New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-01
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT
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OF THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT
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THURSDAY, April 20. 1852
The Board met at six o'clock p. NJ, pursuant
to adjournment.
Present Messrs. Andrews, Bailey, Burthe
Derbes, Dolhonde, Eustis, Forbes Hermann
Lanata, Leeds, Mackey, Nixon, Philbrick, Ra-
mos, Shaw, Stetson, Sykes, Wilson and Winston
In the absence of the President, Mr.. Nixon
was called to the Chair
The reading of the journal was dispensed with
PETITIONS, ETC.
An application for the office of Collector Of
Levee Dues for the Second District from Frank
Buchanan; from w. H. Hutchings, for the Office
of Wharfnger; and from James Caldwell, for
the office of Captain Of the Night Watch of the
Fourth District-were read and laid on the
table subject to call
A communication from O. Rice, Treasurer Of
the late city of Lafayette, in relation to sundry
accounts-was read and referred to the Dele
cation from the Fourth District
A petition of Justine Boisblanc, for the eman-
cipation of the slave Evelina-was read and
referred to the judiciary Committee.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The ordinance to organize the department Of
Police for the city of NewOrleans," presented by
Mr. Stetson on the 18th April last, was called
up, and, on motion, laid over.
The ordinance presented by Mr.. Winston, on
the 22d instant, prescribing the manner Of
holding elections for imposing taxes for works
of Internal improvement, was called up as the
order of the day, and on motion adopted as fol-
lows:
I'm Ordinance
Prescribing the of holding all Elections that may
become necessary by virtue Of the Sd section of the Ac
of the Legislature passed on the 18th cf March 1852
entitled An Act providing for the subscription by tho
Parishes and Municipal Corporations of this State to the
Stock OF Corporations undertaking works of internal
Improvement and for the payment and disposal of stock
subscribed.n
j. 1t is ordained by the Common Council of the CITY OF
New Orleans that whenever it shall become tf
hold the special elections required under the Sd section
OF the act of the Legislature passed the 18th March
1852 entitled An Act providing for the subscription by
the Parishes and Municipal Corporations of this State tc
the stock of Companies undertaking works of
Improvement and for the payment disposal of stock
SO subscribed the said election shall be held and con-
Quoted in provided in the act consoida
ting the city of New Orleans all other municipal eec
tions; the officers shall be appointed and qualified and
the returns made and the result proclaimed in the
ner specially pointed out in the 1th and 10Th sections
said last named act BUTT shall not be necessary hold
the election in more than precinct in each ward
which shall be designated by the Mayor in the advertise
ment calling the election
1t is further ordained that the City Treasurer pro-
coed immediately to prepare alphabetical list of per-
paying landed estate in the CITY of New Or
leans and to keep said list in his Office and correct the
same from time to time often as the changes in the
names Of the tax payers may require it, And it shall be
ton is ordered as aforesaid to furnish copy of said list
for each precinct at which the ordered to be t
ken to the Commissioners or Inspector Of election.
The ordinance presented by Mr. Winston on
the I'd instant, providing for the subscription
of lr1a 10 ~
New Orleans and Jackson Railroad Company
was called up on its second reading
Mr.. Lanata moved to postpone its considera-
ton until the next meeting, which was lost
On motion of Mr.. Eustis, the amendment to
the said ordinance offered by him on its first
reading was withdrawn.
On the first section being read as follows:
l. That the City of NewOrleans subscribe tc
the stock of the NewOrleans, jackson and Great
Northern Railroad Company, shares to the mum.
ber Of eighty thousand, amounting to two mil
lions of dollars
Mr.. Lanata moved to amend Ny substituting
Sc shares to the number of sixty thousand
amounting to one million and half dollars, >
which was carried
Mr. Derbes moved to amend by adding
&c esxth of this tax, being one-half of one per
cent, shall be payable on the 1st Monday of May
1858; and another sixth on the 1st Monday ot
May of every subsequent year until the amount
of the subscription is Obtained which amend
ment was adopted by the following vote,
Yeas: Messrs. Andrews. Burthe, Derbes
Dolhonde, Eustis, Forbes, Hermann, Lanata
Leeds. Mackey, Nixon, Place, Ramos, Shaw
Stetson, Sykes, Wilson and Winston-1S.
Nay: Mr. Bailey.
And the ordinance as amended was adopted as
follows:
An Ordinance z"osdsg for s su1seg,, By ei'y Of Neu
Great Northern Railroad Company.
l. That the city of Neworeans subscribe to the stock
the NewOrleans. Jackson and Great Northern Railroad
Company shares to the number of sixty thousand
amounting to one million and half of dollars Onesixl
Of the tax being onehaf of per cent shall be
bic on the first Monday of May 1853 and another sixth
on the first Monday of May of every subsequent year
until the amount of the subscription is obtained.
That tax of three per cent is hereby levied on al
the landed estate situated in the city of New0reans said
tax being sufficient to pay the amount of said subscrp
ton of this tax being onehhf per cent shall BIT
payable the first Monday of May, 1858 Another sixth
on the first Monday of May. 1854 Another sixth th,
first Monday of May, 1855 Anotaer sixth the first
Monday of May 1856. Another sixth on the first Monday
Of May 1851 and the remaining sixth on the first Mon
day of May 1855 Said taxes shall ba payable the Office
of the City Treasurer and shall be collected in
as all other city taxes according to the provisions
the 35h section of the law Consolidating the city of New
Orleans.
g. Separate receipts for the tax shall be given to the tax
payers which shall entite them to equivalent
in stock of the said Railroad Company and whenever thu
amount of the tax receipts shall not correspond exactly
with the amount of share any number of shares ir
the Railroad Company it shall be lawful for the holder
the receipt to complete the fraction amount equva
lent to share by payment in cash Of the deficiency
1t shall be the duty of the City Treasurer pay
to said Railroad Company through its proper officers
every Monday, the amount of the railroad tax aforesaid
collected during the next preceding week accompanied
by list of the names of the persons who have paid tht
tax and of the amount paid by each.
5. This ordinance shall not take effect nor shall NJ
election be held for the purpose Of submitting it to thu
approval of the tax payers, required by law, until thu
Board of Directors of said Railroad Company shall hay
communicated in writing to the Common Council the
accept the subscription herein ordained paya
bic in the manner herein above set forth
The yeas and nays being called on the fna
passage of said ordinance, it resulted as follows
Yeas: Messrs Andrews, Bailey, Burthe
Derbes, Dolhonde, Eustis Forbes, Hermann
Lanata, Leeds, Mackey, Nixon, Philbrick, Ra-
mos, Shaw, Stetson, Sykes, Wilson and Winston
10
Ways: -.
The preamble and resolution presented by Mr.
Winston on the 22d inst, providing for an cleo
tion to impose tax for the construction of the
NewOrleans and jackson Railroad Company
was called up as the order Of the day
On motion of Mr.. Eustis, the amendment tc
the said preamble and resolution, offered by him
on its first reading, was withdrawn
On motion, the blank dates in said resolution
we're filled up by inserting q Second Monday in
June"
And the preamble and resolution, as amend.