New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-02

herein imposed on him by this section
Each assessor for the city Of New Orleans
shall be allowed payment in advance
upon his earnings. as such, in the sum
two thousand dollars, and such advance
shall be payable to such assessors, respec
| lively, in two equal installments, one
thereof on the first day Of April, and the
other thereof on the first day OF July OF
| each year: and the advances 80 made shall
| be deducted from the compensation tC
| which said assessors will be entitled on
their final settlement with the Auditor OF
Public Accounts. =.
That section fiftysix Of the act recited in
| the above mentioned title. and approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sew
| enty-One, be so amended and re-enacted as
| to read as follows:
THAT in all cases of neglect or refusal to
nav their licenses, of any description, by
| any person. firm, company or corporation
| doing business in this State. the tax col
! lectOrs shall give ten days written or
printed notice to such delinquent taxpayer
to pay such license; and if, at the expira-
ton of said notice, the licenses, together
with all costs, be not fully settled the tax
collector may, without any legal fermality,
proceed to seize and sell, after ten days
advertisement, the property, rights and
credits of such delinquent taxpayer, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isfy the claims of the State. as aforesaid,
together with all legal costs and charges.
That section sixty-one of the act recited in
the aforementioned title. and approved
March third. eighteen hundred and seventy
one, be amended by adding the following
words, viz:
That the tax collectors shall be author
lied and required to collect all back taxes
not overdue more than two years, for
which they shall received a commission of
ten per cent on all collections
That section siXty-six of the act rccited
in the above mentioned title. and approved
March third. eighteen hundred and seventy
one. he so amended and re-enacted as to read
as follows:
That on the second Monday of Deem
Der in each year it shall be the duty of
every tax collector in every parish of the
State to render to the parish recorder there
Of and in the city of New Orleans to the re-
corder of mortgages, a list, in alphabetical
order. of the names OF the owners of all
lands or lots within his parish or district.
on which all taxes and penalties due by
such owner have not been paid or fully re-
allied by sale of the property assessed;
and he shall distinctly set forth that, after
diligent inquiry, he could not find other
property liable to seizure and sale sufficient
to pay the taxes due, which list shall con.
set forth in his assessment rolls. The fol
lowing OATH shall be attached to such list:
l. --, tax collector of ---
parish. or district, do solemnly swear that
the taxes on the lands. or lots, in the above
list have not been paid by the owners
thereof for the year -: that l have re-
ceived no other part OF the same than as
therein set FORTH and that after diligent in
Guiry l have found DO other property
a. Ii Il 10 {, a.
help me God.
A b Tax Collector,
Parish of
All fees now allowed By law to the Audi
tor OF Public Accounts for services. as such,
or otherwise, shall be paid into the State
treasury. and be placed to the credit of the
interest tax fund.
That section seventy-tive of the act re-
cited in the above mentioned title. and APP
proved March third. eighteen hundred and
seventy lone. and be so amended and rcen-
acted to read as follows:
That the following compensation is here
by allowed to tax collectors for collecting
the taxes levied on the assessment rolls, to
be computed Oh the sums actually collected
and paid into the State treasury. to wit:
In all parishes except the city of New Or
leans collectors shall receive ten per cent |
commission on all taxes and licenses col |
ected by them and paid into the State
treasury: in the city of New Orleans tax |
shall receive on all taxes collect
I'd by them and paid into the State treas
Try. in the First District two and a half per
'ent: in the Second District three per cent:
Il the Third and Fourth Districts tax col
ectors shall receive. on all taxes collected
~ them and paid into the treasury. a com
mission of eight per cent in the Fifth Dis
ret the tax collector shall receive. on all
axes collected by him and paid into the
reasury. commission OF ten per cent; in
be Sixth District the tax collector shall re-
GIVE. on all taxes collected by him and
'ald INTO the treasury. commission of ten
er cent. In addition to the aforesaid com
enSatlon, each tax collector shall be en-
tiled to collect and receive from each tax
aver. after the publication OF the notice
euulred by law. twenty-five cents for each
office and two dollars FOR each seizure
lade and suit brought
That section seyenty-seven of the act re-
tied in the above mentioned title. and APP
royed March third, eighteen hundred and
eventy-one. be so amended and re-enacted
5 to read as follows:
That within the first five days OF every
lonth 1t shall be the duty of the tax col
ectors IL and for the city of New Orleans
D have their respective accounts settled for
|
count of the State during the pre-
eding month. and to pay the same
Yer TO the State treasury. and for that
urpOse the said tax collectors shall make
nj transmit to the Auditor of Public Ac-
cunts statement whether they have or
ave not collected any taxes or licenses
'ithin the preceding month. and with an
ath taken and subscribed appended there
} that the same contains faithful account
all taxes collected and the amount re-
elved. If any. from licenses to persons
occupations. and it shall be the duty
I the several tax collectors of the
Their parishes of this State 20 have |
heir accounts settled, and to make
ayment and statement as hercinbetore pre-
rrlbed within the first ten days OF April,
uiy and October. respectively. for all
axes collected and moneys received for
nd such payments and statements
'r the last quarter shall be made
the time prescr bed in the final set
ement of the year; provided. that all tax
electors shall be and are hereby author
ed. in making each settlement with the
uditor of Public Accounts. to deduct from
lch settlement the amount Of commissions
} which they are entitled by law for col
cting licenses and taxes. The amount ot
aiiSu tdACo ColltStcu Sidii Ut pau duu az |
,unted for quarterly III like manner to the
arish treasurer.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. etc, That
u laws or parts of laws in conflict with the
rovisions of this act be and the same are
ereby repealed, and that this act take
feet and be in force from and after its
assage.
(Signed) o. II. BREWSTER
Deaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) Z. b. S. PINCHBACK,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March 6. 1872.