The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
NesC Orleans Pacific R0ilsCay Ca

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| AN ACT
To authorize, with the consent of popular vote .
special tax on property in New Orleans to nav
for stock in the New Orleans Pacific Railway
Company; to provide for the submission of the
question at special elections to provide for the
1mpoe certain duties on the State officers of cleo
ton and on The city officers, and to punish viola
ton Of th's act; to authorize the issue of tax
stock and to provide remedy, by mandamus
| to enforce off. ial duty under this act.
WHEREAS The New Orleans Pacific Railway Com
pany has been duly organized by an act passed be-
nder the provisions Of the Revised Statutes, and
has CONNIE need the work of cons, ructing railway
intended to connect the city Of New Orleans with
the State OF Texas and it is q matter of public i'm.
portance that the completion of said railway should
be exploited in every lawful manuer.
SEcTIoN !. Be it enacted by the Sonata and House
OF Representatives of the State Of Louisiana in Gen
eral Assembly convened That immediately after the
passage OF this act it sh Ill be the duty of the Mayor
and Administrators of the city o; New Orleans to
submit to vote Of the registered electors residing
within laid city the question whether or not an au-
nual tax O. five mills the dollar all taxable pro.
ps,v ana other subjects Of taxation within said
OF four years, from and including the wear
1916 The Council of id city shall fix day for said
n a give ten days notice thereof BY aavr
In convenient manner. and shall canvass and an
nounce the result At such election the vote shall be
d.
For the RAILROAD tax under act No. - of 1876 or
"A ganst the railroad tax under act No. of 1876"
as the case may be. the proper humber which this
act shall bt being inserted If the v,te shall be in
favor of the tax, said tax shall be deemed and is
hereby declared to be levied for the year
1876, FROM the date of the election on the
txigible one month after such elections during the
succeed ng years it shall he levied and be payable
and exigibie in the same manner and at same time
as other city As ~ exigible it shall be
the duty of the city to enforce it aud this end al
the methods and processes, rights and remedies,
liens and privileges, which now exist may be here
ether cts taxes shall pertain and apply fully to The
tax so voted
SEC 2. Be it further enacted ETC., That to eacli.
tate said election, 1t shall be the duty the officers
who at the time have charge of stration and
toDs hin the city of New Orleans under State
laws to furnish free Of barge 10 the city, for
such special election, any ana all books documents
bal Of boxes and other paiaphelnrlia " hch may be
of assis ance theIei the to be safely returned
after The ell cton add also any blank and staff IL
cry now on h nd'which ay be If in SUI special
election.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted etc. TIL t tie said
tax if voted shall collected, be paid weekly
TO the said Company. who shall at deliver to The
city to The Taxpayers the necessary ceItitic of
stock IN roper amounts. For his puri ose thu said
company IS authorized to issue tax stecs any
cessary sums and such tax sock shall have oae vote
N all company t c:ions for each hundI dollars
h reot BUG not for fiacEOuai ,tI, ous OF one iun
ire dollars which however may be trsEsfe red .
II said rac i,pat amounts, shall like he
untitled to a share sock. /
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. etc, That the sal |
AK ana its proceeds shall be- While il tito control or
custody of The city, n fund for tn purposes of
his set and hail otb dis. rted fer any other pur-
pose, I'm er any pretext. Any officer whether of |
he State o. city who sha]l divert id fun1 or |
elltuy delay, hin er obstiuct the operation |
# this act, shall bo guilty OF mi. d. meanor and
N conviction shall be fned exceeding i've thou-
an dollars and inprisonei not than two years,
nd shall also be liable, with suret s. in solido,
0 SAID cvmpa-y Or any Olher person aggIieved il, y
ivil suit for damages The sid company, any
ther person int rested. may el force by mandamu.
he rompt discharge of the duties thereby Imposed
u State officers, on The city of Now Orleans and
he officers OF sa d city.
FEC. ). Be il fur,h'r enacted. etc, That the pro-
eeds of said tax when pad the said railway CON-
ANY, shall be use1 by il solely for tina legitimate
urloSeS OF ihe MS ructiOn, maintenance, equip
lent and running of said railway, and tn said city
hall have right at times to require from ssii
Ompany just and true account of the manner and
rrpOse for which said fund my have been ex-
ended.
SEC Be it further enacted, ETC.. That tits act
h III take Effect from and after its passage.
(oigned) K. d. ES rILETTE,
Speaker of the House of Rep esentatives.
igned) &C. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Governor and President of ne Senate.
Approved Mar 3, 1876.
(Signed) VIM. P. KELLOGG,
Gov, rnor Of tn State of Louisiana. |
P. G. DEsLoNDE Secretary of State. mh5