The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-12
BILLS CALLED or OUT or oRbsA.

srLrS CALLED or OUT OF oRpER
Mr.. Raglan, by unanious consent, called, up
Senate bill No. 81, to be entitled an act to estab
lish an institution for the instruction Of the blind
and industrial home for the blind at Baton Roagss
which was ordered printed and which was nade
the special order of the day for Wednesday nsxt =,
Mr.. Thomas called up House bill No. 10. 70 b
entitled m act to extend the limits of the cor.
poration Of the town of Minden, and to give tbs
corporate authorities thereof the exclusive con.
troll Of the license and aale of intoxicating lqorf
within said limits, and the disposition of the
revenue thereftom.
The following amendment, reported by
the Committee on Finance. was adopted:
To add to the end Of the second section the
words, land the disposition Of the revenue
arisingt perefrohx't
The bill was then adopted, as amended.
on its second beading.
The constitutional rule was further sus.
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote. the
bill read its third and last time, and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Thomas called up Senate bill No. 163.
to be entitled an act for the relief Of the e..
tate of Louis Surgi, deceased.
The following amendment, reported by
the Committee on Claims, was adopted:
Strike out the words eighteen thousand
three hundred and nine dollars and thirteen
cents" and insert in lieu thereof the words
''eleven thousand two hundred and thirty
eight dollars, with eight per cent interest
from the tenth day of May, 1853"
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out tho words
1.-THE general fund.-" and insert the words in
lieu thereof. "any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. which was also
adopted.
The bill was then adopted As amended.
and ordered to be engrosscd for third read.
ing.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by q feur-ffths affirmative vote. the
bill read its third and last time, and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Fish called up Senate bill No. 137. to
be entitled an act to extend the limits Of
the parish of Orleans, etc., approved March
l6, 1870; to re-establish the boundaries be.
tween the parish of Orleans and the parishes
of jefferson, Plaquemines and 81. Bernard.
and to prescribe additional regulations for
the government Of the corporations Of the
city of New Orleans. -r.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch the bill was FIX
ed for the special order for Wednesday even
ing next.
Mfr. Sypher called up Senate bill No. 153.
entitled an act to provide for the cleaning
out of Bayou Portage and Bayou Mayors.
and digging q canal from Bayou Mayors to
Bayou Yokely. for the purpose of securing
better drainage to q large portion Of the
parish OF st. Mary. and to grant the aid Of
the State thereto. iFa .
On motios of Mr. Sypher, the followint
words were substituted for section Ave: g.
Be it enacted, etc., That in event Of tho
expenditure herein authorized amounting 70
more than the appropriation, the said COM
missioners are hereby authorized to levy an
assessment upon the lands to be benefited
by said drainage sufficient to make up any
deficiency which may remain after the APP
preparation herein authorized shall have
been expended; which said assessment shall
be due and payable TO said commissioners
after publication and notice Of the same for
thirty days in any newspapers published in
the parish by posting the same in three
public places in the parish. And in the
event of the failure of any assessment, made
under the provisions of this act, being paid
at the expiration of sixty days after said no.
tice has been published, the said commits.
sioners are hereby authorized to advertise
and sell, after sixty days notice. 30 much Of
the lands assessed as may b@ necessary to
pay said assessment with all costs of sale.
Section FIVE is made section six, and section six
is made section seven.
| The amendment Was adopted.
| The bill was considered engrossed for third
reading.
| The constitutional rule was then suspended
by four ffths affirmative vote, the bill put on
its third and last time, and finally adopted. on
call Of the yeas and nays. by the following vote:
| Yeas: Anderson. Barber, Bowman, Butler,
Campbell. Daigle. Fish, Gallup. Herwig, Hun
saker, Ingraham. Lewis. McNillen. holland.
O'Hara Pierce. Raglan. Ray. Swords. Sypher,
Todd. Wilcox-22.
Nays: Antoine. COPELAND, Pinckback. Thomas
Thompson--5.
! The title was then adopted.
SIr. Ray called up House bill No. G, to be =.
titled an act to amend article nine hum
dred and fifteen OF the Civil Code, and
to provide for the descent OF community
property in certain cases.
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