The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-15

Total tax collected for 1875, up to Februar!
20, 1876, s2,137, 237 26.
AN ORDINANCE
to carry into effect Act No. 20 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, approved
March 3, Whereas, the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the State of Louisiana IN
General Assembly convened at the late regu-
lar session did pass an act entitled an act to
authorize with the consent of popular vote,
q special tax on property in New Orleans, tc
paw for stock in the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad, to provide for the submission of the
question at special election; to provide for
the securing and collection of the tax if voted
to impose certain duties on the State officers,
officers of election, and on the city officers,
and to punish violations of this act; to author
ize the issue of tax stock and to provide q
remedy, by mandamus, to enforce official
duty under the act;
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Mayor
and Council of the city of New Orleans, That
the Mayor be and he is. hereby authorized,
empowered and required to carry into effect
the above recited act, and to cause an election
to be held by the qualified voters of New Or
leans, on . certain day in the month of April
next, to be by him, the said Mayor, named in
his proclamation, with the approval of the
Council, at least ten days before said election,
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commissioners of election, and to appoint
them with the consent of the Council, and to
prescribe such regulations as are usual and
necessary for said election. He shall notify
officers in charge of registration and elections
under State laws to furnish all books, docu-
ments, ballot boxes and other paraphernalia
which may be needed in said election, in
accordance with the above recited act Of tho
General Assembly.
Returns Of the said election shall Sc made
to the Mayor without delay, and be by him
submitted to the Council, who shall at once
examine the same and make formal publica-
ton of the result.
Be it further ordained, etc., That all costs
and expenses incurred in carrying out the
provisions of the act shall be paid out Of the
first moneys collected as herein provided for.
The ordinance was reported from the Com
mittee of the Whole, who made the following
REPORT:
Your committee in submitting the above
ordinances, further report that the city has no
means at command to meet the necessary ex-
pense of said election, and that under the
amendment the city govern
ment has no right to contract any obligation
OF evidence of indebtedness without funds
on hand to meet the same; these points, with
many others, create in the minds of your
committee serious doubts as to the ability of
the city to carry out the law as it stands.
The ordinance was laid over.
PETITIONS
One hundred and seven laboring men
signed petition asking the city to take some
steps in relieving them of the destitute CON-
lition they are in, in consequence of having
no work, and asking for employment The
petition was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
ACCEPTED.
The bids for furnishing the Department of
five hundred thousand feet of
lumber were opened in the presence Of the
Mayor and Administrator of Finance, and the
lid of Mr.. T. M. Pike, at $l3 per thousand
eet, being the lowest, was accepted.
The Administrator of Improvements was
to advertise for sealed proposals
or furnishing the city 100000 feet of good
lumber, for the use Of the De-
of Improvements.
After the transaction of other routine bust
less the Council adjourned.