New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-07

2rwenty-second Days Session.
SENATE CHAssER, |
New Orleans January 4, 1873.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. A. b. Har-
ris, Lieutenant Governor of the State and
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Hon A. B. Harris and Mes5rs. Alexander,
Barber, Blunt, Burch, Blackburn, Brew
ster, Butler, Greene, 2. 4. Herwig, Harper,
jerks, KeIso, Mascot. holland, Pollard,
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton-20.
The President announced that there was
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes OF Fridays pro-
seedings was dispensed with, and the Presi-
dent announced that the Journal of Fridays
proceedings stood approved, the same hay
ing been corrected by order of the Senate
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. holland, chairman of the Committee
on Engrosement and Enrolment, made the
following report:
EsGRosssEYT Ant ENROLMENT CoMmTrsH,
New Orleans, January 4, 1873. 5
20 the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate;
Your Committee on Engrossment and En-
rollment beg leave To report the following
bill as duly enrolled:
Senate bill No. 10. an act appr0priating
$500, or as much thereof as may be Deces-
sary, 10 enable the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to make ana exact prompt settle
ments with tax collectors
And as duly engrossed, Senate bill No.
49, an act making an appropriation to pay
the mileage and per diem of the members,
salaries Of the officers and employees and
the contingent expenses of the extra SEES
sion convened and commenced December
9, 1872, of the third General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, by appropriating
and providing for the sale Of $4,000 OF
Legislative warrants, and declaring the man
ner of diabursing the amount realized by
the sale of said warrants, and for their re-
dempti0n.
THOMAS II. holland, Chairman
MESSAGE PROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
the House:
CHIgF CIBRK's OFFICE
January 4, 1873. :
To the Honorable President and Members of the
SeRRte:
am instructed by the House to inform
the Senate that the House has concurred in
tue 1Oll0Wlng Obudtb DIil, VIZ.
Senate bill No 10, an act to amend and
re-enact an act entitled an act recognizing
the police juries of the State, prescribing
the number thereof, and the mode of cleo
ton, and fixing their duties and compensa-
ton, approved April q, 1871.
And to ask the concurrence of your hon
orable body in House bill No. 80, incorpo-
rating the Pelican Lodge, Knights Cush, Of
the State of Louisiana.
House bill No 81, requesting the Senators
and members of the House of Representa-
tIYes of the State Of Louisiana TO urge the
passage through Congress of civil rights
bill insuriug the civil rights of all Ameri-
can citizens.
JOHN w. ROYBOROUGU,
Assistant Clerk.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr. Brewster. according to previous
notice, of 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.
The bill was read the first time
On call of the yeas and nays TO suspend
the constitutional rule to put the bill to a
tsecond reading, the Senate refused to sus-
pend the rules by the following vote:
Yeas--Alexander, Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Brewster Green, p. r.. Herwig,
jerks, holland. Sypher, Weber, Wharton
--I2.
Nays--Butlor, Buroh, Harper, Tngraham,
Kels0, Pollard, Stamps, Twitchell-S.
Four-ffths not voting in affirmative.
BY Mr.. Blackburn, according to previous |
notice, of u bill to be entitled an act to |
amend the homestead law, and the better |
to secure tlllers of the soil, who are not |
free-holders, in the fruits Of their labors.
Tue bill was taken up and read the first
time.
The constitutional Iule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, and
the bill read second time.
The bill was then referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary, and ordered to be printed
IN the journal, as follows:
An act to amend the homes tead law. and
the better to protect the tillers of the soil
and Others in the fruits of their labors.
SECTION L. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana In General Assembly convened.
That section 1851 of Rays Digest of the
Statutes of Louisiana be amended and re- |
enacted 30 as TO read as follows: In ad-
dition to the property and effects now
exempt from seizure and sale under exc q
cution, one hundred and sixty acres of
ground and the buildings and improve +
men.s thereon, occupied as residence, and |
bona tide owned by the debtor, having a |
family, or mother, or father, or person or |
persons dependent upon him or her for sup
port; also, one work horse or mule, one |
wagon or cart, one yoke of oxen, two COWS |
and calves twenty-ti head of hogs or one
thousand pounds of bacon, or the equiya-
lent in pork; and if farmer or a mere |
1a.A. .~Es Al ~
sary quantity of corn and fodder, and pota-
toes and other produce and fruits for
the current year; provided, that the
property herein declared to be EXEMPT
from seizure and sale, does not exceed
in value two thousand dollars; and in case
Of excess any sale thereof under execution [
shall be taken from lot of ground and
buildings herein mentioned, aud not from ;
the other property herein mention
I'd as being exempt from seiz-
are and sale, or from either at the
option of the owner; and provided further, :
hat no male debtor snail be entitled to the
herein provided for. whose wife
,hall own in her own right, and be in the a
actual enjoyment of property worth more /
han $1,000; and provided further that the | p
PROVISIONS Of this law shall apply as well to
hose who are not free holders ms to those
Who are. t
SEC. .. BE it further enacted, etc, That v
ny official or deputy official who shall, | Y
nder any preteXt or authority, or pretend
d authority Whatsoever seize or take u
rom any person any of the goods, chatteIs
T property thus exempted from seizure Il
nd sale by the provisions of this set, or {,
no shall in any manner deprive or seek u
} deprive, such person of such goods, cnat- q
lis and property as are hereby allowed him u
: her, such official or deputy official or n
'etended official, or deputy official, shall NJ
, liable TO a penalty, to bcp paid to the party Z