The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-20

An ACT 10 amend HCb NO a. regular SeS-
BY Mr.. Bowden:
House bill No. ITO,
Gan act for the relief of L.. w. Tin, Of
Franklin parish
To the Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. Delacy:
House bill No. III,
"An act to incorporate tho Kapides Grove
LmIge No. 1. benevolent association in Ra-
pides parish
To the Committee on Corporations.
BY Mr.. Vance:
House bill No. 49,
"An act authorizing and empowering the
Governor to appoint police jurors in the par
ish Of Bosser.''
To Committee on Paroehial Affairs
BY Mr.. Berry:
House bill No. 1t3,
sAp actto provide for the recovery of dam
ages in certain cases, and prescribe who may
sue for the same
To Committee ON the Judiciary,
BY Mr., Washburn:
House bill No. 1t5,
can act to authorize the levying and col
lection of poll tax for school tax in the sew
eral parishes Of this State, and to provide for
the collection and disbursement OF the same
TO the Committee on Public Education,
BY Mr.. Dinkgrave:
House bill No 1lG,
Gan act to encourage the development OF
the agricultural resources of the State, and
increase the taxable property of the State by
the sale of lands forfeited to the State by the
non payment Of taxes"
To the Committee on Ways and Means.
BY Mr.. SmaNt:
House bill No. lit,
IAN act to authorize the Police Jury of the
parish Of Vernon to levy special taxes to take
M her outstanding indebtedness"
To the Committee on Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr. Warmoth:
House bill No. 49,
IAN act to pay the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts for services as Secretary Of the Board
of Liquidation
To the Committee on Appropriation.
BY Mr. Wise:
House bill No 119,
IAN act to create an additional justice Of the
peace and constable in the Third Ward of the
parish of Caddo"
TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr. Wise:
House bill No 100,
"An act to amend an act to incorporate the
Shreveport and Southwestern Railroad Com
pany approved April "a, 1874
To the Committee on Railroads.
BY Mr., Gaskins;
House bill No. 1911
IAN act to amend and rc-enact section Of
act No. 1O1, approved -- 80, 1877, and
to provide for the printing Of books and blanks
for the use of assessors registrars and clerks
of registration
| To tho Committee on Registration.
By Mr.. Fitzpatrick;
| House bill No. 1872
"An act for the relief of Patrick Burke"
| To the Committee on Claims
| BY Mr.. Leonard, of Caddo:
| House bill No 1873
| "An act providing for q session of the SUI
preme Court ut Shreveport. Louisiana"
| To the Committee on the Judiciary.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
| Mr. Brady asked and obtained leave to in
troduce the following entitled bill
'An act to authorize. the parish of st. Tam
many to levy special tax.
Under O suspension of the rules the bill was
passed 10 its second reading and placed upon
the calendar as House bill No. ia.
| Under a suspension of the rules, the bill was
considered engrossed, read third time and
passed, and the title adopted.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
| On the motion of Mr.. Washburn,
House bill No. 81,
"An act authorizing the Board of State En-
gineers to use the unexpended balance OF the
two-thirds of the three-nill levee tax, collect
able in 1873. placed to the credit Of the said
Board by section g. act No 139, extra session OF
1877 Also, to provide for payment of neces-
sary travelling expenses of said Board
Was taken up, and referred to a committee
of the whole.
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The House resolved itself into a committee
of the whole to consider the above entitled
| House bill No. 81.
| IMr Leeds in the chair.
On rising, the committee reported through
its chairman, recommending the passage Of
the bill.
IMr Lyons in the chair
The report of the committee Of the whole
was adopted under q suspension of the rules
The bill was considered cngrossed, read
three times anu phSSed
The title was adopted.
On the motion of Mr.. Gracien,
House bill No. g.
"An act to give to the Fifth Justice of the
Peace for the parish Of Orleans exclusive
criminal jurisdiction as committing magis-
trate in that portion of the city Of New Or
leans on the right bank Of the Mississippi
river and regulating the Justices and consta-
bic fees thereof"
Was taken up under the favorable report
with amendments, by the Committee on the
Judiciary
The amendments We're read.
The bill was read section by sections
The first and second sections were adopted
The third section was read, and on motion
the amendment recommended by the commit
tee was adopted.
Strike out the third section and insert the