The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13
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country parishes. directing police iufies to re.
district their respective parishes into polio
jury wards. and these wards into one. o
wards, and. fixing the number Of members
ne Time and manner Of their elections the mod
of hlling vacancies In the police Jury and vaean
| eles Whlch may hereafter occur. fixing the com
Tor their neglect Of duty aa Che mode
enforcing the same; repeating get No o. ap
ganize the police iuries Of the State, prescribing
the number thereof and the mode Of election
Also to INFORM Torn Won tat ' The Senate has con
CURED In House bill No. 1ss entitled An act tt
regulate and fix the fees and compensation o
throughout the State, end for the listing Of prop
erty for taxation In all the parishes Of the State
except the parish Of Orleans" with amendments
JOHN CLEaa.
Secretary Of the Senate.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message was received from his
Excellency the Governor:
EXECUTIVES DEPARTMENT !
State of Louisiana,
New Orleans. March 10, 1877.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives of the state Of
Louisiana:
, Genttemen--I am directed by his Exeelleney
the Governor to inform you that he has this day
honorable body entitled IAN act relative to the
transfer of stocks. and to amend and re-enaet
section as Of the Revised Statutes of the State Of
Louisiana"
; DUNCAN 8. GAGE Jr.,
Private Secretary,
Mr.. Kidd, chairman, Of the Committee on En-
rollment. reported as correctly enrolled House
bills Nos. 1873, 1906 and 2o5.
Mr.. Toler presented the memorial Of Mr.. L. T.
Bar rett setting forth claim for reimburse
ment of State taxes enormously paid.
Referred TO the Committe on Claims.
House bill 1913. An act to regulate and fix the
fees and compensation for the collection of all
taxes throughout the State and for the listing
of property for taxation in oil the parishes of
the State. except the parish of Orleans which
was this day returned from the Senate coneurred
in with amendments, was takea up and the
amendments were read, as follows:
In lines 10 and IA. section 1. after the word
dollars" strike out the words State and par
ish taxes collected" s
In lines II and 49, section /, strike out the
words State and parish taxes collected" after
the word dollars
In lines 20 and 81. section /, strike out the
words State and parish taxes collected" after
the word dollars" .4 .. ...s.
4,
such fees to be paid"
Strike out all of line 20. section 1,
Strike out in line 90, section /, the words 'for
such election
In line IS strike out the words "three-fourths
Of"
In line 90. after the word "one." add tho words
and half"
In line 81 strike out the word two and in
sert the word three
In line % strike out the words "one and q
half and insert the words two and quarter
In line 20 strike out the word four" and
insert the word six
In line 30 strike cut the word two" and insert
the word three"
In line 6. section 2, after the word "State," in
sert the words ''or parish
In line 7. section 8, after the word State" in
sert the word taxes"
In line 8, section 8, strike out the words and
parish aggregated taxes"
On the motion of Mr.. McGehee the House re-
fused to o. rec to the senate's amendments
and called for committee of conference with
the senatetbereon
The Speaker appointed on said committee on
The part of the House Mes5rs Hill of Orleans,
Lyons and Leeds. Msaaa
On the motion of Mr. Bridger, House bill No.
$50. An act to authorize the receipt Of the war;
rants issued In payment of constitutional off,
GERS of the State for back taxes due the general
fund for the years in which such salaries were
DUE"
Was taken up with the amendment of tic
Senate which was concurred in rs follows: In
5eeou i, IT, insert
he words ''or their heirs"
Senate bill No. 1903. An act to amend act No. 125,
entitled IAN act to carry into effect the purposes
Of the donation by the United States. of public
ands for the benefit OF agricultural and the
arts" etc,
Was taken up. read. and. under a suspension
IF the rules passed TO It's second reading and
deferred to the Committee on Charitable and
Public Institutions.
Mr.. Singleton asked the consent of the House
% take up that part Of the report of the Com
nittee on Claims this day presented relating TO
he claim of J. ID. Haggerty and others. Consent
,eing granted. he called for the reading Of the
bill reported by the Committee on Claims, and
moved that said bill be placed upon the calen-
lar. becoming House bill 2ae, An act for the
'elief of 9. A. Guillroy. Joseph Landerneau and
7. D. Haggerty." ... ..s. ~. "
He moved that the rules be suspended In orr
Ter to put the bill upon its second reading:
Pending this motion the House, on the motion
# Mr.. Sellers, adjourned. ,asszz# f. #aE.
r. PETER J. IRRELEVANT.
+ 5 s. @884stsl Chief Clerk.