The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-07

75HtUT 1FVTFE3 HHs EEUHW fHFEH VFtgtnfs, aud FHt
Treasurer Of the said city has countersrned th,
same, the seal of Baton Rouge being theretf
affixed.
Done at Baton Rhrge, This - day Of -. i,
The year OF our lord One Thousand Eight Hun
dted and Fifty Four
Counsersfrned
-, Treasurer
Be dJWtef otadined, tfc., That the stock n C.
quired, hs virtue Of the aforesaid subscription on
the part OF the city, shall, with It's revenues be
specially reserved and set apart, for the payment
of the principal, and interest Of the Brrtfls 10 be
issued under the provisions Of this Ordinance, and
| remain pledged, until such Bonds, prnripal and
interest, are fully paid and discharged
Be it JNttief ordafued, Dr. That 1t shall be
the duty of the City Assessor Immediately after
| the ratification Of this Ordinance and artualy
| thereafter, to commence, and soon as possible
to make and return, n full and complete roll
| showing the value Of the landed esiaie with
| in the corporate limits Of the aforesaid nitv nj
| Baton Rouge and the name Of the person or per.
sons, by whom the same may be owned "a far az
such name or names may be ascertained and 1t
shall furthermore, he the duty Of sucI, Assessor.
within Five days, after such roll, shall have been
| completed and returned, as hereinabove reouiyea
| to determine, by accurate calculation, what rate
| Of taxation, on the total value If the landed es
tate situated within the corporate limits Of the
i aforesaid city Of Baton Rouge will he sufficient
| ~ realize and raise, annually. the sum Of Eight
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars; aud such rate of
taxation, as annually ascertained and fixed Is
hereby annually levied upon all the landed
estate, situated within the corporate limits of the
City Of Baton Rouge the said tax to he
come due and payable on the first Monday of Au-
gust in each and every year; and IL IL hereby
made the duty of the Collector Of Taxes IN and
for the said City Of Baton Rouge TO collect the
taxes, authorized and levied by this Ordinance
aud the collection Of the same shall be euferead
in manner and form, AS is now or NAV bpres f,rr
" nFb nv lau Gpy
Municipal taxes and wherever any tax shall he
paid under this ordinance, il shall be the dirty of
the tax collector, to give to the persn, or pe,s1ns
paying such tax, receipt therefor setting frrtl,
the amount nf the tax paid, and on what account
which receipt, shall enttle such tax MAYER tn .
certiteate, transferable by delivery from the rtv
ni Baton Rouge, for an amount equal to the tay
paid, and which certificate shall he evidence ri The
ownership ct the tax payer, to so many shares or
share, nr fractional part Of share ortla slort
Of the Baton Rouge and New Orleans Rail Road
Company, to the extent of the tax pad by each
tax payer, subject to the privilege and pledge
berpinabove setfprtll.
ReHturtber otdatned DE, That the taxes To he
collected, annually aforesaid shall whom maid
into the treasury of the said cty there rema;,, to
an amount sufficient to eying,,ish the animal in
terest, as 1t may semi-annually become due upon
the aforesaid Bonds, and to be Withdrawn there
rom Tor no purpose whatever, except to pay off
discharge, and extnguish the annual interest. ,nnr
the Bonds aforesaid the surplus, remaining ON
hand over and above the sum sufficient to meet
the interest as aforesaid, together with the PRO
ceeds or dividends, arising from the shares sub
scribed for by the City of Baton Roupe to for,, |
n sinking fund, out of which to nav off and dis |
charge, all of the said Bonds al the maturity |
thereof provided, however, That the sum thus !
remaining on hand, over and above the interest |
as aforesaid; and the revenues and dividends, |
arising RON the stock, as aforesaid may he used |
in taking mp, the aforesaid City Bonds though |
not due, and in the purchase Of Bonds Of the State
OF LOUISIANA, bearing six per cent. fbrest, and |
becoming due, prior to the maturity Of the bonds |
to be issued under this Ordinance
Be 1t further otdained. de-, That this ordin-
anco SO far as 1t levies tax and provides for the
payment Of the interest and the formation of n
sinking fund, shall not be repealable until the
entire amount due and to become due upon |
the Bonds issued by the Mayor under and bv vr- |
tue Of this Ordinance are fully paid and extiu.
guished, with the following limitation and teser.
vation, to wit. That whenever sum sufficient TO |
pay and discharge the full amount of The afore-
said Bends, and all interest accrued, and unpaid
or to accrue thereon, shall have been collected and
paid into the treasury of the city of Baton Rouge,
then and In that event, the tax herein levied and
assessed shah no longer he collected nor the pay
nent of the same enforced.
BE 1t FURTHER enncte7, de-, That with view of
taking the sense of the voters in the said CITY of
Baton Rouge whose property is taxed by this
Ordiuance-An election shall be held, on the eth
lay Of June next, to he conducted as far as is
consistent with this Ordinance, in conformity with
he laws, regula ting the Municipal eiectous Of the
,itF of Baton Rouge at which election, the vo
1ers on whose property the tax :s levied shall he
authorized to vote; those who f@e In favor of the
approval and ratification Of this Ordinance, to de-
,osite their ballots "FOR THE RAIL ROAD" those
VINO are not in favor Of such approval, to deposite
heir votes, "AGAIHST THE RAIL ROAD" And
t Is hereby made the duty Of the Mayor to furnish
he Commissioners of the election, with n properly
certified list of the authorized voters and to give
public notice of such election 70, Thirty days
published in one mere Of the neyspapnrs prin-
ed IN the city Of Baton Rouge
he HJHtfher ofddined, &c, That The City ASS
'ssor and Tax Collector, in remuneration Of the
ervfces required Of him, by this Ordinance shall
'e entitled tg demand aud receive, annually. Five
'er cent. upon the amount oftaxes by him collected
inder this ordinance, and handed into the CITY
Treasury, TO be paid by the city out of any funds
belonging to her, and not out ofthe money collec,
ed for the taxes aforesaid
On motion of DR.. Burlington, the follow
ng resolution was adopted unanimously
Resolred BY the Mayor anil Boayd of Sc
ecfnen ofhe 7omn Of Bofon Rouge, That an
'lection shall be held, at the Court House
n the City of Baton Rouge, on the 9Th day
# June, 1854 for the purpose of taking the
ense OF the voters OF the City of Baton
Rouge, whose property is liable to be taxed
or that purpose, on the ratification of an I
of the Board of Seectmen of the
lily of Baton Rouge, adopted on the 4th
Way, 1854 said election to he presided ,
ver by the following commissioners: Jas
" Elan, Henry Tominson and !. McNary +
Robertson j.,
Mr.. Tunnard, Chairman of the Wharf
Committee, reported the progress OK the
of the New Wharf and also a I
tatenent showing amounts collected and
isbnrsed, on account of said " hart. ,
After receiving the report above men ,
toned, it was
Resolved, That the present Committee on |
ne New Wharf be and they are hereby