The People's vindicator., 1874-06-20

| property III lCt~, 10 Mn avn At'th
eighths per cent in 1873, and finally
eliminating, in 1874, in a total amount
of taxation equal, less one mill, to
the highest conventional rate Of in
terest allowed by the laws of the
State, thus making property holders
mere tenants of those in power:
And whereas, having no confidence
in the official integrity Of those who
have conducted, and are now con
dnctinS the affairs of the parish. and
being determined no longer to sub
nit to their exactious, which virtual!
amount to a wholesale con'iScatlon of
property and the general impoycr-
ishment Of all classes of our people :;
Therefore, be it resolved, that We
will hereafter resist all extortious or
corrupt and unnecessary extrAva-an-
ces of paroclial administration By
every means in our power, appealing.
if necessary, to the Inherent right of
self-protection which is the basis of
all free government, maintaing that
the interests of those who pay taxes
TO support the government must con-
troll and direct its affairs in order to
insure general prosperity:
And whereas, it is necessary to re-
capitulate some OF our present grirv
auces, for which we now seek and de-
mand remedy. and to Indicate those
further grievances which we have
reason to fear in the.tuturc;
BE it resolved. that we dcnonnce
and aronJemp, asilleyal and unauthor-
ed. the following acts of the present
Police Jury, which remain unrepcal-
ed. to wit:
The resolution allowing the Presi-
dent of that Body an annual salary
of Six Hundred Dollars: that al}ow-
inc the Clerk of that Body the sum
of Six Hundred Dollars per annlm
that allowing the Parish Attorney
EIGHT Hundred Dollars. and tie rcSo-
luton allowing the members of the
Police jury mileage at the rate OF
Fifty cents per mile, in direct viola
tion of law, and we do demand that
the same shall be Immediately reduc
ed and fixed within legal and reasona-
; Die limits;
lie it resolved, that we aenouncc
the action of the Police jury in at
tempting to create one currency tol
the salaries and commissions of Office
holders, and another for the people,
and demand that all shall share alike
and equally suffer or be benefited by
the depreciation Of the obligations OF
the parish;
Be it resolved, that we regard the
suppression Of the resolution of the
Police Jury donating to II. c. Myers
the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars or
account of the immigration Bureau
scheme originally devised to plum
der the people, as indicating a juS'
fear of the indignation of the people
and warn them that the tax payers O
the parish will not submit to it's re-
enactment in any shape:
Resolved, that we demand the re-
peal of the late ordinance of the Po
lice Jury taxing the parish with costs
which the Supreme Court of tn
State condemned the tax collector t.
pay, and that the parish officials TAXI
steps to enforce said Judgment, anC
compel the collector to pay said costs
Resolved, that the taxpayers o
the Parish of NatchitocheS express, il
, unqualified terms, their lack of con
fdcnce in J. L. Hornshy, Sam Black
Ed. Mitchell and John Holmes. mem
bers fthe present Police jury, whom
we regard as either corrupt or incom
. pctent. and they are hereby request
) ed to resign, in order that the Gov
ernor may appoint trustworthy citi
zens to fill the importantposition hell
by them;
Resolved, that we condemn and lie
n0Nuce the conduct of the taX-Col
lector in incurring costs and fees 70
the benefit of himself and friends, i,
: violation of published instruction
from tho Auditor, by advertising TIN
property of those who are willing
but unable to pay their taxes, and fo
exactins currency flom the citizens a
commissions III collecting parish tax
es payable in the obligations of tn
parish, and in extotting fees not sane
toned by law;
Resolved, that the ordinance of tn
Police Jury, vesting in the collccto
. of taxes the power to decide wha
parish obligations are lsga' and re
ceivable for taxes, is monstrous; il
: view of the notorious fact that sal'
official buys and sells the scrip 70
personal profit, and is thus enabled t
!. reap individual advantage not share'
y hy tho toy nayar
Resolved, that in the opinion G
: this meeting the appointment of II
. C. Myers as Judge, and the creatio
$ of the 18th District Court, was pro
$ cured to further and sustain tn
Q schemes of plumber and extortio1
concocted and set on foot by himsel
0 and a few others, and that there
no use to appeal to the courts whey
his Judgment would be one Of last r,
sort in any contest between the pee