The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-26

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ster. Bsousaard. Bryan. Buckingham. Butler.
Chachere Cochran, Crawford, Darby Davis.
Durio Rlis, Fsulknsr, Floyd. Fonteliou, Gaddis.
Heampttaad. Hysms, Kearson, Kllm, Lumbar
H. Let y. b tdtt, Lynch, MAho4ey, Marian.
MeadovH X6nchfe, Morris, 0vekton, Quinn.
Sartain, 6chdmaehsf, Soner, Stamps, Stanton.
Stevens, 1atuan, Thompeon Tureaud. washT
ngton, d, Concoedia whsyand. E. wdhans
r wiliaIps. Yotke Young % I'M
|, Nays: AbsH, Antoine. Adolphs. Antoinss Be-.
row, Bentley, Blunt, Brown. Buchsnau, CAM
Dsrinsbungn Dsmas. Devices. Gariner.. .Gazst-
lamp. p Hxpsr. W. Harper johnson. A.nH.
Kisseila, lAorent Marie. Matthews. NoCerty,
McFaxlaads Moore. Morphy, Nelson. mOng.
| Opaatak. Otto, Pond, Raby, Riley, Ringeold,
Smith, TOunoir, Ullman, Wands, Washington.
Of Assumption. Waters. Wilson, Worral--A2
Tho motion was laid on the table. IN
L Mr.. Cochran. Of Lafayette, moved that
the further reading Of the bill be dispsn-
sed with. ,ss "a - .sdin'7 Z
Carried. 'i1 ~ ..--. p ~. :,
The constitutional rule was suspended,
and the bill placed ON its third reading
and final passage.
A motion 10 strike out the enacting
clause of the bill was laid on the table on
motion Of, Mr.. Carr, Of .DeSoto. 7,at.L
The bill was finally passed, its title
adopted, and notice Of concurrence
ordered to be sent to the Senate. D., '.,..'4
A motion for Q consideration OF the
vote whereby the bill was finally passed,
and motion 10 lay that on the table were
carried. =, ''i +. l' '.',-,-., ,Ir. '.if
THE Speaker, resumed the chair.
The following report of the special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the affairs
Of the New Orleans Gaslight Company
was read, received and adopted: ~.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of he
House Of Representatives: - .v'rr
Your committee appointed to examine
The affairs of the New Orleans Gaslight
Company, for the purpose Of ascertaining
whether said company has complied with
the conditions of its charter, beg leave to
submit the following report:
| The New Orleans Gaslight Company
was chartered by the Legislature OF the
State in 1885, In 1916, by an amenda-
tory act, its exclusive rights and priv
Iilsges were continued in force until April
II, 1875, at which time all its corporate
rights were to cease 'i
In 1860 an act was passed entitled an
act to extend the area Of gas lighting in
the city of New Orleans, and to reduce
the price of gas In this act it was pro-
yided that the corporation should be
continued in force, without exclusive
rights. for twenty years after the expira-
ton Of the present charter, upon the fol-
, lowing conditions, viz: That the price
of gas to consumers should be reduced
: to four dollars per thousand feet, and
that the company should lay, at its own
; expense, net less than fifteen miles Of
main pipe in the streets Of New Orleans,
within three years from the first day Of
July, 1850.
This last condition was not complied
l with, but, a. shown in statements A and
> B, accompanying this report, and which
statements were compiled from the books
!, of the company, fall materially short Of
q | the limits fixed by said act. s
To another feature of the act Of 1860
your committee would invite particular
!. attention; that its title does not set forth
d the extension of the charter Of the COM
pany as one of it's objects The follow
ing communication, from the Attorney
General of the State. will sufficiently ex.
plain the effect of such omission:
o r,a ATTORNEY GuRRAIs OTy1oz,
a State Of Louisiana, Z
New Orleans, January II, 1871, }
. Hon. &. W. Dswsss Chairman Special Com
. mittss ON AaAin Of Gaslight Company
House Of Representatives,:
|, DEAN Sn-M reply to your communica'
: ton of yesterday touching the constitu'
!, tionality of act No. 66 Of the Genera
: Assembly of 1860, 1 have to say that 4
: seems to be in violation Of article 115 O
n the constitution of 1853, in this: Tha'
!, it amends the charter of the Gasigh
!, Company, witoout expressing the sale
!, object in the title.
|, Section forty-two of the act Of 1888
> incorporating the Gaslight Company
!. continued it's edtence for forty years
g The charter, therefore, without consider
ing the act of 1860, would expire in 1875
;. The act Of 1860 amending charter SO al
t, continue it's existsnce to the year 1896
being the object Of the act, should hav
: been expressed in the title.nA
It was competent for the Legislator
:, to enact that portion expressed In it