New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-04
SENATE.
Forthwith Days Sessi,

Forthwith Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, March 2, 1878.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. e. c
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the Stat'
and President of the Senate.
The following Senators answered to thei
names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch. Cage
ChadDOurn, Crozier, Detiege, Gla, Greene
Harper. Kelso Landry, Masicot. Pollard
Stamps, Sypher, Twitcheli, Whitney
Young-22.
Acknowledgements Anderson, Breaux, Du
mont, Eustis, George, Grover, IIerwig,
Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Weber
Wharton, White-li.
The President announced that there was
quorum present
Prayer by the Rev. John NJ. Brown.
The Secretary commenced to road the
journal of yesterdays proceedings.
On the motion OF Mr.. Young, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
and the same corrected and approved.
HOUSE OF REPREsKNrAr1yxs
New Orleans, March 2. 1873. J
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
l am directed by the House to ask the
concurrence OF your honorable body in the
following House bills, to wit:
House bill No. 80, an act to create the
parish Of Sumner and to provide for the
government of the same; to provide for the
transfer OF records; to authorize the issu-
ance of bonds to liquidate outstanding in
Al. lodi ,frau Il.
the sale of public buildings, and to limit
the expenditures of the parish.
House bill No. l6f, an act to amend and
re-enact an act entitled IAN act to incor-
porate the city of Natchitoches and provide
for the government OF the same" approved
July 5, 1872.
House bill No 20, an act to authorize the
police jury of the parish Of Jefferson, right
bank, to remove the seat Of justice and
other public buildings to the parish of JEFF
ierson; to fix the place where the district
court and parish court shall hold their SEES.
slOns, etc. TO define the jurisdiction of the
justice OF the peace of the parish as COM
uniting magistrate, and to provide salary
for criminal matters in lieu of fees and OF
his constable, etc.
House bill No. l03, an act to amend and
re-enact sections one and two of act No l0l
OF 1870, entitled an act to define and regu-
late the cost of the clerks, sheritfs, record
ers and notaries public throughout the
State of Louisiana, and providing forfeit
ures and penalties tor Overcharging or
failing to perform their duties, and the
mode of collecting their fees.
House bill No. l6l, an act for the relief
OF the taxpayers of the parish of st. John
the Baptist, that portion residing from
the upper lima of Othello Ferrand and the
lower lines OF said parish, for the taxes OF
1874.
House bill No. l3S, an act to transfer the
parishes OF Laiourche aud Terrebonne from
the Fifteenth Judicial District Of the State |
at Louisiana, and to make them part OF the |
second Judicial District, and to regulate |
the terms of the court therein; and to trans |
Ter the parish of Assumption from the |
Fifteenth Judicial District OF the State to |
the Fourth Judicial District, and to regulate |
the terms of the court therein.
House bill No lo6, an act TO authorizes |
the election OF President pro tempore of |
the Senate.
House bill No. l52. being an &C. to author.
Izs the police jury OF the parish of puipte
Coupee 70 issue bonds or promissory notes
and to provide Tor their payment. and
imposing penalty on persons violating
this act.
House bill No. l55, joint resolution to in
crease the salary OF the keeper of the State
House from 5000 Ia $1,000 per annum.
House bill No. no, being an act authotiz.
ing the police jury Of the parish of ST. Ber-
nara TO issue bonds for certain purposes,
and TO levy tax TOR redemption of same,
and to pay the interest thereon.
House bill No. los. an act relative to the
of officers under impeachment.
House bill No. III, joint resolution asking
Congress to pass the Texas Pacific railroad
bill.
House bill No II, an act fixing the com
,ensaton vi tax collectors ia the parish OF
Orleans.
House bill No. 81, an act to provide a
alary for the criminal sheriff OF the parish
If Orleans, and TOR the clerk OF the First
District Court and the clerk of the Superior
Criminal Court OF said parish, and to
authorize said sheriff and clerks to employ
deputies at public expense, and providing
or the payment thereof, and liking the
ate of compensation for feeding prisoners.
Also, that the House concurs in the pass
80 of the following Senate bills, viz:
Senate bill No. t.. joint resolution indoors
~ the action OF the House of Representa-
YES, United States Congress, in the passage I
the civil rights bill. I
Senate bill l26, being an act TO repeal
.ction 1860 and l5Gl Of the Revised I
tatutes OF 1870, and for other purposes. Il
Very r. respectfully, etc. o
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH, f
Assistant Clerk
HorsR OF REPREsRSTArIvRsl o
New orleans, March 2 1878. ! | II
the Honorable President and Members Of the q
senate:
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