The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-01
Rooms COMMITTEE on CORPORATIONS
AND PARoCHIAI AFFAIRS,
Nnw 5lrlnnna FahriInrv N 1877

1 y
TO the Honorable President and Members OF
| the Senate.
Genttener-Your committee to. whom was re-
terred House bill No 1911 entitled An act to
coin to levy special tax In said D parish Tor On
amount sufficient. to build parish Jail" beg
leave to report nnfayorably.
authorize the police jury to fix the rate Of taxa
ton to be Levied for parish taxes and licenses
narsb e 9 shs state exot me
laws" beg leaye to report fayorably.
A, Also House biz No; Is substituted for House
priatons and expenditures OF parishes and
municipal corporations to prohibit the issue
OF warrants; to permit police ,juries to make
alties," beg leaye to report favorably.
Also, Senate bill No. IT,. entitled AN act to
f pnt the eastern boundary Of the parish OF
| WIN tne tolloWing amendments:
That the following be
fore the oct snail take effect an election shall be
held by the property holders interested in the
change 81 boundary. and that the said election
peace shall be selected by the property holders
Of the said section. who shall issue, within thirty
days after the passage Of this act a ten days no
tice OF an election for the purpose Of having the
approval Of the provisions OF this act by the prop
erty holders, and said justice of the peace shall
e sas aea a .G act Us
open count of the vote, received pro and con,
| the commissioners shall certify under oath the
| returns OF said election. and In case majority
| Of the voters shall have voted for the approval
of this act they shall file copy of the same in
the Recorders office Of the parish OF Pointe
| Coupee.
And the following be
Sec 8. Be ii further enacted ETC.. That all laws
and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby
Respectfully submitted.
j. II. GROVER. Chairman.
Which lies over under the rules
Mr. Mitchell obtained unanimous consent to
submit the following report OF the Committee
on Railroads on House bill No. III:
SENATE CHAMBER |
New Orleans. La. FEB. 81, 1877.
To the Honorable the President and Members
OF the Senate:
GeHtlenen-Your Committee on Railroads and
Internal improvements haye had under consid-
GRAFTON House bill No III An act for the trans:
railroads under foreclosure of mortgage upon
same: TO provide for the organization by such
purchasers, OF new railroad companies to au-
thorize such new companies to borrow money
and to secure the same by mortgage. and invest
such reorganized companies with certain rights
and powers, and to impose on them certain du-
tea" and report the same favoraby
Also, to introduce with favorable report An
act to incorporate Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Railroad aud Steamship Company to ex-
pedite the extension construction and mainte-
nance of railroad between New Orleans. Louis
lana. and the state of Texas. and between New
clare and define the powers and liabilities of
said company: to grant the right Of way to the
construction OF. said road; to authorize expro-
priation OF lands: to own and run steamships
and other, vessels; to construct and operate
telegraph lines. and to vest In said company
hs f cr @ B9sg mae
nance of railroads TO the state of Texas and to
North Louisiana. and to Arkansas.
Very respectfully s Il e MTTcur1J
Chairman Committee on Railroads.
On motion of Mr.. Steven Senate bill No. 90,
entitled AN act to incorporate Morgan's Louis
iana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Com
pany; to expedite the extension. construction
and maintenance Of a railroad between New
Orleans. Louisiana, and the State of Texas, and
between New Orleans, North Louisiana and
Arkansas: to declare and define the powers
and liabilities of said company; to grant the
right Of way for the construction of the road;
to authorize appropriation Of lands; to own
and run steamships and other vessels; to con-
struct and operate telegraph lines and to vest
in said company the right to exercise all powers
incidental to and necessary rthe building and
maintenance Of railroads to the State Of Texas,
and to North Louisiana and to Arkansas
Was read first time.
Mr.. Steven moved suspension of the consti-
tutional rules to place the bill upon its second
reading and demanded the yeas and nays. The
roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Boatner. Ducros. Ellis. Eustis.
Garland, George, Goode. Grover. Mitchell. Og-
den, Perkins, Richardson. Robertson. Sandi-
Absent M hsiyA llein, Breaux Bryant
andry f saon STAMPS. stabbs a T Earofr
Twitchell, Wakefield and Young-17.
And the rules were suspended. the bill was
read second time and on motion of Mr.. Steven
was made the special order of the day for We'd
nesday, February IS, 1877 at half-past one
o'clock.
Mr.. Goode obtained unanimous consent to
submit the following report:
To tho Honorable the President and Members
OF the Senate:
The Committee on Judiciary beg leave TO re-
Senate bill No, So. entitled " An act making sun
day n day of public rest end dies aton and re-
peaing. all laws by which any other day is made
a day of public rest and dies NOM
a majority OF your committee recommend the
following amendment: Insert after the word
words D 56 o seed9 h
mas" With this amendment a majority of the
committee report the bill favorably. =,
bill No 81, entitled IAN act to prohibit tax col
ectors sheriffs and parish recorders from hold |
ing any office Of profit under the police iuries
parishes of thu State and to prohibit compen-
sation in such cases, and to provide for the |
punishment of violations of this act"
our committee also report without action |
House bill No. 95, entitled AN act to define
liens. privileges and judgments for taxes ana
nn6 &c on ar real s and to limit the
recorders of mortgages in relation thereto,
and recommend that the same be referred to the |
Committee on Finance.
Respectfully, etc,
Which lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Robertson obtained unanimous consent
to introduce memorial from the citizens of the
parish of st. Landry. petitioning for law to
prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors on the
Sabbath, and moved its reference to the Com
miAee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Ogden moved as a substitute that 1t be re-
ferred to the Committee on Health and Ouaran-