The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-07-08
THE GENERAL AssRMBLY.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The General Assembly since our last
report has managed to get through with
a great many moro bills than it has
through any one week Of the session. It
has tusseled with corporations and mon
opolies, grasped the Revenue bill, fought
over the Sunday law, laughed with Mr..
Acklen over his bill and getting down to
steady employment, finally passed bills
authorizing the Auditor to warrant upon
tile levee aud drainage fund in payment
Of expenses incurred for the relief Of
overfowed sufferers; transferring the
excess of interest i'll the treasury of the
interest fund to the general fund for
1880, 1881, 1882, 1883 and 1884 enfarging
the powers and duties of the Board of
Health in New Orleans; relative to the
police juries aud to the appointment of
police jurors until the general election of
1888; ceding the jurisdiction of the State
to the Uiited States over the Clarendon
canal, in St. Mary parish; providing for
local boards Of health in the State
authorizing the city of New Orleans in
the sale or lease of franchises to stipulate
for the permanent Improvement of streets,
parks, etc. amending section 974 of the
Revised Statutes; requiring banks char
tered by tile State to furnish quarterly
reports, under oath, of their condition;
granting certain additional powers to
police juries Of the parishes amending
section 2 Of act No. 1877 of 1850, providing
for the appointment of a superintendent
and employees Of the New Basin canal
and shell road relative to the Console
dated Association of the Planters of
Louisiana, amending act No. 20, approved
March 80, 1878, enabling said associa-
ton Of planters to settle with its stock
holders, and enabling said stockholders
to free themselves and their real estate
from said stock and mortgages, and con-
ferring upon the president aud directors
certain duties and powers in reference to
said settlement; authorizing the parish
recorders throughout the State to cancel
and erase mortgages and privileges for
back taxes and fixing their fees for same;
providing for sanitary and reformatory
regulations relative to prosti tuition, and
the enforcement thereof iii towns, cities
and municipalities throughout tue State
granting the right Of way to all lands in
this State to any corporation wishing to
build railroad amending act No. 100
of 1880; providing for the election by
the General Assembly of their officers as
provided in article Al of the constitution,
etc. amending and re-enacting article
113l Of the Revised Code of Practice;
amending and re-cnacting the title and
sections }, 10, Ii, IL and Ia Of act No. 50
OF 1880, relative to the protection Of
levees amending and re-enacting section
149 Of tho Revised Statutes relative to
the accounts Of sales to lie rendered by
auctioneers throughout the State; au-
thorzing the University Of Louisiana to
sell the building known as tile Mechanics
Institute i'll order that the same may be
donated to them under certain terms aud
conditions; providing for the enforce
ment Of miscellaneous ordinances of 1879
for the relief Of delinquent tax payers;
relative to back taxes; dividing the
State into levee districts aud appointing
levee commissioners for the purpose Of
raising funds for levee purposes; amends
ing and re-enacting section of an act Of
1855 establishing 4 system Of free bank
ing throughout the State; to permit
donations morris cGusa or inter riros to lie
made to trustees for educational, chart
table or religious purposes, and providing
corporate; providing for the making Of
a certain interior line of ievee in the
parish of Madison u part of the State
levee; establishing !. charitable hospital
at Alexandria amending act No. IS Of
1880, relative to corporations for the
work Of public improvements fixing
time for levying municipal taxes and
prescribing u penalty for lelinquents;
authorizing the Governor to appoint
the State by the general government for
moneys advanced during the war of 1912;
proposing an amendment to article 146
Of the constitution of the State ceding
jurisdiction to the United States over
certain lands for public purposes, and
providing for the purchase or condemna-
ton thereof; relative to corporations for
the work OF public improvements; pro-
posing amendments to the constitution
to prescribe the manner of holding
special elections i'll parishes, towns and
municipalities throughout the State, and
for the purpose of levying special taxes
for constructing public roads and build
ings, and the work of public improve
ment.
In the above summary one bill has
been omitted because it deserves special
attention. Senate bill No. 245, proposing
CERTAIN amendments to the present cleo
ton law came up on its third reading in
the House and was finally passed by !,
vote of 50 yeas and % nays It is stated
that this bill is for tire direct purpose of
carrying the Third Congressional District
and returning Mr.. Acklen to Congress.
If this is SO we agree with Mr.. Allain that
the passage of the bill will disturb the
peace and quiet Of one OF the happiest
fl,u O.,ut1,