New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-05

New orleans ID uOV "a AAN0 ps1AuC"' ~
e,gnty, which, like ae OF the States OF Il
Union, has parted WITH q portion OF
power, preserving al that - not express
deleoated: but tRatit is like any Of t
narishee. or other unnicipal corporatio
Of the State, subjecto the legislative ca
troll. except in 90 fayas the State constit
ton has prohibitedhe Legislature fro
acting. or turnlsheqeApress rules iof
action"
The Court of Apeals of New Yor
when the constituthality of the metr
politan police act es in question, sai
"Plenary power in he Legislature for a
purposes of civil gyernment is the rnl
A prohibition to excise particular pow.
is the exception" Pple vs.. Wood ct a
Is N. Y. 54i.
In similar case thSame court said: III
power of the Legisture of the State
supreme over that ohll local legislature
except " hen the cunitutiOn intervenes
restrict it. The Leg lature may recall
itself, and exercise ats pleasure SO muc
of the powers it hs conferred upon til
CITY CORPORATION as a not secured to it b
the constitution" Ppls vs.. Pinkney, ]
N. Y, 1893.
In the same case Gef Justice DEMO d.
clared that: "If we we to establish the pril
ciple that the Legislare can never reduc
the administrative thority of counties
cities and tOwns, CARVER resume IN favO
of the central poweany portion of tn
jurisdiction of thos local divisions, o
change the partitiOf it among them, a.
it existed when the 0stitutiOn was adop
ted, we should, THU make an impracti
cable government"
Mr.. Justice Nelso in Is Wendell, 33l
ter-eIy remarked, ''is an unsound anC
even absurd proption, that politica
power conferred by Legislature can be
come vested right, against the govern.
ment, in an indlvidusr body Of men. Ii
is repugnant to the MUS of our institu
lions and the spirihd meaning of the
constitution, for by II fundamental law
all political rights ! there defined and
taken out of the exee Of legislative dis.
erection were intended be lett subject to
it's regulation"
Again, in the Peol vs. Shepard. Sc N.
Y, 1856, the Court otpeals of New York
consider tie neutrality-suspicious. as set
tied law:
towns, cities and CITIES, respectively.
were vested in the lo.authorities by lie gis.
lation, and not by irrca BILE consti; utional
grant.
AZ. The Legislatures authority to ar.
range the Distribution these powers as
the public exigencieaay require, appor-
tioniHg them to observation-disclosures, to such
extent as the law mag power deems ap-
propriate, and commg the exercise of
tn IT s;due to officerppointed as it may
see til to Ordain."
The Supreme CouE the United States
uses the following ohatic language in
the case of the Uni States vs. railroad
company, II Wall, 3 "a municipal cor
poration like the g of Baltimore is a
representative, not oof the State, but is
a portion of its gOv0ental power 1t is
one Of its creatures, Ie for specific pur-
pose-tO exercise WI limited sphere
the powers Of the st The State NAV
withdraw these locaisers of government
at pleasure, and mayIough its Legisla-
ture or other appOit channels, govern
the local territory asDverns the State at
large. II may eElargcOntract Its power,
Or destroy it's existen
Yours truly
INES 4 MOTT.
Mr.. Brown moved / the ordinance do |
now pass, the vetoof Mayor to the con-
trary notwithstanding seconded By Mr..
Burke and carrle'b4 e following vote:
Yeas-Bertoli, ;rd, Burke. Landry.
Nc Carthy, Pilsbu1
Nay-BounyE
Tie chair thenecNd the "Ordinapce
adopting an es'e!' # the receipts or
r evtnues of theg a New Orleans for the
year 1876" passdhe veto Of the Mayor to
the contrary nohHanding.
Financial andser Business On Final
Usage.
Mr.. Brown d up the ordinances de- !
scribed as follwhich, having been read
twice, were no'rhird reading, and thew |
passed uIianiry, the yeas and nays
having been { and all the members
present at roll soting:
An Johannesburg for the payment
of the several oils and accounts there
in named, beng, officers, clerks and
employees in Impairment of Finance.
An ordinanctiding for the payment
of the several -olls therein named, be-
ginning, BuresStreets.
An johannesburg for the payment
of the several Pills therein named, be-
ginning, municolice courts.
Resolution i,r of the police jury of
the right bank97 so.
Resolution III of the heirs of John
Slidell for $l4l
Reps Committees.
By MIR. Boun adopted:
Unfavorably petitions of James
Finnan and A.1and for reduction of =
their respectlvemen:s. G
By Mr.. McCaand adopted:
Favorably, button, on the petition !
of Mary Porterr. l. Preston, for per-
mission TO ex< lots in Carrollton {
Cemetery
NJ. Pilsburyipistrator of Finance, e
presented the fog report of the work
ings OF bis depa for the year 1876, /.
which was rec and ordered to be !,
spread on the m
PARTMENT OF FINANCE,} II
Jauuary 4, 1876. !
To the City Council Orleans.
beg herewith bmjt an abstract of c
the opersuons department during 8,
the year just pas 5
IL Will % eeonin that the receipts u
from al. sonrce5rise the enormous
sum OF $4,o25:ool the disbursements A
to $4,6ll, ia 80, a balance on hard
Dec mber 81 Of (64.
The entire 81 lOf the department n
for the same tlment to $l9,ls7 "a, or &
| niue less thah 70 per cent. A
The large namtax bills remaining o.
unpaid at inc GIG year continually o.
augments the ne bf an increased ex- If
penditure each 80 o. wear -
Inc clerical Iorsh would have been Of
somcient lew since, ia no longer
adequate 10 NEE Der performance of
| the detalis oI sAe nefit.
! BESIDES tne or9 shsiness of the city, N
the nead on tnls usnt is also charged
| consolidated deb ,,;ss;nna, Of no p
McDonogh fund, inn If +bs E;nI
!una. eus. ""a u Sickles' legacy,
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