New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-23
AAYoRhLTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
CITY Hall, April 10. 1870.

MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, April ls. 1870 J
mo. 17-Administration Series.l
An ordinance levying q special tax OF three
quarters Of one per cent ter metropolitan
Police purposes.
Be it ordained by the Council OF the
CITY of New OrleaIs-
SECTION l. That in conformity to the
provisions and requirements of an act OF
the Legislature, approved March s, 1862
entitled San act to amend and re enact an
act entitled AN act to establish Metropoii-
tan Police District, and 10 provide for the
government thereof, approved September
Il, 1861" aud in order to provide the
means to pay and discharge the aonuai
estimate and superintendent, apportloned
and estimated against the city OF New Or
leans by the Board of Metropolitan Police,
convened as board or estimate ana appor-
tionment. as provided in the twenty
seventh section Of said act, which appor-
tionment and estimate have been duly no.l-
fed to The city of New Orleans, wherein 1t
appears that the sum Of seven hundred and
seventy nine thousand one hunoieu anu
thirteen dollars and ten cents is spportioned
and estimated SIS the amount due aud to be
paid on account of the Board of Metropo.i-
ian Police for the year ending on the thlr-
tieth dav 81 September, A. D. 1870, by the
city CT New Orleans as II existed
on the first day of October, A. D.
1859, that there be ard hereby is as
sessed and levied 8 special tax OF three
quarters OF one per cent upon tue
assessed value of all property within
the city Of New Orleans, both real AID
nersonai, as valued and assessed il tue as.
sessment ro,s of property IL the CRY
last completed; provided that the special
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 Oh
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. 9 Be it further ordained, etc.
| That said special tax of three-quarters
| of one per cent levied by this ordl'
nance is hereby declared to be due aud ex
| ipible from and after the PRONUNCIATION OF this
| ordin. nee; 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 leas'
possible delay, the special tax bills neces,
| sary for the enforcement and COLLECTION OF
| said special tax; and that the Administrator
| of Public Accounts be and is hereby
| authorized to employ such additlona
| clerical IOtCe as may oe neeeoeaiy W oISon.
plish the object of this ordinance; and
further, that such sum Of money as may bt
! necessary therefor be and the same Is here
by appropriated for that purpose, to be palt
from the fund set apart as 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.
| Il. CoSoUEsT CLARKE, Secretary.