The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-30

No. SO, an act to amend an act EMIT.
tied an act Incorporating the Southeast.
ern Railroad Company, approved March
Is. 1855, and granting State aid there
for.
No. 213, an act to regulate the mode
of trying cases arising Under the provi-
sions of article thirteen of the constitu-
ton of Louisiana. or under any acts Of
the Legislature, to enforce the said ar
ticle thirteen of the said constitution, and
to regulate the licenses therein mention
ed.
No. 135, an act to compensate John
Ray for experimenting the printing Of
the Revised Civil Code and Code Of
Practice. and compiling digest of the
statutes of the State of q general charac-
ter, under the appointment of the Cen
eral Assembly for that purpose. by sec
ton two of act No. IS of the regular
session Of 1870. approved March 16,
1870.
No. 163, joint resolution authorizing
and requiring the transfer of David Fish
er, F. C. Oliver and Celestiae Oliver from
the parish jail of Ascension to the parish
of Jefferson.
No. 80, an act to purchase five hun
drcd copies of treatise on attachments,
with notes on the other conservatory
writs under the laws Of the State of
Louisiana, by Kimban A. Cross.
No. 254, an act to protect iaborers
from being forced to work on the public
roads or levees in this State, and pro-
viding q punishment Of same.
No. 254, an act authorizing Peter
Snowden to adopt Victoria and Frank
Vaughn, children of his wife Mary Jane
before her marriage with said Peter
Snowden.
And to inform the Senate that the
House has concuryed in Senate bills
No. 46, q bill to be entitled an act for
the relief fthe University of Louisiana
to repair the west wing Of the university,
and to preserve the public property
therein.
No. 16, an act to form new parish, to be
called the parish of Red River.
Also to ask the signature of the President
of the Senate to the following enrolled bills:
An act to amend and re-enact sections
1848 and 1849 of the Revised Statutes of
1870.
An act to amend article 915 of the Civil
Code, and to provide for the descent of COM
munity property in certain cases.
An act for the relief of John L. Lewis, of
the parish of Claiborne
An act to authorize the people of the par
ish of Livingston to change the location of
the courthouse, and to locate the same by a
vote of the people thereupon.
An act to provide for supplying the loss
of public records, and other papers, consum-
ed by the burning of the courthouse of the
parish of Morehouse, on the sixteenth Of
March, 1870.
WILLIAM vIGERS,
Chief Clerk
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House that
the President Of the Senate had signed en-
rolled act known as the levee bill, and pre-
sented to the House for concurrence Senate
bill No. 20, to fix the salary of the CHIEF
Justice and associate Justices of the Supreme
Court.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Kelso presented memorial asking
for q donation Of public lands for the bene-
fit of the Alexandria and Shreveport rail-
road
Referred to the Committee on Railroads
RxPORTs OF COMMITTEE
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Judici-
airy, reported favorably on senate joint reso-
luton No. 6, to authorize the New Orleans,
Mobile and Chatanooga Railroad Company
to change the name Of said corporation, and
to regulate its contracts, obligations and &c
curitiss under this name.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported back Senate bill No. 162,
to be entitled an act to further define the
liabilities of the corporations and parishes
within the Metropolitan Police District OF
New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and to
make the warrants, checks, OF orders issued
by said board receivable for licenses, taxes
and other dues, with the recommendation
that it be referred to the city delegation.
1t WAS 50 referred
Mr.. Pierce, from the Committee on Pub
Lie Education, submitted the following re-