New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-11
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

:! members answered to their names:
! Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Armstead,
Butler, Baker, Carville. Crawford, Con-
naughton. Cousin. Drury, Davidson. De-
wees, DeLacey, Dickinson. Demas, Floyd,
CAN'T, Guicbard. Grant, Gracien. Hill OF
| Ascension, Hill OF Ouachita. HonOre, Hun
saker, Jourdain, johnson OF Caddo, johnson
| of De Soto, Jones of Pointe Coupee, Keat
ing, Lane. Lowell, Levisee, Mathews of
| Parker, Pierson, Piles, Randall. Richards,
Ray, Raby, Rochon, Stewart, Sutton, South
ard, Snaer. Sartnin. SOuer, Ty Ter, Triplet,
Thomas, Wilson. Woods. Wright, Yorke
IS.
Fifty tive members present and quorum.
The Committee on Judiciary returned
the following bills with an unfavorable re-
port, which was received and adopted. and
their further consideration was indefinitely
postponed:
House bill No. la. an act authorizing the
seizure and sale of the property of all pub
lie ard private carriers within the limits Of
this State who shall be guilty of conveying
armed bodies of men from one place to an
other without the authorization of the
United States or tho constituted govern
| ment Of this State.
House bill No. 1l6, an act defining the
crime of grand and petit larceny, and pre-
eo1ibing the punishment for the same.
House bill No "a, an act to repeal an act,
No. 81, offered March S, 1870, entitled ian
act providing for the appointment of public
administrators and defining the duties of
the same"
House bill No. 50, an act to amend and
re-enaet article 1872 of the Revised Statutes.
House bill No. 81, an act repeating act
No. Sc of the session of 1874 and for other
purposes.
House bill No. II. an act to repeal so
much of the laws now in force regarding
the Metropolitan Police force, as establishes
Metropolitan Police District. as authorizes
the employment of said force for State
purposes and in a military capacity, and to
restore said force and reserve the same to
its legitimate.duti and purposes.
House bill No. 9, an act to remit all legal
penalties due by taxpayers delinquent for
the years 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872 and
1873, On condition that said delinquent
taxes be paid within ninety days after the
passage.
House bill No. II. an act to repeal section
1916 Of Rays Revised Statues.
House bill No. IL, an act relative to the
assessment of property for State and NUM-
opal taxes, and for the collection of State
taxes in the parish of Orleans.
House bill No. ID, an act to relieve delin-
quent taxpayers in Plaquemines parish
from the penalties accrued for non-payment
of taxes for the years 1869 to 1873, on con.
dition of said delinquent taxes being paid
within ninety days from the passage of this
act.
House bill No. Is, joint resolution declar-
ing vacant the Office of clerk of cour tof
the Fifteenth Judicial District in and for
the parish of Assumption.
House bill No. SO, an act to amend and
reenact article 1916 OF the Revised
Statutes.
House bill No. Sc, an act t. take the
census of the State and to make approplia.
tons for the same.
House bill No. 81. an act to authorize
persons arrested for criminal of1ense to
give bond in any parish Of the State, etc.
House bill No. 81, an act to provide for
the taking >of the census Of the State of
Louisiana, in accordance with article
Of officers, the mode of taking
the census, and making an appropriation to
defray the expenses that may be incurred
and the manner of the dis bursement OF the
same, and for other purposes.
House bill No.-72, an act to repeal all the
ana of 1870, and all laws passed subsequent
thereto which authorize the Governor to
appoint tax collectors for the parishes
outside Of the parish Of Orleans, and to I'M
pose all the duties of said tax collectors on
the sheritfs of said parishes for one-half of |
the fees and comm itsions now allow by |
law, and for other purposes.
House bill No. Is, an act abolishing the |
offices of master and wardens of the port |
Of New Orleans, and of harbor masters for |
said port, and the board constituted thereof, |
aud transferring their functions to board |
Of port commissioners for the city of New
Orleans, and reducing official fees one half.
House bill No. 70, an act to be entitled an
act to forbid the sale or disposal of spiritu-
ous or intoxicating liquors on Sunday, and
10 provide penalty for so doing.
The Committee on Corporations returned
he following bills to the House with an
report, which was received and
and their further consideration
was indefinitely postponed:
House bill No. lip, an act to incorporate
he Danes du Sacre Ceurde Marie Benevo-
ent Association of New Orleans, Louis
ana.
House bill No. Lis, an act to incorporate
he Farmers and Laborers' Protective Union
Benevolent Association. of the parish of
Madison, State Of Louisiana.
House bill No. l2l, an act to incorporate
he Morning Pilgrim Benevolent Association
# the city of New Orleans.
House bill No. 1872, an act to incorporate
he Ancient Brotherhood Independent Order
# St. Johns Bee Hive Lodge No !, and to
,rovide for the government of the same.
HOUSE Oil NJ. OF, ~ oco w PuiCn"so ~oo
opies each of the Civil Code, the Code of
Practice and the Revised Statutes OF the
state Of Louisiana for the use of the State,
vas placed on its third reading under a
of tho constitutional rules, and
inally passed. its title was adopted and it
vas ordered to be sent to the Senate.
House bill No. 4S, an act for the relief of
!. w. Baker, parish judge Of Bossier parish,