New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-13
Reputation.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

|. Reputation of the whole of the 30 called ebt
of the State OF Lou isana aud ref sing to vote for
tax to pay the principal Or the interest OF no
same.
Louisiana, at the earliest moment possible, pro-
hibiting the assessment OF taxes, under anv name
or guise whatsoever. to pay interest or principal
of the called debts Of city, town, village or
parish In the State.
3. The passage of an act by Congress, compile.
mental to the section Of the federal constitution
declaring that State shall emit bills Of credit,
making iL a penal Offense to assess or attempt to
collect tax TO pay the interest or principal of
any bill of credit issued bv or to the name or
State or ;ub;c corporation created bv a state.
4. Abolition OF every State tax upon industry.
known as license tax" prohibition, by legislative
aetment, Of any such taxes by city, town, vii
lage or parish authority; and the entire e1emp
ton, by statute of all vessels, whether sea going
or river craft, from wharfage. levee, or any tax
whatsoever, il every part aud at every landing in
Louisiana.
s. Reduction of State taxation, for every purpose
to rate which shall not exceed 8 20 per head OF
the population of the State (say 700 OO0) according
to the census made III 1870
g. Limitation OF municipal or parochial taxes, for
all purposes, to . rate which shall not exceed
i. per head of municipal or parochial population
(ssy 200 60) in New Orleans. according to the same
census.
: That al! taxes State and municipal, remaining
due first of January. 1873, shall be Cancelled,
pa, She apr priations sue 10 charitable lnstitu
tuEs, 80 officers scereArirs, ~ierks and worlsn:
,pl. engaged in the public service. and for sup
plies furnished Sor public use pros ided, however,
that ,i scrutiny shall DE Hlase into oil Gl AlmS.
whether pay rolls Gr accounts against any depart
na4 Mt reasonably obnoxious to the suspicion OF
fraud: that cash prices only IA 4 the eXiravagaEs
prices charged by reason Of deprecated credit,
shall be allowed: and provided that ia ANY event
not Over bp0 600 OF taxes shall be collected
in New G,lcan:-say enc. tif IA of the amount
which will probably yeman d,Ae ut the time spsci-
g. That .he SALARY or :. es OF every public officer
whose remuneration il properly subject OF legis
IAt,e consideration, shall be reduced to an
amount corresponding: with The abilities required
10 perform his duti@S and the responsibilities OF
his lace, due con ideration being had also 70 the
universal impov.pishmvnt Of the people.
Resolved, That ever: nominee or tho SiN rs
shall give his written assent to the platform. An1
shall pledge himself TO support it,
(6iy AdsninistSAsioo.
Navor-sOHK J. LANE
Administrator Nf lmpr0veInents-OANlEiA eCi L.
Administrators OF Accounts
Administrator Of finanCe-!. L. DAVIES.
Administrator Of Assessments-JOHN ,. POP4.
Adm nistrator OF Psliee-zEPH FOLEY.
WHITE.
ADMINISTRATOR Of ~asssworks-cHAEiEs S1fz'
civil sher "A n DELMAS
Criminal Sheriff-D. 4. DENISON.
Coroner First. Fourth, P!tth, Sixth and Seventh
D;stricts-DR THOMAS Z. BROADDCS.
Coroner Second aud laird D!sSIictH-OBLeAlS
B1EHVkkC.
Ee0at0Yss
First Disteict-b r. FORNAN. ". n. CARRE.
Second District-ANTHONY sAMBOLA
Third Distyct-JOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives.
First Repre- sentative Distzict-T. 4. RARTLETTE
JAMES TIMONi.
second Representative District. 4. TLORAT.
JAMES POWERS, SAN JABISON.
Third Representative District -
Fourth Repre- sent alive DIstRics-NICHOkAS SIN
MOTT CARL fiSnHkR.
Fisth Representative District-FHANE MARQUEE
JOHN H. CASTELLAhoa.
sixth Representative District --
Seventh Representative UistFict-5OsEPH BRC.
EfAU, N. a. CALONGNE.
Eighth Representatives District-AU0 STUART.
Ninth Representative District
Tenth Representative Distrct-H. q. WARD
CHARLES H. REED, =. I0RGER.
Eleventh Representative District ---.
Orleans, Right Bank
Justices oG the Peace.
L. &c COLEMAN
:. WILLIAM II. HOLMES
B. joins l.. LARxsCHE
=. JOHN CAIN.
s. JOHN z. HIGGINS.
COnstnSiese
!. JAMES CCLLEss.
2. MICHEL. .rONs.
:. JOSEPH COkVREHAA
.. WILLIAM poLEI.
Eeve,a! OF .he nominations ~. EccsssAsl1. IN
filled - set, owing ~ tbs absence Of mem be- 9
fgen1 the city. .c2 I'm