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

| ordered to DO printed 1Or the use VI IAs
House.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The hereinafter named member respec
lively gave notice of their intention to in
troduce at an early day the following en-
titled bills: - -
Mr.. Booth:
An act to abate and abolish the court
known Is the Superior District Court. Of
which Jacob Hawkins, Esq, is judge, and
for the distribution of it's business to other
courts in the parish OF Orleans.
Mr.. Seeman:
An act amending article 1891 of the
Revised Civil Code.
Mr.. Martin:
An act for the relief of Benjah Spell, one
of the sureties Of James Fry, late sheriff
and tax collector of the parish of Lafayette.
Mr.. Sartain:
! An act to provide for the election Of the
several assessors of the State, and for other
purposes.
! Mr.. Bower:
An act to adjust, regulate and provide
for the bonds and the bonded obligations of
the city of New Orleans; especially to au-
thorize the exchange of bonds of the cities
of New Orleans, Jefferson and CarrOllton
for premium bonds; to ratify, adopt and en-
| act the plan known as the premium bond
plan, and the acts of the City Council and
Administrations Hereunder; to provide a
| fund for such bonds and the premiums
thereof; to authorize the levy of q tax
| therefor; to repeal all laws relative to the
| levy of taxes for bonds and interest on
bonds other than for premium bonds and
| interest, and to authorize the receipt of
drawn premium bonds for taxes, duee, etc.
Mr.. Grant:
An act to amend and re-enact section thir-
teen of act No. 9. approved February q,
1871, styled IAN act to provide for supplying
the loss OF public records and other papers
| consumed by burning of the courthouse in
the parish of Morehouse on the sixteenth of
March, 1870"
Also, an act to re-enact section 3743 OF the
Revised Statutes of Louisiana.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Young, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary, to whom was referred House bills
entitled an act to amend and re-enact Sec
ton 1921 of the Revised Statutes of the State
of Louisiana, and an act entitled an act to
amend and re enact section 1891 of the Revis-
ed Statutes of the State of Louisiana, submit
ted favorable report by substitute en-
1aA In
1921 Of the Revised Statutes of the State of
Louisiana.
Which was paesed to second reading.
The came member, from the same COM
mirtee, to whom was referred House bill
entitled an act to determine the auali6ca-
tons Of jurors in the parishes of St. Mar
tin and Iberia. submitted a favorable re.
port by substitute, entitled an act to de-
termine the qualification OF jurors in the
parishes of Vermlion, Lafayette, Iberia
and St. Martin.
The same member, from the same com.
mittee, to whom was referred House bill
entitled an act to legitimate Louise Celina
Duvigneaud, Joseph Castor Duvigneaud.
Marie Therese Julia Duvigneaud, Louise
DuviRneaud, Pierre Duvigneaud and Marie |
Julia Odette Duvigneaud, children of |
Joseph Duvigneaud and his wife Marie
Julia Fried, submitted favorable report.
And on House bill entitled an act giving |
parties acc used Of crime the right to testify |
as Witnesses on their trials, submitted
favorable repor-. with amendments, by |
Of the committee.
And the same member from the same |
committee to whom was referred House |
bills entitled an act to repeal article 9l6 of |
the Civil Code, and sections 629, I'LL and |
370S of the Revised Statutes of 1870; also
an act relative to private sale of property |
of interdicted persons. 20 effect partition, |
submitted an adverse report on each OF
said bills.
Mr.. Jeffries, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, submitted the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives,
The Committee on Ways and Means have |
had under consideration the matter OF print
with the view OF reducing the expense |
thereof, and would report that there is no
authority of law for the slips containing |
copies OF the jOurnal) of which $50 or more |
copies are each day furnished the House at |
an average coet Of about sixty dollars
lhey would recommend that said slips be
and that the State Printer be
80 notified by the Clark of the House,
JEFFRIES, Chairman.
On motion Of the same member the report
If the committee was adopted
Mr.. Meredith, from the Committee on
to whom was referred House
bill entitled an act to incorporate the town
If St. Martinsville of the parish of St.
Martin, and to extend its limits, and to
lefne the duties and powers of its officers.
,tc., submitted q favorable report with
amendments.
On motion Of the same member, the rules
we're suspended and the House proceeded
% the consideration of said bill.
The amendment of the committee being
% strike out in the third section, after the
word assembly" the following words, to
Wit: He shall besides own in his own
lame real estate unincumbered of the
'alue of five hundred dollars"
On motion Of the same member, the
amendment of the committee was adopted.
The amendment of the committee being
o strike out in section eight all of line one
'fter the enacting clause, all of lines two,
hree and four, aud insert the following
words: THAT all opposition to the election
# officers of said town shall be made within
hree judicial days after the proclamation
# the result of the same before court of
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