New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04

| r. H. Bierh0rst, A. Demarest,
! Charles Melcher, Beals & Lame,
| Martin Leroy. P Bradley,
| John Grayer, Webster Long,
! n. Schuler, Y. BaudieT,
William Melder, John H Smith,
6, DeFeriet
The petition was referred to the Admin
istratoGs of Improvements and Commerce
A petition of j. Rooney was referred tc
the Mayor.
Numerous other petitions were received
and appropriately referred.
The Mayor retired and called Admins,
traitor Lewis to the chair.l
Tax Collection.
Mr.. .Bonzano called up, on final passage,
an ordinance read twice May p, 1872, the
read, as follows:
An ordinance to provide for the more eff
cient collection of back city taxes.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That the Coun-
Gil proceed to nominate and appoint two
persons, who shall, for the purposes of this
ordinance, be termed collectors of city
taxes.
SEC. ?. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
said collectors, with such persons as they
may associate with, or empower to act for
them, shall be entitled to collect the delin-
quent taxes due in 1877 and previous years,
and after the first of November, 1872, those
OF the current year.
Mr.. Shaw moved to amend the second
section SO as to read in place of q first Of
November, 1872. = first of April, 1873; and
instead of current year. present year.
Mr.. Bonzano moved to substitute first of
December, 1879, for first of November,
1872
TIE yeas and nays we're called on Mr..
Bonzano's amendment.
Yeas ockrem, Dalasaize, Remick, Lew
is. B0nzano-4.
Nays-Shaw, Walton.
The amendment was adopted.
Section three was read, as follows:
Be it further ordained, etc, That said
collectors shall give bond to the city, with
good and solvent security, in the sum of
So to be approved and accepted by
the City Council, conditioned for the faith
ful performance of duty on the part of said
collectors, their associates and employees,
and guaranteeing the city against any loss
or damage from -malteasance, negligence.
delinquency or breach Of contract.
Mr. Bonzano moved to fill up the blank
by FIXING the bond at 100000.
Mr.. Lewis moved to make it 100000.
Mr.. Walton said he objected to this ordi-
nance IN toto, and as he could scarcely
trust himself to speak all he thought on the
subject, he had intended to put his remarks
IN I,J+ b 4
The first objection he had to urge was, that
the Council had no right to pass it. The
ordinance superseded the City Attorney
and the Administrator of Finance 1t took
away from these two officers the duties i'm
posed upon them in specific terms by the
charter. The next objection was to the
enormous expenses which the ordinance
involved 1t proposed to restore in a new
shape the old plan of putting the tax bills
in the hands of an assistant city attor-
ney, at the expense of the city. The
Office OF assistant city attorney of
New Orleans was formerly one of the
best paying Offices in the whole United
States. When City Treasurer in 1923, he
himself had paid the assistant city attor-
ney as much as $1,000 or $4,000 day in
Under the terms of the
ordinance, as introduced, it was proposed
TO divide something like $3.50, 900 between
she two persons to be appointed Those
who voted for this ordi-
nance would vote for it under great
which he did not hesitate to
M,
Mr.. Bonzsno's proposition to make the
bond $4,000 was adopted.
Succeeding sections we're read as follows:
SEC. i. Be it further ordained, ETC.. That
a letter of authority shall be placed in the
hands of said collectors by the Mayor, &C
cording to the terms and conditions of this |
previous to which they shall !
enter into notarial contract with the city, |
based on the seyerawpartculars and condi- |
tons herein set forth
SEC 5. Be IL further ordained. etc. That |
the said collectors shall make returns of all |
cash received, notices served, suits brought, |
and other proceedings, according to forms |
to be prescribed by the Administrators of |
Finance and Public Accounts.
SEC. g. Be it further ordained, ETC., That |
said collectors be authorized, by attorneys |
IT otherwise, to bring and prosecute suits |
oA Sd4eS, tA6y iuCuFTIug aG their own FISK
and cost all attorneys, clerks and sherif7s |
costs, including printing in case of execu-
ion; provided, they shall be entitled to re-
endorsement of clerks and sherif's costs,
including printing, whenever the city re- /
leives payment Of the same, whether the
anne be effected through the hands of said
collector or not.
Sec. z. Belt further enacted, etc, That
he emoluments of said collectors be fixed I
IS follows:
Upon the taxes due in 1871 and 1872. ten
,er cent upon the principal and interest re-
liked, and ten per cent of all costs recoY-
red which the city may have paid previous
0 the passage of this ordinance. fTpon all
axes due previous to 1871, twenty per cent
pom the principal and interest realized.
nd twenty per cent upon costs previously
lsoursed, and recovered by said collectors
s aforesaid
In settlement with the Finance Depart
1ent they shall be emily entitled to percent
&c upon net receipts, deducting Bherif7s
nd clerks costs, printing, etc, now due
nd unpaid by the city. OF hereafter in
urred OF disbursed by them, and snail NOT
barge percentage upon fees claimed by