New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-04

viding for tho printing for tho sewers
parishes. and for judicial notices and advel
tisemenfs Of forced sales, beg leave {
repor5 favorably By substitute, and {
recommend the psssage Of said substitute
r. MARIE, Chairman;
/ Up. WILSON.
! WILLIAM RIDGLEY,
GEORGE DRBRY,
L. J. SOUER.
Mr.. Demas, Of St. John, moved tina
House bill No. Sc, substitute for House bill
| No. q, be printed In the journal, and mad,
the special order of the day for Wednesda,
next, immediately after the reading Of tn,
journal.
Carried.
An act to reduce the expenses of publ,
printing.
SECTION l. Be it ensoted BY tho Senate
and House Of Representatives Of tho Stat
Of Louisiana in General Assembly cor
vened, That from and after tho passage o.
this act the printing of the official pro
ceedinRs of the Legislature. and tho pro
mitigation of statutes at the expense oil
the State shall be restricted to the Official
journal Of the State, published ct the see,
VI government.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. etc.. That
this act shall take effect from and after it,
passage. and that all laws and rarts of Laws
in conflict herewith, be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
MESSAGE PROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received:
SENATE CHAMuHa
New Orleans, February 4, 1875. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives,:
I am directed by the Senate to ask the
concurrence Of your honorable body in the
passage Of bill entitled an act to limit the
fees of the district attorney of the parish of
Orleans, returned by the Governor to the
Senate. in which the bill originated, with
his objection.
p. e. BECHTEL,
Secretary of tho Senate.
Tho Committee on Enrolment submitted
the following report:
Csnxrr1zx o. Rz.oI1xRx1.
February l. 1876. )
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of tho
Hoase Of Representatives:
Your Committee on Enrolment begs leave
to report a. having been duly enrolled the
following:
Concurrent resolution relative to the
suspension of Anthony Drayton, clerk of
the Fifteenth Judicial District Court of
Louisiana.
Also. IS having been duly engrossed. the
House bill No. IS. an act to repeal an aet
entitled an act to increase the salary of tho
district attorney Of the Tenth judicial Dis
trict of the State Of Louisiana.
And House bill No. 81, . substitute for
House bill No. J, an act transferring the
parishes of Red River and Natohitoohes
from the Seventeenth judicial District of
the State of Louisiana.
Respectfully submitted,
Tho Committee ON Judiciary submitted
the following report, which was received,
accepted and adopted:
New Orleans. February ,. 1875.
70 the Honorable speaker and Members Of tho
House Of Representatives: |
Your Committee ON judiciary, having
had under consideration House bill No. IS.
being an act to pay the constable of the |
18th Justice of the peace in criminal cases, |
" per fee bill in Revised Statutes Of 1870, !
veg leave to report favorsbly thereon and |
recommend the passage of the same.
Also, House bill No. 8, being an act to
|mend sections 925 and 926 of the Revised
statutes of the State, and report favorably
hereon by substitute and recommend pas
'S' o. 'A' s CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Chairman.
House bill No. 46-reported by the COM
aittee-was considered a. engrossed.
Under q suspension of the constitutional
ules the bill was placed upon it's third
sading and final passage. it's title adopted,
nd it was ordered to be sent to the Senate
Or concurrence.
House bill No. 81, substitute for House
i'll No. 8, reported BY the committee, was
onsidered engrossed and its further con.
Iteration was fixed for next Friday. !
Its printing was ordered in the journal.
n act to amend and re.enact sections 925.
926 and 927 of the Revised Statutes of
the State Of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
Louisiana in General Assembly con.
,ned, That section 925 of the Revised
,atutes of the State of Louisiana be and is
,reby amended and re-enacted so az to
'ad a. follows, to wit:
"SEC. 925. Whoever shall willfully and | .
aliciously cut, alter, break, pull down or
'stroy in any manner whatsoever any
lblic or private levee or embankment the
me being within q levee district In the :
ate of Louisiana, and made for protection
om overflow, or ehall aid or abet any per g,
n in 30 doing, shall, on conviction, be i'm !.
is0ned at hard labor not more than ten 3
airs, or fined not exceeding five thousand : :
liars"
SEC. 2. Be it enacted, etc., That section
S of the Revised Statutes of the State of =
'ulsiana be amended and re-enacted 90 O. =
read as follows, to wit:
SEC. 926. Whoever shall willfully and
attempt to cut, alter or break,
II down or destroy in any manner what
or any public or private levee or embark.
mt, the same being within levee dis
ct in the State of Louisiana, and made
: protection from overflow, shall, on con- T
'tion, be imprisoned at hard labor not OK.
,ding two years, or be fined not exceed
, three thousand dollars" n,
sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That f.
ton 9N Of the Revised Statutes of the T
to of Louisiana be amended and 70. IN
.cted 90 as to read a. follows, to wit: =,
SEC. 9N-Whoever shall willfully and m
liciously cut, alter or break, pull down II
destroy, and whoever shall willfully and
liclously aid and abet any person In the
of cutting, altering or breaking In any
nner whatsoever leveos, canals or other
rks made to protect the city of New Or
10 from overflow, shall, on conviction, %
Imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding an
years, or be fined not exceeding five
ussnd dollars"
&c. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That HI
act shall take effect from and after it's In
sage. 10,
pom motion of Mr.. Guichard, of st. Ber.
1, the following Senate amendments to