The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-11
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There was regular meeting Of the
City Council to-day; Mayor Leeds in the
chair, and oil the Administrators
present.
The Mayor submitted the following
message:
New Orleans, July IL, 1876.
Gentlemen Of me Ctty Couacii--I re-
turn without my approval the following
ordinances, viz.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment Of the several paw rolls therein
named" beginning Officers and clerks
in the Department Of Finauee."
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment Of the several pay rolls therein
named" beginning Department OF I'm
proVenents, streets, wages, etc." as
amended
An ordinance providing for the pay
mcnt Of the several accounts therein
named" beginning Amos Morrison"
The ordinance providing for the
payment of the several pay rolls therein
named beginning Superior Criminal
Court.
The amendment to tho State consti-
tuition adopted In 1874 IL as follows, viz:
The city OF New Orleans shall not
hereafter increase her debt 10 any man-
ner or form, or under any pretext
After the first day Of January,
1875, no evidence Of Indebtedness
or warrant for payment OF money
shall be issued by any officer of said
city except against cash actually in the
treasury, but this shall not be so con
5trued as to prevent u renewal OF ma
tured bonds al par or the issue
of new bonds In exchange for
other bonds, provided the city
debt be not thereby increased,
nor to prevent the issue OF drainage
warrants to the transferee Of contract
under Act No. 80 Of 1871, payable only
from drainage taxes and not
otherwise. Any person violating
The prohibitions (provisions) OF this
article shall, on conviction, be punish
ID by imprisonment for not less than
Two nor more than ten years, and by. u
ine or not less than So nor more than
$4,000. In view OF the fact that there
Ire now no funds in the city treasury to
meet these ordinances and In view,
$50, OF the fact that the present rate
of expenditure is much in excess
II any possible receipts from the taxes
)f this year, and without an immediate
Of expenditures, must render
inevitable an increase Of debt Tor which
40 means has been provided,
i seems to me that anl
to this course by the provis-
ona of the above article OF the consti-
ution.
10 ,ny message Of January s. 1876 I
my belief that the budget Of
expenditures adopted by you was too
great tor the estimated receipts.
This anticipated deficiency has been
increased by the failure Of several
measures of legislative reform thus ex-
)ected, from which reduction OF ex-
)enses would have been obtained. and
by the falling off in revenue caused by
/ large excess Of Metropolitan warrants
paid into the city treasury
A reduction OF expenditures could, in
my opinion, have been made at the be-
ginning Of the year without serious loss
. the public service To do so now Ia
very difficult, especially as
/ large portion OF the expenditures is,
oy law, beyond the control OF the
3ity authorities; but it seems to me it Is
'endered imperative by the above article
II the Constitution, TO keep the expend-
lures within its receipts.
CHAs. j. LEEDS, Mayor.
The message was submitted to the
Committee OF the Whole,
The Council adjourned.