New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-16

, Senator
~ ,restiou recurring upon oen".o
-;tchsll's motion. the Senate was 'u0A ~
~ .a;o,rned until tomorrow at twei'o
* NJ. - ~ senate.
| >,rt,.four.h Day. Session.
| SENATE CHAnsRR'
| o,o,. February Is, 1876. |
.uo .>te met pursuant TO ao'o Cc
Anto;n 90 we o'clock M'' the non p D.
dent nr of the tenant Governor anu
oe %a u y o 'n1 o,ts. in the chair. if Cana
on q call OF Q roll, the following sena-
tors ans werea eeir names:
rrese p3 slexander, Allan, blaCR-
tiege, George, Ola, na Hsrper, Kelso,
Ogden. Pollard Robe On, Wharton, White
Absent-Messrs. Ande ION, Breaux, Chad
%iu Ks1IV on' Laud d. ode. GroV st.mps
steven. sypAer, Twitohelfe ' Weber, s' Witt,
ney-H.
Prayer was offered by Il. Rev. Mr..
Dardis.
| The journal was read, corrected and ap-
proved.
| Senator Blunt rose to question of privi
lege relative to an article in the New Or
leans Democrat.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Senator Breaux:
An act entitled an act to provide for the
equitable assessment of certain bonds in
the parish of Pointe Coupee.
| INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Senator Detiege:
Senate bill No. lag an act to amend and
re-enact section 27l7 OF the Revised Statutes
of the State of Louisiana.
The constitutional rules being suspended
BY four-ffths affirmative vote Of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
BY Senator Harper:
Senate bill No. $50, entitled an act to in.
corporate the Loan and Pledge Association
of the State of Louisiana.
The constitutional rules being suspended
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing and referred to the Committee on Cor
porations and Parochlal Affairs.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS CON-
By Senator Whitney:
Senate bill No. Isl, entitled an act fixing
the salary of the Mayor and each of the
Administrators of the city of New Orleans,
and repeating all laws in conflict Herewith
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-fifths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
By Senator Alexander:
Senate bill No. l52, entitled an act to
regulate, classify and fix the rate Of COM
missions to be allowed to tax collectors
throughout the State of Louisiana, and for
other purposes.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four. fifths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second read
ing.
Senator Alexander moved that the bill be
printed in the journal.
Adopted.
The bill reads as follows:
An act to regulate, classify and fix the
rates of commissions to be allowed to tax
collectors throughout the State of Louis
lana, and for other purposes.
SECTION l. BE il enacted nv the Sonata
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the tax collectors for the several dis
tricts of the parish of Orleans shall receive
for collecting taxes and licenses commits
sions at the tollo wing rates, to wit:
For the First District, one per cent.
For the Second District, one and one-half
per cent.
For the Third District, two per cent
For the Fourth District, one and three
quarters per cent.
For the Fifth District, FIVE per cent.
For the Sixth District, two and one-half
per cent.
For the Seventh District, seven per cent
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the tax collectors in the other parishes of
the State shall receive commissions for col
lecting State taxes and licenses as herein
after provided, to wit:
In the parish of Caddo, four per cent.
In the parishes of Assumption, Carroll,
East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Jefferson, La
fourche, Madison, Ouachits, Plaquemines,
Rapides. ST. Landry, st. Mary and Tangi.
pahOa, five per cent.
In the parishes of Ascension, Avovelles.
ConcOrdia, East Feliciana. Morehouse. ST.
James, St. John the Baptist, Tensas. De-
Soto, Iberia, Natchitoches, St. Charles, st.
Martin and TerrebOnne, six Der cent.
In the parishes of Bossier, Calcasieu.
Claiborne, Catahoula, P0inte Coupee. West
Baton Rouge, West Feliciaua. Franklin
Rchland, st. Bernard, BienvilIe. Union
Caldwell, Grant, Lafayette, Lincoln. Red
River. st. Helena, st. Tammany, Webster
and Nermlllion, seven per cent.
In the parishes of Cameron. Jackson
Livingston, Sabine, Washington. VIM and
Vernon. ten per cent
SECS Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
tax collectors shall receive the same rate Of
commissions for collecting parish taxes and
licenses as Is herein provided for the col
lection OF State taxes and licenses in the
different parishes.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. otc.. That
TAX collectors shall be entitled to receive
same rate OF commissions for COLLECTING all
back taxes and licenses as is herein pr1vid.
ed TOR the collection of current taxes and
licenses. ''Au
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That
all laws or parts of laws in cOnfict with
the provisions OF this act be and the same
are hereby repealed, and this act shall tale
enect from and after it's passage.
Senator Alexander moved that the hill, h.
referred to the Committee ON Retrencbmant