The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-05
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MARCH s. 1878

COMMITTEE on EnHcrtogfs AND dsBatsrRAr1op, !
New Orleans. March D. 1878. I
TO The Honorable President and Members Of
Your Committee on Elections and Regis
tratinn has had under consideration
oIouse bill No. 265,
To provide for more complete registra-
ton Of voters" etc
| And report on the same favorably, with the
| following amendments. viz
In section |, strike out in line ~ tho word
u and" and all in the lines 40 TO 81 inelu-
After section Insert
| Size .. BE il enacted. etc. That the Regis
| trar Of The parish IF Orleans be and Is hereby
| empowered To employ and Increase the mum
he', Of clerkso'ow, allowed him by law for tl,e
sixty days preceding the election tu be hold
| In November, 1873. provided the number
shall not exceed nifty The said Registrar is
| further empowered and authorized to employ
| an Assistant Registrar of Voters during the
sixty days preceding the election to be held
exceed one hundred and fifty dollars per
month The said Assistant Registrar shall
perform such duties as may he assigned t.
him by the Registrar. and shall In the event
Of the absence or disability Of The Registrar
| he empowered and required to carry out the
provisions Of this act The said Assistant
Registrar shall be paid monthly on his own
Registrar. out Of any funds ~ he State treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
at,. 4. BE il further euacted. etc, That all
the provisions Of this act shall be limited tn
the election 10 be held in November 1918.
That the title be amended by adding "And
to authorize the Registrar oothe parish OF Or
leans. during the sixty days preceding the
election to be held in November 1879. to IN
crease the number of clerks now authorized by
law. and to appoint an Assistant Registrar 81
Voters. and to fix said assistants eoinpensa-
tinn." .
Mr. zacharie. chairman Of tho Committee
on Elections. made the report of The Commit
tee in the contest Of j. y. Moore vs. Thomas
A. Gage. of the Eighth Senatorial District.
The committee submitted the following reg
olution which lies over under the rules
|. Reaoirrd. That ] D. Moore, not having
received majority of votes, is not entitled t.
a seat III this body.
g. heaolred That the COMMITTEES on Privi-
leges and Elections be directed to inquire int
the alleged inelgihility of Thomas A. Gage
as alleged to result from an assertion Of his
want Of discharge from certain public moneys
with which he was intt,,sted as School Treas
urer of the parish Of Terrehonne.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the reading o
J, the report was dispensed with and 1t was TO
ceived .......
Mr.. Robertson moved that the report bt
printed in the journal.
Mr.. Grover moved ne a substitute that thu
report and documents accompanying h'
printed and placed on the desks of Senators
which motion prevailed
On motion of Mr. Robertson the Senat,
went into executive session.
Executive session was raised,
Mr. Xacharin in tho chair
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
+ Mesars. Boatner. Breaux. Bryant. Demas
Ducros, Dutnnnt, George, Gonde, liar
per, Kelly l. indfy. ODonueli Ogden. Perkins
Richardson. Sandifprd, stuhbs. Sutton. Tex
ada. Twitchell, White Young and 2aeharie
49,
Absent Messrs. Allan, Buroh, Gage. Ellis
Garland. GIa. Grover. Mitchell, Robertson,
Stamps. Steven Wakefield aud Wheeler u
On motion Of Mr.. Stubhs ..
Senate bill No. t2a was takenelp:
Z o"An act to create define and punish the
L offense Of being an idle aud disorderly person
to create. deiiHe and punish the orense 9
I being rogue and vagabond. to create. dSfnt
and punish tho offense nf being an inoorrigi
BILE rogue: to provide for the summary tria
and punishment Of offenders against the pro
! visions of this act and Of constables an,
other peace officers for failing or neglcctin.
|
thisO2,ct to regulate throeu,lsites Of a recor,
of conviction for violating any of the pro
/ visions Of this act, and to repeal all laws o
parts Of laws Inconsistent with the provision
of this act,
: Under tho favorable report of The committee
# with the following amendments offered j,
the committee;
Amend the titlo by adding thereto TIL
;. words land to mako all the provisions Of thi
q aot,a part OF the police regulations Of town
and cities throughout the State. and to nalS
. any oifense herein provided for violation q
the police regulations
! In section l. limo H. insert. after the wor,
peace the words. recorder or municipal
/, police magistrate in towns and cities
( Section 3. line 81, insert. after the wore
+ peace" the words recorder or muuicipa
# police magistrate in towns and cities"
Section Q. line II. after the word female.
abroad ondcavoring, hy the exposure o
x wounds or dctormitics. to obtain or gathe
aims.
! Section 3, line 20. insert. after the wor,
peace. the words recorder or municipa
! police magistrate i'm towns OF cities
q Section 1. line 6. insert. after the wur,
peace" the words recorder or municipal
:, police magistrate in towns orcties.
Section 4. line l6, insert after the wore
!. peace" the words recorder or munioipa
). magistrate in towns and cities.
a Section /. line 81, insert after the wore
:" peace" the words recorder or municipal
9 police magistrate in towns and cities
Section 3. line 6. insert. after the wore
$ peace the words recorder or municipal
4 police magistrate in towns or cities"
On motion of Mr.. White the bill was take
!. UP section by section.
- Section was read.
THE President Of tho Senate in tho chair
f Mr.. Allan moved that section of the bill
be laid on the table
: Mr.. White demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Ogden made the point of order that tn
committee had proposed amendments to TIL
I bill which must be considered before a motion
. to lay on the table or to take up section by sec
, ton would be in order.
t The President ruled the point Of order wei