New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.
Ninth Days Session.

On call Of the roll the Senators were as
follows
Present - Messrs Allan, Blackb burn,
Chadbourn Detiege. Eustis, George, Goode,
Greene, Ha per, Herwig, Kelly, Landry,
Masicot. o. den, Pollard, Robertson, Steven,
Sypher. Wharton, Whitney, Young-26.
4 bsent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson.
Dumont. Ola. Grover, kelso, Stamps,
Twitchell, Weber. White-l0.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Dardis.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal, and, on motion Of Mr. Cage, the
further reading was dispensed with.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
Hous. OF Representatives.
New Orleans, April %. 1875. )
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
am directed by the House of Repre-
sentatives of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana to transmit to your hon
CRADLE body the following acts, and ask
your concurrence to the same. viz:
House bill No. 90, entitled an act to repeal
an act entitled an act to enforce the pa yment
of taxes due tho State, providing for the
seizure and sale Of the property of delin
Quent taxpayers, and regulating the pro-
ceediDgs against them and against their
property and tenants, approved March IA,
1873.
House bill No. AZ. entitled an act relative
to the transfer OF stocks, and to amend and
re-enact section 3l3 of the Revised Statutes
OF the State of Louisiana.
House bill No. 50, substitute for House
bill No >, entitled an act for the relief of
the city of New Orleans, and to authorize
tue Common Council OF said city to sell,
lease or hypothecate its property, real or
personal.
House bill No 10, entitled an acc to faciIi
tate the settlement and payment of delin
uuent taxes, and to amend the assessments
thereof.
House bill No 63, entitled an act to amend
article l45 of the Code of Practice.
House bill No. 81, entitled an act to fix
upon and determine limitation of real
estate tax exemption in Louisiana, and to
repeal all conflicting laws.
House bill No. "a, entitled an act for the
protection of the fire department of the city
of New Orleans.
House bill No. 50, entitled an act to re-
new and extend the charter of the New
Orleans Chamber Of Commerce.
House bill No. l9, entitled an act for the
relief of planters and other landhOlders
whose crops, live stock and other property
we're destroyed and lands overlooked by
the crevasses of the year 1874, and to pro-
vide for obtaining exemption from taxation
House bill No. 60, entitled an act to regu-
late the park tax provided by act No. 81 of
the extra session of 1870 and act No. SO of
1871, and to provide tor the disposition TO
be made of the proceeds of said tax, and for
d reduction of the general fund tax OF the
city of New Orleans.
House bill No. So, entitled an act to re-
duce the taxes of the city of New Orleans
levied for Metropolitan Police purposes; to
limit the expenses thereof. and to authorize !
the Metropolitan Police Board to reduce !
apportionment, salaries and expenses ac-
cordingly. !
House bill No. y. entitled an act for the |
appropriation of the revenues derived by |
the city of New Orleans from the wharves |
and leyees, and for the reduction of the |
charges for the use OF the wharves and |
Ieyees.
House bill No. GA. entitled an act regu- |
lating the PRONUNCIATION of the general laws
OF the State of Louisiana, and of all other
acts of the General Assembly.
Joint resolution No. 81. to extend the ex-
ira session of the General Assembly
House bill No. 81, entitled an act to amend
and reenact sections one, two, three, four
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and
twelve OF act No. Ill, approved March 3,
1850, entitled an act to incorporate the
town OF Homer in the parish of Claiborne,
and to repeal all other acts and parts of
acts incompatible with the provisions of this
act
House bill No. IL, entitled an act to regu-
late the rate of parish taxation and assess
nents; to restrict the issue of obligations |
and warrants by parishes: to provide an
by taxpayers; to repeal act No.
90 OF 1869, and sections 1928. 1929 and 263O
of the Revised Statutes OF 1870, and to re-
peal conflicting laws.
PETER j. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk
HoUsR op REPRRsENTArIvRsl |
New Orleans April 80 1873. |
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
| have the honor to request the concur
renee of the Senate in House bills entitled |
az follows:
No. 81. an act to amend All act entitled
an act 20 annex the city OF Carrollton to
the city OF New Orleans, etc, approved
March y, 1874: TO repeal certain parts
thereof: to change the boundaries of the
parishes of Orleans and Jefferson: to change
de limits OF the First and Second Judicial {
Districts. IL
No. -, an act to amend an act entitled | t
IN act to provide for funding obligations Of
he State by exchange OF bonds; to provide |
or principal and interest Of said bonds; to 8
establish board Of liquidation; to author c
re certain judicial proceedings against it; e
% define AMI punish violations of this acI: a
y prohibit certain officers diverting funds.
Except as provided by law and to punish
'iolatiOns thereof. to levy continuing tax
nd provide continuing appropriation for J
aid bonds: TO make contracts between the
state and holders OF said bonds; to prohibit :
niunctions in certain cases, etc I
No. 90, preamble and concurrent resoiu- |
ion directing the Governor to institute | I
uits against Charles Clinton, Auditor, and !.
is sureties. =
PETER j. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk. /.
Mr. Robertson submitted the following +
memorial of the joint committees Of the I
'otton Exchange, the Merchants Exchange
I'D Chamber OF Commerce: y
o the Honorable President aud Members of the il
Senate: | n
The memorial of the Joint committees on
sglslatou OF the Cotton Exchange. Mer-
hants' Exchange aud the Chamber of Com :,
ierce respectfully represents, that several .
Ills for the reduction of the expenses and d
ebt of the city of New Orleans have II
assed the House of Representatives. and o
ave been sent to your honorable body for s.
occurrence Among those are, as we I'M u
erstand. House bill No. 80, providing for g
sale OF certain property which is of no | II
rott to the city, but which may be sold in Ill
lch way as to largely reduce the city 81
ebt, ami thus diminish the city taxes: NJ
ouse bill No. %, to reduce the expenses eli
the Metropolitan Police, and House bill tn
o. 90, to limit the expenses of the City os
arks. OF
The House has also passed House bill M
o. 63, to amend article los of the Code OF pe
ractice. sa
We beg leave to say that these bills are
0t party measures. nor are they devised
any private interest. They have the er
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