New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-04
No. 2es.
AN ACT

To authorize, with the consent Of q popular
vote, special tax on property IN Ne "
Orleans to paw for stock in the New Or
leans Pacific RAILWAY Company: to pro.
vide for the submission of the question
at a special election; to provide Tor the
voted; TO impose certain duties on tho
State officers of election and on the city
officers and to punish violation of this
act to authorize the issue of tax stock,
ana to provide a remedy, by nlandamus,
TO enfore official duty under this act
WHEREAS, The New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company has been duly organized
by an act passed before j. G. Eustis, no
tary, on the of --, 1875, under the
provisions of the Revised Statutes. and has
commenced the work OF constructing q
railway intended to connect the city of
New Orlean with the State of Texas, and
it is matter Of public importance that the
completion Of said railway should DO ex-
pidited in every lawful manner.
SECTION l. Be- it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General As ,embly con-
venad, That Immediately after the passage
Of this act it shall be the duty Of the Mayor
and Administrators of the city of New
Orleans TO submit to a vote Of the regis
tered electors residing within said city the
mills on the dollar on all taxable property
and other subjects Of taxation within eaid
city shall be levied and collected for term
of four years, from and including the year
1876. The Council Of said city shall FIX
day for said election, and give ten days
notice thereof by advertisement; shall pro-
vide for the holding Of the same in q cen
venient manner, and shall canvass and an
LOUNGE the result. At such election the
vote ehall be by ballot, and the ballots shall
be written or printed, "For the railroad
tax under act No. = Of 1876" or ''Against
the railroad tax under act No. - Of
1876" as the case may be, the proper
number which this act ehall bear being
inserted. Ii the vote shall be in favor OF
the tax, said tax snail be deemed and is
hereby declared to be levied for the year
1876, from the date of the election, on the
assessmt MT OF 1875. shall be payable at once
and exieible one month after such election;
during the succeeding years it shall be
levied and be payable and exigible in the
same manner, and at the same time as other
city taxes. As soon as exigible it ehall be
the duty of the city to enforce it, and to this
end all the methods and processes. rights
and remedies, liens and privileges, which
now exist or may be hereafter established
taxes shall pertain and apply fully to the
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
to facilite eaid election. it shall be the duty
of the officers who at the time have charge
of registration and elections within the city
of New Orleane, under State laws. to fur
nish free Of charge to the city foc use at
such special election, any and all books.
documents. ballot boxes and other para
phernalia which may be of assistance there
in, the same to be safely returned after the
election; and also, any blanks and station
cry now on hand which may be of use in
such special election.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the said tax. if voted, shall, as collected, be |
paid over weekly to the SAID company, who |
shall at once deliver to the city for the tax
payers the necessary certificates of stock in
proper amounts. For this purpose the said !
company is authorized to issue tax stock il
any necessary sums, and such tax stock |
shall have one vote in all company cleo |
tons for each one hundred dollars thereof,
but not for fractional portiors Of one hun |
dred dollars, which, however. may be |
transferred By delivery, and any person !