The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-26


New Orleans, january %, 1871.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives
have the honor to submit for the in
formation of your honorable body the
annual report of the Attorney General.
H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department,
New Orleans, February l, 1871.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives
have the honor to submit for the in
formation of the General Assembly the
following reports !:
The report Of the State Registrar of
voters.
The Report of the Administrators of
the Charity Hospital at New Orleans.
The report of the Coroner of the parish
OF East Baton Rouge.
H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
The documents accompanying the
messages were ordered to be printed.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The following petitions were pre-
sentod
BY Mr.. Stamps, of jefferson.
For the relief of Protector Fire Com
pany No. 2, of the City of New Or
leans.
Referred to the Committee OH Claims
For the relief of David Crockett Fire
Company No. Z, of Gretna.
Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
For the relief of Thomas n. Martin, of
CalrOlltOn.
Referred to the Committee on Claims
By Mr.. Antoine, of Orleans
A petition in favor of J. II. Vance, of
Bossier parish.
Referred to the Committee On Elec-
tons and Qualifications.
BY Mr.. Llambias, of Orleans
A petition in favor of Albert Estopi-
nal and others, of the parish OF st.
Bernard.
Referred to the Committee on Elec-
tons and Qualifications.
By Mr.. Oplatek, of Orleans
A petition in favor of IT. Pokorny.
Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
BY Mr.. Matthew's, of Tensas
A petition for the relief of Charles
, Fuchs
Referred to the Committee on Claims
RESOLUTIONS.
By permission, .Nr. Bentley, of st.
.M.ry, offered the following resolution,
which lies over under the rules
Rs.Adroi, That the proceedings of the
House shall be published i'll the Loui$ia-
M state Register and paid for out of the
contingent fund.
BY permission, Mr.. Mahoney. of Pla-
qlcmine offered the following resolution,
which lies over under the rules:
R,.Sdr~l, That the contestant from
I.ichland parish, Mr.. J. L. Stephens, be
entitled to receive mileage and per diem
up to the time of his withdrawal, and
that the Warrant Clerk, FIR the me as
| in the cases of other contestants.
By permission, the following preamble
and resolution was introduced by Mr..
Oplatek, of Orleans
WHEREAS. 1t appears by the Auditors
report that very large amount of taxes
past due and remaining uncollected,
amounting to nearly five millions of dol
lars, exclusive of the taxes due for the
year 1870, and as it also appears that n
number of parishes have for certain years
past not furnished any tax rolls of as
sessment, and hence no collections OF
taxes for those years have been made,
which omission involves an additional
sum of several millions and rs this is a
matter of great importance to the finan-
cial interests of the State, be it therefore
R,,sard, That the Committee on Ways
and Means he and is hereby instructed
to inquire into this affair, with the view
of ascertaining whether these taxes be
collectable or not and if cOllectable, the
reason why they have not been collected
before, and the money paid into the