The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-21
POLITICAL.
REPUTATION.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

1. Reputation of the whole of the sO-called deb
| of the State of Louisiana and refusing to vote 70
any tax to pay the principal or the interest OF tn
| same,
| g The passage Of an act by the Legislature o
Louisiana at the earliest moment possible, prohibit
ing the assessment of taxes, under any name o
guse whatsoever to pay interest or principal of tn
socalled debts OF any 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 no State shall emit bills of credit
making it penal offense to assess attempt to col
lect tax to pay the interest the principal of any
bill of credit issued by or to the name Of State,
| public corporation created by State.
4. Abolition of every State tax upon industry
enactment, of any such taxes, by city, town village
or parish authority: and the entire exemption by
statute, of all vessels, whether going rivel
craft from wharfage, levee, or any tax whatsoever
| in every port and at every landing in Louisiana.
D. Reduction OF State taxation, for every purpose
tn tte which She not exceed one collar and hall
per al of .he population Of the State (say 700 $50
according 10 the c. nsus made In 1870.
6 Limitation OF municipal OF paroohial taxes fol
all purposes, ~ = rate which shall not exceed seven
dol head of municipal parOchial population
say (2o0,O0O in New Orleans, according to the same
census
I. That all taxes. State a, d municipal. remaining
due the LIST January 1875 shall be cancelled ex
cept much thereof may he necessary to pay the
appropriations due to charitable Institutions to Off
GERS secretaries clerks and working people engaged
public use; provided however that rigid scrutiny
shall be made into all claims whether pay-rolls or
accounts, against any department reasonably obnox-
Ous TO the suspicion of fraud that cash prices only
not the extravagant prices charged by of
preeiated credit, shall be Flowed; and provided
that in any event not million Of such taxes
shall be collected in New Orleans-say one-tifth of
the amount, which will probably remain due at the
time specified.
g. That the salary or fees of every public officer
whose remuneration is properly subject of legisla
tive consideration, shall be reduced to an amount
corresponding with the abilities required to perform
Ii I,,%:a, = -
consideration being had also to the universal mpov
erishment of the people.
Resolved, That every nominee Of the HIVES shall
give his written assent to the Platform and shall
pledge himself 70 support it.
City Administrators.
MayOr-JOHN j. LANE
"a, Administrator nj OF Improvements - DANIEL
Administrator Finance-JOHN L. DAVIS,
Administrator Assessments--JOHNF F. POPP.
Administrator Police
WHITE " "''' ''''' = N-' N'Ao "
Administrator Water Works-E. E. CHUBBUCK.
Civil Sheritf-A. H. DELMAS.
Criminal Sheriff.. A. DENISON.
Coroner First, Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districts
DIR. THOMAS E. BROADDUS
Coroner Second and Third Districts-DELPH1N
Senators First District-B. R. FORMAN, W. W.
CARRE
Senator Second District-ANTHONY sAMBOLA.
Senator Third District-JOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives.
First District-T. A. BARTLETTE, -
Second District-J. A. FLORAT, JAS. POWERS.
Third District-E. WOOD PERRY. A DU-
Fourth District - GEORGE CRONAN CARL
FISHER.
Fifth District - -
Sixth District
Seventh DistrictJosEPH BRUNEAU, M. A
CALONGNE
Eighth District AUG STUART.
Ninth District-THEODORE FORREST.
Tenth Distriet-H. H. WARD, CHARLES H.
REED, CHAS. HEATH.
Eleventh District -
Fifteenth Ward (Algiers) -
Justices Of the Peace.
/. j. C. COLEMAN.
2. VIM. II. HOLMES.
g. JOHN L. LARESCHE.
L. JOHN CAIN.
G. JOHN P. HIGGINS
Constables.
l. JAMES COLLENS.
2. PETER KEARNEY.
3. MICHEL j. PONDS.
4. JOS CONTRERAS.
6. WIN. FOLEY.
I. WIN. KINBERGER % Inn