New Orleans Republican., 1872-04-04

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 Decem-.
ber 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 a sale Of the property assessed:
and he shall distinctly set forth that, after
| di!igent 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 fol
| lowing oath shall be attached to such list:
l, ---, tax collector OF -----
parish, or district do solemnly swear that
the axes 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
quiry l have found no other property
liable to seizure and sale for the same. So
help me God.
3D., 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-fve of the act re-
cited in the above mentioned title. and ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, and he SO amended and re-en-
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 ON the sums actually collected
and paid into 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
lected by them and 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, in the First District two and halt per
cent: in the Second District three per cent:
in the Third and Fourth Districts tax col
lectors shall receive. on all taxes collected
by them and paid into the treasury com
mission Of eight per cent; in the Fifth Dis
trict the tax collector shall receive, ON all
taxes collected by him and paid into the
treasury. a commission OF ten per cent: IN
the Sixth District the lax collector shall re-
ceiye, on all taxes collected by him and
paid into the treasury, commission of ten
per cent. In addition to the aforesaid com
pensation, each tax collector shall be 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 seventy-seven of the act re-
cited in the above mentioned title. and ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundred and
seventy-one be so amended and re-enacted
as to read as follows:
That within the tlrst FIVE days OF every
month it shall be the duty of the tax col
iectGrs 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 pre-
ceding 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 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-
celved, Ii any. from licenses 20 persons !
pursuing trades, professions OF taxed |
occupations, and it shall be the duty |
bI tue several TAX COLLECTORS OF tle |
other parishes of this State to have
their accounts settled, and to make
payment and statement as hereinbetore pre-
scribed. within the 1iist ten DAYS of April
July and October. respectively. for all
taxes collected and moneys received for
licenses tor the preceding quarter
and such payments and statements
t"r the last quarter shall be made
ii the tine prescribed in the final set
riement of the wear: provided. that all tax
collectors shall be and are hereby author
zed. IN making each settlement with the
Auditor OF Public Accounts. to deduct from
'uch settlement the amount of commissions
o which they are entitled by law for col
Getting licenses and taxes. The amount of
parish taxes collected shall be paii and ac-
counted 1or quarterly n like manner to the
Darish treasurer.
SEC. , Be it further enacted. etc. That
III laws or parts OF laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act be and the same are
iereby repealed. and that this act take
fleet and be in force from and after its
,assage.
tSignedl O. II. BREWSTER.
speaker ot the House OF Representatives.
t>ignedt z. B. S. PINCHBACk.
Governor and President ui the
Senate.
Approved March {, 1872.
tSigned) H. c. WARMOTH.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
\ true copy:
+. J. HEBRON.
Secretary of State.