New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-15

Each assessor tor the city OF New orleans
shall be allowed q payment in advance
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 50 made shall
be deducted from the compensation tt
which said assessors will be entitled or
Public Accounts.
That section tifty-siX of the act recited in
the above mentioned title, and approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sew
euty-one, be SO ameaded and re-enacted as
TO read as follows:
THAT in all cases of neglect or refusal to
paw their Licenses, of any description. by
any person. firm, company or corporation
doing business in this State. the tax col
lectoYs shall give ten days written OF
printed notice to such delinquent taXpayer
to pay such license: and if, at the G xpira-
ton Of said notice, the licenses, together
with all costs, be not fully settled. the tax
collector may, without any legal tormality,
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 10 sat
isfy 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 SO amended and re-enacted as to read
as follows:
That the tax collectors shall be author
lied and required to collect all back taxes
not overdue more than two years, for
which they shall received a commission of
ten per cent on all collections
That section siNty-six 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 ON the second Monday of Deem
Der 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
diligent inquiry, lie could not lind other
property liable to seizure and sale sufficient
to pay the taxes due, which list shall con-
tain a description OF the lands and lots, as
set forth in his assessment rolls. The fol
lowing Data shall be attached to such list:
l. --.U tax cOllectOr OF --
parish. or district, do solemnlv swear that
the taxes on the lands. or lots, in the above
list have not been paid by the owners
thereof for the year -: that have re-
| ceived no. other part OF the same than as
therein set forth. and that after diligent in
curry l have found no other property
liable to seizure and sale for the same. So
help NE God.
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 pc placed TO the credit OF the
interest tax fund.
That section. s~eventy-five OF tie act re-
cited in the above mentioned title. and APP
proved March third. eighteen hundred and
seventv-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. u
be computed on the sums actually collected
and paid into the State treasury. TO Wit:
In all parishes except the city of New Or
leans, collectors shall receive ten per cent
commission on all taxes and licenses col
lected bv 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 a half per
cent: in the Secopd District three per cent:
III the Third and Fourth Districts tax col
lectors shall receive. on all taxes collected
by them and paid into the treasury. a 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 tax collector shall re-
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paid into the treasury. a 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 ny law, twenty-five cents FOR each
notice and two dollars for each seizure
made"
That section seyenty-seven Of the acc re-
cited in the ABOVE mentioned title. and APP
proved March third, eighteen hundred and
seventy-one. be so AMENDED and re-enacted
as TO read as follows:
That within the first five days Of evely
month it shall be the duty of the tax col
~lectors 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-
ccding month. and to pay tie same
over to the State treasury. and for that
purpose the said tax collectors shall make
and transmit to the Auditor of Public Ac-
count a 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 a faithful account
of al taxes collected and the amount re-
ceived. il any. nom licenses to persons
pursuing trades. professions or taxed
occupations. aud ii shall be the duty
Of tie several tax collectors OF the
other parishes Of this State 10 have
their accounts settled, and to make
payment anG statement as h~ereinbetore pre-
sCribed. within the first ten days of April.
July and CctDheT. respectively. fOr al
taxes collected and moneys received tor
and such payments and statements
for the last quarter shall be made
at the time prescribed in the final set
tielncnt OF the wear: provided. that all tax
collectors shall be and are hereby author
lied. in making each settlement with the
Auditor OF Public Accounts, to deduct from
such settlement the amount of commissions
to which they are entitled by law for col
lecting licenses and taxes. The amount of
parish taxes collected shall be paid and ac-
counted for quarterly in like manner 20 the
parish treasurer.
SEC. 2. 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 be in force from and after its
passage.
(Signedl O. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
(Signed) Z. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved March c. 1872.
lSisned) H. c. WARMQTH..