New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-26


writ OF provisional seizure shall issue out o
any court OF competent jurisdiction in favol
OF said city, and said property so seized pro
vsionally, shall be sold in satisfaction O
eaid tax.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha
all taxes and licenses (and dues imposed b,
the city OF New Orleans or due to the same
and not paid on the thirty.first day of July
shall be exigible after thirty (3O) days pub
lication in the official journal, when thu
amount claimed exceeds one hundred dol
lars, in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
District Courts of the parish of Orleans, Il
be therein equally distributed and whel
the amount is under one hundred dollars
the same shall be exigible in thu
OF Orleans. And the only process
necessary for judgment upon the sale
claims, bills or dues, shall be said publica'
ton. Upon the production and filing o
said claims, bills or dues, in the appropriate
and competent court, and the production o.
proof OF publication, judgment shall be i'm
mediately rendered in favor OF said city and
against the delinquent taxpayer or debtor
1t shall be the duty of the Administrator o.
the Department of Finance to file said bills
and proof in the appropriate court immedi
ately after said publication, and to superin-
tend said proceedings, under the advice O.
the City Attorney, and collect the proceeds
Of the judgment and writ in the hands of the
Clerk or Sheriff. That the Clerk of said courts
shall be allowed and. permitted to charge
one dollar, and no more, for ali proceedings
had, including judgment and execution il
each case filed. And the Sheriff shall bt
allowed sum not exceeding one dollar fol-
all processes placed in his hands in each
case, the same not to include the regular
commissions for collecting the same, OF
costs OF keeping and advertising, which cost
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seventy five cents, "and upon the
prayer of the city, through its proper
representative, any court of competent juris-
diction shall erjoiu the said person or per-
sons SO liable to pay license tax, and who
shall refuse or neglect to pay the same,
from continuing to carry on such business
or profession until he shall have paid the
same, and all costs and charge[sl for the re.
covery and enforcement OF the claim there.
for.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted. etc., That
all property seized and levied upon for nom
payment of taxes shall be sold without ap.
praisement, and for cash, or so much cash
as will satisfy the tax, interest and costs: pro-
vided, that for any amount over that the
defendant may direct the sale to be made
on credit. And all property sold under this
act shall be liable to redemption by the
owner, his heirs, legal representatives or
assigns, for and during two years from and
after the day of sale, by paying in cash to
the purchaser or party holding under him,
an amount being fifty per cent over and
above the amount OF tax and all costs in
Cured by the sale, and the amount of all
taxes paid since the sale.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all contracts for public works, or for mate
rails or supplies ordered by the Council,
when the same exceeds five hundred dollars
{S5o0), shall be offered by the administrator
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pertains, at public auction, and given to the
lowest bidder who can furnish security salts. !
factory to the Council, or the same shall, at |
the discretion of the Council, be advertised |
Tor proposals to be delivered to the admins |
traitor OF the department to which such con-
tract pertains, IN writing, sealed, and to be |
opened by said administrator in presence of |
the Mayor and the Administrator of Finance, |
and given to the person making the lowest |
proposal therefor, who can furnish security |
satisfactory to the Council; provided that
the Council shall in either case have the |
right to reject all bids or proposals.
DEC. "a. Be it further enacted. etc., That
whenever one-fOurth of the owners of real
property fronting upon any unbanquetted
street in the city OF New Orleans shall, by
petition signed by the petitioner or petition.
ers, and addressed to the Council of said
City, ask for the banquetting of said street,
Or tor ally portion thereof, setting forth the |
c character and quality of said bancuetting.
said Council shah cause said petition to be
published in English in the official journal
CT said city. for and during four weeks;
and If, at the expiration of said publication
SO made OF such petition, majority of the
owners OF real property fronting on said
street or streets, or said portion thereof,
s1all not, by memorial signed By the memo
Tlalst or memorialists, and addressed to
SAID Council, object to the same. the said
council snail, by resolution or otherwise, |
order said banquetting 10 be made in &C
cordance with lines and levels to be fur
lisned by the City Surveyor: and the whole
cost OF said banquettes so made as aforesaid
shal be borne by the owner or owners of
real property fronting on said banquettes,
70 equal proportions, according to the run I
1lng foot frontage. And in the event of the
,Wner or owners Of any portion of said |
property SO banquetted, refusing or neg {
letting to pay the proportion so due for {
more than sixty days, the same shall consti- /
tute lien and privilege upon said property /
unfile the said sum SO due shall be paid; q
provided, the proper proof Of the due per-
ormance OF the work is-made before q com {
1etent court, when the same shall be re- O
,oTded in the Office OF the Recorder of Mort. s
ages. .
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc., That t
Ae City Council may, whenever it shall G
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PROVIDE 1or the paving, opening or widening q
d any street or streets, or any part thereof
the cost of which shall be paid by the city: b
provided, that whenever the amount or cost t
IL paving said streets from time to time ex- q
,eeds the amount of funds III the city treas
1ry, then the Common Council are hereby a
authorized and empowered to issue bonds of a
ne CITY running forty years, with interest Z
coupons attached, and bearing interest at e
The rate OF seven and three-tenths per cent, d
payable seml-annually either in the CITY of c
New Orleans or in the city of New York, at y
ne option OF the holder thereof, and said j,
council shall have power to dispose of said e
3onds IN such manner as they may deem for Il
ne best interest of the CITY, the proceeds d
# which shall be used solely Tor the purpose 81
i paying for the paving OF the said streets; O
hey shall also, by ordinance, provide for b
ne levylng tax from time to time in order d
o PROVIDE Tor the payment Of the principal
nd interest of said bonds. And it is O
urther provided, that whenever the Com q
non council shall deem it tor the best in t,
crest OF the city, they are hereby author d
zed and directed TO release, any party or II
'artles who have contracts with the city for @
aVlng or Danquettlng any street or streets, | 81
T parts thereof, provided said contracts %
we're made prior to the year 1851. upon ap. G
,lcatlon of the said parties in writing TO o.
ne common council; provided, that when b
ever the City Council of New Orleans de- Il
'!les 10 use any particular patented pave G.
nents lor the purpose Of paving or improv- Ct
ng the streets, or any parts of the streets of fl
aid city, then the Council of said city is II
leTeby authorized, by resolution or ordin- al
nee, to Tx the price to be paid for such C
'avement, and to let the same under con- {!
ract to the licensee or assigns OF said pa. L
ented pavement. G
SEC. &c. Be it further enacted. etc. That R
II paved and unpaved streets in the CITY OF O
Jew Orleans SHAH be kept in renair hu the | 4