The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-03-14

to go to the Attorney General. He.shen
the request of the Auditor, prosecnta ~ S
suits brought in the name Of the Stato ~ g.
the collection OF taxes or licenses in tbe M.
ish OF Orleans. or i'll which the yaiid;tr -
any assessment in said parish may he invoi.
we'd, but his functions shall not extend l.
amy other parish, except in cases swhers K
shall be specially authorized by the Ana IL
tor to assist district attorneys in suits i
voivlng the collection OF revenues or claw
due the State Provided, that neither tLs !.
Attorney General nor the assistant All rrna. 80
general shall have the power to give AM
extension to any delinquent tax payer. or -
remit any penalty imposed by law.
Sec. 5, Be it further enacted, etc. That
1t shall be the duty. of the assistant attor
ney general 10 make ali annual rpnort ~
or before the tenth day Of january. 70 IN
Auditor OF Public Accounts, to be by him
submitted to the General Assembly. NJ
shall give detailed account of the act,ons
brought or defended by him, and Of tha
gross amount OF money collected by snch
proceedings and the net amount turned into
the State treasury as the result OF the sams !.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc That
nothing in this act shall be CONSTRUED to au.s
thorize the assistant attorney general IN II.
tcrfere with the duties of the Attorney Can.
eral, or any other State officer except here.
in set forth.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc. Thai
the assistant attorney general shall render
a monthly account to the Auditor of Iii
moneys collected by him, but said money.
shall be turned into the treasury by ia
tax collectors of the several districts frnm
which it was collected, and shall give lnnd
i with security, as required by law, in tho
sum of ten thousand dollars, for the faith.
full discharge Of his duties
See & he il further anactad nto mi,
the assistant attorney general shall receive
an annual salary OF three thousand dollars
payable quarterly on his own warrants. and
in addition thereto he shall receive two and
| half per centum upon all moneys collected
by him and paid into the treasury in Tia
same manner and form as the ATTORNEY Gen.
eral now does; provided that the ATTORNEY
1 General shall receive the other two and
u half per cent of the five per centum now
allowed by law; and provided further that
i i'll no case shall the State be obliged to mar
such percentage. but the same shall be taxed
by the court aud paid by the parties cast.
lat the suit OF the State as now provided bys
law. lu case of the absence or sickness Of
1.-THE assistant attorney general, his duties
may be performed by an ;lrtorney to be de.
Esignated By the Attorney General, if tho
case Is OF general nature, or the Auditor
IT the suits relate to the collection Of the
llCNCRuC1 NiINH substitute SHaH receive The
compensation the assistant ATTORNEY general
would have received had lie performed the
duties.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
, IN suits wherein the Auditor or Treasurer
are made parties in their official capacity.
they may appear By such attorneys as thew
may select, as well AS by the ATTORNEY Of
assistant attorney general, provided That
they shall not be authorized to bind the
State to pay any fees whatever to such at-
torneys.
See. 8. Be it further enacted, et.s., That
AZ acts aud parts of acts conflicting with
tins act are hereby repealed SO far as they
conflict, and this act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
lSigned) CHARLES W. LOWELL.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
lSigned) G. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor aud President Of the
| Senate.
Approved March 3, 1874.
tSigned) WILLIAM +. KELLOGG.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
true copy
L. q -DEsIoNDE,
Secretary Of State.