The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-12
NEW BILLS IN THE SENATE.

Senate bill No. 1b0 provides that Immediately
after the ilrst or April. 1850. police iuries and
municipal corporations throughout tho State,
New Orleans excepted. shall appoint boards Of
health. and provide for a complete registration
OF birtha, marriages and denths In their ra-
spective parishes or corporations. with such
rules AZ they may prescribe.
Senate bill No. 100 provides that article a7a oil
the Code shall read: Every Witness attending
In obedience to u summons OF tho court. shall
shall be entitled to receive fifty cents for every
day he shall bo detained before giving his tes-
timony In tho ease. and lve cents for every
mile he shall necessarily and actually travel ii
going TO aud returning from tho place where
court is held: provided. no Witness shall bt
entitled to mileage unless he resides owe,
twelve miles from the place where the court Is
held. Such costs shall be taxed. II the witness
has claimed them. with tho taxed fees. to be
paid BY the party cast; provided. that the
number of witnesses summoned In Il suit shall
not exceed six on each side. Each OF the par
tes must pa,y the % witnesses ,Sst summoned by
SENATE Bill No. 10, provides that each justice
OF the peace. or magistrates In the country
81 ee M os and
handA OF families to report within ten days tu
the nearest magistrate. The Board OF Health
Gates to every licensed physician throughout
the State. similar to those In use In New Or
leans. and no person shal be III Owed to be
buried without such certificate being pre-
The fees of registration shall be fifty cents
for births thirty cents for deaths. The bill
further N. provides for fines In case Of violation
Senate PHI No. lea provides that article as.e
contributed his advance may be carried on
with or without his name being used, but II
used II shall be with the addition of the words
THAT each partner III connaendd1s may take
an active part In the business Of the partner
ship. but Ia not authorized to sign tho firms
notes. bank checks. drafts or otherwise, nor
any any c act 81 bis Without such general partner
% Article 10 as5o 5 lassi) shall read: THAT such use
of the name OF such partner IN contntenddnt.
and his attention to the business OF the part
nership. shall not render him liable to the re-
sponsibilities of q general partner. and II the
person or persons to whom the partner IN CONF
,,enda,a has made mad the adv. advance shall use his s
In the preceding article, or make the addition
and company" or adopt any firm name that
may cause 1t to b. understood that he has any
other partners. the partner m co7H1ae2ddH may
immedia elyiwithdraw the sum he has advnced
and. on giving notice In two OF the public news
papers. shall be freed from all responsibility
either to the partners or to third persons from
the time OF such notice.
Senate bill No. 1853 provides for incorporation
Of the Southern University for colored GER
sons. The first board of directors shall be
Taylor Beattie.. Chas. 2. Tn9mpson. / M Hubert
Paul Treyignas. The bill provides for the ap-
Of $4,000 for each OF the years 1880
and 1881. There shall be a faculty OF law. to be
imposed Of not less than three professors. 1t
shall be com petent at any time hereafter for the
BOARD of trustees to create also school and
faculty Of medicine. Fees Of tuition are to be
ixed by the faculty.
Senate bill No. 1854 reads:
BE it resored That we most respectfully and
Urgently require from our Senators and Repre-.
entatives In Congress to secure the passage OF
"a act reducing The duties on all grades Of
ugars