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No. 51,l JOINT RESOLUTION.

No. 51.l JOINT RESOLUTION,
Requesting our Senators and Representa-
lives In Congress to use their best en-
deavors to secure the passage Of bill to
appropriate $4,000 for the purpose Of
cleaning out and deepening the channels
Of Bayou Terrebonne. Grand Gallon,
Little Gallon and Bayou Black.
Be Il resolved By the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, That our Senators and
Representatives In Congress be requested to
use their best eDdeavors to secure the pass
age by Congress OF a bill to appropriate the
sum OF twenty-five Thousand dollars ($25, 0OO)
for the purpose OF dredging out and deepen
ing the channels Of Bayou Terrebonne, Grand
GALLON, Little Oaillou end Bayou Black.
Be further resolved, That the Governor OF
the State be requested to cause cOpies of this
resolution to be transmitted to our Senators
and Representatives In Congress-.
r. N. OGDEN,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
8. D. MCENERY,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate,
Approved March 20, 1880,
LOUIS A. WILT,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
OSCAR ARROYO.
Assistant Secretary Of State.
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latlng proceedings before justices Of the

peace.
SEC. 8. BE 10 further enacted, ETC., That the
Judges Of the city courts OF New Orleans shall
meet In bRnc ut least once q year and enact
uniform rules for their several courts.
SEC. 8. BE Il further enacted, ETC., That ID
the event Of the recusation Of Judge at one
Of the city courts OF New Orleans, the Judge
shall call In one OF the other judges of the
city courts to proceed with the case.
SEQ. 10. Be 10 further enacted, etc., That
ail the archives, books and papers Of the
first Justice 81 the peace second Justice Of
the peace. sixth justice of the peace, seventh
Justice OF the peace, and eighth Justice Of the
peace for the parish Of Orleans shall be trans
fne e to the First City Court Of the city Of
New Orleans; that all the archives, books
and papers OF the third justice OF the peace
and the fourth justice Of the peace for the
parish Of Orleans shall be transferred to the
Second City Court Of New Orleans; and all
the archives, books and papers Of the fifth
justice Of the peace shall be transferred to
the Third City Court Of New Orleans.
SEQ. IL. BE u further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after the
first Monday OF August, 1880.
Il. N. OGDEN,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
3. ID. MCENERY.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate
Approved March 20, 1880.
LOUIS A. WILT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
OSCAR ARROYO
Assistant Secretary OF State.
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CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS FIFTE
- day OF March, In the year OF our Lord one
sb' Bs% H fRS sshs n etsT
public ~ and for the city. parish and Statt
aforesaid. duly commissioned and qualified
named and undersigned, personally came ana
appeared Colman Troescher, Robert Gent
Aman TroescheE. Romain Lafontaine. Jean
Tsrride Marin Weif Daniel psrms. Bobsrt
Belden and Nicholas Gestaer ali residing II
this city. who sevsrally declared:
the State Of Louisiana relative to the organize.
ton OF corporations therein for works OF pub.
nc improvement. and for other purposes. they
presents do agree and covenant. to form them.
selves into and constitute corporation, to be
composed OF themselves and. of such othel
associated with them, for the purposes and
under the conditions. stipulations and agree.
ments hereinafter expressed. to wit:
ARTICLEL
The said corporation shall be known and de-
so Rfms sna sfs q TIE
AND LIVE STOCK LANbING CoMPANY.. 'h
Al the domicil y hereby fixed In the city Of New
Orleans. and 1t shall exist and continue fol
unless sooner dissolved by the action Of the
etock holders thereof In the manner hereinafter
Inc Oplects ana purposes OF said corporation
and the nature OF the business to bs carried on
by the same shsl be 70 erect at any point
sheds. yards and buildings necessary to land
stable 81 PEEL. shelter protect and preserve all kinds
the purpose Of carrying on the Live Stock
iL Ia eg and Slaughter; House business. and
al such cattle or other animals which may be
sent to said company destined for slaughter
ana the said company shall as soon Ms practi.
cable build and complete slaughter house,
also sufhcisnt number Of sheds and stables
ana other buildings as may be deemed neoes.
sary for the carrying on said slauRhterina
ARTICLE III.
The said company shall charge and recaive
suen fees for the receiving. shelterine and
siaughterinR OF all animals az the board of di.
rectors may AZ In the bylaws.
ARTICLE ".
The stockholders shall. on the first Tuesday
o. Aprh IN each year. By . majority vote. pro.
coed to elect eleven Of their plumber "a 4 hoard
Of diroctors. who shall hold once for the Tenn 81
ono yeaI. % until their suoceeeor1 aro elected
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An ACT

