New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-26
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Nays: Antoine, Coupland, Gallup, Herwig
Ingraham, KelsO, Lynch, Pierce, Smith
Sypher, Todd, Twitchell-l2.
The Secretary called the name OF MIR
Kelso, who called up Senate bill No. III, t.
be entitled an act to incorporate the Pacific
Fire Company No. l, of the town Of Alexan
dria, in the parish Of Rapides, State O
Louisiana, bill on second reading.
The bill was read and considered en-
crossed for a third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, th<
bill read its third and last time, and finally
adopted with its title.
The Secretary called the name Of Mr.
Lewis, who called up Senate bill No. SO, t.
be entitled an act to create the parish Of
Vernon. and providing for the organization
thereof, bill on second reading.
Tho bill was read and considered en-
crossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus
pended by a tour-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill read it's third and last time, and finally
adopted with its title
MIR. Harris, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported the following bills as
having been duly engrOssed
Senate bill No. 1874, to be entitled an act
to facilitate commerce by re-establishing
the New Orleans Leyee Shed Company, etc.
! AlsO Senate bill No. 2O2, to he entitled an
act to Incorporate the Louisiana Joint Stock
Bank, to be located in the city of New
| Orleans, Louisiana.
| Also, Senate bill No. 10, to be entitled an
act to purchase five hundred copies each of
the Revised Civil Code and the Revised
| Code of Practice Of the State of Louisiana.
Also, Senate bill No. 1911, to be entitled an
act for the relief Of Mrs. Gertrude Lipshuts
Also, Senate bill No. g. to be entitled an
act granting corporate privileges to the in
habitants Of Baton Rouge, in the parish of
East Baton Rouge. and to provide for the
government Of the affairs thereof, etc.
Also, Senate bill No. 243, to be entitled an
act establishing the Eighteenth Judicial
District, etc.
The Secretary called the name of Mr..
Lynch who called up substitute for Senate
bill No. Sd, to be entitled an act recognizing
the police juries Of this State, making the
parish judges members, and perform the
duties of presidents thereof, prescribing the
and fixing their duties and compensation,
and making clerks of the district courts in
each parish clerks Of the police ,juries, and
providing how their compensation shall be
fixed.
On motion Of Mr.. Lynch the bill was con-
sidered section by section.
The first section having been read, line
five, on motion of Mr.. Lynch, was stricken
out and the following words inserted: 1.-The
Governor shall appoint, by and with the
consent and advice of the Senate also. to
strike out the word three" in line sixteen.
and insert the word SO five also, to strike
out the words NOR within ten miles of
each other" in lines twenty-six and TWEEN
ty-seyen.
The section was then adopted rs
amended.
Section two was read, and, on motion,
the lines two. three, four. five and six to
the word shall were stricken out and
the following words inserted: That the
police jury shall elect from their own mem
bers president. who"
The section was then adopted as
amended.
Section three was read. and on motion the
words the parish judge with" in lines five
and six. were stricken out; also the words
-, II, Al:
fourteen. and the words chose who do
meet inserted; also, in line sixteen the
words " appointed Or inserted also, the
words i" the parish Judge and any two" in
lines twenty and twenty-one stricken out,
an1the words ANY three inserted; also, i'll
line twenty-five. the words 1.-The parish Judge
and" stricken ont.
Section four was then read, and was
stricken out.
Section five. now four, was then read. and
the words except that it shall be by gen
eral election in the entire parish" were
stricken out.
The section was then adopted as amended
Section six, now section five, was read
and the words the parish judge and,' in
line two, were stricken out. In line five the
word five was inserted. In line eleven
the words parish judge" were stricken out
and the word "president' inserted. In
lines twelve and thirteen the words parish
judges" were stricken out and the word
presidents inserted. In lines sixteen and
seventeen the words 1.-The parish judge orr
were stricken out. Also, in lines twenty:
five and twenty-six, the words parish
Judge were stricken out and the words
president of the police jury" inserted. The
section was then adopted as amended.
Section seven, now section six, was then |
read and adopted.
Section eight, now section seven, was read |
and was stricken out.
The following was then added as section
eight: That this act shall take effect |
from and after its passage"
The bill was adopted as amended.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill.
Mr.. Ray moved to lay the motion on the
table.
On call of the yeas and nays the
Senate tabled the motion by the following
vote:
Yeas: Barber, Campbell, Fish, Gallup,
Harris. Herwig, Hunsaker, jerks, kelso,
Lewis. Lynch, McMillen, holland, OHara,
Pierce, Raglan. Ray, Smith, Swords. Thomas,
Thompson Todd Twitchell, Whitney. |