The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-07
No. 20.


To authorize. with tho eouson, ~
vote, special tax on property In NSuopuar
n LEANS e. pay Tor stock in the Now 0rSnws p T.
enc Halfway Company; to provide pn aas "a
submission OF the question Mt n sno,i ,If ths
ton; 70, provide for the securing s ma eee-
ton OF the tax II voted to IMPOSE c sh iiolee'
es ,b pn .s S,a.e officers Of election s a
ton OF this act; to authorize tba is, yola.
YAK stock, ana to provide O remedy by Sn NV OF
Janus, to enforce official duty under man
MHshEAs, me New Orleans Pacific iR1 sI,ssesol
passed before j.. @. Eustis notary on y, H. WIKI
OF - 1875. under the provisions 81 Tho ~ H.
Statutes. and has commepced the worI e ntsvlsed
structing railway intended to conneat ~, y, con
Of New Orleans with the State Of Texas' ae ely
a'matter OF public Importance thai the a anu,
ton Of said railway should be exn o dYn,,nple'
every lawful manner. 'oo''eu IN
SECTION /. Be It enacted by the gono,.
House of Representatives If the State ~ and
ana in General Assembly convened Tb ,aV,o ISL
mediaely after the passage Of this AL i m
the duty Of the Mayor and Administrators ~ ,h %
registered electors residing within sad Mn, ~, ~ No
question whether or not an annual tax ~ ashs
mills ON the dollar on all taxable nrons,,n ~ nys
other subjects 81 taxation within said atv sin
be levied and collected for term III fn,rr snall
from and including the year 1876. The do yeals
of said city shall fix day for sud eleetovvu
give ten days notice thereof by adyertsamoa.,' u
shall provide for the holding Of tho same n' ~
nounce the result. At such election a'a A. p,
vote shall be by ballot, and iIIe e h., lna
shall be written or printed For the rai 1,us
tax under act No 1876 or Against the rsI'
may be, the proper number which this nj Nv. isa
bear being inserted. If the vote shall be in t s,
of the tax, said tax shall be deemed and d baoe
by declared to be levied for the year iss irsn
1875, sha he payable ut once and exigIbIa nn y.
month after such election during the suaoA Vlh
ing years it shall be levied and be PAYABLE ani
sxigible n the same manner, and at the ssms
time Ms other city taxes. As soon as exipilJa i,
shall be the duty Of the city to enforce ii AMI u
this end all the methods and processes. riabt \,
and remedies, LIENS and privileges, which now
exist or may bn hereafter established for ihss
securi ng and collecting OF other city tayps shall
pertain and apply fully to the tax SO voted, '''
SEC. Q. be 1t further enacted, etc. That n IA
citate said election, 1t shall be the duty Of tbs
2ieers Wa9 } az the t It nave charge q rsgs4a,
leans, under State laws, to furnish free Of cherga
to the city for use at such special election aev
| and all books. documents, ballot boxes AMI
other paraphernala which may be OF assjss a'a
therein. the same to be safely returned altar iba
eleetion and also, any blanks and stationary
| now on hand which may be of use in such spe.
cial election. ~ 'p''
| SEC. 3. Be- II further enacted, etc. That Mn
said tax, If voted. shall as collected. be paid over
weekly to the said company who shall at onee
deliver to the city for the tax payers the npets.
sary certificates Of stock In proper amounts
For this purpose the said company Is authorized
to issue tax stock Ia any necessary sums. and
| such tax stock shall have one vote In all com.
pany elections for each one hundred dollars
| thereof. but not for fractional portions Of ono
| hundred dollars, which, however, may be- trans.
| ferred by delivery. and any person holding ono
hundred dollars of said fractional am6unts,
shall in like manner be entitled 70 share stock
| SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That the said iay
and its proceeds shall be. while in the conttolor
custody OF the city. trust fund for the purposes
Of this act and shall not be diverted for any 9TH
whether Of The State or city, who shall dIyersad
fund, or willfully delay, hinder, or obstrue DO
operations OF this act; shall be guilty OF msde-
]. meanor and on conviction shall be fined not OK.
/ not more than two years and shall also Ne lable
| with his sureties In solido to said COMPANY OF
! any other person aggrieved. In u civil sntfpr
damages. The said company, or any other psr-
son Interested. may enforce by manda I'm ln3
| on State officers ON the city OF New Orleans AMI
| on the officers Of said city. sHHs
SEC g. Be it further enacted etc. That tl3
proceeds of said tax, when paid to the said raj
way company, shall be used by II solely Tor ~
legitimate purposes Of the construction main.
tenance. equipment and running of saidrsl !.
way and the said city shall have "a rightas
times to Tcauire from said company lust ll
true account of tho manner and purpose fr
| which said fund may have been eypenasd.a
| SEC. 8, Be it further enacted. otc.. That tbs
act shall take effect from and AFTER l!S Rassage
speaker fthe House q Repr,es,entstims'
Lieutenant Governor and President Of aa
| Approved March 8. 1876.
tSignedJ VIM. 7. kELLOGG,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana
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