The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-09
POLITICAI.'
liquidation.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

L. Reputation Of the whole Of the socalled det
OF the State Of Louisiana and refusing u vote ~
any tax TO pay the principal or tho interest Of IL
! same.
g, The passage of act by the Legislature o
Louisiana at the earliest moment possible prohibit
ing the assessment of taxes, under any name O
guise whatsoever to pay interest or principal Of tn
in the State.
mental to the section of the Federal Constitution
declaring that State shall emit bills of credit
making it penal ofense to asses. or attempt to col
ct tax to pay the interest OF the principal of any
bill OF credit issued by 10 the Of State or
! pubic corporation created BY state
4 Abolition of every State tax upon industry.
| known license tax: prohibition, bv Legislative
enactment. Of any such taxes by city. town village
or parish authority: and the entire exemption by
statute, Of all vessels whether sea going or river
craft from wharfage levee or any tax whatsoever
| in every port and at every landing in Louisiana.
s. Reduction of State taxation. for every purpose
to II - which shall no. exceed enc dollar and half
per M II OF the pouuiat of I'll estate (s:sY 7C1 COO,
| COR. ng to the census nAde il. 1870.
6 Limitation OF municipal or parochial taxes, for
all purposes to rate which shall exceed seven
dol AIRS per head OF municipal par0chia population
say faOOOOO) in New Orleans, according to the same
census.
I. That all taxes. State a 4 municipal REMAINING
due on the lst Janusry, 1875 shall DO cancelled ex,
cept much thereof may be necessary to nav the
appropriations due charitable institutions to OIL
GERS secretaries clerks and working people engaged
III the public service, and for supplies furnished for
public use; provided however, that rigid scrutiny
Is a
accounts, against any department reasonably 0bnox
lous to tho suspicion of fraud that cash prices only
not the extravagant prices charged by of de.
prtciated credit shAl be . lowed and provided |
hat in any event. not vn of such taxes
shall be collected in New Orleans-say one fifth of
the amount, which will probably remain due at the !
time specified.
g. That the salary or fees Of every public officer
" hose remuneration is properly subject OF legisa-
1--we consideration, shall be reduced to an amount
with the abilities required to perform
MS duties and the responsibilities of his place due
consideration being had also to the universal impov
of the people.
Resolved That every nominee of the HIVES shall
ave his written assent to the Platform and shall
'!edgo himself to support it.
City Administrators.
Mayor--JOHN j. LANE
Administrator Of improvements = DANIEL
Administrator Accounts
Administrator Finance. l.. DAVIES
Administrator Assessments- John +. POPP
Administrator Poiioe-ZEPH FOLEY
Administrator Commerce - DENIS PRIECR
WHITE.
Administrator Water Works
Civil Sherit-A. IL DELMAS
Criminal Sheri1f-D A. DENISON
Coroner First, Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districts
DR. THOMAS +. BROaDDUS.
Coroner Second and Third Districts-DELPHIN
Senators First District-B. 4. FORMAN, Wv.
ARE.
Senator Second District-A NTHONY SAMBOIA
Senator Third Dstrict-JOHN PAISLEY
Representatives.
First DisTict-T. A. BAkTLETTE JAMES
LMONY |
Second Distrct-J. A. FLORAT, JAS POWERS.
Third District |
Fourth Dis,rict-NICHOLAS SINNOIT, CARL
SHER. NJ
Fifth Hstrict-FRANK MARQUEE JOHN H. II
IS ELLANOS. r
sixth District
seventh Dstrct-JOSEPH BRUNEAU, N. A. G.
lLONGNE ?,
eighth District AUG STUART q
ninth District NJ
Zenith District-H II. WARD CHARLES II
led, +. Jorge FL
ELEVENTH d strict-E. c. KELLY. II
fifteenth Ward (Algiers)
Justices Of tho Peace. IT,
J C. COLEMAN ~
WIN. H. HOLMES va
JOHN L. LARESCHE.
JOHN CAIN. DC
ID
JOHN p HIGGINS to
K. II. HACKNEY
ConstabIes. SCI
JAMES COLLENS. tire
PETER KEARNEY.
MICHEL j. PONDS. {
JOS CONTRERAS.
VIM FOLEY OIL
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