New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-25
DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.
MONDAY, March Il,

House met at twelve o'clock NJ.
Speaker Carr in the chair.
Mr.. Devices: / move a suspension Of
the rules il order to call up bill at this
time.
Speaker Carr: House bill No. G6, one of
the preference bills, is now before the
House. The rules can not be suspended
until this has been disposed Of ia some
way. The law, defining the duties Of the
Governor in connection with an extra
session, makes it imperative on the Chair
to see that such bills as the Governor
designates shall have preference. It is
now in Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Devices I move to take this from
Committee Of the Whole.
Speaker Carr: This being a venue it
must be considered in Committee Of the
Whole,
Mr.. Curell: This not having been con-
sidered in Committee OF the Whole i can
not be withdrawn.
Speaker Carr: The Chair has ruled ez-
actly that way.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. McMillen: I move 10 strike out from
the ninetieth to the one bundredth Sec
tions, inclusive. These sections relate to
the Commissioner Of Revenue, which
having been disposed, renders these Sec
tons useless. They are as follows:
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted, etc., That
whenever any person charged with the col.
lection of parish taxes shall fail to pay over
the taxes collected by him, within thirty
days after being required to do so by the
Police Jury, or other paroCbial authority,
| stable of the parish, the Police Jury, or
other parochisl authority, shall have the
right, on institut!ng suit and fling II the
| office of the clerk of the District Court a
| certified copy of his fond and the return OF
| the Constable, showing the demand made
| on him, to obtain executory process from
| the court against the collector Tor the
| amounts which he may have so collected
| and failed TO pay over; and any property
| sold under it shall be sold for cash, and
| said collector shall be otherwise punished
according to law.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the fiscal year shall begin on the first of
| December and end on the thirtieth day OF
| November OF each and every year, and this
| designation of the fiscal year shall apply to
the year ending on the thirtieth day OF No
| vember, A. D., 1870. And 1t shall be the
| duty of the State Treasurer, Auditor OF
Public Accounts, Commissioner Of Revenue,
! Superintendent of Public Education, and
| all other officers charged with the receipt,
expenditure or safe keeping Of the public
| MONEYS, to make detailed and accurate
| statement thereof to the Governor of this
State on or before the fifteenth day of De-
| cember Of each and every year, to be, by
| the Governor, submitted to the General AS
sembly with his annual message.
SEC so. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| pf inf q
treasury shall be made on the draft of the
| Commissioner of Revenue, drawn IN favor OF
the State Treasurer upon the person making
pavment: and no payment into the State
treasury shall discharge the liability to the
| State, unless it be made on the draft OF the
| Commissioner of Revenue as aforesaid. And
| it shall be the duty of the Commissioner OF
| Revenue to preserve a duplicate copy OF
every such draft, and to keep an accurate
| record Of its number, amount. date and
name of person upon whom drawn, desig.
mating the fund to which it belongs, and to
report the aggregate amount Of I'll such
drafts to the Auditor of Public Accounts al
the close Of every week, designating the ex-
act amount belonging to each fund. The
Auditor OF Public Accounts shall keep an
accurate record of every such weekly repor!
of the Commissioner Of Revenue. and
| charge the amount thereof specifically tC
each account kept IN the Auditors Office, Of
| receipts and disbursements of the State
Treasurer.
SEC. SO. Be It further enacted, etc, Thai
| every person making payment into the
State Treasury shall inform the Commits
| sioner of Revenue thereof, and furnish hin
| with pertinent description Of the liability
| or Indebtedness on account Of which suci
payment is to be made; and shall exhibit to
him all amounts, vouchers OR document;
| necessary to enable HIM to ascertain The
true amount to be paid (unless the Gem
| missioner of Revenue shall have in hi!
office the means of determining the same)
and the Commissioner of Revenue, after s
carefi1l examination of such vouchers an(
other documents, or of the accounts, record
and vouchers in his Office, as the case ma.
REQUIRE. shall certify to the Treasurer thu
amount to be paid into the Treasury. an'
the fund to which the same shall belong
and shall likewise certify the same TO tn
Auditor OF Public Accounts; and every sucl
| certificate shall be delivered to the Treas
urer by the person making payment therein
| at or before the time of making SUCH pay
ment. and together with the accompanying
draft of the Commissioner OF Revenue u
favor of the State Treasurer, shall be mum
bered, filed and carefully preserved IN tn
! Treasurer's office; and on receiving paymen
I thereon the State Treasurer shall give tn
person making such payment triplicate re
ceipts for the money SO paid, specifyins
therein the liability on account OF which
such payment shall have been made, accord
ing to the description contained in sucl
certificate. One copy of which receipt shai
be kept by the person making snch pay
ment, and copy shall be deposited Will