The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-15
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% Using the tax, the bonds ca be
I'm Irrsa not specially call your atteltlon
~ several suggestions made by the
'.I,r. T Will, however, note a few.
~. come changes are needed il the
- ,o law. The Auditor has careiilly
..,.r,d 4 BIZ, which accompanies hi re-
~ Icommendit to your careful on
,.,,;on One serious defect in thesys-
40 Auditor states, is that the tscal
~, made to run from Decembr to
;H,,,ber This causes serious coIpli-
l,.o,. in the collection of taxes AM Ii
s.D.s The date was fixed to enablethe
Cote ofcers to prepare their annua re-
.or., be;ore the meeting of the Assembly.
r. ,snedy this evil, the Auditor suggests
!. chance in the date OF converting the Jeg-
isl.trre and the current year be the bcal
year. ION In this recommendation.
The AuEtorCalls attention to the lrge
.nd increasing AMOUNT of unpaid taes,
exceeding four millions of dollars. loin
;nur surtoadopt some practical nth
o1 10 enforce collection at the expens Of
dslil41zH
l. u.clusion, upon the subject of he
irrcss, |, recommend, in CONFORMITY
viii the suggestion of the Auditor; nat
rU1 consider the propriety of levyin@n
au.table tax upon SUGGESTIONS not Il
Ing to forced heirs. / also recommld
that You consider law to require iIn-
yrce companies doing business in he
STATE to deposit bonds to secure PROFIT
Iarnnt of policies This has been S.
cesstuly tested in other States. l furtAr
recommend you to consider a plan II
registration and cancellation of bols
held by those who derive a permantt
Investment in such securities. BY Is
mems the tax due from this species f
1prty could be more readily al
Helply collected. Such measures won
erl to greatly reduce the general ta>
iol, and would relieve the property
ncuJuS which prevents its movement.
beg leave to call your attention to
nportant subject, which has never be-
.Ind1d to by any previous executive
be State.
LIEE INSURANCE.
In the present impoverished condifo
icwpeople, life insurance is Suggested
IS the great practical remedy. Previou
10 the desOlation of the late civil war a
acquaintance with the subject of life in
surancc was quite limited in the Soutb
linen II Was rare occurrence to find ;
man who had not, by his labor and en-
lerprse, gathered around him enough o
material wealth for the support and edu
cation Of his family in the event of hi.
premature death. The reverse is nov
.n' case The exception is largely il
lA'0r Of those who, if suddenly taken
away would leave their families in desti.
'ut OF Strengthened circumstances. The
|SlU0t Of life insurance becomes one O,
,l'A Importance TO tie man whose moral
au'' AA to provide for the future com
iOT AID independence of his household
iu'le are now about twenty-four life
=. l''""-ce companies doing business in
'-S o'a>e' which have issued policies
- r,''u4IuhS to many millions of dollars,
L y designed for the protection of tile
'"'" and orphan. I therefore recon-
,''-' I'LL You pass such a law for the
'Y'e'inAent Of these institutions as viii
ave greater protection and confidence to
Ills great and growing interest.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
! ieSOinmend as of great importance
=, A''eSS,ly Of amending the law rela-
We to public printing.
'H 'ie act III relation to the matter
; vas passed. the State was in no condi-
= 'a no 70 aS0urse money, but was obliged
o... sue warrants worth at that time only
now, - II my cents on the dollar in pay
tM ' :, 'ne work. Since then the credit
j.. '''c Las improved, and warrants
n 5 a." SelllnS at seventy three cents on
sacb;r 'l' with fair prospect of soon
o,r,. pr value. We are now in q
pbr' ''on 10 greatly reduce the price OF
.,,h printing, and should hnA the
wi VI papers in which tho ln,,.s. ma