No. 46.] AN ACT
For the relief Of securities on official bonds
In all cases where good and sufficient
cause Is shown, and authorizing courts to
require new bonds.
SECTION !. Be Il enacted BY the General AZ.
ever = surety or suretles Cd any official bond,
either State or parochisl, shall have good cause
to fear that the officer upon whose bond he or
they may be suretioS Will render them liable
upon ssid bond by reason OF his misieasance,
malfeasance or neglect Of official duties, II
shall be and is hereby declared the privilege
OF said surety or surettes, by rule upon said
officer, to cause him to appear before any
court OF competent jurisdiction to show cause
why said surety or sureties should not be re.
Said officer shall be allowed ten days after
service OF said rule within which to answer
the same, and upon the trial OF said rule,
II the court should be satisfied that the ap-
prehensions Of the said surety or sureties are
we'll founded, then In that event decree
shall be entered up requiring said officer to
execute, within time to b. flxed by the court.
which time shall not be lees than ten nor
more than twenty days after final Judgment,
Ing to existing laws, and further decreeing
the release from oil liability OF said surety or
Sureties upon said bond from and after the
expiration of the time allowed to give new
bond.
oEC q. DC " yWNN eNNcten. ETC., InaC IN
case the said officer fails or refuses to give q
new bond. with good and sufficient security,
within the time prescribed by the court, he
shall be ipso facto deprived Of said Office
SEQ. 8. Be Il further enacted, ETC., That all
cults brought by any surety or sureties, un-
der this act, shall be preference cases and tried
and without the Intervention OF q
jury.
II. N. OGDEN,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
y. ID. MCENERY,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March 20, 1880.
LOUIS A. WILT,
Governor Il the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of State.
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OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PUBLISHED by AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1850.
.gAN.ACT

| No. AL AN ACT
Defining certain misdemeanors arising out q
cruelty to domestic or dOmestiCated AMI
mails and prescribing the punishmen,
therefor.
SECTION 1. BE II enacted By TIE General Az
senblv Of TIE State 81. Louisiana, That Il
any person shall overdrtve, overload, torture
torment, deprive Of necessary sustenance OF
unnecessarily or cruelty beat or mutilate or
Kill. or cause or procure to be overdriven,
overloaded, tortured, tormented or deprived
OF necessary sustenance. or to be unneces-
killed, as Aforesaid, any domestic 'or domes-
ticated animal, every such offender shall, for
every such offense, be deemed guilty Of q
mfsdemeanor and shall be punished as here
matter provided.
SEC. 2. Any person who shall impound or
cause to be impounded, In any pound or
yard, for safekeeping, sale or slaughter, or
shall confins In any stable, shed or In any
place whatsoever, any domestic or domeStt-
sd ao% sa WIZ sahpps sd ta sa ea daag
Of good and wholesome food, water, and give
to such animal proper attention, and In de-
fault thereof shall, upon conviction, DO ad-
judged guilty Of misdemeanor.
or corporation, engaged In transporting live
stock on railway trains. steamboats, or other
wise, to detain such stock In cars or COM
partments for q longer continuous period
than twenty.four hours without supplying
tention, or to permit them TO be 30 crowded
together az TO overlie, crush, wound or kill
each other; any such person Or the agent Of
such corporation, on conviction. shall be
ls6ed Is herenafter provided 3D. provided S MOTH
Ing In this section shall apply to owners or
officers or crew OF watercraft who shall be
detained on the navlgable waters OF this
State BY storms and prevented by bad
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AN ACT

