New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-22
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J

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Executive Department,
Few Orleans, March 49, 1878
WHEREAS Reliable information has reached me
that certain evil disposed or misguided persons
propose combine OF have combined, into assocl-
atOus for the purpose OF resisting the payment OF
taxes due the State, with the arewed object OF
bringing the State government; into dsrepute, and
with the iurthes avowed evil purpose on overthrow
ing the said State government, by preventing it
from receiving through the 'olitc!i0h OF taxes
the means for its suppovI and
Whereas 1t is OF tie first inpOrtsnc. 20 restore
the credit OF the State and rity. now impaired by
the revolutionary conduc: o: ceIt1.n pretenders TO
official station in thi. State, by til. defacations
and derelctiops of duty OF tax collectors under
the late State administration, hy the acts of the
Tax Resisting Association OF New Orleans ian Or
ganlzation which has been in existence for more
than eighteen months pastl and by other causes
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Whereas. Experience shows that tax resisting
associations result in the weather. classes escap-
ing payment OF their taxes, while poorer men are
not only compelled 20 pay their taxes, but addi-
tional penalties and costs and in addition thereto
a much heavier rate OF taxation than would be
requisite if those better able 10 pay promptly met
their Just obligations to the State: and
Whereas, The delinquent tax lists of the State.
as shown by the Auditors books. amount TO the
enormous sum OF 81 33i }2I Co. the proportion of
the city of New Orleans alone being Az 225 95-
said taxes having accrued and fallen due under
the late adm nistTaOn 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 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
guise of passive resistance or by any other Illegal
means or pretenses; and
Whereas 1t i. made nv imperative duty TO see
that the taxes duly and promptly collected.
and that all persons who eOnsprc in any way
10 niure the State credit. whether b. passive or
active resistance. shall! be prevented from such IN.
lawful acts:
Now therefore, T. William =. Kellogg, Governor
OF the State of Louisiana being DESTROYS of avoid.
ing il possible. the prosecution of any citizen and
being anxious TO restore the public credit and 70
inauSurate admiIiistrat ion OF rctrenchment and
reform in the tinancla! affairs OF the State and
city. and being determined. as far as is in my
power to suppress all unlawful combinations. as.
sociations and conspiraces Tor the Illegal purposes
hereinbefore mentioned, do hereby direct the tax
collectors in every part of the State to proceed
forthwith with the collection OF the taxes
due the state, anu 10 use Az -tgdl
measures 20 insure obedience TO this order;
and to tine end that the credit OF the State
may be restored. the much needed inter
nal improvements be prosecuted. aud the burden
OF supportin. the government be more tquitably
distributed than heretofore, and the present heavy
taxation be reduced. do hereby all citizens
to desat from taking part in any combination as
ISOLATION conspiracy having 'or its object the
RESISTANCE rassv otherwise, of the collection
of the ia yes due the state aud request them to
comply with the ~ and witt, their duty, by the
prompt payment al THEN taxes; aud DO hereby di-
rect the Attorney Genera! and the district and
parish attorneys throughout the State 10 prosecute
without delay civiiiy, criminal, and to the Iest
extent of the law. all deiaultug tax collectors
who reported such. sitter the publication VI
this proclamation.
Gwen under my hand and the sca: OF tn. state
hcieugto attached, this thirteenth day OF March,
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sew
enty-thre-, and OF the independence OF the United
States the ninety seventh
WILLIAM y. KELLOGG.
j., the Governor:
p 6. DESLONDY.