The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-17
POLITICAL.
REPUTATION.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

l. Reputation of the whole of the so called debt
of the State of Louisiana and refusing to vote for
any tax to pay the principal or the interest OF the
2, The passage of an act By the Legislature Of
Louisiana at the earliest moment possible, prohibit
| ing the assessment OF taxes, under any name or
guse whatsoever to pay interest or principal OF the
socaed debts Of any city, town, village or parish
| in the State
g. The passage Of an act BY Congress, compile
mental to the section of the Federal Constitution
declaring that no State shall emit bills of credit
making it penal ofense to assess or attempt 70 col
lect tax to pay the interest 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,
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
5. Reduction of State taxation, for every purpose
to rate which shall not exceed enc dollar and doo nsf
according to the census made in 1870.
g. Limitation of municipal or parochial taxes, for
all purposes rate which shall not exceed seven
dollars per head of municipal parochial population
say (2OO00O) in New Orleans according to the same
census.
l. That all taxes State a. municipal, remaining
due the LIST January. 1875 shall be cancelled ex
cept much thereof may be necessary to pay the
appropriations due to charitable institutions, to Off
secretaries clerks and working people engaged
in the publ service. and for supplies furnished for
public use provided. however, that rigid scrutiny
shall be made into all cianlS whether paV-rOllS OF
accounts, against any department reasonably obnoX-
Ous to the suspicion Of fraud that cash prices only
not the extravagant prices charged by reason of de
preciated credit. shall be lowed and, provided,
that in any event not over one million of such taxes
shall be collected in New Orleans-say One-tifth 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 legisla-
tive consideration, shall be reduced to an amount
corresponding with theebilites required to perform
his duties and the responsibilities of his place due
consideration being had also to the universal impOv
erishment OF the people.
Resolved That every nominee of the HIVES shall
give his written assent to the Platform and shall
pledge himself to support it.
City Administrators.
Mayor-OHN J. LANE.
Administrator of improvements - DANIEL
Administrator Accounts
Administrator Finance
Administrator AssessnentS--JOHNF F. POPP.
Administrator Police --
Administrator Commerce - DENIS PRIEUR
WHITE.
Administrator Water Works
Civil Sheriff-A. II. DELMAS.
Criminal Sheriff.. A. DENISON.
Coroner First Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districts
DR.. THOMAS E. BROADDUS.
Coroner Second and Third Districts-DELPHlN
BIENVENU.
Senators First District-B. r. FORMAN, W. w.
Senator Second Dstrict-ANTHONY sAMBOIA.
Senator Third District-JOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives.
First District t: A. BARTLETTE --e---
Second DISTRICT. A. FLORAT. JAS. POWERS
Third District E. WOOD PERRY. A DU-
MESTRE.
Fourth District-NICHOLAS SINNOIT, CARL
FISHER.
Fifth District
Sixth District
Seventh District-OSEPH BRUNEAU, NJ. A
CALONGNE.
Eighth District AUG. STUART.
Tenth District-H. H. WARD, CHARLES II.
REED, CHAS HEATH.
Eleventh District
Fifteenth Ward (Algiers) -
Justices of the Peace.
l. c. COLEMAN.
9. WIN. H. HOLMES.
g. JOHN L. LARESCHE.
L. JOHN CAIN.
g. JOHN p HIGGINS.
Z. K. II. HACKNEY.
Constables.
l. JAMES COLLENS
2. PETER KEARNEY.
3. MICHEL J. PONDS. |
4. JOS CONTRERAS.
G. VIM FOLEY
Z. WIN. KINBERGER OF Inn