New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-22

| Thomas Eylns, John NannOrtWlcR,
j. w. Lyman, John Haus.
Samuel Levy, Frederick Lemke,
| w. T. Bush, John Seitz,
Andre Meguet, Miles Miller.
| Catherine Wexel,
The petition was ordered to be printed in
the journal, and referred to the Committee
on Corporations.
Mr.. Bovee submitted the following
Petition of Mrs. Mary F. Forr, to the
General Assembly, praying remission of
tax on legacies testamentary of the late
| Widow Kincaid, Of which petitioner is ex-
! ecutrix.
! The same was referred to the Committee
| on Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Anderson, chairman of the Commit.
I tee on Judiciary, submitted the following
report:
House bill No. 80, to exempt the town Of
Coushatta, parish of Red River, from parish
| ia es.
| Favorably.
Mr.. Butler, chairman of the Committee
on Claims submitted the following:
COMMITTEE CLAIMS,
New Orleans, February 10, 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members OF tho
Senate:
Your Committee on Claims, respectfully
submit the following report:
| FavOrably ON Senate bill No. ~.
And also, favorably, by bill, on the pee
tition of James Parker.
Respectfully,
L. BUTLER, Chairman.
Mr.. 1ngraham, chairman of the Commiee
tee on Enrolment and Engrossment, SUBJ
mitted the following:
COMMITTEE OF EskoLLMEsT AND EyGRossMHsT,{
New Orleans, February 20, 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Enrolment and Enc
grossment beg leave to report as being duly
engrossed:
Senate bill No 200, entitled an act aus
thorizing the attorney for the town of Don
jacksonville, Louisiana, to institute suit to
declare forfeited charter granted by the
General Assembly, under act No. 16, extra
session of 1870.
Also. Senate bill No. 207 entitled an acc
to legitimate Maurice George Hughes and
Louise Clark Hughes.
Respectfully.
JAMES II. INGRAHAM,
Chairman.
Mr.. Kelso, chairman of the Committee OF.
Corporations and Parochial Affairs, subs
United the following:
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS AND PARoCHIALS
Attalis New Orleans, February2O, 1874
To the Honorable President and Members of tho
Senate:
Your committee respectfully report favors
ably upon Senate bill No. 3S9, entitled a8
act 60 confer certain powers upon the Roe
man Catholic Church of Ascension.
Also, favorably upon Senate bill No. 81.
entitled an act to repeal an act approved
March TO- 1860, entitled an act to Increase
the salaries OF the sheriff and clerk of the
parish of St Landry except as to the said
clerk, and to reduce the costs of said sheriff
in criminal cases.
Also, favOrably upon Senate bill No. BIZ.
entitled an act to provide for the reminder
ing houses and lots in the different streets
OF New Orleans, nd to define the duties of
the Mayor and City Council relative thereto.
Favorably. with amendments, on Senate
bill No. 30, entitled an act to amend and
re-enact an act entitled an act grant.
ing corporate privileges to the inhab.
ltants OF the city of Baton Rouge, in
the parish of East Baton Rouge, and
to provide Tor the government Of tho
officers thereof: and to repeal an ac:
entitled an act TO amend the several act.
relative to the police and government OF
the city OF Baton Rouge, approved Apris
:. 1893: and 20 repeal an act to provide fos
the government OF the city of Baton Rouge.
approved March 8, 1856, and to rereal ali
acts amendatory thereto
At tue end of section 2, add "under SUCH
rules and regulations, not inconsistent with
law, as the council may prescribe
In section four, line eight, strike out tssix
months and insert lone year"
Strike out III section ten, item seventeen
line eight, the word fifty" and INSERT
"twentv-fve"
Strike out the words contained in section.
ten. item twenty, and insert in lieu thereof
Ito impose any license tax they may think
proper DPGulpra and ha JyrL
exhibitions. shows, and vendors Of spiritU.
GUS liquors."
In section eleven, line six, after the word
taxation, strike out the balance of the;
section, and insert the words Except such
property as Is now or may hereafter be
exempted from taxation under the laws of
the State and OF the United States.
Strike out the whole of section thirteen,
IN sectlon ntteen, line nineteen strike out
the words "on trades, professions and call.
ings.' ~
IN section twenty-seven, line five, strike
~. ..e words according to law" and ina
sert and sad tax shall not be levied unless
a.lhof1zed by a majority vote Of taxpayers
OF the city Of Baton Bouge.'
4" sector: th!rtv- one. line eight. strike OF.
one th"usand.' and insert 1.-TWO huudred...
Al. section ,hIrty-chree. strike out al: ate.
'11. "ete oil. and insert the following:
A.isoeMeanors and upon conviction
=
sIO' OF ten days imprisonment. OF both, a:
Iae discretion of the COURT
oalke out the whole of section th:r.r-fon:.
=. also, favorabiy on Senate bill No. 355, en-.
ulieo an act to incorporate the town e
HayTlIie, il the parish of Lafayette.
@.s ~ which is respectfully Eubrnittete
GEORGE Y. KELSO, Chairman.
WILLIAM HARPER,
GEORGE f. BOVEE.
Mr.. Bu:cL moved to print the ..,e,s.
ments reported by the Committee on Cox.
porations on Senate bill No. .. IN IL.
journal.
So ordered.
MI harris chairman of the COMMITTEES
oh hallfoaos and Internal improvements.
submitted the following report.
House bill No. A. an act to incorporate.
tue shreveport and Southwestern Railroad
Company.
Favorably.
AL o'a0ps' Chairman OF the Committee