The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-03-31
hrrn sold for taxes.

the sale of pianos, sewing machines, !
etc., so as to prevent lmp"Sltl"nH
upon poor people purchasing the
same hy instruments under contracts =
Of REIMBURSEMENT Of thei, rights tn
der the exemption law.
The Port Warden bill, which has
passed the House, does away with
the compulsory provision upon mas
tcrS of vr<Scls to have their vessels
inspected hv the board, thna r"'''v'
ing commerce of great draWhark'
The lIarhor Masters bill, which ais"
passed the House. intakes some bene-
fetal changes in the "!d law.
A bill his passed the House extend.
ing the privileges of the law relative
. to corporations, to GranGtrS and CO.
operative Stores in this State.
Governor Nichols $; ynrd the FOL-
glowing bills last week For the relief
t of Mrs. J. A. Meredith ; to le4n ate
, the terms of court of the parish OF
Jefferson to annex certain territory
of Lincoln parish to Jackson parish ;
and to authorize the Governor to cm-
p u|oy Il secretary and messenger.
Also the bill Incorporating the Nor
Gan. Louisiana and Texas Railroad
and Steamship Company the bill! re-.
praliny the militia act OF 1874, known
as the Metropolitan polio" and mill:
tia bill the bill REFUSING judges a"d
district attorneys in criminal cases
for the consolidation of crossing or
connecting railroads aud aulh"I' z1n%
J. such railroad companies to issue bonds
y etc. relative t" the transfer OF rail-
J. roads under foreclosure OF mortgage
. and the bill defining the duties ("
State Treasurer, etc.
Is J. II. Ferguson, Of Orleans, an'
ct Cain Savtain, of Carroll parish, have
# been admitted to seats III the Mich
oils Legislature. Their respective
\ contestants, seated in the Packard as
stmbly, are Nicholas Button aud Al
is iStidc Dcjoic. 80,
!. The Senate has passed the bill re
L., lative to fixing the site OF the Stat
!" Normal School in this city. Also I'll
e. bill to authorize the Governor t" al
point additional police jurors III tn
a. country parishes. ;. :.
The concurrent resolution request
~ inc Congress- to subSidizc the Mort
as Louisiana and New Orleans Pac''
railway has passed the House a"
Senate. =,
The bill in the House to repeal II
charter of the Louisiana Lottery Con
pany was postponed by vote OF MY
oi4ht to twelve.
House bill no. l53, the Board
.lo lIea tn bin, passed the House. III
in public have not been made acq"a'"
re- 81 ~. w., ,:.- :-:~"s are rrnn,teI 10
him arbitrary and others unc"nS"'"'''''I IL
''r Tnp r,lucation bill has passed &
ion House.
We One Of the most interesting fei
,nt ares of the past week was the "a'
'ec- ton of the JOINT resolution P,o"'S'
,st. e,rnest cooperation with Preside
Hayes in his policy of pac''lcat'"n IA
the local self government for t'e 80"
hall The police bill, passed oy u
M Unnses gives the essential control
ati. the uolict and the fire alarm teI'Sr'
con. 20 tile mayor and administrators Ct
; or Jointly with tour commissioners
Red Ipoiuted by the Council, the conn
...l p:n,r, :ttorainp to details. !
the whole annual expense Is not 10
mth crcd S:&5 600. Passed by D
Lonses the following bills: IN
ou,d relative to branch pilots and |
fail wardens; fixing salaries OF pa!
ction iudyes and rtfccting saving OF
Rail. Goo prohibiting the sale by msh'
Il TO uuniuned cotton ; directing an ~
t;",tiou of the State TreaSurer':
to in flee the city small .p"x hoSpl'a, y:
south to incorporate the Mississippi III
the lake. and verre-au- Rr"t, and
Rail. Alexandria (La.) and South Ar
sas railroad companies ; reS" '..
make for a commission to examine o'ne
Car. ~, ,;,cts for new city charter
to he rruo,t at uext session: 7aca''"s
~ for s.,ts IN the House and Sena'
.rt SSH members who remain in the rae it.
astrrn Legislature cxpel|ing Charles q
rAows of Iafourche, and l.. }. Barre
dance Rapides the public e'faca'''"
te, 100 to fund the debt OF 'a''''s0 r"
limiting time for traverse OF al;
House in garnishment to enlarge "
,cyrral aries Of St Mary's parish I" reg
orleans AND limit liabilities of pa''s|
they criminal case fees and costs, U!
d pre- excepted reducing Cor'"er's
md in. five dollars each inquest
on &C In tire Senate, the c"n'esteo
lies in ton of Falls, conservative nc
t least, can. Us. Stamp, ultra Republican
uits in decided on the high sron"o
should though the former had a teen
er. 1t lerai case, the majority Of the
lch the had evidently favored STAMPS
Falls fell. Stamps Is III '"e
rs wv Senate.
u. Hill, The House, we regret to sa
two po indefinitely posponet tire BOZ
known Trade Bill.
corder's Bills undergoing Legislative
sdiction tion a,c numerous-too mucll
3 other renort here.
lers are ,t4overuor Nichols has s's'
s at the act to amend and re-enact
y are to }t;52 of the Revised Statutes
Council, Mate the office of warden ol /
ears by If New Orleans, aud a" act u
5000 per late the fee, and compensation
collectors throughout tire STATE
arter of -..--
iced III. tozs ur Swift Darpe
ick, has III 'o'' u" w.t. we're MARI,
,a o alsn came to Che Versailles House
''"' "''' It that time a son was