New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-26
Tho Property Holders, Central Council

1no properly d0l0oraS Central Council,
Tho regular meeting of the Property
Holders Central Council was held last
night at Grunewald Hall, with Mr.. d. P.
Seaman, vice president, in the chair.
A communication Was received from Mr.
F. Reney, of the fifth ward, concerning the
bill remitting penalties on back State taxes,
10 which he suggests that all the ward
unions shall. on a certain day, hold special
meeting, and appoint committee of five
eachto call upon the Governor and ask him
to give the citizens the benefit of this law.
It was received and ordered to be spread
upon the minutes.
a resolution was received from the fifth
ward and spread upon the minutes, con-.
curing in the resolution of the tenth ward
union concerning the Pacific railroad tax.
Mr.. Scanlan presented the following reaso-
LUTON, which was adopted at the third
ward union ON Monday night:
WHEREAS, The Property Holders Union
was formed to protect the property Of tho
city from total con6scatiOn, threatened by
the plundering of political banditti, which
has had control of the State Legislature for
years, and also to restrict all taxation here
after to the indispensable and legitim ate
expenses OF governments; and
Whereas, The dllapidated property of
tbs city acquired, in most cases. by honest
industry, is now, and has been for long
time, subjected to heavy taxation, imposed,
"a We believe, improperly, to assist in the
construction of various railroads repre-
sented at the time by interested parties and
paid advocates, as being absolutely neces-
sary to the prosperity Of the Sity and State;
and ;
Whereas, BY these MISREPRESENTATION tho
honest peopls were induced to allow them
selves TO be taxed, by which decsptions
large amounts of tie hard earnings of tho
people have been sunk in such projects as
the Mexican Gulf, Nashville, Opelousas and
Great Western. North Louisiana and Texas,
jackson and Great Northern, and Chat
taAOOgs, New Orleans and Texas and other
roads, which have resulted in unmitigated
swindles upon our too confiding people; and
Whereas, A bill was smuggled through
the House of Representatives at its last
session to again compel the property owners
to submit to be taxed to pay for stock in .
railroad some 200 or 300 miles from New
Orleans. and which. if finished to morrow,
would only put 200 miles Of North Louis
lana in direct railroad communication with
Galveston and St. Louie; and
Whereas, We deny the constitutionality
Of act No. 90 of 1876, and are utterly 0p-
posed to the imposition of any ard all taxes
by popular vote, as being the very wsrst
sort of communism, and calculated to de-
stroy all rights of property, and which has
always terminated in the slavery and
plunder of tho working people; and
Whereas, The central council of this
Union has employed able and honest couu-
sci to contest the legality and constitution
ality of act No. 20 before the cOurte; there
fore
Be it resolved, by the Third Ward Union,
That We will support the Central Council in
the steps it has taken to the last extremity.
They we're received and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
After transacting business Of minor i'm.
poztance the council adjourned.