The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-14
tsignedl LOUIS 4. WILTz,
Governor and President Of the Senate
Approved March lB.t1ST7.
taignedl FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana
a true copy
OSCAR hRRoYo,
Assistant Secretary OF State.
A III AIlT

ana pledged 10 pay % Judgment rendered
WIS reas, on tile 18th June, 1871. In the suit
No, 2695, in the Circuit Court OF the Lnted States
Judgment was rendered in faYar OF MYra g.
Gsites, and against the city OF New Orleans for
the snm OF one hundred and twenty-five tbopaand
two hundred and sixty six dollars and seventy
nine cents, with FIVE per cent per annnm INTEREST
on ss4, 800 from November |, 1879, until paid ami
costs Of suit
And whereas, at the request cf The then sia-
thurlties Of the aid city the following named
eitizens, to-Wit: Samuel Smith, James i. Kuntz.
gohn b. Gubefnator, Christian Il RsIius, Charles
!. Il ward, Guthbsrt sloeomb ". u. Schmidt.
Hugh McUloskey aud Michael Uafvin. signed aud
become bound In sotjdo, upon the bond for two
| hundred thousand dollars Thea given By said
| city In order to obtain n suspensve appesi from
said judgments and whereas, on proceedings
tahen in said court against said city aud said
surstes to collect said Judgment said city
pointed out real estste sufficient in v4itis
to pay The same, but return
property had been pointed out; and Whereas In
order 10 obtain redress asainst said proceeding
BY said marshal and for the relief of said city iii
the premises, on appeal was prosecuted TO the
supreme Court Of The Ub ed States In the name
81 ssid sureties, but in reality at the instance and
for the benefit of said ctt and in order to take
| said appeal a bond was executed for the sun, of
Two hundred and twenty-five Thousand dollars,
with said sufeties rs principals therein and
| Patrick Irwin and William g. Pike, as sufetisa
| therein, and for their indemnity Ia the prem
| ises ordinance No. 1854 was passed by the
City Council OF New Orleans, and signed BY u.
A. Witt, Mayor, ON the Slst OF March. 1874 and
in pursuance of said ordinance, by act before A.
Hero, Notary Public, passed April Is, 1874, tie
said L. A. Wilt, Mayor, as aforesaid, acting In
behalf OF said city, did place il the hands Of said
sufeties last named, and did then formally pledge
and deposit, p1rsuant 10 said ordinance, among
other property, the following bonds, to wit Two
hundred and forty seven bonds of said city, letter
Z, dated April /, 1871, having ten years TO rnn Tor
haap ft,tn ID
the rate Of ten per cent per snnum, payable
| semi annuallr AMI also one hundred CONSOLE
dated gold bonds, dated July /. 1879, having
fif years TO run, for one thousand dollars each
and bearing interest at the rate Of seven per cent
per annuin, payable quarterly In g1ld; and
whereas, the Supreme Court OF the United States
has. recently rendered final judgment against
such surstes, principals in said appeal bond given
IS aforesaid, for two hundred and twenty-five
thou and dollars and wheteas, ths issuance
OF mandate upon said judgment hal
only been delayed by application to
the said United States Supreme Court, until
the close Of the present term thereof, upon the
representation OF said sureties and the Mayor of
said city, that prompt and effective acton would
be taken BY said city to pay said iudgmsnt; AMI
whereas. it Ia proper aud necessary In order bn
ali ia pating said gment from The proceeds OF
sid bonds opledged as aforesaid, that autlloti-
stion should he given to said city to convert said
bonds, and The accrued interest thereon into
premium bonis, in order that they may bs diss
posed OF TO the best advantage; therefore
sBoftoN |. Be IL enacted by Tie Senate and
House Of Representatives. If The State Of Louisiapn
u General assembly cynUehed, That the city OF
New Orleans be and ~ hereby authorized tn faka
up the following bouds, to.bit: Two hundred
aud fortyseven bonds Of the thy of New Orleans.
