The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.

The Senate met ut Tie Hsuai houfs - Mss
Tiente nant Governor Wilt presiding.
Senate bill i5s, substitute for House bill 25l, as
tba sneaia order. WAS taken up Immediately
after the reading Of The journal II iss evee bill
ia yepesl Al, act entitled IAN act relative TO the
Louisiana Lsves Company" etc.
A message from the House announced the pas
sage BY that body 81 BHmber Of bills, aud con-
currence In others from The Senate.
Among the latter is the bill amending the ACT
authorizing the Governor TO appoint an Assistant
Attorney General.
Another message from the House Of similar
Ths arst aud second sections Of the levee bill
provide for the repeal q tle acls IN qnesu Y.
Invea COMPANY, and aet No. 40 OF the sets. o.
1RTa amending and fe-enaeting sectien No. q
said AIT Of 1871. These sections were adopted rs
printed. ~. a., - IL, .,a
ssis isball Ia no wise Interfere with the assess.
Iuent and collection Of taxes as authorized and
feu,iired by the provisions OF sald acts etc, wss
adopted dc printed, with the addition OF the ioi-
inwiy,a words At The end Of the section after the
word spfovided.r arhst no tan except the levee
iar n 1877 shall hereafter be assessed or col
lecied Under the provisions Of said act
penting consideration Of amendments 70 the
fousth section ii the bill, the senate joined the
itfe,,ss 10 ballot for United States Senator. aud
returning The bill WAS resumed.
Section was amended TO read az tollows:
suThst the Louisiana Levee Company. corpora
zion created, etc, and iecognzsti as poay poh
I'M ana Incorporated By act Of 1871, be and the
same ia hereby authorized 10 bring suit asainst
the Stale for any cause Of action " may have.
growing out OF the construction, iiaintenance OIL
repairs OF leveea ete, IN any court ut competent
iurisdoton in New Orleans; to be tried by prefer
enee."
Section wss adopted as printed II relates to
HE State not waving any Differences Y may have
In court IL being the intent Of this act to refer 20
The courts the entire subject oil the CONTROVERSY
between the state and hevse Company.
Section SIX was adopted as printed. III pro-
yidss the manner OF liquidation In the event
Judgment should be rendered against the State
fof as much az 1893 fB3 49, or less, for work done
prior 10 October |, 1879: saeh Judgment to such
amount oil be paid by the issuance oil egnsuli-
dated bJnds IL tHe State, tp be issupd by the
Funding board, utider sct No. . OF 1873 Also
provides that The surplus OF such Judgment, II
any, for wt,fk done prior to or after ttobef l.
1875 except the cont acts rnads In 1917. In antic-
nation OF the evee tax Of 1877, colleedbe Ia 1873
shall be paid by the proceeds OF collections gf the
lesee tax here tuere assesssd and I'll ievee taxes
heretofore assessed are hereby set apart AZ D
special fund TT the payment, accordiag 30 the
provisions Oh this act, ef such Judgment as may
be rendered In favor Of said company. ..,
Eectiun was adopted as pfin ed, az Fellows
That ali said taxes hereinsbuvs eel apart for
The payment Of such Judgment ss may be rem
flered Id favor of the Levee Company, shsll be
collected and paid over to the Leree Company,
according to existing laws and such payments
shall esupgush any debt which may hnslly De
Afjudged ~ be due said company, at the rate Of
one dollar Of the debt for sixty cents paid and
when such payments, whether in bonds OF out OF
the special lev 9 tax fund.-, shall be equal to
sixty per cent Of the debt adiudged to be due she
Leves Company, the said debt shall be extin-
guished and paid.
Beetiun g. relative 10 collection Of The levee
tas. pending stunt, II the State is susd by
the Company, to be paid over TO the Company.
was amended c9nfermably with the other pro-
visions Of ths bill, The Company to accept the
provisions Of This act Within sixty days after the
passage. hereafter none of the said tax shall
BIZ paid over to The Lsvee Company, end the At
tofney General IL di ected iii snoh event TO bring
suit fur the forfeiture ef the charter of the Com
pany.
The other sections were adopted, az follows:
HHo. o. That one- third Of the leves tax Of 1877,
or 80 much vi said amount as may be necessary,
Is hereby appropriated TO pay such amount %
the court shall adjudge TO be due for leyee work
done III 1871 on contracts anticipating the lev e
tsxo 1877, eulleetibe in 1873, and the remainder
OF said asee tan sha remain In the treasury to
the credit Of such authority 90 may be charged
with tie levse system Of the ttate under the
provisions of eueh laws as may be enated on the
subject.
sHo TO- That tile institution Of the sut au-
thoyigsd BY THE act shall be held as waiver ON
further control OF the levees OF the State or any
right To any future work or contracts under the
laws creating and ineofpof ating enid Levee Com
pany. and as waiver q any right on part OF
said company to claim the assessment 81 any
future levee tax except "a heteihbeIore pro-
yiied
eBu. IL. That this act shall take ELECT from and
after lite passage. thai all laws parts OF laws in
conHi herewith be and the same are hereby res
pealed.
The bin 40 whole, az amended. was finally
passed and goes to ,he House.
The recorders till, House bill No. 2gs. being
reported ON avorably by the majority OF the
committee, with amendments, WAS taken up by
sections.
The amendments provide fir the appointment
Of the Two recorders by the Governor, to hold
office for four years the Governor TO appoint euc-
cessufe The recorders are TO appoint the clerks.
The Mayor IL to appoint two assistant record re-
with The c nsent Of the council and iour per sons
To each o ltt for iis poce duties
The alaties are 10000 for each recorder each
Uf within TIA % he competent person for the posi.
ton. There are To be four clerks for each court,
Including aiennprapher for each. Salaries Of
the clerks $500 each per annum. Fines and
penalties collected 10 be paid over to the city
daily. Assistant recorders are TO have 80 per day
wheh serving on the bench.
The bill a. amended was finally passed. and on
call the Hepate went into executive session.
After execu i've session several of the commit
tees reported on number OF bills which were
laid over.
senator uoode again called up the resolution
OF the House relative TO adj lurnment OF The
Legislature sine die, and moved that II lie over
with the date for the present In blank.
He expressed the hope that the business or the
session might be concluded 80 "a 20 adjourn Sat-
urday. but az there were etll some important
bills on the calendar Il WAS beet TO leave the date
In blank for consideration Id the meantime, and
further action on the resolution on Saturday.
The Eenate adjourned Till II m. Friday.
The House.
The House assembled pursuant to adjourn
naent. speaker Eush In the chair and quorum
present.
The resignation OF Mr.. W. r. Avcock, recently
appointed tax collector for Claiborne, as door.
keeper uE the House, was rendered aud accepted.
Mr.. Aycock leaves this evening to assum he
duties OF his uifiee. =;
uoMMuNIoATIoNs.