New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-09

the offenders to justice, or stopping the
mischief 1t has be ONE crying evii, aho,
If suffered to 90 on, will destroy the com,
donre of the people in government. ami
oor;ouslv endaneer our liberties and high
ast interests hope that the General As
s.ubIv will enact some law on the subject,
providing adequate penalties, ana placing
il in the power of the Governor TO prosecute
with vigor and piomptltude an persons
Offering brides, and ofncials receiving
them ,: :; -,
q I recommend reduction IN the
.,mnensation given for assessment and COT
| lotion of the taxes Of the State that tNe
two Thousand dollars paid country tax coi,
| lectors for listing the property be reduced
| f, three hundred dollars each; that there De
| ;, hoard OF four State assessors Tor the cry
| of New Orleans, at a salary OF five thou
sand dollar. each who shall make the as
srssnent on the property of the city Tor the
| Sta+p. that the board shall also furnish a
! copy of the rolls to the city, when shah'
! win such notifications as the city may
| make. he its rolls on which its taxes shall
No collected. and that the Administrator o.
| Assessments of rhe city of New Orleans he
| constituted ex otfirio president OF the board.
! 10 | ALTO recommend modification OF
! .La nrintino law, by which the expense o1
urintins the laws and Journals III the coun-
try newspapers will be saved, and that the
ur;ce paid for printing be materially It,
duced BY such an act one hundred ahe
! tfty thousand dollars can be saved anna
| allv.
il, That the Metropolitan Police law he
| renesIed and an act passed orTan!ZlnS~ the
| police under "A system similar TO that III
| force on the adoption pt the present.
reducing their expenses to four nun
| dred thousand dollars per annum, renting
the financial department to the city OF New
Orleans. and limiting the metropolitan dls-
tri,.t To the cities of New Orleans and Car
| rollton.
| l.. The passage of an act giving to the
! city of New Orleans entire control OF fetd-
| ing prisoners confined within the Parish
Prison of Orleans Inc expense IS no"
| enormous. and can be greatly reduced il the
city government is empowered Win 'ie COZ
! troll.
| l3. The act passed at the last session rela-
! tive to a statehouse should be repealed. and
the purchase of land on which to buld "a
! capitol should he annulled.
! H. The institution for the education OF
| the blind should, for the present, be dlscon-
| tinued. The State has 10 building for the
| accommodation of the pupils and too few
pupils to justify the expense OF the lnsttn-
| ton 1t is now simply an asylum. AND II
| the inmates whose families or relations are
| able to maintain them were dismissed, there
would be but very few dependent upon the
| charity of the State. The unfortunate peo-
| pie remaining should be provided for else
| where.
| Is Chief constal,les should not be allowed
| other conversation than the fees they re-
! ceive for the service OF Summons or the eXf-
| cnt;on nf wits etc eycent when called INFO
! active service by the Governor.
/ Ii That each narish iudge he maid Iy the
| parish in which he resides and acts, that II.
! Ills way the state treasury may he relieved
| Of the expeDse.
II recommend that the act nroyi,ljnp
| an snnnal salary tn rhe secretaries assist
| ant secretaries. clerks. sergeantsat-arms.
! etc. OF the General Assembly he repea!ed
| and thar these officers and emnInvefs shall
| receive only such daily compensation dur
ino the session rs herrjofnra maid In this
manner Won can save pioh+ thnusand dollars
I Drr annnu
l9 I here reiterate NV recommendation
flat an act he rassed nrovidinn thar an
charters of raiIrc,d r,mnauias rrantod nv
the State he r.nenIrd Nv So ooinU We Shall
rnleasa ourselves from Tho pn,ninaIIr COW.
tin,,ent debit of over twelve millions at dol
lars
cpy.1vAI law ~ NV oprp,vs
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ra,nta+;nn and r,',,,,.,+r or4 +i o1'o
rntnJ nIar ~ oIt d,li NV +, ~
r",,"t rS ~ 'G,dI "l,ol .ite ~
rI.in1iIel I,r f +i. ,,,,,;,',, , 20 ~
,,ant Of rr;,nos ,rf 20, ''b'
universal counlainf of thr t;,iI,,r,. Of ;ns+ioa
in this Department of the law in tIe cit,r NJ
Nv orJa,ns Iun,IlL ,.s,,.."+tti, -
a++an+inn ~, +bo I a;. ir,,Ifc = ~ - -"
in or,jar hot i 49, ','i3 i S'.Jos,'
nncassary r., ,.,,,.,,,.+ +l,dt o,,;i "
The nonuIatinr of Nv, O,lo..,s :; -
1re.ent extpnsive borrJn,;l. ;.',.i,,d:,,,,
very LARGE floatirg 7.nrulatirr, r-n,n tht a..
trrsnt States "f tG avn f ",n 49,
c,1ntr;es ;s ,,rI, '',, w. 'i' 'io 1i IoitIeh
hundred Is,r,d ,,,r.nns '''''A ''i- "
II j. ohvi,,,. tI,t ~. ,,.;,,;,o1 ,,,,,.. 80.