The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-04-03

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
SO made shall be deducted from the
compensation to which said assessors
will be entitled on their final settle
ment with the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts.
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 so amended
and re-cnacted as to read as follows:
"That in all cases of neglect or re-
fusal to pay their licenses, of any
description, by any person, firm, COM
pany or corporation doing business in
this State, the tax collectors shall give
ten days written or printed notice to
such delinquent taxpayer to pay such
license and if, at the expiration of
said notice, the licenses, together with
all 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 such
delinquent taxpayer, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
the claims of the State, as aforesaid,
together with all legal costs and
charges.
That section sixty one of the act
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 than
two years, for which they shall re-
ceived commission of ten per cent on
all collections"
That section sixty-six of the act re-
cited in the above mentioned title,
and approved March third, eighteen
hundred and seven y-one, be so
amended and re-enacted as to read as
follows:
That on the second Monday of
December in each year it shall be the
duty of every tax collector in every
parish of the State to render to the
parish recorder thereof, and in the city
of New Orleans to the recorder of
mortgages, a list, in alphabetical order,
of the name of the owners of all lands
or lots within his parish or district,
on which all taxes aud penalties due
by such owner have not been paid or
fully realized by a state of tho prop
erty 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-
tain description of the lands and
lots, as set forth in his assessment
rolls. The following oath shall be at.
tached to such list:
I, $4,000, tax collector of 1880.
Parish, or District, do solemnly swear
that the taxes on the lands, or lots, il
the above list have not been paid by
the owners thereof for the year 800
that Ihave received no other part o
the same than as therein set forth, ant
that after diligent inquiry have found
no other property liable to seizure ant
sale for the same. So help me God.
A.. b., Tax Collector,
Parish Of $500
: All fees, now allowed by law to thu
Auditor of Public Accounts for ser
vices, as such, Or otherwise, shall b.
paid into the State treasury, and b
placed to the credit of the interest ia:
: fund.
That section seventy-five of the &C
recited in the above mentioned title
and approved March 3, 1871, and b
SO amended and re-enacted to read a
: follows:
|. That the following compensation
hereby allowed to tax collectors fo
f collecting the taxes levied on the as
sessment rolls, to be computed on tn
sums actually collectedsand paid int
/ the State treasury, to-wit: In all Par
ishes except the city of New Orlean:
l. collectors shall receive ten per cen
s commission on all taxes and license
collected by them and paid into tn
Q State treasury in the city of New Or
, leans tax collectors shall receive, o
all taxes collected by them and pal
t into the State treasury, in the Firs
y District two and half per cent; i
= the Second District three per cent; i
t the Third and Fourth Districts tax CO.
t lectors shall receive, on all taxes co
: lected by them and paid into til
D treasury, commission of eight Pc
cent; in the Fifth District the tax co
It lector shall receive, on all taxes co
}, lected by him and paid into the treas
n ury, a commission of ten per cent;
D the Sixth District the tax coilectt
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