The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-04-10
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the Second District, three per cent; in
the Third and Fourth Districts tax col
lectors shall receive, on all taxes col
lected by them and paid into the
treasury, a commission of eight per
cent; in the Fifth District the tax col
lector shall receive, on all taxes coll
lected by him and paid into the treas
ury, a commission of ten per cent; in
the Sixth District the tax collector
shall receive, on all taxes collected by
him and paid into the treasury COM
mission, of ten per cent. In addition
to the aforesaid compensation each tax
collector shall be entitled to collect and
receive from each taxpayer. after the
publication of, the notice required by
law, twenty five cents for, each notice
and two dollars for each seizure made
and suit brought. f.- t:-f-. ,,.--t.
That section seventy-seyen, of the
act recited in the above mentioned ii
tile, and approved Marc'i g., 1871, be
40 amended and re-enacted as to read
as follows -+t+s-.t-ses. --,r
That within the first five days of ey-
cry month it shall be the duty of the
tax collectors in and for the city of
New Orleans to have their respective
accounts settled for, all taxes collected
or moneys received on account of the
State during the preceding month, and
to pay the same over to the State
treasury, and for that purpose the said
tax collectors Shall make and transmit
to the Auditor of Public Accounts a
statement whether they have or have
not collected ? any taxes or licenses
within the preceding month, and with
an oath taken and subscribed append
ed. thereto that the same .eontainsiIa
faithful account. of all taxes collected
and the amount received, if any, from
licenses to persons pursuing trades,
professions or taxed occupations, and
it shall be the duty Of the several tax
collectors of the other Parishes of this
State to have their accounts settled,
and to make, payment and statement
as hereinbcfore prescribed, within the
first ten days ofAprii, July and Octo-
Der, respectively, for all taxes collect
ed and moneys received for licenses fer
! the preceding quarter, and such pay
ments and statements for'the last quar-
ter shall be made at the time prescrib-
=, ed in the final settlement of the year
provided, that all tax collectors shall
be and .aIe hereby authorized, in max
ing each settlement with the Auditor of
Public Accounts, to deduct from snch
4 settlement the amount of commissions
to which they are entitled by. law. for
! collecting licenses, and taxes, The
amount Of Parish taxes collected shall
be paid and accounted for quarterly in
like manner to the Parish treasurer.
4 Section g. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That all laws or parts of laws in
conhiet1with the provisions of this act
be and the. same are hereby repealed,
and that this act take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage.
4 i(signeG s-eiho.H. BREWSTER,
y Speaker of the House of Representa-
: tiyes. 5r.5.aai +. 'iifa'Jsfi = go
J, (Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBhCK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
f the Senate. g.5maI aDi baG Gr'
T Approved March g., 1872, a srr3its
4 -tsigned)7t !. II. G. MAMMOTH,
4 Governor of the State of Louisiana.
II a true copy -.~es-,..-. -
Il 's0f r THEREON, 39Gl o -. -
4 ,o,-ea Secretary Of. State. ~ az