New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-08
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

In order that delinquent texpsyerS may uct -
rsled by the spissepresentations Of persons hos'
tile the State government, and IN order that No
te ma BILE excuse may remain when the endorsements
Of the collection Of back taxes, together with the
penals es attached thereto 10 begun, I make the
folio wing fui. statement of the law and the course
which must be pursued BIZ ali sevslus officers os
the state:
A. the close o. eac! year lists OF az! Anrad taxes
due IL that year ATE. ssquired by Law Secorded
by the vaNOus parish recorders and b. the re.
eorder Of mortgages in the city OF New OrleanA
Every person whose aame 10 on those lists 10 dee
;in9uent" from the date OF such recOsdatsR, and
must pay . penalty Of twenty five PET cent on the
smou mt OF taxes 50 recorded against him for every
year during which such taxes yeAais unpaid.
These are the penalties" referred 70 by act No A.
approved March II. 1879. and which are fsnittsd
BY thk act in all eases where sueh delinquent
taxes are paid previous to June H. 1919. III Of
the non. payment OF such delinquent taxes priar 70
the fourteenth .: June She delinquent VIII be
PEELED to pay these penalties, together with the
binary costs and charges incident TO the Co!lss:iop
b. lega! process OF Che surreat taxes.
After tho fourteenth of june the collectors viii
be gequI red TO proceed immediately with the col.
lection Of such delinquent taxes ,sldey section oas
OF act 30. a. Of 1874 (which reads a. soIews.
SECTION !. Be i.enacted by the Senate and Houses
Of Representatives OF the STATE OF Louisiana iD
General Assembly convened Thst in ease Of re.
fusal OF Neglect OF any person against whom prop
erty lie assessed to pay the taxes tbereon within
required by law. che tax collectors may give Ten
days written or printed Notice to the evner %
agent Of the property assessed 70 by said tai.
after which delay, il not fully paid, the said tas
collector may make . seizure q such property ~
recording = description Of the same with shs
where il is situated and the fourth dag OF sue.
recordation shall proceed t. sell said property
after pay sae an s
days IN the Official Journal and in the country pare
ishes where such publications net bs made by
public notice for such ten days presided, thss
when personal property sufficient in amount 10
found TO satisfy the States claim against sucs
taxpayer, :hs shall he seized 70 sA;issy sICl
{ .aims IL preference to seal estate.
In cases where personal property h not Isund, no
(the tax eol!ectora will be required to proceed
under the las: Clause Of the same sec:io1 waisl
Seaas as follows:
vhe tax collector may, - necessary, bring suit
and have other due Judicial processes courts oS
competent jurisdiction in the Of the State:
provided that in oil such cases ,hsI be represented
by Che law Ofhcer OF The State.
seeton sxty one of act No y o! 49,; lbnown a.
the sevenue law Of 1871! is modified BY the above
acc and section 20 this extent viz Che latter peye
mite seizure and SALE after secsrdation. ~itheuS
fUrthsr process In the city Of New orleans in ths
same manner in Che country parishes The
Our SupIeme Court to be sufficient legal process 70
vest the title 70 property against whsl. taxes are
zee orded in the STATE.
The penalties aceyuins against de,inoue.s taxe
payers are fixed by section sxty.piae Of aGt NJ q
81 1871. which .eads as &olows:
SEC. s.. Be il further enacted etc. That ~ any
person interested in any lot lands forfeited to
the State shall after the tate OF the collector re.
t IN, pay 20 the Treasurer Of the State or % the
IA collector charged with the collection Of the
III TX Sor which said property forfeited ths
"a xes :or which the same were returned. and an
the taxes subsequently accrued on such land and
twenty i've per centum damagvS thereon and
twenty five per eentun additional fox eveYy wear
OF part 81 year. after one ysa: the Auditor N,,on
proof thereof, shall execute and deliver TO such
person certificate of redemption OF the same
under the seal OF his Office which, shall be held
"a taken as evidence OF the redemption Of such
lands.
Ever. sffor; mas been made By tive rssenus sfa
GERS Of the state, during the past eighty days, -
acQua!nt delinquent TAXPAYERS with the "a ". and
to sna BILE them to discharge their obligations -
the State without annoyance OF costs OF suit and
very large collections have been che resuls. yhs
Ss''sf sement Q! these collections has materially
enha need the credit Of the State. The balsnes Of
the large delinquent list must be collected IN Ordss
to meet the Past due Obligations Of the State and
II not paid before act no. IS expires eo.ise ton VIZ
be enforced BY such means as The law psoviiea
CHARLES CLINTON,
je4 l0t Up Auditor.