New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-19
suspended, the bill underwent its second
and third readings. and it passed.

suspended, the bill underwent its second
and third readings. and it passed.
House bill No. 100, an act 10 reimburse j.
H. Marshall, of the parieh OF Avoyelles,
money erroneously paid in the State treas
ury as State taxes upon property not owned
by him, and making an appropriation OF
$3.50 for the payment of the same.
On motion of Mr.. Matthews, of Teneas,
this bill underwent its second and third
readings, and it passed.
House bill No. l39, joint resolution in re-
lation to the closing of Mack's bayou.
On motion of Mr.. Carloss the rules were
suspended, this bill underwent its second
and third readings. and it passed.
House bill No. l6l, an act tor the relief of
Beniah SPELL one of the sureties of James
Fry, late sheriff and tax collector of the
parish of Lafayette.
ponement of the bill.
Mr.. Martin moved to lay Mr. Meredith's
motion on the table, which was not agreed
to.
Mr.. Martin moved the engrossment of the
bill.
Mr.. Demas moved that the bill be made
the special order of the day for tomorrow.
Mr.. Sartain moved that the bill be made
the special order of the day for next Mon.
day week.
On division of the question Mr.. Demas
motion prevailed, and the bill was made
the special order Of the day for to morrow
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House bill No. 170, an act entitled an act
to increase the criminal jurisdiction Of JUS
tices of the peace in the several parishes
throughout the State, the parish Of Orleans
| excepted.
Mr., Demas moved the indefinite post
| ponement of the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell! Mr.. Demas'
motion was ordered to lie on the table.
The first section being read, Mr.. Lowell
moved to amend the first section by insert
| ing, after the word "Orleans," in the sixth
| line, the words, land Jefferson" and he
moved to recommit the bill.
! On motion of Mr.. Mitchell Mr.. Lowells
amendment was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr., Matthews, of Tensas, moved to amend
the first section by inserting, in the sixth
| line. after the word "Orleans," the words
"and Jefferson"
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, Mr.. Matthews
amendment was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas. moved!to amend
the first section by striking out therefrom,
in the eighth line, the word "discharge,'
and he moved to recommit the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, Mr.. Matthews
motion was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Scales moved to amend the first Sec
ton by striking out, in the third line. all
after the word "peace," down to and in
GLIDING the word excepted in the sixth
line, and to insert in lieu thereof the words
1.-The parish of St. Landry"
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, Mr.. Scales
amendment was ordered to lie on the table.
And the first section was adopted.
The second section was read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell the bill under
went it's second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Ray it was made the
special order of the day tor tomorrow at
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House bill No. 399, an act to charter the
North Louisiana Railroad Company.
The first section was read and adopted.
Section two being read, on motion of Mr..
Young, the amendment Vt the committee
being to strike out in the said section after
the words lone hundred dollars EACH" the
words, "the capital stock of the company,
but not its property, shall De exempted
from taxation" was adopted.
Mr.. Young moved to further amend the
second section by inserting in line sixteen,
at the end of the list of incorperators, the
following names: "John C. Woodwich, l..
B. Hadley, T. B. Neal, A. B. George, j. S.
Roam, A. C. Simonton, G. L. Gaskins, W.
,, C, Broadwell, G. w. Barnard Which was
adopted.
And the second section was adopted as
amended.
The third fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thir
teeenth and fourteenth sections were read
). and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Young the rules were
suspended, this bill underwent it's second
- and third readings, and it passed.
On motion of Mr.. Booth the House ad
iourned until tomorrow at twelve O'CLOCK
- NJ. PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.