New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-28

| New Orleans shall receive less than three
hundred dollars nor more than two thou
sand dollars for performing tho duties
herein imposed on him by this section.
shall be allowed a payment in advance
| upon his earnings, as such, in the sum OF
! 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 SO made shall
| be deducted from the compensation to
which said assessors will be entitled on
| their final settlement with the Auditor OF
Public Accounts.
That section tifty-six OF the act recited in
the above mentioned title, add approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sew
euty-one be so amended and re-enacted as
to read as follows:
That in all eases of neglect or refusal to
pay 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 fcrmaity
proceed to seize and SELL after ten days
'tuNeftlseineHt, INC pioPeItH, llShtS "iiN
credits of such delinquent taxpayer. or SO
much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isty the claims of t.le State, as aforesaid.
together with all legal costs and charges
That section sixty one OF the actreclted III
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
IN, al all
not overdue more than two years tor
which they shall received commission OF
ten per cent on all collections
That section sixty-siX of the act reclted
in the above mentioned title, and approved
March third. eighteen hundred and seventy
one. be so amended and re-enacted as to read
as follows:
That on the second Monday of Deem
Der in each year i 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-
curder Of mortgages, 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 b. "A sale of the property assessed;
and he shall distinctly set forth that, after
diligeut inquiry, he could not find ether
property liable TO seizur. and sale sufficient
to pay the taxes due, which list shall con-
tain description OF the lands and lots,
set forth in his assessment rolls. The fol
lowing oati shall be attached to such list:
l. tax collector of --
parish. or district. do solemnly swear that
the ia es 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 II the same than as
therein set forth, and that after dliigent in
,lury | have found 10 other property
liable to seizure and sale for the same. SO
help me Coo.
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 sevanty-tve of the act re-
cited in the above mentioned title, and APP
proved March third. eighteen hundred and
seventy-one and be So amended and re-en
acted to read as follows:
That the following compensation is here
by allowed 10 tax collectors for collecting
the taxes levied On the assessment rolls. to
be computed on the sums actually collected
and paid INFO the State treasury. to Wit:
In ali parishes except the city Of New Or
leans. collectors shall receive ten per cent
commission on all taxes and licenses col
lcctcd bv them ana paid into the State
treasury: in the city OF New Orleans tax
collectors shall receive On all taxes collect
ed by them and paid into the State treas
ury, i'll the First District TWO and half per
cent: in the Second District three per cent;
in he Third and Fourth Districts tax col
lect0rs shall receive, on all taxes collected
by them and paid into The treasury a com
mission OF eight per cent: in the Fifth Dis
tlict tie tax collector shall receive. On all
taxes collected by Linn and paid into the
treasury. commission OF ten per cent; in
the Sixth District the tax collector shall re
ccivc, on ali taxes collected by him and
paid into the treasury. d commission Of ten
Iirr cent. In addition to the aforesaid com
pcnsation, each tax collector shall he en-
titled to collect and receive from each tax
payer, 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"
That section seVentv-seven of the act re-
cited in the above mentioned title. and APP
proved March third, eighteen hundred and
sevcnty-One, be so amended and re-enacted
as IL read as follows:
That within the first five days of eveiy
month it shall be the duty OF the tax col
lectors in and for the city of New Orleans
20 have their respective accounts settled for
all taxes collected or moneys received on
account OF the State during the pre-
cediug 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 Ac-
counts u statement whether they have or
have not collected any taxes or licenses
within the preceding month, and with an
oath taken and subscribed appended there
to that the same contains faithful account
Of all taxes collected and the amount re
crivcd. ii any. from licenses to persons
plISuing trades. professions or taxed
occupations, and il Shall he the duty
Of ;he several tax collectors Of the
ether parishes Of this state to have
their accounts settled, and to make
payment and statement a. heTeinbetorc pre-
-..ribed, within the first ten days Of April,
July and October. respectively. Tor all
taxes collected and moneys received for
licenses for The preceding quarter,
ard such payments ana statements
for the last quarter shall he made
a. the time prescribed in the final set
tieluent Of the year: provided. that all tax
collectors shall be and are hereby author
lied. III making each settlement with the
Auditor of Public Accounts, TO deduct from
sllch settlement the amount Of commissions
10 Which they are entitled by law for col
Letting licenses and taxes. The amount OF
parish taxes collected shall he paid and ac-
counted for quarterly in like manner to the
parish treasurer.
SEC. :. Be it further enacted etc, That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this act take
effect and he in force from and after It's
passagr.
(Si..ncd) o. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
tSigned) =. Is. :. PINCUBACK