New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-08
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HhEVAoC NSAASIs
By Mr. Barber:
A bill to be entitled an act to reorganlz
and render more effective the Board y
Health of the State Of Louisiana; to pro
vide for certain of it's expenses, and TO
recording births, deaths and marriages II
the parish of Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended 0.
four ffths vote, bill read the second tim
and referred to the Committee on Healtl
and Quarantine.
By Mr.. Ingraham:
An act for the relief of f. Van Benthuysel
and his minor children.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four fifths vote, the bill read the sec
ond time and referred to the Committee OF
Judiciary.
BY Mr. Butler:
A bill to be entitled an act pevoking pen
alties imposed for non-payment OF taxes
estopping suits instituted on the part OF tn
State tor the collection of certain back ant
unpaid taxes, but providing said taxes still
collectible. with penalties, after certain
time; making State warrants receivable fol
State taxes. and repeating all laws in con
fict with this act. .r
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
fOur-fft vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
By Mr.. Bovee:
A bill to be entitled an act donating to
the parish OF St. James the property known
. the old Vacherie road, and authorizing
the police jury to sell the same.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q fourth-ffths vote, bill read the second
time and referred to Committee on Par
ochial Affairs.
BY Dir. Brewster:
A bill to be entitled an act 60 establish,
endow and locate the Louisiana Agricnl-
tural and Mechanical College.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q four-fitths vote, bill read the second time
and referred to Committee on Public Edu-
cation.
BILLS INTRODUCED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
BY Mr. Belden:
A bill to be entitled an act authorizing
the plea of reconvention in cases.
The bill was read the first time.
Il lol hvv
o four-ffths vote, bill read the second time
and referred to Committee GA Judiciary.
BIZ Mr. Blackburn:
A bill to be entitled Fan act for the Selief
of Mrs. w. 2. Nob'e."
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended by
foup-6fths vote, the bill was read the sec
ond time and referred TO the Committee ON
Claims.
By NJ. Harriss
A bill TO be entitled ian act ceding juris-
dictioD and conveying titles to all State
lands required for the construction of the
proposed Fort St. Philip canal to the United
States"
The Bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths affirmative vote, the bill read a
second time and considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by afour-ifths vote, the bill read a
third time and finally adopted by the fol-
lowing vote. on :, call Of the yeas and nays.
Heas-8nderson Alexander, Btrbers Bel
dens Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee. Butler,
Burch, Brewster, Cage, Harris, E. f. Her
wig, Harper, Ingraham, kelso> Pollard,
Rey, Svpber, Stamps. YwitSte!ls Weber,
Wharton. Whitney-2t.
Nays-None.
Title to stands,
BY Dir. Ingrahame
A bill to be entitled an ace Coz tbs relief
of taxpayers, RENTING penalties to all de-
provided said back taxes aud
costs are paid within sixty aags tvora the
passage of this act.
The bill was read the fret time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q four titths affirmative vote, and the bill
read the second time and referred to the
Con mittee ON the Judiciary.
By Mr.. Stamps:
4 bill to be entitled an act 60 provide for
che funding of the public debt of the State,
Including all legal and valid bonds Of the
State, and all legal and valid warrants and
certificates of indebtedness drawn by the
Auditor of Public Accounts upon the trea-
sury, and now unpaid; to provide for the
issuance of consolidated bonds Of the State
of Louisiana in exchange for said outstand-
ing obligations; to provide for the payment
of interest and principal of same; prescrib-
ing the rate of interest, and providing for
sinking fund; defining the duties and powers
of State officers under this act, and the
and terms in which said exchange
shall be effected; forbiddug the paymen. of
interest otherwise than as provided therein;
defining and limiting the State debt under
the operation of this act; limiting the rate
of taxation for all State purposes; and re-
pealing acts inconsistent herewith.
This bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
y four-ffths vote, and the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
The president submitted the following
from the Governor:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department. ,
New Orleans, January 6, 1874 }
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
With the consent of the Senate desire
to withdraw my veto of Senate bill. ell
titled IAN act to amend and re- enact sec
ions two, seventeen and eighteen of act
No. SO of session of 1872, entitled an act to
incorporate the city of Natchtoches and
provide for the government of the same, ap-