New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-16
VIOLENT Mutual Aid Association OF st. John
the Baptist. and have the honor 10 be.
Yours respectfully.
WALLER REGAIN.

lOuES res ptttluIiN.
WALLER REGAIN,
Assistant Secretary OF the Senate.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on ParochiAi Affairs made
the following report:
COMMITTEE oS PARoCH!AL Affairs.
February IL, io.J.
To :he Honorable Speaker and Members OF The
House OF Representatives,:
Your Committee on ParOchial Affairs. 20
whom was referred House DILL No. Il. enti-
tied an act 20 create, locate. make and open
a new public ruai7 on the eastern side OF the
Bayou Teche, parish Of St. Mary. beg leave
TO report tav0rabiy on SAID hI.I. ana !tc"lL-
mend its passage.
L. 4 SNAER. ChaiEman;
CD GREENE,
W II. NIRkMAE,
W. G. ELLIOTT,
i. BOWMAN.
Which was received and adopted. and
House bill No. 81. entitled an act to create
locate, make and open q new public road
on the eastern side Of the Bay"n Ieche.
parish Of 81. Mary. was calrndared tor Tie
:hjrd reading.
The Committee Oh Public Lands and
Levees made the following report:
To the Honorlh HE Speaker and Menb,Ts 81 -"
House % representatives:
Your Committee on Public Lands ana
Levees, III accordance with their lnttntloh'
expressed in former report. beg leave 70
submit the accompanying bill, making GER
tain mod tcatiu in The contracts OF the
State with the Louisiana Levee Company,
and recommend shat it be read the hrst ana
second time. aud made the special order
| inms diately after the reading OF the I'nr'
nal on Tuesday, the eighteenth instant
Z. W. DEWEES. Chairman.
Which was received. and House bill No.
1856, entitled an act to amend an reenact
| section two eff an ac: entitled ian act rela-
| tive to the Louisiana Levee Company.
corporation organized under the general
laws of this State. constituting it body
polite and corporate, with certain powers
| privileges and franchises. and contracting
| with said corporation for the construction,
maintenance and repairs OF certain !evees,
and providing for compensation therefor.
approved February 20. 1871; also 70 amend
| and re-enact section one of an act entitled
ian act ratifying and confirming contract
| between the Louisiana Levee Company and
| the Governor Of the State Of louisiana
approved February lS 1871. providing for
the acceptance Of said amendments by the
| Louisiana Levee Company. and authorizing
and requiring a yearly estimate OF levees
to be built, reducing the compensation
, therefor from sixty TO fifty cents per cubic
yard. and providing Tor coMmuting timber
work into earth work, wac made the special
order of the day for next Tuesday. imme-
diately after reading of the Journal.
The Committee on CORPORATIONS made tie
following report:
Committee on CoKroR.rI"Ss /
| February -, 1873.
! To the Honorable Speaker ard Members OF tie
House OF Representatives,
Your Committee on Corporations have
had under consideration House bill No. lbs
entitled an act 10 incorporate the American
! Theatre Company Of New Orleans. and
providing for the management ana govern
ment by a board of directors. and ProEld'
in, for the election OF such directors, and
for other purposes. report tav"rably tnti"
ON al Il recommend ITS passage.
Very respectfully.
Received and adopted. And the bill was
ordered to be engrossed.
The Committee. on Judiciary made the
| IOl.UNIiH ItI'OLl.
| CnrMIrTKs on JUDICIARY,
| FEBRUARY H. 1873.
To III. Honorable Speaker and Members OF The
| House Of Representatives:
Your Committee on Judiciary. to whom
were referred the following bills, offered ~
Mr. Snaer, of Iberia. report taVoraDLy
| thereon:
House bill No. 100, entitled an act requii
Ing the parish court OF the parish OF Iberia
TO open daily for the trial OF rules and otbtl
, purposes.
House bill No. rs, entitled an act {" con
fer upon the justices OF the peace OF tht
second ware. of the parish OF Iberia addi
tional powers.
Respectfully submitted.
MICHAEL HAHN, Chairman:
+. GREEN DAVIDSON.
GEORGE G. BENHAM.
c. J. GREENE.
Received and adopted, and the bills we're
calendered for the third reading.
Mr.. Baker. of Bossier, called up the re
port of the special committee TO Investigate
the books and accounts of the Superinten
dent OF Public Education, which wa
adopted.
. NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following gentlemen gave notice tina
thew would on some future day introduce
the following bills:
, BY Mr.. Davidson, Of Livingston.
An act to amend the charter of the city @
New Orleans. to abolish the departments o
administ .ation. and provide fer eNecutlv
officers separate from the council. to organ
ize council to be composed Of representa-
tives from the several municipal districts
and to provide general regulations for tn
government of the city corporation.
BY Mr.. Boyd. OF Caddo:
An act to incorporate the Shreveport an
Fulton Railroad Company. and grant Stat
aid to the same.
By Mr.. Demas. of s.. JOHN the Baptist:
An act to Incorporate the Homestead Ant
Building Association in the city Of Ne'
Orleans.
INTRODUCTION OF PILLS.
Under suspension Of the rules M
, Hahn, of St. Charles. introduced House bl
No. l5l. entitled an act to amend and re
enact an act entitled ian act to regulat
proceedings in CONVERSATIONS between PEI
sons claiming judicial Office
Passed first and second readings under
suspension Of the constitutional rules, an
, was considered engrOssedi passed thlr
reading under a further Suspension OF tn
constitutional rules.
The bill finally passed. title adopted, an
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