The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
NEW BILLS IN TILE SENATE.

| Senate bill to amend section 3 Of act No Il
Of 1877, provides that tho act shall read That
within thirty days after the first or July, 1877,
the several district Judges (parish Of Orleans
excepted) shall select and appoint from among
the qualified electors and real estate owners
OF the several parishes four discreet citizens.
good men and true, who, w..h the clerk OF the
district court, who shall be CT o0icio d mem
Der thereof, shall constitute jury commits
sion for such parish, and shall hold office
during the pleasure of the district Judge.
Senate bill No. III provides that tho Third
| City Court Of Orleans right bank shall have
| tho same criminal Jurisdiction as tho police
or recorders courts in tho city Of Now Or
| leans. The jurisdiction 80 conferred shall be
exclusive for that portion OF tho city on the
| right bank of the Mississippi river; the judge
| clerk and constable shall each receive, in lieu
of fees, $50 per month"; payable monthly by
| the city.
All fines and penalties collected by said
court In criminal cases shall be paid over
| weekly to the city.
Senate bill No. ZIG provides that, for levco
purposes. the State shall be divided into
seven districts:
District No. All parishes aud parts OF
parishes lying east of the Mississippi and
south OF tho lower or southern line OF St.
James and thence down to the sea- exclusive
OF Orleans.
District No All east OF the Mississippi
and south and west OF tho hills, from the
city OF Baton Rouge down to the southern or
lower line of St james
| District No. 3-All between tho MISSISSIPPI
| pi Bayou Lnfourche and tho Gulf
| District No. ALI between tho Mssissippi
and LnfOurche on the east. and the township
line dividing ranges four and five east, down
to Bayou Petite Prairie, down this bayou to
the Atehafalaya, down this river to the north
| boundary of st. Martin along the line to the
| Teche, and thence down tho Ieche, and thence
down the Atchafalaya
District No. 5-All between tho Mississippi
| on the east and the bayous Macon and Ten
District No. Gall that part of Morehouse
subject to overflow. part OF Ouachita, part OF
Caldwell, part OF GatahouIa, part Of West
Carroll, part OF Rtchland, part Of Franklin;
provided, that for the parishes OF Caddo, Bos-
sier, Red River De Soto, Grant and Rapides
no board of levee commissioners shall be APP
pointed but each shall form u separate sub
district, and In each the police Jury shall dis
charge separately for their own parish the
duties OF levee commissioners, and they are
empowered to act separately or Jointly.
The Governor shall appoint board OF
levee commissioners for each of the districts,
composed Of one member for each parrish
wholly or In part within the district. They
shnll mold Office for four years and without
compensation other than actual expenses
Boards shall assemble annually on or before
the first OF September, and at such other
times as the Governor shall call extra meet
iDgs. The board shall be empowered to col
ect ue Of not less than 5000 uoOn any hb-
sent member who shall have sgnified accept
ance of the appointment.
The remainder OF the bill provides for fill
Ing vacancies presentation OF estimates by
board of engineers, and the manner OF levy
Ing levee taxes not exceeding four mills.