The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-30
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING RrfBHRED

The following entitled Senate bills were
taken IN on second reading, read by theil
titles and referred to committees, as follows
Senate bill No. 1871,
An act to provide privilege book In each
parish, In which to register all privileges and
pledges on growing crops and movables.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 141,
An act to amend and re-enact section 3O4a
Of the Revised Statutes OF Louisiana, relative
| to quarantine.
To the Committee on Public Health and
Quarantine
Senate bill No. ISL,
An act to amend and re-enaet section 3545
Of the Revised Statutes, relating to preserip-
ton In favor of sheriffs and their sureties.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 154,
Joint Resolution requesting the Representa-
tives OF the State OF Louisiana In Congress to
use their endeavOrs to obtain an appropria-
tion for the payment OF certain mail con-
tractors.
To the Committee ON Federal Relations.
Senate bill No. 155,
An act relative to the prescription Of debts
situations and funds.
To the Committee on the judiciary.
Senate bill No. 1877, ii.
An act to provide for the sale Of all property
forfeited to the State for taxes and licenses.
To the Committee on Ways and Means.
Senate bill No. 16O,
An act to amend and re-enact article 472 Of
the Code Of Practice relative to the compen-
sation Of witnesses In civil cases.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 1e9,
An act to organize the Criminal District
Court Of the parish Of Orleans, as established
by article 100 OF the constitution Of the State;
to create board Of jury commissioners for
the parish Of Orleans; providing for the ap-
pointment of the same, and the filling OF vacan-
Giles therein; fixing the number Of the board;
defining Its duties, powers and compensation;
providing for the manner Of drawing and
selecting and impanellng grand, petit and
tales jurors for the parish Of Orleans; pro-
viding for the division OF the Criminal District
Court for the parish OF Orleans into sections;
providing for an annual vacation for each OF
the Judges of said court; providing for the
transfer Of cases pending in the Superior
Criminal and the First District Courts for the
parish OF Orleans to the Criminal District
Court for said parish; providing for the ap-
pointment Of shorthand reporter for the
Criminal District Court for the parish OF Or
leans and fixing his salary; and to repeal
all laws and parts OF laws In conflict here
with.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
b,al1 Nh
An act fixing the burden Of proof OF due
diligence on railroad companies In certain
suits against them.
To the Committee on the Judiciary.
The following Senate
Concurrent Resolution,
Requesting our Senators and Representa-
tives In Congress to use their best endeavors
TO secure the passage by Congress OF bill
appropriating 100000 for the purpose Of
cleaning out and opening Bayous D. Arbonne.
Bartholomew, Besuf, Macon, Roundaway and
Vidal, In North Louisiana.
Was taken up and adopted.
Mr.. Aitken moved to suspend the rules in
order to introduce Concurrent Resolution.
The House refused to suspend the rules.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following entitled Senate bills were
taken up on first reading. read by their titles
and passed to second reading:
Senate bill No. 95,
An act to give licensed physicians lien and
privilege for medical services rendered to any
person working on farms and plantations on
the crop Of said person, and making said lien
and privilege concurrent ia rank with the
lien now given by law In favor Of the furnisher
Of supplies necessary to enable said person
TO cultivate and make his crop, and to limit
the amount Of said physicians lien and privi-
lege.
Senate bill No. III,
An act to create an additional justice Of the
peace and constable in and for ward five, par
ish Of Natchitoches.
Senate bill No. ISL,
An act relative to suits and the trial there
Of before the Supreme Court Of the State; for
the removal from Office Of the judges OF the
courts Of appeal, Of district courts through
out the State, and Of the city courts for the
parish OF Orleans, under the provisions Of
articles 1856 and 200 OF the State constitution.
Senate bill No. 1888,
An act declaring that laws prescribing that
judicial advertisements shall be made In the
French language, or In q particular newspa-
per, shall not apply to advertisements began
before the PRONUNCIATION Of said laws, or be-
fore the selection of the newspapers In which
said advertisements are to be made.
HOUSE BILLS FROM THE SENATE AMENDED.
House bill No. III,
An act to regulate the number of employees
Of the recorder of mortgages for the parish Of
Orleans; fix their salaries; establishing Office
hours for the recorder Of mHtgages, and fix
ing his bond.
Was taken up, coming from the Senate, with
the following amendments:
In line 5, after the words per annum" add,
land one court clerk at q salary OF 5000 per
annuHa" --
In line II, section l, strike out the words
"chief clerk" and insert the words deputy
recorder"
In section /, line 10, strike out the words
saolarha and empIov0o9n and insert same