New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-26

town council thereof, and atlxlng penalties
for any violation of this act. ~,
Also, House bill No. 1872, entitled an act
to secure the vested right Of citizens of the
townships of the State to tie money arising
from the sixteenth sections thereof, and to
provide for the election of three school COM
missioners in each township, and to direct
the manner of their organization and give
! them corporate powers, and prescribe their
| duties, and authorize them to esta blish
schools open to all children of such town
| ship, and to repeal all laws in conflict with
| this act.
Also, House bill No. 239, entitled an act
| to insure equitable assessment on property,
| real and personal, in the State of Louisi.
| ana, by admitting testimony as to its &C
tual market value in suits to enforce the
| collection Of taxes.
Also, House bill No. $40, entitled an act
relative to the appointment and qualifca-
ton of curators of vacant SUGGESTIONS.
Also. House bill No. 347, entitled an act
Furnishing the unlawful interference by any
| person or officer with the property of
| another.
And House bill No. 37i. entitled an act
to repeal act No. IS Of acts of 1873, relative
to contributions of mortgage stockholders
Of Citizens Bank of Louisiana.
Made special order for next Friday, and
ordered printed in the journal. as follows:
An act to repeal act'No. As Of acts Of 1873
relative to contributions of mortgage
} stockholders OF Citizens Bank Of Louisi-
ana.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tho Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That act No. As of the acts Of 1873, ap-
proved the eleventh day of March, 1873,
be raised by the Citizens Bank of Louisi-
ana and the resale of property on foreclosure
OF stock mortgages. ba and the same is
! hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, etc. That
the true intent and meaning Of this act is
to reinstate the mortgage stockholders to
their legal status before the act No. As
passed, unjustly imposing upon said mort
gage stockholders exclusively more OnerOus
| and increased taxation and liability, with
out their knowledge and consent, and at
the instance of the cash ckholders and
banking department OF said bank exclu-
sively.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted etc. That
all acts and parts of acts in conflict with
the provisions of this act be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Also. House bill No. 376, entitled an act
for the relief Of the owners of lands lying
within certain limits in the city of New Or.
leans. exempting them from the payment
Of drainage taxes when such tax has been
previously levied and collected.
Reported tavorably, passed its third read
ing under suspension OF the constitutional
rules and finally passed, title adopted, and
ordered sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Also, House bill No. 4l6, entitled an act to
authorize writs Of attachment il actions
arising from otfenses or quasi offenses.
Passed first and second readings under
suspension Of the constitution al rules, and
placed on the calendar and ordered
printed.
Also. House bill No. 3li, entitled an act
to prevent fraud in the weighing and
samplng of cotton and sugar. in the parish
Of Orleans. and to protect the parishes in.
terested therein. to create board of in
spectors for the inspection Of the weights
of cotton and sugar. to provide for their
future appointment. to define their duties
and powers. to regulate their fees. and af1ix
penalties, and prescribe the manner OF col
lecting and enforcing the same.
Reported unfavorably.
The report was received and adopted.
Also. House bill No. 366. entitled an act
authorizing persons whose property has
been sold for taxes and purchased by the
State to redeem the saIhe on paying the
taxes and costs, with remission Of all penal.
ties.
Reported fayorably. and placed on the
calendar.
Also. House bill No. 36l. entitled an act
to prevent the incarceration of petty often.
ders in the State Peni:entiary, and for
other purposes.
Reported unfavorably.
Mr.. Williams. of East Baton Rouge. moved
to reject the report of the Judiciary Com.
mittee on the above bill.
Carried.
And the bill was considered engrossed.
passed it's third reading under suspension
of ithe constitutional rules, and, on the
final passage, the yeas and nays were de-
manded by Messrs. Davidson, ..of Living
ston, and Rochop, Of St. Martin. resulting
as follows:
Yeas-Allain, Antoine. Bowman. Bryant,
Boyd, Butler, Barrow. Carey, Connaught
Cousin. D. G. Davis, Dejoie, Devices, Desar-
zant, Elliot, Fernandez, Greene, Gair, Hill,
Hubeau, M. Jones, Heating, Kenyon. Keys.
n I Of I
iourche. MurreIl of Madison, Maloney,
Mayo. Mathews. Montaldo, Nichols. Page,
Provost. Soner. Sawyer. Southland. Sutton,
Thompson, Williams. j. p. Wilson. Ward,
D. Wilson, Young-46.
Nays - Blackstone. Boatner. Bickham.
Cockerham, Demas, Davidson, Il. Il. Davis,
Estilette. Fontelieu, Grant, Guichard. Heff.
man. Kern, V. o. King, Little, Marvin,
Moreland, Martinez. Marie. Norris, Price,
Peyton. Prescott. Rochon, Rodrigues,
Simms. Smith, Smart, Trahan, Thomas.
Wands-36.
The bill finally passed, title adopted and
ordered sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Also, House bill No. $40, entitled an act
to make the sheriff Of the parish Of Sabine
ex-otiicio collector OF State and parish
taxes in said parish. to take effect from and
after the ii;s. day of January. 1879.
Reported un favorably.
The report was received and adopted.
Mr.. Ion.aido. of Orleans, moved 70 re.
consider the vote by which the Governors
veto message was made the special order
70: tomorrow, and called the previous
question. seconded by Mr.. Deyezin, Of Or |
leans. resulting as follows:
ieas-Alair. Antoine bowman BRYANT