New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-22
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY o. 1872
NOTICES OF BILLS.

BY Mr.. Ray:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re
lief of j. j. Monette.
By Mr.. Todd:
OF a bill to be entitled an act to amend
an act relative to police Jurors, parish of
Jefferson.
By Mr.. McNillen:
Of a bill to be entitled and act to create
the parish of Macon, defining the bounda-
ries thereof, and providing the method Of
filling the various offices of said parish.
BY Mr.. O'Hara:
OF a bill TO be entitled IAN act prohibiting
the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sabbath
day"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
BY Mr. Antoine:
Senate bill No 3Si, to dispose of the pro
ceeds of lands and land scrip donated to the
State of Louisiana by the act of the Con-
gress OF the United States, approved July ,,
1862, entitled an act donating public lands
to tho several States and Territories which
agriculture and the mechanic arts.
Passed first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Education.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate
the town of Springville, in the parish of
Red River, and to provide for the govern
ment and police of the same.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Corporations and Pa
rochial Affairs.
A bill to be entitled an act
to release the damages for the non-pay-
ment of taxes due previous to the year 1869,
payment thereof.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four ftths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee ON Judiciary.
The following bills we're introduced, with
out previous notice, by unanimous consent
BY Mr.. McMillen:
Senate bill No. 3sl, to be entitled an act
making Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras.
legal holiday.
Passed its first reading
By Mr.. jerks:
A bill to be entitled an act to establish a
steam ferry across the Mississippi river at
Bayou Sara.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-tfths affirmative vote, the
bill read its second time and considered en-
crossed for its third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-ftths affirmative vote. the
bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
RESOLUTIONS.
Res0irea. That the President of the Sen
ate be and he Is hereby authorized and in
structed to contract for the publication, in
pamphlet form, of five hundred copies each
of tue debates of the last and present SEES
sions of the Senate, for the use of members;
to be printed in type known as 'long
primer" solid, the price thereof not to cx-
coed s. - per page, to be paid out Of the
contingent fund III the Senate: the same to
be revised. prepared and properly indexed
as to subjects and Senators by the official
of the Senate, for which he shall
receive thirty days pay: said debates to be
so republished within thirty days after the
of the General Assembly.
Lies over.
Mr.. Sypher moved to suspend the rules to
act to amend an act entitled IAN act to in
corporate the Pontchartrain Railroad Com
pany," approved on the twentieth of Janu- |
lry, 1880, and the several acts amendatory |
thereof; also to enable the said Pontchar- |
rain Railroad Company to sell to Charles |
Morgan, his heirs. successors and assigns, |
hat portion of the said Pontchartrain rail
'oad, with its tracks. depots, appurtenances |
md franchises lying between Girod street |
md Elysian Fields, and to authorize said |
Charles Morgan TO incorporate the same |
With the road now known as Morgan's |
Louisiana and Texas railroad, formerly |
Known as the New Orleans. Opelousas and
Great Western Railroad; and for the pur-
,ose Of nrovidno continuous and ,nbroka,
betveen 4be san,e bv for
~ TRANSFORMATION
IN call NJ the raas and move t,o r,,7os
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