New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-04

mept for such offense; providing that if any
public officer shall adhere to or recognize
any usurper his Office shall be forfeited and
considered abandoned, and directing and
regulating legal proceedings to have such
| abandonment and forfeiture declared an
thorizipg the Governor to declare such for
feiture and abandonment in certain cases
| and to remove such officers and to ill the
vacancies so made by appointment,
WALTER REGAIN,
Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
1.-THE Speaker resumed the chair
The Committee on Enrolment made the
| following reports
\ Csxa~rsa ON BxaoLIrRs7)
| March 3, 1878
| TO the Honorable Speaker and Menbers Of thu
Honse of Representatives;
Your Committee on Enrolment beg Leava
| to report as having been duly engrossed
| the following bills, to wit:
House bill No. lS6, an act to incorporate
| the Union Baptist Church Of st. Martins
! vile, parish of ST.. Martin.
| House bill No. l43, an act to incorporate
the st. Gregory Benevolent Association of
| New Orleans, Louisiana.
| House bill No. 208, an act providing for
| contestants for office withdrawing their
| suits of contest from the courts of the
| State, and for other purposes.
| HOUSE Dill NO lUo, al stCL amending the
| second section of an act incorporating the
| town of Vidalia, in the parish of Concordia,
| House bill No III, an act to regulate the
| duties of district attorneys pro tenn, and
to abolish the Office of parish attorney.
House bill No. So an act relative to jGries,
etc.
House bill No. 1913, an act to incorporate
the st. Mathews Benevolent and Mutual
| Aid Association.
| House bill No. 123, entitled an &C, to
| amend and re-enaet section two of act No.
l04, approved May 81, 1871 entitled an act
TO reorganize the Land Office, etc, and 10
provide for the disposition of puolie lands
! III the parishes of Calcasleu and Cameron.
| Respectfully submitted
JOHN GAlR, Chairman.
Csnxrrrss on BNRoLInRsy
March }, 1873. !
| 70 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
Honse OF Representatives:
Your committee beg leave to report az
having been duly enrolled the following
| bill
House bill No. 6, an act to INCORPORATE
the Louisiana Central Railway Company.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN GAIR, Chairman.
BY unanimous consent, Mr. Davidson. of
entitled an act declaring it a crime
to usurp public Office, and provid-
ing for the punishment of such offense:
providing that if any public officer
shall adhere to or recognise any usurper.
his Office shall be forfeited and considered
abandoned, and directing and regulating
legal proceedings TO havo such abandon.
ment and forfeiture declared; authorizing
the Governor TO declare such forfeiture
and abandonment in certain cases, and TO
remove such officers and to fill the VsAcan.
Dies go made by sppoin tment.
Passed second and third readings, andep
suspension of the constitutional rules, and
finally passed. title adopted, and notice Of
concurrence ordered 60 be cent to Aha
Senate.
Under suspension Of the rules. Mr.. Ds.
wilson, of Lvingstou, called up Senate bill
No. l35. entitled an act comforting certain
additional powers and privileges on the
Metairie Cemetery Association, and 70 pune
ish trespass.
Passed their several readings unde, .
suspension of the constitutional rules. and
finally passed. title adopted. and notice Of
concurrence ordered to be sent 70 sbs
Senate.
Mr.. Mathews, of TensaS inoved thai Ehp,
the House adjoursed. it should be to ,ueeS
att P. NJ.
Carried.
Mr.. Heating, ef Csdfo. chairman ~ 4i,N
Committee on Riuostion, made shs follow.
ing report:
eCEsrrsrsos P5BLfc HDrc,.tos a.
March D 1879.
TO Fhe Honorable srrak-r and XaKh.r~ .,a
House of Representatives. -"
Your COMMITTEE on P.hlie Eigcasion
have had under consideration Uouse him
No. 209. entitled an act so appropriate ;hn
college donation land fund to aud amono
certain designated colleges, and afseS da@
dehherati0n recommend its passapt%
Respectfully,
CHARLES ". HEATING
,oc, ChairmAGS
KENYON.
A. DEJOIE,
MICHAEL HAAS,
v. ROCHON,
r. M. GRANT,
WILLIAM MUEREiYS
which was received, AMI eu motion Of
Mir. Heating, Of Caddo, diouse bill No. 2o9s
entitled an act 70 appropriate and appor.
ton the college donation land fund to and
among certain designated colleges waa
engrossed.
GRss.Gs eRox TIE Goes.Non
STATH OF LouIslArAN
Executive Department
se~ OrleSns, March g. l373
70 fhs Gsno'sSle Speaker and Memh.r. np,t.
House of representative:
ny direction of his Exceirncy Nae GoveS
nor, herewith inolOse tor the information
Of the General Assembly the annual renor$
81 the !soarS OF dealth Of the State of i,sus
sisRa.
". CONQUEST CLARKE,
Private Sesresergs
On motion Of Mr. Gsir. of East TeIipians.
lh@ hSuss adjourned until : r. m.
WILLIAM VEGERS.
Chief Cierks
SHE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Sssss.ssassA Hass se-srsma
ssrAPE CHAaBSRl
&e~ Vyieails March g. 1879 /
ne eehats met pursuant g. sdioHnmenA
'hd vas called 70 order oy Hon. g. q. An
o'hs' hestenant Governs Of tho SEAT. ard
Of the Senate.
an cal. Of the roll the sollesins Ssassssa
ms SeHed to their nance:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber. f,e,dsa. g,urS
SoVee, Sutler, Srewster, Chad bourn, Cage
.fawforf, Greene, Harris, p g.. Herwie.
1arper' dngraham, aiasicot, Merrill. Syphes.
"eoer, whitney, Whartos-2I.