The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-07

rehel OF persons and corporations whose prop-s
erty mas been sold for taxes and creditors with
mortgages and other liens to remit penalties
thereon, and TO provide for the manner of re-
ueemlng said properties" was laid upon tho
table subject to call,
house Dill No. Ill. repeating section 27e2 f
the Revised Statutes and nrovidino f,r tba
| election OF parish tax COLLECTORS Inv tha no,ioa
luries Oh the various parishes throughout the
| o'ate' under the unfavorable report of the Com.
mittee ON Parochial Affairs, was laid upon tha
| table subject to cali.
House bill No. liz. An act to amend and re-
enact sections a37a and 1887 of tho Revised stat
utes OF the State of Louisiana. and to RENAL all
laws In conflict or inconsistent with the provis.
IONS OF this act" under like unfavorable report
from same committee, was postponed indef-
nitely
| House bill No. ia. AN act relative to the town
| OF boyyilie. in the parish of Lafayette, and ex-
! emptlng persons and property within the
| limits Of said town from the pavment of nil
parish taxes. except for courthouse or Jail pur-
poses." under the unfav 1rable report Of tha
committee on Corporations was referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
| House bill No. as, AN act to regulate tho
of1ice OF wardens for the port of Orleans and ia
repeal sections 22l7 and 1920 of the Revised
sta utes oil Louisiana" was taken up under thu
| favorable report of the Committee on Aerjcnl-
ture. immigration and Commerce, and recon-
| mitted to that committee
house Dill No. 123 AN act TO enable the city of
New Orleans to promote the public health and
70 AFFORD greater security against fire by the
establishment OF corporation to be called the
New Orleans Waterworks Company etc."
Was taken up under the favorable report.
with amendments, of the Special Committee on
City Affairs. and on the motion of Mr.. Leeds
was made the special order of the day for Tues
day, March 6, at o'clock D. m.
House bill No. 1913, AN act to provide for the
speedy administration of criminal justice in the
country parishes" ETC.,
Was taken up under the favorable report bv
substitute Of the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Substitute bill was read and under sus4
pension OF the rules was passed to its second
reading. adopted In lieu Of the original bill, and
was placed upon the Calendar, becoming
House bill No. 1873. An act to provide for the
speedy administration of criminal Justice i'm
the parish Of Claiborne; to reduce the expenses
thereof; to extend and define the jurisdiction OF
justices OF the peace in the parish of Claiborne.
in criminal cases: to provide for trials by jury
before justices of the peace in the parish of
Claiborne. in all criminal cases where the pun
ishment is not necessarily Imprisonment In the
mode of procedure therein"
The bill was taken as engrossed, and under a
further suspension Of the rules was read q
third time and passed. d. a
House bill No. $50. AN act to emancipate
Horace Hunly Barlow" of the parish of Tangi-
Dahoa, was taken up under the unfavorable re-
port OF the Committee on the Judiciary. was laid
upon the table, subject to call.
House bill No. 1873, AN act amending section
1929 Of the Revised Statutes and changing the
term of the Sixth Judicial Court In and for tn @
parish Of St. Helena" was taken up under the
favorable report of the Committee on the Judi
oiurJ, WIS Us eugrO5sgd, and Under
suspension of the rules it was read third time
and passed.
The title was adopted.
House bill No. 1856, AN act relative to the sales
of sewing machines. pianos. and such other
property which are by law, In Cor ain cases. ex-
empt from seizure etc.
Was taken up under the favorable report by
substitute OF the Committee on the Judiciary.
Thesubstitute was read and under suspen-
sion Of the rules passed to its second reading,
adopted In lieu OF the original bill and placed
upon the Calendar becoming House bill No.
1879, AN act to regulate the sales of sewing ma
chimes. pianos and other movables which are by
law exempt from seizure in certain cases, to
define the privileges thereon and the manner
Of enforcing the same,' etc. f
The bill was engrossed. and under further
suspension of the rules was read third time
and passed. The title was adopted.
Mr.. Young, of Claiborne, moved q reeonsider-
alton OF the final passage of the BILL and ON
his own motion the motion to reconsider was
laid upon the table.
Senate bill No. o., special order Of the day for
O'Clock n. m in n, On
second reading, under the favorable report
with amendments of the Committee ON Rail-
roads.
Mr.. VOORHEES, asked and obtained leave to In
troduee the bill as amended by the committees
as q bill of the House becoming
House bill No. 191 An act to fncorporate
Morg Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
Steamship Company the bill was read, and
under suspension Of the rules was passed to
its second reading. Being read section by Sec
ton the first section was adopted.
TO the second section Mr.. Bowden offered
the following amendment;
To section 2 add at the end the words 20
board to represent the State appointed by the
Governor"
The motion to amend was lost. RS
The second section was adopted after being
amended on motion Of Mr.. VOORHEES,. as follows:
Opelousas or Lecomte ON the Bayou Bceuf,
parish Of Rapides. Louisiana, sixteen miles
more or less, southeast of the town of AIexan-
dria, there to connect with the New Orleans Pa
ciflc Railway, now in progress OF construction
north Ct Lecomte to Shreveport, Louisiana,
Marshall Texas. 1t being hereafter specially
provided In event that the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company should fail to complete their
road north of Lecomte to Shreveport and Mar
shall. and to make connection at one or the
ri ntu mt NTH
from the passage of this act, or In less time IL
the roads be completed. then the Morgan Lou
fsiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Conn
pany shall have the right to extend their line
northwestward.
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