New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
The LEGISLATURE.
Wednesday, February 81, 1877.
SENATE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

of the act OF July "a, 1868, and obtained
suspension of the rules to put it on its sec
ond reading.
Mr.. De Lacy called for the yeas and
nays on further suspension of the rules
and the vote was 49 yeas to l3 nays, and
the rules not being suspended, the bill went
on the calendar.
Speaker Hahn announced the following
committees:
AppropIiatiOns-Messr Keeting, Drury,
Blackstone, Lane, Thomas and two vacan-
cies.
Enrollment-Messrs Daioie, Snaer, Ora
Glen, D'Avy, A, K Holt, Kern, Dinkgrave,
Gardere and three vacancies
Mr.. SOuer's bill, regulating the number
of employees of the House, came up on
third reading. A motion to table motion
to indefinitely postpone was carried by So
yeas to 10 nays, and the bill passed by a
The House then adjourned to Friday, at
twelve o'clock.
Friday, February %, 1877.
SENATE.
No quorum, eleven Senators appearing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The following committees were an
| nounced:
Judiciary-Leonard, Warmoth, H. M.
johnson, McMillen, Lewis, Evans, and one
vacancy.
Retrenchment and Reform - Walker,
| Watson, Heath, Seveignes, Swszie, Watson.
Agriculture-BarringtO TOlliver, Como,
Lastrappes, Robert johnson, Early, and one
| vacancy.
Constitution - Routon, Bird, Shelton,
Brown, Cole, Burden, and one vacancy.
| Mr.. johnson, of De Soto, offered militia
bill, which was referred to the committee
and ordered printed.
Mr.. Gracien introduced and the House
passed the following bill:
| To prescribe the punishment for the crime
of conspiracy to obstruct the operation OF
the government of the State, or any de-
| partment thereof. and to prescribe the
| punishment of the crime of conspiracy to
commit Offenses against the laws OF the
State, and against the rights of persons
and property of citizens and residents OF
the State, and to repeal all laws in conflict
or inconsistent with the provisions OF this
act
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened, That if two or more
persons band together, or cOnspire to hin
der, or to Obstruet the operation of the gov
ernment of the State of Louisiana, or any
department thereof, in any portion of the
State of Louisiana, or in any parish in the
| State, or to disturb the public peace, or
hinder or disturb the operation and en-
fcrcement of any law of the State of Lou
isiana for the punishment of crime, or any
law enacted for any other purpose, by in
timidatiOn, violence, or threats of violence,
or any unlawful means, or to deprive any
person or persons of the full benefit of any
laws of the State of Louisiana, enacted for
the protection of the persons or property
; of persons resident in or citizens OF this
State, or to hinder, or Obstruct, or delay
the collection of the revenues of this State,
OF the assessment or collection of any tax
levied by virtue of any law of the State OF
Louisiana, all parties to such conspiracy,
and all parties so banded together, shall be
liable to penalty of not less than five hun
dred dollars and not more than one thou
sand dollars, and to imprisonment not les
than six months nor more than five years,
or both.
SEC 3 Be it further enacted, etc., That
if two or more persons shall band or con
spire together, or go in disguise upon the
public highway, or in any public place, or
on the premises of another, with the intent
to iniure, Oppress, threaten or intimidRte
any citizen of the State, or any other per
son in the State, with the intent to hinder
or prevent his or her free exercise or enjoy
ment of any right or privilege granted, Sc
cured or vested in such person by the con
stitution or laws of the State of Louisiana,
or because such person has exercised the
same, such persons SO offending shall be
held guilty of felony, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined or imprisoned, OF
both, at the direction of the court, the fine
not to exceed five Thousand dollars, and the
imprisonment not to exceed ten years, and
, shall be thereafter ineligible to and disabled
from holding any office or place of honor,
profit or trust created by the constitution
or laws of the State, and if, in the act Of
violating any provisions of this section, any
other felony or misdemeanOr shall be com
H. wVsak1sz anEn VRaI
violation of this sectien, shall, in addition
to the punishment hereinbefOre provided
+ be punished with such punlshments as are
: attached to such felonies, crimes and mis-
demeanors by the laws of this State.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after itf
passage, and that all laws and parts of lswE
in conflict herewith be and the same art
hereby repealed.
Mr.. Dejoie introduced bill to compen
, safe jurors at the rate OF 81 per day in thu
parish of Orleans.
Mr. Gracien supported the bill, stating
7 that he had introduced one of a simila
: character two years before, but the Demo
: cratic committee had reported unfavOrablI
upon it, and it had been deleated in his ah
4 sence. He argued the hardship to all citi
zens to be compelled to ett on iuries with
? out compensation, and the justice of th
l measure.
The bill was referred.
+ Mr. Brown in the chair.
Mr. Souer called up the bill regulating
= judicial advertisements in other parishe
q than Orleans, which WAS passed, and tn
= House adjourned.
! Saturday, February "a, 1S55.
. SENATE.
Q No quorum.
Q HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
b Mr.. Keeting in the chair.
}. Fifty-seven members answered the TO
: call.
i Adjourned, on motion of Mr.. hughes.