New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-01

OFFICIAL JOURNAL
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Twentieth Days Session.
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New Orleans. January 80, 1873.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. G. Z. An
toine lieutenant Governor of the State and
President Of the Senate.
On call of the roll the foIioNing Senators
answered to their names;
Nessrs. Anderson, Alexander Barber,
Blackburn Butler, Blunt, Brewster, BuTch,
Greene. Harris, Z. f. Herwig, +. +. ilerwig,
Harper. Ingraham, Kelso. Masicot, Pollard,
T~itehcn. Weber-l9.
The President Of the Senate announced a
plaoruu present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
She reading of the minutes of yesterday ;
proceedings vas dispensed with, and the
President announced that the journal stood
approved, after the same had been cor
rooted.
Mr.. InGraham rose to question OF priv
lege, upon communication found in the
New Orleans Picuy'Inc, concerning the con
tee. Of seats between Messra. Lewis and
Masicot for tie third senatorial district.
Mr. Ingrnham pronounced the statement
a most urmitigated falsehood, and stated
t0dl nt iltlu III MS pGSStsSlpl tiiC pl''l
hinge frauds had been committed on til" Re
publican voters in that district, and further
more that Nj Lewis had not taken the
usual course OF contestants b. a failure to
submit to the Senate the proper petition as
customary in such cases.
Mr.. Masicot also rose to 4 question Of
privilege and inquired whether Mr.. Lewis
had filed his claim 1or contest IN accord
snce with law.
Mr.. Ingraham. the chairman oi the Com
mittee on Contested Elections, replied that
he had not.
REPORTS Oh COMMITTEES.
VI. Butler, from the special committee
b mycstigatC the affairs of the Crescent
CITY Live Stock Landing and Slaughter
house Company, submitted the following
report:
TO tao Honorable President and Members ri the
Senate:
Tho undersigned special committee, ap
,aDiatea under IL resolution of the Senate to
inquire into the affairs ut the Crescent City
3Nc Stock Landing and Slaughterh0usc
Company, beg leave to submit as the result
Of their investigation and consideration,
The following report:
Your committee find among the public
statutes the act No. liS OF the General AS
scmblv, TO protect the health OF the city
"i Sew Orleans, 70 locate the stock land
inr aud Slaughterhouse and 20 incorporate
the Crescent City Live Stock Landing and
SlaughterLouse Company, approved March
4 1869
1t is deemed necessary TO here give an
abstract OF the leading provisions of this
act
the first section makes it unlawful under
a penalty OF so or each and every viola
tiop, to keep or slaughter any cattle,
Ueeves, calves, sheep, swine or other anI-
mails slaughterhOusts or abbaroirs any
where within the city of New Orleans. OF
the parishes of jefferson and st. Bernard
either On the east or west bank OF the Mis-
alSsippi river above the Alglers depot OF
dOrgan's Texas railroad.
The third section authorizes the erection
by the company, at any point on the river
below the said railroad depot. of NharVes,
stables, sheds yards and buildings neces-
aary to land, stable. shelter, protect aud
pr, serve all kind OF horses, mules, cattle
and other animals: and that said company
have the sole and exclusive privilege of
conducting and carry ing on the live stock
landing and slaughteIhouso business within
the limits of the parishes of Orleans, st
Bernard and ,jt itrrsOn. and all cattle and
other animals destined tor slaughter or sale
nithiu the limits mentioned, sball be land
I'D at the landings and sheltered in the
yards of the company.
For each steamship landing at the
wharves of the company, the company Is
entitled 20 exact ree OF $40, for each
steamboat s., and tor each horse, mule,
bull, OK OF COW landed, for each and every
day kept, ten cents; for each and every
nog, calf. sheep OF goat, every day five
cents, all without including feed; and the
company is empowered to detain each and
all animals uuti said fees or charges are
fully paid, and if not paid within fifteen
DAYS. the company is authorized IL proceed
10 sell The animals at auction for reimburse
mtnr. ANY violation of the privilege,
hereby exclusively extended to the com
n3nv hy this section to be punished by d
fine or penalty OF 500.
The furth section simply further gua~ar.-
tees the enjoyment of the exclusive priv:
lee Of the i've stock .Anding The siaughtel-
ing ti' all animals intended for siauEhtcr
and The sheliering of al animals "hrCt~
for sale in the parishes Of Orleans. 81 Der
nard aud Jefferson -. A.
The seventh section provides that tie