New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-15
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i,G.n" She T.to messages >ect u - NE
Governor a: this session was the following.
uron r.lu,ain. III. :,.r relative - :ie Ms
-iss.pri valley i.v"e Company. =. j; vas
no: uuu!.-he.i II Il. Ella: proceedings. w"
lay i: before "s: readers. that ~, a:
u. exc. :, - ,..as !. :y.!y understood:
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..'.":..!v. Department. :,
Nv II'..IIA, .aI-S.Ts :. .',i.D
:" >. E,n''.h. sr".An. "n,. n."'3..' .: 80
s;",.-. ii M.iT's.N1s awe:
IND many and :-r..v. -: .'...":- :" he
a.: entitled An 81: realty" - ;nr Ms.
.i.eiyl.i valley ir."" U":nv..,. ant pro
I'D Il. :ar IL" construction. r.r..ir :n':
maif.."rane.. o. certain !,.."- i.y laid ."i.:-
pany. md fer c"nrs.~a!i,. therefor tv
tolls o. Lands protected by sa: .e..es, an'.
VIC .r.ns 81 said lands" Which. have n
.i.:ced IN. - ~,i.inid ny approval. Tie
San. j.. ,,... 'u:. v.:'.-'.... :" .vt: !:o.":.i-
bic BODY.
wv first n','., :;o:. - VIA. ::.i- %. c.,.-
the ""n.ro; g.: On. q. II. l...-: Mpo:t.,.
public work. in the stat. INTO .iIc ..ana. q:
:. private. company, .udepr.':.:: %. @.:.. J.
nc VIZ: >ni."c: 10 T." ."a::.' -. -" GOV
.arn'rcr,.
o',,.cT 70 H.. Ill !, ~ s.:.,. I.s.'''.
teca:.>c il takes. w.ti,cu. y'c,.e".'rs'.",.
;hc .ev.cs aircay constructed an'! valued
q. nc less .han sc:an:..n ml..IJrS ~ 'oi-
Ia.s, and give. :h.ln - .i.s company VIZ
on; allow in. ia, Stat. even an in,er's: y.
The enterprise. Should this plan be adopted,
J can 10, see why the State IL no: emitted
:, become Il s:ocaholIcr;o the amount OF
inoa.y which her people have :.:'a": ~
pended upon The work.
Again. Their. are nearly thirteen millions %.
acres flar'i in this State subject toover.ow
from the Mississippi. Red. Ouachita. Atch;.-
i.lay;; and Black rivers. II il propose! 70
BY private individuals. i've cents pc: acre.
which would .ieii u revenue Of six hum
! drcd ard fifty thousand dollars per anuln.
This sum. Of itself. " III be. when .he lrvc"s
, are one. Completed. sutccn: 10 keep .he
whole line in repair. On the lands or real
estate situated within the limits u al
! towns and cities in III. oyo:Gcw.,! re-
! g;ons. ilc!:i,.,H: III" city OF New t:fea,s
and tbs. surrounding c..l,n.iy. an :ilnua! tax
Of or ;.',, u. one I.rr cen. - - he Ic' 80.
The taxable property being about "n. nun
l.ct an. fifty million dollars. :lsc '.:cuuc
from. .:.i- >ouIc. would amount = -" .':..
.l.c,! AMI i;!ty ::,orsand ic:';:r-.
-. - e.'.y,,rn I" ~ .;;.. ~. -! pro
poses - TX the products %, Il" i;.H.. 20
subject overflow. TAr'. ~: ever: pound
o: liz. cotton :her. shall y" assessed :nd
! collected; :. COL; q. on" -..:l..., 81 OF. .cN:
! OF "na .C':i:r ~ every 1":r hundred pom,
bale. T..c.!in. IN -" :.-.r"a:.," i"y"."E
! sixt- .1,:i seventy tvs ti:'u-2u! dollars pei
; anunm On .rc:y ,curd % sugar. ":"
, eight: ~ ~. c.-n;, "r enc .'oii1r ..'t
! :N:n.~.,:. cer', vs. ..,gtieai. !:a'.rc
nc..'. -. ',:n;t:",l :h,.,-:u .:n;j..rS :c:
! aa:l'..' ~ cry gallon OF noin7 .c-. orG,
!i.i: c:,.: '..;. ls;stiny y total a, pr''
!: !ui:l,t: %! Io!.:.rs "c: .n.y..n. o. 80. .'co
.iuct-", .>.,.. who's, y;.l,' i ec'.a' :, -.
! urr>.1l: sd :.,ii 'JI,.c ;a:'.i :ia !,.LS: b
| ccn;Ir, NJ. cC.c;..;n: via. po,Uia, IN an;
D..t.,c.ie.. }'!i.vc "..t .!le toiliuony-
l.nh'' che .'"r -i"ns Of ti- act. w""ld. il,
, less .!la, ave "";.r-, reccI." - rrErrr" q
iu';r ~ :;vr Athens per lnnrIf.
\ v,,. important objection 20 ia. hi is
thai i i. in .iIIcc; con.iict with our :ons;i
tuition. ,n,s,nNc' ~ il wholly iGEo""S th'
provision rrGu..in. .lat taxation shall b'
cGua, am: uniform throughou: the State
| Under tbs bill al the lands suhjcc. 70 over
flow are taxed five cents per acre wGetho
worth two, Eve or !. hundred dollars
Cotton. sugar and mclasses. without regar'
TO quality, are all taxed in the same uncl ua
and unjust manner. The Supreme Cour,
in session IT Monroe. during the last sum
mer. decided that q tax Of one dollar pc
bale on c4ery bale of cotton was unequa
! and not uniform. and therefore unconstitr
tionil The offensive manner in which TIL
bin proposes TO collect the revenue, Dc
mands -FOUR most careful reconsideration.
The exemption from the operation Of LAY
Of any Of tho principal parishes and col