The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-13
POLITICAL.
REPUTATION.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

l. Reputation of the whole of the socalled drl
| of the State of Louisiana and refusing to vote f
any tax to pay the principal the interest of Il
same,
2 The passage Of an act by the Legislature
Louisiana at the earliest moment possible, prOhib
ing the assessment of taxes, under any name q
guise whatsoever to pay interest principal of tn
socaled debts of any city, town, village or paris
B. The passage Of an act by Congress, compile
mental to the section Of the Federal Constitution
declaring that no State shall emit bills Of credit
making it penal Offense to attempt to col
lect tax to pay the interest or the principal Of
bill of credit issued by or to the name of State o.
public corporation created by State.
| 4. Abolition of every State tax upon industry
known as "license tax" prohibition, by egislativ,
enactment of any such taxes, by city town village
or parish authority; and the entire exemption, BY
craft from wharfage, leyee, or any tax whatsoever
| in every port and at every landing in Louisiana.
s. Reduction Of State taxation. for every purpose
to rate which shall not exceed dollar and hall
per head of the population Of the State say 700
according to the census made in 1870.
s. Limitation of municipal or parochial taxes for
dollars per head of municipal parochial population
say 1000 in New Orleans. according to the same
census.
Z. That all taxes State a-d municipal remaining
due the LIST January, 1876 shall be cancelled, OK,
cept much thereof as may be necessary to nav the
appropriations due to charitable institutions to Off
in the public service and for supplies furnished for
public use provided, however, that rigid scrutiny
shall be made into all claims whether pay-rolls or
accounts against any department reasonably obnox
ious to the suspicion of fraud that cash prices only
not the extravagant prices charged by reason of de-
preciated credit shall be lowed and, provided,
shall be collected in New Oreans-say one-fifth of
the amount, which will probably remain due at the
time specified.
8. That the salary OF fees of every public officer
whose remuneration is properly subject of legisa-
tive 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 impov
srishment of the people.
Resolved, That every nominee of the HIVES shall
give his written assent to the Platform aud shall
pledge himself to support it.
City Administrator.
MayorJOHN j. LANE
:, Admin N Of improvements - DANIEL
Administrator Accounts
Administrator Finance. L. DAVIES.
Administrator Assessments--JOHN +. POPP.
Administrator Police-ZEPH FOLEY.
WHITE hH7''''''' ''""e'0e : DENIS rhhoh
Administrator Water Works -
Civil Sheriff-A. H. DELMAS
Criminal Sheriff.. A. DENISON
Coroner First, Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districts
DIR. THOMAS Z. BROADDUS.
Coroner Second and Third Districts-DELPHN |
Senators First District-B R. FORMAN. W. W. |
cARRE.
senator Second District-ANTHoNY sAMBoLA.
0oAneOi Auuu OASuICl-JOdN fASLEx,
Representatives. |
First District-T. A. BARTLETTE JAMES |
rIMONY
Second District. A. FLORAT JAS. POWERS. |
Third District E WOOD PERRY A DU- |
Fourth Dstrict-NICHOLAs sINNOIT, CARL
USHER.
Fifth District-FRANK MARQUEE, JOHN H.
Asst ELLANOS.
Sixth District
seventh District-JOSEPH BRuNEAU M. A.
ALONGNE.
Eighth District AUG STUART.
Ninth District -
Tenth DistrictzH. H. WARD. CHARLES H.
Fed, CHAS. HEATH.
Eleventh District-E. c. KELLY
Fifteenth Ward (Algiers) -
Justices Of the Peace.
1. J. C. COLEMAN
2. VIM. H. HOLMES.
3. JOHN L. LARESCHE.
4. JOHN CAIN.
g. JOHN P. HIGGINS.
l. R. II. HACKNEY.
Constables.
l. JAMES COLLENS.
2. PETER KEARNEY
3. MICHEL j. PONDS
4. JOS CONTRERAS.
J. WIN. FOLEY.
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