The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1882-01-07
New Laws.

The Donaldsonville Chief gives the
following synopsis of all the acts pass
ed by the Legislature at it's first extra
session. The second extra session end
ed Wednesday evening. The revenue
bill failed to pass, and the only others
of general Importance which became
laws were the license bill and the one
authorizing the conversion of the inter-
est fund into U. s. bonds.
No. I. An act making appropriations
to defray the expenses of the extra ses-
sion of the General Assembly commen-
cling December S, 1881. The total sum
appropriated is $27, ,O80, of which 500,
600 ia set apart for the use of
the House and $7O8O for the use of the
Senate. The warrants issued under
this act are payable by preference cut
of the first moneys received into the
treasury for licenses and taxes of 1882,
taking precedence over all other war
rants excepting those issued for salaries
of constitutional officers, with which
they are concurrent
No. 2. An Act authorizing the State
Treasurer to pay to the Board of Super
visors of the State University and Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College the old
balance of $133 rs at the credit of the
Seminary fund on the Treasurer's
books.
No. 8. An Act making an appropria-
tion of $1,000, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary, for the repair Of the
building occupied by tho State Univer-
sity at Baton Rouge. The fund is to
be disbursed by the Treasurer under
the direction of the Board of Supervi-
sors of the University as the repairs
progress.
No. A. An Act tappropriating 1926 1902
out of the revenues of 1852 to com
plete the repairs of the State Capital
at Baton Rouge. The warrants are to
be drawn by the Auditor in favor of the
building commissioners, to be paid by
preference over all ordinary warrants,
and will be receivable for licenses and
general fund taxes of 1882. The ap-
preparation is made OH condition that
the building com missicnsrs shall deliv-
er to the State Auditor the warrants of
1880 and 1851, amounting to $llS>065,
pledged to the Citizens Bank to Sc
cure loan of $500 and those war
before others are drawn ander Act No.
a.
No. S. An Act making appropria-
tions for the ordinary expenses of the
government, interest on the public
debt, public schools and public chari-
ties, for six months, from January to
July l, 1882. The total amount ap-
propriated by this act is $771,315 III,
Of which 1903, 1876 10 comes from the
general fund, $I37 ,O0l 60 from the in
terest fund, $187,O6l 27s from the
school fund, $l15,8l6 IL from the gene
raj engineer or levee fund, $27 500 frem
the special fund derived from the
tag on the Louisiana State Lottery,
duties on auction sales and inspection
fees on slaughtered animals, and $500
from the swamp land fund. The esti-
mated expenses of the executive de-
partment of the State government for
the half year are $22, ,467 so, and those
of the judiciary department $lO9, 800.
The amount set apart for payment of
reduced interest on the State debt is
| $4,000, for maintenance of the public
schools $3.50, 900, or so much thereof as
the one mill tax may produce for pro-
lection of levees 100000, or SO much
| tliereofas the one-mill levee tax may
produce; for removal of State archives
to Baton Rouge $4,000; for support OF
State militia in the field $4,000, and
of maintaining, arming ande quipping
militia $500; for State printing $11,-
600, for support of State Burean OF
Agriculture and immigration $4,000,
and for carrying out the ordinance
of the constitution relative to the
State debt $4,000. Bequests are
made to charitable and educational
institutions as follows: Charity Hos
pital at New Orleans $62, 500. Charity
Hospital at Shreveport $4,000, Blind
Asylum at Baton Rouge $3.50, Deaf
and Dumb Asylum at Baton Rouge
| $3.50, Insane Asylum at jackson $780,
600, Insane Asylum at New Orleans
$4,000, UniverJity of Louisiana at New
Orleans $500N3 University for education
of persons OF color at New Orleans
| $1,000, and Louisiana State University
at Baton Rouge $4,000.
No. 6 An Act relative to State print
ing, creating a Printing Board aud de-
fining its duties, regulating the price to
be paid for public printing and the
manner in which it shall be done, and
providing for the binding and distribu-
tion of public documents and furnish
ing stationery for all the departments
of the State government All former
printing laws in conflict with this act
are repealed.
A learned German chemist, Prof
Mezzroff, of Berlin, has arrived iu
New York with newly invented