Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-05-18

the words appointed or" inserted; also
the words ''the parish Judge and any two,
in lines twenty and twenty-one stricken
out, and the words "any three" inserted;
also, in line twenty-five. the words "the
parish Judge and" stricken out.
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
general 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 elev-
en- 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 six
teen and seventeen the words 'the parish
Judge or" were stricken out. Also, in lines
twenty-five and twenty-six, the words
president Of the police jury" inserted
The section was then adopted as
amended.
Section seven, now six, was then read
and adopted.
Section eight, now seven, was read and
was adopted.
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'Hars moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill.
Mr.. Ray moved to lay the motion on
the table.
On a 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, O'Hara,
Pierce, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords, Thomas,
Todd, Twitchel, Whitney,
Nays: Anderson, Blackman, Butler,
Coupland, Dsigle, Futch, Ingraham, Pinch
back, Sypher-9.
Mr.. Ingraham moved to lay the whole
matter on the table, which, on call of the
yeas and nays, the Senate refused by the
following vote:
Yeas: Bntler, COPELAND, Futch, Ingraham,
Lewis, Pinchback, Todd.
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bow
man, Campbell, Daigle, Fish, Gallup Harris,
Herwig, Hunsaker, jerks, Kelso, Lynch,
holland, O'Hara, Raglan. Ray,
Smith, Swords, Thomas, Twitchell, Thomp-
son, Whitney-25.
Mr.. Bcrber moved to postpone the bill
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Lynch moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Adopted.
The bill was considered engrossed for
q third reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended
to put the bill on its third reading by the
following vote:
Yeas Anderson. Antoine. Barber, Blackman.
p,1t1 hall Go11 Hop.
ris, Hunsaker, Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, No
land, O'Hara, Pierce, Raglan, Ray, Smith.
Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thomdson, Todd.
VIII, they, Wilcox-28.
Nays COPELAND, DaiglO, Futch. Herwig, In
graham-5
The bill was read its third and last
time, and finally adopted.
The title was amended and adopted
An act recognizing the police juries of
State, prescribing the number thereof
and the mode of their election, and fix
ing their duties and compensation.
The Secretary called the name of Mr..
who called up House bill No.
272, to be entitled an act to release the
State from its obligation to guarantee the
second mortgage bonds of the New Or
leans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad
Company, under an act of the General
approved February 81, 1870.
by the subscription, on the part of the
Stats, to the capital stock of said cor
poration, and to regulate the conditions
Of such subscription, and to secure the
of the road Of said corpora
lion from vermilionville to Shreveport.
Passed it's first reading
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by the following vote. and the
bill read its second time
Yeas Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bowman,
Butrer Campbell Dazzle Fish Grllup. Harris.