The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OR THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
MOUSE or eREsENTATryFss
EXTRA SESSION OFF 1877.

twentieth pays Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

dise, Ryeoek Bridger, b card. Bogdan Barron,
BRADY Bgy Rs srs ensess 1 f
| ioond Hill of Orleans. Kennedy, he " of VIM
Kelly Of orsanst kernorhsn. hia 9, o lyons
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Young OF Claiborne. and Young OF East Baton
Rouge.
sixty=two members and quorum.
Prayer was offered by til Rev. Father Her.
bert.
Tho journal OF March % was corrected and
approved.
| Mr.. Jonas. chairman. on behalf OF the Com
mttee on the Judiciary, reported as follows:
Rooms COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
New Orleans March 40. 1877.
| TO the Honorable the speaker and Members Of
the House of Representatives OF the State Of
| Louisiana:
Gentlemen Your COMMITTEES on Judiciary have
| the honor to make the following reports.
| Favoraby with amendments ON House bill No.
2a An aetsnpplsmenthl to oct NO. Ss OF 1877. en-
Faysraby on Senate bill No. 1so "'An act to ar-
thoriss g. K Flnlay end Henry Frellsssn. COM
| posing the commercial firm Of @. H. Fin ny II
o. to institute suit against the Slate OF Louis
| lana"
| luton to raise q commission OF eleven persons
| to frame q criminal code for, Louisiana"
| Unfavorably on House bill No. 3s7 An net TO
| amend act No. IA OF session OF 1879. entitled
An net to pr6vi ie reysnue and grant aud col.
lset licenses to prescribe certain penalties and
certain duties Of judges OF e9rs justices e, Of the
| ali acts inconsistent Herewith.
unay2assly by majority ri T. q ia G ,Gs on
Of the city OF New Orleans by facilitating ship
msnts ri eotton In the port of the city. making
| 1t lawful under certain CIRCUMSTANCES for mas
b. Ff linn ffxpn
coustructiyey In their possession. prnviding
for the insurance OF such cotton, and the COLES
on Of The he money n hs on the On IN
| giving damages. and making 1t o misdemeanor
panshab With Imprisonment for agents and
| owners Of cotton presses to use or apply said
| Insurance. money otherwise than in trust
| Favorably with amendments on House bill No.
| 2s2, and your committees ask that the Pill rs
| timing the duties aud powers thereof; provid ng
for the payment and hnditiog. Of al! claims and
| to the first day of January. 1874" ETC.
Mr.. Aldige. on behalf Of the Committee on En-
| rolmsnt. reported as correctly enrolled House
| bills Nos. 3G5 and rs.
Mr. Hill, on behalf of the Committee on Ways
| and Means. reported on House bill No. 1914. en-
titled AN net regulating the mode OF assessing
| and collecting taxes throughout the State. pro.
| viding for the correction OF over and under MS
| sessments, providing for tho coils 5tion Of State
and parish taxes. and the appointment Of tax
collectors: limiting tho power Of taxation OF
all parishes and municipalities throughout the
State. giving relief to taxpayers. and appointing
q board to examine outstanding claims and re-
psaling all laws In conflict Herewith. and to re-
nit certain interests and penalties on certain
unpaid taxes, and limiting the liens, privileges
| and right of pledge for licenses. taxes and as
sessmens. and appointment OF assessors In MI
the parishes. and for tho taking Of The census OF
the youths between the ages Of ak and twenty
one In Mi the parishes Of the State"
| That the committee had considered the Sem
| ute amendments to said bill and recommend
that the House do not concur therein, and ask
a committee on conference relative TO the same
The report of tho Committee on Ways and
Means was accepted and adopted by the House
Said House bill No t9l was taken UP and the
Speaker appointed on said committee Of con-
ference. Messrs. Leeds. McGehee, Lyons, Ker.
nochan and Hill.
The Senate was notified thereof.
Mr.. Lyons. chairman, on behalf OF the Com
mittee on Corporations, reported on House bill
| 1856 "An act to amend and reenaet m act en-
titled An act to incorporate tho Louisiana His
| torical Society," approved January 1e. A. d. 1870
| Favorably.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Singleton asked and obtained leave Of the
House to introduce. without previous notice. the
following entitled bill:
House bill No. 2o5. Joint Resolution. An ac
providing for a photographic and topographic
| survey Of Bayou B1uf."
Under suspension of the rules the bill was
passed to Its second reading and was taken az
| engrossed.
Under further suspension OF the rule the
bill was read third time and passed title
adopted.
| HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
On the motion Of Mr.. Lyons. House bill 2n
An act to incorporate the Barataria Ship Cana
Company" etc.
| Was taken up on Its second reading, under
the favorable report. with amendments. of the
Committee On Corporations.
| The amendments recommended by the COM
mittee were adopted as follows:
l. In lines u page /, strike out the word do
nate" and insert In lieu thereof the word 'au-
| thori ze.''
2. In lines IL and 10 same page. strike out the
words "on the completion of said canal" and
insert in lieu thereof to reclaim and drain"
3. In lines 16 and II. same page. after the word
'Lafourche," strike out the words ito authorize
said company to drain and reclaim said lands.
4. In line 10, page L, after the words land to. ;
strike out the following words In lines 49, 10 and
20, sell, mortgage and lease said lands; to re-
NIT taxes on said lands for ten years from the
time of the reclamation thereof so as to be fit fol-
cultivation" and insert in lieu thereof these
words. viz: purchase the same from the State
from time to time. as reclaimed, and drained
and fitted for cultivation. but not including any
lands now in cultivation by actual settlers"
8. In line "a. page /. after the word money
insert the words ''and issue bonds
i 9. In line Is. page /, after the word .franchi
SEES insert the word bonds