The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-28
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House bill No. 2g7 AN act authorizing and I
the police jury of the parish OF
East Baton Rouge to bond the Indebtedness OF
said parish"
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED.
By Mr.. Jonas, Chairman
House bill No. 298. IAN act to create recorders
courts in the city OF New Orleans. and to pro-
vide for the election of recorders to define their
jurisdiction. qualification and powers. and to
replace an act entitled an act establishing four
municipal courts in the city Of New Orleans,
etc.
This bill was reported by the Committee on
the Judiciary as o substitute for House bill No.
100.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick offered an amendment, as TO-
lows:
To strike out from the word "law," line 6. Sec
ton Q. all to the end of the 9Th line.
On which he called for the yeas and nays. as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bowden. Berry. Cressy. Duke.
Fitzpatrick, Kernochan, Steele and Young OF
Nays-aon. L. Bqsh. Speaker, and Messrs.
Aldige, Aycock, Bridger, Breard, Bilieu. Buck
Dupree. Ferguson, Forester, Gsas5kins, Giles
Jonas, Kelly Of Orleans, Kidd, Lyons. Leeds.
ardson, Ryland. kolle. Robertson, Ridgley; sar-
tain, Shakspeare. Singleton, spiiler, sTta aggg
HES, Wood, Williams and Young OF Claiborne
3d.
The motion to amend was lost.
Mr. Jonas offered to amend by inserting the
following sections. becoming sections IS and II:
SEC. 10. Be IL further enacted, etc., That the
Fifth Municipal Police Court. situated in the
tnt nrttx fArI md
created by act No. II. OF the year 1874 approved
March 90 1874. be and the same is hereby abol-
| ished. and the books and records OF said court
are hereby ordered to be turned oyer to the
seventh District Of said city.
SEC. a. Bel further enacted ETC., That the JUS
for the Sixth District of the parish of Orleans
shall each receive from the city Of New Orleans
five dollars In lieu of ali fees, costs and expenses
| cases, cognizable by said court. under the pro
visions of act No. 129 Of 1874, approved April 10
1874.
| The sections were adopted.
| Section 10 became section Is.
The bill was adopted as whole and orderet
to be taken as engrossed, and under suspen
sion of the rules was read third time AM
passed.
Amendment to the title of House bill No. 29S
ITO abolish the Fifth Municipal Court for tn
Seventh District Of New Orleans, and to proyid
for the transfer of the books and records OF sal
| court and to fix the compensation to be PAL
the Judge and constable Of the Seventh Justic
Court by the city OF New Orleans. in lieu {
costs. fees and expenses in criminal cases
!, cognizabe by said court and to repeal oil Low
! | and parts OF laws in conflict with this act"
The title was adopted az amended.
= By Mr. Jonas, chairman
+ House bill No. 800, substitute for House bi
No. 2o1. AN act to create the Eighth Justie
:. Court Of the parish Of Orleans. providing Il
the appointment and election of the justice al
= constable thereof and defining the jurisdictit
thereof"
a Was adopted in lieu OF the original bill.
: On the motion OF Mr.. Jonas, under q suspe
Il sion of the rules. it underwent its several rea
q ings and passed; title adopted
o BY Mr.. Leeds, chairman
IS House bill No. 500, substitute for House b
% No. 166. AN act to authorize and direct the Vi
q Council of the city of New Orleans to cause
- Joseph, Delord and other streets which ha
q been closed or obstructed by the New Oriear
J. Mobile and Texas Railroad Company to
opened to public use.' etc.
l 10 This bill was introduced and adopted as 81
l. stitute for House bill No. 1866.
l. Read, passed to its second reading and ado
o. cd in lieu of the original bill.
e The further consideration Of the bill was DO
is roned subject to call.
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10 House bill No 801, IAN act to authorize
u State tax collectors and the Administrator
Finance of the city of New Orleans to institI
ID suits for licenses and taxes in the Just1c
t. courts of said city when they may deem lit
~ to do, and when the amount involved does
~ exceed one hundred dollars. to regulate the
RS ment of costs in such cases, to require
tie constabIes of said courts to pay over
a. amount OF taxes and licenses thus collect
a. and to provide penalties for failure soto do,
r. to repeal all laws in conflict herewith"
This bill on the recommendation of the &c
mittee on the Judiciary. was adopted as
no stitute for House bill No. 100, and under
'tS suspension of the rules underwent its sese
readings and passed. The title was adopted
nF By Mr. Leeds. chairman
House bill No. 302, AN act to authorize
nd eitv of New Orleans to revise and modify
on l'budget of expenditures for the current year
n9 define and limit the responsibility of the
ne for the monthly pro rata Of all expenditure
S. fixed by said budget, and to repeal all conf
,5 ing laws"
MS This bill was read, and ON the recommeI
Ter ton OF the Special Committee on City All
lch was adopted as q substitute for House bill
rly 1872.
The first section of the bill was amended
adding at the end of section the words.
yided said revised budget OF expenditures 8
III not exceed ninety per centum OF the oudge
en- estimated receipts for this year"
The bill was further amended by adding
IN following section:
fol- SEC. Q. Be it further enacted. etc.. That b
after the City Council, in making the an
rs budget of EXPENDITURES, shall not exceed nj
ner eentum OF the budget Of estimated rece
for the wear: nor shall the est mate Of rece
ORG from licenses in the annual budget OF estim
receip pts hereafter made exceed the sum W
/. shall have been received from that sourc
~ ~ the preceding year.
HH is The bill as amended was taken as engros
for and under a suspension Of the rules. was
pm a third time and passed.
rao The title was amended by inserting in Ii
~ o.. H. r-ord s'vaar the xvor6a "to limit