The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-10
81 NJ. i
An Act

To authorize. with the CONAN, !,
vote, q special tax on prote,tHs a popuh,
ieans 20 pay Tor stock in the Nav , - New Oh.
enc tauway Company; to provida@ ens p.
s s;an ~ oi ,,ie question at speo IN Tho
ton Of tbetax II voted. to inn. ,ng and qollse.
ties on the State ofIiants. IN sVhdrfain On.
on the city officers. anu Ia Z. ton, and
ton OF this act: to authorize a thas viola.
taX s,oek f. any to provide remedy I u o
WHEREAS. The New Orleans pas,asal fhs ar
Company has been duly orranie "ihe HALLWAY
passed before J. q. Eustis, n5tarv q, " an at
Of - 1875, under the provisions II ~ H. vs. es
Statutes. and has commenced thu ~ , .ne heysei
structing railway intended to eonnoes s !. q con.
Of New Orleans with the State Of Ter.s. the CITY
q matter Of public Importance tbat N ~, and It h
ton Of said railway should be- e o. s,s gomph.
every lawful manner. Vnpeated h
SECTION. |. Be it enacted by tho so,.,.
House of Representatives Of III ~, senate and
ana In General Assembly copyenaT y IL Louis.
mediately after the passage If this "a |. nat In
tho duty Of the Mayor and AdmnIs dss II snail
city OF New Orleans to submit to s WI y h
question whether or not an annual h, Nv " 20
mills on the dollar on all taxable nro,so y Ns
other subjects OF taxation within sniV ". at
he levied and collected for u term nj fo rs sna
from and Including the year 1875 Tbe T seals
shall provide for the holding II tthssess as
convenient manner, and shall canvass s'a's "a u l
nounee the. result. At such else es ana a. q
vote, shall be by ballot, and th es al as
tax under act No. of is7e.s or Aeaiinss. ,.ssld
road tax under act No. = of 1s7s ~ ~, Ky fal
may I've, the proper number which ths n my "a. sase
bear being inserted. II the vote shall N y ~ satl
Of the tax said tax shall be deemed and L b Ia,y
by declared to be levied for the ytar WV ~ ler@
the date Of the election. on the ,, uon
1876. shall be payable at once and eSjriila a ~
month after snch election; during tho sva. oe
ing years II shall he levied and e pAyaS Sse ~.
exigible IN the Same manner and al the ss saa
shall be the duty of the city to enforce II snd "
this end oil the methods and processes Wy WIN
and remedies, liens and privileges whiot, 's s
exist or may be hereafter established ar NV NV
securing and collecting Of other city taxes sb ,1
pertain and I'D apply fully to the tax % ygei '''
eilitate said election. 1T shall DO The duty n tbs
officers who at the time have charge n rec Il ~
ton and elections within tho city 81 INV N.
leans, under state laws. to furnish lree 81 eharps
and all books. documents, ballot boxes AMI ana
other paraphernalia. which may be Of assistance
therein, the same to be safely returned altar hs
election: and also, any blanks and Hatona y,
now on hand which may be OF use In such sps.
cial election. 800
SEC. ,. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That hs
said tax il voted, shall as collected, be psjd oyer
weekly to the said company, who shaIi nj ones
deliver TO the city for the tax payers the ness
sary certificates of stock In PROPER Amounts
For this purpose the saidcompany b authaNd
to issue tax stock in any necessary sums nd
such tux stock shall have one vote In all com.
pany elcetisns for each pne hundred. dollars
thereof but not for trisatienal portiOlt d oua
hundred dollars which. however, mar De trans.
ferred by delivery. and any person holding one
hundred dollars Of said fractional Ainounts
shall in like manner be entitled to shssr Stock
SEC. 4. Be II further enacted, Thai thesaiiht
and its proceeds shall be. while IN tho c0ntraw
custody of the city, u trust fund for the purposes
of this act and shall not BIO diverted for any oh.
er.purposes, under any pretext; ANY Office,
fund. or wilfuliy delay, hinder. or obstrutHs
operations of this oct, shall DO guilty d Hlst-
| niaanor, and on conviction shall be fined nAI.
eeeding five thousand dollars and imprtg1,As
| not more than two years. and shall also % labs
with his sureties In solido to said complain, y
any other person aggrieved. In a civil sntit
damages. The said company, on any qihsrDsI.
| son Interested. may enforce by mandsmR ID
prompt discharge of the duties thereby Imposed
on State officers, on the city OF New Orleans na
| on the officers of said city. III
SEQ. 8, Do it further enacted, etc, THAT 20
proceeds of said tax, when paid TO the sa!1 rsr
| way company, shall be used by II solely IN 10
legitimate purposes OF the collstr7etioa. nalh.
| tenance, equipment ana running "a seMMs
| way. and the said city shall have Alright at al
| times to require from said company q Just ana
| true account Of the manner and purpose if
which said fund may have been expended ..
SEC 6. Be II further enacted, ete, That lls
act shall take effect from and after its Gassage
tSigned) H. u. kSTllEIIL
Speaker Of the House Of BepTssenlstTes
lSignedD G. g. ANTOINE,
| Lieutenant Governor and President o. ha
| ~ Senate,
| Approved March .. 1875. .an
| (Signed) WM 7. kELWuu
| Governor of The State Of Louisiana
A true copy: .~-.
p. @. bEsLoNpE. Secretary Of Sate