New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-20
Rerud;atiOns
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

!. Reputation of the Whole Of .he c:!!ed iebt
Of the state o: Louisiana and refusing 20 vote TO,
aAy tax TO pay the principal or shs inteEes: Of the
:. The passage Of az act BY the Legislature o:
Louisiana at The earliest moment possible, pro
h!bting the assessment OF taxes, under any ma me
or guse whatsoever. to pay interest or principa!
OF the socalet debts OF any CITY. town. village Or
parish in the State.
mental to the section OF the federal constitution
declaring that no State shall emit bills OF credit
making it a penal etfense to assess Or attempt to
collect tax to pay the interest or principal OF
any bill of credit issued by or to the name OF
State or Fabl:c corporation created BY a State.
4. Abolition of every State tax upon industry.
known as "liceuse taxi prohibition by legislative
enactment, of any such taxes by city, town. vii.
lage. or parish authority; and the entire exemp.
or river craft. fiOm wharfage. levee any tax
in every part. and at every landing in
5. Reduction of State ia xatisn for every purpose
to a rate which shall not exceed + so per head Of
the population of the State (say 200 00O according
to the census made in 1870.
b. Limit alton of municipal or parOchial taxes for
all purposes, TO = rate which shall. not eed
3. per head Of municipal or parochlal population
say 200 os) III New Orleans. according ~ tho same
census.
:. That all taxes state and municipal, remaining
due on ine first OF January. 1875, shall be cancelled.
except SO much thereof as nay be necessary to
paw the appropriations due to charitable institu
lions, to officers, aecvetaries clerks and working
people engaged ia the public service. and for sup
plies furnished for pablo uee; provided. however.
that rigid scrutiny shall be made into all claims.
whether pay role or accounts. against any depart
meut reasonably obnoxious to the suspicion OF
traud that cash prices only. not the extravagant
prices charged by reason Of deprecated credit,
shall BIZ allowed: ard provided, that in any even.
not over 1908 t10 OF taxes shall be collected
in New Oriean.-say One-tifih Of the amount
which wall probably remain due At the time speci.
tied.
g. That the salary or fees Of eve.- pubc officer.
whose remuneration is properly subject OF ie.s.
!ative onsidefa:On. shall bs Iednced to an
30 perform his duties AID the n spons.i'ies
his place. due consideration being had also to the
universal. imPNerishment of the people.
Resolved. That every nominee o: :h. HIVES
shai Civ. his written assent to the platform. sua
shai! p!ej &c himself to support il.
City Administration.
Ma,oY-iOHN J. LANE.
administrator OF !mpr0yements-DAN1EI scCI.
Administrator Of Accounts--
Administrator o. Finance--i. L. DAVIES
Adm Illustrator of As sessInents-iOHE r. PCcp.
Adm nist:atOr of Peiice-ZEPH FOLEY.
Administrator OF Commesce-OEE:IS PR!EUB
WHITE.
Administration CT wata.works--E. z. CHABEuCK.
C'i. sheriff i H. DELhAS.
CIIf l,.i ShcT.R-D. 4. GtSISON.
Dis..:cts-DR THOMAS +. BRCADDCs.
Coroner Second AID Ta.rd D':isc.s-HELPN!:
r;... ;ss:ric.-r. r. fORMAH, y. W CARRIE.
Second Dis:rc.-AHTTONYSA MECEa.
Tn!.d Distyie.-JOHS PAISLEY.
Representatives.
Fist Representative 1istzict-T. 4. c.RTLET.E
JAMES TlMONY.
second Representative District. A. FLoRAT.
JAMES Pow ERS. SAM JAMESON.
sIlhigd Representative District-E. NO3O PERRY.
Fourth Representative Il iy.ct--';ku9UE GRO
NAN, CARL FISCHER.
Fiji. Representative bistsc:-A. OCNESCRE
JofH II. CASIELLANOS.
Sixth Representative District
Seventh Representative UistGiCt-.Os2PH E2C.
StAT. Il. A. CALONGSE.
Eight. Representative Disfrct-iCt; STUART.
Ninth Representative Observation-Disclosures FOR.
EST.
Tenth Representative Dsteic:--H. y. WARD
CHARLES H. REED. CHARLES HEATH;
AeyentH Representative District
Orleans. Righ: Bank
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