The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-11

AbHent-Nessrs. Bryant. Bureh, Cage. Du-
es HrRsr adryd PW baasr sYa onp
and zacharie-ib.
And the constitutional rule was suspended.
The bill was read u third time and finally
passed. the title was adopted. and notice Of CON
currenee was ordered sent to the House.
Mr. Texada submitted the following report
Rooms COMMITTEES ON EMBODIMENT
AND ENDORSEMENT I
New Orleans April 9, 1877.
| 10 the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate
| Your Committee on Enrolment and Engross,
| ment respectfully report az properly enrolled
Senate bill Nc. ioa.
Respectful u, 1890. -.
LEWIS TExADA, Chairman.
Mr.. Boatner submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members Of
tho Senate:
Your Committee on Lands and Iievees having
| had under consideration House bill No. ISL en-
titled AN act to authorize and instruct the At
ana Levee Company for the forfeiture of its
| charter and the annulment of Its contract with
| the State, and to enjoin said company from fur-
| Their acting, and to authorize said company to
| plead In reconventon their claims. II any they
have against the State" beg leave to report the
| The Committed will make nm additional report
before the substitute presented by them is put
upon its third reading.
| CHAs. J. BOATNER Chairman.
This being report on one of the bills upon
the preferred calendar. it was considered at this
time.
On motion Of Mr. Boatner the report was
adopted
And the bill reported by the committee was
| adoptpd rs a substitute in lieu Of House bill No.
25t. and becomes Senate bill No. 1862, entitled
"An act to repeal an act entitled An act relative
to the Louisiana Levee Company, corporation
organized under the general laws Of the State,
constituting ii u body polite and corporate,
with certain powers, privileges and franchises,
and contracting with said corporation for the
construction. maintenance and repairs of Ger.
tain levees and providing the compensation
therefor approved February 90, 1871
Also To repeal act No. 40 Of the acts Of 1879, on
titled can act to amend and re-enact section No.
a of IN act relative to the Louisiana Levee Com
pany n corporation organized under tho gen-
eral laws Of the State. constituting 1t body cor
porate and polite. with certain powers, privi-
eges and franchises. and contracting with said
CORPORATION for the construction. maintenance
and repairs Of certain levees, and providing for
compensation thereof, approved February 90
1871
| And also, to amend and re-enaet act No.
of an act entitled IAN act ratfying and confirm
ing u contract between the Louisiana Levee
/
I Louisiana. approved February %. 1871 pro-
viding for the acceptance by the said levee com
, pany and authorizing and requiring n yearly
!, estimate of levees to be built. reducing the com
l pensation thereof from sixty TO fifty cents pei
cubic yard and providing for converting timber
, work into earthwork. propi,ied that the repea
| of said acts shall not affect the taxes imposed
1 thereby and leaving all sections OF said nett
regulating the assessment and collection OF sucl
a taxes in full force aud effect; authorizing thu
Louisiana Jevce Company TO sue the State
under certain restrictions. and 10 provide fo
the settlement and liquidation of such iudgmen
y as shall be rendered against the State. il th'
: suit instituted by said company should result
. adversely to the State
"Appropriating one-third Of the levee tax o
1877 or so much of this appropriation rs MAJ
be necessary to pay such judgment as salt
Lou isiapa Levee Company shall obtain TO
levee work done in the year 1877. by anticipating
: the revenues of 1877 coectible in 1872
On motion of Mr.. Boa,ner tho bill was order
u cd printed.
Mr.. Allan obtained unanimous consent Il
introduce ut this time. without previous notice
y Senate bill No. 1853. entitled AN act to enab
r the police jury of the parish of fberville t.
levy tax on all tho taxable property within
l. the limits of said parish not to exceed fourteeI
mills on the dollar"
/. Tho rules were suspended and the bill
| was rend the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended. tn
Y bill read second time and referred to the Com
/: mitteo on Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
u Mr. Steven, chairman of the Committee Of
4 Finance submitted the following report:
Rooms SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
New Orleans, April ., 1877.
IS TO the Honorable President and Members G
the Senate:
Gent1emen-Your committee to whom was re
ferred House bill No $40. entitled An act to au
10 thorize the police jury of certain specified PAL
ishes to levy m annual tax for parochial pul
| poses. not exceeding fourteen and one-ha
mills on the dollar on taxable. property be
i leave to report back tho bin without action fo
the reason that the subject matter thereof Is {
local interest to the parishes mentioned in TIA
/ bill
y Respectfully submitted.
ct WILL STEVEN Chairman.
70 Mr.. Richardson submitted the following re
llse port;
81 Rooms SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
~ AND COMMERCE.
o. New Orleans. April 0. 1877.
Your committee to whom was referred Senat
bill No. 1919. An act to replace act No. 81 OF lS1
to regulate private markets in the city OF Nc
~ same back with recommendation that the bill /
~ referred to the Committee on Health and Qua
~ antine.
Your committee also report favorably on Ser
= ate bin No 122 entitled, AN act to create u con
n mission to sit during the recess Of the Gener
Assembly, and to consider the present licens
inspection and port charges imposed by Sta
ID laws to take evidence thereon, and to report
he the next session of the General Assembly, sue
changes rs in their opinion may be necessary
Respectfully submitted.
HARDY RICHARDSON, Chairman.
< On motion of Mr.. Richardson. the rules wei
"a suspended to consider the report on Senate bi
II. No. 129
u And on motion of the same Senator the repo
u was adopted, and the bill referred to the Con
8, mittee on Public Health and Quarantine.
~ Mr. Ellis moved to reconsider the vote
which Senate bill No. 152 was ordered printe
N and demanded the yeas and nays. with the 10