The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24

/ '" inpose Incense TAX upon tracer
ana professions and occupations for the bene
ut OF the general fund tax, and TO repeal ac
No. ~ OF the extra session, approved April n
1873, and known as the 'Moffett register
law"
Tn motion OF Mr.. JeffrIes $50 copies of the
bill was ordered TO be printed. and the bill
was made the special order OF the day foy
Friday, the twenty fourth instant, at O'Clock
p. m.
Mr.. j. ID. Hill, chairman, ON behalf Of the
Committee on City Affairs, submitted the
following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on City Affairs beg leave 70
submit the following report:
On House bill No. a. being
An act to provide for the payment Of the
officers and employees OF the government Of
the city Of New Orleans" etc.
FavOrably, with amendments.
On House bill No. 1tS, being
AN act 70 abolish the Offices Of admins
without action the same being covered by
the provisions Of House bill No. IA, In the
hands OF the Special Committeen on City
Affairs.
j. D. HILL. Chairman.
House bill No. g,
can act to repeal act No. 5 Of the extra ses-
sion OF 1878; to create q Board OF State En-
gineers; TO define their duties and powers; to
levy tax Of one MILL" etc,
Being the special order Of the day for this
day at Up. m, was taken up, and on motion
the special order was vacated and the bill
was returned to the calendar.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following named members gave notice
that they would, ct some future day, intro
duee the following entitled bills, to wit:
By Mr.. Brown, of Jefferson
IAN act to prescribe the evidence required
In tax suits, and TO authorize the plea Of COM
pensation In the same"
Also,
IAN act to authorize the tax collectors Of
the parishes Of this State to sell the taxes due
said parishes, and to surrogate the purchaser
to the right Of the parish to said taxes"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following named members, In accord
anee with previous notice given, or by con-
sent Of the House without previous notice.
introduced the following entitled bills, which
were severally read, placed upon the calen-
dar OF the House, and under suspension OF
the rules passed to their second reading and
referred to committees respectively, as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. Pope
sr h Z \ Ea sd5l No. l4s. q
oxi.Psr schr r r Nichols 10000 feet lumber GA
dan Kiysr--psr schr La Bre.enne- 1000 feet I
81 10 tie s" GoultVee on the renltentlary. ne'
By Mr.. Demas-
House bill No. IA,
can act for the relief Of the New Orleans
and Texas Railroad, reducing the assessment
thereon, and repeating all laws or parts Of
laws In conflict herewith"
To the Committee ON Railroads.
By Mr.. Gearey-
House bill No. las,
IAN act for the relief Of taxpayers, RENTING
all penalties, interest, and all other charges
to delinquent State taxpayers, and staying
oil proceedings against them, provided said
taxes are paid by July 1, 1872"
With an amendment. offered by Mr. Jenk-
kins, and accepted.
To the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. Bienvenu-
House bill No LAG,
"An act to provide for the recording Of
Orleans, and to repeal all laws and parts OF
laws in conflict with this act"
To the Committee on the judiciary.
By Mr. Brent
House bill No. lat,
IAN act for the better protection OF life by
The use Of telegraph In conjunction with
railroads operated In this State"
To the Committee on the judiciary.
By Mr.. Hill
House bill No. 148,
"AD act for the relief OF the estate OF l.. G,
Maclin, and making an appropriation for
,aid purpose"
To the Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. Brown Of Jefferson
House bill No. 149,
"An act to repeal sections and s OF act No
1s, approved March s, 1869, and also section
II act No. 1A, approved May 16, 1877, In so far
,nly as the parish OF Jefferson is affected, and
granting to the citizens Of the parish OF Jeffer-
ION the right to slaughter, ETC., within the
limits OF said parish
To Committee on Parochial Affairs.
Mr. Potts called for the special order Of the
lay, being
House bill No. IA,
"An act to amend and re-enact section 2 of
lct approved March II, 1873, AN act to au-
horize the loan OF State bonds to the New
orleans Pacific Railway Company; to pro-
tide means for the payment OF the principal
md interest; to authorize the company to
make its mortgage bonds and secure them by
! first mortgage Of present and future prop
rty; to provide pledge OF said mortgage
'onds to the State, and the term thereof, and |
0 regulate the use OF the proceeds OF said |
tate bonds.'"
Mr.. Liddell moved that the special order |
n the above entitled bill be vacated, and that |
he bill be placed upon the calendar.
Mr.. Demas moved as substitute that the
Ill be fixed as the special order Of the day
Or tomorrow, January %, at 2:30 o'clock |
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