The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-07

| for the first ward of Concordia parish, pro-
viding for the appointment OF justice and
constable thereof.
Senate bill No. 222,
| An act to create an additional justice OF the
peace and constable for the eighth ward OF
the parish of Avoyelles.
Senate bill No. 226,
An act granting the right OF way over any
land belonging to the State of Louisiana to
any company duly Incorporated In this State,
for the purpose OF cutting canals therein.
Senate bill No. 228.
An act to amend and re-enact section 3379
Revised Statutes of 1870, relative to the pub
lie roads.
Senate bill No. $50,
An act to carry out the provisions OF arti-
Giles 2t9 and 22O of the constitution In relation
to recording homesteads and exemptions.
Also to inform you that the Senate ooncurs
An act TO put in force and effect article 209
of the constitution Of the State OF Louisi-
| ana,
House bill No. soe,
An act to enforce the provisions of the or
dinanoe of the constitution relative to the
| Indebtedness OF the State to It's Fiscal Agent,
| by providing for the due ascertainmenb and
| liquidation thereof according to, the re-
| ulirerDents of said ordinance, and by the
| Issuance of bonds OF the State and Auditors
wa, rants for that purpose. and by appro-
pTlhLlDR bu6 Sulu III VI DIS
thereof as may be necessary, to pay. the In
! terest due the Fiscal Agent up to April 1.
| 1880, and to appropriate the sum OF $4,000
| for the purpose of paying the bonds to
pay the Interest for two years on the bonds
to be Issued under this act and remaining
unpaid.
| Respectfully, -
| JOHN CIEGG,
Secretary OF the Senate.
| Mr.. Richardson moved to suspend the rules
| In order to take up House bill No. 225, with
| the Senate amendments.
BY rising vote of IS yeas to IA nays, the
motion was agreed to.
House bill No. 1916.
An act to reorganize the local government
of the city OF New Orleans,
Was taken I'D, coming from the Senate with
| the following amendments:
House bill No. 225, entitled
An act to reorganizs the local government
of the city OF New Orleans,
Beg leave to report the same favorably,
with the following amendments:
In section g. after the enacting clause, strike
out all to the end Of the section and Insert,
"the boundaries OF the city OF New Orleans
shall remain as they are now fixed by existing
laws"
In section 8, strike out after the enacting
clause ali to the end OF the section and insert
1.-THE subdivisions of the city OF New Orleans
shall remain as they are now fixed by exist
Ing laws"
Section Sin line "a, strike out "31" and in
sert 1885," after the word council" insert
"shall have the same qualifications as MEM
bers. of the General Assembly OF the State.
and"
In line 81 second page), strike out all down
to the balance Of the section.
Section Lime IT,, strike out the. word
"same'' and insert .iits members:" line %,
after the word ''sams" strike out down to and
including the word member Ia line Second
page); In line 1s (second pagel strike out after
the word "sueh" the word "a."
Section 1O-In line 10, strike out the word
weekly" down to the end of the section, and
insert son the first and third Tuesday OF
Section lin line 10, after the word sol, -
insert 'st.s the to the word Ordinance add
Strike out, In section u, In line 25, after the
word published" ell the words down to and
including the word members" in line 28.
Section 14-In line 2, strike out the word
tact" and Insert Ordinance"
Section 15-Strike out the whole section.
Section 16-In line 81. strike out three
and insert two"
Section 1s-In line 10, strike out assist
ance" and insert assistants"
Section 24-In line 9, strike out the word
"sell" and insert ''lease' In line Ii, after the
word rates." insert "for a term not to ex-
coed FIVE years In line - strike ont the the
he word and insert the word
, ''unplanked;' In line 10, strike out the word
| special and insert the word "public;"' in
line ~, strike out after the word Exceeding
the word -four" and Insert live" In line 2s,
land none of these privileges shall obstruct
the free passage OF any street to the river;
In line rs, strike out the word tbfter down 10
the emo of the section and insert ',after the
] expiration Of the present wharf lease the
) Council shall lease the wharves, and oil such
leases shall be made upon the following
terms: The Council. after estimating. what
sum Is necessary per month to pay for po.
[ Icing and lighting the wharves, and after
having had made by the proper officers speci.
fications for the building OF new and the re-
pairing of old wharves, and after adopting
said estimate and said specifications. shall
have advertised and adiudicated at public
auction the said lease to that bidder who will
obligate himself to pay the above mentioned
monthly estimate to build and repair the
wharves In accordance with the said
specifications and to charge the he least sa
for longer period than five years. AS soon
as contract of this kind Is adiudicated and
: perfected, the Council shall Immediately
adopt wharf ordinance, fixing the rates OF
and such rates shall not be increased or
diminished during the existence OF such con-
, tract The adiudlcatee OF such contract shall
, give bond for the faithful compliance with his
CDntraCb In Inc SUN OIL SSNSuUy-llN5 buOuShUu
; dollars, which shall be renewed every twelve
months, or such additional SUN as the
; Council may fix. No such contract shall ever
be adiudicated unless the wharf rates fixed to
the lowest bid are less than those fixed by the
, present ordinances"
> Section 26-Strike out from the beginning Of
> the section down to and including the word
diseases" In line "a; In line 16 (second page)
after the word manner" add ''at any regu.
lar or called meeting of the council"
Section 27-Strike out In line %, the word
"alr' and insert "every."
, Section 30-In line 20, insert the words "or
, the fine for the same exceed fifty dollars -
In line Is, add after the word "or," the words
within some"
Section 31-In line S, after the word "city,"
, insert ''to protect her rights"
Section 34-In line 49, strike out the word
necessary" and insert the word "unneces-
sary."
Section 35-In line 16, strike out the word
"are" and insert the word "be."