New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-16
MESS TO THE HOUSE


MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary presented to the House for
its consideration the following entitled bills,
viz: D
Senate joint resolution No. IL, granting
leave Of absence to Thomas Reber, Parish
lana.
Senate bill No 81, to be entitled an act to
amend and re-enact an act entitled IAN act
to incorporate Harmony Fire Company No.
/, of the town of Franklin, parish of St
Mary" approved February %, 1856.
Senate bill No. l40, to be entitled an act
to authorize Antoine Lccon,te Hcrtzog to
assume the name of Ambrose HeTtzog
Lecomte.
And notified that honorable body that
the Senate had concurred in The following
House bills, viz:
House bill No. 6, to be entitled an act to
amend article nine hundred and fifteen Of
the Civil Code. and to provide for the de-
scent @! community property in certain
= ~C9aes
House bill No. LOG, to he entitled an act to
authorize the people Of the parish OF Living
ston to Change the location OF their court
house, and to locate the same by vote of
the people thereupon.
And with amendments in
House bill No, 10, to be entitled an &C. to
extend the limits of the corporation OF the
town OF Minden, and to give the corporate
authorities thereof the exclusive control Of
the license and sale OF intoxicating liquors
within said limits. and the disposition Of
the revenue thercirOm.
PETITIONS md MEMORIALS
Mr.. PincLbach presented petition from
the Red River Pilots Benevolen. Associa-
ton, a duly incorporated body under the
laws OF this State, and dorliciled IN New
Orleans, asking for relief.
Mr.. Ingraham presented petition from
the Board of Metropolitan Police Of New
Orleans, which was ordered printed IN the
Journal OF the Senate.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives Of lie
State Of Louisiana, in General assembly
convened:
TouE memoriaists beg leave 20 respect
fully represent. that on the third day of
March, 1870, the Legislature passed an act
over the veto of the Governor liz words and
figures as follows:
no. -
IAN act for the relief Of the offirers and
members Oh lne
WHEREAS. Owing to the great opposition
shown by the different city officials OF the
cities of New Orleans, Jefferson. Carrollton,
Algiers. Gretna, and the parish of st. Ber-
nard, the Metropolitan Police were forced
to receive warrants for their salaries instead
of currency, as required by law, thereby
causing the said police to lose the enormous
discount Of thirty per cent on the dollar;
therefore
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the Board of Metropolitan Police tim-
mediatelv after the passage of this act) he
and is hereby. authorized to pay in war
rants to each officer and member OF said
police thirty per cent on each warrant
issued to said officers and members OF said
police, for the fiscal year OF one Thousand
eight hundred and siXty-n!ne, except those
hereinafter named.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted etc. That
the Metropolitan Police Board he and is
hereby authorized to levy special assess
ment on the different corporations cOmplIs-
ing the Metropolitan Police district, Tor the
purpose of paving the said police the dis
count lost (in) on their warrants. Tor the
tiSca, year OF one thousand eight hundred
and sixty whine.
SEC. B. Be it further enacted, etc. That
any officer or member who has not served
on sad police for six months during tie
year 1869, or those who have been disllonor-
ably discharged, or have resigned shall not
he entitled 20 any of said appropriation
made in this act.
SEC. T. Be it further enacted, etc. That
in case Of the death of any officer or NOM
Der OF said police. his heirs shall be entitled
to all the benefits of this act for tie year
1869.
SEC j. Be Il further enacted. etc. That
all laws or parts of laws IN conflict with this |
act be. and the same are hereby repealed, |
and that this act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
(Signedl MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker OF the House OF Represent;.ti
tSigneG) o. J. DUNN.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of .he !
Senate.
A true copy:
tSigned) GEO E. BoTEE,
Secretary OF State.
The board believed it was clearly the in
tention Of the Legislature. III passing this !
act, to compensate all worthy and meli,ori
Gus officers for losses sustained OH warrants,
issued to them during the year 1869; but
that il was not the intention TO grant tins
COMPENSATION to men who, by their own
misbehayior had been dismissed tie force
during the year, or who had resigned prior
to the passage of the act
Acting under such belief the board i'm
mediately after the act became law, sub
mitted the same to their attorney for an
opinion as to its true meaning and cOnstruc }