The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-04-10

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erty. The Boardiof Assessors for the
city of New Orleans shall receive an
lnually, as compensation for making
an assessment of taxable property,
two per centum on tho amount Of
taxes assessed or levied on such prop
erty. The poll tax shall be no longer
a subject of assessment, the compen-
satioI SO fixed to be paid in the man
ner provided by law, after copy. Of
the roll, to be lodged with the Auditor
of Public Accounts shall have been
received by him; provided, that no
tax collector outside of the city of
New Orleans shall receive less than
three hundred dollars nor more than
two, thousand dollars for performing
the duties herein imposed on him by
this section. Each assessor for the
city of New Orleans shall be. allowed
a payment in advance upon his earn
ings, as such, in the sum of two thou
sand 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
do c1,o1 hn 1n6u nd
compensation to which said assessors
will be entitled on their. final settle-
ment with the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts. az"
That section fifty-six of the act re-
cited in the above mentioned title, and
approved March third, eighteen humid
red and seventy-one, be 80 amended
and re-enacted as to read as follows:
"That in all cases Of neglect or re-
fusal to- pay their licenses, of any
description, by any person, Arm, com
pany OF corporation, doing business 10
this State, the tax collectors shall give
ten days. written or printed notice to
such delinquent taxpayer to pay such
licerse and if, at the expiration OF
said notice, the licenses, together with
Eall costs, be not fully settled, the tax
collector may, without any legal
formality; proceed to seize and sell,
after ten days. advertisement, the
property, rights and credits of sucI,
delinquent taxpayer. or SO much
| thereof as may he necessary to satisfy
the claims of the State, as aforesaid
together with all legal costs and
charges. .-f. ..-.s...--. an AR
! That section sixty one of tue .ac1
recited in the above mentioned titles
and approved March third, eighteen
hundred and seventy -one, be amended
by adding the following words, viz:
| That the tax collectors shall be au-
thorized and required to collect all
back taxes not Overdue more thar
two years, for which they shall re.
ceived a commission Ct ten per cent on
all collections" r, ,.f.,r,re,I
| That section sixty-six of the act re.
cited in the above mentioned title
and approved March third, eighteen
hundred and sew ent y-o!n e, be SC
amended-and re-enaeted as to read al
follows :csyd yrgI f,cHH 10 --inI ,tlf
That on the second Monday o.
December in each year it shall be tilt
duty of every tax collector in! ever,
parish of the State to render to tn,
!. parish recorder thereof, and in the cit.
of New Orleans to the recorder o
mortgages, a list, in alphabetical order
of the name Of the owners of all land
tor lots within his parish or district
!, on which all taxes and penalties du,
by such owner have not been paid O
fully realized by state of the prop
erty assessed and he shall distinctl.
! set forth that, after diligent inquiry
+ he could not find other property liah
to seizure and sale sufficient to. pa,
the taxes due, which list shall con
tain a description of the lands an
] lots, as set forth in his assessmen
rolls. The following oath shall be al
i tached to such list 'ioo1il'i 1ai4'1ofi
/. I, tax collector of y :. +.
/, Parish, or District, do solemnly s@ea
: that the, taxes on the lands, or lots, j
: the above list have not been paid
the owners thereof for the year 90.
q that have received no other part
f the same than as therein set forth, an
# that afterdiligent inquiry / have fouu
no other property liable to seizure an
b sale for the same. So help me God.
Il Az. b., Tax Collector;
d ~ ~7us1 'ae Parish Of 80:
IS All fees, now allowed by law to Il
IL Auditor of Public Accounts for Sc
70 vices, as such, or otherwise, shall
u paid into the State treasury, and
., placed to the credit of the interest t;
81 fund. - E" "aHt aff ='.' - Is
y That section seventy five Of The a
y recited in the above mentioned tit
At and approved March 3, 1871, and
ot so amended and re-enacted to read
II follows: .iafts 'A q "a t''i'thf