The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
xwe1lnquent Taxes and tsae Penalties
Thereon.

4 De1inQuent Taxes and tsae Penaltie,
Thereon.
For some time past the State Auditor has beer
" The receipt Of letters from the tax collectors
M well as from the class of taxpayers who arc
not financially able to meet the payment OF pen
Mites aocrued upon back taxes, the latter elias,
eenerally appealing for liberal construction Of
Tho law, and the pressure has been go great
espscially from
g THE POORER GLASSES,
Chat the Auditor has addressed the following let.
tsf 10 the Attorney General:
STATE or LOUISIANA
Auditors Office.
New Orleans. December A, 1877.
Hon. II. N. Ogden, Attorney General:
Bs.--In view OF the poverty OF our peopIe, and
bAlievinE that under section 53 OF sot g6 OF 1877
fbe Legislature intended to remit all penalties'to
delinquent taxpayers, except the eight per cent
Interest per annum and the twenty cents for pub.
iiBhing each delinquent name, would it not be
well 10 conent with his Excellency, the Governor,
md give to the law IS broad q construction az
a c2n be given. thereby relieving those who are
delinquent for back taxes, and doing away with
FORMER penalties
There IL no doubt In my mind, should my eug-
Eesiion be carried ont, that our action ia this
matter will be duly approved. In the hope of an
ALLEN JUMEL, Auditor.
The section of the act referred to specifies the
time ii which the tax collector shall file his list
of delinquent taxpayers, and Gays further, that
the sales OF such delinquent property shall be
MADE WITHOUT APPRAIsEMBNT,
4 at public auction, and other sections stipulate
further how and when returns shall be made, in
-4terest on unpaid iaxae, etc.
The Auditor, as will be seen by the letter, be-
s1ieVee that In Justice to the poor people of the
BtAts The broadcast construction should be given
10 the law. and, with the Attorney General and
Assistant Attorney General, called upon the
Governor yesterday and held quite long con.
sultation upon the subject.
During the conference Act No. %, approved
1Iarch i, 1877, was referred to In support of the
view taken by the Auditor, that act specifying
ssfhAt oil penalties presently accrued for the
payment Of delinquent State and parish taxes be
4 and the same be hereby remitted; provided, that
eaid taxes be paid on or before the first day Of
December, 1871"
Reference was also made to acts OF previous
years passed by the Republican law makers e L
afng these penalties, but no definite conclusion
WAS reached.
The Governor has received the opinion of th.
Attorney General regarding the authority Of the
Executive In filling vacancies
in POLICE JuRIEs
Y Iii the parishes, the Attorney General deciding
that auch power was granted by the existing law
Registrar Landry called upon the Governor
yesterday in relation 10 the registration of th,
city, or portion thereof, to provide for the va
eaney in oase Mr.. Eusts should be seated in thu
\ United States Senate, and receiving an sssurano,
that the necessary election writ would be issueC
lii Mr.. Eustis Ia seated The registrar will now pa,
his respects to the Mayor to see what arrange
tnents can be made for e-dstrioting the city, ao
cording to law, and should that be done he viii
commence the work of registration in the tentl
and eleventh wards, which compose the distric
represented in the State Senate by Senate
EuHfiH.