The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-11
POLITICAL.
REPUTATION.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

4 Repudiation of the whole of the socalled debt
of the State of Louisiana and refusing I" vote for
any tax pay the principal or the interest OF the
. The passage of an act by the Legislature of
Louisiana at the earliest moment possible. prohibit
in, the assessment Of taxes, under any name or
giss whatsoever to pay interest principal of the
called debts of any city, town. village OF parish
| in the State.
mept! TO the section Of the Federal Constitution,
| declaring that State shall emit bills of credit,
making it penal oense to assess or attempt to col
lect tax pay the interest or the principal OF any
bill of credit issued by to the name Of State or
! public corporation created by State.
! 4. Abolition of every State tax upon industry,
known as "lcense tax !; prohibition, by Legislative
enac Lmen of any snch taxes, by city town village,
| or parish authority; and the entire exemption by
statute of all vessels, whether ea.gong or river
craft from wharfage, levee any tax Whatsoever,
| in every port and at every landing In Louisiana
s. Reduction Of State taxation for every purpose
to rate which sba not exceed ne dollar and half
per head If the population of the State (say 200
according to the census made In lsIO
Limitation Of municipal or parochial taxes, for
all purposes to a rate which shall not exceed seven
dol airs per head of municipal parochial population
cay GOO O0O in New Orleans according to the same
census
J. That all taxes State n municipal remaining
eiuc on the jam ry 1875 shall be cancelled, ex-
cept much thereof may be necessary to pay the
approximations due tn charitable institutions, t. OH
cerA secretaries. clerks. and working people engaged
in the publ vice and for supplies furnished for
public use provided; however, that q rigid scrutiny
shall be made int" all claims. whether payroils or
accounts against department reasonably 0bDOx-
ions the spcion of fraud that cash prices only
not the extravagant prices charged by reason OF de
preciated credit shal Ike lowed; and provided,
that in any event. rsillien Of such taxes
shall be collected in New Oreans-Ssy one-hfth OF
the amount which will probably remain due at the
| time specified.
8 That the salarv or fees Of every pubic officer
whose remuneration is properly subject OF legisa-
tive confederation shall he reduced to an amount
corresponding with the abilities required to perform
his dntts and the onsibilite, Of his place due
consider alton being had also to the universal impov
! Grishment OF the people -
give his written assent to the Platform and shall
pledge himself ~ support IT,
CITY Administrators.
Nayor-JOHN J. LANE.
! Administrator Of improvements - DANIEL
SCTLLY.
Administrator Accounts
Administrator Finance. l.. DA
| Administrator A-.essnens-- JOHN +. POPP.
Administrator Polce-ZEPH FOLEY
Administrator Commerce = DENIS PklEt Il
WHITE.
Administrator Water Works
| tiyn Sheriff.. II. DELH ,S.
| Criminal Sherif-D. A. DENISOS.
Co oner FIRST Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districte
| DR.. THOMAS T. BRO DDtS
| Coroner Second and Third Observation-Disclosures
HIEEVEEU. 49,
Senators First District-B. X. fORMAN, '" W
| CARRIE
Senator Second D strict-A NTHOSf SAhBOLA
| Senator Thru District-JOHN PAISLEY.
| Representatives.
First District-T. A. BAkTLETTE, JAMES
| TIMONY
! Fourth Ns,rict-SICHOLAS S1NNOIT. Carl
| FISHER -
Fifth Dstro.-FRANK MARQUEE. JOHN II
CAS- EILANOS.
Sixth Di-trict -
| Savrnth District-JOSEPH BRuNEAU. M A.
CA!ONGNE.
| Ninth District
| Tenth Disrict-H. ii. WARD. CHARLES II
REED. T. Jorge.
| Eleventh. ID strct-E- c. KELLY
| Fifteenth Ward (Agiersl ---
Justices of the feaces
| l. J G. COLEMAN.
: !: WIZ II. HOLMES.
/ B. JOHN L. LAEESCHE.
! 4. JOHN CAIN.
| 6. JOHN P HIGGINS.
| = T. r. hackney.
| Con=tablcs.
! 1.JAaES COLLEN>.
| . PETER KEARNFY.
! s. MICHEL J. Ponds.
4 jos LONTREKAS.
| 6. WM FOLEY.
| T. WA hINBERGER. OF Ina