The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-28


msra Kerneohan. Me0ehee. Rolle Tremouiet.
Vporhies-tl,
The following members voted for the Hon.
r. q. Wieklife.
Messrs. Bush. Bell. Porter, Ryland, Barbin.
-H, ~ '''eeo
Tho following members voted for Hon. ". d.
Egans
;, Messrs, barron, Coekerham, Carless, Duke.
| Randolph, Smart@-s.
The following members voted for Hon, w. A.
Robertson.
Messrs, Billieu. Gillespie. Martin, Nunes-l.
| fetal vote "a: necessary TO choice "a.
| No one candidate having received IA majority
OF all the votes east, the presiding officer do
| elared that there had been no election
On motion OF Mr.. Boatner OF the Senate tho
| Joint assembly adjourned and the Senate with.
| drew to is chamber.
| MESSAGE FROM ritz SENATE
| The following message was received from
the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER. Feb. &C. 1s7T.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of thu
House OF Representatives.
Ge'iileHen-I am directed by the Senate TO In
| form your honorable body that the Senate has
me f29sw n egngprrSnt resolution yn
tgtlres eenebf1a,g, That the Judiciary Committee,
Of the Senate md the Judiciary Committoe Of
Tue Honae OF Representatives he instructed to
frame an act redistroting the judicial districts
of The State and reducing the number tbaraof
ana e report the same at rs early day az pfao-
And requests your concurrence In the same.
am directed by the Senate to inform your
monographs body that the senate has finally
passed Senate bill No "a, entitled Gan act TO in.
e,3rporate the Exempt Society of Mechaniesr
earrence IN The same. Also to Inform V You that
mspts % sense bill No. 80, An act rels sy to
1utIes In the State, etc."
Very respectable etc.
On the motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick tho above
entitled Senate bill No. 81 was read. and under
II suspension Of the constitutional rule was
passed to its second reading. read u third tims
and passed. The title was adopted and notice
of concurrence sent to the Senate.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY,
House bill No. 81. "Auact regulating the mode,
of assessing aud collecting taxes throughout
the State
Was taken mp on second reading. pending tho
consideration Of section So becoming section ri.
In accordance with tho recommendation of
the Committee on tho Judiciary the section was,
on melton of Mr.. McGehee. stricken out,
Section % becoming section 40. Mr. Leeds Of
ferred to amend by inserting In line three differ
the word council the words " of the city of
New Orleans
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Hill moved to strike out from tho word
" net In limo three to the word who" In line
ak. and insert in lieu thereof the words ''the
Governor shall appoint Ave assessors Of prop
efty for the parishef orleats."
On this amendment the yeas and nays were
called for with the following result:
Yeas-Hon. L. Bush. Speaker, and Mesars.
Bfeard, Bowden, Barhln. Bllieu. Berry, Della
y a FitsnariSki , g9ersIer aaskins, nuntipg
mare. peralta, Pitts, Richardson Hsndolph.
Self Spill or, smart Taylor, Toler, VOORHEES,.
YsNn na Of gl ,.l p.,,... -,
Buck. Dell, Oock erham, Oarloss, Gfessy, Duke.
pp spf Este9pi9nl, Gillespie, Jonas; Kelly Of
hard ef orisaas, Martin, MeGshiea W Porter sg
Ryland. Relic. Robertson. Shakespeare, Single
nurne. Williams. Young of East Baton Rouge
The motion to amend was lost.
Mr.. Leeds moved to amend the section by
striking out NIL after the word appoint" In
inc to the word who in line 0, and insert
N lieu thereof the words five assessors for
he parish Of Orleans. no two of whom shall BIO
rom the same district of tho city of New Or
cans" ...
Adopted.
In line the words =" Mt tho pleasure of" were
tricken out and the words for cause by"
Inserted.
The section was adol tod as amended
Section 81 becoming section 81. was amended
10 as to read as follows.
" That the said assessors shall Immediately
Ifter the passage OF this act commence tho
work Of assessing the property Of tho parish OF
)rleans'
The section was adopted as amended.
Section IS, becoming section SO. was adopted
s 1t stands.
Section 80. becoming section 81. was adopted
9 It stands.
Section 30. becoming section 81. was amended
n line 10 by inserting after the word "forea's
he words land contingent expenses"
Section d. becoming section 49, was adopted
s II stands.
Section o. becoming section so, was amended
y striking out In line the word ''freeholders"
nj inserting persons paying taxes on reai
state and personal property"
Also by changing the word 'freeholder' to
taxpayer"
Also by striking out all after the word ease,
q line 10, to the end Of the section and inserting
40 words The shall have his remedy In the
ourts."
The section was adopted as amended.
Section % becoming section ST. was amended
y striking out In lines and 8 the words free
olders or by tho court In case OF appeal and
asserting In lieu thereof the word "arbitrators.'s
The section was adopted as amended.
Section "a becoming section 49,, was amended
y substituting in line for the word "assess-
rents" the word taxation" Also. by changing
le word assessor" In lime 7 TO "assessors',
lso. by adding at the end Of the section the
ords land the tax shall be known and desig-
ated as the tax of the year in which 1t is pay
be."
he section was adopted as amended.
Mr.. Berry offered the following additional
ection, to become section SO:
BE IL further enacted etc. That when property
ithip the corporate limits of the city of New
rieans has been put upon either the Statesor
ty assessment rolls from year TO year as I'm
nown." 1t shall be the duty of the assessors to
repare list OF all such property giving the
,cation of the same and naming the gross
mount OF taxes due the city and state for the