New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-13
OF THE
OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
Thirty.First Days Session.


q quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read tn,
journal of Thursdays proceedings.
On the motion Of Mr.. Blunt, the fur
Their reading of the journal was dispensed
with, the same corrected and approeed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
New Orleans February IL, 1875
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
am directed by the House to ask thu
concurrence of your honorable body in thu
following bill. viz:
House bill No. q, an act to amend the
third section of an act entitled ian act tt
incorporate the town Of st. Martinsville,'
approved April 6, 1873.
Very respectfully,
| JOHN ". ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Commit
tee on Corporations and Parochial Affairs
submitted the following:
| COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS, !
New Orleans, Februarylll, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate
Your committee have the honor to report
Senate bill No. IA, an act to amend an ACT
entitled an act to incorporate the town OF
st: Francisville,. in the parish of West Fe-
liciana, with the following amendment:
Strike out section five; and with the above
amendment we recommend its passage.
NJ. II. TWICHELL, Chairman.
Lies over.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Blunt:
A bill to be entitled an act regulating the
manner Of conducting contested parochial
Offices in the different parishes where the
lawful authority is resisted, and where the
judges can not hold their sessions of court,
and extending the jurisdiction Of the Su-
perior District Court of the city Of New
Orleans. and providing for the mode of
transfer of said contested parOchial Offices
before said Superior District Court, and
mode of trial.
| Also, bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 1924 Of Rays Revised
| Statutes.
By MIR. Sypher:
OF bill to be entitled an act to incor-
porate the town of Franklin. in the parish
of St. Mary; to define its limits; provide
| for the government thereof, and to repeal
all laws heretofore passed relative to said
corporation.
By Mr. Mascot:
Of bill to be entitled an act to repeal
act No. 2, approved December IL, 1872, en-
titled "an act to establish an additional
infr iof fOv ho al, ofn
define and limit the jurisdiction and to de-
termine the powers thereof; to provide tor
the transfer Of certain causes now pending
before certain other district courts for said
parish to the court hereby created; to au.
thorize the Governor to appoint judge and
clerk for said court, and to provide court
room for said court; to abolish the Seventh
and Eighth District Courts of the parish Of
Orleans; to provide for the transfer of the
records and suits in said Seventh and
Eighth District Courts to other courts in
said parish"
By Mr. Wharton:
OF bill to be entitled an act to repeal
act No. 35, approved March 3, 1874.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-.
vIOUs NOTICE.
By Mr.. Brewster:
OF bill to be entitled an act to repeal an
act entitled ian act to repeal the act of
March 8, 1869, creating the commission of
immigration, to establish bureau of i'm.
migration, together with proper police regu.
latioDs for the government, supervision and |
protection of immigrants arriving at the |
port of New Orleans; to save the State !
from importation from foreign |
of such persons as are apt to |
become charge upon tho State, and to in.
crease the revenue Of the Charity Hospital.
The bill was read the first time.
By Mr.. Brewster:
Of a bill to be entitled an act to repeal an
act entitled an act to regulate the private
markets in the city of New Orleans, and for
other purposes, known as act No. 81 of the
session Of the General Assembly of 1874.
The bill was read tho first time.
BY Mr.. Brewster:
Ola bill to be entitled ali act to repeal an
act entitled an act making Shrove Tuesday,
n Mardi Grae, a legal holiday, approved
April %, 1872.
The bill was read the first time.
By Mr.. Stamps, by unanimous consent:
A bill to be entitled an act for the relief
If Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The bill was read the first tine.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
J four-fifths vote, the biz was read the
econd time and referred 20 the Committee
n Judiciary.
stamps introduced bill to be entitled an
ct to fix the fees and costs of the civil
heriff Of the parish of Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote, the bill was read the
econd time and referred to the Committee
n Judiciary.
Mr.. Greene, by unanimous consent, intro
uced bill to be entitled an act for the
lore effectual protection of the rights and ,
rivileges of citizens and inhabitants of {
OWNS and cities.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by t
four-ffths vote, the bill was read the sec ]
nd time, and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
MI. Anderson, by unanimous consent, in r
'oduced bill to be entitled an act to au-
'orize the police jury of the parish of La T
'yette to issue bonds, and levy and collect '
D annual tax for their redemption.
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