The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-03-10
The LEGISLATURE.

From the City papers We con-
dense the following items of the la
test doings of the Legislature:
The Revenue Bill came up as the
special order Of the day, The house
resolved itself into committee Of the
whole for the purpose of further con.
sidering the bill.
Mr.. Atkins, Of Claiborne in the
Chair.
The seventh section of the bill was
under consideration, when the House
to Wednesday.
Mr.. Lancaster's substitute to that
section was adopted. 1t provides
that the Governor shall appoint a
tax collector for the Parish Of Or
leans at salary of $4,000, and &c.,
600 Office expenses. The tax asses.
sors shall continue on as now, with
salary of $4,000, the salaries to be
paid jointly by the State and city.
Section 8, as adopted, provides
that the city assessors shall give
bond for $4,000 and the tax collector
$4,000.
Section Q allows country tax ~.
SCISSORS, one for each Parish, com.
mission Of three per cent on oil col.
lections up to $4,000, and one cent
on amounts above that; no bond
shall be more than $4,000.
Section 10 provides that the bonds
issued by tax collectors and assessors
in New Orleans shall be approved
by the governor, and the bonds Of
country assessors shall be approved
by the police jury and the clerks Of
district courts, and shall operate a.
a legal mortgage on the real estate Of
the principals thereon.
On motion Of Mr.. Farmer, the
committee OF the whole rose, and 70
ported to the house that they had
under consideration sections Z, 8, 9
and 10, and asked permission to sit
again.
Mr.. Butler introduced a bill in the
House yesterday providing for the
Of public schools
throughout the State, and also pro-
viding for the closing of such schools
whenever there is deficiency in such
funds.
The committee appointed to inves.
tigate the charge Of contempt against
Representative Hei.lenhsin Was in
session in tn" speakers private room
Yesterday Mayor Patton and Ad.
ministrst"r }. Henry Behan ap,
peared before it..
Senator Hogan reported on Senate
bill No. LAG by substitute from com.
mittee on parks and public buildings.
The bill is relative tn the duties and
powers Of the commissioners aud the
Superintendent Of the Statehnuse a,
B.ton Roug".
The bill by Mr.. Lnckett, to secure
the claim If the Stale of Louisiana
on the New Orleans aud Pacific
Railroad Company, is as ful!ows:
sWhcreas, due proof has been es
tablishcd TO the House, in which this
bill originated, that article 4S of the
Constitution has been complied with
therefore,
"Be it enacted, That the Audito,
OF the State be and is hereby direct
Ell to rel ase certain claim OF the
State on the New Orleans and Paciti.
Railroad Company, passed by public
act before N. B. TIi~t, Notary Pub.
lie Of the city Of New Orleans, De
cember II, 1878, and amounting to
$4,000, more or less; provided, how
ever, that no act Of release shall b
issued unless the New Orleans and
Pacific Railroad Company has lodg
ed, with the State Treasurer, the
amount Of $4,000, more or less, IL
legal obligations Of the State, issued
prior to the first Of January, 1880
in payment for the above claim y
The Lieutenant-G Governor signed
House enrolled bills Nos. 154, 124
So, "a, s5 and l26, together with
House concurrent resolution relative
to food 6sh station on the gulf
The bill legalizing certain fences
was finally passed.
In the House the revenue bill wal
taken up under the special order
and the House being in committee Of
the whole, the 7th, 9Th, 9th and 10th
sections were amended and adopted,
when the committee reported their
action back to the House.
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