New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-25

suspension Of the rules first granted, to in
troduce the following:
Joint resolution from the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana regarding the
United States Mint in the city of New Or
leans.
On motion of the same member the rules
were suspended, this joint resolution under
went its several readings and it passed.
Mr.. Kidd:
An act directing from what persons tax
collectors shall collect the wholesale license.
Mr.. Demas:
An act declaring the carrying Of con-
cealed weapons q felony, and providing for
it's punishment.
Both of which were referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Mr.. McAlpine:
An act providing for the removal of the
parish site of the parish of Vernon on q
majority vote of the voters of said parish,
and to authorize the police jury Of said par
ish to select location for new parish
site, and to cause q courthouse and jail to
be contracted for said parish, and provid-
ing the manner for paying the same.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Walker:
An act to protect the health Of the city Of
New Orleans; to regulate the location OF
the slaughterhOuses and stock pens; to
secure the rights of butchers, stock deal
ers and the VI oprietOrs of slaug hterhouses
and stock pens to provide penalties for
the violation OF this act, and to repeal the
act approved March 6, 1869, entitled an
act to protect the health OF the city OF
New Orleans; to locate the stock land
rate the Crescent City Live Stock Landing
and Slaughterhouse Company.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That from and after the passage of this
act it shall not be lawful to establish any
slaughterhOuse, or to slaughter beeves,
calves, sheep, Or swine, or other animals,
the meat of which is intended for sale in the
markets or stores OF New Orleans, at any
point or place on the east bank Of the Mis-
sissippi river, within the limits Of the city
OF New Orleans, or at any point or place on
the west bank of the Mississippi river above
the depot Of the Opelousas or Morgan rail-
road.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
all butchers, stock dealers, and all persons
engaged in the business of slaughtering cat
tie for sale, or OF keeping yards or pens for
stock or cattle, or having houses or yards
for slaughtering or keeping stock and cattle
for sale, who have paid their licenses there
for. hall have and enjoy the rights to use
their property and pursue their trade and
business within the limits prescribed IN the
foregoing section.
SEC 3 Be it further enacted, etc, That
all persons violating the provisions of the
first section of this act, by slaughtering an
finals for sale, or keeping cattle OF stock
yards houses or pens, or slaughterhouses or
pene within the corporate limits of the city
Of New Orleans. on the east bank OF the
| Mississippi, or on the west bank OF the river
above the Opelousas or Morgan railroad
| depot, shall be subject to fine not to ex-
| coed 500, recoverable in q civil action;
action to be brought by the Attorney Cen
| eral of the State, or the district attorney
| for the parish of Orleans; and the amount
| thus recovered shall be divided, one half to
| be paid to the Charity Hospital of New Or
leans, and one-half to be paid to the State
| Auditor, who shall place the same to the
credit of the educational fund.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted, etc. That
|
poration of New Orleans, are hereby EN-
powered and authorized TO provide by ordi-
nance for the inspection OF all meat offered
| for eale in the stores or markets OF New Or
leans, and to regulate the same.
| SEC. s. Be it further enacted. etc, mat
| the act of the Legislature, No. lis, approved
| March 8, 1863, entitled an act to protect the
| be alth of the city of New Orleans. to locate
| the stock landing and slaughterhouses, and
| to incorporate the Crescent City Live STOCK
| Landing and Slaughterhouse Company,
| and all other laws or parts OF laws NEON
| sistent with or contrary to the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
Ordered to be printed in the journal.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
This being the day set apart for the con
sideration of House bill No. l47, entitled an
act to provide for the publication OF the
Louisiana Annual Reports Of the State o!
Louisiana, the same was taken up.
Mr.. Levisee moved to adopt the bill on It'll
third reading.
Mr., Walker moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill.
Mr.. Meredith moved to lay Mr.. Walker
motion on the table, and upon that motion
Mr.. Meredith called for the yeas and nays
which gave the following result, to wit:
Yeas-Billu, Collins, Devices, Delhom
mer, Hill of Ascension, Hubean, HUI
Ouachita, Honore, johnson OF Caddo John
son of Latourche, Jones of Pointe Coupee
Keeting, Reyes, Kidd. Lowell, Levisee
Meredith, Martin, Murrell, Mlon, Matthew
of Tensas, McAlpine Piles, Sibllskl, Thomas
Woods of Ouacllita, Webb, Young-2S.
Nays-Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Bay ley
Batter. Bower, Butler. Baker, Beasley, Car
lose, DeBlanc, Durr Davidson, Dickinson
Demas. Edwards of Tangipahoa, Edward
of Richland, Elliott, Guichard, Gilmore
Hall. Hahn. Hammond, Jetfries, Jourdain
K0ontz, Kummel, Lafargue, Magnnls
Magee, Parker, Pipes, Ray, Raby, Smith
Sutton, Self, Sartaln, Seeman SchencK. ga
ford. Schuler, Walker Wilt, Woods OF Yves
Baton Rouge, Wells-46.
Mr.. Levisee moved to postpone the ful
, Their consideration of the bill until I. NJ.
, Mr., Jeffries moved to lay that motion o.
the table, which did not prevail.
Mr.. Jetfries moved the indefinite pos
, ponement of the bill, and called for the PR
yious question, which was ordered, an
mon the motion of indefinite postponemer
MIR. Hammond called for the yeas an
NAYS, which resulted as follows, to wit:
Yeas-Aldige, Armstead, Booth, Byrn'
Bavlev. Butler, Beasley, Dupre, DeBlan'
t | DUR, Demas, Delhommer, Edwards ,t
Tangipahoa, Edwards of Richland, Ell!
ott Guichard, Gilmore, Hall, Hahn, HONOR
3 Hammond. Jetfries, Jones OF P"inte Coupe
| Koon.z. Kummel, Reyes, Kidd. Lam
Luckett, Maginnis. MiloD, Magee, Pasca
Parker. Piles, Pipes, Roman, Richardson
q Ridgely. Ray, Smith, Sutton, Sartain, Sc
q man, Sibllski. schenck, stafford, S19 W