New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-04
to come up. for engrossment and third read
ing in regular order of business.
The bill is as follows:

SECTION j. be II enacted DT INC CCHdtC
and House of Representatives, of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly con-
veDed, That any public officer or employe
authorized by the constitution and laws OF
the STATE of Louisiana, in either the leglsla-
tive, executive or Judiciary departments OF
the State government thereof, hose CON-
pensatiOn for official services or employment
therein is fixed by the constitution and laws
thereof, who shall charge or receive or take
directly or indirectly any more than the
said lawful compensation for said official
services or employment, shall be deemed
gHilty of extOrtion in office, and shall be
punishable il the manner hereinafter pro-
vlded by this act provided, that the pro
visions of this act shall also be made to ap-
ply to and extend to all parish, city and
town officers and employees authorized or
incorporated as municipal or other govern
ments under the laws OF this State.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all officers or persons violating the prov;s
ions of this act shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanOr, and upon conviction thereof
by court of competent jurisdiction shall
be liable to pay a line OF rot more than
$i0OO, and an imprisonment for a term not
exceeding five years, at the discretion OF
the court; and any person aggrieved or in
jurtd by the acts OF said offender shall
independent of any criminal proceedings,
DO ChtAlttu 10 main Ldlil d CIV IL dCIIOu
the same for damages or injuries sustained;
and a verdict in favor of the party injured,
or conviction Of such offender, shall ipso
factO operate a vacation of the Office or
functions Of said offending official or EN-
ploye.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted. etc, That
this act shall take effect and be enforced
from and after its passage, and all conflict
ing laws here with be and the same are here
by repealed.
Mr.. Weber, by unanimous consent, intro
duced bill to be entitled an act to enamel
pate the minor A. II. Cleaveland, of the
parish of West Feliciana.
The bill was taken up, and. by unanimous
consent, put on its first reading and read.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote and
the bill put TO its second reading and read
Mr.. Weber moved that the bill be then
considered engrossed and ordered to third
reading.
Mr.. Weber, pending the motion to con
slider the bill eugrossed, submitted, for
further information of the Senate, the fol
lowing commune alton, which, by unanim-
Gus consent, was read, to the effect
That the parents of the minor had de-
clared in favor of the emancipation of the
said minor, and that said minor was then in
his twentieth year, and that by said eman-
cipatlOn would place said minor in q cOndi-
ton to fulfill the functions of an office.
The motion to consider the bill engrossed
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Weber, the bill was re
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Brewster, by unanimous consent, in
troduced a bill to be entitled an act to re
peal act No. "a of the third session of the
first Legislature, commonly known as the
State constabulary laws.
Bill was introduced and read first time
for information. n
1t was laid over to come up in regular or
der on calendar.
RETORTs OF COMMITTEES.
BY unanimous consent bill, by Mr. Hun
aaller, chairman of the Committee on Judi
ciarv, was reported favOrably upon, being
the int resolution requesting our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to obtain
a United States judicial district in North
Louisiana.
Report is laid over to come up under the
rules in regular order.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Ingraham
offered the following resolution:
ResOtucd, That the Committee on peni-
Tertiary be aud are hereby instructed to
report if there are any minors undergoing
imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for
violations of the statutes Of the State.
Laid over to come up il order under the
rules.
BY Mr.. Hunsaker:
Resot1cd. That the Judiciary Committee
of the Senate be and is hcrebG authorized
to inquire by what authority the Attorney
General applied for, aud Under what law
the Judge OF the Superior Court issued an
restraining the Auditor and
Treasurer from paying certain indebted
ness Of the State enumerated in said in
junction, and to this end the said committee
is hereby authorized to send for persons
and papers and administer oatha, and re-
port without delay to the Senate the result
of their investigation, with such recon-
mendatiOns as in their judgment the facts
in tue case warrant.
Laid over.
BY unanimous consent Mr. Ingraham
gave notice of bill TO be entitled ar act
to create the office of inspector of roads
and canals for the State of Louisiana.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, duly seconded,
the Senate went into executive session.
Executive session being raised, on call of
the roll the following Senators answered to
their names:
Hon. A. B. Harris. and Messrs. Barber,
Blackburn, Blunt, Butler, Burch, Brews-
ter, Greene, z. f. Herwig, f. f. Herwig,
Hunsal1er, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, Mast
cot, Sypher, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber,
The President announced a quorum
present.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Ingraham
,alled up the substitute for House bill No.
10, being Senate bill No. 10.
The bill came up on its third reading, and
vas read the third time, and finally was
adopted with its title to stand as stated.
By Mr.. Weber:
Senate bill No. IS, to be entitled an act
or the relief of minor Mary E. Cellan, of
he parish of West Feliciaua.
The bill, by unanimous consent, came up
N its second reading and was read,
Mr.. Weber moved that the bill be con
idered cngrossed and ordered to third |
eading.
The Senate refused to consider the bill |
,ngrossed. and on motion of Mr.. Barber it |
vas referred to the Committee on Judi |
iary.
On motion of Mr. Barber the Senate |
.oted to adjourn till tomorrow at the usual
0ur.