New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-15
NOTICES OF BILL6.

NOTICES OF BILLS.
The hereinafter named members respect
lively gave notice that they will. at some
future day. introduce the following bills.
to- wit:
Mr.. Byrne
An act to amend and re-enact article
259 of the Code of Practice.
Also, an act to amend and reenact act
No. los of the session of 1874, approved
March %, 1874, entitled an act authorizing
the sale of property by tax collectors for
delinquent taxes, and providing for the re-
demption of the same, and requiring tho
Auditor of Public Accounts to make title in
the name OF the State, and regulating the
proceedings under the same, prohibiting
the issuing of injunctions in certain cases,
and fixing the time of prescription of &C.
tons of nullity of titles at tax sales, and for
other purposes.
Mr.. Baker:
An act to increase tho jurisdiction of the
justice OF the peace in the eighth ward of
providing the manner of FORGETTING appear
ance bonds fixed and approved by such
justice of the peace.
Mr.. Hammond:
An act to increase the revenue of tho
State of Louisiana and the city of New
Orleans.
Mr.. Walker gave notice that on the day
following he will introduce a resolution
authorizing and directing the Sergeant-at-
Arms to employ 100 additional assistant
sergeants-at arms without expense to tho
State.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
This being the day set apart for the con-
sideration of House bill No. 27l, entitled an
act regulating the mode of assessing and
collecting taxes throughout the State, pro-
viding for the correction of over and under
assessments, providing for the collection Of
State aud parish taxes and the appointment
of tax collectors; limiting the power of tax
alton of all parishes and municipalities
throughout the State; giving relief to tax
payers, and appointing . board to examine
outstanding claims, and repeating all laws
in conflict Herewith, the same was taken
up.
Mr.. Jeffries moved to reconsider the vote
given on yesterday on the adoption of the
twenty eighth section of the bill.
The reconsideration being granted, on
motion of the same member the twenty
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in the third line the word "three" and by
inserting in lieu thereof the word ''one."
and by changing the word "copies" for the
word "copy."
And the twenty section was adopt
ed as amended.
The same member moved to reconsider
the vote given on yesterday on the adop-
ton of section twenty nine of the bill.
The reconsideration being granted, on mo
ton of the same member the twenty-ninth
section was amended by adding in the thir-
teenth line, after the word "parish," tho fol
lowing: land in at least one newspaper
published in the parish; provided there be
one"
And the twenty min dissection was adopted
as amended.
The same member moved to reconsider
the vote gwen on the adoption of section
forty of the bill, which was granted.
And on motion Of the same member the
forty seventh section was amended by
striking out in the twelfth line the words
alternate years. and inserting in lieu
thereof "subseouent years Of his office"
And the forty-seventh section was adopted
as amended.
slider the vote given on the adoption of the
ninety first section of the bill.
The reconsideration being granted, on
motion of the same member the niuety. first
section was amended by striking out in
the - line the word "felony," and by in
serting in lieu thereof the word ''embezzle-
ment."
And the ninety first section was adopted
as amended.
Mr. Levisee offered the following a. q
substitute for the bill under consideration:
An act 70 provide revenue for the State,
the several parishes and municipal corpora
tions defining what property shall be sub
ject to taxation, and the rates of taxation;
to provide a fund for the support of the
public schools, and the mode of collecting
and Disturbing the same; to grant and col
lect licenses. and prescribing poll tax; to
provide for the election and qualification Of
o@3,oors IN asaoas tho tavahlo proDor<v of tho
State, to equallze the same. and to collect
the taxes, and providing for the compensa-
ton of said officers; to define the duties
and obligations of tax collectors, and how
they shall account for the funds collected
by them; to create lien on real estate in
favor of the taxes due thereon, and the
mode Of securing said lien; to provide for
the collection Of past due taxes; to pre-
scribe penalties in certain cases for the nom
observance of this act. and to abolish all
laws inconsistent herewith.
Mr.. Jeffries moved to lay Mr.. Levlsees
substitute on the table, and upon that mo-
ton Mr.. Raby called for the yeas and nays.
They we're ordered, and being taken, re-
suited as follows, viz:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Ryrne, Burkhardt,
Bayley, Blaffer, Bower, Beasley, Biliiu,
Collins. Carmouche, Cousin, Carloss, Dupre,
Dunn, Dugas, DUR. Delhommer, Edwards
of Tangipahoa, Edwards of Richland, Eli
OFT, Gilmore, Hammond, Jetfries, johnson
of Latourche, Jones of Lincoln, Koontz,
Kummel, Kelly, Luckett, Lafargue, Magin-
mis-. Meredith, Mitchell, Martin, Murrell, Nc
Co!lam, McAlpine, Nunez, Pascal, Parker.
Pipes, Roman, Richardson. Smith, Self, See
man, Sibilskl, Schenck, Stafford, Scales,
Schiller, VOORHEES,, Walker, Wilt, Walters,
Young-5.
Nays-Butler, Baker, Carville, Davidson,
Devices, Demas, Guichard, Grant, Gracien,