New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25

STATE oP fOr.S.ANA.1
Executive Department, ,
New Orleans. March l3. 1881
Whereas. Reliable information has reached he
that certain evil disposed misguided persons
propose 10 combine. or have combined into assOc.
atOns. for the purpose of resisting the paymen: o!
taxes due the State with the avOwed object OF
bringing the tate government into disrep4te. and
with the further avowed ev.i purpose OF overthrow
ing the said State government. by preventing i
from receiving. through the collection OF taxes.
the means for its support: and
Whereas. 1t is OF the first importance TO restore
the credit of the State and city. now impaired by
the revolutionary conduct Of certain preterders 30
official station in this State. by the defaicatiOrs
and iere!ictioEs of duty of tax collectors under
the late State administration. by the acts OF the
Tax Resisting Association OF New Orleans ian or.
garlzatiOn which has been IL existence Tor more
than eighteen months past). and by other cacses
ald
Whereas. Experience shows that tax resisting
associations result in the wealther classes sscap.
| iHg payment OF their taxes, while poorer men
Lot only compelled 20 pay their taxes. but add.
:t0na penalties and costs. and addition thereto
| q much heavier rate of taxation than would be
requisite if those better able 20 pay promptly me:
| their jus. Obligations 10 the State; and
| Whereas. The delinquent Ia. lists Of the state.
| enormous sum Of 81 33l 32l G0-the proportion o:
the city Of New Orleans alone being SLAP rs 95
said taxes having accrued and fallen due under
the late admi nsration and the greater portion o!
| them being due from those best able to pay; and
Whereas. It is but jus: and right that the burden
OF supporting the State government should .al! as
| eGutably possible. under the law, upoI. a..
| classes of the population. and that no one c.ass
| should be allowed te evade the payment of taxes.
| either by comb nations and associations under The
gu!se Of passive resistance OF by any other ..esa.
| means pretenses: and
! Whereas. l: is made my imperative duty 20 see
| that the taxes duly and promptly collected
| and that all persons who conspire n any way
10 iDjure the State credit. whether by passive or
active resistance, shall be prevented from. such
| lawful acts:
Now. therefore. I. william P. Kellogg. Governor
Of the State OF Louisiana, being des!os OF avo ID
ing possible, the prosecution OF any citizen. and
being anxious 10 restore The public credit, and 70
| inaugurate an administration of retreuc'ment and
reform in the tinaucIa! affairs OF the State and
| CITY, and being determined, us lar as IS II 10y
| power. 20 suppress all uLlawtu! combinations, as-
sOciations and conspracIes ioE the Illegal purposes
| LeIeinbefore mentioned 10 hereby G!gec: the tax
| collectors in every part oi the State 20 proceed
| forthwith with the collection OF tie :axes
| due tie State. and 20 al !.sa.
| measures TO insure obedience 10 this order;
| and 20 the end that the credit o: the State
| may be restored, the much needed .I,eI-
| nal Improvements be prosecuted and the burden
| OF supporting the governmen: be more eqU.t&bly
distributed than heretofore. and the present heavy
taxation be reduced I do hereby warn al! citizens
70 desist from taking part in any combination as
socation or conspiracy having for its object the
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