New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-27

"A, entitled an act to amend an act entitled
an act to amend and to Fe-enact an &C
granting corporate privileges to the inhab
itants of the city of Baton Rouge, in tn
parish of East Baton Rouge. and to provide
for the government Of the affairs thereon
and to repeal an act entitled an act Il
amend the several acts relative to the police
and government Of the city of Baton Rouge
approved April 2, 1853; and to repeal an sc'
to provide tor the government of the city
of Baton Rouge. approved March 8, 1856
and TO repeal all acts amendatory thereto
reported favorably On said bill by substl
tute entitled an act empowering the city Of
Baton Rouge to impose license tax on oc
equations and callings, which was passed
to second reading.
Mr.. Young, from the same committee, to
whom was referred House bill No. &c; en-
titled an act to determine the mode of I'LL
ing vacancies in all the parish and municipal
Offices in the State, for which provision is
not made in the constitution, submitted a
favorable report, with amendments.
The same member, from the same com
mittee, to whom was referred House bill
No. 90, entitled an act to fix the day Of
payment of all notes and commercial effects
due on the fourth of March Of each year,
submitted favorable report by eubs.itutA,
entitled an act relative to the day Of de-
mand of payment and protest Of promissory
notes, bills of exchange and commercial
paper maturing on holidays, which was
passed to q second reading.
And the same member, from the came
committee, asked and obtained leave to
print $50 copies of House bill No. 81, en-
titled an act to amend and re-enact certain
articles OF the Civil Code therein specified.
Mr.. Kidd, from the Committee on Enroll
ment Of bills. reported correctly enrolled
Hou Sc Joint resolution asking for an appro-
priat;on by the Congress Of the United
States for the purpose of constructing
levees on tie Mississippi river in Louisiana,
and for the general government to assume
control of all the levees in Louisiana.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The hereinafter named membe without
previous notice given, and with the suspen.
sion of the rules first granted, respectively
asked and obtained leave to introduce the
following entitled bills, which underwent
their first and second readings by their re-
spective titles, and they were referred as
indicated below, TO wit:
Mr.. Billiu:
An act to incorporate the Societe de Bier-
faisance ct Assistance Mutuelle de Thibo-
d aux, and to grant the power to issue
charters to subordinate associations.
Also, an act to incorporate Home Hook
and Ladder Company No. l of the town OF
Ih,bodaux. parish of Lafourche, and 10
provide for the organization and govern
ment Of the same, and exempting from Jury
and militia duty tie members thereof.
Mr.. Booth:
An act to incorporate the Lewisburg
Wharf Company.
Mr.. Hill, of Ascensior:
An act revising and amending the charter
ot Donaldsonville, and to exempt the same
from payment of parish taxes and licenses,
AID tor other purposes.
Mr.. Mcclellan:
An act to repeal an act entitled an act
reating q board of commissioners to ex.
mine and ascertain the valid outstanding
Indebtedness of the parish of Ter1e bonnie, |
nd authorizing the police jury of said par
sh 70 issue bonds TO take up and fund the |
anne, being act No "A of the acts of the |
General Assembly of 1874, approved March |
3. 1874.
Mr. Webb:
An act to increase the jurisdiction of JUS
ices of the peace in the several parishes |
throughout the State. the parish of Orleans |
Also, an act establishing justice Of the |
eace wards in the parish of ST. Landry,
nd comforting additional powers to the
1stices of the peace, increasing the number
+ justices Of the peace and constables, and |
or other purposes.
Mr.. Dupre:
An act TO impose license tax upon each
nd every insurance company not incor-
Grated under the laws of the State and
aking risks on property located in this
tate, or on the lives of persons residents of
his State, requiring the deposit of bonds
Nth the State Treasurer for the security Of
olicy holders, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Koontz:
An &C, 10 regulate the trial of appeals in
be Supreme Court of the State of Louis.
ana.
Also, an act to fix and determine the
notifications Of sureties on appeal bonds
Mr.. Grant:
An act to re-enact section 81 10 Of the Re-
ised Statutes of Louisiana.
Mr.. Elliott:
An act for the relief of the Seventh Street
orphans Home of New Orleans.
Mr.. Hahn:
An act to incorporate the Louisiana HUI
name Society; granting certain powers and
rivileges to the same; authorizing the or.
anizarion by said society of q humanita-
ian police, and defining its duties and pow
RS; providing for the maintenance and
Of the same, and making trans
ression of duty by the officers Of said
ociety, or interference of the same, pun.
'hable otfense; directing police organiza-
ions throughout the State to aid said So
iety, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Biliiu:
An act to confer the power to regulate the
compensation for keeping the prisoners in
arish prisons upon the respective parishes
f the State other than the parish of Or