New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-29

deaths and marriages in the parish of Or
leans, designating the president OF the
Board of Health Of the State of Louisiana
as recorder. and empowering the Board Of
Health to enforce this act by ordinance OF
other suitable regul atoms.
Which bills underwent their first and
second readings by their respective titles,
and were referred to the Committee on Re
trenchment and Reform.
Mr.. Smith:
An act to incorporate the town of Ouach-
, itai City, in the parish Of Union.
Mr. Thomas:
An act to incorporate the town Of Benton
in the parish of Bossier.
Which bills underwent their first and
second readings by their respective titles,
and were ordered to be referred 10 the Com
mittee on Corporations.
Mr.. Self:
An act to prescribe the manner OF elect
ing police Jurors.
Which bill underwent its frat and second
readings and was ordered to be referred to
the Committee on Paro ;hial Affairs.
MT. 0OW6!
An act to amend article two Of an act
entitled an act to incorporate the Citizens
Savings Bank. approved April "A, 1879; and
to authorize said corporation to acquire and
dispose Of real estate. hold trust funds, re-
ceiye on deposit from minors and married
women. and pay out the same without the
authorization Of the parent, tutor or hus.
band.
Which underwent It's first and second
readings by it's title, and was ordered to be
referred to the Committee on Banks and
Bankings.
Mr.. Dupre:
An act to authorize tha purchase Of the
files Of the Lo7.isicna Courier, and to pro-
vide for the payment thereof.
| Which underwent Its first and second
readings, and was ordered to be referred to
the Committee on State Library.
| Mr.. Butler:
An ac. to appropriate $1,000, Or so much
thereof as may be necessary. to clean out
Bayou Mccall, in the parish Of Ascension.
Which underwent its first and second
readings by its title, and was ordered to be
referred to the Commit On Internal I'm
provements.
Mr.. Wilt:
An act 70 repeal sections fourteen and fifteen
of an act entitled an act to enforce the pay
ment By the city OK New Orleans and the
several cities and parishes OF the Merropoli-
tan Police Distcic. of the apportionment
made upon them By the Board of Metropoli-
tan police; to empower the said board in
certain cases to negotiate loan; to pledge
the taxes derived for public purposes as Sc
curity. and to collect the said taxes in Ger
tain cases; prescribing certain penalties for
violation OF this act; prescribing additional
duties for the treasurer of the board;
approp-iating Sl35,900 to compensate
the members Of the police force for
services rendered TO the State, and expenses
incurred therefor by the board, and relating |
to the salaries of certain officers; and to re-
imburse the State for said appropriation;
and to direct the manner of payment of |
salaries Of certain officers. and employment |
chang the fiscal agency.
Which underwear: i;s fret and second |
readings by its title. and was ordered to be |
referred 70 the Committee on City Affairs. |
Also. an act to change the name Of Caro- |
line Valee to Caroline Mott.
And on motion of the same member, the |
bill underwent is severa, readings and it |
passed
NOTICES OF BILLS
The hereinafter named members respec- |
lively gave notice o. their intention to in
troduce a. al early day the following ca
titled bile:
Mr.. Jones. OF Point Coupee:
An &C: to remit the collection of State
and parish taxes OF Iauas situated il the
parish of Pointe Coupee. and subject to
yearly inundatoa from the Grand Levee
crevasse.
Mr.. McAIpi2e, of Venson:
An act fixing the time for holding the dis
isiana.
Mr.. Edwards of Tang ipahoa:
An act to amend and re-enact the seven
teenth section of an act entitled an act ito
provide a revenue and grant and collect
licenses to prescribe certain penalties and
certain duties of judges of courts, justices
of the peace, State and parish officers, and
to repeal ali acts inconsistent herewith
An &C. requiring all appeals from tie
parish courts to the district courts to DO
tried on the records from the parish courts,
and prohibiting the raising of new issues,
the filing of new papers o. the introduce
ton of new testimony il tho appellate
court. except on matters Involving prescrip-
ton.
Also, an act 20 abolish the Office of dis
trict attorney pro tenn.
Mr.. Walker:
An act to provide for and to regulate the
rate of taxes and licenses to be paid by in
surance companies, and private under
writer's and agents, and by assurances COM
panies domiciled without the State of Lou
isiana, and for the assistance and main.
tenance of the various fire departments
and fire companies in the State.
ALSO. an act for the relief CT taxpayers in
the parishes Of St. John the Baptist, St.
Charles and Jefferson, whose property has
been injured and is being injured by the
waters of the Bonnet Care crevasse, and
70 dispense and exempt from taxation for
he year 1876 the lands therein actually
in said year.
Mr. Ridgely:
A, aok IN ro.onoct a,0 armand saction 215 !