New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-02
RenudiafiOna
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.


l. Repuiiation of the whole of the so called debt
OF the State OF Lou isana aud refusing to vote !or
tax TO pay the princpa! or the interest," OF 1he
}. The passage Of an nc: by the Legislature Of
Louisiana, at the earliest moment possible pro-
hibiting the assessment Of taxes, under any lame
or guise whatsoever to pay interest or principal
of the so-caed debts OF any city. Town. Village VI
parish in the State.
mental to the section Of the federal constitution
declaring that State shall emit bills OF credit,
making it pena! Ofense TO assess or attempt 20
collect tax to pay the interest or principal OF
any bill OF credit issued by or to the name OK
State or public corporation created BY state.
known as license tax; prohibition BY legislative
enactment, of any such taxes by city, town, VII
lage, parish authority; and the entire exemp'
or river craft from wharfage. levee. or any tax
whatsoever, in every part and at every landing IN
Louisiana.
s. Reduction Of State ia alton for every purpose,
to a rate which shall not exceed ST. 30 per head OF
the popilatio of the State isay 0e0). according
to the census made in 1870.
s. Limitation OF municipal or parochisi taxes, for
ali purposes, TO rate which shall not exceed
3. per head of municipal pArOchal population
tsay POO "eOi in New Orleans according to the same
!: That all taxes State and municipal remaining
due the first OF January. 1878 shall be canceleu'
except much thereof as may be necessary 10
| pay the appropriations due to charitable 'nstitu
I tons TO officers, secretaries clerks and WORKING
people engaged in the public service, and for sup
plies furnished for public use; provided however,
tina. rigid scrutiny shall be made into all claims.
whether pay rolls or accounts, against any depart
| ment reasonably obnoxious to the suspicion o!
fraud. that cash prices only. not the extravaSant
prices charged by reason of deprecated creult.
sinai. ne allowed: and provided, that III any event
not over S O10S00 OF sucn taxes shall be- collected
in New Or!eans-say One-tif.h OF the amount
which VIII probably remain due at the time spec''
| fed.
g. That the salary fees OF every pubic Officer.
whose remuneration is properly subject OK legs
| !stve consideration. sha! be rednced 20 an
n.,ypff
TO perform his duties and the responsibilities OF
his lace, due consideration being had also 10 the
| universal iIDpoverishment of the people .,.
| Resolved, That every nominee OF tne u. e.,
shall give his written assent to the platform. ana
| shal. pledge himself to support il.
City Administration.
] Naycr-JOHN J. LANE.
Adninistrato: Of Improvemeats-oAN:Ei SOUL
| Ly.
| administrator Of Accounts
administrator Of I'inance-J. L. DAVIES
| Administrator Of ASsessments--.
1 Administrator of Psiice-ZEPH FOLLY. .,,-,.,
| Administrator OF Commeyce-DENSIS eRlEtR
/ WHITE. ,,,,
| ADMINISTRATOR Of Waterwork.-C9ARLES FI!Z
| ENREITER.
CIT.I Sheriff "A H. DELMAs
| Criminal Sheriir-D. A. DENISOS.
| Corcueg First. Fourth, Fifth Sixth AID SeSentn
Dis.fIcts-DR THOMAS E. BRoADDUS.
.ornn.: Second and Tni.a Observation-Disclosures
| D.EEVESU.
fi.s: Ois.-ie.-E. r. FnRMAN =. y. CAEEE.
S.cor1 oistrct-ANTHONY SAMBcLA.
| T..;cG D.st.ict-jOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives.
| Fist H"@"ssrrt asiye D.st,.c:-T. A. EARI LIZ +
| JAMES TIMONY.
sec.nd representative Distcics-j. 4. FAoAAf'
| JAMES POWERS.
| laird Representative District
| Fourth Representative DstuCt-E!CHcA4s siS
! MOTT JOHN FREDkRICH.
| fifth Repre- sentative trict-FRASK MAXI. II
! Sixth Representative District INV.
Seventh representative D.stsiet-JGsEEH M
NEAU.
| Eightf Representative os.rict-ArG SIlAhI.
| smith REPRESENTATIVE District -.
| Tenth Representative Dlstrict-a. q. " ALL
| CHARLES Il. REED.
| Eleventh Representative District -.
| Orleans, Right Bank
Justices Of the Peace.
| T.! e. COLEMAN.
I :. WILLIAM H. HOLMES.
| .. John L. LARkSCHE.
| :. JOHN CAIN.
:. JoESp. HIGGINS
! :. /. ". FALLS.
Cons:ables.
I! JAMES CoLLEN-.
?. Peter KEARSEY.
! 2. MICHEL J. FONs.
! :. JOSEPH C0NTRERAS.
I 8. WILLIAM FOLEY.
:. Z. 3. FALLS.
severa! OF the nominations are neeesss-ii3 C