The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
mite on the Judiciary, submitted the follow

mite ON the Judiciary, submitted the follow
ing report:
| CoMMIT-rEEs ON THE JUDICIARY
New Orleans March o. 1878.
To The Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
| House OF Representatives:
| Your Committee on the Judiciary have the
honor TO make the following report:
| Favorably, with amendment, on
House bifl No. 467
IAN act to provide for the speedy collection
in the parish Of Orleans; to divest justices
courts Of jurisdiGtion, and invest district
B. i. JONAS, Chairman.
On the motion of Mr. Hahn, the above en-
titled
House bill No ACT
Was taken up on It's second reading under
the foregoing favorable report
| The amendments were rehd, and on the
motion Of Mr.. Delhvigne it WIS ordered that
the bill, with amendments annexed, be printed
in the journal as follows
An Act to provide for the speedy collection Of
| delinquent city and State taxes and
licenses ia the parish Of Orleans; to divest
justices Courts Of Jurisdiction and invest
District Courts with full jurisdiction.
SECTION l. BE ii enacted IN the SENATE and
House Of Representatives Of the State Of
| Louisiana, IN GeneyaI Assembiy cOnyered
That It sl,all he the duty Of tbs Attorney
General, Immediately upon the passage Of
this act, to institute suits against all delin-
duent tax payers and lieense-payers OF the
parish Of Orleans
SHC O. He it further enacted. etc.. That it
shall be tbsduty Of the City Attorney Of the
city of New Orleans, Immediately upon the
passage OF this act, TO proceed with the col
lection Of all claims. suits or judgments for
! taxes and licenses due the said city of New
Orleans.
SEC. g. BE IL further ennrted, rtc, Tint the
Attorney General shall be entitled for bis
services in entering such suits, from each de-
linqnent taxpayer, to fee OF per cent TO
be- divided between himself and the Assistant
Attorney General, and the City Attorney TO q
fee Of ~ per cent, which fees shall be charged
as costs and paid by the delinquent tax paysr;
and that all penalties and interest accrued on
State or city taxes, due and owing on the first
day Of january 1877 be md the same are
hereby remitted prorided, said delinquent
taxes be- paid on or before the first day OF
October, 1878.
SEQ. 4. Be il further enncted, etc., That full
jurisdiction for the purposes Of this act is
hereby vested in the Third, Fourth Fifth and
Sixth District Courts for the parish Of Or
leans and Second judicial District Court for
the Sixth and Seventh Municipal Districts Of
New Orleans, and oil jurisdiction heretofore
vested in Justices Of the Peace for the parish
Of Orleans, for the collection Of taxes or IL
censes is hereby Invested.
SEC. 3. BE- u further enncfeti, etc., That MI
laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the
provisions Of this act, so far as relate to the
collection Of State or city taxes In the parish
Of Orleans. be and the same hereby re-
pealed and this act shall take effect from and
after its passage
AMENDMENT.
BY the Judiciary Committee:
Substitute for the third section:
THAT the Attorney General shall receive
the commissions now allowed by law, to be
divided between himself and the Assistant
Attorney General. and the City Council shall
provide MS they think proper for any com
pensation to be paid for the collection Of city
taxes, which commissions or compensation
shall be deducted from theactual amount col
lected and paid into the State or city treas
ury. And that oil penalties and interest nc
crlled on State or city taxes due and owing
on the first day OF January, 1877, be and the
same are hereby renitted, Irorided, such
delinquent taxes be paid on or before the first
day OF October. 1873.
Mr. Bowden, chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Parochial Affairs. on behalf OF that COM
mittee, returned to the House bills, petitions
and papers, said COMMITTEES having no time to
consider the same.
House bill No. It's, by Mr.. Brady.
House bill No. S56, by Mr.. Young, Of Baton
Rouge.
House bill No. SAG, by Mr. Billieu.
House bill No. 313, by Mr. Romero.
House bill No. AL, by Mr.. Warmoth,
House bill No. a21, by Mr. Kennedy.
House bill No. 23t by Mr.. Kennedy.
House bill No. 400. by Mr.. Steele
Petitions Of citizens Of Union. by Messrs.
Steele and Sellers.
Petition Of citizens Of st. Mary
Petition Of citizens Of Ascension.
Petition Of the city of Kenncr.
Petition OF citizens Of Jefferson, with accom-
pan ying papers.
Petition Of citizens of Kenner
Memorial Of citizens Of Jefferson.
Mr.. Tremoulet, chairman on behalf Of the
Committee on Claims, reported rs follows:
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMa.l
New Orleans. March g. 1878. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives.:
Your COMMITTEES on Claims beg leave to
report that, for want Of time to examine the
many claims now on file they have resolved
to return them without action.
Your com mittee respectfully ask that some
definite action be taken on House bill No. 437
introduced by the chairman and favoraby re-
ported upon by tbs Committee on the Jul
dietary.
Petition Of Thos l.. Maxwell
House bill No. 8,
AN act for the relief Of james CroweIl.'
Petition of the city Of the New Orleans.
House bill No. G8,
'An act for the relief of the late State Reg
istrar," etc.
House bill No. 100,
IAN act for the relief of Nicholas Young"
House bill No. 1856,
can act for the relief of James Graham"
House bill No. AS
can act for the relief Of j. Kearns, J. W.
Young and G. II. Charlton"
House bill No. tG1
can act for the relief Of Leonce Sandoz"
Auditors Report, Contingent Fund.
House bill No. 173,
"An act to compensate John L. Irvine"
Contingent expense account Of the Gov
ernor
House bill No 1873,
'An act for the relief Of Lastie Broussard
Contingent expenses Of the State Treasurer
Petition Of Mrs. w. q. Cheatham and hus-
band.
House bill No. 207
'An act for the relief OF A. M. Granger"
House bill No. 20G
IAN act for the relief Of J. d. Smith"