New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-06
Reputation.
PLATFORM OF TIE HIVES.


l, Reputation of the whole of the SO called debt
of the State of Louisiana, and refusing to vote for
any to pay the principal or the interest OF the
same.
q The passage of an act by the Legislature of
Louisiana, at the earliest moment possible. pro-
hibiting the assessment of taxes, under any name
or guise whatsoever, to pay interest or principal
of the socaleu debts of any city, town, village or
parish in the State.
mental TO the section Of the federal constitution
declaring that State shall emit bills of credit,
making it penal offense TO assess or attempt to
collect q tax to pay the interest or principal of
any bill of credit issued by or to the name of a
State or rublic corporation created by state.
a. Abolition of every State tax upon industry.
known as license taxi prohibition, by legislative
enactment, of any such taxes by city, town, vii
lage, parish authority and the entire exemp-
ton by statute. OF all vessels, whether sea going
or river craft from wharfage. levee, or any tax
whatsoever, in every part, and at every landing in
Louisiana.
S. Reduction Of State taxation, for every purpose,
to rate which shall not exceed s 80 per head OF
the population of the State say 7G00OO), according
to the ceLsu made in 1870.
G. Limitation of municipal or parochal taxes for
all purposes, to rate which shall not exceed
81 per head of municipal or parochlal population
say 200 ot0 in New Orleans according to the same
census
:. That all taxes State and municipal remaining
due on the first of January, 1878 shall be Cancelled
except so much thereof as may be necessary to
pay the appropriations due to charitable institu
tons, to officers, secretaries, clerks and working
people engaged in the public service, and for sup
that rigid scrutiny shall be made into all claims,
whether pay rolls accounts, against any depart
ment reasonably obnoxious to me snsplclon OF
prices charged by reason OF deprecated credit
shall be allowed and provided, that in any event
not : 900 900 of taxes shall be collected
in New Orleans-say ene.fflh of the amount
which will probably remain due at the time speci-
fed.
g. That the salary or fees of every public officer
whose remuneration is properly subject OF iegls'
latve consideration, shall be reduced to an
amount corresponding with the abilities required
to perform his duties and the responsibilities OF
his place, due consideration being had also to the
universal impoverishment 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 Administration.
Mayor-JOHN J. LANE ..-
Administrator of lmprOvements-DANlEL SOUL
Administrator of Accounts--.
Administrator of FINANCE. L. DAVIES;
Administrator of Assessments-JOHN F. POPP.
Adm, nistratOr of Psce-ZEPH FOLEY.
WHITE.
Administrator of Observation-Disclosures VITz.
ENREiTER
Civil She riff "A. H. DELMAS
Cri rinal Sheriff.. A. DENISON.
Coroner First. Fourth Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
Distlicts-DR THOMAS +. BROADDCS.
Coroner Second and Third Observation-Disclosures
BlENVENU.
Senators.
First District-B. r. FORMAN W. W. CARRIE
Second District-ANTHONY SAMBOLA.
Third District-JOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives,
First Repre- sentative District-T. A. BARTLETTE
JAMES TIMONY.
Second Representative District. A. FLORAT.
JAMES POW Frs, SAM JAMESON.
Third Representative District
Fourth Representative District-NICHOLAS SIN
MOTT, CARL FISCHER.
Fifth Representative District-FRAEKMA MARQUEE.
JOHN H. CASTELLANOS.
Sixth Representative District
Seventh Representative Dstgict-JOSEPH bAU-
NEAU NJ. A. CALOEGNE.
Eighth Representative District-AUG STUART.
Ninth Representative d strict
Tenth Representative Dstrict-H. II. NAhD
CHARLES H. REED F. JORGER.
Eleventh Representative District -s
Orleans, Right Bank -.
I. J. G.. COLEMAN.
2. WILLIAM H. HOLMEs.
3. JOHN L. LARsSCHE.
=. JOHN CAIN.
8. John ?. HIGGINS.
Constabies.
I. JAMES COLLENs.
). MICHEL ). PoNs.
!. JOSEPH CONTaEkAS.
s. WILLIAM FOLEY.
Several Of The nominations are necessarily un'
filled as vet, owing 30 the absence q members
from the city. ocZ I'm