New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-24

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the purpose was considered engrossed, and
passed its third reading. And finally
passed, title adopted, and ordered sent to
! the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Montaldo. of Orleans, moved to re-
consider the vote by WHICH the bill! was
adopted. and to lay that motion on the
table.
Carried.
Mr.. Wands, OF Tangipahoa. chairman of
| the Committee of Ways and Means, sub
| mitted the following report:
COMMITTEE on WAYS AVID MEAN.
New Orleans. February 20. 1874 )
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Ways and Means
| have had under consideration the following
| bills, and report favorably thereon:
| House bill No. 232. an act TO provide for
! the more efficient collection of taxes and
| licenses of the city of New Orleans, and for
the execution Of judgments ior the same,
I House bill No 239. an act to insure equit-
| able assessment on property. real and per.
| sonal, in the State of Louisiana, by admit
| ting testimony as to its actual maket value
| in suits to enforce the collection OF taxes.
House bill No. 2S7, an act making all war
| rant. issued. or which may hereafter be
| issued to officers of the State government,
! tor their emoluments or salaries fixed by
! the constitution, receivable in payment OF
| all taxes, Licenses and penalties.
House bill No. 271, an act entitled an act
| to provide for the assessment and coliec.
| ton of State and parish taxes and licenses,
except in the parish OF Orleans. and for
| other purposes.
House bill No 3Oi, an act to be entitled an
act to exempt all property. real and personal,
Ga, ~t,x y,
! the corporate limits of the town of ThibO-
| daux. from the assessment, levy and collec.
ton of a parish tax therein, provided the
| exemption herein granted shall not apply
whenever the police jury of said parish shall
levy any special tax for Jail OF courthouse
| purposes.
House bill No. 3O7, an act to enable tax
collectors to settle with the parish treasur.
ers of the several parishes for taxes col.
lected in the year 1873, and up to January
), 1874, in parish warrants or drafts, and
for other purposes.
House bill No 3OS. an act to authorize
the police jury of the parish of West Baton
Rouge to issue bonds for debts now exist.
ing. and for other purposes.
House bill No. %. an act to provide for
the more efficient collection OF back city
taxes, and to execute judgments for the
| same.
House bill No. 152, an act to fix the saia.
res of State tax collectors in all the par.
ishes except the parish OF Orleans
Also, on act to provide the time for the
payment and collection of taxes due the
city of New Orleans, and to authorize a
discount on the same in certain cases.
Also, an act to postpone the levy and col
lection by the city of New Orleans Of tax
for sinking fund.
And unfavorably upon the following
House bills:
~,
Union Benevolent Association No. ,. city
Of Carrollton, parish Of Jefferson. from pay.
House bill No. 221, an act entitled an act
to relieve J. A. Buckner from State ami
parish taxes, on a certain track OF land,
known as the Waverly plantation. situated
in the parish of Carroll, which is subject to
| overflow, on account of the levees being
down in said parish and for other purposes.
j. B. WANDS, Chairman.
And. House bill No 3S2, entitled an act
to provide time for the payment and col.
lection Of taxes due the city of New Or
leans. and to authorize a discount on the
same in certain cases.
Passed its first and second readings under
suspension Of the constitutional rules.
Mr.. Montaldo. of Orleans. offered the fol
| lowing amendment:
Provided no discount shall be made upon
school tax.
Which was adopted.
And the bill was considered engrossed as
amended, and passed its third reading I'm
der further suspension of the constitu
tional rules, and finally passed. title adopt
ed. and ordered sent to the Senate for con
currence.
Also. House bill No. $685. entitled an ac,
to postpone the levy aud collection by the
city of New Orleans Of tax for sinking
fund for purchase of its bonds; to authorize
the Administrators to modify the last
budget and tax levy. and to repeal conflict
ing laws and penalties.
Passed its first and second readings under
suspension of the constitutional rules, con
sidered engrossed. and passed third reading
under further suspension of the constitu
tutional rules. and finally passed. it'll
adopted, and ordered sent to the Senate fo
concurrence.
Also, House bill No. 232, entitled an &C
to provide for the more efficient collection
of taxes and licenses of the city of New Or
leans, and for the execution of judgment
for the same.
Reported favorably.
Mr.. Montaldo. of Orleans. moved that tn
bill be considered engrossed.
Mr.. Stewart. of Tensas. moved to lay tina
motion on the table.
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Montaldo. OF Orleans
the bill was made the special order for mex
Thursday.
Also, House bill No. 239. entitled an &C
to insure equitable assessment on property
real and personal. in the State of Louisiana
by admitting testimony as to its actua
market value in suits TO enforce the collec
ton Of taxes.
Reported favorabiy.
Mr.. Demas. of st. John the Baptis.
: moved to lay the bill on the table.
, On which the yeas and nays were dc
manded by Messrs. Devices, of Red River
and Davis. of Orleans. resulting as follows
Ieas-Allain. Antoine, Bryant, Baker
Barrow, Carey. Cockerham. Carr, Dema.
d. c. Davis. Dejoie. Estiette, Harris, Hum
BILE. p. Jones. Heating, kirkman, Kenyon
| 0. King, Lawes. Little, Marvin. Moreland
Murrell OF Madison. Nichols, Price. Prescott
Rodrigues, Simms. Smith. Sewell. Thomas
Thompson. Williams. J. p. Wilson, Wash
ington-36.
Nays--Bowman. Boyd. Blackstone. Boat
ner, Connaughton. Cousin. Decker. Deyezin
. K. r. Davis. Devices. Desarzant. Elliot. Eel
i. | nandez. Greene. Grant. Hetfner. Hubeau
!. Hill Hahn. Heath. NJ. Jones. Kern, d. King
Lewis. Lang'es. Landry. Murrell of La
l tourchc. Mahoney. Mayo, Martinez. Marie