Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-12

the lmDlllty OF parishes IOr OcIDageS cauSeu
by defective bridges.
Senate bilI46, by Authorizing the
supreme court to Try cases in chambers In
vacation under article 30 of the constitution.
Senate bill Sc, by Baird-Fxempting all
persons, firms and corporations within the
corporate limits or the towns and cities of
this State from the payment of parish licenses.
Senate bin 5S, by Elliott-Making II Illegal
70 allow saw logs TO drift against bridges, erc>
Senate bill SO, by misunderstanding an
other couit in the third municipal district,
To be known as the Third City Court.
Resolutions-Joint and CurFslt:
|. By Layrason-To the efief that the senate
committee, known as the election committee.
be'hereafter designated as the committee on
elections, qualifications, registration and con-
stitution, and in addition to present functions
itshall have jurisdiction over all measures
affecting suffrage and registration.
Senate current Resolution 8, by Martin
"Whereas, there Is now included in the
Atchafalaya Basin Levee District lands situa-
ted IN the parishes;of st. Martin, Iberia and
st. Mary that are mot subject TO overflow
from the Mississippi river and that should be
exempt from taxation, and lands situated in
tbe aforementioned parishes that are sub
jet to overflow from the Mississippi river
that are not inel1 in the said district, but
should be so included and taxed to maintain
a public levy system on the said river;
Whereas, it Is necessary to ascertain what
lands are so well as what lands are excluded,
and in order TO tx and determine the proper
boundaries of said Atchafalaya Basin Leyee
district in said above-named parishes for the
purpose OF determining what of such lands
are subject to- taxation for said purposes Of
maintaining said levee system; therefore,
be it.
"Resolved by the House Of Representatives,
the senate coDcurng, That the State Board
Of Engineers are hereby instructed to make
proper survey OF thesalluvial lands in said
parishes and report to the General Assembly
what lands are included IN the Atchafalaya
Basin Levee District which should be exempt
from taxation, as well as what lands are at
this time not included in said district should
be included and subject to taxation for Ievee
purposes as hereinbefore mentioned.
THAT the cost OF said survey shall be made
| at the expense of the Atchafalaya Basin
Levee District Board, and the said Board of
commissioners OF said district are hereby re-
| quired to provide the necessary funds for
carrying this resolution into effect: and that
Board OF Engineers shall furnish and make
70 this legislature at its next session of 1898
1ull and complete report OF such survey,
| with maps and other papers containing all
information desired in order to properly fix
and determine the boundaries of said Atch-
afaleya Basin Levee District, and ascertain
L
iect to and what lands therein are properly
not subject to taxation for the maintenance
| OF levee system on the Mississippi river"
| Referred to committee on lands and levees
The resolution of Mr.. Estopinal that the
election of circuit judges take place to-mor-
rev Wednesday, was amended to read
| Thursday at II O'Clock.
Message from the house:
The following message was received from
the house Of representatives.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
| STATE OF LOUISIANA, :
| BATON RouGE, La, June /, 1896.
To the Honorable the Senate Of the State Of
Louisiana:
/ am directed to inform your honorable
body that the house of representatives has
passed and ask your concurrence in house
concurrent resolution No. 4, instructing our
senators and requesting our members OF con-
gress to vote for AN amendment to the con-
stitution Of the United States, to be submitted
TO the States providing for the election oi
United States senators by direct vote of the
people. Respectfully, etc.,
RoBT. S. LANDRY, Clerk"
Adopted by vote of 20 to IL.
The rules were then suspended on motion
OF Senator Estopinal to consider house bill 2
providing for the appropriation to defray tbs
expenses Of the general assembly. 1t wa
referred to the finance committee.
The senate then went into executiv,
session. -
Housx.-The honse met Tuesday morning
with eighty-eight members present, anC
Speaker Henry in the chair. The session
was opened with prayer bv Rev. Eason. Tn,
journal was adobted with several minor cor
rections.
Bills introduced:
House bill 70 by LeBlanc-An act to max
the Office oftax assessor throughout the State
parish of Orleans excepted, elective.
/ House bill so by Ware--An act making al
appropriation to the deficiency in the appro
priation for public printing for the last si1
months in 1896.
House bill 81 by Clayton-An act grantin,
additional powers to the police juries OF tn
several parishes OF the State of Louisiana 70
the better protection of game.
House bill SO by Clayton-An act for tn
better protection OF game birds and animal
in the State of Louisiana; prohibiting thei
shipment from the State.
House bill Sc by Head, by request-An ac
TO protect the owners OF bottles, boxes
syphons, fountains and kegs used in tn
manufacture and sale Of soda, seltzer, min
eTal or aereated waters, cider, ginger ale an
other beverages.
House bill 6s by Nelson-An act requirin
|
places of public entertainment where 'oleo
4 margarine is used as food to place in som
/ conspicuous place in dining hall a card wit
the words "Oleomargarine used here as
food printed in large letters, and fixin
penalties for violation Of same
House bill 90 by Nelson-An act to comp,
owners Of public gins TO enclose them 80 as I
keep hogs awav from them, and fix penaltie
for violations Of same.
House bill 81 by Nelson-An act to prohibi
the sale OF vinous or intoxicating liquon
other than for medicinal and scientific pun
poses, within three miles Of the Homer Hig
School, situated in the town of Homer, Cha
borne parish La, and to fix penalties fo
violations of same.
House bill ~ Dy 6elson--An act to prohib
the granting or issuing of prescription;
whereby vinous or intoxicating liquors ma
be obtained in certain places, except for Gel
tain purposes and under certain rules, an
, fixing penalties for violations Of same.
Petitions, memorials and resolutions o
, | the table:
? BY Wade-House concurrent resolution g.
"RequiTing an investigation of the book
accounts, vouchers and other official docr
ments of the auditor and treasurer Of tn
Z State"
ssBs II resolved by the house of represent,