New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-13
COMMITTEE SERVICE.


Secretary Of the Senate.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
Mr.. Young, from the Committee on Judici-
airy, reported without action on House bill
No l2O, entitled an act to reimburse J. Il.
Marshall, Of the parish of Avoyelles, money
erroneously paid in the State treasury as
State taxes upon property not owned by
him, and making IN appropriation Of $3.50
for the payment of the same, which was
ordered to be placed on the calendar.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Bayley, in behalf of the Committee
on Retrenchment of Reform, reported favor
ably on House bill No. 303, entitled an act
to define and limit and establish the basis
of the assessment of taxable property in
this State.
Also, favorably on House bill No. 3l2. en-
titled an act to authorize and empower the
Council of the city Of New Orleans to fix
the compensation of the fees and services Of
every;oficer of the city, or of the State,
the city Of New Orleans.
Mr. Lafargue, from the Committee on
State Library, submitted the following re-
port:
To the Honorable Speak aad Members Of the
House o: Representatives:
I am instructed by . majority Of the Com
mittee on State Library to report:
Favorably on House bill No. 223. entitled
an act to amend and re-enact section one Of
IN act to repeal and re-enact sections 2iS0,
2lS7 and 2lS3 OF the Revised Statutes of the
State of Louisiana.
Unfavorably on Joint resolution No. ia,
authorizing and instructing the Secretary
of State to procure $50 copies Of the Revised
Statutes of Louisiana for the use of the
A. D. LAFARGUE, Chairman.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The hereinafter named members, in &C.
cordance with previous notice given. re-
spectively asked and obtained leave to
introduce the hereinafter entitled bills,
which underwent their fret and second
readings by their titles and they were re-
ferred as indicated below, to wit:
Mr.. Booth:
An act to amend and e-snact article 1874
Of the Revised Civil Code Of this State.
Mr.. Bayiey:
An ACT to carry into effect an act for the
relief of parties who have not paid and
those who have paid their taxes to the
drainage company in the parish of Orleans,
approved March %, 1866.
Mr.. Hunsaker:
An act providing for the additional num-
Der of police jurors for the parish of St.
James.
Mr.. PLEA:
An act to amend an act entitled an act
relative to the Supreme Court, and chan G.
ing the place of holding the same from
Opelousas to Franklin, parish Of st. Mary,
etc.
All of which bills were ordered to be re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Souer:
An act incorporating the town of Sims
port, in the parish of Avoyelles, and pro.
yiding for the organization thereof.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee On Corporations.
Mr.. Yorke:
providing for the organization thereof, and
fixing the representation of the parishes Of
Carroll and Macon in the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
| Committee on Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Elliott:
An act to better preseve the public health
authorizing the city of New Orleans to i'm
pose certain licenses. regulating proceed
iugs, imposing pen alties for violations OF this
act, and for other purposes.
| Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Health and Quarantine.
| Mr.. Meredith, from the Committee on
| Corporations. to whom was referred House
| hill No. 80, submitted the following report:
| tn the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
| House Of Representatives,:
| lam directed by majority of the Com
mi+.ee on Corporations 20 report favoracly
r;th amendments to House bill No. 80, en-.
.;-iad an act to incorporate the town OF
Amire City. in the parish Of TaDgipahoa; to
axomnt the Inhabitants of said town from
the payment of parish tax and parish
licenses: to make said corporation naoie
for it's pro rata of the debts now due oy saio
nar;sh. and for it's pro rata OF the certain
debts that may hereafter be contracted o.
incurred by said parish tor oullolng sour
house and Jail, or for either; 70 MAKE sa,u
town liable for certain criminal sAHJ ,a o.,
IN make sa;d town or corporation haolo loi
tha nav or Der diem of jurors drawn IRON
its corporate limits who may serve a. suI.
in the district court in and for sa!u pai1su
a-cant ta!esmen or Jurors de tanous,. anu {?
nrovide for the complete organization ane
Government of said corporation, anu recon-
mend the adoption of the amendments AM
the final passage of the bill.
Chairman.
Amendments to House bill No. 3l5;
s+r;ka ont all the title of said bill an
90. +s,e following: IAN act to incorporao
.he ,own Of Amite City, in the parish .
T 1nH to define its limits, to provid
TO- ~ eIsction of mayor and counciimen
~ nrascr;be their duties and powers' an
IN provide for the government OF the SAINT To-
IN section ten, line fourteen, AFTER IN
word "exceed," strike out the WORDS no
s isi ont all of sections fourteen, fftee
and sixteen.
Mr.. johnson, Of Lafourche, from the Con
mittee on Elections and Qualifications,
~bom was referred joint resolution NO. 20
!, for the purpose Of directing the 1ovelne
.,a.r a specisl election in the paris
- po..iar. that Q majority Of the leg