New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-23

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Mr.. Hall:
An act to perpetuate the charter of the
Louisiana Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany of New Orleans
Mr. Hunsaker:
An act providing for an additional num-
Der of police Jurors for st. James parish.
Mr. Hill, Of Ouachita:
An act requiring the city of Monroe to
nav one-tbird of certain expenses OF the
parish of Ouachita.
All of which bills were referred to the
Committee on Corporations.
Mr.. Burkhardt:
An act for the relief of Victor M. Pessou
and L. Daguerre, of the parish of Orleans,
of the State of Louisiana.
Mr.. Walters:
An act for the relief of Charles j. Phillips
Both of which bills were ordered to be re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Kidd:
An act relative to stolen property, and to
provide summary process for the recovery
of the same.
Also, an act 70 reduce the expenses Of
criminal investigations before committing
magistrates in the parishes other than Or
leans.
Mr.. Mcclellan:
An act to repeal an act entitled an act
making the fourth day of March a day of
public rest and dies non.
Mr.. Dunn:
An act to emancipate Mary Louisa Bailey,
of the parish OF Grant.
Mr.. Pipes:
An act establishing the Nineteenth Ju-
dicial District of the State of Louisiana,
and fixing the terms for holding the courts
therein.
Mr.. Elliott:
An act to define and extend the limits Of
the Second Judicial District; to fx the
terms of court therein, and to define and
extend the jurisdiction of the Second Ju-
| dicial District Court for the sixth and
| seventh nun icipal Districts of the city Of
| New Orleans; to provide for clerk OF said
court, his compensation and term OF office,
and to provide for the drawing of jurors for
| said court.
| All of which bills were referred TO the
Committee on Judiciary.
| Mr.. McAlpine:
An act for the relief of Elizabeth Ray
| born, widow of Howell A.. RayDorn, q
veteran of the war Of lSl4-l5.
Which was ordered to be referred 20 the
Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. McAlpine:
An act for the relief of Elizabeth Bray,
widow of the late Parish Judge N. H, Bray,
of the parish of Vernon
Which was ordered to be referred 20 the
Committee on Appropriations.
MIR. Seeman:
An act to repeal act No. l54 of the acts of
1874, and approved January IL, 1874.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Immigration.
Mr.. Pipes;
An act proposing amendments to the
constitution of the State of Louisiana.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Constitution.
Mr.. Vidrine:
An act to incorporate the Washington and
Opelousas Railroad Company of the parish
of St. Landry.
!
Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Keeting:
, An act authorizing the city Of Shreve
, ,or, 70 transfer certain property il salts
: faction of certain judgments.
Mr.. Byrne:
An act to repeal act No. u of tho session
of 1874, entitled an act to incorporate the
Louisiana State Association for tie Pteve1-
ton and Suppression OF Cruelty to All
, mails, approved NJ area q 1874
J Both of which bills Underwent their first
and second readings and were ordered to
third reading.
Mr.. McAlpine:
An act to fix the the terms OF holding the
Ninth Judicial District Court in and for the
, parish of Vernon.
Which underwent it's several readings
and it passed.
Mr.. Sutton:
} A Joint resolution to instruct our Senators
| and request our Representatives to intro
duce bill in Congress for The purpose OF
!, | making suitable appropriation for build
2 ing and maintaining marine hospital IN
q Morgan City. parish Of s.. Mary.
Which underwent its several read ngs
9 and it was adopted.
ORDER OF THE DAY-sENATE BILLS ON lE'Ih
FIRST READING.
Senate bill No. %, an act to ineCrp'r 'f''
the Merchants Exchange of New Orlean
It etc.
On motion of Mr. Young this bill under
went its first and second readings, and wal
- referred to the Committee on Banks ant
Banking.
+ Senate bill No. fl, an act to pay for 25
copies each of the Civil Code, Code of Pfac
tice and the Revised Statutes of the State o
Louisiana, received by the Secretary
State.
On motion of Mr.. Walker this bill unde,
, went it's first and second readings, and wa
referred to the Committee on Appropria
y, tons.
Senate bill No. l23, an act governing tn
manner in which cotton press receipts
r. warehouse receipts, or the receipts of othe
IS custodans of any property Whatsoever
q, shall be issued in all cases where such n
a. ceipts shall or may be used as cOllaters
@, security for money advanced or borrowe
IT. on faith of the property therein specified
10 and governing the delivery and disposal {
II | the property for which such receipts ma