The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27
The motion was carried.

require payment Of any taxes due on prop
erty before passing acts Of sale"
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
of the Committee on Ways and Means, and
postponed until Wednesday, the twenty-nintf
instant.
House bill No. 81,
IAN act to incorporate Protector Fire Com
pany No. Q, Of the city OF New Orleans
Was taken up under the favorable report Of
the Committee ON Corporations.
The bill was taken as engrossed and, under
a suspension Of the rules, was read third
time and passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Parmelee moved 10 reconsider the vote
just taken on the final passage Of the bill
and on his own motion the motion to recon-
slider was laid on the table.
House bill No. "a.
can act to confer additional powers upon
the Justices Of the peace OF the parish Of Con-
cordla,"
Was taken up under an unfavorable report
OF the Committee on the Judiciary, and on
the motion Of Mr.. Walton the bill was In
definitely postponed.
House bill No. %,
can act to repeal act No. 10, session OF 1878,
entitled An act relative to civil jurisdiction
OF justices Of the peace In the parish OF Or
leans"
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
Of the Committee on the Judiciary, and on
the motion Of Mr.. Lyons was indefinitely
postponed.
House bill No. 30,
"An act to authorize the Police Jury Of
Iberia parish to levy and collect special tax
oil three mills for term Of years to build q
courthouse and jail, and TO pledge the same
for that purpose, and providing for the col
lection and disbursement thereof" etc,
Was taken up under the favorable report,
with amendments, from the COMMITTEES ON
ParochiaI Affairs.
The amendments we're read, as followss
In line 10, after the word years." OF Sec
tIon 1, add the words, ''or 80 much thereof as
may be necessary"
In section 3, strike out all after the word
"made" In line 49, and add the words, "the
tax collector and treasurer. for collecting and
paying out said special tax, shall only re-
ceive such percentage as may be allowed
them by the Police jury"
On the motion Of Mr.. veazey the amend
ments were adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. warmoth the further con-
sideration of the bill was postponed until to-
the twenty-fourth, Immediately after
ballot for United States Senator.
House bill No. 80, entitled
IAN act to authorize r. A. Flanagan to sue
the State"
Was taken up, under the favorable report Of
the Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The rules we're suspended, and the bill read
D third time and passed.
The title was adopted.
House bill No. 81,
San act to amend that portion OF section
Of act No. 20, approved March 30, 1878, entitled
An act to apportion the State into senatorial
and representative districts, and to amend
and re-enact section Of act No. OF the ses-
sion OF 1876, approved January 81, 1876, COM
with the words, Twelfth representa-
live district, twelfth ward, one representa-
dve,' and ending with the words, fifteenth
district, fifteenth ward, one
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House bill No 35,
IAN act to provide for the appointment Of
additional police jurors for the parish of East
Carroll"
Was taken up on It's second reading and
referred to the Committee on Parochial At
airs.
Mr.. Hill in the chair.l
House bill No. 80,
"An act donating certain lands to the Red
River and Mississippi Railroad Company,
Ind declaring the forfeiture OF said lands by
he Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Rail-
,oad Company"
Was taken up on second reading under the
adorable report OF the Committee on Rail-
'oads.
On motion of Mr.. Moncure the bill was
considered engrossed.
The rules we're suspended, the bill read
bird time and passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Moneure moved to reconsider the vote
IN the final passage Of the bill, and on his
'wn motion the motion to reconsider was laid
N the table
oEEcIAL OhDEh Of IhE DAY.
House bill No. IA,
IAN act to amend and re-enact section 2 Of
vet approved March IL, 1873, entitled AN act
o authorize the loan Of State bonds to the
sew Orleans Pacific Railway Company; to
,rovide means for the payment OF the princi-
'al and interest; to authorize the company
o make Its mortgage bonds and secure them
" first mortgage Of present and future
property; to provide pledge OF said mort
rage bonds to the State, and the terms there
II, and to regulate the use Of the proceeds of
aid State bonds,'"
Was taken up.
Pending the motion of Mr. Potts to lay
lpon the table the motion OF Mr.. Lyons to
trike out the enacting clause,
Mr.. Potts withdrew his motion to table the
notion Of Mr.. Lyons.
Mr. Lyons withdrew his motion to strike
,ut the enacting clause.
Mr.. Brent offered the following amend
nents:
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