New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-19


| tempts to prevent free, fair and peaceabl
election, and to point ont the mode of cor
test for office in this State, submitted tn
following report:
| New Orleans, January 10, 1876.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tn
House of Representatives:
| The Judiciary Committee have had unde
consideration House bill No. 48, entitled q
act to provide for the time, manner an
| place of holding elections in this State, etc
aud report favOrably thereon, with the To-
lowing amendments:
In section eighteen, line three, after tn
word furnish" insert the words land de
liver"
| In same section, line five, after the wor,
"parish," insert the words TAT or before tn
hour Of opening the polls"
| In section twenty-five line fifteen, afte
the word .'''prima facie," insert the wor'
| evidence"
In section fifty, line sixteen, after tn
| word Estate" insert the words "where tn
| court is holding it's sessions, or, if adjourned
| where it will next hold it's sessions"
In same section, in lines sixteen and seven
teen, strike out the words las in Othe
cases."
In section fifty -one. first line, insert "b'
| it enacted, etc." before the word that"
JOHN YOUNG, Chairman.
On motion of the same member, the fur
ther consideration OF this bill was post
poned, and it was made the special order O.
the day for Friday next at P. M.
The same member, from the same com
mittee, to whom was referred House bill
entitled an act to increase the number OF
Jurors drawn tor service in the parish OF
service, submitted a favorable report, with
recommendation of its passage.
On motion of the same member, the rules
were suspended, this bill underwent its
second reading and passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The hereinafter named members, without
previous notice give1, and with a 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 az
indicated below, to wit:
Mr. Wilt:
An act to fix the day of payment OF all
notes and commercial effects due on the
fourth of March of each year.
Mr.. Booth:
An act to reduce, regulate and define or
fix the fees, costs and charges and duties of
the recorder of mortgages of and for the
parish of Orleans, in the State of LOulsi-
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
and any instrument in writing; the
granting or issuing of certificates Of mort
ages, cancellation or erasure of any mort
cages, privilege or other membranes
Affecting real or personal property situated
n said parish of Orleans; providing for
lei lures and penalties for overcharging of
'ees and costs and charges herein fixed for
aid flee. and punching ex.or.lon in said
,fiice.
Mr.. Dupre:
An act TO expedite the trial of jury cases
e gulate the jurisdiction in such cases.
Mr. Vidrine:
An act entitled an act to repeal article
,i5 Of the Code OF Practice and all laws on
he same subject matter, except such as is
tanned in article 644 of the Code of |
Practice.
Mr.. Lafargue:
An act to provide for the protection of |
roperty held in community between the !
urviving partner and the heirs of the de- |
eased partner in community, and to define
he jurisdiction of the courts relating to !
aid partitions.
Mr.. Walters:
An act to remit penalties on all back
axes due the State, and to provide for the
edenpti"l of property sold under the pro-
ls,ons of act No. AZ of 1873 and postpone
he time for redeeming property so sold.
All of which bills were ordered to be re-
erred to the Committee on Judiciary.
And, on motion of Mr.. Blaffer, ordered
hat $50 copies Of the bill introduced by |
[r. Walters be printed for the use of the
louise.
Mr.. Lafargue:
An act to lease the ferry at Simmsport
louisiana.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
committee on Internal improvements.
Mr.. Seaman:
An act to repeal an act entitled an act |
authorizing the muster of Metropolitan
olice force as part of the militia of the
tate, authorizing the said force to be in
reased when on militia duty to three regl-
tents. to be called the Metropolitan Brig
de, and providing for the enlistment, en-
ollment, pay and comman nd of said Metro
oliltan Brigade.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on the Militia.
Mr.. Wilson:
An act to remit penalties to delinquent
axpayers.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
ON Ways and Means, and on
lotion of Mr.. Meredith $50 copies were
r dered to be printed for the use of the
louise.
Mr.. Walters:
An act to repeal sections forty-six and
fly five, and all other portions of act No. l2l
1869 relating to the appointment and duties
division superintendent of public educa-
on in this State, and to abolish the Office of |
vision superintendent of public education
, this State, and designating other persons
hose duties it shall be to perform the |
ervice now rendered by the division super
ltendent.