New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-11

the stock Of the Commercial Bank. the funds
ana assets appertaining to the sinking fund Of
tae Old city, one-third Of the net proceeds Of
the Datture sales, as we'll as the whole amount
to be received in future from the above named
stock ana assets, shall be transferred to the
Commissioners Of the Debt, to be applied by
them to the payment Of the debt of the three
former Municipalities Of Neworleans. pro rata
with the portion Of the debt Of the old cty Of New
Orleans assigned to each.
The yeas and nays being called on the adop-
tion of the above amendment, il was carried By
the following vote
Yeas-Messrs Claiborne, Giquel, Jones' La
batut and Lugenbuhl-5.
.Nays-Messrs. Burke and Converse-2
Mr. Burke offered the following amendment,
which was adopted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Burke, Claiborne, Jones, Lar
batut and Lugenbuhl--5.
.Nay-Mr. Converse-1
And that all contracts ordered or entered into
by the previous Municipalities and the city Of
| Lafayette be charged TO their respective ac-
counts, 50 far as they have been or may be paid
/ BY the consolidated city.
| MI converse moved to amend by inserting in
| the ABOVE resolution, as amended, " seventy
hve cents on every one hundred dollars, in lieu
The yeas and nays being called ~ .a;a mo-
| ton, it was carried by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs Converse, Jones, Lsbatut and
Clark -
.vays-Messrs Burke, Claiborne and Lugen-
buhl-3
The resolution, in its amended form, was then
unanimously adopted by yeas and nays as fol-
lows, the rules being suspended:
Resolved, That the annual tax for the year
1852, upon the real estate and slaves situated or
| owned in this city, is hereby fixed at seventy
| five cents on every one hundred dollars Of as
sessed value, according to the tsbleaux Of the
State Assessors; said tax to be due and eel
lected in accordance with the 35th Section Of
the charter Of Consolidation; provided, that the
| sum total OF taxes upon real estate and slaves
ordered by the former distinct corporations Of
this city, and collected by the consolidated city
from the 18th April, 1852, TO the 18th April,
1853, shall be apportoned between the four
present corresponding districts of the city, pro
rata, upon the assessed amount of real estate
and slaves within each district for the year
1852; and such districts as will be found to
have paid more than their proportion, shall be
credited wich such excess in deduction Of the
tax to be levied upon them by virtue Of the
present ordinance; and this excess shall be
charged pro rata to the districts which shall
have contributed less than their proportion, and
added to their taxes of "a per cent. under this
ordinance, so as to equalize the taxes exacted
so far by the consolidated city to defray its
government and current expenditures; and the
remainder of such back taxes which may be col
lected after the 18th April, 1853, shall be
placed in the hands of the Commissioners of the
Debt, to be by them applied to the payment of
the debt of the respective districts.
And provided, also, that such amounts as may
have been received by the consolidated city, from
the stock of the Commercial Bank, the funds and
assets appertainng to the sinking fund of the old
lefty, third of the net proceeds of the Batture
sales, as well as the whole amount to bereceiyed
in future from the above named stock and as
sets, shall be transferred to the Commissioners
Of the Debt, to be applied by them to the pay
ment of the debt of the three former municipal
tiles of New Orleans, prorata with the portion
Of the debt assigned to each, and that all con-
: tracts ordered or entered into by the previous
municipalities and the city Of Lafayette, be
charged to their respective accounts, so far u
they have been, or may be paid by the consof.
dated city
Mr.. Burke offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Board Of
Aldermen be, and are hereby, rendered to the
Hon. W. @. q. Claiborne, for the able, dignifed
and courteous manner with which he has per
formed the duties of President Of the Board o
Aldermen.
On motion, the Board adjourned sine die
CHAs. CLAIBORNE, Secretary.