New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-17

expenses and costs mentioned in the pre-
ceding section.
And the sixteenth section was adopted.
The seventeenth section being under con-
sideration on motion Of Mr.. Meredith the
amendment of the committee being to
strike out the seventeenth section and to
insert in lieu thereof the following as a sub
stitute thereof:
SEC II. Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after Its
passage, and that all laws or parts OF laws
so far as they conflict with the provisions OF
this act, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
On motion of the same member the rules
were suspended; this bill underwent its
second and third reading and on the adop-
ton of its title, on motion of the same mem
Der the amendment of the committee there
to being to substitute for the title of the
bill the following titls, to wit:
An act to incorporate the town of Amite
City, in the parish of Tangipahoa; to define
its limits to provide for the election of
mayor and councilmen; to prescribe their
duties and powers, and to provide for the
government of the same.
Which was adopted and the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bower the rules were
suspended. and the House took up House
bill No. 3l2. an act TO authorize and en-
power the council of the city Of New Or
leans to fix the compensation and fees of
the services OF every officer of the city, or
of the State. whose services are by law to
be paid by the city of New Orleans.
The first section being under considera-
ton, on motion of the same member the
proviso to the fret section was stricken
out, and the following inserted IN lieu
thereof:
Provided, Amend section one, commenc-
ing at the ninth line, go as to read as fol
lows: provided that said City Council
shall not fix the said fees and compensation
for services of such officers at a rate exceed
ing that fixed by the statutes of the State
The second section being under considera-
ton. on motion of Mr.. Matthews Of Tensas,
the same was stricken out aud the follow
ing was adopted in lieu thereof:
Sec 3 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| this act shall 90 into effect on the first day
u
| of laws in conflict with the same, be and
| they are hereby repealed.
On motion of Mr.. Bower the rules were
suspended, the bill underwent its second
| and third readings, and it passed.
On motion of Mr.. Young the rules were
suspended, and the House took up House
bill No 276, being an act for the relief Of
| N. J. Scott, parish judge of Claiborne par
ism, which underwent its second and third
readings and il passed.
| ~, ~. on Of Mr.. Wilt the rules were
/ .u- rIdet. aud tie House took up House
! Oil No 90, al act to repeal sections four
trrn Al d Il t.. Of an act entitled an act to
enforce tie payment by the city of New
! Orleans and tue several cities and parishes
OF tie Metropolitan Police District of the
; ortiopIuent made upon them by the
Board Of Metropolitan Police; to empower
| the said hoard in certain cases to negotiate
| O. Ioaui; t. pledge the taxes derived for pub
&c p, pos as security and to collect the
said axes ia certain cases; prescribing GER
tain e nal les for violation of this act; pre-
| l.hing additional duties for the treasurer
of the board; appropriating $l35, 900 to COM
pe nsate the mem bers of the police force for
services rendered to the State, and expenses
incarr,d therefor by the board, and relating
| to the salaries of certain officers; and to re-
imbr-se the State for said appropriation;
and 10 direct the manner of payment OF
salaries of certain officers, and employment
of the police when on detail duty; and to
| change the fiscal agency.
! Which underwent its second and third
readings, and it passed.
| On motion of Mr.. Young the rules were
| suspended and the House took up House
bill No. 80.
An act to reduce, regulate and define or
nix the fees, costs and charges and duties of
the recorder of mortgages of and for the
parish of Orleans, in the State of Louisi
ana; determining the fees to be paid in the
office of recorder of mortgages of the parish
of Orleans of the State of Louisiana, for
the recording of mortgages, privileges, do
nations, and any instrument in writing; the
| granting or issuing of certificates of mort
| cages, cancellation or erasure of any mort
gage, privilege or other membranes affect
ing real or personal property situated in
said parish of Orleans; providing for
FIXTURES and penalties for overcharging of
fees and costs and charges herein fixed for
said Office, and Furnishing extortion in said
office.
Which underwent its second and third
reading and it passed.
Mr.. Young moved to suspend the rules to
take up House bill No. ISL. entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section 1928 of the
Revised Statutes of the State of Louisiana.
Which being objected by Mr.. Whlker,
who called for the yeas and nays. which
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne. Bayley,
Bower Billiu, Carville. Collins, Carmouche,
Cousin, Carloss, DeBlanc, Durr, Dicken-
son, Demas, Delhommer, Edwards of Tan
gipahoa, Elliott, Guichard. Gracien, Gil
more, Hubeau. Honore, Jourdain, johnson
of Caddo, johnson of LafOurche, Jones of
POinte Coupee. KoOntz, Kummel, keeting,
Kevee Kidd, Lafargue, Maginnis, Martin,
Murrell, Milon, Matthews of Tensas. Nc
Collam. McAlpine. Nunez, Pascal, Piles,
Pines, Richardson's Ray. Smith, Sutton,
, Souer, Seeman, Sibiski, Schenck, Stafford,
Stewart. Scales, Woods of West Baton
Rouge, Webb, Young-5S.
Nays-Armstead, Burkhardt Butler, d.
wilson, Edwards OF Richland, Hill of As
cension, Hammond, Hunsaker, Luckett,
Lowell, Schiller, Walker-l2.
So, four-fftbs of the members present