New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-25

entitled an act to incorporate tho town O
Rsyville, in the parish OF lafayette; to de
| fine it's boundaries, and to provide for III
government, submitted favorable report
| with amendments.
| The amendment of the committee being
| to strike ont, in the fourteenth line Of
the third section, after the word until, :
tho word "atter," and insert, in lieu
| thereof, the words, "the first Monday
| Of and in line eighteen, to insert, aftel
the word "shall,' the words, "and every
year thereafter"
On motion of the same member, the
amendment of the committee was adopted
and the third section was adopted az
amended.
The amendment Of the committee being
to strike out, in the nineteenth line of the
fifth section, the word exclusive"
On motion of the same member, the
amendment of the committee was adopted.
and the fifth section was adopted as
amended.
The amendment of the committee being
to strike out all after the 'enacting clause"
and insert in lieu thereof the following
" erds: THAT the officers of eaid corpora
ton, except the mayor and councilmer,
who shall receive 10 salary, may receive
such compensation for their services as may
be determined by the board
And the seventh section was adopted a.
amended.
The committee recommends the addition
of the following to be the eighth section Of
the bill:
laws, or parts of laws, ID conflict with
the provisions Of this act be and the same
are hereby repealed, and that this act take
effect from and after its passage.
On motion of the same member, the
above section was adopted as the eighth
section Of the bill
On motion of the same member, the
rules were suspended, the bill underwent
its second and third readings, and it passed.
The same member, from the same COM
mittee, to whom was referred House bill,
an act for the amendment of an sot, No. 80.
passed in the year 1870, and entitled an act
to incorporate company styled the Bayou
Castaing Navigation and Improvement Com.
pany, to grant the said company an extern
sion Of two years time from date to COM
plete their enterprise, submitted an ad
verse report.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, the report of
the committee was adopted, and the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Meredith from the same committee,
to whom was referred House bill entitled
an act 10 incorporate the Demoiselle Sim
ceres Mutual and Benevolent Association OF
Louisiana, submitted an adverse report.
Mr.. Lowell moved 20 adopt the report of
the committee, and the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill.
Mr.. Demas moved to FIX the bill for the
epecial order of the day for Thursday next
which motion was not agreed to.
The question recurring on Mr.. Lowell's
motion, the same was &C opted, and the bill !
was indefinitely postponed.
And Mr.. Meredith, from the same com.
mi-tee, TO whom was referred an act to |
incorporate the Madison Transportation |
Company, asked that the same be printed |
for tire use Of the House.
Mr.. Hammond, from the Committee or |
Printing. to whom WAS referred the House |
bill entitled an act 70 repeal an act entitled
an act relative TO public printing, approved
July "a, 1868 and TO repeal an act entitled |
an act relative to judicial and legal adver-
isements, No. "a of acts of 1870, and to re-
peal sections 1886, 1887, 1898. 29S9, $780,
.99l. 2992, 1898, 1894, 1895, 1885, 1897, 1898,
1893 and 1000 of the Revised Statutes of
Louisiana. and to regulate and define the
alto and prices OF the public printing, and
% provide the manner in which it shall be
lone, submitted favorable report on
laid bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Walker, the bill was
ordered to be printed, its further considera.
ion was postponed, and it was made the
pecial order Of the day for Wedne sday
lext, at P. NJ.
Mr.. Edwards. of Tangipahoa, on behalf of
he Committee on Paroehial Affairs, to
whom was referred the petition of citizens
If the parish Of Lincoln, praying for the
Of q portion Of the parish of
Lincoln to the parish of jackson, reported
~ bill, entitled an act to annex certain
;erritory of the parish of Lincoln to the
parish Of jackson; to provide for the re-
livsion of Jackson parish into police jury
wards; to dispose of certain suits pending
n the courts Of Lincoln parish, and to per-
nit certain persons to select the parish
# their domicile.
Pending the consideration of which bill,
N motion of Mr.. Lowell the House ad-
burned to twelve o'clock NJ. tomorrow.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.