New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-02
hoard OF REaISTRATION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
June 30. 1858,

STATE OF LOUISIANA
June 90, 1858. )
At irregular meeting of the Board held on tuesday.
June 30 1858, the following resolution adopted:
of the oSventisn tsTe- By the Tax OoilsctorS and
Sherifis throughout the State vito the Auditor 81
6fst day of August, 1858
By virtue of the foregoing resolution hereby no
tify all Tax Collectors and SheriHs throughout the
State continue to col ect the Convention tax up
to the first day Of August, 1858 The Tax Collectors
and Sherfs further instructed that they will b
held responsible for rigid enforcement of the
dinsnce adopted by the Convention January 4 1868
(Which is hereinafter published for the information
of all concerned, exacting penalty for non-pay-
ment Of said tax.
The Convention RENTED all penalties up to the
twentieth day Of March, 1868 and from that time the
penalty viii be exacted in all the parishes where the
tax Fills were ready at that date and thirty days
after the tax rolls were completed in the other par
ishes the penalty will be exacted.
The attention Of Tax Collectors is also called to the
fact that the Commanding General refuses to allow
the courts to grant iniunctions re straining them
from ling the property of delinquents to meet the
payment Of the convention tax, The Tax Collectors
wi be held responsible by the Auditor in his set
Element with them for the full amc unit of the pen
atty s. B. PACKARD.
r. G. RICHARDSON, Secretary.
ORDINANCE
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Constitutional
Conven ion OF the state of Louisiana, That the
Sheris and Tax Collectors OF the state except Of ths
city Of New Orleans Orleans Right Bank, and the
parish of Jefferson, shall give nOtiue to axpay-
Of their respective parishes to pay the tax of
mill per cent levied by ordinance Of the twenty.
fourth December, 1861 by this Convention; and
thirty days after service Of said notice those who
shall not have paid the due by them shall be con-
rdered in default and the sheriff and Tax Collect
shall exact additional upon persons such Of
twenty hve per cent upon the sum rue by them for
the first default. and additional tax of ten per
cent 70 be computed on the original tax for every
ubsequent thirty days said persons shall continue
TO be in default, up to the date of the final settle
msnt.
SEC q Re II further ordained That the Sheriffs
anu Tax Collectors OF the city of New Orleans, Or
leans right bank. and parish of Jefferson shall by
public notice in one newspaper published in their
parish call upon all taxpayers pay the tax lev ed
mentioned, a d all persons who shall not have paid
the amounts due by them account of SAID tax ten
days al the put LEGATION of the required mo-
tee hall pay ad litiona tax of twenty five per
cent on the original tax and additional tax Of two
and a hat per cent on the original tax OF mill
per cent for every subsequent ten said persons
snail be in default
SEC }. Be it fur her ordained ETC. That i'm.
med atey after the Taxpayers sha have been put in
default by the expiration of the thirty ten day
as the case may be- given in the notice required by
SherIffs aud Tax Collectors throughout the state
shall proceed to seize and sell after ten days notice.
properly OF the deli quent taxpayers, movable
lmmoYable, suthcient 10 pay the original tax all ad
Adopted in Convention AZ the city of New Or
leans, this fourth day OF January Anuo Domini
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight
Signed JAMES q. TALIAFERRO,
President Of the Convention
iyl DMtW2t Secretary.