New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-14
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
SECOND SESSION
OF THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Thirtieth Days Proceedings.


New Orleans, February 10, 1874. :
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Charles w. Lowell in the chair
On call Of the roll the following mem bers
answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell and Messrs. Allan, An
tome, Bryant, Baker, BOatner, Bickham,
Butler, Barrow, Carey, Cockerham, Carr,
Demas, Decker, Devezin, Dejoie, Devices,
Estilette, Elliot, FOntelieu, Fernandez, Gair,
Greene, Grant, Harris, Hetfner, Hill, Hahn,
Humble, Heath, p Jones, NJ. Jones, John,
son, Heating. Kirkman, Kenyon, d. King
Kern, v. o. King Lewis. Langles. Landry
Lawes, Little, Murrell of Lafourche, Mayo,
MOreland, Murrell of Madison, Martinez,
Mathews, Montaldo, Nichols, Norris Price,
Page, Prescott, 11revOst, Paris, Rodrgues,
Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain, Snaer, Simms,
SOuthard, Sutton, Sewell, Smart, Trahan,
Thomas, Tureaud, Thompson, Washington,
Worthy, Wands-74.
quorum present.
IMr. Gair, of East Feliciana, in the clai-.j
Prayer by the Rev. E. Green.
On motion of Mr.. Sartain, of Carroll,
the reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
On motion, the journal OF the twenty.
eighth days proceedings was approved.
On motion the journal was approved.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department !
New Orleans February 10, 1874. y
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives.
In accordance with the recommendations
contained in my annual message, measures
have been drawn up under the supervision |
of the City Council and a committee OF the |
Chamber Of Commerce for the relief of the |
city of New Orleans. A number of these |
acts will be laid before you to-day, each &C.
cOmpaDied by special executive message |
explanatory of its provisions. The passage |
OF these bills. and of other similar acts |
which have this day laid before the Sen
ate, will at once effect an annual reduction
in the compulsory expenditures of the city
OF New Orleans of nearly $l,000,000 and
will enable the authorities to reduce city
taxation at least fve-eighths of one per cent
This consideration alone should entitle
the measures to your immediate and favor
able consideration, but l believe some of
the reforms proposed will be highly bene-
fetal to the public interests in other re-
spects.
In view of the Importance of the subject |
and Of the advanced stage of your session,
i earnestly urge the reference of these bills |
to the appropriate committees, and l re-
quest action by your body at the earliest
possible moment.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA !
Executive Department, | :
New Orleans, February 10, 1874.
70 the Honorable. Speaker and Members of the j
House of representatives IN
forward herewith an act in relation TO
he collection of city taxes. The act pro- !,
gides that the taxes shall be exigible after l
he thirty-frst of March in each year, when
money is generally most plentiful in the +
,ity, and authorizes q rebate in favor of
hose who choose to pay before the time
ixed by law.
l recommend the early passage of this act. {
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor. :.
An act to provide the time for the pay
nent and collection of taxes due the city OF
sew Orleans, and to authorize discount a
n the same in certain cases. cl
STATE OF LOUISIANA r
Executive De par tment. |
New Orleans, February l3, 1874. } |
o the Honorable Speaker and Members of the Il
House OF Representatives,: i,
The Legislature of 1870 passed an act -
1aking 1t compulsory on the Council OF the Di
lty OF New Orleans to levy an annual tax az
I One-elghth OF one per cent for the pur- rs
base and maintenance of public park tor =.
he city Of New Orleans. Immediately 10
1
ent that the effort to establish public
ark in New Orleans on the scale proposed
'as, to say the least of it, premature and
lconsistent with the resources and re- to
uirements of the city. The park tax has
cen and is still regarded by large major tic
y of the community as inopportune and Sc
necessary. Obligations, however, have tie
zen entered into by the park commission on
g appointed in compliance with the law, Ri
I'd for the purpose OF adjusting these obi de
.tions and modifying the tax levy imposed
r park purposes by the act OF 1870, submit sh
draft of bill (which understand to be an
rongly recommended by the City Council) bi
fording relief to the taxpayers of the city
this regard. The act submitted, il is be-
wed, if passed, will save the city 100000
# annum, by suspending all embellish- 10y
ents of the parks, and at the same time
Divide for existing obligations as they II
ature. re
WILLIAM r. KELLOGG, an
-tHls--Es8 s6l.i.MAk Govex1or. 20
act in regard to the park tax, pro- IN
led bv act No. "a annrovA6 HAr0h To- 90