New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-22
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS. I
City Hall. NAV II. 1870,

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City Hall. May IT, 1870. !
mo. H-Administration Series.l
An ordinance organizing the Department of
Assessments.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city Of New Orleans, That the De.
partment of Assessments be and is hereby
organized, and its powers and duties defined
as hereinafter set forth.
SEC. 2. Be 1t ordained, ETC., That the De
partment of Assessments shall be under the
general superintendent of the Administra-
tor of Assessments, and shall have general
superintendeDce and control of the assess
ment and valuation of all property in the
city of New Orleans, real or personal for
all purposes of municipal taxation, and of
the imposition of all license taxes on pro-
fessions trades and occupations, necessary
to provide revenue sufficient to carry on the
city government. and pay outstanding debts
and contingent expenses, and shall exercise
all of the powers and functions heretofore
vested in the Board of Assessors, under and
by the provisions of the late city charter.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the Administrator of Assessments shall, by
and with the advice and consent OF the
Council, nominate and appoint one secre-
tary, who shall be entitled to and receive an
annual salary Of S24G0.
Fifteen assessors, who shall be entitled
to and receive each an. annual salary OF
$4,000.
Six clerks, who shall be entitled to and re-
ceive each an annual salary Of $1,000.
And six additional clerks, who shall be en-
titled to and receive each an annual salary
of $1,000.
One porter, who shall be entitled to and
receive an annual salary OF $500.
One messenger, who shall be entitled to
and receive an annual salary of $3.50.
All of which salaries shall be payable
monthly, at the end OF each month Of SER
vice, aud all of said employees shall, in all
respects, be under the direction and con-
troll of the Administrator OF Assessments,
who shall have full authority to assign any
of them to any duty which shall, in his dis
erection, best advance and accomplish the
duties devolving upon the Department of
Assessments, and the Administrator of AS
sessments shall have full power and anthori-
ty to remove or suspend any OF said employees
at any time, bat shall report such suspen-
sion or removal to the Council at Its next
regular session, together with the cause or
reason for such suspension or removal, for.
the action of the Council thereon.
SEC. 4 Be it further ordained, ETC., That
the Administrator of Assessments shall
have authority to divide the territory, in.
cluded within the city, into any number OF
assessment districts which he shall deem
best calculated to secure convenience and
promptness in perfecting the assessment OF
property liable to taxation, and establish
and define the limits and boundaries there
Of and the numbers by which such
districts shall be known and designated
and shall report the same to the Council for
its approval, and when such division and
districts shall have been approved, it shall
be the duty of the Administra or of Assess
ments to cause full notice of such division,
together with the boundaries ald numbers
of said districts, to be published once week
for four consecutive weeks in the official
journal of the city, and If any change in
the boundary or designation OF any assess
ment district shall be afterwards made, it
shall be his duty to cause like pubic notice
TO be given of such change.
SEC. 5. Be itfurther ordained, etc, That the
Administrator of Assessments shall have tull
power to- from time to time, make, ordaln
and establish all such rules and regulations
for the government of his department as
may be necessary or expedient to increase
the efficiency thereof and insure the prompt
assessment of property. not inconsistent
with the provisions of the charter and ex-
isting ordinances; provided, always, That
all such rules and regulations shall be SUD
ject to the approval Of the Council. :
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, etc, ina
the Administrator Of Assessments, unAaf
the irst day Of January Of each year, O 81
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