New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-14
PROCLAMATION.
STATE oP LOUISIANA, }
ENecutiYe Deuartment. !

Executive Department, ;
!ew Orleans. March II, lS75.>
Where's, Reliable Information has reached me
that certain evil disposed OF misguided persons
propose 20 con- Dine, or have combined into assoc
.tions for the purpose Of resisting the payment of
taxes due th- State with The avo~ed object Q:
bringing the STATE soverRmen: into disrepute, and
With the further ayOWed evil purpose OF overthrow
ing til. said State government, by preventing :
from. receiving, through the collection. OF taf"s
.he means for as support: and
Whereas. L Is OF the first impOrtauc. 70 restore
The ...:l OF me state 8nd city. nov impaired BY
II. yoiutiora:y cond,g' Of ceItcin pretencers TO
oftc;a' station y. this State. by the detlcat OBS
an! GereIct.oH- Of duty of tai collectors under
the late state administration by the acts o. mo
Ia. Resisting Association Of New Orleans tar or
.ail!4a,ioG w.cL mas been N existence foE NOR"
q 81. teen months past. and by other caa.r-
.n,.
Whereas, E:'erI.uc- shows tina. "a, ,.s,>'.n:
associations resi. l. ~. wealtlde. classes sseap
~ :ayia.nt .. their taxes. VILE poorer m",. art
not OILY compelled 10 ray their taxes, but add
:onai penalti.. and COSTS and il addition :l.eIa."
much heavier rate o! Ia, atioI THAI. would BE-
requisite II those letter able to pay promptly Ile:
i.eii just Obligations 20 tine Stat. and
Whereas. TIE delinquent "a, list, of II. state
enormous sun. O: =. So J2l 60-th- proportion o.
the city % New Orleans alone beng +: t!2t, 3
said taxes ha.tnl: .:.rued and :a-a due unde'
the late adm n.stra'os and the greater portion %
them being d. from those bes. able 70 pay AID
Whereas II lie bat JUS: and gil. that the bur! ::
o: supporting he State government should TAI 81
'ouitabiy a. possible, under the law, rpor q.
classes OF the population. and ,hat 20 one class
should be allowed te ev.de the payment Of taxes
either by CON b ma ons and associations unde; ~.
g1ise Of passive .e2.starce. by an. o.hes i!-"ga
means 0, pre:enses and
| whereas. i il made my imperative d.. 20 Sc.
thar the taNes -" duly ana promptly collected
and that II persons who c0nspire IL any way
;"'njUre 'he Stat .r"d.' whether by passive
active reaistalc. eta. be prevented from -.
| awful acts
Vow. therefore. :. ".iitarr =. Kellogg Gore'no.
0: The sta:. o. Louie an. hein2 DESTROYS Of .vo.
ing ! possible the prosecution of any cit and
being n'i9us 70 restore the public credit, anl. 10
nargl!rate an iInlL .stT;,tlOH of ENTERTAINMENT ana
| re.orIa u III. financial affairs OF 'he Stat. aal
city. and len, determined. as tar :. Il ~
| 'oWeG, 10 suppress al. unlawful! combinations
-oeiatons and .onspTaoies 10. til. Illegal purposes
.ereiuieoTe mentioned, 10 hel.bs direct tn. "a.
collector. il every part ~ .he Stat- 20 proceed
| ;orthw.th With :ne collection o. ii. .axea
! due tie State. ans. 20 Us. ~. ...a.
measures 70 insure obedience TO Ii. order.
| and 30 IL. enc. that the credit .. III, Sat.
may 20 restored. the muci, needed .:t.ir
ma! improvements OF pIIseru trd. and the by! Get,
OF slppOr;!n. the .o'e!nmeu: b. e., U.:ably
"otrbute. ;h.. heretofore, and the piesen; l"a'.
taxation b. reduced. d" hereby al. ci;i2-us
| 20 Gesta: non taking part III any 'omhina'!o ',
soc .to:. o. CONSPIRACY having !oI its oh.ec tie
's!st..4c.. assiN. or otherwise. ~ the collection
- u. ta.es due ~. STATE. and Y-....>. ':-;' :,
'onply WIN ;he al! II. tier duty. - -.
prompt payment o. tt-jI taxes .n., j" i,:i, 81.
rect the AttogI". General ana :ile dj~tSi': aud
par, :.ttOrn" tir0uGh"': the State 10 prOs".u'
without ."'aT '.".y. "!iWI!I' and 20 IL. ...ll-st
extent Q: '.e Ian. -. .ctaUI:lu. ;ax ""i,o :O;-
who are r"po.'"t! 80. afr! ;h' pub. -..ts.. y:
| 'his YrocIaI. t.G:.
Given .nder ;u. ha.. .i.,. :i~ sea- .. -. >:.'.
l"reIatO ..ttaei,I .t, thirteenth DAY .: March.
| il the 81 cur L0rc igl.t..: hundred ana
er:y1.e. ana a: III. ind. 'ander.. -: u. I;;ss,
| statss tie a.a"t: .srve;'!.
WILLIAM =. N..!!'".,:.
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