The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-17

BILLS INTRODUCED
trha following named members, in accord
ance with previous notice given. introduced
the following entitled bills. which, under a
suspension of the rules, underwent their first
and second readings. and were referred to
committees respectively, rs follows:
BY Mr. Bowden, House bill No. &C.
San act for the relief of Joseph Bryan"
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr. Fitzpatrick. House bill No. 67,
San act to repeal an act entitled An act to
increase the revenues OF the State and to au-
thorize the incorporation and establishment Of
the Louisiana State Lottery Company, and to
repeal certain acts now in force said act be-
ing act No. % of the acts OF the General Assem-
bly, OF the State Of Louisiana for the year 1868,
which became a law. law August II, 1S6S.'
Read and ordered to lie over.
BY Mr.. VOORHEES,, House bill No. G8.
"An act for the relief of the late State Regis
trar of Voters, etc.
To the COMMITTEES on Claims.
By Mr.. Newsom, House bill No. go.
"An act to amend and re-enact section 10 of
act No. 1O1, approved April 80, 1877" etc.
To the Committee on Registration.
BY Mr.. Metiehee House bill No. 10,
ssAn act for the relief Of Theodule Leonard,
of the parish of West Feliciana.'
To the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. Briee. House bill No. II.
San act to amend section 50 of act No. 96 of
1877, entitled An act regulating the mode of
assessing and collecting taxes approved
April 20, 1877
70 the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. Raby House bill No r.
San act to exempt the city Of Natchitoches
from parish taxes, and relieve the inhabitants
thereof from the payment Of all parish taxes,
and giving the mayor and city council all the
powers within said corporation heretofore ex-
erciscd by the police jury of the parish of
Natchitoches."
To the Committee on Corporations.
BY Mr.. Spiller, House bill No 70,
San act to amend and re-enact sections |
and of act No. 60 of extra session of 1877 ofthe
General Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
To the Committee on Agriculture, Immgra-
tion and Commerce.
BY Mr.. Stage, House bill No. IA,
IAN act to provide for the appointment Of
justices of the peace and constabIes in Justices
wards created by the police iuries throughout
the State, when vacancies exist"
To the Committee on Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. VOORHEES,. House bill No. rs,
IAN act relative to the safe keeping of the
archives, books and papers Of the various dis
trict courts heretofore abolished.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Dupre, House bill No D
San act to create local Boards of Health
throughout the State, subordinate to the
Board of Health of the State of Louisiana; to
define their duties and powers and their re-
lations with said State Board of Health, etc.
To the Committee on Health and Quaran-
tine.
BY Mr.. Lewis, House bill No. II,
"An act TO amend paragraph 10. section
OF an act No. IA to provide for the collection of
licenses" etc
To the Committee on the Judiciary
BY Mr.. Peralta, House bill No. 7S,
San act providing for the collection aud pub
lieation Of data, information and descriptive
illustrations Of the resources agricultural and
mineral) and of the general attractive features
of Louisiana: awarding the benefits Of said
publication. etc, to the author of tho best
made; defraying the expenses of said publca-
tion,' etc
Referred to the7Committee on Agriculture,
immigration and Commerce.
BY Mr.. Deavigne House bill No. 10
IAN act to repeal paragraphs 2. 5, 7, 10
and 25 of section / of act No IA of 1872, en-
titled An act to provide "A revenue and grant
and collect licenses; to prescribe certain penal
ties and certain duties OF Judges of courts,
justices of the peace. State and parish officers,
and to repeal all acts inconsistent herewith"
etc.
TO the Committee on Wavs and Means.
BY Mr.. Peralta, House bill No. so,
"An act to authorize the Auditor of Public
Accounts to enter on his accounts the cash
balances as reported by the State Treasurer,
on the first day of January 1877"
To the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. Jonas, House bill No. 81,
IAN act TO amend and re-enact article 451
OF the Civil Code" etc.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. VOORHEES,, House bill No. 81,
can act to amend the third section of an
act entitled An act fixing the salary of the
clerk of the First District Court and re-cnact,"
etc.
To the Committee ON the Judiciary
By Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo House bill
No, SO,
''An act to repeal sections 2519, 1920, 1915,
3616, 1920 1921, 3147 and 314S of the Revised
Statutes, and section 81 of act No. 96 of extra
session of 1877"
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. Lyons, House bill No. 81,
AN act for the relief of Thomas G. w. Ellis,
District Attorney of the late Eighth judicial
District of Louisiana"
To the Committee on Claims
BY Mr. Leonard, of Caddo House bill No 81,
An act to create the parish of Taylor and
provide for the organization thereof"
To the Committee on Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Washburn, House bill No. IS,
"An act incorporating the louisa ma Land