The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-20
POLITICAL.
REPUTATION.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

l. Reputation of the whole Of the so-called deb'
of the State of louisiana and refusing to vote fol
any tax pay the principal or the interest Of The
same.
Louisiana at the earliest moment possible prohibit
ing the assessment Of taxes under any name OF
guise whatsoever to pay interest or principal OF the
so-called 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 State shall emit bills OF credit
making it penal Otense to assess or attempt to col
lect tax pay the interest the principal OF any
bill Of credit issued by or to the name OF State OF
public corporation created by State.
4. Abolition Of every State tax upon industry,
known as license tax" prohibition, by legislative
enactment of such taxes by city, town, village
or parish authority: and the entire exemption. by
| statute of all vessels, whether seagoing or river
craft. from wharfage levee or any tax whatsoever
in everv port and at every landing in Louisiana.
5. Reduction of State taxation for every purpose,
to rate which shall not exceed eBo dollar AND halt
per head If the population OF the State, Gay 100 COO
according TO the census made in 1870.
6 Limitation of municipal parochial taxes. for
all purposes, rate which shall not exceed seven
dol per head Of municipal parOchia population
say ta0O0OO) in New Orleans. according to the same
census.
! ! hat all taxes State a. d 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
GERS secretaries, clerks and working people engaged
in the pubic service and for supplies furnished for
shall be made into all claims, whether pay-rOlls or
accounts. against any department reasonably obnox
ous TO the suspicion of fraud that cash prices only
not the exravagant prices charged by reason of de-
preciated credit, shall be allowed; and, provided,
that IL any event. not over one million OF such taxes
shall be collected in New Oreans-say one-fitth OF
the amount, which will probably remain due at the
time specified.
8. That the salary or fees of every public officer
whose remuneration is properly subject of egisa-
tive consideration, shall be reduced 10 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 impOv
erisliment 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-JOHN j. LANE.
Administrator Of Improvements - DANIEL
SCULLY.
Administrator Accounts
Administrator Finance
Administrator Asssssments--JOHN F. POPP
Administrator Police -
Administrator Commerce - DENIS PRIEUR
WHITE.
Administrator Water Works -
Civil Sheriff.. H DELMAS
Criminal Sherif-D. A. DENISON.
Coroner First Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Districts
DIR. THOMAS 4. BROADDUS.
Coroner Second and Third Districts
BIENVENU.
Senator Second District-ANTHoNY sAA1BOLA.
Senator Third District-JOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives.
First Dist1ict-T. A. BARTLETTE,
Second District. A. FLORAT, JAS. POWERS.
Third District-E WOOD PERRY. A DU-
MESTRE.
FISHER.
Sixth District -
Seventh District-JOSEPH BRUNEAU, NJ. A
CALONGNE.
Eighth District AUG. STUART.
Ninth District -
Tenth DistHet-H H. WARD, CHARLES II.
REED, CHAS. HEATH.
Eleventh District -
Fifteenth Ward (Algiers) -
Justices of the Peace.
l. J. C. COLEMAN.
2. WIN. H. HOLMES
3. JOHN L. LARESCHE.
4. JOHN CAIN.
6. JOHN P. HIGGINS.
Z. X. II. HACKNEY.
Constables.
l. JAMES COLLENS.
9. PETER KEARNEY.
B. MICHEL j. PONDS.
L. JOS. CONTRERAS.
s. VIM FOLEY
T. VIM EINBERGER OF Inn