New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-21
Metropolitan Warrants for City License

| Metropolitan Warrants for City Licenses.
| The decision OF Judge Hawkins. a few
days ago, perpetuated the injunction ap-
| Piled for by Tim Doherty to restrain the city
| from farming out to the to highest bidder
the collection OF city licenses for the present
year. Mr.. Doherty appeared in court as the
| representative OF parties holding Metropoli-
tan Police warrants, made by law receiv-
able for licenses. which is was the manifest
intention Of the city to refuse to receive.
This class Of paper was made receivable for
taxes, licenses and debts due the city, by
an act of the Leg islature, approved February
2G, 1870 The law was re-enacted, with
some notifications, at the last session Of the
Legislature. and now stands section four
of act No. 80, l67 y as follows:
Metropolitan Police warrants issued by
the Board of Police COnIni ssioners for the
payment OF salaries and expenses of the
police deDartment. incurred prior to Jan
uary |, 1874, shall be recei vable in full TO
all taxes due the cities Of New Orleans and
CarrOlitOn, the town OF kennerville and
the parishes Of Jefferson and st. Bernard
for the years prior to January |, 1871, ey-
cept tax for interest on the bonded debt,
tHo hCHOOi thA duu C!Uy PARK LAX,
and T0r Ill licenses and debts other than
taxes due the said cities. town and parishes
comprising the metropolitan Police district.
due or to become due as provided by exist
ing laws, until the said outstanding Metro
pOlltan Police warrants shall all be alb
sOrbed, aud that the warrants so received
shall be credited TO the several cities, town
and parishes composing the Metropolitan
district pro rata against the apportionments
m mAGe hv ha nd 6,f
for the fiscal year prior and up to January
/, 1879, after which they shall be Turned
over to the treasurer Of the Board of Police
Commissioners to be by him cancelled and
destroyed under the supervision of said
board.
In this connection it may be we'll to re
mind the city Administrator of Finance Of
the pecils he may encounter in case of re-
tusal to receive these warrants for licenses.
We quote section two OF act No. Al, ap-
proved February 20 1870;
That any treasurer or other officer of
either OF the a oresaid parishes or cities
who shall refuse to receive such warrants
checks or orders in payment OF licenses,
taxes and dues TO such parish Or city when
rendered to him IL payment thereof, shall,
with the securities on his Official bond, be
liable In sOido for, and may be condemned
III any court Of competent jurisdiction to
pay to any holder OF such warrant, check or
order, the full amount OF sucn warrant. check
or order, with eight per cent interest from
the time Of said tender, and shall ceose 4, be
such treasurer or officer of such parish or
city, and the Governor shall appoint his
successor TO serve ont the balance OF such
treasurer or other officers term of Office on
beng ma0e aware of said refusal, the evi
deuce of which shall be the production to
ths Governor of the protest made by any
n0oafy public, in due form, OF any such
warrant, check or order having been ten
dered and refused as aforesaid.