New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-28

passed its third reading, finally adopted
with its title and ordered to DC sent to the
| Senate for concurrence.
! House bill No. 50, entitled an act relative
| to interest, reported unfavorsbly by the
Judiciary Committee, was indefinitely post
poned.
House bill No S. entitled an act to fix
| the time of holding court in the Fifth Ju-
dicial District, reported favorably by the
Judiciary Committee, was ordered 30 pc
engrossed.
. House bill No. II. entitled an act to
| amend and re-enact section POPS OF the Re-
| !sed Statutes Of the State Of Louisiana,
| fixing the salary of parish judges, was re-
ported fayorably By Judiciary Committee,
and op motion Of Mr.. Devezin, of Orleans,
it was made the special order Of the day for
TO morrow at one o'clock, ana ordered TO be
printed in the journal
| House bill No. II is as follows:
| An act Co amend and re enact section 2025
| of the Revised Statutes OF the State OF
| Louisiana, fixing she salary Of parish
judges,
| SECTION 7. Be 10 enacted by The Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
! of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
| That section 2025 of the Revised Statutes OF
| the State of Louisiana be amended and re-
enacted SO as to read as follows: That the
| parish judges shall have q salary payable
| quarterly. upon their own warrants. ny
| their respective parishes, graduated as fol
| lows: In parishes having one representa-
| tive, or in new parishes not yet entitled 10
! separate representation in the House OF
| two or more members III the House OF Rep
resentatives, S2500. And they shall further
| be entitled to the fees now provided by law
| for clerks of courts in all cases appealed
| from Justices of the peace courts, and the
| fees provided for Justices of the peace il
all cases in which said judges may act az
committing magistrates
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
House bill No. &c, entitled an act TO
abolish the fees of office of the clerk
| of the Fist District Court for the parish
of Orleans so far as payable by the city
OF New Orleans, and to provide for his
compensation by salary, was reported from
tae Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr. Murrell, of Madison,
the further consideration of the same was
pos tponed for one week.
House bill Ne. II, entitled an act to pro-
vide for the purchase of stationery and
fuel tor the use of the State, was reported
b. the Judiciary Committee with amend
ments.
Mr.. Benham, of Carroll, moved that the
amendments be printed in the journal and
that the bill be made the special order Of
the day for Thursday az one o'clock.
Carried.
Mr.. Montaldo. OF Orleans, moved that the
whole bill be printed il the journal.
Carried.
House bill No. II as amended Is as foil.
lows;
An act to provide for the purchase of sta
tionery, fuel, books and other articles for
the use of the legislative, executive and
Judicial departments of the State.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives. of the State
| of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
vened, That the Governor, the Auditor Of
| Public Accounts and the Secretary of State
| be aud they are hereby constituted a board
! OF commissioners Cor the purchase of such
J
I articles as may be needed for the Use Of the
| legislative, executive and judicial depart
ments of the State
! SEC 9 That on the first day of November
! OF each year, the said board of commits
! sioners shall meet ut the office of the Sec
rotary of State, and shall then and there
make an estimate of the quantities and
! kinds of stationery. fuel. books. and other
incidental articles which they may deem
necessary for the use of the different. de
| partments for the ensuing year, and that
| they shall thereupon proceed to advertise
/ in the official journal of the State for thirty
! days for sealed proposals for the same,
stating The quantities OF such articles re-
! CURED. All b DIS shal be made in triplicate
| and addressed one each to the Governor,
| Auditor and Secretary of State, and depOs-
| tied in their respective offices. The Cover
| nor, Auditor and Secretary of State shall
assemble, at the expiration of said thirty
! DAYS, at the office of the Secretary of State,
ana at swelve DEL ok NJ, in the presence of
| all the bidders who may choose to attend,
| they shall proceed to OPEN all bids and
award the contracts for the same to the
| lowest responsible bidders, who shall be re-
| quired to enter into bond, with solvent Sc
| ourity, for fifty per cent in excess of the
amount of such purchases; except that for
the present year ending December 81,
| 1873, the said Governor, Auditor and See
rotary of State, constituting the said board
Of commits sioners shall ass4 mhle at the
office of the Secretary of State on the fl
teenth day of March, 1879, and proceed i'm
mediatey to make the estimate required
by the first part Of this section for the frac-
tiOnal portion OF the year, and they there
upon advertise in Il! official journal for a
period of ten days for sealed proposals for
the articles enumerated in said advertise
ment; said sealed proposals sh al be made
trin IN OBJ ~,
Governor. Auditor and Secretary of State,
and deposited in their respective offices;
the Governor, Auditor and Secretary Ut
State shall assemble at the expiration OF
ten days at the office Of the Secretary Of
Safe, and at twelve O'clock NJ, in the
presence of oil tho bidders, they shall pro-
coed to open all bids and award the con-
tracts for the same to the lowest RESPONSE
ble bidders, who shall be required to enter
into bonds with solvent security for an
amounG fifty per cent in excess of the
amount Of such purchase; provided, that
bids shall be received and contracts
awarded in ell eases for any part of the
articles enumerated.
SEC. B. The Secretary of State Is hereby
made the custodian Of all the property so
purchased, and will supply the same to the
different departments only upon the writ
ten order Of. the beads of she several de-
partnients, who will be required to receipt
tor the same. The Secretary of State will
asep au account in detail of the property
on ',ands and will charge each office with
the amount received, an he will publish
annually IN his sFpOrs to the General AS
sembly the quantity and kinds Of articles
used by each departme. t. .ogsthes with the
c0sc Of he same
SIC. I. BE 1T fUrtf.g enacted, et... that
al! lev. and part. o! laws in .ouflic: with
Til. az: ara: h-.eby repealed, and Una. shis
act sAsl. ;aa. s..e.: iron. e.. {. ..l.., IL pa.
cage.