New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-28

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taken up - folio 10:
House bill No. l, an oct to incorporate the
Rock Of Honor Society of New Orleans.
Which underwent it's second reading By
its title, and, ON motion Of Mr.. Matthews, Of
Tensas, it was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Corporations.
Mr.. Snaer:
An act for the relief of Benjamin Walker
Belden.
Which underwent it's second reading by
its title, and was referred to the Committee
on Claims.
Mr.. Walker:
An act to provide for the printing and
publication of legal and judicial advertise
ments in the parish OF Orleans.
On motion Of Mr.. Demas, this bill was
ordered to be made the special order Of the
day for Saturday next, at l P. M.
Mr.. Levisee:
An act to repeal article GIG of the Civil
| Code, and sections 629, I'LL and sos of the
Revised Statutes of 1870.
On motion of Mr. Jettries this bill was in
definitely postponed.
| Mr.. Bower:
| An act to determine the mode of filing
vacancies in all parish and municipal Offices
in the State for which provision is not made
| in the constitution.
| On motion of Mr.. Dsmas the rules we're
suspended and this bill underwent its
second and third readings and it passed.
Mr.. Pipes:
An act relative to private sales of prop
erty OF interdicted persons to effect par
| titions.
On motion Of Mr.. Pipes this bill was or
dered to lie over under the rules.
| Mr.. Elliott:
| An act to legitimate Louise Cslina
Duvigneaud. Joseph Castor Duvigneaud,
Marie Therese Julia Duvigusaud, Louise
Duvigneaud, Pierre Duvigneaud and Marie
Julia Odette Duvignesud, children of
Joseph Duvigneaud and his wife Marie
Julia Fried.
On motion of Mr.. Demas, the rules were
suspended, this bill underwent its second
and third readings, and it passed.
M. Young:
An act giving parties accused of crime
the right to testify as Witnesses OF their
trials.
The first section was read and adopted.
Sec. g Be it further enacted, ETC., In
case the accused does not desire to exercise
the privilege herein accorded, declining to
testify shall create no legal presumption Of
guilt; and such failure to testify shall not
be the subject of comment unfavorabie to
the accused by either the court or the coun-
sci.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, the amend
ments of the Committee on Judiciary, be-
ing to insert in the fifth line, after the word
mo-" and to strike out all after the word
guilt" down to the close of the section,
were adopted, and the second section was
adopted as amended.
The third section was read and adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Walker, the rules were
suspended, the bill underwent its second
and third readings, and it passed.
Mr.. Bower:
An act to relieve the city of New Orleans
and State of Louisiana from any charge for
the registry of births, marriages and deaths
occurring in said city.
On motion of Mr.. Wilt the rules were
suspended, the bill underwent it's second
and third readings, and it passed.
House bill No. so, an act to organize the
police Of the city Of New Orleans, and t.
create police board therein. and Limiting
the acts Of the same.
The first. second, third and fourth sec
tons were read and adopted.
SEC. 5 Be it further enacted. etc. Tia
| the Board OF Police Commissioners shall 81
composed of four members, to be appointed
as hereinafter provided, together with thu
Administrator OF Police ex.ofhclo, ana IN IN
| Mayor, who shall be president thereof. tn
time of the appointment Of the members
the board shall be for four years. The.
. shall be appointed by the Mayor subject t.
approval by the Council. The said mem
bers to be thus appointed shall be citizen
of the United States and have resided in tn
city Of New Orleans upwards of four COZ
secutive years, and shall receive no salary
On motion of Mr. Witt, the amendment Q
the commit.e being to strike out in tn
third line of the fifth section the wor
"four" and insert in lieu thereof the wor
s'three."
And the fifth section was adopted.
The sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tent
: eleventh and twelfth sections were rea
> and adopted.
. On motion of Mr.. Wilt this bill unde
9 went its second and third readings, and
passed.
House bill No 10l, an act to provide fe
q the Uniform assessment Of property in tt
q city of New Orleans; defining the duty
3 the Administrator of Assessments OF sa
city; fixing the limit Of expenses to be pa
c for said assessment; abolishing the 9th
o of State Assessor for the parish OF Orlean
= providing that no separate State assessme
v shall be made within the parish. and repe;
ing all laws or parts of laws in conflict
= inconsistent with this act.
d On motion of Mr.. Wilt the rules we
s, suspended, this bill underwent its seco'
and third readings and it passed.
- House bill No. 1oS, an act to repeal an
to entitled an act to give to the fifth justice
the peace for the parish of Orleans e
% elusive criminal jurisdiction as committi
=. MAGISTRATE in that portion Of the city
% New Orleans on the right bank of the M
sissippi river, and regulating the fees the
Of
IL, On motion of Mr.. Wilt this bill was
as dered to lie over under the rules.
l.. House bill No. Ia, an act to determ
he the qualification of urors in the parishes
v,;,;o, 1ofavatta. Iberia and st. Mart