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

l. Reputation of the whole Of the so-calied debt
Of the State Of Louisiana and refusing 70 vote for
any tax to Psy the principal or the interest Of the
same,
| Louisiana at the earliest moment possible prohibit
| ing the assessment Of taxes. under any name or
guse Whatsoever TO pay interest or pI'ncipa OF ss
| in the State.
g. The passage of an act by Congress- compile
ments; to the section of the Federal Constitution,
| declaring that no State shall emit bills of credit,
making penal Off-nse to ASSESS or attempt to col
ect tax to pay the interest or tho principal OF any
bill of credit issued by or to the name OF state or
public corporation created by State.
T. Abolition of every State tax upon industry,
known as license tai prohibition DIV legislative
81. parish authority aud the entire exemption by
statute Of all vessels, whether sea going OF river
craft from wharfage levee or any tar WHATSOEVER
| in every port and At every landing ia Louisiana.
s. Reduction of Stats taxation. for every purpose
to rate which shall not exceed enc dollar and half
pc head Of the popu sticn d the stat tsay 'coo0o
| accord ny To t]lc census snA q III l-tD.
u Limitation Of municipal or parocAal taxes for
all purposes to a rate which shall not exceed seven
doa per head of municipal pa~ochial population
say (2o0,oOO, in New OreanA according to the same
census
y that all taxes State q d municipal, remaining
due on the LIST Janu ry 1875 shall bo cancelled
cept much thereof may be necessary to pay the
appropriations due charitable institutions to Off
GERS 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 claims whether pay rolls OF
accounts, against any department reasonably ObnOx
to tho suspicion OF frAEd that cash prices only,
not the extravagant prices charged by Of de
preciated credit, shA bo a lowed and, provided,
that in any event not million Of such taxes
shall DO collected in New Orlean5-say One-fifth OF
the amount which will probably remain due at the
time specified
T. That the salary or fe.s Of every public officer
whose remuneration is properly ,ubject Of legisla
tive consideration skxll be reduced to amount
corresponding with the abilities required to perform
his duties and the rcsps disabilities of his place due
consideration being had also u tho universal rspov
Crishment Of the people.
give his written assent to the Platform, aud shall
pledge himself - support 1t.
City Administrators.
MAyM-JOHN j. LANE.
Administrator Of improvements - DANIEL
SCULLY.
Administrator Accounts
Administrator Finance. L. DAVIES
Administrator Accommodations f. POPP.
Administrator Police-ZEPH FOLEY.
Administrator Commerce - DENIS PB:IEuR
WHITE
administrators Water Works -
Civil Sheriff-A. IL DELMAS
Criminal Sherif-D A. DENISON.
Coroner First, Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districts
DR. THOMAS z. BRO ADDUS.
Coroner Second and Third Observation-Disclosures
senators First Distriot-B. r. FORMAN, W. W.
CARRIE
Senator Secoo6 District-ANTHONY SAMBOL.A
Senator Thru .D,strict-JOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives.
First District-T. A. BAkTLETTE' JAMES
TIMONY
Second DISTRICT. A. FLORAT, JAS TOWERS.
Fourth Dis,r.ct-NICHOLAS SINNOTE, CARL
FISHER.
Fifth Dist1ict-IRANK MARQUEE 1oHN H.
CAST ELLANUo.
Sixth District
Seventh Diskict-JOSEPH BRUNEAC, NJ. A.
CALONGNE.
Eighth District AUG. STUART.
Ninth District --
Tenth Distrir-H H. WARD. CHAgLES H |
REED, +. Jorge
Eleventh D;syiet-E. C. KELLY.
Fifteenth Ward Algiers)
JuaaiOes Of the Peacos
L. j. G. COLEMAN.
g VIM H. HOLMES
j. JOHN L. LAEESCHE
4. JOHN CAIN
g. JOHN F. HIGGINS.
7. X. Ii. HACKNEY.
C0nstables.
L. JAMES COLLENSs.
2. PETER KEAEEEY.
3. MICHEL j. PONDS.
4. JOS CONTKEkAS
g. WIN. FOLEY.
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