New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-15
Thirty.second Days Sesslok.

In accordance with the recommendations
contained in my annual message, measures
have been drawn up under the supervision
| of the City Council, and a committee of the
| Chamber of Commerce, for the relief of the
city of New Orleans. A number of these
acts will be laid before you to- day, each &C
companied by special executive message
explanatory Of its provisions. The passage
| of these bills, and of other similar acts
which l have this day laid before the House
of Representatives., will at once effect an
annual reduction in the compulsory expen
! ditures of the city of New Orleans Of nearly
$I,000,WO, and will enable tue authorities to
reduce city taxation at least five-eighths OF
one per cent. This consideration alone
| should entitle the measures to your lmme
| date and favorable consideration; but be-
! lieve some of the reforms proposed: espec-
| ally the abolition of jury fees, will be highly
beneficial to the public interests in other
| respects.
| In view of the Importance of the subject
| and of the advanced stage of your session,
| | earnestly urge the reference of these bills
| to the appropriate committees, and re-
quest action by your body at the earliest
WILLIAM. P. KELLOGG,
Governor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. }
Executive Department,
New Orleans. +. bruary 49, 1874.
| To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
beg leave to lay before you joint reso-
luton proposing constitutional amend
ment intended to prevent the possibility of
any further increase of the debt of the city,
and also to prevent the issue by the city of
warrants or certificates of Indebtedness, ex-
cept against funds actually in the treasury.
believe this measure, it adopted by you,
will receive the almost unanimous support
of The people of the State at the next cleo
ton, and as it can not be otherwise than a
most salutary measure ! recommend early
' WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor.
Joint resolution submitting an amendment
to the constitution of the State; to limit
the debt of New Orleans and the issue of
warrants by the officers. and prescribing
certain penalties.
SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana, in General Assembly con-
vened, thirds of the members elected
to each House agreeing thereto, That at
the general election for members of the
General Assembly, which will take place in
November, 1874, an amendment to the con-
stitutiOn of the State shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the State for their
ratification or rejection. in the words fol-
lowing:
Article -. The city of New Orleans shall
not hereafter increase her debt in any man.
ner or form, or under any prete1t. After the
first day of January, 1875, no evidence OF
Indebtedness, or warrant for payment of
money, shall be issued by any officer of said
city, except against cash actually in the
treasury. Any person violating the prohi
billions of this article shall, on conviction,
be punished by imprisonment for not less
than two nor more than ten years, and by
fine of not less than $4,000 nor more than
$4,000.
SEC. 2. Be it further resolved. ETC., That
at next said general election the wishes of
the electors in the premises shall be ex-
pressed by printed or written ballots as fol-
10 xs: "FOr the amendment limiting the
debt of New Orleans" or against the
amendment limiting the debt of New Or
leans;' and the said ballots shall be counted
and returns made, and the result declared,
as in the case of election of State officers.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, ,
New Orleans, February ID, 1874. }
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
The act submitted herewith, limiting the
fees of the clerk of the First District Court,
is measure which has been called for by
successive city administrations. There is
now before the Senate bill providing for
changes in the criminal judicature of the
city, which, if passed, may necessitate some
notifications 10 the act now submitted, but
if the principle involved in this act be en-
bodied in legislation, a saving to the city of
New Orleans of at least SIS, 900 per annum
will be effected, and the fees that the clerk
of the Criminal Court will then receive from
the city will be fully $4,000 per annum more
than was received by the clerk of the same
court for similar services in 1868. This bill
should be passed:
Governor.
An act to limit the fees of the clerk of the
First District Court for the parish of
Orleans.
SECTION |. Be it enacted BY the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That from and after the passage of this act
the nominal scale of fees of the clerk of the
First District Court for the parish of Or
leans, and the method of approval of his
bills shall, for purposes of calculation only,
remain the same as heretofore prescribed
by law, but that from and after the first
day of March, 1874, the said clerk shall not
be entitled to demand from the city of New
Orleans or otherwise, nor shall the city of
New Orleans be required to pay greater
sum than 5000 per calendar month for all
fees and services of said clerk during such
month.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
this act shall take effect from and after it's
passage, and that all laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department ;
New Orleans, February -, 1874. |
TO the Honorable President and Members of the |
Senate:
l inclose an act limiting the fees of the |
district attorney for the parish of Orleans |
The proposed measure, while leaving the |
district attorney ample compensation, will |
'educe the amount now paid that officer by |
he city of New Orleans between three and |
our thousand dollars per annum. l rec
,mmend the passage of this bill.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor.
In act to limit the fees of the district at.
torney for the parish of Orleans.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
nd House of Representatives of the State
i Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
hat from the first day OF March, 1874, the
ee OF the district attorney for the parish
Orleans shall be Seven dollars and fifty
ents for each conviction, and the city Of
lew Orleans shall not be required to pay
i'm any larger sum for any conviction OBJ.
ainAd after aai6 frat ~ nRe,nL 1874 /