New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-29


sand dollars for performing the duties
herein imposed OF him by this section
Each assessor for the city OF New Orleans
shall be allowed a 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 reciteG il
the above mentioned title, and approved
March third, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-one, be so amended and reenacted as
to read as follows:
THAT in all eases OF neglect or refusal to
pay their Licenses, of any description, by
any person. firm, company or corporation
dong business in this State, the tax col
lectors shall give ten days written or
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 termality,
proceed to seize and sell after ten days
advertisement. tie property, rights and
credits OF such delinquent taxpayer, OF so
much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isty the claims 81 toe State, as aforesaid,
together with all legal costs and charges
That section sixty one OF the act recteti III
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 au!hor-
ICED 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 siXtys of the act recltPd
in the above mentioned title, and approved
March third. eighteen hundred and seventy
one, be so amended and re-enacted as to read
as fellows:
That on the second Monday of Deem
Der in each wear il shall be the duty OF
every tax collector IN every parish of the
State to render to the parish recorder there
oi 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 riot.
on which all taxes ANA penalties due by
such owner have not been paid or fully re-
allied by a sale OF the property assessed:
and lie shall distinctly set forth that after
Giligent inquiry, he could not find other
property liable 20 seizure and sale sufficient
to pay the taxes Que, which list shall con
tain d description Of the lands and lots, as
set forth in his assessment rolls. The fol
lowing DATA shall be attached to such list:
|, ---, tax collector of ---
parish, or district, DO solemnly 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 l have re-
ceiTed no other part OF the same than as
therein set forth. and that after diligcnt in
curry | have tolnl 30 other property
I'LL 70 %; y tta <,
help me God.
= B. Tax Collector,
Parish of
Al fees. now allowed by law to the Audi
Tor OF Public Accounts for services. as such.
or otherwise, shall lie paid into the State
treasury, ANA he placed to the credit Of tie
interest tax fund
That section seventy five of the act re-
cited IN the above mentioned title. and APP
proved March third eighteen hundred and
>cventy-one, and he 50 amended and re-cE-
acted to read as follows:
That the following compensation is here
by allowed 70 tax collectors for collecting
the taxes levied OF the assessment rolls 10
be computed GA the sums actually collected |
and paid INFO the state treasury. TO wit: |
In al parishes except the city OF New Or |
leans. collectors shall receive ten per cent |
commission on al taxes and licenses col |
Lected by them and paid into the Sta7c |
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 half per /
cpit: in the SecoRI Dis trct three per cent: |
in the Third and Fourth Districts tax col,
ltctors shall receive. OF all taxes collected !
hy them and paid into the treasury. a conf
NISSAN OF eight per cent: in the Fifth Dis
tlict the tax collector shall receive. nu all
Il -.
treasury, commission Of ten per cent: IL
lie Sixth District tue tax collector shall re-
ceire. on all taxes collected by BIN and
paid into the treasury, 4 commission q! ten
Per cent. IL addition to The aforesaid com
p"nsatlon, each tax coli, ctor 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 Ill tie above mentioned title. and a,,-
proved March third, eighteen hundred aud
,evcntv-ure, be so ameL ded and re-enacted
as to read az follows:
That within the first five DAYS OF eve,v
month it shall be the duty of the tax col
ectors in and for the city of New Orleans
TO have tGeir respective accounts settled for
ali taxes collected or moneys received OF
account OF the State during the pre-
.e,ilug month, and to pay the same
over to the State treasury, and for that
purpose the said tax collectors shall make
tn', transmit to the Auditor of Public Ac-
cunts d statement whether they have or
iaNe not collected any taxes OF licenses
within the preceding month, and with an
oath taken and subscribed appended there
!" that the same contains Il faithful account
u all taNcs collected and the amount re
...i
'H:Sung trades, professions or taxed
occupations, and it shall be the duty
# The several FAX collectors of the
,,he' parishes Of this State to have
heir accounts settled. and to make
payment and statement As hereinbetore pre-
cribcd, within ne frs ten days OF April,
'Hiy and octoncr. respectively, for all
axes collected and moneys received for
licenses Tor the preceding quarter
or the last quarter shall be made
L the time pIescr bed in the final set
cement Of the year: provided. that all tax
oleotors shall lie 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 faxes, The amount of
arish taxes collected shall be paid and ac-
ounted for quarterly in ike manner to the
arish treasurer.
SEC. :. BE it further enacted, etc, That
Ii laws or parts OF laws IN conflict with the |
rovlSions of this act be and the same are
ereby repealed, and that this act take
meet and be IL force from and after It's |
assag".
(Signed O. H. BREWSTER.
pealler of the House OF Representatives.
(Signed) z. b. S. PINCHBACK.
lieutenant Governor and President ct the |
Snnatn. |