New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-06
ment and collection aud for such payment

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| from The treasury.
} Whenever the debt of the State shat
have been reduced below $25.00O,0 900, tn
constitutional limit shall remain at to
lowest point reached, beyond which tn
public debt shall not thereafter be increased
and this rule shall continue ia operation
until the debt is reduced to SIS, 100000. be
yOnd which it shall not be increased. MOI
shall State taxes for all purposes ever ex
coed fourteen and half mills on ehe dol
lar of the assessed valuation of the yea
and personal property in the Staseeexcep
IN case OF way or invasion.
40. s.
fhe revenue of each year derived from
taxation upon real, personal and mixed
property, or from licenses, shall be devoted
solely to the expenses of the said year fol
which it shall be raised; and if any surplu.
remain it shall be directed to sinking the
public debt All appropriations and claims
in excess of revenue shall be null and void
and the State shall in 60 manner provide
for their payment.
Sir. Benbam, Of Carroll. moved tina. SOC
] copies be printed :og tbs Use Of the mem.
I bers.
Mr.. Davidson, o: Livingston. offered the
| following apspdHIsls. thai 1000 copies be
printed.
Adopted.
VITO M1ss0sEA
Tbe following veto messages were ordered
20 be printed in the journal and made the
special order Of the day fos Wednesday
next at !. u.
srsTn or Ioo,s,Asa,3
:. Executive Department. ;
New Orleaus January s.. 1874
70 IN, fioAosatfe Speaker and Member, Of the
Aouse OF Representatives:
hereby return, with my veto. an act en-.
titled IAN act to provide additional regula-
lions for the government of the corpora
ton and for the organization Of the Council
of tie city Of New Orleans, to abolish
certain departments and to transfer the
duties OF the Administrators of eaid depart
ments to O.her Admiris q ratOrs herein n med,
and to regulate the offices Of City Engineer
and City Attorney
do nos deem At expedient at this time 20
pass any laws 70 interfere with Che existing
government of the city Of New Orleans II
seems to me especially nnwise to saddle
the present State administration with the
responsibility of conducting the affairs Of
the city Of New Orleans.
WILLIAM T. KELLOGG
Governor
SpArs OF LOUISIANA,
Etecutive Department. ;
View orleans, January s. 1874 }
TO sse HonofaSls Speake, and Members OF tho
House OF Representatives.:
! return 70 the House. in which II erisi.
mated. al act to amend and re enact sec.
ton two Of act Ne l04, approved May 81.
1871, entitled IAN act to feorganize ,he
State land office, etc, and u provide flor
the disposition of public lands in the Tar.
sshes OF Calcasieu and Cameron"
The amendment proposed docs not seem
necessary. If carried into effect is will
practically convert 10 private Use public
lands which are now grazed over in com.
mon.
WILLIAM 2. KELLOGG.
Governor.
STATE OF IoUIsrANA>
Executive Department, :
View Orleans, January 5. 1874
TO she Honorable speake1 and Members Of the
House OF Representatives.:
returA without any signature, because
of iDformalities. House bill entitled ian
act to give new charter so as to extend
the limits of the town Of VhibodaUx. in
the parish Of Lafourche.'
WILLIAM r. KELLOGG.
Governor.
srars OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department. )
View Orleans January S, Ie14.)
70 VIE Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives.
return herewith without my approval
"aR act to incorporate the town Of Keachi"
the incorporation does not appear neces-
cary. and IN come of its provisions IS 70 sax !
AIRY. etc. the bill! is very imperfect.
WILLIAM y. KELLOGG.
Governor.
ErAra or EoUI.1AsA)
Executive Department. ;
"e~ Orleans. January 5. 1874,