No. A.. AN ACT - -M#
To organize the city courts In the city Of New
Orleans; to regulate the territorial juris-
diction thereof and proceedings therein
and to fx the salaries OF the judges.
SECTION !: Be II enacted BY the Genera
Assenbly Of the State Of Louisiana, That
there shall be three city courts 10 the city OF
New Orleans. which shall be designated and
known % the First City Court Of New Or
.n ns Ss y o Gu Ge Of N !; Nor Or
SEQ. 2. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That the
jurisdiction Of the First City Court of New
Orleans and the Second City Court Of New
Orleans shall be concurrent and shall extend
exception Of that portion which lies on the
right bank Of the river Mississippi. The
First City Court shall be located above Canal
street, and the Second City Court shall be
located below Canal street, In buildings to be
tie Jurisdiction 81 tbs Third CITY Court q
New Orleans shall extend over that portion
OF the parish OF Orleans which lies on the
right bank Of the river Mississippi.
SEQ. 8. Be q further enacted, etc, That no
other than the one having Jurisdiction over
the place Of his residence, but all the con-
stables Of said city courts shall have authori-
ty to execute process throughout the entire
parish Of Orleans.
SEQ. 1. Be It further enacted. ETC.. That BY
virtue Of the first election held under the ex-
isttng constitution Of the State, the said city
courts shall be presided over by the follow
in& judges elected, VIZ:
The First City Court OF New Orleans by the
Hon. =. K. Skinner, the Second City Court of
New Orleans by the Hon. William VOORHEES,,
and the Third City Court Of New Orleans by
the Hon. William II. Holmes; and their sue
oassors In Office shall be elected and shall
qualify In the numerical order designated In
this section.
SEQ 5. Be Il further enacted, etc., That the
said city courts shall hold their sessions with
In the limits OF their respective jurisdictions
every day In the year, legal holidays only ex-
cepted, from 8 q. m. to p. M, In suitable
rooms to be provided by the city Of New Or
leans.
SEQ. 6. Be II further enacted, etc., That
the judges Of the city courts Of New Or
leans shall each receive q salary OF two thou
sand four hundred dollars, payable monthly,
on their own warrants on the Auditor Of PUP
lie Accounts, who shall warrant on the State
Treasurer, out Of any funds In the State treas
ury to the credit OF the judicial expense fund
Of the city Of New Orleans, and that the fees
allowed them shall be paid into the judicial
expense fund Of the city OF New Orleans.
6DC. :. Be 4 further enacted, etc, That
the manner and form Of proceedings before
the city courts Of New Orleans shall ba gov-
eEned BY the general laws now II force egu-
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r AM ACT !

No. SOL AN ACT
70 provide for the payment to j. FL. Cos
grove, printer of the Constitutional Con-
ventton OF 1870, Of the balance due him
for work done for the convention prior to
and after the adjournment Of the same,
and making an appropriation therefor.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the General As
senbly of tho State Of Louisiana, That the
sum Of four Thousand two hundred and thirty
three dollars and fifty-two cents be and the
same is hereby appropriated out Of any
moneys In the State treasury, from any funds
not otherwise appropriated, from collections
OF taxes or revenues OF 1880, to j. III. Cos
grove, printer Of the Constitutional Conven-
tion, In full payment for balance due him for
work done for the convention prior to and af-
ter the adjournment Of the Constitutional
Convention, In accordance with the provision
Of article two hundred and sixty (267)
Of the State constitution, and the Auditor OF
Public Accounts fs hereby ordered to draw his
warrant on the State Treasurer In payment
Of the same.
r. N. OGDEN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
3. D. MCENERY,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March 90. 1880.
LOUIS A. WILTZ,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
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i taxes or licenses due any parish or mu'
ad warpant p. serp % Or
OF indebtedness OF said parish or munich.
/ pal corporations.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted by the General As
sembly OF The State Of Louisiana, That all par
ish or municipal corporations Ia this State
shall receive for all taxes and licenses due
said parish or municipal corporations prior
to January 1, 1879, all valid warrants. scrip
| or evidences oil Indebtedness, OF said parish or
| municipal corporations, exceOts Judgments,
| without any discrimination as To what years
said warrants, scrip or evidences Of indebt-
edness shall have been Issued; provided, that
| all valid metropolitan police warrants or scrip
for the years 1874, 1876 and 1876 shall be re-
ceivable only for that portion Of the tax levied
other, without any discrimination 40 to the
year In which said warrants were Issued or
said taxes levied and that all school certih-
Gates issued, according to law, by any school
board shall be receivable for any taxes due
| any parish or municipality only for that por-
municipality. The true intent or meaning Of
| this act being to allow the delinquent tax
payers to pay their indebtedness OF any year
with any Kind Of valid obligations Issued or
poration In this State with the restrictions
above provided, withOutnany discrimination
az to the year In which said warrants, scrip
or other evidences Oflndebtedness wereissued
Or the debt oontracted; provided, however,
debtedness Of any parochial or municipal cor
poratfon shall be receivable for any tax or
license unless the same shall, after the pas
sage Of this act. have first been examined by
the police Jury Of the parish Or the municipal
debtedness, and found valid, and indorsed by
them az such; and II shall be the duty Of said
police juries and municipal authorities.
throughout the State, to pass on the validity
nOr1Y nrNH MI n NJ NJ
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MARCH 90 1880
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
fJoY1n,1 s.y,,v1t RnnS,ltSttnn

