The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-15
POLITICAL.
REGULATION.
PLATFORM OF THE HIVES.

l. liquidation of the whole Of the so-called debt
of the State of Louisiana and refusing to vote fol
any to pay the principal or the interest OF the
| same,
Louisiana at the earliest moment possible prohibit
ing the assessment of taxes. under any name OF
guse whatsoever to pay interest or principal OF the
called 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 oense to or attempt to col
ect tax to pay the interest or the principal OF any
a public corporation created by State.
4. Abolition of every State tax upon industry,
known as license tax" prohibition, by legislative
or parish authority; and the entire exemption by
statute, Of all vessels, whether seagoing or river
craft from wharfage, levoe or any tax whatsoever,
s. Reduction of State taxation, for every purpose.
to -ste evict shall exceed enc dollAr and hal
pe! Rad If the population of tho State, Gay 7Voe
according 20 The ceNsuS made in 1870
Limitation Of municipal or psrochial taxes, for
all purposes = rats which shall not exceed seven
per head of municipal or parochial population
say GOO O00) in New Orleans, according to the same
l. that all taxes State a-d municipal remaining
duo the LIST January, 1875 shall be cancelled. ex
cept much thereof may be necessary to pay the
appropriations due to charitable institutions TO O-
GERS secretaries clerks and working people engaged
in the publ service and for supplies furnished for
public use provided. however that rigid scrutiny
shall DO 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 tho extravaSapt prices charged by of de-
preciated credit, shall be a lowed; and, provided,
that in any event not over one million of such taxes
shall DO collected in New Orleans-say One-fifth of
the amount, which will probably remain due at the
time specified.
g. That the salary or fees of every public officer
tive consideration, shall be reduced to an amount
corresponding with the abilities required to perform
his duties and the responsibilities of his place due
consideration being had also to the universal impOv
erishnent of the people.
Resolved, That every nominee of the HIVES shall
give his written assent to the Platform, and shall
pledge himself to support 1t.
City Administrators.
Mayor-JOHN J. LANE
Administrator of Improvements - DANIEL
SCULLY.
Administrator Finance. L. DAVIES.
Administrator Assessments.-JOHN F. POPP.
Administrator Police-ZEPH FOLEY.
WHITE haTls''''A''r commerce : DANN fA'AoN
Administrator Water Works
Civil Sheriff-A. H. DELMAS.
Criminal Sheriff-D. A. DENISON.
Coroner First, Fourth Sixth and Seventh Districts
DIR. THOMAS B. BROADDUS
Coroner Second and Third Districts-DELPHN
Senators First District-B. R. FORMAN, w. W.
CARRE
Senator Second Distrct-ANTHONY SAMBOLA.
Senator Third District-JOHN PAISLEY.
Representatives.
First District-T. A. BAKTLETTE, JAMES
TIMONY
Second District-J A. FLORAT, JAS. POWERS.
Third District-E. WOOD PERRY. A DU-
MESTRE.
Fourth District-N1CHOLAs sINNoTT, CARL
FISHER.
Fifth District-FRANK MARQUEE. JOHN Il.
CAST ELLANOS.
Sixth District -
Seventh District-JOSEPH BRUNEAU, NJ. A.
Eighth District AUG. STUART.
Ninth District -
Tenth Dstrict-H. II. WARD, CHARLES II.
REED CHAS. HEATH.
Eleventh D'strict-E. G. KELLY.
Fifteenth Ward (Algiers) --
Justices of the Peace.
/. J. C.. COLEMAN.
2. VIM. H. HOLMES
3. JOHN L. LARESCHE.
4. JOHN CAIN.
6. JOHN p. HIGGINS.
I. Il. H. HACKNEY.
Constables.
l. JAMES COLLENS.
2. PETER KEARNEY.
3. MICHEL j. PONDS.
H. JOS. CONTRERAS.
G. VIM FOLEY
T. VIM kINBERGER. OF Inn