New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-02

istrator Of Finance are hereby directed
correct the assessment roll and tax receil
in compliance with said certificate as Issue
by the board of assessors: the tax co
lectOrs, when making their final settlement
shall file with the State Auditor the warrior
certificates of corrections received by thel
from the board of assessors"
In line seventy-three. insert after tn
word auditor, land payable quarterly t
the respective assessors"
Section nineteenth line eight, strike OF
the words mo such exemption, and .nsel
$4,000 exempted
Respectfully submitted.
| CHARLES w. LOWELL.
! Chairman.
| The report Of the committee was adoptec
The amendments recommended by III
| committee were adopted.
! The bill as amended was adopted, an'
considered as being engrossea. The oil
was placed on the calendar
| The Committee on Ways and Means, by
| consent, introduced House bill No. l6o
! which was read.
The constitutional rules being suspended
the bill was read second time, and or
dered to be printed in the Journal:
An act to provide for the assessment %
property in the city of New Orleans, de-
timing the duties OF State assessors, fixing
their salary, commissions and necessary
expenses, and prohibiting the city of New
Orleans from making assessments here
after, and repeating all laws or parts Of
laws conflicting with this act.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
az
vened. That State assessors for the city Of
New Orleans shall be appointed in the man
ner and with the powers, duties and respon-
sibilities heretofore prescrl ocd by law; pro-
vided, nothing IN this act shall affect the
appointment of assessors made with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate subsequent:
to the first day OF January, lS75, and prior
to the passage Of this act. They shall con-
stitute board Of assessors in said city for
the State and for said city; they shall organ
lie and distribute their labor as provided by
existing laws, and as set forth by their re-
spective COMMISSIONS.
They shall make an assessment annually
Of all taxable property of every descrip-
ton in said city; they shall give bond as
now required by existing laws: their assess
ment books shall be verified by the same
oath as now required by existing laws;
their books shall be completed and re-
turned to the Auditor of Public Accounts
on or before the first day of November,
and in addition to the copies heretofore re-
quired by law they shall return copy to
the Administrator OF Finance of the city
OF New Orleans at the same time as to the
Auditor. For their services, and in COM
pensatiOn thereof, each State assessor for
the city of New Orleans shall receive from
said city $1,000 for copy of the assessment
rolls for each OF the city assessment dis |
tricts as at present constituted and en-
braced in their respective districts for |
which they were appointed.
The city OF New Orleans shall not here |
after cause any assessment to be made, but !
may levy and collect taxes on the assess.
ment furnished as herein provided. Their
assessment shall be the basis of taxation for
he State and for the city of New Orleans
They shall receive for their services a
salary of $4,000 each per annum, payable
quarterly on their own warrants. which
hall be paid by the State. In addition to
heir salary they shall receive commission,
payable by the State, OF five per cent on the |
axes OF all taxable property not on the
oils Of 1874 which shall he discovered by
hem and placed on the books OF 1875.
tatement OF the amount OF which shall be |
ppended to each book.
They SHALL have power to correct errors |
t assessments at any time between the
rst day March and the twentieth day of
December.
Whenever such corrections OF assess
lents are made, the board of assessors
hall cause to be issued two certificates OF
aid correction, one OF which shall be for
7arded to the tax collector and the other to
he Administrator of Finance Of the CITY Of
lew Orleans. The tax collector and the |
of Finance are hereby d.
ected to correct the assessment rolls and
Ak receipt IN compliance with said certiti. |
ateS as issued by the board of assessors |
ne tax collectors, when making tleir final |
ettlement, shall file with the State Auditor
ne various certificates of corrections re-
elved by them from the board OF assessors. |
They shall determine questions coming
etore them by majOrity vote.
Their duties and powers not herein re-
FRED to shall remain as heretofore defined |
y law.
FOR their necessary expenses, including ,
lice rents. clerical labor, etc, TN appropri-
ION OF $1,000 shall be made, which shall be
'awn on vouchers approved by the Au-
TOR, and payable quarterly to the respec-
We assessors. ,
SEC. .. Be it further enacted, etc. That
| acts or parts Of acts inconsistent here
it'll are hereby repealed.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted. etc, That
IS act shall take effect from and after its .
ssage.
The Committee On Corporations reported
Vorably on House bill No. Isl, an &C: to ,
corporate the town Of New Roads. in the .
IRISH OF Pointe Coupee, which was adopted ;
d the bill placed on the calendar.
The Committee on Corporations, by con. q
at, introduced House bill No l-O. an act | :,
suspend license taxes upon theatres for r
o years. d
Read first time.
The constitutional rules being Suspended, !
Q bin was read o second time and placed !!
the calendar |
The Committee On Federal Relations sub. 7
tied the following report, which was T
,eiyed ard adopted:
COMMITTEE ON FEDgRAL ERIAT:oys | |,
New Orleans, February 81 1875. : | p
the Honorable Speaker and Members of The | b
House Of Representatives:
TOUR committee to whom was referred +,
nate joint resolution No. g.. indorsinp Fl
action OF the House of Representatives. hl
Ited States Congress, in the passage of h,
civil rights bill. February, 1879, be. r
We to report favorably thereon and =
Commend its passage. al
CAIN SARTAIN, v,
LOUIS a. MARTINEZ,
ISAAC SUTTON,
J. j. JOHNSON.
P.JONES YORkE. o.
he bill passed its second reading. ii
jnder suspension Of tie constitutional tt
Is the bill was placed on its third read. b,
and iinal passage, its title was adopted
notice of concurrence was ordered to til
sent to the Senate. 70
he Committee on Charitable institutions 20