New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-04

Of q bill to be entitled an act 10 august,
redefne and more explicitly designate the
boundaries of the different parishes Of the
State, and to define the duties to be here
after performed by the special engineer in
the revision of the official map of the State
in connection Herewith.
By Mr.. Lynch:
OF a bill to be entitled an act to CONSOLE
date, limit and provide for the dobt OF the
city of New Orleans, principal and interest,
and authorize tax for the support OF
the city government, and the better en-
forcement of the collection OF all taxes.
By Mr. Ray:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of F. J. Stokes.
By Mr.. Bowman:
OF bill to be entitled an act to incorpo-
rate the New Orleans Building Association.
By Mr. jerks:
OF a bill to be entitled an act to Iiquidate
the Indebtedness of the State to j. o. Nixon,
under his contract of March %, 1866.
By Mr.. McMillen:
OF a bill to be entitled an act to create
the parish of Macon, and to provide for the
organization thereof
By Mr.. Thomas:
Of bill to be entitled an act providing
for closing Mack's bayou, Bossier parish, etc.
BY Mr.. Campbell:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact sections five, six, eleven,
fourteen, twenty nine, thirty-6ve, thirty-six
and fifty-three Of an act entitled IAN 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 re-
vision of registration; to limit the powers
and duties of the Sheriffs of the parishes
of Orleans and Jefferson; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the Board and Off
GERS of the Metropolitan Police in refer
ence 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 pre-
serve peace and order, to enforce the laws,
and to declare martial law during registra-
ton and elections; to limit the powers and
duties of the Mayors of the cities OF New
Orleans and Jefferson with regard to cleo
tions; to prohibit district and parish judges
from issuing certain writs to commissioners
of election to make an appropriation for
the expenses of the next revision OF the
registration and Of the next election, and to
enforce article lO3 Of the constitution" APP
proved March l6, 1870.
BY Mr.. Campbell:
Of bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact sections four, eleven, thirteen,
| fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, nineteen. twenty
| one, twenty-five, twenty-six, Twenty-Five,
| thirty-one, thirty-four, thirty-six, thirty
eight and forty-three of an act entitled AN
act to provide for the revision and correc-
ton of the list of registered voters Of the
State, the appointment of the various Off
GERS necessary therefor, and to prescribe
the duties, powers and compensation of the
same; to prescribe certain duties for the
sections of the cemeteries of New Orleans;
to prescribe the penalties for the violation
of the law, and to provide for new regis
tration in certain parishes and wards, ap-
proved March &c. 1870, and to repeal section
forty-two of the said above entitled act.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bill was introduced, with
out previous notice, by unanimous consent:
BY Mr.. Lewis:
A bill to be entitled an act granting to
Ferdinando Luchini, for ten years, the
privilege of building wharf and establish
ing steamboat landing at Grand Ecore,
on Red river, in the parish of Natchitoches
and State of Louisiana, and providing for
the amount of wharfage to he collected
from steamboats, and other vessels landing.
Passed its first reading.
The following bill was introduced ac-
cording to previous notice:
By Mr.. Gallup:
A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate
the Louisiana Library Association, and to
grant certain privileges to the same, and to
provide for the maintenance and manage
ment 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.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Raglan:
| Resolred, That the Committee on Peniten-
tiary proceed to Baton Rouge, and examine
the condition and affairs of the Louisiana
Penitentiary.
Laid over.
REPOPTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senate bill No. 80, to be entitled an act
establishing the Seventeenth and Nine
tenth Judicial Districts, and providing the
time Of holding the courts in said districts
and parishes, and the time for which the
judges and district attorneys in said dis
tricts shall hold their offices.
Passed first reading.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Blackman called up the following:
| WHEREAS, There are two vacancies in the
Senate, Occasioned by the death of Senators
Fish and Pearce; therefore be it
Resolced, That the Governor be informed,
officially, by the Secretary of the Senate, and
requested to order an election to fill the
vacancies, according to law.
The pending motion on tho resolution,
being the motion of Mr. Hunsaker to refer
to Committee on Election and Registration
the motion was adopted on a call of the
yeas and nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, kelso
Lynch, holland, OHara,. Ragan, Smith