New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-05

was referred House bill No. 2l4. an act au.
:horizing Antoinette Baines toslact as tu-
:r!x for Mary f. Clennan a minor, offered
By mir. Armstead, report favorably, and re-
commend it to the special attention OF the
House SO as 20 pass it before the Gloss ri
tic session.
MICHAEL HAHN. Chairman.
T. G. DAVIDSON.
GEORGE G. BENHAN,
DAVID YOUNG.
Which was received and adopted. aud
House bill No. pa. entitled an ac: author
izing Antoinette Blin"s TO act as tutrix Tor
Mary X. Clenncn, "a minor. was considered
engrosBed.
Passed third reading under suspension
Of constitutional rules, and finally passed.
iitle adopted and ordered 10 be sent - The
Senate for concurrence.
Also. the following reports:
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March :. 1853.
=, che Honorable Speaker and Aembers c: the
House OF Representatives:
Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. SO. entitled on act 20 amend
and ~ enact an act entitled an act relative
20 judicial and other sales, etc. respect.
fully report unfavOrably thereon.
MICHAEL HAHN. Chairman:
y. &. DAVIDSON.
GEORGE c. BENHAM.
D. YOUNG.
eo4n,rYBp on jrp,c:.n,.,
AaIoh /. 1915
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF tho
House Of Representatives:
YOur Committee on Judiciary, to whom
WAS referred House bill No l6J. entitled an
art to fix the fees of justices of the peace
without the parish OF. Orleans; also, House
l'iil No. l65, an act fixing the Jurisdiction Of
.jHstices of the peace in the State of Louis
lana without the parish OF Orleans. respect
!ully report untavorablv on said bills.
MICHAEL HAHN, Chairman;
Il. G. DAVIDSON.
GEORGE G. BENHAM,
y. YOUNG
Cosx:TTRr ON !unic'.R-.,
March 1915. s
3s She Honorable Speaker and Members of the
HeaSe of Representatives:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom
was referred Senate bill No. 50, originally
offered 10y Senator Sypher, of ST. Mary, en-
titled an act for the relief of Charles u.
Walker of St MARY. authorizing and d.
rtcting the State Auditor to issue bond
for $1,000 in lieu of one lost by fire, respect
fully report tavorably.
MICHAEL HAHN, Chairman;
THOMAS GREEN DAVIDSON,
GEORGE c. BENHAM.
DAVID YOUNG.
CoaNTTEE ON I'-n,c,.nv,,
March :. 1919.
80 ,he Honorable Speaker and Members OF Ia"
House Of Representatives.:
Your Committee on Judiciary, 10 whom
vas referred Senate Till No. y. originally
offered by Senator Burch, of East Baton
Rouge, entitled an act to amend and re
enact article L 30 of the Code Of Practice,
respectfully report favorably. with the fol.
lowing amendment:
At third line from the end of section one.
instead OF six hundred dollars inser.
1.-TWO hundred and fifty do.l." rs ascer-
tained by an appraiser appointed 10y the
judge or justice
MICHAEL HAHN. Chairman:
THOMAS GREEN Davidson.
GEORGE G. BENNAN.
DAVID YOUNG.
Coxr:.TER ox J.p"',hs,
March :. y: {
70 the Gofo-.,j:- Speaker aud N"lc',sys OF ~
House o: representative:
Your committee. u whom was referred
Ire following acts:
House bill! No IL. an act - -ei'"r" :nr
city OF Monroe. in,the parish q: ou"ca!t".
from the payment Of parish taxes
House iii! No. y. an act To ,ri.e"c Nh"
.:ty OF Baton Rouge from the r"ymen. OF
Housr lil No. Al. an act 10 exempt IL"
town of Alexandria from vayn: parish
taxes.
Respectfully report that they have had
III same under consideration. ana regret
;hat they cannot report tavorabJy to the
passage "f these acts.
a careful examination Of the acts govern
inc police julits shows that man: a! 'htir
functions and the purposes OF their taxes
must cover matters common 70 the Nhote
parish. IN, exemption from parish taxes
would excuse the people and properly WIN
in municipal corporation from contnhn-
ton 70 the support of the PARISH idlt. the
erection Of the courthouse and aud other
parrish buildings. the payment OF salaries
Of parish officers, 81 jlTOTs. and many o'heT
matters. The constitution says that taxes
email be equal and uniform throughout rue
State This has been held not :" eonI'o,
with parish or diatI!c; taxation for Local
nurpOsea. but taxation as between citizens
and property of the section over winch the
purpose and object of the levy il concerned
must certainly be equal and uniform.
Now we do not hold that every unintch
ei0nal violation Of this theory. surh rs the
vyfmution Of a village from parish tax
ation in consideration of other burdens 1t
assumes, will void tax; out II those Dur
dpne arc exclusively local aud Tor Its own
advantsgp il is no offset from the dufy OF
contributing to general purposes. Legs
Iation must adhere to the po'!cy OF the con
stitution. even if consequences OF acHng
otherwise be not so grave as d F!'.d.."A "a
the taxes.
We append bill IA substitute Tor one
of those referred. to hc printed in the jour
'"' ~ = 1 MIcHAElt HAHN.
Chairman:
T.G. DAVIDSON.
y YOUNG,
GEORGE c. BENHAM.
The l,ommittee on Ways and AeanE
:aade the following report:
Con.,rrEg on W.. ~, MR.>n
March :. 1913. !
90 ,be Honorable Speaker and Members .: tie
House al Representatives.;
VIM Committee on Ways and Means
lsya had under consideration HOUSE. d.
NJ. 80. and report favOrab'y thereon.
!. 3. WANDS. Chairman:
GEORGE c. BEN!lAA.
Whic', WAS received and adopted.
q, motion of Mr.. Sartain. OF Caif"ii'
u,us. bill No. ~. entitled Az &c. anth""h
m, he police jury Of the parish OF c"iF''!
90 issue bonds for certain purposes. was
,,n-;iered ,n-rosscd. aud passed thiF.
reading, under suspension o: the e"nstitN'
,,,nal .,,i :. and finally passed. IN" 'd"r''''
and ordered 70 be sen. TO the senate iot
concurrence.
Ar D.ma.. s. John :l' Baptist '"a'r
man q. the Committee on C'Fposa' OK
mai. ;he :,.iowing report:
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