The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24


constable of the parish In which said court is
held, and prescribing penalties for the non-at-
tendance Of said witnesses"
House bill No Alt, 20
IAN act to amend and re-snact the title to
an act entitled An act TO incorporate the town
Of Kennsr, in the parish OF Jefferson"
House bill No. 1888,
Gan act to amend and rs-enaet act No. 10,
approved April IA, 1877, extra session, to de-
fine who are wholesale dealers and wholesale
merchants, and to relieve retail dealers and
retail merchants from the payment OF o
wholesale license tax, and to relieve oil per-
SONS from the payment OF license tax as
apothecaryor druggist who are not engaged
In the business OF filling prescriptions or com
pounding medicines
Also, that the House eoncurs In the Senates
| amendments to
| House bill No 266, substitute for House
bill No. 81,
"An act authorizing Thomas g. W. Ellis to
| sue tho State Of Louisiana
And In the Senate's amendments to
/ House bill No. IS,
| "An act incorporating the Louisiana Land
| Reclamation Company
| And that the House concurs In
Senate bill No. 30,
Gan act granting corporate privileges TO the
| Inhabitants OF the town OF Naposonvlile, III
| the parish OF Assumption and to proyideofor
| the government Of tho affairs thereof
l. With amendments us annexed to the Dill.
10 And coneurs in
/
Endorsing the memorial to Congress OF the
Southern Educational Convention that met in
Atlanta on February g. etc.
| And eoncurs Ia Senate bills:
| No. 4, entitled
"An act to amend and re-enact section Of
act No. A of regular session OF 1877. relative
| to compensation Of jurors
| No. 70, entitled
| IAN act to amend and re-enaet section GIT
| Of the Revised Statutes. authorizing and reg
ulnting the organization Of fire companies
and other corporations for certain purposes
| No 81.
"Joint Resolution requesting Congress to
extend liberal protection and encouragement
Noo62 entitled
can act for the prevention and punishment
| of bribery and corrupt practice in all legisla-
| tive, judicial, executive or ministerial of
| fees
No. 3d.
IAN act fixing the time Of holding the Dis
! trict Court for The Fourth Judicial District
ian act for tho relief of Julian Il. Levy, of
the parish Of Orleans, making an appropria-
ton for said purpose
No. 8, with amendments,
IAN act to incorporate the Napoleonville
Fire Company No. /, of the town OF Napo-
leonville, parish of Assumption, State of Lou
isiana.'
Respectfully, etc,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
o Chief Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the rules wore
suspended In order to take up at this time the
amendment offered by the House to the con-
stitutlon to become amendment two which is
'Y AMENDMENT Two.
After the year 1878 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy In any year for
oil State purposes more than one per centum
taxation, nor shall any collection Of more
than one per centum taxation be made IN any
one year on the actual cash value OF all real
and personal property liable TO taxation, ex-
tic insurrection, and, In that event, any addt-
tional taxation shall only be for the imme-
diate purpose of repelling invasion Or sup
pressing Instruction
The city Of New Orleans shall not levy or
collect In any one year more than one and
One-half per Centl1m taxation on the actual
cash value of all the real and personal prop
erty liable TO taxation within its limits.
the ri er sha levy or e eoee
in any one year more than one per centnm
taxation upon the actual cash value OF all the
real and personal property liable to taxation
within its limits.
The General Assembly shall not f11tvs
power to issue any bonds or pledge the faith OF
the State for any purpose, nor siallit author
ize any parish or municipal corporation to
issue any bonds or create any debit provided
that this shall not prohibit the issue of new
bonds in exchange for old bonds, where the
debt or rate o. interest is not increased.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the amendment
be adopted as read. 0
The President directed the SECRETARY to call
the roll on the adoption of the amendment.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allain Boatner, Bryant,
Burch, Cage, Demas, Ducros, Dumont. Ellis,
Garland. George, ella, Goode, Grover, Harper,
Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins, Richardson, Robert
stapSa seXena stpbbs suWttqn TTSSada
and Zacharie3t.
NayS-NOne
Absent Messrs. Breaux, Kelly, Landry,
O'Donnell and Sandiford.5.o
Two-thirds of the Senator's elected having
voted in the affirmative, the President de-
cIared the amendment adopted as amend
ment number two.
Consideration was resumed of the report OF
the Committee of CVference.
Mr.. White moved that the Senate agree to
the proposition of the Conference Committee
to agree TO the following amendment offered
by the House to amendment nine, as proposed
by the Senate: o
Adopt amendment nine as amendment ten.
with the following amendments, viz: In line
16 strike out the words "twenty-fve' and in
sert in lieu thereof the word "ten."
= In line 80 strike out the words twenty
FIVE" and insert in lieu thereof the word ten"
Making the amendment as amended read
as follows
AMENDMENT TEN. a
The judicial power shall be vested in Su-
preme Court, in District Courts, and in Jus
tices of the Peace. The District Courts shall
have original jurisdiction in all civil cases
where the amount in dispute exceeds one hun
dred dollars, exclusive Of interest, In crimi-
nal cases. and in all probate matters, their
jurisdiction shall be unlimited. They shall
have appellate jurisdiction, in civil suits
from Justices of the Peace when the amount
in dispute exceeds ten dollars. exclusive of
interest. The Justices Of the Peace shall be
elected by the electors Of each parish in the
manner and with the qualifications to
bly, They shall hold office for the term
Of two years, and their compensation shall
be fixed by law. Their Jurisdiction in civil
cases shall not exceed one hundred dollars,
exclusive Of interest, subject to an appeal to
the district court in all cases when the
amount in dispute shall exceed ten dollars,
exclusive of interest. They shall have such |