The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-28
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within one mile Of the voting precincts at any
State or United States election, ETC..
Was taken up, reported from the Judiciary
Committee without action.
On motion OF Mr.. Billiu the bill was inde-
tinitely postponed,
House bill No. 100,
An act defining certain misdemeanors arls-
Ing out OF cruelty to animals. and prescribing
the punishment thereof,
Was taken up on Its second reading. under
the favorable report OF the Committee on the
Judiciary, with amendments.
On motion Of Mr.. Bllliu 1t WAS ordered that
the bill be printed, with amendments
House bill No. 1874.
An act requiring bond OF clerks of district
courts; fixing the amount thereof, etc,
Was taken up, under the favorable report
OF the Committee on the Judiciary, with the
following amendments:
Insert after the word COURTS" In the title
"and e1 o0lcio recorders" and In third line OF
first sectlon. after the word courts, = Insert
"and er oDfci0 recorders"
On motion the amendments were adopted
Mr.. Farmer moved to amend as follows:
Insert after the word "securities." In line s.
section |. "who shall be bound IN sotsdo Witt
each other and with their principal, but each
surety may bind himaelf for limited sum
not less than $3.50; provided the aggregate o.
said sums shall be $4,000"
The amendment was adopted.
The bill was ordered engrossed and passed
to third reading.
House bill No. LOG,
An act amending article 419 OF the Code oi
Practice,
Was taken up on lis second reading, under
The favorable report OF the Committee on the
judiciary. with the following amendments:
Strike out, after the word "by," In the first
line OF section l. "the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the State OF Louisiana In. :
Insert. after the word Assembly" In Bec-
tion /. "of the State OF Louisiana and strike
out convened" at the end Of the section.
Ofxnotion OF Mr. Billiu tho bill was ordered
to lie over.
House bill No. 14S.
An act to amend and re-enact section 370a
OF the Revised Statutes OF the State OF Lou
isiana,
Was taken up on second reading. under the
favorable report OF the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Lies over.
House bill No. 153,
An act to extend the prescription OF debts
due the Poydras fund OF the parish OF West
Baton Rouge to the term OF thirty years,
Was taken up on Its second reading. under
the favorable report OF the Committee on the
Judiciary, with the following amendment:
After the word Baton" In the fifth line Q
section l. insert Rouge"
The amendment was adopted.
On motion the bill was ordered engrossee
and passed to third reading.
House bill No. 1853,
An act to provide for the admission OF parol,
evidence In cases to show an interruption o
prescription On all debts due the Poydraa
fund OF West Baton Rouge,
Was taken up on Its second reading, unde
the favorable report OF the Committee on tn
Judiciary.
On motion OF MIR. Heidenhain the first sec
tion OF the bill was amended by striking on
the preamble and inserting at the beginning
OF said section:
Whereas, due proof has been exhibited t.
the House In which this bill has originated
that article ~ OF the constitution has beel
complied with.
The amendment was adopted.
On motion the bill was ordered engrossed
ard passed to third reading.
House bill No. III,
An act to regulate the number Of employee
OF the recorder Of mortgages for the parisl
OF Orleans; fix their salaries; establish of1lc
hours for the recorder OF mortgages, and fix
Ing his bond,
Was taken up on its second reading. re
ported by the Committee on the Judiciary 81
substitute for House bill Nos. 50 and G5.
The bill was read In full.
On motion the bill was ordered to be con
sidered section by section.
Section was read.
Mr.. Schneider moved to amend In line q
BY striking out the words IAN attorney-at
law at 5000 per annum."
Mr.. Bulger moved to lay upon the table th
motion to strike out"
By rising vote OF q yeas to 33 nays tn
motion to lay upon the table was lost.
By a rising vote OF 81 yeas to n nays tht
motion to strike out offered by Mr.. Schneider
WAS agreed to.
Mr.. Young, OF st. Landry, moved to amen,
as follows:
In line 10 strike out 1890" and insert "l500.'
In line 10 strike out 1900" and insert 1000.
In line Is strike out 1920" and insert 1000.
In lines 19 and 40 strike out ''1080" and In
sert "900.'
On motion the amendments we're laid upol
the table.
Mr.. Billiu moved to amend In section !
line IA, after the word recorder" add "dur
Ing the absence of said recorder from click
ness or other unavoidable cause
The amendment was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Farmer, and by a risini
vote OF 63 yeas to 8 nays, the vote by whic
the amendment offered by Mr.. Billiu wa
adopted was reconsidered.
Mr. Billu withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. Nixon renewed the amendment with
drawn by Mr.. Billiu.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. jackson moved to amend in lines 2
and % by striking out 900" and inserting
400"
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