The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-07-01
THE nENERAT. ASSEMBLY,

| Representatives and a great amount of
| work has been gotten through with. 1t
| is very probable that the Legislature
| will finish its work by July 3rd, the day
fixed for adjournment by resolution
which has passed the House. Among
the bills which has finally passed both
Houses are bills carrying into effect the
provisions of Article No. GAG of the
constitution, and to provide for the
consolidation of railroad companies ;
providing for the improvement of the
navigation Of tue bayous and rivers in
the State providing for the appointment
of a keeper of the State-House and
premises, and night watchman for the
same, to prescribe their duties, fix their
salaries and to authorize the employment
of other necessary labor and to limit the
amount to be paid for such labor
amending the act incorporating the New
Orleans, Texas and Colorado Railroad !;
amending and re-enacting Sections 2 and
3 of Act No. &C of 1874, enabling planters,
ETC., ito pledge their agricultural pro-
ducts; repeating Sections and of Act
No. 100 Of 1880, relative to poll tax
providing for the assessment Of lands
and property oyertlowed authorizing
the city of New Orleans to levy and
collect annually tax not to exceed
three mills in addition to the ten mill
tax and the tax for premium bonds
authorizing the city Of New Orleans to
extend and renew the payment Of her
outstanding bonds other than premium
bonds, and providing the rate of interest,
etc. amending Act 90 of 1877, to regulate
public education; appropriating mon
les to defray the ordinary expense Of
the Government, to pay the interest on
the public debt, to support the public
schools aud public charities in the State
of Louisiana for the year commencing
July l, 1892, and ending June 80, 1888,
and for the year commencing July l,
1888, and ending June 30, 1884; making
an appropriation to pay the deficiencies
due by the State for years 1880, 1881 and
1892; directing the transfer of unexpen-
ded balances appropriated by Act No. GO
of 1850, and providing for their distribu-
ton; an Act TO appropriate to the
Charity Hospital at New Orleans the
revenues derived from the tax OH auction
sales, and to provide means for it's collec-
ton; regulating quarantine charges at
the Mississippi Station; authorizing the
appointment Of an additional employee
to the Register of Conyeyances; amend
ing the Act regulating public education.
The following have passed one House
and gone to the other: Bills providing
against accidents on street railroads and
requiring street railroad companies to
have special conductors on all street
cars /; proposing and amendmen. to Arti-
Gle LAG of the State constitution relative
to the lud1c's.. fun. amending Section
l. ect No. lie of 1877, prohibiting the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors to minors !;
protecting completed public levees, pre-
scribing the manner of making rice
fumes, ETC.; requiring different railroads
to make all settlements at the place of
delivery of freight, for all losses by
damage or otherwise; authorizing the
Governor to appoint all additional Assis-
tant Engineer providing for the protec-
tion Of game; amending Section 149 Of
the Revised Statutes, relative to the
accounts of sales by auctioneers to cede
the jurisdiction to the United States over
certain land for public purposes in
Shreveport; to enforce the miscellaneous
ordinances Of tie constitution for the
relief of delinquent tax payers pro-
viding against the extinyui shment Of
taxes i'll cases Of sale; prohibiting the
payment of interest Oh warrants Of chart
table institutions; dividing the State
into Levee Districts and for the appoint
ment of levee commissioners in said
districts, with authority to raise revenue
for leyee purposes ceding to the United
States jurisdiction of what is known as
the Clarendon Canal; prohibiting rail
road companies and corporations from
making any determinations as to persons
in their rates and charges for transport
ing persons or freight, and from charging
more for a shorter than for a longer
distance over their roaGs for local freight
or passage, and providing penalties for
the violation Of this act and for their
recovery by suit in the name of persons
injured; amending and re-enacting Sec
ton G67 of the Revised Statutes, with
reference to corporations for literature,
scientific, religious aud charitable pur-
poses; amending the Act No. 1875 Of 1880.
approved April 10, 1850, with reference
to corporations for work of public i'm
provcment; relating to the traffic in
seed cotton and lint cotton unbaled, and
prescribing penalties for the violation of
the same; providing for all additional
Judge for the Thirteenth Judicial Dis
trict amending Section 1852, Revised
Civil Code amending the act establish
ing IL Soldiers Home; amending and
re-enacting Section 1901 of the Revised,
Statutes of Louisiana with reference to
property in dogs; providing for the
relief or the 'Baton Rouge OH Works !, |
prohibiting the erecting, keeping OF
establishing Of any pest house Or hospi-
tai for the treatment Of any contagious
disease within the limits of any munich
pal corporation in this State, or at q
distance nearer than three squares of any |
residence or place of business, or street,
by-way, road, passage, or railroad line in
said corporation amending and re-en-
acting Section ITO Of the Revised Stat
utes, and Act No. 80 Of April, 1880,
relative to auction sales in the parish Of
Orleans; authorizing the payment of the
salary OF the late Louis A. Witt, Cover
nor OF Louisiana, during his last illness
requiring the Tax Collectors throughout
the State, parish of Orleans excepted, to
render a schedule list by wards Of all
persons subject to the payment of a poll