New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-25

ty-six, thirty nine, forty-one, ffty-three,
fifty nine, sixty, sixty-nine. seventy, seven
ty-one, seventy-three, eighty-two, and to
repeal sections twenty-three, twenty
fifty one, fifty-two, fifty-four, tifty-fve and
fifty-seven of an act entitled An act
to regulate the conduct and to maintain
the freedom and purity of elections; to pre-
scribe the mode of making, and designate
the officers who shall make the returns
thereof; to prevent fraud, violence, intimi.
dation, riot, tumult, bribery or corruption
at elections, or at any registration or revi-
sion of registration; to limit the powers
| and duties OF the Sheriffs Of the parishes Ct
Orleans and Jefferson; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the Board and officers
of the Metropolitan Police in reference to
elections; to prescribe the mode of entering
| on the rolls of the Senate and House OF
Representatives the names of members; to
| empower the Governor to preserve peace
| and order; to enforce the laws, and to de-
elections; to limit the powers and duties OF
the Mayors of the cities of New Orleans
| and Jefferson with regard to elections; to
prohibit district and parish judges from
issuing certain writs to comm issiOners OF
election; to make an appropriation for the
expenses of the next revision Of the regis.
tration and Of the next election, and to en-
force. article lO3 of the constitution" ap
proved March 16, 1870.
| Passed it's first reading.
| The constitutional rule was then GUS
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote. the
bill put on it's second reading, ordered
printed, and referred to the appropriate
committee when appointed.
BY Mr.. Ray:
| bill to be entitled an act prescribing the
mode Of assessing and collecting the State,
city and parish taxes and licenses, the mode
| of appointing collectors and filling vacancies
| and their term Of service; prescribing GER
| tain penalties and forfeitures for official
delinquencies, making appropriations to
pay the assessors and collectors, and re-
curing bond of the Administrator OF
Finance, and repeating section nine of act
No. 48 of 1871, and creating mortgages and
liens, and prescribing the duties Of clerks,
recorders and sheriffs in certain cases.
| Passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
| the bill put upon its second reading by the
following vote:
| Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
| man. Bowman, Butler. COupland, Daigle,
Herwig, Ingraham, jerks, KelsO, Lewis,
Lynch, McMillen, O'Hara, Raglan, Ray,
! Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson,
Todd, Whitney, Wilcox-26
Nays-Campbell, Gallup, Harris, Hun
saker, Noland-5.
Ordered printed, and referred to its ap-
propriate committee when appointed.
By Mr.. Ray:
| A bill to be entitled an act authorizing
! and directing the Secretary of State to con-
| tract for stationery for the State Depart
ment and the General Assembly, and pro
viding how it is to be distributed, and for a
duties Of the Auditor OF Public Accounts in
relation thereto.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by a four tifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the appropriate committee when ap-
pointed.
BY Mr. Ray:
A bill to be entitled an act providing how
subscriptions may be 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-
tions may be paid for in bonds of the cor
poration subscribing. and authorizing a tax
TO pay such bonds and interest, and how
such tax shall be levied and collected and
disbursed, and providing for the ratification
of such subscriptions, bonds and tax by a
vote, and prescribing certain penalties for
failure to pay such bonds, and how the
railroad or other company shall ratify the
subscriptions, and providing what shall be
used as evidence in certain cases.
Passed its first reading.
BY Mr.. Ray:
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal sec
ton 765 and to amend sections 7Gl and 1925
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. and
to regulate his duties and fixing his compen-
sation; and repeating act No. of 1871.
Passed its first reading.
BY Mr.. Sypher:
OF bill to be entitled an act authorizing
Albert f. Davis, of the parish Of St. Mary.
to sue the State of Louisiana.
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.. Campbell:
Of bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the expenses of the State militia.
Passed it's 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:,,
OF a bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief Of John Osborn, judge of the Ninth |
Judicial District of Louisiana
passed ita firsf raadinu