New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-20

their duties and powers; to repeal sections
1913 to 1858. inclusive, of the Revised
Statutes of 1870; providing for and regu'
lating the inspection, weighing and gsugine
of -four, grain, hay, provisions, groceries,
liquors and other articles of trade; author
izing said corporation to fix the grades and
standards of the articles to be inspected
weighed or gagged; authorizing said corpo-
ration to establish committees of reference
and arbitration; defining their powers, and
the effects of arbtration; providing for the
recording of their awards, and giving to
such awards, when recorded according to
the provisions hereof, the force of judicial
mortgage, and for other purposes. and re
pealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict
with the provisions Of thisact; which under
went its first reading, by its title, and
was ordered to lie over under the rules
BY Mr.. Bayley:
An act to incorporate the Louisiana Pa
cic Railway Company; to confer certain
powers and franchises; to provide system
of appropriation, and the practice there
under; to provide for the taxation of said
company, the issue of its obligations and
the conduct Of it's affairs, which underwent
its first and second readings by its title
and was referred to the Committee on Rail-
roads.
By Mr.. Lowell:
An act to incorporate the New Orleans
and Kenner Railroad Company; granting a
right Of way thereto, and authorizing it to
issue mortgage bonds, which underwent its
first and second readings by its title and
was referred to the Committee on Rail
roads.
BY Mr.. Ray:
An act for the relief of the Clinton and
Port Hudson railroad, which underwent it's
first and second readings, and was referred
to the Committee on Railroads,
By Mr.. Bower:
An act to fix the time for the payment
and collection of taxes due the city of New
Orleans, which underwent its first and
second readings, and was referred to the
Committee on City Affairs.
An act to amend an act entitled an act
to annex the city of Carrollton to the city
NV Orleans, ETC., approved March 49, 1874;
TO repeal certain parts thereof; to change
the boundaries of the parishes of Orleans
and Jefferson; to change the limits of the
First Judicial District, and to extend the
jurisdiction of the justices Of the peace of
the parish of Orleans, which underwent its
first and second reading by its title. was
referred to the Committee on City Affairs.
By Mr.. Hahn.
An act for the relief of planters and other
landholders whose crops, live stock and
other property were destroyed and lands
overlooked by the .crevasses of the year
1874, and to provide for obtaining the ex'
emption from taxation of the same, which
underwent its first and second readings by
its title, and was referred to the Committee
on Lands and Levees.
By Mr. Jones, of Pointe COupee:
An act for the relief Of planters and other
whose crops, live stock and
other property were destroyed and lands
overfowed by the crevasses of the year
1874, in the parish Of Pointe Coupee and
other over allowed districts in this State. and
to provide the manner of obtaining the |
exemption from taxation of the same, which |
was read the first and second times by its |
tile and was referred to the Committee on
Lands and Levees.
By Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas:
An act making an appropriation of $72,-
900 out of the general funds in the State |
treasury during the year 1875, for the mile
age and per diem of members, salaries of |
officers and employees, and contingent ex-
penses of the General Assembly Of Louis
lana for the extra session of 1873; directing |
the Auditor of Public Accounts to issue
to the chairman of the Committee
on Contingent Expenses of the House, and
the chairman of the Committee on Auditing
and Supervising the Accounts of the Senate,
On the Treasurer; and making such war
rants receivable for licenses; directing the
Treasurer of the State to receive such war
rants in settlement with tax collectors, and
10 provide for the disbursement of the
amount appropriated; which underwent its
first and second readings by its title, and
was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
An act fixing the compensation Of tax
collectors in the parish OF Orleans, which
1nder went it's first reading by its title, and
Vas ordeIed to lie over under the rules.
An act to reduce the expenses of public
printing by restricting the publication OF
he statutes Of the State and the official
ournal of the General Assembly to the
ffic:al journal Of the State, published at
he scat of government, which underwent
is first and second readings by its title and
vas referred to the Committee on Printing.
An act to repeal an act entitled an act to
the town of Waterproof, in the
arish Of Tensas, approved April 23, 1872,
which under ent it's first and second read.
ngs by it's title and was referred to the
Committee on Corpora tiOns.
BY Mr.. Wilt:
An act relative to the collection and dis
Iibution Of the school tax, providing for
be- expenses of the boards of education,
hitting the special school tax for the city
f New Orleans, and repeating all laws in
nnfict with the provisions hereof which
nder went it's first and second readings by
Q title and was referred to the Committee
n Education and ordered to be printed.
BY Mr.. Kidd:
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