The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26

| by Mr.. CAN'T;
House bill No 40. O
AN net to Incorporate the Washington. In.
Fire Company No. I.
| To tho Committee on Corporations
By Mr.. Warmott
| House bill No. AL.
"At act to fix the salary ri tho Coronnt* OF
tbs parish Of Plaauemines" o
10 the Committee on Par2hal Affairs.
| Ey Mr. Barron
House bill No Az.
IAN net tp INCORPORATES tho town Of Cnmpto.'
| 10 the Committee on Corporations
/ Ey Mr.. Magore.
| House bill No. 4ig.
IAN act for the relief Of Dr. j Monon. Of th 1
parish Of Avoyelies"
| 10 the Committee on Claims.
BY MIR Huntington.
| House bill No 4it,
| "An oct tp authorizes Thomas l.. MAXWELL
| late Civil Sheriff OF tbs pa,ish Of Orleans. t.
institute suit against tho State Of Louisiana,
10 The Committee on tho judiciary.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following messages wore received from
! bis Itxeellsnny the Governor.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State Ut Louisiana, e
New Orleans. February ~. 1879. s
10 the Honorable Speaker and Members o. th
House. Ut Representatives
| I have the honor II, inform yptt tiiht I bnV
| this day signed the following bills whie
have originated IN your honorable body
| to wit: i
House bill No. ti2.
can act authorizing and empowering vi
| Governor tp appoint police jurors IL thg
parish Of lsDssier" hi
House bill No. 100
IAN act tp amend section /, If IAN net to ~
ats recorders courts In the city of New q
leans, approved May l. 1871 aud to prpvit
for the appointment aud thp election Of I
cprders 10 define their jurisdiction. dualiRe
titled An act establishing f0ur municip
courts in the city Ut Now Orleans. etc" e
House bill No. ~,
"An act to incorporate the Crescent I'll +
Company M "a q the city Of New Orleans
'Joint Resolution instfuetinR our Hept
septatives hnt requesting on Ssnntors to q i
pose bill looking to the closing Of Bttyou Lsts
fourohs and locking tho same" 8
Hpuse bill No So 4#
IAN act to authorizes tho Auditor " Pub
Accounts TO enter III, bis books the ensh h
aness as reported by the State Treasurer
the first day of january. 1871" 81
House bil No d.
IAN net to aathorzs the Governor to
point d commission t. confer with & #
authorities Of the State Of Arlansas, in rega
coin prised betwesn this Arkansas river. in 1
State Of Arkansas. and tbs Bod river. in | t4l
State OF Louisiana. and from the Mississit {
river westward, to include oil tho alluv
tection Of tbs lands therein from overito
and for the submission thereof tp the Leg E
atures Of tho respective States for ratfi48
ton, and to appropriate Tho sum of five hts /
drsd dollars to defrny tho expenses Of tSRi
same ut their neKt annual SESSIONS"
House bill No. 80. cyl II
AN act to incorporate the Attakhpas * Il
lege." IA
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS. II
Governor Of Loulsinnh III
Executive DEPARTMENT
state Of Louisiana.
Now Orleaus. February a. is7t
To tho Honorable Hpesker md members Of
House Of Representatives: II
/ herewith return without my nppro
House bill No. ~, entitled
IAN act to amend and ta enhtt article h IN
Of the Civil Code. to give 10 the owners Of #
land or seq 1nhtat the ownership md exi
Mexico, or In any river. bay. luke, bnu u
cove, inlet or pass. not over one hnndE
yards from tho bank Or edge Of the said ID
Or sen marsh. to declare Tho proprietorsI
land or sen marsh The owner Of, and giVE
him or her the solo and exclusive rifsk
to all the oysters between his or
property and the middle OF any rtF III
bay, lake. bayou, cove, inlet or y III
not over two hundred yards In wi III
which mhy divide or separate the propettf III
different persons. to n,lthorize the tux col
tor Of any parisl, bordering the Gulf Of Me-
to lense in the tinms Of tho State any port
Of the rivers, bhys lakes, bnyOis, co.
inlets or passes: To give to the ltsaees tho 4
and exclusive privilege Of bedding or pInnt
oysters and Of taking the same therein I
declare any person who shall take or cause
be taken, without the consent nj tho owner
lessee, any oyster or oysters within one h #
dred yards of the land or sen marsh Of anotI
or within. tho portion Of wntnrI leased from
State guilty Of q crime, and prescribing
penalty therefor. IN
l Judge this act from, It's possibility for hf \
should 1t become II law. 1t may furnish NJ
opportunity for the creation Of u monopol ! 4
the whole oyster trade Of the State.
1t Is well known that the lands which
der upon tho wttters whore the Dystet
usually found in Louisiana Gro generally
fit for permanent Residence, and that they
almost worthless enthusiastically. The nj n
available position Of the eal marsh west of Al
Mississippi river could b. bought up for u
fle, and II the ownership OF tho same wert
carry with 1t the right which tbie bill wG IL 4
give 1t, 1t would tempt speculation to enter BIZ 4
this marsh for the purpose 0f centrcingl
ownership thereof il the hands Of 4 snI 4
number Of persons, and Of acquiring In per
tuity right the value Of which Gun scarce 4
be estimated. ] con understand That II b
the lands adjunct to tho oyster grolnf a
been Of value such rs to precll u
the possibility Of Wholesale purch,
Of them, It might not give rise to serious 4
jury to extend the rights Of ownership beyc ! q
the shore. But do not perceive any reas Z h
for taking such Il course In the actual con 81 /
tons Of these lands in this State. la1
number Of Industrious good citizens ms. 4
through this bill. either have their livelihah {
broken up or their pursuit Of the same serio
~ nterfered with by harsh and exorbitq ! /
terms and conditions, for it will be notid
that this bill attaches neither conditions
limitations upon the right Of ownership Of !
oyster grounds. The System Of ''leasing o.
portions of the shore, Which section CONT Il
The section establishes no rules to gu
tax collectors as to location, nor does ii fix
under which one indvid "a
rather than another should have the choich N
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