The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-07
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TAXATION.
me~ IL sa,ite. the Poor.


from the New Orleans Times OF this Mornins.l
Our reporter made his way to the sew
eraI Offices OF the State tax collectors La
different parts OF the city, to pursue his
ina uiries Us TO the amount OF property
Proceeding flrst to the Office OF the
Tax Collector of the First District, 1t
was learned that the sales of property
during the year for
NoN-PAYMENT or TAXES
amounted to about two hundred, Inc
majority as before being small places
and owned by the poorer class OF pe0-
ple. Resides this, there were forty or
ATTY other places under seizure and la
BILE to sale after the ten days notice,
unless the owners came forward ana
paid the taxes, which majority couid
not do.
Next. the Second District tax office
was visited. and 1t was ascertalned that
during the year between one hunareu
and forty and one hundred and n1ty
sales had been made. and forty lots or
buildings and lots were under seizure
for a non compliance with the State
law.
In this district the proportion OF small
buildings or dwellings occupied oy
small families was not rs great as In tne
First. though It IL safe to put 1t down AT
three-hfths OF the entire amount, ana
here. as in the other districts, the own
ers were utterly unable to pay the
Taxes, costs ana Penalties,
the two latter items 10 nearly every
case exceeding the former.
/ In the Third District the tax collector,
Carey, had not, up toSthe present time,
been able to secure the books OF MS
4 n ls,.N m (nt ~
taking possession of the Office on Jan
nary 25. he had sold forty pieces OF
property, and had In his possessions or
would have in a day or two, forty-six
pieces more. nearly all OF which were
llsmall dwellings,, and many, he said,
were owned by those who had been
L n THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT,
and forfthat reason were compelled to
see the result Of their years OF toll and
| labor sold over their very heads.
s'Where / can do so" said Mr. Carey
"fpermit them to pay installments OF
arrIbunts ranging from one to ten dol.
| lars. and this | credit them with, ano
save their property for them until the
entire amount Is paid up"
| This system. IL was learned, gave great
satisfaction to those who owned smhl
| houses and lots, aud while 1t retarded
the entire collection but few weeks, II
almost every case the poor people
managed to save enough out OF theil
daily or weekly earning to make smal
payments, and thus, by Mr.. Carey
ieniency, save their property from
THE AuCT1oNEER's HAMMER.
In the Fourth District the sales for TIT
year will foot up two hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve pieces OF property belonging U
| al. II mn
going under the hammer that wer'
owned by those in better walks OF life
| Add to these some thirty places tina
were either in the clutches
OF THE STATE OFFICIALS,
or would be in few days, and We hav
a grand total for one year. tDelUe hn,i
| dred and forty-fre pieces Of propert
sold for taxes, and t,cO hnndred an
sirty-sir more that will, In all proba
bility, be sold during the next ten Q
fifteen days.
| In some instances the owners hsv
redeemed the property sold, but thes
are the exceptions and not the rule. an'
but few instances were cited where tn
hunblar portion of the people ha
made any redemptions within the tim
specified by law.
TO this remarkable list must be add
ed, Tor the present, Two Huuuieu pio'e
Of property that will doubtless be pro
ceeded against by the city for tn
owners inability to
PAY THE TAXES.
when, il the courts decide against tn
owners. there will be total OF abou
fifteen hundred places that will hay
been disposed ofduring the year, unies
redeemed, and fair estimate woul
place the number OF families left home
less at about thirteen hundred.
To this add those yet to be sold o
proceeded against. and there will hav
been ut least fifteen hundred familie
made homeless during the year.