The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-07-03
SEE e6 Be if further enacted, etc That

See 96. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any State collector, collecting or attempt
ing to collect any licenses or taxes in the
name of the State OF Louisiana without
having duly qualified and given bond, in
accordance with law, shall be subject to a
fine not less than $1,000, nor more than $4,000,
and be imprisoned not less than two nor
more than five years at hard labor. 1t shall
be the duty of the Attorney General to pro
secute all such cases upon information from
the Auditor, for which he shall receive q fee
OF $50, upon conviction.
See 97 Be it further enacted, etc, That
all outgoing State collectors shall hand over
to the recorders OF their respective parishes
their delinquent list Of all unpaid taxes, as
soon as they retire or are removed from the
office of State Collector and all tax collec-
tors for the city and parish of Orleans shall
hand over their delinquent lists to the Audi
tor, and the Recorder or Auditor Il all there
upon hand over said rolls to the newly APP
pointed State Collector or daily elected tax
collector, as the ease may be, as soon as he
is officially notified by the Auditor that said
collector has duly qualified in accordance
with law.
Sec 90 BE it further enacted, etc, That
| in the city Of New Orleans all tax collectors,
upon retiring or removal from office, shall
hand in their delinquent lists to the Auditor
as follows: In the First and Second Districts
within Is days; in the Third and Fourth Dis
| tricts within 10 days from the date of the
| removal or resignation, or expiration of their
| term of office, under a penalty $4,000.
| Sec. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| all tax collectors failing to comply with sec
ti0ns 81 and SO of this act shall forfeit all
commissions due them.
| Sec. 100. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| all transient persons doing business OF sell
ing in this State shall pay their taxes or Ii
censes before selling or doing business; and
upon their refusal or failure so to do, the
| State collector shall seize, without notice,
ndsell according to the provisions of section
| III of this act
| Sec. l0l Be it further enacted, etc, That
| in all parishes, except Orleans, the State
| collectors shall receive 10 per cent commits
| sion on all taxes and licenses collected by
them and paid into the treasury.
/ Sec l02 BE it further enacted, etc, That
the tax collectors III the parish OF Orleans
! shall receive the followin- commissions ON
| all sums collected by them and paid into the
| treasury: In the lst and 2nd Districts, on all
| taxes 5 per cent, on all licenses per cent, ON
| every seizure 81 so, on every notice to tax
payers 25c. In the 3rd and 4th Districts, on
all taxes 10 per cent, on all licenses 10 per
| cent, on every seizure s., on every notice to
| tax payers soc.
| Sec. 1903 Be it further enacted, etc, That
all persons appointed under act No. 1876, APP
| proved Oct. q, 1868, are hereby continued
as such, subject to the provisions of this law,
and shall proceed to qualify and give bond
accordingly.
See. l0l. BE it further enacted, etc, That
the Governor shall have the right to appoint
the present State tax collectors or the Sher-
ifs of the several parishes to collect the un-
| settled taxes ofprevious years.
| Sec. los. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the State collector shall be the collector OF
all parish taxes, and shall have the same
power to enforce the collection of parish
taxes as of State taxes
See. l06. BE it further enacted, etc, That
III laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
consistent with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. l07. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after itf
passage.
CHAS. w. LOWELL,
Speaker House of Representatives.
OSCAR j. DUNN,
| Lit. Gov. and President Senate.
| Approved March 8, 1863
| H. G. WARMOTH,
| Governor State Of Louisiana.
Atrue copy:
GEO. f. B0vEE, Sec of State.