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

Senate bill No. 49,, an act TO enforce the
payment of taxes due the State, providing
Tor the seizure and sale of the property of
delinquent taxpayers, and regulating the
proceedings against them and against their
property and tenants.
Very respectfully.
JAMES II. INGRAHAM.
Chairman.
CoHsITTkR ON BERoLLmEsr
March g. 1873 !
20 che Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-.
grossment beg leave to report as duly
engrossed the following bills, viz:
Senate bill No. LOG, entitled an act 70
amend act No. IS, entitled an act for the
relief of the University Of Louisiana, TO re-
pair the west wing of the buildings of the
university, and to preserve the public
property therein, approved February IS,
167i.
ALSO, Senate bill No. IG7, substitute for
Sen ate bill No. 10, entitled an act requiring
the owners or agents of real estate sold for
taxes at tax collectors sal es to paw for all
improvements made thereon by the pur-
chaser thereof, and prescribing the manner
OF appointing appraisers, and appraising
and collecting the valuation of said i'm
prOvements, and for the payment of the
said appraisers, and imposing q penalty in
case Of thor non compliance, when desig
sated and called upon to &C. as such.
Very respectfully,
JAMES II. INGRARAM.
Chairman
Mr.. Wharton, chairman Of the Committee
on Retrenchment and Reform, submitted
the following report:
Senate Joint resolution No. II, requiring
Simeon Btlden, late Attorney General of
Louisiana, to turn over to his successor in
office all books, furniture, documents and
paDers belonging 10 or pertaining 20 said
Office.
Favorably.
w. W. WHARTON. Chairman.
Laid over.
NOTICE or BILLs.
SIR. Chadbourn gave notice Of intention
TO introduce bill 20 be entitled an act
authorizing the police jury OF the parish Of
St. Charles to levy special tax 70 fund its
floating debt.
REPORTS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Blunt called up the report Of the
committee on Senate bill No. O., bill to
be entitled an act to appoint a public
weigher and public gauger in and for the
city or parish of Orleans.
The bill was read second time and con-
sidered engrOssed.
Tke constitutional rule was suspended,
bill Iy4d third time, and finally adopted
with its title.
Mr.. Butler called up report OF the Com
mittes on Claims, lying over, on Senate bill
Ne. l2S, 3 bill to be entitled an act for the
relief Of C. 8. Ssu.ines, late civil sheriff,
parish of Orleans.
On motion of Mr.. Butler. the bill was Re
teITed 10 the Committee on Finance.
JOINT RE-oLuTIos.
NJ. Anderson introduced BY unanimous
consent, the following:
Joist resolution for the relief Of She suffer
ers by the fire which occurred In the
Third District of the city of New Orleans,
on the twenty-sixth of February, 1873.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State Of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That the
sum of ten thousand dollars be and is
hereby appropriated out of the general
funds of the State for the relief the sufferers
by tho conhagration which occurred in the
Third District of the city of New Orleans,
on the twenty sixth of February, 1873, to be-
used for and applied to the wants of the
sufferers by said fire, by the Hon.
Louis A. Wits, Mayor OF the city Of New
Orleans, and upon whose demand the
State Auditor is hereby directed to issue
his warrant or warrants upon the State
Treasurer for said amount, and the State
Treasurer is hereby directed TO pay the
same. Said warrant or warrants shall be
and are hereby declared receivable for all
State taxes and State licences due the gen
eraI fsnd of the State.
The resolution was read she first sine.
The constitutional rule was suspended
and the bill read second time.
Mr.. Ingraham submitted the following
amendment:
After the worGs Mayor of the city Of
New Orleans" insert Administrator. Of In
proyemeuts.'
Adopted.
The following amendment va. offered by
hr. Harris
Strike out the words "said warrant or
warrants shall be and are hereby declared
receivable for all State taxes and State
Licenses due the general fund Of the State"
The bill was then adopted as amended,
and considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended,
bill read third time, and finally adopted
with its title.
Mr.. Sypher introduced the following DIN.
resolution, and asked that it be acted upon:
WHEREAS House bill No 6, an act to in
corporate the Louisiana Central Railroad
Company, has been so altered and changed
by leaving out some very important parts
of section twenty-four, ard adding to
others, viz: Section twenty-five and other
changes, with view of defrauding the
State. all of " hich has been done since the
passage OF the aforesaid act by the Senate
and before it received the signature Of the
President of the Senate and the Speaker Of
the House; therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the State Of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That
House bill No. 6, entitled an act to incorpo-
rate the Louisiana Central Railroad Com.
pany. be and the same is hereby declared
null and void and to be of no effect until it
shall have again passed both houses the
same as an original bill.
Objections being made by Mr. Harris. the
resolution was laid over.
Mr.. Sypher introduced the following con.
current resolution, and asked that the same
be acted upon:
WHEREAS. House bill No. 6. entitled an
act to incorporate the Louisiana Central
Railroad Company. has been altered and
changed by striking out parts OF some sec
tons and adding to other sections with p
view of detrauding the State, all Of which
was done after the passage Of said bill by
the Senate and House, and before i. re
ceived the signature of the President Of the
Senate and the Speaker OF the House:
therefore be il
Resolved by the Senate and House o.
That the Committee on
Enrolment OF the Senate and the Commit |
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