Chas ranke SEC. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That a copy of these fesoations be transmitted by the Governor to each of our Senators nd Representatives in Congress. S. P. HENRY, Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana Resolution petiGeneral Session convened, That the Congress of the United tioning Congress to make appropriation tates is hereby petitioned and memorialized to make an for the Atchafalaya dequate appropriation for the improvement of the navigation river and Berwick's f that part of the Atchafalaya river, known as the Lower tchafalaya, and for the improvement of Berwick's Bay and its utlets into the Gulf of Mexico. S. P. HENRY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June 20, 1888. FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, adequate appropri Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana Resolution asking General Session convened, That the Congress of the United Congress to make tates is hereby petitioned and memorialized to make an ation for improvelequate appropriation for the improvement of navigation of ment of Bayou Bayou Teche," in the parishes of St. Mary and Iberia, by the struction of one or more locks on said bayou in the State of ouisiana. S. P. HENRY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June 20, 1888. FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, Governor of the State of Louisiana. Resolutian asking Instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to obtain an appropriation for the completion of the monument erected on the Chalmette grounds, in the parish of St. Bernard, State of Louisiana, in memory of the heroes of the war of 1814-15. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our RepresenCongress for an aptatives be requested to use all their efforts near the General propriation to com- Government, in order to obtain an appropriation from Congress in order to complete the monument already partially erected on the grounds known as the "Chalmette Monument," in the parish of St. Bernard, in the State of Louisiana. plete "Chalmette Monument." Be it further resolved, That the Governor be requested to transmit copies of these joint resolutions to our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and to invite their co-operation in obtaining the appropriation. S. P. HENRY, To amend and re-enact Section 794 of the Revised Statutes of Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, Section 794, R. S., That Section 794 of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana be so amended and re-enacted as to read as follows: amended. a wound less than mayhem. SECTION 1. Whoever shall wilfully and maliciously, with a Crime of inflicting dangerous weapon, or with intent to kill, inflict a wound less than mayhem upon another person, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned not exceeding two years, with or without hard Penalty therefor. labor, and fined not exceeding one thousand dollars. S. P. HENRY, To amend and re-enact Section 857 of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana. amended. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, Section 857, R. S., That Section 857 of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana be so amended and re-enacted as to read as follows: SECTION 1. Whoever shall wilfully and corruptly commit Perjury. perjury, or shall by any means procure any person to commit corrupt and wilful perjury on his oath or affirmation, in any suit, controversy, matter or cause depending in any of the courts of this State, or in any deposition or affidavit taken or made Penalty therefor. pursuant to its laws, upon conviction shall be imprisoned at hard labor not more than five years. S. P. HENRY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JAMES JEFFRIES, Lieutenant-Governor aud President of the Senate. Approved June 20, 1888. FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, A true copy from the original : Secretary of State. How societies for the prevention of Relative to societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals; their organization; their officers, members and agents, and the fines collected in prosecutions instituted by them; and the duties of municipal corporations with respect thereto. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Genaral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That any number of persons not less that seven, shall have the power to form themselves into a corporation for cruelty to animals the prevention of cruelty to animals, in the same manner and may be formed. form, and with the powers, franchises and immunities, and under the same conditions and restrictions now provided by law for the organization of corporations for literary, scientific, religious and charitable purposes. and police jurors to SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That whenever such cor- Duties of mayors porations shall have been organized for the purpose of preven- appoint special potion of cruelty to animals, in any incorporated city or town, or lice officers. in any parish of this State, it shall be lawful for, and the duty of, the mayor of such city or town and the police jury of such parish, respectively, as the case may be, to appoint and commission as special police officers, such agents as such corporation for the prevention of cruelty to animals may nominate; and such agents being so commissioned shall have the usual power of policemen and peace-officers; provided, that no city, officers to serve town or parish shall be liable hereunder for any compensation without compensation; their duties to such special officers, and it shall be the duty of the police defined. force of all incorporated cities and towns in the State as occasion Said special police relation thereto. may require, to aid any such corporation for the prevention of cruelty to animals, its members or agents, in the inforcement in its respective locality of all laws, which are now or may hereafter be enacted for the protection of dumb animals. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall be the right Duties of munici- and duty of municipal corporations in this State to provide by pal corporations in ordinance for the punishment of cruelty to animals, when committed in any street, park, levee or other public place in the limits of such corporation, by fine or imprisonment, or both, as a police offence. S. P. HENRY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June 20, 1888. FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy from the original : Secretary of State. Preamble. Creating an additional justice of the peace and constable for the Seventh Ward of Calcasieu parish. Whereas, Due notice of the intention to apply for the passage of this act has been published in conformity to Article 48 of the Constitution; SECTON 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Additional justice of Louisiana, That an additional justice of the peace and constable of the peace and on are hereby created and established for the Seventh Ward of ward Calcasieu par- Calcasieu parish, to be located at or in the vicinity of the lower constable ish, created. Term of office. and time and manner of election. Barnes Creek settlement, the term of office of said justice of the peace and constable so appointed to terminate and expire at the next general election in the year 1892, or until their successors are elected and qualified. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, etc., That the said justice and constable Fees, jurisdiction shall have the same fees of office as the justice and constable already elected for said ward, held in April, 1888; they shall also have the same concurrent jurisdiction and power; the successors of the said justice and constable shall be elected at the next general election in the year 1892, in the same manner as other justices of the peace and constables. S. P. HENRY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June 20, 1888. FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy from the original : L. F. MASON, Secretary of State. To prohibit the deduction of two pounds, or any number of pounds, known as scalage from the weight of cotton, and provide a penalty therefor. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State The deduction of of Louisiana, That it shall be unlawful for any purchaser or any number of weigher of cotton to deduct two pounds, or any number of pounds from actual pounds, known as scalage, from the actual weight of any bale of prohibited. cotton, weighed or purchased by them. DEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That purchasers shall account to the seller of cotton in all instances for the actual weight of the bale purchased or weighed, except in cases of wet or damaged cotton, when the amount to be deducted may be agreed upon by the parties buying and selling. weight of cotton Exception. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That for each violation of this act, the offender shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, Penalty. and upon conviction, by a court of competent jurisdiction, he shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That this act take effect from and after the 1st day of August, 1888. S. P. HENRY, To amend and re-enact Section 7 of Act No. 45 of the session of 1880, an act entitled "An Act to organize the city courts in the city of New Orleans; to regulate the territorial jurisdiction thereof and proceedings therein, and to fix the salaries of the judges." Section 7 of Act No. 45, of 1880, amended and re-en Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That Section 7 of Act No. 45 of the session of 1880 be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: The manner and form acted. of proceedings before the city courts of New Orleans shall be Manner and form governed by the general laws now in force regulating proceed- fore city courts of of proceedings beings before justices of the peace, except that at the time fixed for the hearing of the cause the judge may immediately proceed with the trial thereof, if any person party to the suit be present and so desire it. S. P. HENRY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JAMES JEFFRIES, Lieutenant-Governor and President of the Senate. Approved June 20, 1888. FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, New Orleans. Governor of the State of Louisiana. A true copy from the original : L. F. MASON, Secretary of State. |