New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-08
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J


Executive Department, Z
New Orleans, March Is. l673.r
Whereas Reliable information has reached NE
that certain evil disposed or misguided persons
propose 10 combine, or have Commenced lhIo ASSURE
ATOMS for the purpose OF resisting the payment VI
taxes due the State, with the avOwed ooJec! OF
bringing the State government into dlsrep@le' anu
with the further avowed evil purpose OF oVeflhTo"'
ing the said State government, by preventing y
from receiving, through the collecuoh u '-''
the means for its support; and
Whereas 1t is of the first importance 20 lesIoie
the credit of the State ard city, now impaired by
the revolutionary conduct of certain pIe'eLueIS !"
official station in this State, by TIE deiacatons
ond derelictiops of duty of tax collectors ELdef
the ate State administration, by the acts OF 'he
Tax Resisting Association of New Orleans tan Or
qanrzat.op which has been in existence !or more
than eighteen months past), and by o:teT causes
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whereas Experience shows that tax fes-sllcg
assoc ia ions result in the weathleT classes escape
inc pavmeIt OF their taxes, while poorer men arc
not only compelled to pay their taxes. oH' '"c0l'
.iopal PENALTIES and costs and in addition thereto
a much heavier rate Of taxation than VOID Dc
REQUISITE if those better able to pay pIon9- peS
their inst obligations to the State; and
Whereas, The delinquent tax lists Of the State,
as shown by the Auditors books, amount 20 the
enormous sum of s233l, 32I 6O-the proportion c!
the city of New Orleans alone being s!,-72. ZZ3 9o-
said faxes having accrued and fallen due SIdes
the late admi pisration and the greater portion OF
them being due from those best able 20 pay: and
Whereas 1t is bat Just and right that the 6Nrder
o. supporting the State government should laA as
eGu:.aby as possible, under the Jaw. upon AZ
classes of the population, and that no one Class
should be allowed te evade the payment OF ra1es1
ether by comb nations and associations HIdeT inc
guise OF passive resistance, by any o:Let .-'gaI
means or pretenses; and
Whereas. It is made my imperative duty 70 Sc"
that the taxes duly and promptly collected,
and that all persons who conspire n any way
20 niuIe the State credit, whether by passITs or
actv. resistance. shall be prevented :.Sm ii S1'
Lawful. acts:
Now. therefore. T. William f.. Kellogg. Governor
of the State of Louisiana, being DESTROYS OF avodo
ing if possible the prosecution of any tizen, and
| being anxious TO restore the public credit, and to
| inauguTate administration of retrenchnent and
| reform in the financial affairs Of the State and
| city, and being determined, as far as. is n my
power, to suppress all unlawful combinations aso
sociatons and conspracies for the illegal purposes
hereinbefore mentioned, do hereby direct the tax
collectors in every part of the State 10 proceed
forthwith with the collection OF the taxes
| due the State, and to use al legal
| measures 10 insure obedience 10 Chs ORDER
! and to tine end that the credit OF tie State
may be restored, the much needed inter-
| nal Improvements be prosecuted and the burden
| OF supporting the government be more sqC!tably
distributed than heretofore, and the present teavy
taxation be reduced, do hereby warn al citizens
10 desist from taking part in any combination ass
| eocation conspiracy having for its object tho
resistance, passive otherwise, of the collection
| ofthe taxes due the State and request them,t
| comply with the la and with their d-ty. by he
prompt payment Of their taxes; and 60 hereby die
rect the Attorney General and tns districe ard
Parish attorneys throughout the State TO prosecute
without delay, eviiy, criminally and 20 the fsess
I extent Of the law. all defaulting TAX collectors
WHO rep ortsd such. after thr Y9b =; on u
| this proclamation.
Given under my hand and The s.a. o: 'hs s.sts
hereuato attached, this thirteenth day OF March.
| IL tn. year OF our Lord eighteen HUNDRED and ssr
ebty-thlee and of the independence .: :.e E:..tG
| States Ike Giuety.seventh.
WILLIAM ?. KELLOGG.
! Ey the Governor:
| =. &. DESLONDE,
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