New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-25
No. q il.
JOINT RESOLUTION

For the relief OF II. j. Twitchell, late tax
collector for the parish of Red River; K.
A. Devices, late tax collector for the par.
ish of De Soto, and ID. II. BOultt, Sr, late
tax collector for the parish of Natchi-
toches and the sureties on their several
official bonds.
WHEREAS, Inasmuah as II. j. Twtchell,
late tax collector for the parish of Red
River, was most fOully and brutally muir
dered by body of men banding together
| unlawfully, on or about the twenty ninth
day OF August, 1874, and the safe and per.
son of the said H. j. Twitchell was robbed,
and all the moneys collected by said
Twitchell as tax collector and belonging to
| the State, since his last settlement with the
| State, say on or about the tenth day or
July, 1874, being the second quarter for the
year 1874, was stolen and carried away by
| the murderers; and
| tax collector for the parish of De Soto was
| most foully add brutally murdered by a
body of men banded together unlawfully
| on or about the twenty ninth day of August,
| 1874; and the person of the said Il. A. De-
wees was robbed of all the moneys collected
| by the said Devices as tax collector afore-
said and belonging to the State, since his
| last settlement with the State, say on or
| about the tenth day of July. 1874. being
GuO oCCOuu 4udA lCl AOA VIC } CdI IOi IL W do
stolen and carried away by the murderers;
and
Whereas, Inasmuch as a body of men
banded together unlawfully, in the parish
of NatchitOches, resisting the lawful State
government, did by threats of violence
take from d. H. Boullt, Sr., tax collector of
the parish OF Natchitoches, the tax tab
leaus for the years 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870,
1871, 1872 and 1873; also the delinquent lists
IN nd oil ha nfhar he nd
papers belonging to the office, except the
assessment list for 1874, all being the prop
erty of the State, on or about the eighteenth
day of September, 1874; that said Boullt.
tax collector, has been unable to collect
taxes in said parish OF Natchitoches on
account of the unlawful taking Of said
tableaus, books, etc., since his last settle
ment with the State, tor the second quarter
for the year 1874, in the month OF July,
1874; that said tax tableaus books. etc, are
still in the illegal possession of persons
unknown, and the State is deprived of the
same, and whereby said Boult. tax col.
1ectOr aforesaid, is unable to make or
return delinquent list to the Auditor of
Public Accounts, as the law requires;
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the State OF Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That the
Auditor of Public Accounts be and is here
by authorized and required to remit and
cancel on the tax tableaus of H. J.
Twitchell, late tax collector for the parish
of Red River, and X. A. Devices. late tax
collector for the parish OF DE Soto, the
amount of moneys collected by each OF
them belonging to the State, cole cted by
them since their last settlement with the
State, on or about the tenth day OF July,
1S7 1, being the second quarter Of the year
1874, and which were stolen from their dead
bodies, or their persons, before being MUIR
dered on or about the twenty ninth day of
August, 1877 1, on the legal representatives
of the said II. J. Twitchell and r. A.
Devices. late tax collectors aforesaid, thing
delinquent list in the office of the Auditor
of Public Accounts Of delinquent tax
payers in the parishes of Red River and
De Soto for the year 1873: that on filing
said delinquent list in the office of the Au
ditor of Public Accounts the said II. j.
Twtchell and Il. A. Devices. tax collectors
aforesaid they, together with their legal
representatiyes),ibe and they are hereby
relieved of any and all responsibility to the
State for the moneys aforesaid, stolen by
their murderers and belonging to the State;
that the sureties on the official bonds OF said
Twitchell and Devices, tax collectors afore-
said, be and they are hereby discharged
from liabilities on said bonds, and their said
bonds be and they are hereby Cancelled;
that the Auditor OF Public Accounts be and
he is hereby authorized and required to
grant and give to legal representatives of
the said H. J Twitchell and X. A. Devices.
tax collectors aforesaid, quietns in full
settlement to the legal representatives on
their filing said delinquent lists as aiore-
said. and said quietus shall evidence on the
courts of this State as a settlement with the
State in full; be it further
RpcnJrp1 That 10 AnHitOr nj PubiIc
Accounts is hereby authorized and required
to grant and give to D. II. Boullt, ST., late
tax collector for the parish of Nate hitOches,
q quietus as . settlement in full with the
State, inssmuch a. his office was illegally