The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-12

ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.


Mr.. sutherlin introduced an ordinance,
which was read and placed upon the calendar,
becoming
Ordinance No. 444,
Providing for the exemption of the New
Orleans and Pacific Railroad, Its property
and franchises, from license and taxation Tor
ten years.
Under a suspension of the rules the ordl-
ance was passed to Its second reading and
referred to the Committee on Taxation,
Equalization and Exemptions.
Mr.. Blanchard introduced an ordinance,
which was read and placed upon the calendar,
becoming
Ordinance No. 445,
Concerning punishment for fraud.
Lies over.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES FROM THE TABLE.
Tho report OF the Committee on Home
steads and Other Exemptions was taken up,
and on the motion Of Mr.. Stringfellow the re-
port and ordinancegNo 434, reported by that
committee, were postponed until Friday next,
and made the special order Of the day for that
day Immediately after the reading OF the
journal.
On the motion of Mr.. George ordinance No.
4a7 was made the special order Of the day for
to-morr July 10, Immediately after the
reading of the journal.
| The report of the Committee on State
Lands was adopted.
| The report of the Committee on Health,
Quarantine and State Medicine on ordinance
recommitted to that committee was taken up.
Ordinance No. 436, reported by that COM
mitteeas a substitute for ordinance No. al,
was taken up.
Mr.. Poche offered the following amend
ment:
Add at the end of article ] the words land
parish boards OF health.
| The motion to amend was lost.
| Bya rising vote of 63 yeas to "a nays the
ordinance was adopted on Its second reading
A motion to reconsider the vote just taken
was made by Mr.. Forman, and on the motion
of Mr.. White, by a rising vote OF 60 yeas &c
% NAYS. the motion to reconsider was laid
upon the table.
The report Of the Committee on Corpora
tions and Corporate Rights and Ordinance No
439, reported by that committee, were made
the special order of the day for Saturday
next, after the calling Of the roll.
| LIE IGpOIU VI Dlo SOn1lllouS va AioSA11u'
improvements was taken UP, with Ordinance
No. 44O, reported by that committee, entitled
Ordinance concerning State Board OF En-
gineers, State Surveyor and drainage corpo
rations.'
i A motion of Mr. Stevenson to postpone the
further consideration Of the ordinance until
IL o'clock m. tomorrow was laid OH the table
Il Mr.. Cunningham moved that the further
consideration of the ordinance be postponed
indefinitely, on which motion Mr.. Young,
Concordia, moved the previous question
which was seconded by the Convention.
The motion to postpone indefinitely wa
carried.
/ Mr.. Kernochan chairman Of the Comm1tte
on Internal improvements, rendered his res
ignation as such.
On the motion Of Mr. Bienvenu the action Q
the Convention on the resignation OF MI
Kernochan was postponed until August 1.
Mr.. Grimes gave notice that at some futur
time he would move to reconsider the vote b.
which Ordinance No. 440 was indetinitel
postponed.
On the motion of Mr.. Chiapella the Conven
ton adjourned until tomorrow morning q
o'clock.
VIM. I'll. HARRIS,
s,oaro+ = ~, x>f tho Convention