| HOUSE, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Concurrent Resolution,
Instructinx our Senators and requesting
our Representatives In Congress to hastel
and procure definite settlement Of certain
claims the State has against the general gov
eminent, growing out OF acts OF Congress
granting lands TO this State,
| Was taken up and read In full.
On motion Of Mr.. Walton the resolution
was adopted.
Concurrent Resolution,
| Relative TO the closing OF the mouth OF Rex
river,
Was taken up and read.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson the Concurren
Resolution was laid over on the calendar.
HOUSE BILL ON THIRD READING.
House bill No. 2,
An act to carry into effect article No. 175 d
the constitution OF the State OF Louisiana
and to secure to laborers and workingmen the
wages due them In certain cases,
Was read the third time and In full.
Mr.. Watkins moved that the bill do nov
finally pass.
The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Ably, Augustin, Brian. Duf.
tlngton. Cunningham, Davey, Foster, Hagan.
Harris, Leake, Marston. Newton, Nunez
Mutt, Parlange, Perry, Pollock, Robertson,
Steele, Settoon. Story, Vance, Watkins-23.
NAys--Messrs. Lucas, Walton--2.
Absent Messrs. Cahen, Campbell, Demas,
Estopinal, Fontenot, Kidd, Luckett, Montan,
Rogers, Stewart, Simmes-11.
And the bill was finally passed.
The title was read and adopted.
Mr.. Leake 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.
On motion OF Mr.. AuRustin, at $50 o'clock
p. N. the SeLhre adjourned until Monday,
the twenty-ninth instant, at II o'clock Q. m.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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AN ACT
No. 49,

