The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-09
HOUSE OF REPaEsE NrATIvEs.
MONDAY. March 8. 1890.

MONDAY. Marcn .. 1880.
| The House met at IA O'Clock. Speaker Ogden
| In the chair and a quorum present.
| Prayer was offered by Rev. Father Hubert.
| The joint committee on the New Basin Canal
Di Reprssentatiye Awe Butler offered resolution
INT s he President ct ne Senate and
| by the constitution. Adopted.
A message was received from the Governor.
Ing the charter Of tho town OF Plnevie Rapides
parish. II was explained To the House that
since the bill had been passed petition had
Ing that II ehould not become law. There
upon the Representatives from Rapides had
Observation-Disclosures Wiz asked , the House TO sus.
tain the Veto which was done. and the bill de-
feAt ed-yeas 0. nays 80.
Representative Faulkner asked that the re-
| port Of the Committee on New Basin Canal be-
laid oyer, IN order that minority report might
/ Representative Weems had no objection to
the report lytng over until The chairman OF the
committee Representative Davidson) returned.
hs bs %
withheld too long. and the people were anxious
that some action should oe taken.
The report WAS then laid over.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Representative Cosgroye-An act to pro-
vide for the establishment OF an insane asylum
for N 'rthwestern Louisiana. 70 be located In
the city Of Natchitoches. to provide for its man
By Representative Saskatchewan act rela-
tive to hOmesteadB.
BY Representative Ogden, Of Bossier-An act
bonds Of the State OF Louisiana. or for stamp
Ing the same In accordance with articles aud
2of the constitution In rel ton 70 the State
debt. and to levy an annual tax for the pay
men. Of the interest on the bonds 30 stamped
or refunded.
thorizinx the Committee on City Dobt to ia.
0uire whether the city had n reverstonary In
tsrest 10 certain property Of tn New Orleans
Gas Company. The mouse refused TO suspend
the rules In order TO consider the resolution
ut this time.
After the reference Of number OF bills
THE REVENUE ACT
was taken UP. the pending question being on
section q. The House resolved Itself Into
committee OF the whole and considered Rec-
tlons a.. %. 23. ~, Is, 26 and a. which after
discussion and amenoment were adop ed as
follows:
SEC. 81. Be i further enacted etc.. That.
In and for the said parish. who are hereby
sh shall meet on the fret Monday Ia June in
the year 1880. and on the first Monday N April
pleted. Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
They shall obtain the original lists from the
valuation 81 each item 81 property described ii
said lists. In the cases where the assessor and
the taxpayer agree upon valuation the same
ence the police Jurors shall fix valuation
which shall be final unless the taxpayer shall
dns TO or he
ton already placed thereon. according to the
best Information. knowledge and judgment
tuaf cash value may b. ascertained. be-.
Ing governed by the. proper system OF
EQUALLY and uniformity IN assessments, based
ferent portions ofthe State. under article 203 OF
the constitution. Any thr-e assessors In the
perform the duties herein prescribed. II ma
jority OF the assessors In tbs parish OF Orleans
present cannot agree upon definite valuation
the Valuations placed thereon BY the several
members pres ,nr shalt b. made. and said av-
shn ths plaza ssd
tend and perform he duties herein prescribed
shall yacate his Qfice excep. when prevented
SEC; % Be i J.rth.r enacted. ETC.. That the
board OF assessors Of the parish Of Orleans
shall cause the third column Of vau atton In
rs fixed by them. proceeding with the lists ID
the order Of the numbers OF the wards. and al
phabetically with the lists Ia each ward. II
In any parish the lists of property therein |
shall be taken up separately by the assessor.
az e q u ana - he
pleted alphabetically: and the lists. describing
property OF unknown owners shall be taken
ranges and OF the sections Ia the townships.
SEC, 49, Be it further enacted. ETC.. That the
Auditor sha Ill furnish TO each tax assessor three
requirements Of this set as ne shall prescribe |
and the assessor to whom furnished shall pro- |
LETS as fast as they are completed; and he |
shall under the head OF unknown owners"
describe all property assessed to them. BY SUBJ |
listed and In the order Of tbs numbers o. town
chips and ranges. and in the order OF the Sec
tions In the tqwnsn1s: add be shall depo-it one
records OF the parish are kept the second in the |
office OF the tax colec or Of his district. or In |
thu office Of the sheriff and the third In the
Office Of the Auditor. as soon as possible bsfore
the fret day OF July. In the year 1885, and the |
first day OF June Ia any subsequent year.
SEC ~ Be II further enacted. ETC.. That the Be-
corder OF Mortgages shall immediately file the |
tax roll delivered to him. and shall retain and
keep the same among the record books Of his /
ofan rnd ha ahall indaY tina a0mA In fhA cur