New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-20
SENATE.
Twelfth Days Session.

SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans, January IS, 1876.
The Senate met pursuant TO adjournment
at twelve o'clock NJ. the Hon. c. c. Az
toirr, Lieutenant Governor and Presiden
Of ne Senate, in the chair.
ca call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Present - Messrs Alexander. Allan
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster. Burch, Chad
bourn, Detiege, DumOnt, George, Greene
Ga, Grover, Harper, keso. Landry, Pollard
Robertson, Stampe, Weber, Wharton, White
Whitney, Young-2i
Absent-Messrs. Ande rson. Breaux. Cage
Eustis, GcOie, Herwiy. Kelly, Mascot, Os
den, Steven, Sypher, TwItchell-l2.
Prayer was offered By the Rev Mr..
johnson.
The journal was read, corrected and ap-
proved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Stamps submitted the petition OF
Frank Haywood to the Legislature, which
was read and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
Senator White submitted memorial
from the Property Holders Union of West
Fel:ciana, which tie Secretary read until
he reached paragraph attacking Senator
Weber.
Senator " ma, ton made the point of order
that memorial attacking the charater Of
Senator is out Of order.
The President ruled the pCia. well taken
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following Senators gave notice that
al come future day they would introduce
the following bills:
BY Senator Mascot:
Of bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the government of the city Of New Or
leans and the administration of tie affairs
thereof.
By Senator Burch:
OF bill to be entitled an &C. to repeal !
the New Orleans Sanitary and Excsvating |
Company.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIoUs NOTICE.
BIZ Senator Wharton:
Senate bin No. %, entitled an &C. to re-
duce the emoluments of State tax collectors
in tie parish of Orleans; to fix their CON-
persation by salary, and to provide for the
payment thereof.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four titths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, he bill was placed on its second reading,
ana referred to the Committee on Finance.
Or molten of Senator Wharton the bill
IL bo led ~ <1o;
The bill reads as follows:
An act to reduce the emoluments of tax
collectors in the parish of Orleans, to fix
their compensation by salary and to pro-
vide for the payment thereof.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That in lieu Of the compensation
now granted by law to the State tax col
lectors of the several districts of the parish
of Orleans. they shall receive salaries per
annum, as follows:
Collector Of the First Distric:, fifteen
dollars.
Collector of the Second District, ten thou
sand dollars.
Collector of the Third District, seventy
five hundred dollars.
Collector of the Fourth District. seventy
five hundred dollars.
Collector CT the tlfth Distclct, IVo thOu- |
sand dollars.
Collector Of the Sixth District, FIVE thou
sand dollars.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
from snd after the passage OF this act it
ehall be the duty of the Auditor Of Public
Accounts to warrant monthly on the Treas
urer of the State in pursuance of appropria-
lions made by law, for the payment Of the
Salaries hereinbefore provided for.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the salaries bereinbefoIe provided for in
this act shall be received in full compensa-
ton for services rendered in connection
with the collection of taxes, and the State
shall not pc liable for Office rent, stationery ,
or any other expenses OF Office.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc. That
al laws or parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions Of this act, in so far as they do
COL flict, are hereby repealed, and that this
act shall take feet from aud after its sas-
'age. q
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Sypher 1t
Res0lred That any Senator absenting Ia
1imself, without first obtaining leave from 9
he Senate, for Q longer period than ten !.
laws, shall be considered as having resigned
bis rights as Senator, and the President