The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18

art entitled "Anaet rasifyina and confirming |
contract between the Louisiana Ievea Company
aud the Governor of HE State u Louisiana, |
approved February 90, 1871 providing for The
acceptance by the said Ievee COMPANY aud au
| thpfiaina and requiring yearly estimate Of
ievees to 10 hut,s reducing the compensation
thereof from SIXTY to lfty cents per cubic yard,
and providing for converting timber work into
parthwork nreriied Tint the repeal If said aas
shall not affaet the taxes imposed thereby, anil
leaving all sections Of said aeta regulating the
assessment aud collection of stitch taxes In full
force and effect; authorizing the Louisiana
Levee Company to- cue the state, under certain
restrictions, aud H. provide for The settlement
and liquidation Of such judgment aa shall he
rendered against the State If tho snit Instituted
hy said company should result adversely TO the
State
| "Apptepfiating rnn-third If the levee tax Of
talt, Ut go mue, If this appropriation "a may
he necessary to nay such Judgment ~ said
Louisiana Ieyee Company shall el,tain for
evee work aenn IN Tie year 1917. hy anticipating
the revenues Of isfE, ennetiblp In tsra. and
providing for suit to forfeit The charter If said
eempany In the event IF non acceptance If the
terms hereof. aud f5rbiddina The payment q
ahr tax collected IN the future IN The event Of
said non acceptance.
The bill was taken VII under the favorable tns
port Of the majority Of tho Committee on the
judiciary.
, MT Mlheh hfpsehteh q minority fepeft
whso, wna tea1. ne follows:
IN Tho Hnnonnrahlp the gpnnker and Members
Of the House Of Representatives
! dissent from tho ntaietitv terptt m Hennte
bill No ,E2 substitute for House bill No. l5i, fur
| the following reasons;
THAT go tien IF said ett. Ivy imricatinn
Q assumes that the State is inaehtei ntl,a Icusi
qua levee COMPANY .whinh aileget debt he
y leFe 20 no me h,Nth anu q hHni
= = Providing Toy the payment Of a judgment
, tn he fnndefed ts incorrect ~ ptinnirlG
r. aisagtee ~ seetinns anu atuF tho reason
that the three taill taS is assessor an rata over
: ~ thP lievee !ohranF, Whteh - unjust ~ the
r taNpaFeis anu serving only " ehfieh
;, mnhurny anu without compensation
u 4, favor thn spntinhs repeating the laws
creating TINS mnne9nniy anu esp n,a'ly would
= tavnt law repeating AL acts relative " the
= aasesshent ahn eeiieetoh % tue ththe lniil -.
u ANU attetWaf VIGOROUS sun ny the state lat
Q the forfeiture Of the ehnttsr Of this monppnly.
heen tue latter Hlhn the best manner III fio-
ulng no state Ut nuisance.
Respectfully. JOHN :, BtlLlEu.
g Mr. y,naa ofrnre,l Tho Tnllowins amendment.
a ~ 'V,'o7 -, ~ ~ ~ Wv, IS '1 -
In section q, line 30 after the figures is1t, in
sert Tho yynrlc following with intprnct ,,o,nns
Il attached maxine, tha bonas hen, iutarast firm,
!, n'''''S'' ,','A't we
, the aa'e ~ tie a"eeFsahee w the he'ee Yum
= ranY Of The agreement proposed hr this act.
Tha ampnd,,ont Vna adartad
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thaef SUSPENSION OF tue rules the hih was
read third time.
$, On Tho fnai massacre Of tha hill Mr. niint
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10 brooks. Briggs. uarlpss, Delaviene. Duke
napfees Foetstet' 4nntinStnh Jonas Kennedy