The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13

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, FHid senate bitI was taken up with the Sen.
ate's amendments, which we're read as follows:
4. In lines 81 and es section one strike out
the words and date from tho 18th OF March
1877 and insert n lieu thereof the words from
1 ION a ad after the 18th day Of March, 1871
ssGsn ssr l tbs v Thirteen aer h
4 Add to section two the words provided the
WHOLE expense of said police force, fire alarm
| and police telegraph shall not exceed an d is
hereby limited to the sum Of $4,000 per
| annum, la8 = 4sa "a
sgeG |n.s three I line twelve ssr the word
9. In lines nine and ten, same section, strike
the W., Hpras on befpr the said 18th day q
=. In eeetion line insert between control
direction" the word and" and strike out che
balance of The section and add . Of the Board Of
Police: said beard shall consist Of four com
missioners. In addition to the Mayor of the city
Of New Orleans. WHO shall be OK ofdeio mem
istrator of Police Of said city, who shall be OK
| offlcio member of said board, to be chosen IN
| me ,i manner " hereinafter prescribed and ma
! Tor the transaction Of business That the Mayor
shall nominate, and with the advice and con-
81 hs IF saa earn T. P6pas the
said commissioners shall hold Office for one.
two. three and four years. to be determined by
| ton OF the term Of each OF said commissioners
re MAYOR shai aPp2int e. AFORESAID eomm mis-
S10Hef VINO snail h0Id Office Tor four years. The
power OF trying, Of removal or of suspension
| by any OF the officers or patrolmen is exelu-
sively vested In said board, aud |. shall POSSESS
duties az may be authorized and eniolned ' By
the city Administrators.
s. Tn section > II line e, after the words One
hundred" insert the words and fifty"
the words and that this sG act shall R take effect
TO- In the title, after the words fire alarm"
add and police"
The House eoneurred In the first second and
third amendments.
In the fourth amendment the House refused
to concur.
The fifth and sixth amendments were con-
CURED in.
On the moi1n Of Mr.. VOORHEES, to concur In
the seventh amendment. q rising vote was
taken. resulting as follows: Yeas a.; nays. 30
No quorum voting. call Of the Hsuse was
ordered, as follows:
n Hon. L Bush. Speaker, and Messrs Aldlge.
Berry Begs Greasy
Delayigne. Duke. Dugree. Fitzpatrick Ferguson,
PPo,srster aeskins Gillespie, Huntington HIll of
Of Orleans. Kidd. Kernochan, Lea Leonhard. |
81 Orleans Lyons, Leeds, Lamare. Means. Nc |
gehee. Newsom. Nunez. Porter Peralta. PITTS, |
ley, Shakespeare, Singleton, Self, Spiller Stage |
Steele. Sellers, Smart Taylor, Tremouet 10.
lef soorhies, Washbarne' Wllliams. Young OF
Sixty-three members and quorum.
1t was moved that the House do refuse to |
concur in the nth. sth. 9th. 10Th and 18th amend
ments recommended by the Senate.
The motion prevailing. on motion Of Mr. |
Medehee committee Of conference vas APP |
pointed, consisting of Mcssrs. Jonas. voorhies |
and McGehCe, and the Senate was requested to |
appoiLt similar committee. |
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY,
House bill No. 2t5, IAN act to repeal act No. es |
approved November 30, 1872 entitled An act to |
regulate the conduct and maintain the freedom |
and purity OF elections; to prescribe the mode |
of making returns thereof; to provide for the |
election OF returning officers and define their |
powers and duties; to prescribe the mode of |
entering on the rolls Of the Senate and House Of |
Representatives, end to enforce article one |
hundred and three OF the constitution; to pro-
vide the manner and time of holding elections |
aud making returns thereof: to define The
duties and powers of officers of election; to pro-
vide for the appointment of commissioners.
and other officers of election to maintain the |
freedom and purity of elections; and to provide
for the punishment of officers and other per-
sons who may violate the election laws by
making false returns. by false or illegal voting,
or by acts Of violence and intimidation, or by
neglect of duty +; to provide the manner of enter
ing on the rolls of the Senate and House of
/: to provide the manner of con-
testing elections in certain cases: to enforce
article one hundred and three Of the constitu-
ton: to provide for the Punishment Of persons
registering illegally as voters; to secure a free,
fair and peaceable election throughout the
State, and to repeal conflicting laws"
Being the special order of the day for this
day. was taken up on its second reading and
was read section by section; sections 1. 2.3.4
and were adopted.
Section g. Oil the motion of Mr.. Voorhies. was
by striking out all after the word
u place. in line 49, The section was adopted as
Section was adopted.
Section 8 was amended by inserting after the
word parish In line 6. the words ''or in the par
ieh OF Orleans of the election district" The
section was adopted as amended
Section Q was amended In line by striking
out the words two hours" and inserting the
words zone hour The section was adopted as
amended.
Section 10 was amended in line 49, by striking
out the words two hours and inserting the
words "one hour"
Sections IL, IL and IS we're adopted.
Section Ia was amended by striking out the
word ALTERNATIVES" and inserting "afhrma- |
ions" in lieu thereof and the section was
adopted as amended.
Section Is was adopted.
Section 1s was amended by inserting after the
word act in line ls the words in default Of
which the commissioners are authorized to
provide a ballot box and proceed to hold the
election Also. by adding at the end OF the sec
lon and after the word dollars the words and
Imprisonment not more than six months" The
section was adopted as amended. ..ss
Section II was amended by adding at the end
hereofthe words "and imprisonment not more
han sig months" The section was adonted as