The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-20
rHn NEW ORLEANS DnMooBAT, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1879.


ts,rard. auertnger, Hazard, Kelly, Kirkman.
f,auan' Leake. Long, Lyons, Moore q
i,afnur s Moore OF st. Landry, Mnnday
parlanre. poche, Reid, Richardson's, Ravet,
Robertson, Simon. stagg, Stone Naekins
Nays~Messrs. Allaln, Rabcock, BaskIn. Bell
Bienvenu, Bobte Bolton, Bourgeois, bfe n,,n
Brsen, Biidger, Brian. Bulger Bui ms,. bna
ton. uaiIrey, Cahen, Carey. Chaffe, ghlape',,,,a
Claiborne, Collins, Davidson OF ansfsl ~
Demas DENIS Dekersonas ,n hasee Fosnteleu
Gardner, Gaskins. ella, Covers. Gfl.h hss
Henry al Cameron, Henry Of Natchltoeena ',s
Heron, Hough. Howell, Jastremski, veh y TN
Jatrrotl. Kemp. Kennedy. kernoehah; h Is,a,
knobloek,. LanauS. Laad. hanurv, l NJ ~.
thews, Mentz, Willard, Moreland, MeCann.el
Phelps. plnehhack, Roach. Self, semmes
Smith OF ST. Mary, Stamps, y. Stevenson ,.,
Stewart. Strnvich. Sutherlin Ihom pson
Todd. Vance. White. Williams OF Terrehnnne
Young of Conoordia, Young OF East baton
Absent Messrs. Benham. Davis. King,
Marshall. Ott Pardee. Ponder, Smith OF Jack
son, Steele. Stringfsllow, Warmotf, Wells
Williams OF Grant-1a.
The substitute was lost.
On article /, as amended. the yeas and nays
were called for. resulting as follows:
Yeas Messrs. sllatn, Bahcock, Bell, Bobie,
Bolton. Bourgeois, Breaux. Breen, Brian,
6 6F ohlape M; p Claiborne Collins, David,
son of Ibervllle, Demas, Denis, Dickerson,
Edwards, Estopina. Favrot, Fontelieu, Gard
ner, George. Ola. Grimes, Harvard, Heron.
Hough. Howell. Jastremsli, kernochan. kno-
block Lanaux Landry Leaks Lsas Man,r
Moore OF Lafourche. Mcconnell, Noguez,
Olivier, Parlange, Phelps, Pinchback, Poche.
Roach. Robertson, Semmes, Smith OF st.
Mary. Stage. Stamps, Stevenson, Stewart,
Stone, Stringfelow. Strovieh, White, VII
iams of Terrebonne, Young OF Concordia.
Young OF East Baton Rouge--69
Nays- Messrs. Baskin, Bienvenu. Blaneh-
ard. Bridger, Byrne, Carey, Golvin, Cunning
ham. Davenport. billiard. Easterly. Elam,
Faulk. Forman, Gaskins, Girard, Covers,
Natohitoches, Jenkins, Jotrrion. Kelly. Kemp,
Kennedy. Kidd. kirkman, lagan. Land,
Long, Lott, Luekett Willard, Moreland.
Moore of st. Landry, Munday,. McGlon,
Mutt. Ogden, Pardee, Reid. Richardson,
Todd Vance. Watkins, Webb, Wells-52
Ahsent-Messrs, Benham. Davidson OF Clai-
borne. Davis. King. Marshall, OFT, Ponder,
Smith of jackson. Steele, Warmoth, Williams
Of Grant-11
Article was adopted as amended.
The President in the ehair.l
REPORT or COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Bell chairman, on behalf OF the Com
nittee on the Debt. Government aud Proper
Drainage of New Orleans, submitted report,
which was received and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Lagan submitted the views of the NIL
lority of that committee, which were ordered
0 be printed with the report.
Mr.. Kidd chairman OF the Committee on
snrollment reported as correctly enrolled +
he ordinance concerning limitation of powers /
# government.
Mr.. Watkins moved that the vote by which /
rtcle2 of Ordinance No. AN was adopted be
The motion to reconsider prevailing, Mr..
,reaux offered the following amendment:
In line IL, after the word reduced add 80
or cent for five years. 3 per cent for ten years
nd per cent thereafter
The amendment Of Mr.. Breaux was adopted.
Article 3 was adopted as amended.
Mr. Catfrey moved that Ordinance No. 400
3 amended be printed in bill form and made
le special order for Il o'clock tomorrow.
Carried.
Mr.. Pinchback moved that Ordinance No.
.6 be postponed till o'clock this evening.
The motion prevailed.
The Chair presented a communication from
rof D. L. Boyd, inclosing memorial Ia
amphlet form concerning q State university.
Lies over.
On the motion Of Mr.. Pinchback, BY unani.
GUS consent,
Ordinance No. 4Ie.
Concerning homesteads and other eSemn.
ons,'
ken up Oh second reading.
On the motion Of Mr. Matthews it was :
dered that the ordinance be considered arti-
J by article.
Article was read.
Mr.. Cunningham moved that the words,
uch exemptions to be valid shall be- set
art and registered as shall be provided nv
", = In lines 81, % and %.
As an amendment to the amendment offared
Mr.. Cunningham, Mr.. Luckett moved that .
from line 90 to line IS, inclusive, be stricken
t. +
The amendment of Mr. Luckett was lost. U
me amendment OF Mr.. Cunningham, by
ing vote of Sc yeas to 40 nays, was lost.
VI. Watkins offered the following as a sub
tute for Ordinance No 44G, concerning
and other exemptions, which was Y
'eived and read:
50 it ordained, That the homesteads and
now established by law In articles
!. and 6a5 OF Code of Practice and other II
tutes shall be sustained and continued in
ee. - q
hat the description of the landed property +
lined as exempt from seizure shall hr du1y -
orded. ~ "'A' 81
The homestead shall not be mortgaged, eS-
thirst, for the purchase price; second, for CT
provements placed upon 1t.
n the case OF the de It'll of the person enti- =
to the homestead and other property a. p
pied, such property shall descend in usl1- ~ ~
ct to the widow during wiiowhood and to = =
minor heirs in property right. - !, :.
he homestead and exemptions shall annlv II
persons OF all avocations and professions ~ =.
to property situated in towns and cities =.
Wen . as In the country. suburban and rural r.
ether used for agricultural or other nnr, ~ -
'eS. paA 81
d case the homestead Is worth over two v
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