New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-01
PROCLAMATION.
sTArE OF i.o-.siAsA. t,
Executive Department.
Ecu Orleans, March -, 1873.

| sev Orleans, March -, 1881
| whereas Reliable information has reached me
| that certain evil disposed OF misguided persons
propose 20 combine, or have combined into a5soci
atjoas for the purpose OF resisting the payment o
taxes due the State. with the avOwed opecc OF
bringing the State government into iisrep ~" ana
with the further av0wed evil purpose OF overthrow"
| ing the said State government, by preventing Il
| from receiving, through the collection o. 'AAe'
| the means fox its support; and
Whereas. l. is o! tie first im?OI:.nc" 20 restore
| the credit of the State and city now impaired oS
the revolutionary conduct of celtin 2reteAd's' 90
official station in this State. by :.e d"t.cat.oAs
| and dere,ut.ons OF duty OF tax collectors under
the late State administration hv the acts o. tAe
Tax Resisting Association OF New orleans tan or
| ganIzatIon which mas been in eAis.eace i2r no'"
| than eighteen moAths paSti. and oy otie. CAUSES
| and
! Whereas. Experience shows tia: tax resisting
associations result in the weather Classes eScap-
| ing payment o. ;e.: :ay.s. while poorer men are
no: ouiy compelled TO pay their taxes, but addi'
t:9na penatie. and costs. and in addition thereto
| !, much heavier rate o. taxation than would be
requisite if those better able 20 pay promptly met
| .hr!: lust b.l.ous to the State; and
| Whereas The delinquent tax lists OF the SAFE.
| az shown by the Auditors books, amour. 20 tie
enormous sum Of s. 35l .32l so-tle proportion o:
the city o: New O.I.ans alone being 5.47321 ~
SAID taxes having accrued and fallen due Uuder
the late admi ustratlon and The create: portion o.
| them being due from those best able 20 paw AMI
Whereas. 1t il but Just aad right that the burden
sot supporting he State government shoi Ia. As
| equitabiv possible. under the law. upon al
| Classes of :he population. and tlla; no one CASA
should BE allowed 20 evade the paymea: OF taxes
either BY comb! nations and associations under :he
g5e OF passive resistance. By al: o.ae. ..egA.
| means pgetenses; and
Whereas L - made my imperative du:l' 20 see
| that the take, duly and promptly collected
| and that all persons who cSnspirr n al" wav
20 in lure .be State. credit whether By passive or
| aC.v. resistance. saa,. ne prevented from sl.c
| iawfu! acts.
| Now, therefore. 7, William ?. Kellogg Gor.rnor
o: the State of louisiana being desirou5 OF avoid
ing j. possible. the prosecution of any citizen, and
being anxious restore the public credit. anl TO
inauSurate an administration of retrenchment and
| reform IA the dnancla! affairs OF the State and
| city, and being determined. far as IS III my
| power, to suppress ak unlawful comb nations. as
socations and conspiraCies for the Illegal purposes
| heren6efore mentioned DO hereby d!teC. the tax
collectors in every part of the State to proceed
| forthwith with the collection OF the taxes
due the State, and to Use a.: legal
| measures 20 insure obedience 10 th,s order.
| and 10 the end that the creli. OF the State
may 5e restored. the much needed 'n,t:.
aai Improvements be prosecuted. and the burden
| OF supporting the governmen. be more eqctan!y
distributed than here O0re. and the presen. heavy
taxation De reduced. do hereby wa:n a.: citizens
20 desis. from taking par; i'll any combination. al
socia::on conspiracy having toy is ohi.c: :!le
Tes:stasce. passi We or otherwise OF the lection
| of t.e taxes dI.e the State and reIUcs: .htni 20
| comply with the "a and with :he: d.tv. ," the
| prompt pavnea: of the!y taxes: and do hereby d.
zee: the Atto.ner Genera! and -. dsty.c. aai
parish attorneys throughout the State 20 prosecute
without dta". c:T!iy criminal" and 20 tll', :4.!es:
ex:ea: OF the law. al! fetawtiuy tax Collectors
WHO are reported sl.ch. afseg the publication o:
| this proclamation.
Given unieg my hand and the sea: OF the State
ilereuHto attached this thirteenth day OF March.
in the year of ous Lord eighteen iu:'irei AMI ssv.
euty.tiIye.. a!d CT ;he independence o: -: United
States the ninety seventh.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
| b :'Ie Go"erlOr:
| y. q. DESLONDH.
| Secretary o! state. mil1 -