The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-09

BY Mr.. Yorke, Of Carroll:
An act entitled an act to facilitate the
Land Improvement Company.
By Mr.. Carter. of Cameron: .a
An set entitled an act for the relief of
Thomas L. Maxwell, late Sheriff of the
parish of Orleans.
BY Mr.. Blount, of Natch;tOches:
An act entitled an act for the relief of
Theodore Merritt, of Natchitoehes.
By Mr.. Butler, of Benville:
An act entitled an act to relieve the citizens Of
Bienville parish, whose lands have been return
ed as the property of non-residents by error Of
the tax collectors.
By Mr.. Ons, of 81. Bernard:
An act entitled an act for the relief of Francis
C. Mahan.
BY Mr. Brown, of Ascension:
An act entitled an act to incorporate the Stow
Foundation Company for the State Of Louisi-
ana.
BY Mr. Barrett of Orleans:
An act entitled an act to exempt property
from seizure and sale, and for fife protection Of
the citizens of this State in their homesteads and
for other purposes.
BY Mr.. Stamps, Of Jefferson:
An act for the reliet OF the parish of Jefferson,
Right Bank.
Also, an act for the relief of ". B. Hyman.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Previous notice having been given, House
bill No Is, an act to incorporate the Roncal
Waterpoucr Manufacturing Company, in the
parish of Tangipahoa, Was put upon its first
reading. 81,
The constitutional rule having been suspend
y. the bill underwent its second reading and
vas referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Previous notice having been given. House
bill No. l6, an act to amend IN act entitled IAN
act to incorporate the Bayou Rapides Naviga-
ton Company" approved February II, 1860,
was read
Under suspension of the constitutional rule
the bill was put upon its second reading and re-
fsrred to the Committee ON Internal Improve
ments- 81 l.-. ... a., b.
BY permission, Mr.. Ong, of St. Bernard, in
troduced House bill No. II, an act to provide q
revenue, to levy and collect taxes, to grant and
collect licenses, to prescribe certain penalties
and forfeiturss. TO provide for the creation and
removal of revenue officers, and to
lefine their duties, to punish certain
crimes and .nisdemeanors, to create
liens and mortgages in favor of the State in GER
tIn cases, to regulate tho manner Of the pay
nent of moneys from the treasury, to prescribe
certain duties of justices Of the peace, State and
parish officers, 10 provide for the collection Of
back taxes or licenses, and to repeal I'll acts in
consistent Herewith.
Which was put on its first reading under o
suspension of the rules. L.t
The constitutional rule being suspended, the
bill was read second time by title. and referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Previous notice having been given, House bill
No. IL. an act to allow Hypolite Bellocq Of the
parish of st. Nary, to sue the State for alleged
manages sustained during the construction Of
levees, which WAS pu. on its first reading undS'
, suspension of the constitutional rule, the bin
was mt upon its second reading. and referred
to tho Committee ON Lands and Leyees.
UNFINISHED business.
The first in order being consideration Of the
several vetoes Of the Governor, they were taken
up, f"i tif
Mr. Mathews, of Tensas moved That their con.
sideration be postponed, and that they be made
the special or Ter of the day for next Thursday,
nineteenth instant, and that the bills vetoed be
printed, and laid upon the desks of members,
upon the adoption of which the yeas and nays
were demanded by MesarA Hampstead. Of
Iberville, and Quinn, of Orleans, with the FOL
lowing result:
Yeas Abel, Antoine, Baker, Barker, Barrett,
Barrow, Belot Bentley, Bowen, Brewster,
Broussard, Brown Buchanan, Burch, Carter.
Cochran. Crawford, Darby. Darinsburg, Demas,
Devices, Durio. Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontt
lei, Gaddis, Gardner, p Harper, W. Harper,
Johnson. Jordan, Kearson, Kenncr, Llambias,
II. Lott, J. Lott, Marvin. Matthews, McCarty,
Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Morphy, Morris,
Nelson, Otto, Overton, Quinn, Raby. Riley,
Sartain, Souer, Stanton, Tatnaan, Tournoir,
Tureaud, wands. Washington of Assumption,
Washington of Consordia, Waters, E. Williams,
H. Williams, Wilson, Yorke. Young-66
Nays Blunt, Bryan, Butler, Garstkamp.
Hampstead, Ki1en, Kinsella, Lynch, Ong,
Oplatek, Schumacher, Stamps, Stevens Stinson,
Ullmann, Worrall-16. nf
Carried.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, the
House was adjourned until tomorrow ut twelve
II
WILLIAM vIGERS,
h Chief Clerk
$50 Eleventh. Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES, !
Friday, January Is. 1871
The House met pursuant TO adjournment.
Speaker Carr in the Chair.
The ron was called, and the following men,
bers answered to their names
Cv,oator Carr Moasrc Ahell AdOlDhe An