New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-22
MAYoEALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hail. April lS. 1870. !

MAYOIALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, I
City Hail. April la. 1870. :
mo. administration Series.l
All ordinance levying a special tax of three
quarters Of one per cen. for Metropolitan
Police purposes.
Be it ordained by the Council OF the
city of New Orleans
SECTION l. That in conformity to the
provisions and requirements of an act of
the Legislature, approved March S, 1869,
entitled can act to amend and an
act entitled IAN act to establish 6 Metropoli-
tan Police District, and 70 provide for the
government thereof, approved September
II, 1861" and in order to provide the
means to pay and discharge the annual
estimate and apportionment, apportioned
and estimated against the city of New Or
leans by the Board of Metropolitan Police,
convened So q beard of estimate and appor-
tionment. as provided III the twenty
seventh section of said act, which appor-
tiOnment and estimate have been duly mott
fed to the city of New Orleans, wherein it
appears that the sum Of seven hundred and
seventy-nine thousand one hundred and
thirteen dollars and ten cents is apportioned
and estimated as the amount due aud to be
paid on account Of the Board Of Metropoli-
tan Police for the year ending on the thir-
tieth day of September, A. D. 1870, by the
CITY OF New Orleans as il existed
on the first day Of October, A. d.
1869, that there be and hereby is as
sessed and levied a special tax OF three
quarters of one per cent upon the
assessed value Of all property within
the city of New Orleans, both real ard
personal, as valued and assessed in tie as
sessment rolls OF properly in the city
last completed; provided that the specia!
tax authorised by this ordinance shall not
be levied upon any property situate or as
sessed within the limits Of the late City OF
jefferson, or that portion OF the parish OF
Orleans situated on the right bank of the
Mississippi river, or any portion OF the ter
ritory included within the present city OF
New Orleans upon which a special tax for
the same purpose has been levied during
and for the current year.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That said special tax of t~hree-quarters
Of one per cent levied by this ordi-
| nance is hereby declared to be due and ex-
| igible from and after the PRONUNCIATION OF this
ordinance; and that the administrator OF
Public Accounts be and is hereby Instructed
to cause to be prepared and delivered to the
Administrator of Finance, with the least
| possible delay, the special tax bills neces-
| sary for the enforcement and collection OF
| said special tax: and tbat the Administrator
of Public Accounts be and is hereby
| authorized to employ such additional
clerical force as may De necessary 10 accom-
| plish the object of this ordinance; and,
| further, that such sum of money as may be
| necessary therefor be and the same is here
by appropriated for that purpose, to be paid
| from the fund set apart as q contingent
fund.
Adopted by the Council Of the city Of
! New Orleans, April 10, 1870, the following
| members being present and voting:
Yeas West, Shaw, Delassize, Emley,
| Pierce and Walton.
Nays: None.
BENZ. F. FLANDERS, Mayor.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE, Secretary.