New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-24


9 transfer to the United States certain lots
parcels Of land for the use of the Unite
States.
& Senate bill No. IS, an act to provide fl
the taking OF the State census for the ves
1873, as provided for in article twenty, TIT
two, legislative department of the constitl
}. ton of this State, and to make an appr'
j. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
Mr. Blunt submitted the following:
New ORLEANS, February 70, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members Of IL
l herewith tender my resignation as
member from the Committee on Librarie
RAFORD BLUNT.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Commute
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs, sui
mitted the following report:
COMMITTEE on CORPORATIONS
New Orleans. February 20, 1875
Te the Honorable President and Members of tn
Senate
Your committee. to whom was referre
Senate bill No. 90, entitled an act to amen
and re-enaot section twenty eight of act NJ
ia of 1874: also Senate bill No. 80, an &C
to repeal section thirty-three Of act No. lie
Of the session of 1874. Report BY subst
tute bill entitled an act to provide for 81
equalization Of the profits accruing from
the sale of the lease of the ferry between
the city of Baton Rouge and the parish O
West Baton Rouge.
Respectfully submitted,
M. Ii. TWITCHELL,
Chairman
Lies over.
Mr.. Anderson. chairman Of the Commit
tee on Judiciary, submitted tho following
On Senate bill No. GO, entitled an act te
amend an act entitled ian act to amend
artitle GA of tho Code of Practice; ap
proved April %, 1872" approved February
20, 1874; and to repeal ali acts conflicting
or inconsistent with this act, and to repeal
all other laws amending article GA of the
Code of Practice. Unfavorably.
| On Senate bill No. 80, entitled an act to
amend and re.enact section 1924 of Rays
Revised Statutes of the State of Louisiana.
Unfavorably.
On Senate bill No. 76, entitled an act for
the more effeotual protection Of tho rights
and privileges of the citizens and inhabit-
| ants of towns and cities. Unfavorably.
On Senate bill No. 43. entitled an act
amending and re.enactiDg section 25l9 Of
Rays Revised Statutes, prohibiting acts of
sale of property from being passed unless
all taxes and assessments have been paid,
and providing penalties against recorders,
sheriffs and other officers making sales, etc.
Favorably.
On Senate bill No. Is, entitled an act to
pay to the ifth.justice of the peace salary
in lieu of costs in criminal cases, and one
clerk at salary, aud providing for the
payment of the same, favorably, with the
following amendments:
In line six, section ono, strike out the
words land fifty;" in lines six and seven
strike out the words ''the same az now paid
to municipal Judges"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Burch, by unanimous consent
A bill entitled an act to exempt property
within the limits of the city of Baton Rouge
from payment of parish taxes, except for
certain purposes, and to provide for the
payment Of the expenses Of criminal prose-
cutions in certain cases.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four vote, the bill was read the Sec
0nd time and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Mr. MasicOt, by unanimous consent:
A bill to be entitled an act for the relief |
Of Mr.. Webster Long.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
q four,itths vote, the bill was read the sec
Dnd time and referred to the Committee on
Claims.
By. Mr.. Ola, as per notice.
bill entitled an act to divide the parish of
Carroll into police jury wards, fix the bound
aries of the same, designate the voting places
therein, and provide for the election and or
yanization of the police jury Of said parish,
md define their powers and duties, and the
powers and duties of their officers, and fix
ng the salaries of said police jurors and
,fficers.
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended by
! four-tifths vote, the bill was read the
econd time and referred to the Committee
n Judiciary.
By Mr.. Brewster. as per notice:
A bill entitled an act directing the clerks
f the parish courts throughout the State,
he parish of Orleans excepted, to record
roces verbal of the proceedings of corOners'
lquests and of post norton examinations;
roviding penalties for neglect or non
ompliance thereto, and fixing the fee of
ecording said proceedings; duties Of parish
0roners, or any person acting in that Ca
acity; penalty for non compliance thereto, ;
nd mode Of collecting said penalties. and
ow the fines collected shall be disposed.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four.ffths vote, the bill read the second
me, and ordered to be referred to the t
on Judiciary
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Greene offered the following resolu-
on:
Resolred, That the several committees be Z
Id they are hereby instructed to report all | a
lis now referred to their respective bodies
7 next Tuesday
Mr.. Greene moved to suspend the Senate
les. u
The resolution was taken up and adopted. :,
REPORTS LYING OVER "
Mr.. Allan called up the report on Senate ~
lis Nos. SO and SO, a substitute, to be en- *
led an act to provide for an equalization =
the profits accruing from the sale of the -
lse of the ferry betwee the city Of Baton %
'uge and the parish of West Baton Rouge. y
The report was adopted and tbe substi. :,
te read the first time. -
The constitutional rule was suspended BY ~