| No. 49,. AN ACT
To prescribe the amount and character Of th,
bonds and qualifications OF the suretie,
to be furnished by the clerks OF the Civi
tsh OF Orleans.
SECTION !. Be It enacted By the General As
sembly OF the State Of LoM.siana. That thu
clerks Of the Civil and Criminal District
Courts for the parish Of Orleans shall, before
they enter upon the discharge Of the duties
Criminal District Court In the sum sum Of ter ter
thousand dollars, and the clerk Of the Owl
District Court In the sum Of twenty thousand
dollars. each with at least two solvent sure
ties, In favor OF the Governor of the State Of
Louisiana. for the faithful discharge Of theil
official duties.
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted, etc., That the
suretles on the official bonds OF said clerks
shall be residents Of the parish OF Orleans,
and shall, prior to being accepted as surety,
that, all their debts and liabilities paid, they
are worth the amount for which they sign
said bond, In unincumbered immovable prop
erty, liable to seizure within the parish Of
SEQ. 8. Be It further enacted, etc., That
the bond Of the clerk Of the Civil District
Court shall be examined by majority Of the
judges OF said court and approved by them.
Il they deem the same good and sufficient;
0A0 tuO UOuO VI tQ0 ClGEA Ol Liz OElkUlQ8l
District Court shall be examined by the two
Judges OF eaid court and approved by them, II
they deem the same good and sufficient; and
said bonds shall be copied In full on the min
utes OF said respective courts, and be then
transmitted to and deposited and recorded In
the Office Of the recorder of mortgages for
the parish OF Orleans, and recorded In the
mortgage records Of the several parishes Of
the State wherein said clerks own immova-
bles, and shall operate as q mortgage from
the date Of the registry upon the immovables
OF the principal 0bligor therein, In favor OF
the State, parish and all persons In interest.
Before said clerks shall commence the dis
charge OF their duties or be recognized they
ehall make affidavit before their respective
courts, and have the same recorded In
the minutes, that they have caused their
official bonds to be recorded as provided In
this act. A certified copy of said bonds, with
9 certificate OF registry, shall be forwarded to
the Auditor OF Public Accounts.
Il. N. OGDEN,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
s. d. MCENERY,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March %, 1880.
LOUIS A. WILT,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
4 true copy:
OSCAR ARROYO.
Assistant Secretary Of State.
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lormer and estimate Of clerical expenses pros
4 ut year.
WY 1'spe0'''sftH os. \. AgY,
EDWIN HARRIS,
ioaa i N,, !; kiEgyg.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
1fr. Steele introduced. In accordance will
kevlons notice. the following entitled
& Senate bill No. 2l2,
kn act u amend and re-cnact section o.
the Revised Statutes Of the State Q
Louisiana.
The Bill was read tho first time.
me following named Senators Obtaine'
unanimous consent 10 introduce at this tim
nnd without previous notice the following
ntitled bills:
M. Walton
uenate bill No. ais,
W. ~ u amend and re-enact section
~ act entitled IAN act to incorporate the
oWn OF vidala. La.," being oct No. 81, ap'
y ovsd the sixteenth Or March. 1870.
EES 1Ir. Ably
enAte bill No. ~.
A act for the reorganization Of the medi.
~ service of tho Charity Hospital. located
II u Tia city OF New Orleans: for the develop.
81 mt Of higher standard Of medical ser.
1oA And for the relief Of the immediate ne
/ nsities of INDECENT widows and orphans Of
odicAl men who may render distinguished
y ~ eratuitous service 70 the Charity Hospi.
III. Perry
SENATE bill No. 2l6.
An Act to amend and re-enaot eection 270 OF
~ Revised Statutes Of Louisiana, relating
SNoWcrs granted to and tho capital stock Of
kers ana banking corporations.
Steele
ate bill No. 2i6.
~ act to provide Tor the sale On credit and
E twelve months' bond OF I'll property
Aared at sheriifs' and succession sales which
oos not bring In cash the amount required
&kaer cxisting laws at the nrst Offering. and
i = prescribe the manner OF making said
I f6pod sale, and TO regulate the settlement
1ceof.
Zach Ok the foregoing bills were read the
x1t tilne and placed on tho calendar for Sec
4 reading
&1xRDRAwAL or PAPERS FROM THE FILES
81 on THE 61NAT1.
y. Steele obtained unanimous consent 70
4draw from the MES Q! tne SENATE OF the
80 % 1877 House OIL No. 70.
SENATE BILLS on sncoND READMa.
il - - - -. i. . ~. ~. -, 49,. ...,n ~
~ AcS % pEOVioe lOr sno stAmplnk oc *
An8e Of tbs consolidated bonds Of the State
100. rsis.,.. - ths atsts ~.
llss!s. q .0l@slv y - - 100 ue1~
80 taken up 90 its second reading.
HA0 bill was read II full.
o. :. - = -. sn1 ~ 1m .ae s =. w. ..s
readlng md ordered 9 eprinted.
bill No. no,
q authorize Thonas Brady TO insti-
nlit against the State q Louisiana,
~ taken UP O. seoond reading.
Ia. Walton moved that further considera- |
of the bill b indefinitely postponed.
3. DAvcy demanded the yeas and nays.
$3.50 and nay0 h01n0 urd0r0fl th0 roll |
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No. 49, AN ACT
Ordering and requiring parish or municipal
corporations % the State % receive tor
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OHARTEH.

but the frst board elected shall hold once Tor
to tot tie frst Tuesday Of April. 1853. And sid
board Ct directars ct ~ early day shall proSsse
sLs! consist Of president vice president. Sec
resai anasnree ana suGn ot Hrst ocs[s " EnSy
shall DO d their, own number, Tie said board
Of The several officers ana ~ smpoyas. and ths3r
1sss s. says s Ts so sa s Ss b
~ ana IeA nao ~ q w aars
Proper. and to make aud use q corporate seal
ARrloLEv.
fixed al TWO HUNDRED And FIFTY THOU
Kindred sharea 81 on i hundrsd Dollars each.
remainder shall be paid at such times and "a
board 81 Directors 80 uroyided. Chat no mo oi
called for at any one time. and not oftener than
M snhscription ahall hs binding nntil fra
.,,n 81 son thom.snd hni,arn ~ .susnrtA
when payment Of 70 ger cen. cent shall be due and
kaT iiahla 49, rn.nnv sihio - ~ thrc,,wh .asX
co o Tor its Contrasts or fauits IA ~
Ssre ba ane On ns H. aSar ~ shars.
hac No ~ oue ~ !ns saase "a rs ~.
their ma name A'.' , .us : 49, -
III. nr..,dent Of the oor nor or In II.
abg0nco, the VICE prosldont, or. In the apeenCo
o. Doth. the secrefary. sDalI oe me proper 0moCx
~ onrw wMy"A '''s'on VI o'1oA 400 D1os
% sesveo' ApTrnr.r vrrr
The privilege IL reserved dot Of increasing ,as
DIED THvUsAND DOLLARS. With q. the asss9t