New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-21
PROCLAMATION.

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Executive Department, :
Few Orleans March +. 1875.
Whereas Reliable information has reached me
that certain evil disposed or misguided persons
propose 10 combine, or have combined into a5sOC
atoms for the purpose of resisting the pas men of
taxes due the State. with the avowed object OF
bringing the State government into Sisrepnte, and
with the further avowed e,!! purpose OF ovcrthrov
ing the said State government. by preventing i
from receiving. through the collection al taxes
the means for its support and
Whereas. II il OF the first Importance 20 restore
the credit OF the State and city. now impaired by
the revolutionary conduct of Gel tnin preteuders to
official station in this State. by the .lefacations
and derelictioas of duty OF tax collectors under
the late state administration, by the acts OF the
Tax Resisting Association of New Orleans ian
ganZatiOn which has been in existence for more
than eighteen months pasti. and by other causes
and
Whereas. Experience shows that tax resisting
associations result in the Wealthcr classes escap-
ing payment of their taxes, while poorer men are
not only compelled to pay their taxes. but addi-
t0nai penalties and costs and i'll addition thereto
e much heavier rate of taxation than would be
requisite if those better able to pay promptly me;
their just obligations to the State; and
Whereas. The delinquent ia lists Of :hs State.
enormous sum Of S. 33I 32I 60. the proportion of
the city of New Orleans alone being 3 l:,2 225 95-
said taxes having accrued and faen due under
the late adm nisratiOn, and the greater portion OF
them being due from those best able TO pay; and
Whereas, 1t is but just and right that the burden
of supporting the State government should fall as
equitably as possible. under the law. upon all
classes of the population. and that no one class
should be allowed to evade the payment of taxes,
either by comb nations and associations under the
gus. of passive resistance. by any other illegal
means or pretenses; and
Whereas II il made my imperative duty TO see
that the taxes are duly and promptly collected.
and that all persons who cOnspir- in any way
to ipure the Stat. credit whether by passive or
active resistance. shall be prevented from such un-
lawful acts
Now. therefore. \. William +. Kellogg Governor
OF the State OF louisiana bein. DESTROYS OF avoid
ing if possible, the prosecution of any citizen. and
being anxious TO restore the public credit. and to
naugurats an admiristrst ion OF rctrenchment and
reform in the financial affairs OF the State and
city. and being determined. as far az is III my
power, to suppress all unlawful combinations AS
socatOns and conspracies Tor the Illegal purposes
hereinbefore mentioned dO hereby direct the tax
collectors in ever, part of til. Stat. 10 proceed
forth with with the collection OF the taxes
due the State, and to all legal
measures to insure obedience To tins order
and to tine end that III. credit OF the state
may be restored. the much needed inter
nal Improvements he prosecuted. and the burden
OF suppOGtin: the government De more equtaby
distributed than here ofore, and the present heavy
taxation be reduced, do hereby warn all citizens
10 desisi from taking part in any combination. as
sOcation cons piracy having Tor its object the
resistance. passive utherW Ise OF the collection
o. the taxes due the State and request them 10
comply with the Ia " and with their duty. by the
prompt payment OF their taxes au. do hereby ii.
rect the Attorney General and the district and
parish attorneys throughout the State to prosecute
without delay. c'iiy, criminal, and 10 the ialles:
extent OF the law. al! defaultin. tax collectors
who reported u such, alter IL. publication of
this proclamation.
siivcn under nv hand aud n. seal of the state
hereupto attached, this thirteenth day of March.
i'll the year OF our Lord eighteen hundred and sew
enty-ihler, and Of tn. independence "t tia. United
States the ety.seventh.
WILLIAM i. KELLOGG.
Ey the Governor
4. q. DESLONDF