The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-09

A Broadside Thrown ists the MetropoIitans.
The following petition was fled 10 the Fourth
District Court yesterday:
To the Honorable the Judge Of the Fourth District Court.
parish OF Orleans:
The petition Of the city OF New Orleans, incor.
porated according TO law respectfully represents:
That the Legislature of the State Of Louisiana,
at its last session. passed an act, approved Febru
sry 9th, 1869, being No. A, entitled an act " to
make the warrants issued for the payment OF the
metropolitan police receivable for Licences and
taxes for the parishes Of Orleans, Jefferson and st.
Bernard, and the cities Of New Orleans, Jefferson
and Csrrollton, and to fix penalties for the viola
ton of this act.r And the said statute ordains
that all warrants issued In payment Of the men,
bers of the metropolitan police in accordance
with act No. "a, approved Sept. l4th 1865, be and
they are hereby made receivable for all parish and
municipal licenses and taxes within the limits OF
the metropolitan district.
Petitioner alleges that the said statute Is null
and void, In that it contrsvenes section 10, OF
article l. of the United States Constitution, which
declares that no State shall emit bills Of credit
" make anything but gold and silver coin q tender
in payment Of debt" and petitioner denies the
power Of the Legislature to force her to receive
In payment Of taxes, licenses, or other debt any
bond, warrant, or obligation whatever, or any
other thing than the recognized legal currency OF
the country. -.r ...-s... .Il .-.sr.- a...
Petitioner further represents that the money
due for taxes and licenses and for other obligs-
of the current expenses Of the city, and for the
proper administration OF the city government.
And further, she alleges that in suits Nos 1887,
1888 and 1885, In the Supreme Court OF this State,
petitioner has expressly denied that she 10 IN any
manner bound to pay for the services OF the me-
tropolitsn police, as they are parish aud State
employ IS, and that said suits are now pending
and undecided in the Supreme Court Of the
State. ie-
And petitioner further represents that VIM. 8
Mount, treasurer of the city Of New Orleans, and
+. G. Michinard, assistant city attorney OF said
CITY, as petitioner is informed and believes, are
about to receive in payment OF licenses, to ths
prejudice of petitioner, the said metropolitan
warrants issued by virtue and In accordance viii
the act No. "a, approved September IA, 1868, 81
aforesaid. unless they are restrained by this hon
| orable court.
| Wherefore petitioner prays that Wm. 8. Mount
treasurer and F. G. Michinsrd, assistant city at
| torney, be epjoined from receiving any OF sat
| metropolitan police warrants hereinoefore de
scribed in payment Of taxes or licenses or an
other debt obligation due or owing to the city
and she prays for general and equitable relief an
| for costs. HENRY ]. LEovY, City Attorney.
Jno. r. Conway. being duly sworn. deposes an
| says: l am mayor Of the city Of New Orleans
All the allegations contained in the foregoing pc
ttion are true as therein stated, to the best OF m
knowledge and belief.
(Signed) ~ JNo. r. CONWAY.
| Sworn 10 and subscribed before me, this st
|. day Of April. 1869. PAUL Z. THEARD, Judge.
\ 0raer-Let Vim. s. Mount. Esq, treasurer Q