New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-13

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.saaiD City NAH November H. ISso. ,
The Council was convened in speeisl ses-
sion At l2 N. ssa .ts!it ,T7 looh, ~
MAYOR Flanders presided. q !; ~ az
Present: Administrators J. r. West, tIm-
provements), Alfred Shaw Accounts, l. I.
Delassize public Buildings), p. W. Pierce
(Police), j. 9. Walton tEinanceD, and h
Romano (Assessments). q ''ie'f1 81 s'-iH
Absent: s. C. Emley (Aseessments,.
Lear, affsn de Fiscal Agent. 4
Mr.. Shaw offered the following ordinance:
Re 4 ordained That the terms and pro
visions Of the act Of mortgage end pledge.
executed by the city Of New Orleans, IN
favor of the Bank Of New Orleans, before
A. Hero, Jr., City Notary under date Of
Nav 10. 1870 be and the same are hereby
declared to embrace or apply to md secure
the payment Of any and all additional loans
or advances of money. that may pc here
after made by said bank unto the city; and
20 these ends and purposes the Mayor II
Hereby authorized and empowered 70 sign
and execute before the City Notary, on be-
half of the city, any and all instruments Of
writing that may be requisiteto carry TINS
resolution into effect. iGF = - ~ ,s.it
The roll was called, and the ordinance
was unanimously adopted.
RexisterisG Police Warrants and Jury
al CeFtt0cates. ltihS
Mr.. Shaw called up the ordinance for
registering blue Metropolitan, Police war
rants, which was amended to read as fol
lows: 'si-ti .n.t' ,'i1seh y -
An ordinance providing for the registering
of blue Metropolitan Warrants,
SECTION 1. Be it ordained BY the Council
of the city Of New Orleans, That the Al
ministrator Of Public Accounts be elnpOT-
cred and required; to call upon all holders Of
blue Metropolitan warraut6 to come for
vard and exhibit the same for the purpose
Of having them identifnds regtstered and
admitted - receivable. for taxes, s1E
SEC, 2. Be il further ordained, etc.s That
the Administrators OF Public Acceunfs shall
examine said warrants, and such a. he shall
find to be genuine and MOTTO have been at
any previOus time paid or. received for
taxes, he shall register in book or books,
opened for the purpose, and mark SAID war
rants as registered with the folio or page
The packages shall be examined in the
order in which they are received. and re-
turned TO the .hOlders or, owners; ana those
registered under this ordinance shall be re-
ceivable for. taxes UP to the amount OF the
difference between the assessments OF the
Board Of Metropolitan Police for the time
previous to and ending September 80 1859,
and the cash paid and realized for bonds in
settlement OF said assessments And no
mark or registry shan be taken Or construed
"a binding the city to receive such warrants
to any greater amount.
SEC. g. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
the Administrator of Finance shall receive
such. registered, warrants in payment OF
taxes and interest upon tax bills due the
city, except the proportions reserved BY Law
| for funded debt accounts and city park
| tax, and he may direct the Sheriff to re-
| ceiye such warrants for writs in execution
| for taxes; provided, daily reports shall he
made to the Administrator Of Accounts OF
blue Metropolitan Police warrants received
bv the Administrator of Fihance, and the
Sheriff under his direction; specifying the
| numbers and amounts of the Warrants and
| the bin or case for or in which they are re-
| ceived; and provided further, that prece-
dence shall be given in the order OF their
tender for payment, and 20 soon as the
section two Of this ordinance has been ten
| dered and received, the Administrator OF
| Finance shall discontinue to receive the
! same, and also instruct the Sheriff accord
ingly. = =. - m :.
such warrants, If any. as the Administrator
| of Public Accounts shall lind to be fraudu-
| lent or spurious, or to have been previously
| paid or received for taxes, shall not be reg
| isteredr or received for taxes The Admins
| TRAITOR of Public Accounts shall make no
mark or entry thereon. but shall make a
| strict note of the contents and description
of such warrants, in a book kept separately
for that purpose. +.,
Adopted. ~ n - .
Mr.. Shaw also called up the following
ordinance: .f 'leH
An ordinance providing for receiving jury
| d" warrants in payment for taxes.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
| Of New Orleans, That from and after the
1 passage Of this ordinance, warrants for pay
Of Jurors Of the First District Court shall be
audited and allowed in payment Of taxes
| in the following manner: Upon the same
| being presented to the Administrator OF
Public Accounts, with a statement Of VIA,
tax bill or suit they are offered in settle
ment Of, he shall, if he lind the same correct
| issue his warrant authorizing the Admins
traitor Of AccOunts or Sheriff to receive tht
same in settlement Of such bill or suit, ex
elusive of proportions reserved by law fol
funded debt accounts and City Park taxes
and he shall 50 mark the jury warrants al
to identity them with his warrant afore
SAID. is.-fr lS1It -rrf.iT-''6 y ~ .-.F
Adopted. .-t. s..r.
The Council then adjourned. 4
| .+r,tis H. CONQUEST CLARKE,
..ls.f- a hro55a faHir D. Secretary.