton thirteen.
Make section twelve of original bill sec
| tlCQ fourteen.
| On motion the amendments were con
CURED in, and notice of concurrence or
dered to be sent to the Senate.
House bill No. 1876, an act granting ferry
privileges to Thomas r. Verbois, his heir:
or assigns, across the Mississippi river a
the town of Paquemines, in the parish O.
Iberville, State of Louisiana.
| Bill returned from the Senate with tht
following amendment:
"Strike out the entire fourth section
| On motion, the amendment was con
Cured in, and notice of concurrence or
dered to be sent to the Senate.
The Committee on Judiciary, through
its chairman, by permission, submitted
the following majority and minority re
ports, which were received and accepted
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members o
the House of Representatives.
| GENTLEMEN-Your Judiciary Committee
| have the honor to refer back Sc nate bill
| No 206, entitled il" An Act repeating Al
| Act entitled An Act to prevent trespassine
| approved December twentieth, 1865" and tt
| recommend its passage.
| Respectfully,
! P. HARPER,