The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-05
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fnpds. Mayor, Pf'eiuhS, 81" - ""
administration present
me minutes OF the previous mee. ~
,"nsed with.
!,."ote n expenditures for the fisca
esl ss7e. which was received and or
ssd spread on the minutes.
MAyoRALrs or NEw ORLEANS !
City Hall. Jan. 4. 1876.
r.,ne CITY Council Of New Orleans;
return without my approval IAN
..dsnancc adopting an estimate OF the
wvsusinfs or revenues OF the city OF New
~ n 'leans for the year 1876.
me proposed rate OF taxation con
..aranlates the levy OF taxes for schools
vi nolice. as the rate is too great un-
~ ass ihe taxes are included. EE
pIIiisder o system OF Capitalization re-
..Otiv introduced into this State, the
c certrol Of the schools and police has
e Com taken from the local authorities
WI uod conferred upon boards In no way
sssaSunonsible to this community or their
REPRESENTATIVES,. These boards are en-
,.sslr~rsred 10 assess the city In the one
p.se without limit, and In the other, at
dime without limit but lately, % limit
- IN excess Of what Is necessary; thus,
~ aSscf. clothing them with the power
y ttsrstion without representation.
~BelIevIng that local self-government
/. one Of those inalienable rights, inter
soven. as IL were, In our American sys-
,.,sm 81 government, which belongs of
INT 10 the people believing that the
Management Of local affairs by the local
" ,ii and that local taxation by the
duly elected representatives OF those
Sho are 10 pay the taxes are privileges
inherited from our. forcfathers; fully
Snrvinced that In their maintenance II
cpeat principle Is involved which can
ssof be Violated without great danger TO
ihe liberties of the people. l cannot con
sont 10 the imposition OF these taxes un-
II tho control Of these institutions, for
,he support Of which these taxes are in
landed, Is returned to the city.
finder this system OF Capitalization
millions OF dollars have been squan-
Sarad excessive taxes collected, and a
great debt accumulated. And yet the
sschool teachers and the policemen, who
have performed the labor. under pre-
Isnse az which these taxes have been
imposed. complain that they DO not re-
ceiye the compensation to which they
! ere entitled. j,
hopcd for relief. And time after time
has the hope been disappointed. An
exhausted community, no longer able
% endure this taxation, look to you,
their chosen representatives, for relief.
nm aware that stringent laws have
been enacted requiring the levy Of these
taxes, I know that under these laws
MI A In, tipfv t1.rs lin
hi 10 removal from Office for their non-
compliance, and that, In case OF such
removal, persons not representing this
h placed In charge Of its affairs and
iii impose these taxes. But SO
vii satisfied am ! that there can
b. no relief to this oppressed |
peopIe. unIess the control of their
own local affairs is obtained, that |
| consider Il will DO better that this |
Council, representing as it does the
wishes OF this community, should be |
thrust out OF Office In vindication OF the
rights Of It's constituents, than to be the
mere machine through which unjust
taxes shall be extorted from an unwill-
Ing people. III these taxes are to be i'm
posed let Il be done by those who In no
manner represent this people, 80 that
he great violation of principle may be
sen In all It's naked deformity. And
tie responsibility placed where IL pro-
verly belongs.
Even II there were no great principle
q local self-govcrnment underlying all
cnstltutlons and laws, that article OF
" Htnte constitution which says,
Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State would seem to
prohibit the Legislature from imposing
tx upon this city which 1t did not
Ivy upon the rest OF the State. II
unnot do indirectly that which II
nnnot do directly. How, then. can IL
make a law compelling you to levy q
hx which Il cannot levy itself?
These laws have been cunningly
devised to compel by penalties
ddsmissal from Office, the imposition
d these taxes, so as to give validity
b them which they could not otherwise
obtain AZ, IL they are imposed by you.
vlO are legally authorized to levy
tye, they may become legal by your
adlon, as II cannot we'll be determined
whether your act was the result OF your
own WILL or In obedience to these I'M
WostitutionaI enactments.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor.
Hr Brown moved that the ordinance
donow pass, the veto of the Mayor to
the contrary Notwithstanding, seconded
" Mr. Burke and carried by the follow
" vote: w
lea. Bertoli, Brown, Burke, Landry,
A9arthy, Pilsbury-6. II
Nay-Bouny-1.
Inc Chair then declared the "Ordi-
nance adopting an estimate OF the re-
WWlpts or revenues OF the city OF New
Mlcaos Tor the year 1876" passed, the
we o. the Mayor to the contrary not
outstanding.
FINANCIAL AND OTHER BUSINESS ON FINAL {
PASSAGE.
NJ. Brown called up the following for {
NAL passage: I
AZ ordinance providing for the pay 6
mont OF the several pay rolls and &C.
counts therein named. |
5e Il Ordained, That the following G
appropriations be and are hereby made
y tne month OF December, 1875. and
49, the Administrator OF Public Ac-
%unIs warrant on the Administrator Of r
eoS@slce ~ payment of the same. j
n mr., clerks and employees In the
OSssvalsMcht OF Finance. ............. SI.s4I 81
49, clerks and employees in the Depart
atol Public Accounts. viz: F
M s0uasnt proper, .073 ~
~AsTs oI mortgages. .......... $50 90
Onssssa AZ. .s..... Observation-Disclosures. ST. 23 81
Hss!s, clerks and employees In the n
0s6lsps * 81 Assessments ..... AS 90 :,
M y, Jerks ~, and employees in the Depart
6Sl.yprs Office. ''"' s,-o M
Nv Council '''''''''''''.''''.. s 40 Wv
CAy Kali h,,,tii; ZIG 20 Il
"sA "uiiuihg.. ..................... A0s 80 =
n.A.s /
Oassrs e. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 0ol 90
~ pakiMent Of Commaruss - 80 80 % oo. IA y