New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-18

ing the issuing of injunctions in certain
cases, and fixing the time of prescription O.
action Of nullity of titles at tax sales and
for other purposes.
Senate bill No. 374, an act for the relie
of Mrs. Virginia c. Burke, sole heir and
Parliamentary executrix of her father, thu
Late John Alexander, providing for the
issue of duplicate of bonds lost or stolsr
from said John Alexander.
Senate bill No. 1856, an act to limit the
fees OF the district attorney for the parish
of Orleans.
Senate bill No. 42l, an act to amend ar
act entitled an act to incorporate the tovr
of Mansura, in the parish of Avoyelles. an
proved March Ii, 1860.
Senate bill No 4O3, an act proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the State
OF Louisiana, changing the day of holding
general elections.
Senate bill No. 277. an act to repeal and
re-enact sections 2760 and 276l of RAYS
Revised Statutes
Senate bill No. 426, an act to incorporate
the city of Donaldson, in the parish of As
cens:on; defining it's boundaries; providing
for the government of the same, and fol-
funding all legal Indebtedness of the cor
poration of Donaldsonville; repeating &C,
NO. 80 of 1870; revising and amending the
charter Of Donaldsonville and other laws il
conflict with this act
Senate bill No. 428, an act incorporating
Houma Fire Company No 1.
Senate bill No. 3S9, an act to confer Ger
tain powers upon the Roman Catholic
Church of Ascension.
Senate bill No. 238, an act to extend the
charter Of the Crescent Mutual Insurance
Company.
Senate bill No. 1867, an act to remodel anG
renew the charter of the town of Homer
parish of Claiborne, etc.
Also, Senate bill No. Ala, entitled an ac,
to incorporate the Longshoremen's Protec
tive Union Benevolent Association N :. /:
of the city of New Orleans, and s. @ o.
Louisiana
Also, Senate bill No. 423, EMIT an act
Incorporating the New Orleans Sanitary
ExcavatiDg Company in the city of New
Orleans, and granting rights and privileges
thereto.
Also. Senate bill No. 70, an act to close
drinking houses of public resort, and to
prohibit the sale of spirituOus or malt Ii
quors on Sunday.
Also, Senate bill No. 449, an act entitled
an act providing for change of venue in
cases which may be punished by death and
homicide cases; authorizing the grand jury
III any parish to find indictments for such
otfenses committed in any parish of the
State; providing for the arrest of the per
sons charged with such crimes, and fol
paying, the, expenses of the prosecution
thereof, and repeating sections 1923, 1881
1904 and 1905 Of the Revised Statutes, and
exempting the Governor from issuing death
warrants, and directing the judges to issue
such warrants.
Also asks concurrence in the following
House bills:
House bill No. 448, entitled an act to in
corporate the Crescent City Health and
Accident Insurance Company.
hill No nrt,t1ol oo< fo va
hibit the unlawful employment of sailors
at work upon the levees or banks of the
rivers in this State, and to punish the VIC
latiOn of this act
Also, House bill No. $50, entitled an act
to create board of health for the city OF
Shreveport. parish of Caddo, to define its
powers and duties, and to provide for its
support, 49,, -,
for the relief of the Charity Hospital OF
Shreveport and the surgeon in chief thereof
Also, House bill No. 45l, entitled an ac,
relative to the assessment and collection
of State taxes imposed for the payment OF
the bonds of the State and the principal and
interest of the State debt by virtue of any
law passed prior to the first of January,
1874 and to repeal all laws requiring or au-
thorizing the Governor, Auditor or Treas
urer to set apart funds in the State treasury
for the payment of any bonds issued by the
State prior to the first of January, 1874.
Also House bill No. ASP, entitled an act
making an appropriation to pay the inter-
est on bonds issued under the provisions OF
act No. 3. approved January "a, 1874.
Also, House bill No. 453, entitled an act
receive portions of taxes due when any part
Of the levy may be in contest, and to regu-
late such partial collection.
Also House bill No. Asa, entitled a joint
resolution OF the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana, rendering their graft
tude to our Senator Hon. J. K. West.
House bill No. 1856, an act to amend Sec
ton 1923 of the Revised Statutes, and to
exempt from seizure all schOOlhOuses,
school furniture, apparatus and libraries
devoted to public education in this State.
House bill No. 2l7, an act to amend and
re-enact an act entitled an act to incOrpO-
rate the Society Of Mechanics of the city of
New Orleans, approved February II, 1921,
and the act supplemental thereto, approved
March 6. 1898.
Also. House bill No ass, entitled joint
resolution instructing our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to obtain GER
tain mail facilities for the people of the
Mississippi valley from New Orleans to GER
tain ports IN South America.
Also, House bill No. 45S, entitled an act
to amend act No. 10Y, entitled an act to IN
corporate the Shreveport Savings Bank and
Trust Company, and for other purposes,
approved September 10, 1873.
Respectfully,
Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Harris, chairman Of the omnibus COM
mittee, submitted House bill No 45l, an act
relative to the assessment and collection OF
State taxes imposed for the payment of the
bonds of the State, and the principal and
interest of the State debt by virtue of any
law passed prior to January l, 1874; and to
repeal all laws requiring or authorizing the
Governor, Auditor or Treasurer to set apart
funds in the State treasury for the payment
of any bonds issued by the State prior to
January |, 1874.
The bill was read the second time and
adopted.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four ffths vote and the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand.
BY unanimous consent the following was
taken up:
House bill No ASP, an act making an ap-
preparation to pay the interest on bonds
issued under the provisions of act No. 3,
approved January a. 1874.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four ffths vote and the bill read the sec
ond time.
The bill was adopted.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-ftths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand.