New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-23

| suaIl exceed TWO ana Jnrce-QuArC0rS Pc
centum on the assessed cash value of al
the property therein listed for taxation, ex
cept the city of New Orleans, which may
levy tax of two and three-quarters pei
centum;; nor shall the police jury Of any
parish levy tax for any parish purposes
except to pay Indebtedness incurred prior
to the passage of this act, during any year
which shall exceed one hundred pei
| centum OF the State tax for that year, I'M
| less such excess, whether levied BY villa ge
| city or parochial authorities, shall first be
| sanctioned by vote OF majority of the
| said voters Of said village, city or parish, at
an election held for that purpose. No Fer
capita tax, except the poll tax authorized
by the constitution, shall be assessed OF
collected in this State.
That section forty-nine of the act recited
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 the tax collectors, outside of the
city of New Orleans, shall receive an
nually, as compensation tor making the
assessment OF taxable property, five per
centNm on the amount of taxes assessed or
levied on such property. The Board Of AS
SCISSORS for the city Of New Orleans shall re-
ceive annually, rs compensation for making
an assessment of taxable property, two per
centum on the amount Of taxes assessed or
levied on such property. The poll tax shall
the compensation So fixed to be paid
in the manner 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 thou
sand dollars for performing the duties
herein imposed on him by this section.
shall be allowed 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 ffty-six OF the act recited in
the above mentioned title, and approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-one, be so amended and re-enacted as
TO read as follows:
THAT in all cases 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
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 fermality,
proceed to seize and sell, after ten days
the property, rights and
credits of such delinquent taxpayer, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isty the claims of the State, as aforesaid.
together with all legal costs and charges.
That section sixty one of the act recited in
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.
lied and required to collect all back taxes
rot overdue more than two years, for
winch they shall received commission Of
ten per cent on all collections"
That section sixty-six of the act recited
in the above mentioned title, and approved
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy
)ne be so amended and re-enacted as to read |
as fellows:
That on the second Monday of Deem |
Der in each year it shall be the duty of |
very 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- |
,order OF mortgages, list, in alphabetical |
order, OF the names of the owners of all |
ands or lots within his parish or district, |
IN which all taxes and penalties due By |
such owner have not been paid or fully re- |
shzed by sale of the property assessed: |
md he shall distinctly set forth that, after
!iIi9tnt inquiry, he could not find other
property liable to seizure and sale sufficient |
0 pay the taxes due, which list shall con-
ain d description of the lands and lots, as
1T forth in his assessment rolls Tie fol.
owing OATH shall be attached to such list:
!. --------, tax collector of --
Parish, or district, do solemnly swear that
he taxes On the lands. or lots, in the above
ist have not been paid by the owners
hereof for the year =: that | have re-
eiyed no otter part OF the same than as
herein set forth, and that after dilgent in
uiry | have found no other property
ia bic to seizure and sale for the same. So
elp NE God.
A. b, Tax Collector,
Parish of .
AL fees, now allowed by law to the Audi
or OF Public Accounts for services, as such.
= Otherwise, shah be paid into the State
reasury, and be placed to the credit of the
interest tax fund.
That section seventy-ive of the act re-
tied in the above mentioned title. and ap-
roved March third, eighteen hundred and
even ty-one, and be SO amended and re-en-
cted to read as follows:
That the following compensation is here
y allowed to tax collectors for collecting
ne taxes levied on the assessment rolls to
g computed on the sums actually collected
nd paid into the State treasury. to wit: |
i all parishes except the city Of New Or
ans. collectors shall receive ten per cent |
>MmIssion on all taxes and licenses col
cted by them and paid into the State |
easury: IN the city of New Orleans tax
Electors shall receive, on all taxes collect
l by them and paid into the State treas
~, IN the First District two and a half per
mt IN the Second District three per cent
the Third and Fourth Districts tax col :
ctors shall receive, on all taxes collected ..
! them and paid into the treasury, a com ,,
lssIon OF eight per cent; in the Fifth Dis :
let the tax collector shall receive, on all !
xes collected by him and paid into the 9
easury. commission of ten Der cent: in !
G Sixth District the tax collector shall re- =
i've. on all taxes collected by him and :
ia into the treasury, commission of ten !
I cent. In addition to the aforesaid com :.
nsatlon, each tax collector shall be en-
led to collect and receive from each tax
yer, after the publication of.the notice +
CURED by law, twenty-five cents for each :
'tlce and two dollars for each seizure E
ade and suit brought !,
mat section seventy-seven of the act re-
ed In the above mentioned title, and ap-
owed March third, eighteen hundred and .
Venty-one, be so amended and re-enacted T
to read as follows: !.
That within the first five days of every :,
onth it shall be the duty of the tax col +
tors IN and for the city of New Orleans r.
nave their respective accounts settled for ;,
taxes collected or moneys received on r
count OF the State during the pre- y
ding month, and to nav the same | =,