The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-02-14

moro 81 )seiy CDttt,;te0 'lAu WAS
i. YER before done In Louisiana.
Chronic delnquents will tie forced
to pay or De sol out. They will
have to take their choice.
THE WORK OF TIE WEEK.
The following oils VI general ap.
pllcation have hAeu introduced III
tue Senate sine. my last letter:
By Senator NuheZ A Till rc!a'ive
to sheriffs who are er ctieio tax col.
lectoVs, and their bonds.
BY Senator E:torinat-A bill reta.
tive TO district attorneys throughout
the State, imposing on them the du.
ties Ut parish attorneys. fixing their
emoluments. etc.
Also, prohibiting sheriffs and
clerks frOm holding Office GU police
jurtes.
By senator Story-A bill to factll.
tate trials on the ordinary dockets OF
the Supreme Court.
BY Senator Rogers-A bill defining
the duties Ut district attorneys
throughout the State and to tx their
fees 10 criminal cases.
By Senator Ne ston "A bill 10
amend and re.enact act No IS Of 1875.
BY Senator Vance-A bill to carry
into effect articles 249. $50, PSI aud
252 Of the new c0nstitn' lou.
BY Seuat.r Leake-A bill ~ rcor.
ganize the Louisiana State Uuiver.
sity and Agricultural and MechaDi'
cal College.
The bill provides that the name Of
the institution shall be the Louisiana
National University. The purpose IL
70 secure u higher standard Of learn.
Ing. to pc expanded according to the
requirements of the State. THE
board Of trustees shall consist Of
fifteen members, the Governor being
ca o0cio president. Two of the trus-
tees shall be from the parish OF Or.
leans, three fr0m Baton Rouge, aud
the remainder from the other parish.
rs prorided, no one OF these parishes
shall Oe represented by two trustees.
Their term OF Office shall be for four
years. The vice president shalt BIZ
from Baton Rouge. The trustees are
to appoint the faculty and fix saia.
ries. No professor shalt be removed
with less that three months notice.
aud none shalt DO removed during q
session OF the institute, except TOT
conduct unbecomiog = professor.
The faculty shall confer diplomas
aud degrees. There shall be two
regular sessions 10 each year. The
management Is vested 10 the faculty,
under the rules to be adopted by the
trustees. The institution shall com.
prise q preparatory, y literary and q
Professional department. The pro.
fessi0nal department shall be eetSb.
lished from time TO time: tho aRri-
cultural and mechanical departments
Immediately. The bill provides, also.
for a military feature; expenditure
Of the funds; the transfer OF lands IN
St. Bernard, etc., to the reorgsnjz,d
institution; all contracts with the
present institution shall end October
/, 1880.
In tF ,IHouse the bills Of general
scope xux interest introduced during
the week have been:
by Representative 0lIuu-Au 6Ct
to regulate admissions to tho bar OF
Louisiana.
Also, an act for the relief Of thu
heirs Ut persons whose pr"phrty INA,
nave been condscsted BY the United
States, by remitting unpaid take.
which may have been assessed upo,,
such contisca,ed property while it
VAS or may be In tho pIeses.ion +
ehj " menC OF ,he purchaser at liz
cOntiscation sale, or his successors
anu assigns.
BY Representative Dev-reaux An
act TO punish usurv III loans to EN-.
;.toyes " political c0rp,rx'iuns.
BY Representative Shepard-An
act to d-fioe the crime Ut concubtn
Aye and impose penalties therefor.
By Representative T>lton-An ac'