The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-05
Special orDER or THf DAT.
be special order OF the day being

! for jurisdiction OF the district courts, and to
diyest Justices courts OF jurisdiction In tax
| and license cases; relative to the duties OF the
Attorney General, Assistant Attorney Gem
eral. tax collectors, and the State Auditor
prescribing certain duties and fees; relative
| to the remission Of penalties and forfeitures
| the receipt Of evidences Of debt for city taxes
and the duties of the Civil Sheriff for the par
| ish Of Orleans In the collection Of taxes
Was taken up under the favorable report,
with amendments, from the Committee on
| City Affairs.
| The bill was read section by section.
Section was adopted.
Session was amended by striking out Ia
line the words "and licenses" also, In line
"a by striking out the capital letter 80" and
inserting the capital letter "P" In lieu thereof
also In line % by striking out the capital let
ter "P" and inserting the capital letter 20"
In lieu thereof; also, by striking out the
words cor license" In lines 36 and ST.
On the motion of Mr. Bower section 2 was
further amended by adding at the end thereof
the following:
"Ptopided, that all suits instituted hereafter
by the city OF New Orleans or the State OF
pos d or other duties levied In accordance
with and In which they or either Of them has
recovered judgment, the said corporation
shall be exempt from all liabilities for sheriff's
and clerks costs, actual expenses incurred by
virtue OF instruction OF the proper city officers
excepted"
On the motion Of Mr.. Benvenu section 3
WAS amended by striking out from line down
10 the word said In line o. and by insert
ing the word "that" before the word said :"
also, by striking out all after line Is to the
end Of the section.
On the motion of Mr.. Rabouin section was
amended by inserting after the word "tax-
payers" ia line 8 "Proyteted, that In no case
shall the sheriff be- entitled to receive his fees
unless the whole amount Of tax State or
city be paid, and in case he should receive
his fees without collecting the whole amount
OF tax State or city,, he ard his sureties shall
be liable for the full amount Of the tax"
Section was further amended, on motion
Of Mr.. Brent, by inserting In line %, after the
word "semi-monthly," the words zone to the
Auditor Of Public Accounts and one"
On motion of Mr. Cunningham section was
amended by striking out all after the word
"place" in line IT, down TO the word nothing"
In line 20.
Mr.. Cunningham offered an amendment to
section by striking out the lines 40, Al, AZ, 43,
and the word "act' In line A.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Cunningham moved TO amend In line
46 by striking out the word July" and In
serting the word December"
On the motion Of Mr.. Brent the section was
amended by inserting in line g. after the word
due" the words "the said city"
Also,
BY inserting In the line II, after the word
"taxes," the words due the said city,
Also,
In line %, by inserting after the word
taxes" the words due the said city"
Also,
BY striking out In line Is the word metro
poltan.'
On the motion Of Mr.. Bower section 10 was
amended by inserting after the word keep
ing, In line %. the word "and."
Also,
BY striking out the word "etc.," and by
adding the following proviso:
."Propided, that In all suits instituted here
after by the city Of New Orleans or the State
OF Louisiana for the recovery OF any tax Inn
posed, or other duties levied, in accordance
with and In which they or either Of them has
recovered judgment, the said corporation
shall be exempt from all liabilities for sheriffs
and clerks costs, actual expenses incurred
by virtue Of instructions Of the proper city
officers excepted; prooided also, that no
costs and fees shall be payable except out OF
the taxes collected In the particular eases
where such costs and fees may accrue"
Mr.. Jeffries moved to amend In section by
striking out from the word that" In line Q,
to the word call, In line 8.
The amendment WAS lost.
Mr.. Hill moved a suspension OF the rules TO
consider the bill engrossed.
By rising vote Of A yeas to 10 nays the
rules were suspended.
On the motion OF Mr.. Hill this bill YVES made
the special order of the day for Saturday,
February /, Immediately after the reading Of
the journal.
At O'Clock p. m. the House took recess,
in accordance with the motion of Mr.. Hill,
amending the previous order Of the House,
until 80 o'clock.