New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-24


printed and referred to the approp,i.s
committee, when appointed.
BY Mr.. Ray:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend -,
re-enact sections five, six, eleven, twe,v.
thirteen, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty.tv.
twenty. eight, twenty-nine. thirty five, FIJI.
ty-six, thirty-nine forty-one, tifty.tbr.
fifty-nine. sixty, sixtynine. seventy. sew,
ty-one, seventy three. eighty-two, and ).
repeal sections twenty-three, twenty sev..
fifty-one fifty two, tifty-four, tifty-fve ana
tifty-seven Of an act entitled San a.,
TO regulate the conduct and to maint..
the freedom and purity of elections; to M.
scribe the mode of making, and desicn,.
the officers who shall make the retun,
thereof; to prevent fraud, violence, iutn;
dation, riot, tumult, bribery or corrupte,
at elections, or at any registration or rvi
sion of registrations; to limit the povsn
and duties OF the Sheritts of the parishes :,
Orleans and Jefferson; to prescribe III,
mowers and duties of the Board and Office,
of the Metropolitan Police i'll reference 4
elections: to prescribe the mode of enterin,
on the rolls of the Senate and House
Representatives the names of members:
empower the Governor to preserve peae
and order: to enforce the laws and IN A.
clare martial law during registration am
elections; to limit the powers and duties
the Mayors of the cities of New Orlean
and Jefferson with regard to elections.
prohibit district and parish Judges from
issuing certain writs to comm issioners
election; to make an appropriation for th
expenses of the next revision of the regis
tratiop and Of the next election, and TO en-.
force article lob of the constitution, an
proved March l6. 1870.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four ffths affirmative vote, III.
bill put on its second reading, ordered
printed, and referred to the appropriate
committee when appointed.
BY Mr.. Ray:
A bill to be entitled an act prescribing III.
mode of assessing and collecting the State
city and parish taxes and licenses, the mod
of appointing collectors and filling vacancies
and their term of service; prescribing Ger
tain penalties and forfeitures for Official
delinquencies, making appropriations to
paw the assessors and collectors, and re-
curing bond of the Administrators Of
Finance, and repeating section nine Of act
No. As of 1871. and creating mortgages and
liens, and prescribing the duties Of clerk.
recorders and sheritfs in certain cases.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then gu.
pended by four ffths affirmative vote, and
the bill put upon its second reading by The
following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Antoine. Barber, Blst
man. Bowman. Butler, COPELAND Daigk
Herwig Ingraham, jerks, kelso Lewis
Lynch. McMillen, O'Hara, Raglan. RsE
Smith. Swords, Sypher, Thomas, ThompsG
Todd, Whitney, Wilcox-26.
Nays-Campbell. Gallup, Harris, Hun
saker, Noland-5.
Ordered printed and referred to its az
propriate committee when appointed.
By Mr.. Ray:
A bill to be entitled an act authorizn.
and directing the Secretary of State tOo@
tract for stationery for the State Depat
ment and the General Assembly. and pro
viding how it is to be distributed, and fora
committee to examine the accounts and th
duties of the Auditor OF Public Accountsr
relation thereto.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then SUI
pended by a four-tifths affirmative vote, til
bill put on its second reading, and reterret
to the appropriate committee when aF
pointed,
By Mr.. Ray:
A bill to be entitled an act providing how
subscriptions may he made by parishes
cities and municipal corporations to rail
road, canal, plankroad, bridge or other in
corporated company, for work of internal
improvement. and providing such subscrip
tons may be paid for in bonds of the cor
poration subscribing. and authorizing tax
to pay such bonds and interest, and how
disbursed, and providing for the ratification
of such subscriptions, bonds and tax by 9
vote, and prescribing certain penalties Tor
failure to pay such bonds, and how the
railroad or other company shall ratiiy the
subscriptions. and providing what shall
used as evidence in certain cases.
Passed its first reading.
BY Mr.. Ray:
hill tn~iha EMIT la1 apt fn raDpaI Sec
ton 765 10 amend sections 76l and af9
of the Revised Statutes.
Passed its first reading
By Mr.. Ray:
A bill to be entitled an act to create the
Office of Chief Engineer of the State, add
to regulate his duties and fixing his comPn
sation; and repeating act No. of ISL.
Passed its first reading.
BY Mr.. Sypher:
OF bill to be entitled an act authorlm
Albert +. Davis. of the parish of st. Mar
to sue the State of Louisiana.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then SUI
pended by four-ffths aft rmative vote, th
bill put on its second reading, and reterrs
to the appropriate committee, when az
pointed.
By Mr.. Campbell
OF bill to be entitled an act to proyl9
for the expenses of the State militia.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the appropriate committee when aP
pointed.
BY Mr.. Kelso:;