Letter P dated April J., 1877 , having ten years
to run, for one thousand dollars each, bearing n=
tefsst a. the rate Of ten per cent per spIit,rn
payable semi-snnuslly, and also one hundred
consolidated bonds said city, dated July l. 1879.
having ftty years b. ran, f r me Thousand dol.
lars each, bearing interest at the rate Of seven per
cent per annurn, payable quarterly in gold. said
bonds forming part If The pledge made by said
city through it's Mayor, by act passed April 10.
1874, before A. Hero, Notary Public, and in lieu
thereof, and in exchange therefor to Issue Pre-
mintn bonds, as authorized 10 be Issued by said
city under act No. 81, approved March G, 1876.
in amount equal to the said pledged bonds and
interest accrued thereon, pr0uided, that the said
Premium bonds 80 issued, and the prooseds
thereof, shall be applied solely towards the psy4
mont and ertinguishment Of the judgment against
the said city. rendered June Ii, 1911, 10 favor Of
Myra @. Gaines Ia suit No. 1906, ia the Circuit
Court Of the United States, and Tor no other pur-
pose whatsoever.
Bee. Q. Be IL further enacted, etc., That Gil
laws and parts Of LAWS in conflict with this act be
and the Same are hereby repealed, and that this
act shall take effsos from and after ts passage.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH.
Speaker of tue II Iuse OF Representatives
(5igned) LOUIS A. WILTT
Lieutenant Governor and President o. the Senate.
OFFIoB OF THE SECRETARY OF bTATE,
State of Louisiana. {
Received, In The office of the Secretary Of Stats,
at New Orleans, March 49, 1877, the foregoing
bill. having been presented TO his Bxcellsuoy, The
Governor OF this State, for his approval and
signature, and not having been returned by him
to the House Of Representatives, in which body
it originated, with his signature or his objections
TO the same, within the time prescribed by the
constitution OF the State OF Louisiana tbs same
has become lav without his approval md sigma
ture. OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary OF State.
true copy:
OsoAR ARRoYo, Assistant Secretary of State.
No. 48.l AN ACT
To exclude certain lands from the dfainaee
limits as heretofore establi- he'd; TO cancel
liens and judgments for drainage Of said
lands, and to repeal certain laws relstiye TO
drainage of the PARISHES Of Orlesus and
Jefferson.
Whereas, tho several laws heretofore enacted
for the drainage Of certain portions of the
parishes OF Otleans and Jefferson, have failed In
heir purposes and certain portion bf tho lands
therein situated have not and will not be- dr~ined
the refoTe
SECTION l. BE IL enacted IN The Senate and
House Of Representatives Of he Suite Of LonAsiaBa
n General assembly oon1eued, That all laws or
parts of laws providing for the drainage OF lands
n The Parishes Of Orleans and Jefferson be
md they are hereby repealed, 90 far as
hey provide for the drainage OF lands north Of
he following line, commencing at the intersec-
lob Oh inc Metaifle hlcge, Win the upper pro-
ection levee, along said ridge to the New Orleans
lanal. to the Mesarie Rosd, thence along The.
detaris Road 10 Bayou st. John, thence along
3ayou st. John TO Marigny avenue, thence along
1srigny avenue TO Bayou sauvage, thence sIoDg
,ayou Salvage 10 Peoples avenue, themes alopg
topples avenue 10 Lafayette avenue, themes along
lafayette avenue TO the river Mississippi.
Sec. q. Be " further enacted, eto, That aI,
for drainage of said lands, Judgments
reating liens and for assessments for drainage
said lands, and eli legal proceedings pend
20 therefor be and they are hereby
ancelled and annuIled; pro6idea, that the
4 favor Of any land until The state and
lty taxes due thereon are ps1d IaOrtdelf further,
hst all lands situated within the above described
mes and excluded by this act from the drainage
kall lii ,Inr