New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-08

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draw the following bill and report, viz:
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i 49,. .s,g4,a 1ew OrlaAns, March l, leH
Your Cenmittss ON Railroads. to Who'll
Wa referred Senate bill No. 43, an act I
Incorporate In New Orleans and 1ilnebpr
Railroad Company, beg leaveto report th
Respectfully, w
And the substitute in lien thereof the fo
lowing bill and report viz:
-. 49,, r. ConxlrrR or RAlIaoADs.
| -. -. New Orleans, March !. 1876.
70 TIE Honorable rrssidsat and Members Of ii
Your Committee on Railroads, to WHOM
vas sefeEfeA House bill No. 249. IN act t
incorporate the New Orleans and Hilneburl
RsfFoad Company. beg leave to report tn
Same favorahly.
". u. WHARTON, Chairman.
! Adopted. .+
REroRTs OF coMAIrTEEs. aa
Senator Anderson, from tho COMMITTEES
on judiciary, made the following report:
i .-.. .,..,. q, New OTleAns, March 2, 1876.
TO tie Aonoras's Prs.ideat and Mannheim Of the
Your Judiciary Coumitte. respectfully
aos to Astsblish the fees, costs and changes
Of the civil sheriff in and for the city Of
New Orleans. perish Of Orleans, and to au-
thorize tho aaid officer to demand surety
and payment for his costa and charges, and
70 exempt tho city Of New Orleans from ~
liability for sheEiffs fees in cases In which
the city Of New Orleans sues for any tax or
which Judgment vas rendered in favor Of
the city Of New Orleans, expenses incurred
BY the shsrif caused in carrying ont In
struotions Of the proper officers Of the city
Report fayorsblyy on House bill No. 2s7,
an cot 70 repeal the cot creating the Supe-
rior District Court for the psrish Of Or
leans; 70 abolish said Superior District
Ss Se rS ;e1S saR
Court for the parish Of Orleans, and to
regulate ,ths Jurisdiction OF tho district
courts for The RaEish Of Orleans in proceed
ings for tho cellsetion Of taxes.
Report. favosably On House bill No. 500,
an act to, create . justice court and the
office OF constable in and for the Seventh
District (lats city of Carrollton) incor-
POkSS30 ~ soO WY ~ New OEAoen0' parish
OF Orjeane, and conferring the came lower,
duties and emoluments - are now con-
ferred OF may b conferred by law on ;us-
tices of tho peace and constables Of tho
parish Of Orleans.
Report favorably ON House bill No. 800,
IN act to tx the terms of the district court
in the Sixteenth Judicial District of the
State Of Louisiana, and regulate the pre-.
oedence Of case: for trial in the district
Report favorably on House bill No. 29,
IN act to fix the time Of holding the terms |
of tho Fifth JUDICIAL District Court for the |
parish of West Baton Rouge.
Report fsv0rably on House bill No. ITO, |
an cot entitled an act to incorporate the |
criminal jarif diction Of justices of the peace |
in several parishes throughout the State, |
the parish Of Orleaus excepted.
Report favorably on House bill No. 302. I
teen to twenty-eieht. inclusive, Of an act !
entitled an act to incorporate the Alexan- \
dria, Homer and Fulton Railroad Company, |
snd to grant State aid thereto, No. 40, ap- |
proved March 8, 1871. .1
Respectfully submitted, -
THOMAS c. ANDERSON,
p. Chairman;
J. HENRI BURCH.
"' H. EDWARD D. WHITE,
E. L. WHITNEY.
The report lies over. .- .t.. t....
Senator Cage moved to take up certain
eform bills that had been agreed upon. |
Adopted. ... ... .... ....
Senator Stamps called up Senate bill No.
-, entitled an oct regulating tho manner
t making assessments throughout the
tate, creating . State board Of equaliza-
ion and . parish board of review, etc.
The bill was reported fsvorably by the
committee on Finance. ....
The bill was read.
Senator Chsdbourn called up the special
rder of the day. being Senate bill No. III,
nd on motion of Senator Twitcheu it was
ostponed until p. N. t@ |
The question recurring on the report of
10 Committee ON Finance on Senate bill
70. ll3. on motion Of Senator Stamps the
sport was adopted. s@
Senator Dumont offered the following
lbsttute for section seventeen:
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That
ley shall make assessments of all taxable
roperty Of every description in said CITY;
leir books shall be completed and returned
, the Auditor of Public Accounts on or be-
re the first day of November, and in id.
itlon to the copies heretofore required by i
", they shall return, COPY to the Admin
TRAITOR Of Finance Of the city Of New Or
,ans 1t tho same time e. TO the Auditor.
or their services, and III COMPENSATION
hereof, each State asaessor for the city. Of
lev Orleans shall receive from said city
l(lOO fOr q onuv ~ xy,o m mt p011a for l
ach OF the city assessment distriets as ct
resent constituted. and embraced in their
eepective districts for which they were ap- {
0lnted. Their assessment shall be the
asis Of taxation for the State and for the
lty OF New Orleans. They shall receive
u their SERVICES q salary Of $4,000 each per
mum, payable quarterly, on. their own
'arrants, which shall be paid by the State.
q addition to their salary, they shall re- I
Rive, payable BY the State, for their nee
'sary expenses, including Office rent,
erical labor, etc., $1,000, which shall be :
rawn on vouchers approved by the Audi
y and payable quarterly to the respective
SCISSORS. II
Senator Burch moved to lay tho bill on
10 table subject to call, and to take up the
sport Of tho Committee on Finance on !
enste bill No. 60, entitled an cot creating
board Of equalization for the purpose of 9
aklng uniform assessment of the real
I'D personal property throughout the State; q
'w members Of the board are to be sp.
'inted, and their term Of office; who shall :
institute said board, reported favorably !
J said committee.
Tho motion was adopted ..-q IL
The bill was read. ''a II
On motion of Senator T witchsu the re- .
DIT Of the committee was adopted. 4saa, Q
On motion Of Senator Twitchell the bill | {