New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-15

o- in his own behalf before any justice, par
ish. district or State court; and every court
having jurisdiction within the State shall
deny and refuse to issue a civil process of
any kind or nature whatever IN his own
name or for his own benefit, until he shall,
II resident Of the parish OF Orleans, have
nrocured from the Auditor of Public Ac
counts. or, if a resident of country parish
from the tax collector thereof, a certificate
acting forth that all such claims for delin-
ouent taxes and costs thereon against said
delinquent taxpay or have been paid.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
Il. az any of the sales for the nOn-paymeRt
of licenses or taxes provided tor in this act,
the highest price bid for the property so
offered for sale should be an amount INSULT
Gent TO pay the licenses or taxes so pro-
ceeded for and the penalties provided for
an such cases, together with all the lawful
costa, charges and expenses, then in that
case such bid shall be rejected. But then
the lawfully authorized person offering
euch property for sale, may bid the same IN
for the State, and if the Auditor shall con
firm such purchase the expenses shall be
paid by the State out of any moneys IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated; such
property 80 bid in for the State may be re-
aaamed IA in other cases of tax sales. with
sight of redemption.
SEC. TO- Be it further enacted, etc. That
sEhenever the real estate OF any taxpayer
shall be charged with any unpaid tax, and
said real estate shall have improvements
thereon and snail be occupied ny any ten
ant or tenants of such owner, or II such
rca! estate so charged with unpaid taxes
shall be rented TO any person or persons,
the tax collector shall give written or
printed notice to such tenant or tenants in
Sorminr him or them that the State has
seized in his or their hands the rent which
NAV be due or may be coming due to the
owner Of such property, 10 the amount OF
the taxes due the State and all costs and
penalties II, after such notice has been
riven TO any tenant or tenants, he or they
paw any such landlord or lessee or owner
any such rent, without first paying to the
tax collector the amount of taxes due the
State. such tenant or tenants shall become
liable for all such unpaid taxes and all costs
and charges, and may be proceeded against
az if originally assessed for the amount.
When any tenant or tenants shall
pay to the tax collector out OF the
rent which he or they may owe 10 the land
Ierd. iessee or owner, the tax collector shall
give such tenant or tenants receipt for the
full amount paid. and such payment and re-
Ceipt shall discharge the debt which such
tenant or tenants may owe to the landlord,
lessee or owner to the amount so paid to
the collector. II any landlord, lessee or
owner shall thereafter take any legal pro-
ceediny s against anv such tenant or tenants.
the court before which such proceedings
are had snail give full force and effect TO
such receipt OF the tax collector when pro
duced, and shall discharge such tenant or
tenants for such debt to the landlord, les
see or owner. to the full amount 80 paid to
the tax collector.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc. That
all laws or parts of laws conflicting with
ahy-r cd az
far as they conflict. This act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
(Sgnedt CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
(SgnedI G. &. ANTOINE,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March II. 1873.
lSlgnedl WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
a true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS.
Assistant Secretary of State.