The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-09
TENSAH. BAYOU MACON AND ntn,,- =.
.f .SAS PACKET" ofPER TEN.
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To authorize. with the oonseu, -,
vote. y special tax on property ~ popular
san n t. Rss ioF ss9es IN The New 6ra NEW q
s" haw" Il Gt2b s ast to provide Ss
ton; 70 provide for the securisus p ss tlec
ton 81 the Tax II voted TO inpoae "au eoilec
ties on The State officers II eje% @Iila'n On.
ton Of NIX thIs o an f. and q punish s sd
hE STOCK, and to provide a remad, issue Vt
aarnns, ~ enforce official duty ,,nde. ~ man.
WmsnsAs ha ne naI NeT Orleans piS Esss
nasssG bsfn ms s' Eaaiy organized a. ag
II " 1875. under tho provisions 81 m h. .h T.,
Statutes. and has commenced the wo us hesFsed
strnctihg railway Intended to connect ~ e s,I
OF New Or,eans wth the State 81 Taxas a r''s KY
ton 81 said railway should be- esn e dpgimpls.
| every lawful manner. Wpvuhsd In
sECrIoN1 Be II enacted by the son4..
HOUSE O heprestitatiyes Of tho sats II a,a'ln.a
mediately after the passage OF this al aa. 10"
The duty OF the Mayor and Adminiatrs,n,,ss NY 20
city 81 New Orleans to submit "a 4 ySta he
reesieaed electors residing within said nv ib bs
mills on the dollar on all taxable rsa,s., u I'VE
other subjects OF taxation Within sad ' XXI Eng
be levied and collected for torn M NY sfal
fte snd in sba1 ths year i Tbs t5usg
give ton days notice thereof by adyeriissn shd
convenient manner, and shall canvass and n q,
nounce the result. A. such election aaa a. sto
s fe' written BY Sr p si,l NJ d. 4. sa
tax under net No. Of iWss Or Aeamuss. ,Mslfoa1
road tax under act No = Of lss " ~, ts
may be, the proper number which thu ss s lsse
Of the tax, said tax shall be deemed and L bs,
by declared to be levied for the year wv " w.
the date 81 the election. on the asssssrs, ao ?,
1875 shall be payable qt once and erivb,aa ,o y,
Ing YEARS II shall be levied and 81 I psya se si
exigihle In the same manuer and nj fbs ss sma
time rs other city taxes. AS soon AZ eYi0; bae
shall be- the duty oil the city to enforce Ii, and h
THIS END oh the methods and processes rights
exist or may BIZ hereafter est6bishsi inr - INV
securing and collecting Of other edty tafes skal
pertain and apply. fully 10 the tax 70 yotsi. '''
c, SsG sd BS n,a isEthef s sR &C. f.
officers who at the time have charge N revjs,ra,
ton and elections within the city n NV Or.
leans. under state laws, to furnish free Of cbsrrs
to the city Tor use ut such special election. any
and all books. documents. ballot hoes s AMI
other paraphernalia which may fle u assistance
therein. the same to be- safely returned after the
election; and also. any blanks and statopery
! now on hand which may be Of use in sueh spe.
spc. .. Be IT further enaeted, etc.. That ,hs
ssid tax. II voted. shall az collected be paid over
| weekly 10 the said company, who shall At ones
deliver To the city for the tax payers the neces
sary certificates 81 stock In proper amouhs.
! For this purpose the said company is authorized
to issue tax stock In any necessary stlfos, and
such tax stock shall have one vote In oil con
| pany elections for each ono hundred dolsfs
thereof. but not for FRACTIONAL portions II eos
| hundred dollars, which. howe YER may be- tfAts.
ferred by delivery. and any person holding sno
| hundred dollars Of said fractional amount
shall In like manner be entitled 70 a share sDek
| SEC. e. Be itfurther enacted. That the saids,
hall
custody Of the city. o trust fund for the purpses
Of this act. and shall not be diverted for any 9TH.
| or purposes, under any pretext. Any officer,
whether Of the State or city, who shall divert SAID
operations Of this act shall be guilty Of mlsde-
nieanor, and on conviction shah DO Dned not o..
cceding five Thousand dollars and Imprisoned
not more than two years. and shall also be iiat8
with his surctes In solidot? said company, Or
any other person aggrieved. in % civil suit for
damages The said company or any other per
son Interested. may enforce by mandamus the
prompt discharge Of the duties thereby iiaposed
on State officers, on tbe city OF New Orleans and
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted etc, Thai Tho
proceeds Of said tax, whom paid b the said rail
way company shah be used by II solely for DO
Legitimate purposes OF the construction, main
way, and the said city shall have q right a all
times to require from said company a Just snd
true account OF the manner and PURPOSE lof
which said fund may have been expengsa.. d,
SEC. G. Be it further enacted, etc. That aIs
act shs ir tss effect from fnf asE T II RfTffig
speaker ofthe House q RepressnIytfc'
Lieutonant Governor and President Of tho
Approved March 8. 1876.
tSigncd) VIM. p KEldlHo,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
u n Xnar1v,sx, co.rotor,, ~ skete 81