The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1874-10-04
REPUDIATION.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

Reputation of the whole of the sooalled debt Of
to pay the principal or the interest of the same.
p The passage Of an act by the Legislature of Lou
isiana at the earliest moment possible prohibiting the
assessment of taxes, under any guiss whatso
to pay interest prncipal of the socaed debts
of any city, town, village parish in the State.
3. The passage of act by Congress, complemental
to the section of the Federal constitution declaring
that State shall omit bills of credit, making IL
penal offence to attempt to collect tax to
ray the interest principal of bill OF credit issued
by in the name of State, public corporation
created by State
4. Abolition of every State tax upon industry
known License tax" prohibition, by legislative
enactment of suoh taxes by city, town, village
parish authority and the entire exemption by statute
Of all vessels, whether seasoing river craft from
wharfage, levee any tax Whatsoever in every port
and at every landing in Louisiana.
5. Reduction of State taxation, for every purpose
rate which shall not exceed dollar and half
head of the population of the State (say U accord
ing to the census made in 1870.
6. Limitation of municipal parochal taxes. for all
purposes to rate which shall exceed dollars
per head OF municipal parochial population tsay
10000 in New orleaps) according to the
That all taxes State and municipal remaining due
the lst of January Is75 shall be cancelled except
SO much thereof may be to pay the appro
priations due to charitable institutions to officers
retaries. clerks and working people engaged in the
public service and for supplies furnished for public
provided, however that rigid scrutiny shall be
made into all the claims whether pay rolls accounts
against any department reasonably obnoxious to the
suspicion of fraud; that cash prices only, not the
travagant prices charged by reason of deprecated
credit. shall be allowed; and provided. that in any
event not over million of such taxes shall be col
lected in New Orleans-say one. fifth of the amount
which will probably remain due at the time specified
8. That the salary fees of every public officer,
whose remuneration is properly subject of legislative
consideration, shall be reduced to amount CORES
pondipg with the abilities required to perform his
duties and the responsibilities of his place. due
sideraton being had also the universal
mont of the people.
Resolved, That every nominee of the HIVES shall
give his written assent the Platform shall pledge
himself to support 1T.
CITY ADMINISTRATIONS.
Mayor-JOHN j. LANE.
Administrator of Improvements-DANL SCULLY
Administrator of Accounts
Administrator of Finance-J L. DAVIES.
Administrator of Assessments---
Administrator of Police-ZEPH. FOLEY.
Administrator of Commerce DENIS PRIEUR
WHITE.
Administrator of Water works-CHAs FITZEN-
REITER.
Civil SheIif--A. II. DELMAS:
Criminal Sheriff-D. A. DENISON.
Coroner First, Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districts
DR.. THOS Z. BROADDUS
Coroner Second and Third Distrcts-DELPHIN
BIENVENU.
Senators First District-B R. FoRMAN, W. W.
CARRE.
Senator Second dDistrict-ANTHoNY SAMBoLA.
Senator Third District-JOHN PAISLEY.
REPRESENTATIVES.
First Dstrict-T. A. BARTLETTE, JAS. TIMONY.
Second District-J. A. FLoRAT, JAMES POWERS.
Third District
Fourth District - NICHOLAS sINNOTT, JOHN
FREDERICK
Fifth District-FRANK MARQUEE.
Sixth District
Seventh Distrtct--I' nrH BaUNEAU.
Eighth Diatr ct CG. 81 UART.
Ninth bi.trlc,--
Ten,h tH-tt ct Il "ARD, CHAS. II. REED.
Eleventh Dlstr1ct-
Fifreeuth Ward "a lrer-I-
JUSTICES OF THE PEA CE.
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=. w> Il h"LNt>
=. JOHN L. LAREeLHE.
4. JOHN CalS.
d. JOHN p. HIGGINS.
!. j. ". FALLS.
CONSTABLES.
!. JAMES CoLLENS.
>. PETER KEARNEY.
3. MICHEL J. PoNS.
4. JOS. CoNTRERAS.
8. WIN. FOLEY.
:. E. b. FALLS.
yet owing the absence of members from the city
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PROPOSALS. -------PROPOSALS.
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