The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10


y, ,,raa,ri,,e certain fines penalties and dam
npes: to make certain exemptions; to define
tl,e duties Of assessors, collectors and audi
TORS If public accounts: to regulate the moae
If assessment and collection in certain cases
TO define the duties Of certain sample hea-
chants to impose upon parishes. mun'cils.'
tiles and town corporations certain tfsslo
tions and prohibitions. to repeal all ae"s ~
consistent herewith
Ordered 10 be printed and made the speefai
order Of the day for Saturday, the ninth Gay
Of February.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from
e'se eeith''' SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans, FEBRUARY '. 1879. }
-t,r tho Hosorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives.
nm directed 10 inform your hopWable
bHdy that the Senate has passed anu requests
your concurrence In
Senate bin No. 1O4, entitled :.
Gan act for the relief OF Julian Il. Levy. o.
the parish 81 Orleans; and making an appro-
nriatirn for said purpose"
Ard Senate bill No a6, entitled ).
IAN act to dispense with preliminary OF
committing trials oil parties Charged WILD nhe
commission Of rnisdemeanors, and 70 define
the duties and powers Of justices OF the peace
and district attorneys and district attorneys
pro tenn. In relation TO the arrest and trial OF
parties charged with the COMMISSION "1 '"'s-
demeanpl's.' j.,
Also To inform you that the Senate coneurs III
House bill No. 80, entitled
IAN act to authorize the Governor 70 hp
point a commission to confer with the autno,i
tiles Of the State OF Arkansas Id regard 70 tne
formation Of d separate levee district, 70 pc
comprised between the Arkansas river, u ny
State OF Arkansas, and the Req river. III InY
westward. To include the alluvial lands theres
In. to propose a plan for the protection o.
lands therein from overflow. ana lor ti,e SUI. ~,
mission thereof to the Legislatures 81 the re-
spective States for ratification; and 10 appro-
pirate the sum Of five hundred dollars To de-
Tray the expenses of the same
Respectfully, JOHN u1EGG,.
Secretary Of the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, February 1878. >
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives!
am directed to inform you that the Senate
Concurrent Resolution.
.Instrueting State engineers 10 report costs
Of repairs necessary to the State House ~
And REQUESTS your concurrence ID the same.
Aud that the Senate eoncurs IN the aIheha-
enent by the House Of Representatives 10
Senate Concurrent Resolution.
"fnstruoting our Senators In Congress 70
vote for and use every effort to assure the
passage through the Senate OF the bill proviu-
Ing for the demonstration q silver, KNOWN . as
the Bland bill. and Of the bill to repeal the
so-caledr assumption act; and instructing our
Senators and Representatives IN Congress 10
vote for the passage OF tho Matthews resol,-
ton
erpor and President Of the Senate has signed
duly enrolled Senate bills.
Senate bill No. 30,
IAN act to require al STATE district ana ,,,,1!
elected or appointed, to take the oath or Office
and give bond where bond is required, and
cause the same to be filed In the proper oillce
In the manner required by law within thirty
DAYS after the receipt OF their commissions,
and TO declare vacant any Office where the
officer elected on appointed to fill the same
shall fall to comply with the requirements Of
this act within the limitations therein liked;
And Senate bill No. GA,
IAN act to authorize the institution Of suits
to test the s,iiliciency of sureties on official
bonds"
And to request the signature of the. Speaker
Respectfully JOHN CLEGa,
Secretary.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message was received from
his Excelency the Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana.
New Orleans. February 0. 1878
10 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives:
1have this day approved House bill No
1913. making an appropriation for the pay
ment OF the mileage and per diem OF the mem.
bers, and contingent expenses OF the General
Assembly. the salaries Of tho officers ana en-
ployes OF the General Assembly Tor the SEES
sjol, commencing the seventh day Of Janu
airy, 1873 etc.
very '1 TsRRuAlSSCiss'T. NICHOLS,
... Governor of Louisiana.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No.4.
IAN act to amend and re-enaet section o
act No. Al of regular session Of 1877, relative
ITO compensation Of jurors,
Was taken up on second reading under TIN
favorable report of the Committee on tho Ju
dietary and was passed to It's third reading
On motion Of Mr.. Singleton the vote wa!
reconsidered.
MIR. Stewart moved that the further consid
GRAFTON Of the bill be postponed until Satur
day next. and that the bill be printed in tn
journal.
The motion, by rising vote of Al yeas to
mays, was carried
An not to amend and re-enact section OF &C
No A of, regular session of 1877.
SECTION 1. Be It enacted by the Senate an
House Of Representatives. Of the State Of Lomts
ana, IN General Assembly consened Tha
section s,of act No. a of regular session! {
1871, be amended and re-enacted TO read
follows: That 1t shall be the duty of each pei
sou drawn and summoned to attend as iuro
punctualy and for the time for for which lhn ne
the night to enforce said attendance by a fin
ON the delinquent Juror Of not more 2, than on
hundred dollars. or Imprisonment In the PAL
ish Jail for not more than seven days, or botl
i'm his discretion. The jurors who attend an
serve shall be entitled to demand and receiv
from the parish treasury one dollar per der
for each dayo actual attendance upon Il I.
every mile he shall necessarily travel In gon
tostald court and returning, provided, tina
the mtleage ia no case shall be allowed juru
for ranre than once going to and returnin
from the court during the term, and the se>
eral clerks OF the district courts shall, on tn
demand of each of such jurors at the close
his term of service, issue to him q certificat
ofattcndanee for the amount to (which he ma
be entitled.
SEC. 2. &c il further eaccted, etc, That thi