New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-20
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Authorizing the assessment and collection
of special FAX Of twenty five thousand
dollars TO rebuild Courthouse i'll the
parish Of RapideS.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives Of tie State
ofLouisiana in General Assembly convened,
That there b. special tax of twenty
five thousand dollars. not TO exceed one per
cent of all the property, real and personal,
of the parish OF Rapides, levied upon all the
property, real aud personal, of SAID parish,
for the purpose OF erecting 3 courthouse
and inclosing it within an iron fence; said
courthouse to be erected within the town
Of Alexandra, parish and State aforesaid.
The cost of said courthouse shall not eX-
coed the sum OF twenty-five thousand dol
lars an d the assessor or said parish Is here.
by authorized and empowered to assess
upon all the property. real and personal,
in said parish. al a rate not TO exceed one
per cent, sufficient to raise the tax OF tWen-
ty-fve thousand dollars, for the purposes
above specified, aud 10 more.
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the said sum Of twenty-five Thousand dollars,
when SO assessed ard collected, shall be paid
into the treasury OF the State for the pur-
poses set forth in Section one Of this Act, to
be drawn therefrom as hereinafter provided,
and the Treasurer Of the State shall not ap
proprate the amount go deposited for any
other purpose.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the District Judge of the Ninth Judicial Dis
Net, tor the parish OF Rapides, shall ap
point five Commissioners of Construction,
a majority OF whom shall constitute u QUO
rum for the transaction of business. Said
Commissioners shall cause 10 be drafted
plans aud specifications OF said Courthouse,
and designate the kind and quality of ma
terial TO be used in the construction thereof
and have all powers and privileges necessary
tor carrying out the provisions OF this act.
SEC. 4. Be il further enacted. ETC.. That
the said Commissioners shall contract with
some party or parties, to construct said
courthouse in accordance with plans and
specifications furnished them by the said
Commissioners. That said Commissioners
shall from time TO time draw from the
treasury of the State, AN amount OF the
money so deposited, equal to the estimated
cost Of the work completed, by giving
voucher IN favor of the contracting party or
parties, on the Treasurer of the Stale.
SEC. 5. Be It further enacted, ETC.. That
the Tax Assessor in and for the parish Of
Rapides shall forthwith assess and collect
the said sum Of twenty-five THOUSAND dol
lars, Tor the purpose above speclhed, ana
TO complete the assessment and collection OF
the sane, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and seventy. The said Assessor
anu COl4cCtCL sI1Ai give cuEItlOudi pOlld lo1
the faithful discharge Of mis- duties, to be
fixed by the Auditor Of Public Accounts.
SEC. 6. Be il further enacted, ETC., That
the assessor snail be governed by the gen
eral laws controlling the assessment Of
taxes, and shall have all power and privi-
leges under this act for the assessment and
collection Of said special tax rs IS given
him by The General law flr the asEess mPut
aud collection OF State taXes, aud his fees
shall DE regu ated by the laws for The a-sess-
ment If taxes.
SEC I. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts Of laws conflicting with
the provisions OF This act be and the same
are hereby repealed, aud that this act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
tSigned) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(oigned) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor ard President Of the
Senate.
Approved March IS, 1870.
(SgDed) II. G. WARAOTH,
Governor Of the State or Louisiana.
A true COPY:
GEO. i. BOvEE,
Secretary of State.