The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-17
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Tho bill was passed as amendeu, anu the t'ue
as amended was adopted.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No. ssi, IAN act TO authorize W. ID
Merchant to cue The State"
Under the favorable report Of the Committee
on the judiciary. on the motion OF Mi. Kidd
was indefinitely postponed
House bill No. 500, AN net TO repeal net No.
ps approved April "a, 1879. entitled An act to In
sorporata the town OF st. Fraheiaville.'"
Was taken I'M under the favorable report of
hhe Committee on Corporations.
Tho amendments we're adopted as follows
Altar the words "st Tfancisville," in lines II
and IA, strike out the word Ia" and insert the
words An act No ~ OF the Legislature of 1875,
entitled An act TO amend an act to Incorporate
the town Of st. Trapcisville, In the parish Of
West Feliciana, are"
The bill az amended was taken az engrossed.
aud under suspension Of the rules. was read
third time and passed.
The title was amended In accordance with the
recommendation OF the committee, az follows
Add al the end Of the title the words, and act
No. a. Of tho Legislature Of 1915. entitled an act
to amend an act TO incorporate the town OF st.
FraneHville.'
House bill No s2s, AN act TO prohibit the
keepers of bar=rooms, drinking saloons, gro
ceries and coffee houses from selling or giving
Intoxicating liquors TO minors, and to prescribe
penalties for violation Of the provisions Of this
act
Was taken up under the favorable report by a
majority of the Committee on the Judiciary.
Was taken as engroseed and under suspens
sion Of the rules read third time and passed.
The title adopted.
Mr.. aaskins moved TO reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed, and the motion TO recon-
slider was laid upon the table,
House bill No. s2a, IAN act 10 amend section
sols OF the Revised Statutes of 1870
Was taken up under the favorable report OF
the Committee on Health and Quarantine
waa taken az engfossed and under euspen-
sion OF The rules read third time and passed.
Title adopted.
House bill No 531, AN net TO repeal aet No.
III pssaesl by tho General Assembly of 1874"
Was taken up on second reading and re-
ferred to the Special Committee on City
Affairs.
House bill No. ssl, IAN act placing attachment
sutta and suite Ia which property. rights. cred.
ita and elects have been seized in the hands of
garnisheee upon the summary docket Of the
Supreme Court
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
of the Committee on the Judiciary and indefi-
nitely postponed.
House bill No. s3s. An act to revive and ex-
tend the charter OF the First Baptist Church of
New 0rleans.'
Was taken mp under tho favorable report Of the
Committee on Charitable and Public Institu-
tions.
The bill was taken UP M cngroHsed and un
and passed.
The title was adopted.
House bill No asT T" An act TO repeal an act en-
titled An act to incorporate thc Latourche and
sTerrebonne Draining and Land Improvement
Company. and to define their dutiea. privileges,
pewers and Responsibilities being act No. 100,
acts Of 1e7a. was taken up under the favorable
report of tho Committee on tho Judiciary, taken
~ engroeaed, under suspension OF the rules.
read a third time and passed.
Title adopted.
House bill No. $40. AN act TO incorporate the
Washington Steam Fire Engine Company of the
city of Baton Rouge, La"
Under the favorable report OF the Committee
on Corporations, the bill was taken az en-
crossed, and under q suspension Of the rules.
read third time and passed,
The title was adopted.
House bill No. slo. An act providing for clear
ing out natural streams. OF bavous or canals.
la the parishes of Lafourche and Terrehonne,
allowing taxation therefor and permitting the
police iufiee OF said parishes, or either, and the
town of Thibodaux TO guarantee tho cost of said
drainage by the issuance Of bonds. payable In
series of twenty years fixing the manner and
time of payment, fixing the rate of interest on
said bonds and for other purposes"
Under tho favorable report of the Committee
on Corporations, was taken ~ engrossed. and
under Suspension of the rules, wac read a
third time and passed.
The title wBa adopted
House bin No. s44. AN net to appropriate five
hundred dollars for the relief of the State Land
Office"
This bill having been referred to a committee
of the whole. on the motion Of Mr., Toler the
House resolved itself into committee of the
whole. Mr.. Leeds in the chair,
On rising the Committee of the Whole House,
through it's chairman. reported that the Com
mittee of the Whole had had under considera-
lion House bin No. sAa and recommend the in
definite postponement Of the bill.
Tho report OF the Committee was received and
adopted, and the bill indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. sl5. Joint Resolution for the
relief OF police jury OF Jefferson. left bank
Was taken up on its second reading, was
taken as engrossed and under suspension Of
the rules, was read a third time and passed.
Title was adopted.
Tho resolution to compensate Ursin Jacob for
services rendered as porter of the Enrolment
Committee was taken UP under the unfavorablc
report by majority of the Committee on the
Judiciary. and referred to the Committee on
Contingent Expenses.
After receiving a report, out of order, from
the Committee on the Judiciary. and the intro
duction and postponement Of House bill No, sl7.
the House adjourned.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
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