New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-17
sE1BscH " 1874
to report ~ having been duly engrossed
the following bills, to wit:

to report ~ having been duly eDgrossed
the following bills, to wit:
House bill No 3Ol. an act to provide fol
abolishing town or city boards of school
directors within parishes where the same
may not be necessary; to limit the fees OF
| tax collectors on all school moneys to five
per cent; to restrict and regulate parish
school treasurors; to provide tor text books;
| to restrict further enumeratiOns OF educa-
| BILE children, and regulate the apportion'
ment OF school funds, and to provide fol-
| the recovery of lands and other assets
| claimed for educational purposes.
House bill No. -, an act making apprO-
| priation for the general expenses OF the
| State for the year ending the thirty-frst
| day Of December, A. d. 1874.
Respectfully submitted,
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Devezin, of Orleans, called up the
following resolution:
Resolced, That the chairman of the Com
| mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he is
hereby authorized to issue to Thomas P.
Sherburn his certificate as clerk for the
regular session OF 1874, to be paid out of
the contingent fund of the House of Rep
resentatives, and the Speaker OF the House
be and he is hereby authorized and directed
to sigh the same.
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Davis, of St. Helena, called up the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Reso!eed, That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he
ls hereby authorized and directed to issue
immediately certificate to the clerk of
the special committee appointed to investi-
gate the affairs OF the school funds, Tor
sixty days OF the regular session OF A. d.
1874, to be paid out of the contingent fund
of the House, and that the Speaker is
hereby authorized and directed to sign the
same.
By Mr.. Wands. of Tangipahoa:
Resolred, That the Committee ON Con-
tingent Expenses of the House is hereby
directed to issue to Albert Blanchard GER
tiicate for services rendered as porter Of
the House, to be paid out of the contingent
fund of the House, session Of 1874.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Guichard, of St. Bernard, moved to
reconsider the vote by which House bill No.
2o2, entitled an act regulating the manner
OF making assessments throughout the
State; creating State board of equaliza-
ton and parish board of review; defining
the duties of said boards, and of assessors;
collectors, district attorneys, and the Audi
tor and Governor under this act; fixing the
compensation of assessors and collectors;
regulating assessments in and for the city
OF New Orleans. and prohibiting said city
from making assessments hereafter; limit
ing the application Of the doctrine of pre-
repeating part of section two of
act No. AZ of 1871; allowing mortgages to
redeem lands SOLD for taxes; requiring col
lectors to distribute surplus: regulating fees
and costs Of sheriffs and clerks of courts;
liking penalties on delinquent taxes; defn-
ng the duties and powers of collectors and
'herifs IN making seizures; relating to
appeals IN tax suits and repeating acts in
consistent Herewith, was passed, and to lay
hat motion on the table.
Carried.
Mr.. Devezin, OF Orleans, chairman Com
nittee on Charitable Institutions, submitted |
he following report:
COMMITTEE ON CHARITABLE Institutions.
New Orleans, March 5, 1874. |
o the Honorable Speaker and Members of the |
House of Representatives
Your committee beg leave to report ia
'orably to the within bill, an act for the
elief of the Charity Hospital of Shreve-
'ort and the surgeon and chief thereof.
GEORGE DEVEZIN,
J. P. WILSON,
MILTON JONES.
A. DEJORE,
w. X. JOHNSON.
NELSON KENYON.
House bill No. 423, entitled an act for the
elief Of the Charity Hospital OF Shreveport,
nd the surgeon in chief thereof, was taken
p.
Mr.. Gair, OF East Feliciana, moved to sus-
end the rules by which the bill is required
, be considered in committee of the whole.
Carried.
The DILL was considered engrossed, and
assed it's third reading under suspension of
re constitutional rules, and finally passed,
tie adopted, and ordered sent to the SEN
e for concurrence.
By unanimous consent the following bills
ere introduced, passed their first and sec
I'd rea dings under suspension of the con-
itutional rules and considered engrossed:
BY Mr.. Wands, of Tangapahoa:
House bill No. 45l, entitled an act relative
the assessment and collection of State
xes imposed for the payment of the bonds
the State and the principal and interest {
the State debt by virtue Of any law
ssed prior to the first of January, 1874, s
ID to repeal all laws requiring or author s
ng the Governor. Auditor or Treasurer to
apart funds in the State treasury for the
yment OF any bonds issued by the State
or to the first of January, 1874.
Also, House bill No. 452, entitled an act
king an appropriation to pay the inter-
on bonds issued under the provisions of
) No 3, approved January "a, 1874.
Also, House bill No. 453 entitled an act Il
aut horize tax collectors and she1iffs to q
eve portions of taxes due when any part r,
the levy may be in contest, and to regu. G.
g such partial collection. a
y Mr.. Allan, of West Baton Rouge: :,
louise joint resolution No. asa, entitled
1T resolution of the General Assembly n
the State OF Louisiana rendering their
titude to our Senator, Hon. j. r. West Il
y Mr.. Bryant, of East Baton Rouge:
louise bill No ASS, entitled joint resolu-
Is instructing our Senators and Repre- &c
tatives in Congress to obtain certain &C
il facilities for the people of the Missis-
ii valley from New Orleans to certain pt
ts in South America. N
he rules were suspended by which
use bill No. ASP would be required to be to
side red in committee of the whole. and | a.
er further suspension of the constitu-
al rules all the above bills passed NJ
r third reading, and finally passed, fiji