The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-02
POLITICAL.
REPUTATION.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.


l. Repudation of the whole Of the socalled debt |
of the State of Louisiana and refusing TO vote lor
any tax to pay the principal or the interest Oh tae
same, r
Louisiana at the earliest moment possible, prohibit
ing the assessment of taxes under any name or
gusS whatsOever to pay interest or principal OF te
so-called debts of any city town village or parish
in the State.
B. The passage of an act by Congress compile |
mental to the section of the Federal Constitution,
declaring that 40 State shall emit bills Of credit
making Il penal ofrnse to attempt to col
lect tax pay the interest or the principal OF any
bill OF credit issued by to the name of State OF
a public corporation created by State
4. Abolition Of every State tax upon industry,
known as license tax prohibition by legls!atNe
enactment of any such taxes, by city, town village
or parish authority: and the entire exemption by
statute of all vessels, whether sea going or river
craft from wharfage levee or any tax whatsoever,
in every port and at every landing in Louisiana.
5. Reduction of State taxation, for every purpose
to rate which shall not exceed one dollar and half
per head of the population OF the State lsay 1OoOOo
according to the census made IN 1870
G. Limitation of municipal or parochial taxes for
all purposes to rate which shall not exceed seven
dollars per head OF municipal or parochiA population
say taOOoOO in New Orleans, according to the same
census.
!. hat all taxes State a. d municipal remaining
due on the LIST Janurry ISIS, shall be cancelled,
cept so much thereof may be necessary to pay the
due charitable institutions. ~ ot:
GERS secretaries clerks and working people engaged
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 departments reasonably obn0x-
Ous the suspicion of fraud that cash prices only
not the extr4vagant prices charged by OF de
preciated credit shat be lowed snd provided 1s
shall be collected in New Orleans-say one-hfth OF
the amount, which will probably remain due at the
time specified.
6 That the salary or fees of every public officer
whose remuneration is properly subject of legisla-
tive consideration, shall be reduced 10 an amount
CORRESPONDING with the abilities req ured to perform
his duties and the responsibilities of his place due
consideration being had also to the universal impov
erishment of the people .
Resolved, That every nominee OF the HlN Els shall
give his written assent to the Platform, and shall
pledge himself to support it.
City Administrators.
Mayor-JOHN j. LANE.
Administrator Accounts - O..
Administrator Finance L. DAVIES.
Administrator Assessments
Administrator Police-ZEPH FOLEY.
Administrator Commerce - DENIS PRlECR
WHITE. ,
REITER
Criminal SheriH-D. A. DENISON.
Coroner First Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districts
DIR. THOMAS Z. BROADDUS:
Coroner Second and Third Districts-DKLPHN
Senators First Dist,ict-B. R. FORMAN W. W.
CARRE.
Senator Third District-JOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives.
First Disrict-T A. BARTLETTE JAMES
second District. A. FLoRAT, JAS. POWERS,
Fourth Dis,riot-NICHOLAs sINNOTT, JOHN
Fifth District-FRANK MARQUEE.
Seventh District-JOsEPH BRuNEAU.
| Eighth District AUG. STUART,
Tenth District-H H WARY, CHARLES H
REED.
Eleventh ID strict --
| Fifteenth Ward Algiers) --
Justices Of the Peace.
| il C. COLEMAN.
@ VIM H. HOLMES.
g. JOHN L. LARESCHE.
| L. JOHN CAIN.
e. 6. JOHN P. HIGGINS
ConstabIes.
/. JAMES CoLLENs.
| 2. PETER KEARNEY.
J. !: JOS M5sa coST Il ERs'
s. WIN. FOLEY
| T. L. 3. FALLS. os Inn
HEADQUARTERS Eighth Ward Central Demo-
cratic Club-At a meeting Of this club it was unani
molsly resolved that the President appoint the
Judge and Supervisors OF election
| The following named gentlemen were appointed
Robert Fee, Jr, Judge; John Boyne. Frank wa
tiers, 10 Rossett, A. DucrOs, Gus. berhoooy' gu
pervisOrs
The election will take place at headquarters, cor
ner Dauphine and Elysian Fields streets, on SAL
URDAY, Oct. g. from A. NJ until T. NJ
o3+ DAN SULLIVAN, President:
Attention, Democratic and Conservative
Voters Of the Thirteenth Ward-An election fol
delegates to the Parish Convention will be held Oc
tobcr Sd inst. at the of Magazine and Val
euce streets Poll open from A. N. until +. NJ
} OF W. Il. PASCOE. Secretary,
Attention Democratic Voters Third Ward
An election for delegates t" the Parish Convention
~ m. ct on the 5th inst will be held, at the cornel
| of Common and Rampant streets on SATuRDAl
Sd inst, from o'clock A. NJ. to o'clock p NJ
| under the manag cement of the following gentlemen
At Box No L. from to L inclusive: Judges
Jno Mcdonald and Arthur Caron Supervisors
p T. O'Meallie and VIM Condor; Clerks, JAS Flnney
and =. Garry.
AZ Box No 2 from NJ to l. inclusive: Judges
| q McManns and Henry COrcoran; Supervisory, h