The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-22

House Of Representatives Of the State of
Louisiana, IN General Assembly convened
city Of New Orleans, shall Be paid By the city
of New Orleans the following salaries: the
chief Of police, three hundred dollars per
month; the secretary, one hundred and fifty
dollars per month each aid to the chief Of
captain, one hundred and twenty-five dollars
per month; each sergeant ninety dollars per
month; each corporal, eighty dollars per
month; each clerk and operator, seventy-five
dollars per month; each doorman, forty dol
lars per month-which shall be paid semi
SEC. 4. Be II enacted, ETC., It shall be the
duty OF the City Council in the month OF De-
cember OF each year, or In the annual budget
annually adopted for the ensuing year. to IN
clude an amount sufficient to meet and pay the
salaries OF the regular police force as nonsti-
tuted and fixed by this act. and annually, In
GLIDING the year eighteen hundred and sew
enty-nine, set apart out OF the first taxes col,
lected q sum OF money sufficlent 70 pay SAID
salaries, which sums shall constitute q special
fund to be used for no other purpose than the
payment OF said salaries, and the funds SO
raised shall be placed to the credit OF an ac-
count to be called the regular police account,
and no money. from said fund shall be paid
out except on the joint order OF the Admins
traitors OF Finance and Police in payment OF
the salaries of the regular police force
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That any
person having an interest In the enforcement
Of this act is hereby authorized to proceed
BY writ Of mandamus or Injunction.
!. Sec T. BE 1t further enacted, etc. That all
laws or parts OF laws contrary to or In con-
hict with this act be and the same are hereby
repealed.
act shall take effect from and after its pas
sage.
Mr.. Ellis, by unanimous consent, called up
Senate bill No. 67, the pending motion being
to consider the bill as engrossed and pass II
to It's third reading.
Mr.. Stubbs offered the following as sub
stitute for section Of the bill:
''That whenever any attorney-at-law shall
be employed In the service Of the State, as a
member OF the constitutional convention
called for April q, 1879, his absence from
court during the session of the convention
shall constitute peremptory cause for the
continuance, on the part Of his client, Of any
case wherein he is employed as leading coun-
sci, and such case shall lie over till the fol-
lowing term; provided. that this act shall not
apply to cases in the Supreme Court"
The substitute was adopted.
Mr. Williams offered the following amend
ment:
"That all planters, merchants and physi-
clans be exempted from definitlve Judgment
by any court during their term of service In
the constitutional convention"
On motion of Mr.. Ellis the amendment was
laid on the table.
The motion to take the bill as engrossed
and pass 1t to Its third reading prevailed.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
a four-fifths affirmative vote OF the Senate,
the bill was read third time and finally
passed, its title adopted, and the bill ordered
to be sent to the House for concurrence.
Mr.. Ellis moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed, and
on his own motion the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table.
Senate bill No. s. entitled
IAN act to incorporate the New Orleans
Board OF Underwriters
Was taken up under the favorable report of
the Committee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
On motion Of Mr.. Benners the bill was
taken as engrossed and passed to It's third
reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
the bill was read q third time and finally
passed. It's title adopted, and the bill was
ordered to be sent to the House for concur
renee.
Mr.. Benners moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was finally passed, and on
his own motion the motion to reconsider was
laid on the table.
Senate bill No. 20,
"An act to amend and re-enact section o. OF
act No. 96 of the extra session of 1877 ap-
proved April 20, 1877, authorizing the appoint
nent OF tax collectors for the parish OF Or
cans. and fixing their number, compensation
md rate of commission for collecting taxes
md licenses"
Was taken up under the favorable report of
he majority of the Committee on Corpora
ions and Parochal Affairs.
Mr.. Perkins, In accordance with previous
lotioe given, submitted the following mi
lority report on the bill
Rooms OF COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS
and ParOchial Affairs.
New Orleans. January 20, 1879, }
the Senate
The undersigned, O minority OF your Com
nittee on Corporations and Parochial Affairs,
veg leave TO report
Unfavorably on
Senate bill No. 20,
can act to amend and re-enact section "a Of
ct No. 96 Of the extra session OF 1877, ap-
,roved April 20. 1877, authorizing the appoint
nent Of tax collectors for the parish Of Or
cans" etc,
For the reason that the passage of this bill
would necessitate the creation OF new offices,
nd consequent increase OF the cost Of col
Getting the taxes.
Respectfully submitted,
Lid PERKINS,
OF Committee.
Mr.. Perkins moved the adoption of the
minority report, and moved that further con-
Of the bill be indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Harding demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being called, resulted as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Breaux, Bowden. Bryant,
.age, DeBouchel, Ducros, Ellis, Fontenot,
IerrOn. Kelly. kenner Mitchell Norwood