The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-03-23
No. Al AN ACT


70 regulate aud Tx the fees and com
pensltion Of the Tax Collectors, for
the collection of all taxes aud licen-
SEES throughout the State, and for the
listing Of property for taxation in
all the parishes of the State, except
the parish of Orleans.
SECTION I. Be II enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the State of Louisiana az General Assem-
bly, convened, That the following COM |
pensation is hereby allowed to Tax Col |
lectors for collecting all taxes, includ
ing current and back taxes, to be COM
puted on the sums actually collected
and paid into the State Treasury, to-
wit In all the parishes, except The par
ish of Orleans, collectors shall receive
on all moneys paid into the treasury ,on
the iirst six thousand dollars, ten per
cent; on all sums in excess Of six thou
sand dollars, three per cent. In the
parish of Orleans collectors shall re-
ceive as follows: in the First District,
one and q quarter per cent; Third Dis
trict, three and a half per cent; Fourth
District, two per cent; Fifth District,
six per cent; Sixth District, three and
one half per cent; Seventh District, four
per cent.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, etc..
That tax collectors throughout the
State shall be entitled to five per cent
| On all licenses collected and paid into
the State or parish treasury, and for
| every seizure one dollar; for every sale
one dollar and fifty cents, to be pal l
out of the proceeds of the seizure and
! sale only; and for every notice to tax
payers, when actually served, twenty
| live cents, to tie paid by the person serv-
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charge five cents per mile for each mile
| actually travelled in making seizures OF
! personal property, the mileage actually
aud necessarily travelled to be comput-
! ed on the distance from the courthouse
| to the place where the seizure has been
made, and two dollars and fifty cents
tor writing and posting advertisements
of sales OF property seized for nOn-pay-
nent of taxes; where advert isements
are made by publications in newspa-
pers, the tax collectors shall make no
charge therefor in addition to the print
! "r's bill.
SEC. ;. BE it further enacted, etc.,
That the tax collectors throughout the
State, outside of the parish of Orleans,
shall be entitled to collect parish taxes.
receiving therefor the same fees as
! above provided in section two; for the
collection of State taxes, as provided in
section one, that the charge for seizure,
| sale and notice be made only once
| against the same delinquents for both
State and parish taxes.
SEC. i. BE it FURTHER enacted, etc.,
That in all the parishes of the State, ex-
cept the parish of Orleans, tax collectors
shall receive as compensation for listing
property for taxation, three per cent on
| the amount of taxes assessed or levied
! On such property.
SEC. .. BE ii further enacted, etc.,
That all laws or parts of laws in con-
| iict with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed and that this act take
effect from and after it's passage.
| (Signcd) LOUIS BUSH,
| Speaker of the House Of Repre-
ocntatives.
| (Signed) LOUIS A. WILTZ,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
tho Senate.
Approved March IL, 1877.
(Sisned) FRANCIS Il. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
\ true copy.
| OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of State.
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