The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-05

hereby empowered TO employ and increase
Che number of clerks now allowed him by law
for the sixty days preceding the election 70 DO
held In November, 1878 proyided ti'e hnln ,I,s
Har 10 further empowered and authorized TO
employ al Assistant Registrar. OF voters,
during the sixty days preceding the election
V DO held IN bn ni u and w do
lars per month. The said Assistant Regis
trar Shall perform such duties as may be as
signed to him by the Registrar, ana shall ~ the
.syent III the absence or disability OF the he9ls-
taar. be- empowered and required TO carry out
Che provisions Of this act The sold Assistant
Registrar shall be paid monthly on his own
warrant approved and countersigned by the
Registrar out Of any funds IN the otate
Treasury not otherwise appropriated; :,
SEU. l. BE II further cndcfed, ETC., That all
t.l,e nroylsions OF this act shall be limited to
The election 10 be held In November, 1878 J., !,
That the title be amended ~ adding ,ahd
b authorize the Registrar Of the parish or
Orleans. during the sixty days preceding the
election 10 be- held in November 1873. 10 III.
crease the number OF clerks now a,,lhoI iIs..
by law. and to appoint m assistant HeglsIraf
oil Voters, and to fix said assistant co"-
pensation."
On motion OF Mr.. Stubbs the amendments
were adopted seriatim.
On motion of Mr.. Ogden the bill was passed
10 Its third reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
= fo,ir-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate
and the bill was read the third time and
finally passed. its title as amended was
adopted and notice Of concurrence ordered To
be gent to the House.
Mr.. Ogden moved to reconsider the vote by
which House bill No. 2Gb was finally passed,
and on his own motion the motion To recon
slider was laid on the table
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson the rules were
suspended in order TO take up at this time
House bills Oh first reading.
The following entitled House bills were
taken 10 and read the first time, the constitu-
Monal rule was suspended as to each oil, ana
IL was read the second time and referred, as
follows:
House bill No. 200.
San act 10 provide for supplying the loss o.
Diiblic records and other papers consumed by
& Che burning Of the courthouse in the town o.
I,eesburg, parish Of Cameron" etc. ..a4
10 the Committee on theJudiciary. lyl ''
4 House bill No 2O5, sgtsftas'ssesssas at4 esa
IAN act to incorporate the Battalion,W Wash
fington Artillery III the dty.of New.Orlcans..
To tho Committee.Aon Corporations and
Paroehial Affairs.
House bill No. 3G2.
AN act to repeal rsections sals,-39i4s 1915,
3oie 3917, aols, 1919, 1920. t.392i I3a23 k92a,
;se27. 1923, 1920 1880, 1891, 3932, f3933, 1874,
,,gs5, 3e3G. 3937 1893, 1889, 394o, and to repeal
act No. 81 of the extra session of 1877, approved
Anril 20, 1877, and to amend and re-enact sec
tion aol9 Of the Revised Statutes Of 1870
10 the Committee on the Judiciary.
House bill No. 46l.
aAn net to enable the voters of Richland
parish to locate the seat Of justice IA saio
parish
To the Committee on Corporations and
paroehial Affairs
House bill No. i65,
aAn act to authorize tho Police Jury OF the
parish of Tangipahoa to levy special tax TO
redeem the outstanding Indebtedness, etc.
no the Committee ON Corporations and Pa
rochial Affairs.
House bill No. 1876,
aAn act entitled AN act to authorize the
Police Jury Of the parish OF Washington 60
levy a special tax of five mills, and to make
the outstanding indebtedness OF eparlsh re-
reiyable for two and one-half mills OF the
same; and providing that two and one-hai1
mills be collected in currency
Placed on the calendar on motion OF Mr..
Young. :,
The President appointed as committee
under the resolution offered by Mr.. Boatner.
10 select such bills as shall have preference at
this session, Messrs. Boatner, Allan and Og-
den.
On motion of Mr.. Dcmas the Senate adj
iourned until Monday, March d. 1873, at IL
o'clock y. m.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate.