The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
TITLES or ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

ana the contingent expenses thereof, for
the extra session, commencing March 8,
1878; together with such interest us may
accrue to the Fiscal Agent upon the war
rants cashed by said Fiscal Agent, in
accordance with section one of Act No 81,
regular session Of 1878, approved March
II, 1878, to be obtained and disbursed as
hereinafter provided; and providing that
any deficiency that may exist in the mp
preparation for the expenses of the Gen
eral Assembly for the regular session Of
1878, shal be supplied out Of the appro-
priation made in this Act; and providing
for the return into the general fund of
any unexpended balance of this appro-
priatlon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
2 An Act to amend and limit an Act entitled
can Act to incorporate and facilitate the
construction Of the New Orleans, Texas
and Colorado Railway" ...-
3 An Act making an appropriation for the gen
eral expenses of the State for the year end,
ing the thirty first day of December, 1873,
and to exempt the moneys appropriated to
the Charity Hospital from seizure -
4 An Act to amend and re-enact section twelve
of Act No. IS, approved April II, 1877
entitled can Act to repeal an Act emit
tied an Act to regulate the conduct and
maintain the freedom and purity of cleo
tons" etc.
s. An Act to repeal Act No. 40 of the extra
session Of 1877, to create Board Of State
Engineers; to define their powers and du-
ties; to levy tax of one mill for levee
and public improvement purposes to di-
vide the State into levee districts; to pro-
vide for the appointment Of boards of
levee commissioners therefor, and to pre-
scribe their duties and powers; to author
ize the imposition of district levee tax
not to exceed one mill on property and
five mills on produce; to vest the control
of levees and completed public works
throughout the State in police juries; to
impose certain duties on the Governor of
the State, and to provide for the closing of
Bonnet Carre crevasse
6 An Act to provide for the amcable compost
ton and settlement of the accounts
existing between the State and the lessees
of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, and
to secure the rents yet to become due; to
prohibit the lessees from annuling the
contract with the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad and to authorize the Governor
in certain contingencies to provide for
the maintenance of the convicts
IAN Act to incorporate the Red river and
Mississippi Railway Company "
An Act to provide q revenue; to levy and
collect taxes; to grant and collect certain
licenses; to define certain objects Of taxa
ton and OF exemption; to define certain
duties of officers, agents or represen-
tatives of banks, banking associations
insurance companies and corporations; to
define the duties of certain courts; to
prescribe certain exemptions; to define
the duties of assessors collectors, and
Auditor of Public Accounts; to regulate
the mode of assessment and collection I'M
certain cases; to define the duties OF GER
tain sample merchants; to impose upon
parishes, municipalities and town corpo-
rations certain restrictions prohibitions
and regulations regarding assessments
to repeal all Acts inconsistent Herewith
9An Act regulating the mode Of assessing
and collecting taxes throughout the State;I
providing for the correction of over and
under assessments; providing for the col
lecting of State and parish taxes and the
appointment of tax collectors, and certain
duties and compensation thereof; for the
forfeiture and redemption of real estate,
giving relief to tax payers and granting
rights of subrogation in certain cases and
under certain provisions of this Act;'
authorizing half-paid tax receipts, certain
discounts, and imposing interest and
penalties for delinquencies requiring seiz-
ure of personal property in preference to-
real estate; and for the taking OF the
census Of the youths between the ages OF
six and eighteen in all the parishes Of the
State; and to regulate the duties Of parish
treasurer, and to fix penalties for violation
of provisions of this Act; designating GER
tain duties of board OF assessors and
regulating compensation thereof; and to-
provide for appeal to the courts in certain
cases; and providing the manner Of assess
ing and manner of verifying returns of.
assessing moneyed or stock corporations;
and fixing penalties for noncompliance.
with certain provisions of this Act re-
lating thereto; providing for assessment
in cases of irregularities, informality, or
omission; providing penalty for taking
false oaths contained In this Act; to pro-
vide for collecting back taxes by suit In
certain cases. and to repeal all Acts or
parts of Acts in conflict with this Act
10 An Act making appropriations to cover de-
fciencies of former years, out of the
funds herein named, the same to be paid
out of the revenues of such years. -.-----
IL An Act to authorize the Secretary Of State
to employ an additional clerk to be known
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